over 100 million vaccines delivered so far. we are at a critical time. stunning images of crowds flocking for spring break. the other surge raising major concerns this morning is the growing crisis at the u.s. mexico border. right now, more than 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children, that's children without their parents are in border patrol custody. we are following all these headlines, first, cnn jeremy dimons is at the white house with more on the cross-country tour touting his relief package, it's interesting during trump presidency, we talk about campaign-style presidents. i wonder if you see this at a campaign event? >> reporter: from is no question president biden and vice president harris are talking about the american rescue plan. that coronavirus relief package you signed in law last week. a part is political. it's about preparing for the mid-terms. every democrat up and down the ticket will be running on this plan. particularly throws members of congress and senators up for re-election. it's no surprise that vice president kamala harris is beginning her help is here tour as the white house is calling it in two key senate battleground states for 2022. she will be in los vegas, nevada today, tomorrow headed to denver, colorado. president biden also hitting the battleground state of pennsylvania tomorrow. they will both be ending the week in georgia. atlanta, georgia, which, of course, is notable. because this $1.9 trillion package certainly would not have happened, certainly not a pack only of this size would be possible unless democrats picked up the two key senate seats in the special election back in january. there is also, of course, a policy aspect to this as well, the biden administration wants americans to know how they can access the relief in here. besides the stimulus checks. they are beginning to turn their attention to how to implement this massive bill which has a number of components that are very complex. that's why we will be hearing from president biden at the white house. he will be mentioning gene sperling, a former clinton administration official who served as a top treasury department back during the obama administration, he will be leading the implementation of this massive relief bit. a senior official telling me it is his experience how government works better than gene sperling. that's why the president will be appointing him to lead that effort today. >> some of those shown up in direct deposits over the weekend. thanks very much. also this morning, the push to get children fully back in school has hit a critical milestone, teachers and educators in all 50 states and the districts of colombia are eligible. this is crucial to get the covid-19 vaccine. >> this is a big deal. it comes as eligible is opening up across the country. our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is with us this morning. good morning. i know it's different state by state, but it seems like a big deal. >> reporter: good morning, poppy. it is a big deal. in the beginning, the rules were so strict about who could get a big deal that has changed in many states. here's a mattering of states, for example, in alaska, you have to be over the age of 16. in california, anyone with certain health conditions can get vaccinated. that is a big difference. it's worth to know if you are eligible yet. once there is more supply and eligibility. the u.s. department of health and human service will be budget out a $250 million ad campaign doing among other things, promoting the vaccine. so let's take a look at this campaign and what it involves so ads will be on tv, billboards, print digital. one expert says a quarter of a billion will get you ads. there will be a podcast. it hasn't been announced who that is. the focus will be on avoiding clouds and getting the vaccine. you might wonder why when people are fighting to get it? well, the thinking is once all those people are out there we will find there is a goodly sized chunk of the united states that isn't fighting to get it. might not want it. what are the results of a recent cnn poll. what that poll from earlier this month shows is that these are folks who will not try to get the vaccine. democrats only 7% of them said they won't try to get it. a third said they won't try republicans almost half of them said they won't try. wee need to reach herd immunity. jim, poppy. >> we do, elizabeth, thank you very much for that. so we are clearly, as elizabeth pointed out, not out of the woods yet. there are concerns over huge crowds on spring break could this lead to another surge? take a look. this is miami beach over the weekend will there be a super spreader event? >> natasha is in miami beach, with signs, urging people responsibly like a lot of folks are listening. how do folks explain it? they say they're done with it or it's not a danger? >> it's a struggle for the city of miami beach. they are enjoying them responsibly as you say. they don't want this to be a spring break destination so to speak. they did see crowd problems. there was an incident a few blocks from where we are standing a. few police officers disburse a large crowd. so it was a lot calmer. the city tells me 100 arrests. some issues typical of spring break season. they tell me trying to police these visitors during a pandemic is twice as hard. if you look at the hotel occupancy projected occupancy for this month, it's way up from last year. still more visitors than they have gotten in a long time they're also trying to escape some of the tougher covid restrictions where they live. >> no one cares around here. like everyone is more relaxed. we're hear to do that. i already had covid once. i am not worried about it. i am concerned for other people's safety. that's why i wear masks in places. >> most people we've seen along ocean drive have not been wearing masks. you have to keep in mind florida reopened business at full capacity. so one has got to ask, what kind of approach has been best here? of course, the mayor of miami beach, health experts are concerned that activity like what we are seeing this week might lead to another surge. jim, poppy. >> listen, based on past experience. that's almost to be expected. good to have you there, thanks very much. now to the southern border. where right now there are more than 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children in border patrol custody. this as officials are still working out what to do next. >> how the homeline secretary is calling in fema to help. obviously, the key question is what do you do? what is most humane? i think it's worth noting the administration does not call this an emerges. the "e"is for emergency. >> reporter: it is a challenge and the reason it's become such an urgent situation is because there is an increasing number of unaccompanied children crossing the u.s.-mexico border. it is not justify shelter capacity for them. so initially, they will be encountered by border patrol. and they will go into shelters to relocate them with family. i know the strain of the coronavirus pandemic. those shelters are limited. the homeland is helping fema to help the process quickly. the situation is becoming more urgent as the numbers show no sign of abating and increasing almost daily. >> other issue, thanks very much. coming up next, we will speak to a spokesman for the national border patrol council. what he is seeing on the ground or possible solutions. that's coming up. also new court filings showing reservist itself charged in the capitol insurrection on january 6th was a well-known nazi sympathizer. details next. new york governor andrew cuomo facing more pressure from fellow democrats to step down amid sexual harassment. on top of this, "the washington post" reports a long-time adviser of the governor actually called to gauge their loyalty in the middle of all of this. there is an urgent situation unfolding at the u.s.