right now on "america this morning." all adults welcome. how more states are planning to expand who can get a vaccine. where the virus is surging back. and the march madness basketball tournament. >> crisis on the border. new claims that people on the terrorism watch list are taking advantage of the chaos at the border. what the white house is saying and the new move to accommodate thousands of migrant children arriving alone. >> tesla in the spotlight. federal safety officials are taking a close look at the violent crash. was a certain kind of technology to blame? >> the effort to save two people

>> another chance why toys are us maybe reopening after all. >> the school homecoming queen election that was rigged. how an assistant principal fixed the results in favor of her daughter. from abc news in new york. this is "america this morning." good tuesday morning. we begin with the growing push to allow adults to get a covid vaccine. more states are moving in tla direction. >> president biden is making a promise. vowing to administer a total of 100 million shots in ten days. uropa ppert saye of gubor shotsilbe needed if the future. >> new concerns about the virus and the impact on the march madness bkeall tournament. several referees are sent home and a top coach tested positive. >> more americans become

eligible for the vaccine. >> new progress in the race to vaccinate america. in mississippi all adult residents are eligible for the vaccine. after alaska. connecticut and michigan plan to do the same april 5. >> i see more states moving in this direction. >> 71 million have been vaccinated with at least one dose. more than 27% of the adult population. now another vaccine could be hitting the market. according to emergency approval for the vaccine could come next month. it's already been suspended in europe countries because of concern about patients getting blood clots. >> it's important the vaccine is actually what caused the blood clots in a few individuals hasn't been established. i have faith in the fda. the gold standard. that when the data comes to them and hopefully a few weeks they will look and make the right call. >> the u.s. more states are env patrons can ad to a bar agn.

ca at staurant gyms and malls increase to 75%. >> it's about time. i'm happy. it's been a year. it's been a hard year for the bar industry. >> crowds are flocking to spring break hot spots. with parties in the streets of georgia. ahead of st. patricks day. spring breaker shoulders to shoulder in texas. in south florida beaches are packed. >> the pandemic is over. >> despite a rise in vaccination nd decrease in cases experts warn variants pose a threat. case in point, europe. new lock downs are taking effect because of a third wave of inferks. >> south florida we're alarmed. we have a high detective rate of the uk variant. as well as having detection of the brazil variant and south africa variant and a couple versions of the new york variant. if these mix together we could

form an even worse problem. >> in the meantime another high profile positive test in the sports world. the university of connecticut the top ranked women's basketball team will begin the tournament without their headay before getting his second vaccine shot. before it could take effect. >> i haven't done anything out of the ordinary. that i have done at any other time. this year. i didn't all of a sudden go on spring break. >> more trouble in the ncaa. six referees have been sent home after one tested positive for covid. >> president biden reportedly planning the first major tax increase in decades. it could pay for the next big spending proposal. and infrastructure bill. which could top $3 trillion. taxes will not increase for anyone making under $400,000 a year. the administration is

considering repealing the trump tax cuts. raising the tax rate from 21 to 28%. >> new concern this morning stemming from the crisis on the southern border. republicans claim people on the terrorism watch list are taking advantage. the white house is making a new move to accommodate the surge of migrant children. arriving at the border. we have latest in washington. >> good morning. some republicans traveled to the border to see the surge in migrants for themselves. some are claiming that potential terrorists maybe exploiting president biden's immigration policy. >> reporter: this morning republican leaders warning about a national security risk. claiming people on the terror watch list are among the record number of migrants crossing the southern border. >> it's about the safety and security of the border. >> visiting over crowded border facilities in texas monday. the biden administration refuses to allow journalists inside. an increase in arrivals

coincided with the reversal of trump era policy. >> it's a human heartbreak. the sad part is it didn't have to happen. this crisis is created by the presidential policy. >> house minority leader says border patrol a a a a a group some of the individuals are on a terror watch list. >> from central america. iran. yemen. i walked through the facility, there's more haitians than any other nationality i saw. >> some democrats not buying it. congressman of arizona tweeting -- haven't heard anything about this. he's either wrong or lying. a record 4,200 unaccompanied children are in custody. overwhelming u.s. border

