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That congress has an appetite to approve additional funding? >> reporter: they definitely do, christi. this is just the latest example of a major disagreement between republicans and democrats that is stalling legislation that could help millions of americans. now the problem here, of course, is that they originally wanted -- they being democratic leadership, wanted to pass this covid-19 relief package, alongside a ukraine supplemental bill. eventually that bill was passed, the ukraine supplemental. but senate republicans didn't want those two pieces of legislation passed together because they...

Two days from now. >> reporter: jim and erica, the question before a federal judge here in louisiana today is can the administration end title 42? that as a public health authority invoked the on set of the coronavirus pandemic that allows officials to turn migrants away at the u.s.-mexico border because of the public health crisis. now, in april the biden administration announced it would end this authority on may 23rd. that sparked fierce criticism from republicans and democrats, and it also sparked lawsuits, one of which is here today. arizona, missouri, louisiana filed a lawsuit last month...

But on the other hand, you have officials within the administration who are very concerned as the midterms approach about what would be the political implications of a massive surng on the border just before the flexions and they are also keenly attuned to the growing number of democrats. remember of the president's own party who also want to keep this policy in place for the time being. the courts, as today they look at whether or not to extend beyond may 23rd, the prohibition on the administration fazing out title 42, but also the united states senate where the president is trying to get thr...

Temporarily blocked the wind down of title 42. that will hold until he makes a decision in this case or until may 23rd. while all this is happening arizona announcing this week it will start to bus migrants to washington, d.c. that is a step texas has already taken. arizona now following texas' lead. all of this coming to a head just ten days before the biden administration intends to end title 42. >> priscilla alruvez, thanks so much. coming up next the challenges of feeding the people of ukraine. when so many supply lines are blocked by the fighting. we're going to speak with a member of t...

Are talking to the states making this case, that the number of border crossings is automatically linked to the number of fentanyl getting across the border. if he is going to make a ruling that would cause the lifting of covid restrictions, what impact would that have on drug smuggling? the states are saying the border needs to shut down to prevent illegal drugs from coming in. of course, it's illegal to bring illegal drugs across the border no matter what covid restrictions we have in place. he is saying that the rule is too expansive, title 42 should never have been something that the cdc ha...