chaos looming at the southern border. officials scrambling as title 42

expires today, while tens of,000 of migrants line up along the border wall. not going away anytime soon. controversial congressman george santos refusing to resign while facing criminal charges. tensions flare in the middle east as cross-border fire continues. biggie wasn't kidding when he said mo money, mo problems. and you'll want to tag along for this there is a new muppet on the block. it's thursday, may 11. "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. in less than 24 hours, controversial title 42 expires at the border migrants are waiting through dangerous dust storms and freezing nights in hopes of entering the united states cities and towns along the southern border are bracing for the influx humanitarian aids and shelters are already at capacity. tom llamas reports from el paso, texas, about the conditions

there and how washington is preparing. >> reporter: long lines of migrants turning themselves in, as time is running out on title 42 border officials urging those who crossed illegally to line up and get processed or face the consequences how much confusion is there out there with title 42 being lifted and the new biden policy being enacted? >> they don't know who to believe. they don't know who to listen to >> reporter: it's why some families insist on living outside the sacred heart church in el paso this family is from guatemala, traveling with their 3 month old. [speaking non-english] they tell me they believe being processed means being deported they've risked too much to get here to be sent back the number of migrants now breaking records, even before title 42 expires more than 11,000 illegal border crossings in just 24 hours cbp processing centers over capacity all after this message from president biden.

>> it's going to be chaotic for a while. >> reporter: the confusion has brought many migrants right here to an unofficial access point on the juarez-el paso border. men, women and children are waiting in 90-degree heat with no shade hoping they'll be allowed in to be processed all ha alejandro mayorkas with this blunt warning. >> do not listen to the lies of the smugglers. this is what will happen to you. you will be returned >> reporter: but nbc news now learning the biden administration is set to make a major change, preparing to direct border patrol agents to release migrants into the u.s. without an immigration court date and with no way to keep tabs on them, according to three sources familiar with the plans. mayorkas insists it's a fraction of the migrants who are being released, and they're vetted republican lawmakers blasting president biden. >> the biden administration has failed the american people he has failed our border patrol

agents he has failed our border communities, and he has failed america with his open board boerld policy. >> congressman george santos has pleaded not guiltyt guilty to 13 criminal charges the indictment accused him of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and false statements to congress santos says he will prove his innocence. >> no, i'm going to have to go and fight to defend myself the reality is, is it's a witch-hunt because it makes no sense that in four months, four months, five months i'm indicted i'm going to fight my battle i'm going to deliver i'm going to fight the witch hunt i'm going to take care of clearing my name, and i look forward to doing that. >> last night, house speaker kevin mccarthy told reporters he

will not support santos for reelection next year santos has vowed to stay in the race as the battle for the white house shapes up. former president trump and joe biden spoke out on the many looking risk of defaulting on america's debt during a cnn town hall wince, tr wednesday, trump continued to claim the 2020 election was stolen >> i say to the republicans out there, congressmen, senators, if they don't give you massive cu cuts, you're going to have to do a default. and i don't believe they're going to do a default, because i think the democrats will absolutely cave, because you don't want to have that happen but it's better than what we're doing right now. because we're spending money like drunken sailors >> so just to be clear, mr. president, you think the u.s. should default if the wois does n white house does not agree to the spending cuts. >> you might as well do it now,

because because you will deit later. >> under the previous president, republicans voted to avoid default three times. this is not your father's republican party, though here here's what happens if maga republicans get their way. america defaults on its debt higher interest rates for credit cards, mortgages, payments, social security, all could be halted or delayed. according to moody's, 8 million americans would lose their jobs. >> on friday, the president is set to meet again with congressional leaders after tarks to raise the debt ceiling stalled earlier this week. democratic senator dianne feinstein is set to appear back on capitol hill today. she cast her first votes from the senate floor yesterday after a nearly three-month absence feinstein says she will work a lighter schedule as she resumes her duties the 89-year-old was home in california while recovering from

