new numbers on the unprecedented number of migrants along the u.s./mexico border. i ll talk to an official from one border city about what s going on and what they need. and new audio into outfront of putin s forces turning on each other as there are reports of a strike on a military base deep inside russia. let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, worst winter storm ever. that s from new york officials describing this christmas weekend blizzard that pummelled areas upstate. and the death toll is rising, at least 27 deaths across the region now being blamed on the storm, surpassing the death toll from a historic blizzard 45 years ago. it was just a horrible situation, the worst storm i ve ever seen. it s the first time any of us can remember situations where we felt truly helpless. the blizzard burying buffalo and other parts of upstate new york under more than 4 feet of snow. and the region still bracing for even m
into our country. something has to be done different. when we re talking a thousand. 1,500. 2,500. they re saying if title 42 goes away, we re going to see about 5,000 apprehensions a day right here in el paso. when you start looking at that and think about the number of people who are going to be released through this community, it s unmanageable for every community, much less el paso with our moderate-sized airport and a couple of bus terminals. we just can t keep up with the flow. yeah, you don t have the space to house and feed folks and do all the medical things that may need to be done. you called early for a state of emergency declaration in el paso. i understand that the mayor resisted that at first but ultimately did declare a state of emergency this month. and the city council unanimously voted to extend it. has that made anything change? has that made it easier in any way to manage the situation? well, what it does do is it allows us to operate what we re operating. so w