authorities and facilities. >> the other side of the river is mexico. this is the border patrol. on standby. at night it's mayhem. >> the administration now preparing the dallas convention center to hour teenagers. the white house refuses to call it a crisis. calling if a big problem. and blaming the trump administration. >> we are trying to work through what was a dismantled and unprepared system. because of the role of the last administration it's going to take time. >> the biden administration didn't inherit it. they created it. unless action is taken to stem the flow, that category five hurricane is going to break the entire system. >> now at least one democrat is criticizing president biden. texas congressman. saying the administration needs to do a bette job handling the surge. >> all right. thank you. >> two men charged with

assaulting the u.s. capitol police officer who died after the january riot. accused of spraying the officer with a toxic chemical. possibly bear spray. the exact cause of the death hasn't been released. meanwhile police are beginning to scale back some of the fencing installed after the riot. >> the sexual harassment allegations against new york governor cuomo. one of the accuser spoke with investigators for four hours monday. she said the governor was preoccupied with the size of his hands. president biden hasn't called for his resignation. the white house says the investigation needs to be quick and thorough. >> the new developments seem to happen every day. the president finds them troubling. hard to read. and every woman who steps forward needs to be treated with dignity and respect. >> a new poll shows 50% of new york voters said he shouldn't resign. 35% say he should. >> 71 year-old man arrested for a dui crash in san diego.

that left three people dead. police say the man drove into a homeless encampment. several people were badly injured. the man did stay at the scene. and tried to help the victims. >> texas power company sent sky high bills to customers during ereserri f they blame the naiaou statci n storm. >> kansas city cleaning up after severe storms including a tornado that damaged 20 homes. no report of any injuries over night. tuesday forecast. >> the storm that slammed parts of the rockies weakened bringing heavy rain to the carolinas. and a winter mix to the eastern great lakes. the system will drop light snow tomorrow. a new storm system moves across the rockies today and into the plains tomorrow.

putting 30 people at risk for severe weather. that system will deliver severe storms to the southern plains today. and southeast tomorrow. checking high temperatures. 76 in memphis. 40s in the northeast. 62 l.a. >> coming up tax refund from the irs could be delayed. >> dramatic video a plane crashes into a residential neighborhood. killing a child on street. previous crashes in that area. >> later a potential game changer in online dating. what you'll be able to do on

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federal investigation. the car was crushed after in detroit. two people injured. it's similar to two ohs in florida which tesla drove beneath trucks. the drivers were using the autopilot software. >> the plane crashing into a florida neighborhood. all of it caught on camera. a boy on the ground has died from injuries. >> reporter: this morning three people are dead. including a child. after this plane crash in a south florida neighborhood. the terrifying moment caught on surveillance video. by a camera across the street. >> the plane was very close to the ground and i was thinking why it's so close. >> the single engine plane crashing to the ground. clipping the suv. two people in the plane were killed. two people in the suv rushed to the hospital. including the child who died. >> the impact was horrible.

>> the plane had taken off from the airport in broward county. minutes before the crash. the area. th then taking down a power line and into a fence. the latest in the area. fife small planes have crashed there in the last year. at least two were fatal. >> it's scary. my house is right there. i get planes coming over my roof all the time. >> as for yesterday's crash, they are investigating what went wrong. >> all right. thank you. millions of merns have to wait for the income tax refund. irs rushing to send out the e covid relief payments. reportedly behind on 7 million returns because it's under staffed and the technology is out dated. irs says it tries to process most refunds within three weeks. >> coming up.

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now at 5:00 a major announcement from moderna. new details about a vaccine trial involving babies as young as 6 months. >> opening up vaccine eligibility. the guidelines san francisco has relaxed even further than state allowing more people to get the shot in the city. i still think about it everyday. >> doctor deborah burkes opening up about the time president trump told people to consider injecting disinif he treat covid-19. matt james is live on gma talking about the fall out after the final rose. -- >> you know i'm not part of bachelor nation but i read every single detail about this for some reason when i woke up. >> i need get caught up.