-mexico border. as we mentioned earlier, more than 3,000 unaccompanied children without parents or adults are currently in border control custody the image there is stunning. cnn captured boats carrying dozens of people. look at all the kids there, dhs secretary alejandro myorcas says it has been rising since last april. he blames violence, food insecurity and poverty in central america. he says covid-19 restrictions hampered the government to respond in the process. i am joined by national border patrol, chris cabrera. thanks for taking the time. >> you have a lot of experience on the border. you say this is the busiest you've ever seen it. you've heard a lot of competing explanations for why this is happening now. why, in your view? and is there a combination of reasons? >> yeah, i think there is always, you know, a mix of it. you know, a part of it is every election cycle, regardless of the political party that takes office, it gets interpreted in the southern countries a little different. for instance, when president biden announced 180-day moratorium on deportations, some folks took it to mean that it was a 100-day am necessity period for people to come in. we all know that was not the case. that's what the smugglers are telling people to get their money and get them to come forward. so that's one of the issues. there is a lot of it that goes into it. i think what we see is the magnitude of the effect it's having on young children, 6, 7, 8-years-old traveling completely by themselves. that's just a disaster. >> yeah. those numbers are out of control. you see facilities there being overwhelmed. the biden administration ended the deliberate separation parents from their children, which had been described by some in the administration as a deliberate deterrent. but you still have this issue, right, of what do you do with all these kids? so what do you do? are they not moving quickly in off? were they not prepared for this? do you need for facilities? >> we weren't prepared for it. from the border patrol side of it, usually we deal with, you know, 12, maybe 24, 48 hours. that's the longest we deal with people. now we are stuck. because hhs is not getting their part done so we're stuck for people much longer than they are intended to be in custody. that's in custody period, when in our custody. >> you said, i am quoting you here, the only way to get past this is to take the politics out of it. the situation has turned a political football. god knows, the immigration and the politics, so deeply intertwined in the last several years, in particular, you got 12 republican lawmakers going down there now. they placed blame explicitly on the biden administration. you have a biden administration saying, listen, there are a lot of factors involved here. so let's you and i take the politics out of it. how do conditions improve? what do you do now? >> as far as in the housing conditions or? >> how do you address the issue? because they're coming. some believe the surge will grow as we come into the spring. >> the surge will definitely grow. whenever you remove policy, we have to have something behind it to take its place. regardless of what the answer is, whether it's let everybody in or nobody comes in at all, whatever they decide they need to do, we need to get this cured first, due to immigration reform and then allow people to let the process move forward. we are trying to put the cart before the horse right here. unfortunately, it's met with political head butting. if you request see what we see with you know an 8-year-old girl traveling completely alone, an 8-year-old in charge of its 5-year-old sister completely alone. that's heart breaking. these folks in washington don't see that. they're not down there every day we are. we see the human toll it takes. until they can solve it and as opposed to a politician. we will continue to see it year after year. >> it perfectly captures the situation so what is the legislative fix? the most important one, it's hard to see one thing, say, congress get this done now, otherwise, this will only get worse. >> honestly, i don't know the answer, that's way above my pay grade. you know, i don't know that i just, whatever it is, it needs to come soon. i think the only way like we said is get rid of the partisanship out here. if these folks can't put it aside, they need to step aside and let folks in the internet do it. i think the best ways for people to come out, whether it's media or congress or whatever can see this for themselves before they make up their mind. >> well, chris, let's keep talking about this, because it doesn't look like it's going away tomorrow. thanks, so much for joining us this morning. >> all right, thank you for having me. now to alarming new information about an army reservist who was charged with taking part in a violent surge at the u.s. capitol. >> cnn had a well-known nazi sympathizers and white supremacist. you can see in these images, all the while, it is so hard to look at those photos and all that they stand for. what was his job at this naval base? >> well, he was a security contractor. he had a security clearance on a naval weapons base in new jersey and this is just so shocking, it's so startling, but what we are learning from court filings the extent that he was a well-known white supremacist within his colleagues. investigators interviews dozens and dozens of colleagues. the majority of whom allege he made racist and bigoted comments in the past. however, his lawyers say he's not a white supremacist. he is facing several charges, jim and poppy. he has not yet entered a plea. >> the capitol police say the presence and these thousands of national guard troops may be scaled back. you know, there are some politics involved here, no question. does that mean the sweat level is lessening, right, and they're comfortable doing this? or is it about pressure they are getting from the politicians? >> i think they are trying to split the difference so there is still this heightened threat environment. they're acknowledging that, there is still this thinking that the political climate is extremely tense, that there is still this heightened threat environment. however, they have to adapt. they can't keep this extreme level of security forever. as you point out, a lot of members of congress have said, what is the point of this? what is the credible threat here? the thinking is that despite the tightened threat environment, there is no credible specific three. so they now feel more comfortable to take on more responsibility incrementally, take down these extra security measures and scale back the national guard. the fence will come down within two weeks. a couple weeks after that they will re-assess the intelligence, the need and very likely scale down the national guard. >> whitney, thank you for the reporting on both those fronts. air travel just hit a new pandemic era record. despite the cdc advising against traveling. we'll have a live update ahead. we are moments away from wall street futures. supporting this high after last week's record closes for both the dow and the s&p 500. all on the heels of president biden signing that stimulus plan into law. some americans are seeing stimulus payments hit the bank accounts. we will keep an eye on the markets. this is how you become the best! 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