with ten hours left of a pandemic-era immigration policy border officials are seeing more than 10,000 encounters with migrants every day. so what happens tonight at midnight? homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas just addressed that. and the debt ceiling standoff intensifies as the white house takes the inflation reduction act off the negotiating table. what s next and which states could get hit hardest if the u.s. defaults. and another reason to get the snoring partners to a doctor. a study shows sleep apnea is linked to damage in the brain. we are following these major developing stories and more coming in right here to cnn news central. just moments ago the secretary of homeland security hardened his message to migrants saying, quote, the u.s. border is not open. his comments come hours before the end of title 42, that s the public health rule that the u.s. used nearly 3 million times to immediately expel undocumented people under pandemic restrictions. co
federal court as the embattled republican was released on $500,000 bond declaring he will not resign, charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and more. 13 counts in all. santos calling it a witch-hunt, but democrats and republicans alike calling for him to step down tonight. e. jean carroll speaking out one day after a jury found donald trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her awarding her $5 million. what carroll told our savannah guthrie about the verdict. the record number of migrants apprehended at the border even before the title 42 policy ends. we re on the ground in mexico. plus, nbc s new reporting on how the u.s. will handle thousands of people entering the country. she wrote a children s book about grief after her husband died. now, the mother of three is accused of poisoning him with fentanyl. the new details from a search warrant just in tonight. for the first time an fda panel endorses over-the-counter birth control pills. when they will be
mexico plus, nbc s new reporting on how the u.s. will handle thousands of people entering the country she wrote a children s book about grief after her husband died now, the mother of three is accused of poisoning him with fentanyl the new details from a search warrant just in tonight. for the first time, an fda panel endorses over-the-counter birth control pills. when they ll be available. and the new treatment for peanut allergies in the youngest children one step closer tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. a republican congressman who was accused of launching a political career built in part on made up claims about his family and work history was arrested today on federal charges. congressman george santos turned himself in to authorities on long island, new york, this morning, where he has been indicted on 13 criminal counts that includes money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements to con
what are you going to do tomorrow? can t top that. you can. bring it. see you tomorrow. cnn news central is now. that music. new reaction this morning after the town hall with former president trump. what democrats and republicans are saying and how this might shift the race for 2024 in surprising directions. key economic data just into cnn showing inflation is cooling. weekly jobless claims have ticked up to the highest levels since october 2021. title 42 ends today so what happens next as thousands of migrants are said to be waiting just across the southern border. we re following these stories and more. this is cnn news central. okay. so what now? this morning we are getting fresh reaction to former president donald trump and his appearance on a cnn town hall last night. president biden wrote, quote, it s simple folks, do you want four more years of that? a super pac backing florida governor ron desantis put out a statement called it, quote, an hour o
so what is known is that title 42 is going away today. what is not, what happens immediately after. the biden administration is preparing for a surge. cnn is live in texas. and more of the same or moving the needle around new hampshire and around the country after a fiery donald trump town hall, and what republicans and democrats are saying. and now, britain has delivered long range missiles to ukraine, and so what are the likely targets? all of that on cnn news central. let s start with the big change coming down the pike. since 2020, a special policy has been in place allowing the u.s. border officials to immediate expel the migrants trying to get into the united states. that policy is going away. for weeks, the biden administration has been preparing for a tidal wave of the migrants once the policy lifts. rosa flores is in el paso once again for us, and rosa, you were able to ride along with the national guard to get a sense of what things are looking like, and wha