the border is closed the border is closed the border is secure the border is closed >> the border right now is wide open because the biden administration dismantled the very effective policies of the trump administration >> a record number of migrants mass at our southern borders the president may be headed there shortly, but the challenges faced by the administration are growing by the day. you see something, will you help me? >> yes >> if you see one of us look to the brotherhood in me, will you help us? >> yes

>> actress sandra oh joins the anti-asian rallies that swept the nation in the wake of the atlanta shooting our kathy park has the latest. south florida was in full-on spring break mode, no mask, no dancing and throngs of people gathered together to party that's until police in gas masks came out to clear the streets. the ncaa tournaments are off to an exciting start under arrest, a man holding a 2-year-old sneaks into an elephant enclosure at the san diego zoo just as the giant beast begins to charge and surprise proposal. how the staff of a neonatal intensive care helped pull off a beautiful moment a busy monday ahead. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. a spring break like no other that is how one miami city official described the crowds of spring breakers who descended on the city that is under comfort until next month city officials declared a state

of emergency on saturday, and then on sunday voted to keep in place an 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew which shutters indoor and outdoor dining during those hours. it comes after authorities grappled with large crowds, some of which caused fights and stampedes. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. >> reporter: authorities trying to avoid a repeat of what happened spring breakers ignoring orders to leave miami beach police using pepper balls and brute force to break up the party. >> i think the curfew is ridiculous we just want to come out and party. >> this is not a typical spring break crowd. >> reporter: miami beach commissioners held an emergency meeting. >> it looked like a rock concert. >> miami beach mayor dan gilbert. >> people started to rage through the streets, running for their lives. you can't have that in a city that can't be a nightly event. >> reporter: the miami beach

curfew runs from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m with the sun up crowds enjoying the sand and surf. but some who came for the famed south beach night life say the curfew has ruined the party. >> i go back to my plane tomorrow and go back home. >> reporter: miami beach police posted this famed photo of ocean beep drive, empty, in sharp contrast to the past several weeks. since spring break began last month, police making more than 900 arrests. confiscating more than 80 firearms how much of this closure is a result of the violence and how much of it is because of the spread of covid? >> i think most of it is because of the chaos in the streets. and of course we dent want to be a super spreader >> reporter: many out of staters say they wanted a vacation where covid protocols are lax. >> i don't think we have to fear something called this coronavirus. >> reporter: businesses devastated. >> we're just getting back on our feed, you know

and now it's like getting set back >> reporter: the city commission has decided that this curfew will remain in effect until april 12th but the curfew is from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., thursday, friday, saturday, and then again lifted on monday. frances? >> all right, kerry, thank you after a recent rise in attacks against asian americans, a new usa today-ipsos poll reveals startling numbers. 43% say they believe an organization or people are responsible. more than half cited china this comes as thousands of people in cities from san francisco to new york took a stand against violence targeting asians the growing outcry comes after a deadly shooting spree left eight dead in atlanta. our kathy park is there with the latest >> reporter: phillip, good morning to you the deadly spa shootings in the greater atlanta area spurred a

nationwide movement to stop the hate against asians. and this morning, as you can see, the memorials are growing outside of these spas as the community tries to he'll >> asian lives matter! >> reporter: a movement to stop the hate against asians, spreading across the country >> we were marching down here. i almost was in tears because bystanders on the street, you know, just being there to support as well. showing their solidarity. >> reporter: these voices amplified by politician, celebrities, and advocates >> there are real problems, real hatred it's something all of us have to address together. >> reporter: actress sandra oh putting a spotlight on the growing problem in this passionate speech during a rally in pittsburgh. >> everyone here, he will offer, he will challenge everyone here, if you see something, will you help me? >> yes >> if you see one of our sisters and brothers in need, will you help us?

>> reporter: elliott peterson lost his son attrtravian last y. now he is mourning the loss of his mother, one of the eight victims in the spa shootings sharing his favorite photo of her, he told us she had a lot more years to live and in the wake of tragedies in atlanta, another vicious attack. a new york man left bleeding on the train after someone punches him in the head. police haven't released a motive, but a witness says a 68-year-old man was targeted >> been riding the subway for 30 years. i've never seen anything like it >> reporter: according to an fbi spokesperson, if more information comes to light during the local investigations and the fbi is prepared to investigate as well and pursue a possible hate crime case phillip? >> all right, kathy, thank you jury selection is expected to wrap up by week's end in derrick chauvin's trial. the former minneapolis police officer is facing murder charges

for the death of george floyd. last week the judge rejected requests from the defense to delay or move the trial. he ruled to allow some evidence from the 2017 arrest related to his medical condition as well as a portion of the body camera footage. the record number of migrants arriving at the nation's southern border is growing by the day yesterday the biden administration sent a strong message to migrants saying we're closed and the president himself said he may go to the border soon nbc's tracie potts joins us now with the latest. tr tracie, good morning the administration is now straining to contain the surge. >> right the message they're sending critics say came too little, too late as of yesterday, there were nearly 5,000 unaccompanied minors in border patrol custody and another 10,000 with health and human services around the country as the number of migrant children crossing the border without their parents continues to grow.