shingles closing argument also begin this morning in idaho in the case of lori vallow, the mother accused of killing two of her youngest children. nearly three years ago authorities discovered the remains of jj and tylee. vallow and daybell are accused of plotting to kill his former wife prosecutors say the couple had doomsday focus beliefs they used to justify their crimes. daybell is facing similar charges but is being tried separately cross-border violence has flared up between israel and the gaza strip the israeli air force struck the impoverished territory where 2.4 million palestinians live killing nearly two dozen, according to officials there meanwhile, the gaza extremist group has been firing rockets into israel setting off early warning sirens and paralyzing

life as far as tel aviv. we want to go to rome where claudio is following this story for us what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, phillip. in the last few hours, israel said overnight in a new airstrike it killed the head of a robert la rocket launching group which is responsible for firing rockets into israel, setting off air raid sirens all over the country, including tel aviv. we've seen footage of people ducking, going to lay down with their faces on the ground to take cover or beachgoer whose arebeachgoers who are running for shelter. only one hit the ground in a city near the border with israel it was an empty house. there were no injuries but we've seen footage of most

of the rockets being intercepted or destroyed above tel aviv. phillip? >> claudio, i'll take it from here let's go back and see what actua actually triggered this renewed round of violence. >> the escalation of violence started last week when a member, militant from the palestinian islamic jihad group died while in israeli custody, following a he prolonged hunger strike that triggered the response from the group. it started firing rockets into israel and israel retaliated in the early hours of tuesday morning with a series of airstrikes all over gaza, which killed at least 25 people and injured 71 more, including three senior militants but palestinian authorities say that palestinian health officials say there that also tens of civilians were killed, including women and children phillip, frances >> all right, claudio, thank you.

turn now to our weather, there's a storm headed for the central plains, and it could snarl the morning commute for millions of americans. bill karins is tracking that for us hey, bill, good morning. >> good thursday morning we've had a number of severe weather reports overnight, 11 tornados, a lot of those were in colorado, outside of areas of denver no injuries or fatalities. they didn't even have any destruction. doesn't mean we're going to get as lucky today two areas of very heavy rain, one in northeast colorado, the other one coming up here along the texas/louisiana border into arkansas we have a couple flash flood warnings, about an hour to the east or west of little rock and one to the southwest there of shreveport we do have a flash flood watch for northeast areas of colorado and a portion of montana we're expecting additional heavy rain, but the big story will be the severe threat later this

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emily leonard from our grand rapids affiliate has their story. >> i had always wanted to babysit, and i had a really great babysitter when i was younger. >> reporter: a common first job for many tweens and teens. kate enrolled in the how to be a great babysitter class >> we with visiting. >> yeah, we were visiting on fourth of july weekend >> reporter: this story isn't about babysitting. it's how kate at age 12 took those skills she learned in babysitting class and saved her grandfather's life >> we thought oh, he's just playing, but then it was like looking weird, and he wasn't responding >> reporter: tom kiss ling had a heart attack right after dinner, right at the kitchen table >> we went over and started shaking him, like, are you okay? what's going on? then we noticed he was turning blue >> reporter: kate called 911

while ka while his wife started doing chest compressions >> i talk to the kids about how much power they have in this actions and how they are capable of jumping into action she did exactly what we talked about. >> reporter: kerry o'connor is an instructor at heartbeat llc her husband, a retired firefighter started the company when the kids were young >> when i was looking for a babysitter for my two young boys i was disappointed at the quality of babysitters >> reporter: heartbeat llc is the company that put on the class. the class kate had taken just a couple months before her grandfather's heart attack >> we talk about there are t ars you things can you do, compressions, cpr, calling 911 at the end of the day you could be the driving force in saving a life and kate got to experience that. what an amazing thing for her. >> reporter: kate was able to do those chest compressions until paramedics got there

>> kate was only 12 all the time this happened but had just taken the class and, you know, never thought she'd be using that within the next two months she did, and she saved my life >> reporter: you might be wondering if kate has aspirations to work in the medical field. she doesn't. she wants to be a director makes sense, since she's already proven she can take charge and run the show >> i think that everyone should take a class and learn this, because it's important to me, and it does save lives >> and me too. >> yeah. >> our thanks to emily leonard for sharing that story that is the push you need right there for my daughter, for my mom and many families, too

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