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>> dana: new numbers from border patrol reveal the number of migrants taken into custody topped 132,000 last month. that's more than double from may of 2018. the white house is moving to end services it provides for illegal migrants. here to talk about it, health and human services secretary alex azar. you must feel so frustrated in trying to get congress to act. you need emergency funds. you have all of these children that you have to care for and you're having to make some pretty drastic decisions. what are you hearing from congress? >> so, dana, we're facing a humanitarian crisis at our bor...

Tariffs. i'm worried that the harm to our economy will be greater than the tariff effect on mexico. >> do you think the white house understands how upset congressional republicans are about these tariffs? >> i think they understand the concerns very well. >> but trump will likely feel he's got some new ammunition to make his immigration argument. new numbers just released by customs and border patrol show undocumented immigrants at the southwest border during the month of may reached a 13-year high. more than 144,000 and more than 132,000 were apprehended crossing the border illegally includin...

>> you can't judge this as an economic move. this is a political move. we need to address the emergency at the border. if the republicans who are not siding with the president have a better solution, they should come up with it. something mass to be done. there is a dire emergency at the border. we have gone from a crisis to an emergency. nobody else is coming up with anything. the president feels he has to act. if congress won't support him there are not a lot of other choices. >> martha: that raises the question. we had so much back and forth, austin, is it a crisis or not? reporters at the ...

They said there is a full-blown emergency. they released stunning numbers. 132,000 apprehensions in may alone. 30% bigger than april and double february and they produced this chart. look at the yellow line. look at apprehensions. this is a trend that is moving sharply higher in the fiscal year of 2019. significantly higher than the past 6 years. president trump in ireland saying this about the tariffs threat against mexico. >> mexico, the drugs and people that are coming in unchecked. they are coming up by the millions. mexico has to stop it or we won't be able to do business with them. it's ...

No school. all federal offices closed today, under a winter storm warning. it's hazy in the background and under the lights you see snowflakes coming down. the roses are holding up so far but should change mid-morning. this is the biggest, not the most in tense but the biggest. 132,000 people under advisors and warnings. the heavier snow right over the top of washington, d.c. at the current time and also knowing hard, we reports of lightning and snow in western ohio. by the time we're done with this at noon today, d.c. should have 3-4 inches of snow. new york, slushy and "new york times," 2-3 ...