and the administration, the biden administration has refused to call the surge a crisis, saying that the border is closed >> our message has been straight forward and simple, and it's true the border is closed we are expelling families. we are expelling single adults, and we've made a decision that we will not expel young vulnerable children. i think we are executing on our plans. and quite frankly, when we are finished doing so, the american public will look back on this and say we secured our border, and we upheld our values and our principles as a nation. >> it's going get worse. it's going get a lot worse springtime, summer, more and more coming over the message is coming back that hey, we got a new president. come on in we're open for business to the traffickers. and guess what they're right here and i predict a million people trying to get into this country by the summer time

>> republican critics blame president biden reversing remain in mexico and other trump policies, but the biden administration says the policies weren't working. so they're try fix the policies and deal with the influx at the same time. phillip? >> tracie potts with the latest from washington on the border situation. thank you. a 25-year-old man is facing child cruelty charges after he snuck into an elephant enclosure at the san diego zoo while carrying his toddler >> oh! >> oh! [ elephant trumpeting [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> that heart-stopping video shows an elephant charging at the pair before the father races through a barrier to safety. he was arrested and is being held on a $100,000 bail. in australia, thousands of people have been forced to evacuate as record rain continues to inundate the country's east coast torrential rains have sparked

dangerous flash flooding and forced authorities todeclare a natural disaster in 38 areas of new south wales. on friday, a woman captured this house floating down a river. local media report that home had been rent bade couple who were due to be married this weekend let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins to see what he has in store after an amazing weekend for news the northeast and talking about snow out west >> yeah. unfortunately. a mixture of seasons right now some areas still dealing with winter while the rest of russ dealing with some beautiful spring conditions. i'm talking everyone on the east coast. it was a fantastic weekend, and it continues through the beginning of this week but the worse weather in the country has to be in colorado. march is the snow whichiest mon year with a big snowstorm last week and now more snow this morning. they could get up to 5 inches by the time it's done it will push into areas of northern new mexico. and once the storm gets on the move, we will spark severe

weather. isolated tornadoes late today. watch out, dallas/fort worth to wichita falls and later on tonight towards oklahoma city. so, again, a little bit of good and a little bit of nay there st we'll see a little bit of rain developing in areas like wichita, omaha and also des moines, but not too heavy. there are the cold temperatures back in the rockies. look how beautiful today 64 and sunny in our nation's capitol. gorgeous >> that's my favorite time of year. >> i love it thanks, bill in today's quick hits, serena williams is withdrawing from this week's miami open. williams, who has won that tournament eight times says a recent dental surgery forced her to pull out. with their loss to the thu

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martin and teon. after five years of dating, they were expecting their first child last june when martine had severe complications. >> something is wrong. >> it felt unreal. >> reporter: doctors performed an emergency c-section, delivering baby morgan last april at just 25 weeks >> morgan is a warrior, and she has maintained her personality and her attitude and her sass through it all. >> reporter: after ten months at new york presbyterian's neonatal care unit, morgan grew stronger each day, and so did their love. a special at their hospital -- >> they were there a lot i assume >> they came every single day. through snowstorms, rainstorms, on morgan's good days bad days we got to know them well >> so well that when teon decided to surprise martine, he knew he wanted the staff to be part of the special day. >> she was so close to them that i felt like they had to be part of it. >> reporter: the care team laid

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hard they're very hopeful frances? >> we are rooting for all of them, kate thank you. what a love story for the ages here. >> it is a beautiful story such a loving way. to start a new family and in ulife togeth. >>er

♪ it was an incredibly busy weekend as anti-asian violence demonstrations were held throughout the nation while police continued to investigate the atlanta shootings. spring break in miami. maskless crowds defy the local curfew, as police, including s.w.a.t. teams come out in full force. thousands of migrants hoping to enter the u.s. in the biggest border surge in decades. and the biden administration sends the message america is closed