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also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expire ....
just ahead, a days long manhunt is finally over. authorities in texas capture the man accused of gunning down five of his neighbors, including a child. readying the troops, the u.s. prepares to send hundreds of service members to its southern boarder in anticipation of a massive surge of migrants. and later, tackling loneliness. the u.s. surgeon general lays out a plan to address what he calls an epidemic of isolation in an effort to improve social connections. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and thanks for joining us. well, after a four-day manhunt, the suspect in the fatal shooting of five people, including a mother and her 9-year-old son in texas was arrested tuesday evening. authorities say 38-year-old francisco oropesa was found hiding in a closet under some laundry at a home just miles from the house where the killings took place. oropesa is being held on five counts of murder with bonds set at $5 million and will appear ....
Requested this additional support really underscores just how concerned the administration is about a potential major migrant surge on may 11th, the day that that title 42 pandemic law is set to expire. and we should also note that these troops are only expected to be there for 90 days, and the pentagon is trying to figure out a way to kind of rotate some of those troops out and replace them with national guard troops so that those active duty service members don t have to be on the border for the full 90 days. natasha bertrand, cnn at the pentagon. the u.s. federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates today for a second time this year. experts say it s likely to increase by a quarter point. it comes just days after the collapse of first republic bank, the second biggest bank failure in u.s. history. analysts say the collapse was precipitated by the central bank s year-long rate hiking ....
Cnn s natasha ber trnd at the pentagon for us. what do we know, first of all, about these troops, what they ll be doing and just when they ll arrive at the u.s.-mexico border. we re learning today the administration in anticipation of that title 42 covid era pandemic law is preparing to send 1,500 additional active duty troop tuesday the southern border in order to augment the efforts there of the 2,500 u.s. troops that have been stationed there over the last year as well as the department of homeland security. now, it is important to note that these troops are not going to be performing a law enforcement function. they are primarily going to be doing administrative tasks. they will largely be behind desks, according to u.s. officials. they are going to be doing things like data entry, warehouse support, things that will essentially free up resources so that customs and border patrol agents can be out in the field and performing their law enforcement functions. now, according to the ....
Health Minister Vlastimil Valek said that the pandemic state of alert (stav pandemické pohotovosti) will come to an end on 3 May. Photo: Vlastimil Valek at the press conference after the government meeting on 27 April. Credit: Vlada.cz.Czech Republic, 28 April (BD) – Health Minister Vlastimil Va ....