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>> reporter: the public health policy known as title 42 has been lifted. it had been if place since march of 2020 during the trump administration, it essentially became a de facto immigration policy even though that is never what title 42 was intended to do. but nevertheless it has been kept in place and kept out about 3 million migrants from requesting asylum since that time. so now the question becomes what will the u.s. southern border look like now that this policy has been lifted and what is the future of migration here along the southern border. u.s. border patrol chief says he no longer...

Many communities are bracing for the worst, but the question of how intense will the influx of migrants be. we don't have a clear picture yet. ed lavandera, cnn, el paso. another issue for migrants and law enforcement at the southern border, the weather. heavy rain in parts of south texas could bring potentially dangerous flash flooding. derek van dam is tracking all of that this morning. so it seems like one issue on top of another, at least complicating factor here. what areas are we talking about here? >> these are a compounding threat to the migrants trying to cross. we're following a nu...

Warm. they say she is shaking from the cold. the overnight chill going straight through the blankets. just feet away, migrants arriving including this couple. >> did you want to come before title 42 ended? >> reporter: they say they are from colombia and the woman is 37 weeks pregnant. just feet away, a team of texas national guard members assemble border barriers. the work is slow, methodical. this is the sharp metal migrants crawl through to enter in too el paso. the commander of this mission says his team has deployed more than 17 miles of it. but as title 42 ends, guard members are doing s...

The covid era border regulation known as title 42 has officially expired and new rules take effect for thousands awaiting asylum in the u.s. including the return of what is known as title 8, a law that carries steeper consequences for unlawful entry. border patrol will also be fast tracking deportations as part of its enforcement strategy and those deported would be ineligible to reapply for five years or more. rosa flores is speaking to migrants in el paso. >> reporter: dark, cold, dusty. that is how the final day of title 42 started near the banks of the rio grand in el paso, texas. in the e...

Right now on "early start," new rules now in effect at the southern border. are migrants and border mayors ready. plus the marine veteran who used a chokehold on a man in a new york subway about to surrender on manslaughter charges. and a key meeting called off as joe biden and kevin mccarthy stare down a default deadline. what is really going on behind the scenes. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm omar jimenez in for christine romans. a lot to get to, and we'll start with the biden administration saying it was prepared for the end of title 42. we'll fin...