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from liverpool. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we start at the border of the united states and mexico and concerns that there wl be a surge of migrants following the expiration of title 42. that was the measure set in place three years ago which allowed u.s authorities to refuse people entry with concerns of covid concerns. but it has now expired and border state has warned it will draw a surge of tense of thousands of mike rants to the u.s.-mexico border. u.s. officials said on friday they "did not see a substantial increase in migrant crossings to date." but many have pointed-out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, not the end.

our correspondent sophie is joining us at the border. what have you been seeing there in el paso? repo: yeah, i think what we're seeing here on the streets of el paso reflect what next. we heard from the mayor of el paso earlier who said that the transition between one set of restrictions to the next seems to have goneothly. he did caution, though, that a lot of people who would have crossed the border in the hours since that change will be in the processing or detention centers and we won't yet see the impacts i'm standing outside the church of the sake recommend heart, which has been a congress combating area for people who have crossed the borders for many months now. we've seen hundreds in last months sleeping and walking around here. but there are fewer. everything at the moment here is

calm and quiet. >> what have the migrants been saying about their journeys and also, do they understand the new policy changes here in the u.s.? >> everyone we've spoken to here as different stories but they are similar in that it took them a very long time to get here. they all have harrowing tales of why they left their own countries. but in terms of understanding the change in restrictions. the analysis is almost universally no. everyone i've spoken to here, from el salvador, venezuela. they had no idea what title 42 was or indeed what the new cold is now so i think whenever you have a change in policy at the u.s.outhern border what you get is a huge amount of confusion. there are rumors that something is changing but no one really knows what that's going to mean to them. so we now have a new set of restrictions they'll be

subjecte to but they have no understanding what they are. the only thing people have said to me is that they hope they'll be able to say. whether they will or not, we don't know. there are new restrictions. may yorkas has been clear about the fact that the border remains closed. >> can you tell us more about howell pals has been caring for the many migrants who have arrived there? reporter: yeah, there have been major efforts to prepare for the anticipated influx of people over many months here. they have got much more -- they have greater support in terms of border control. they have increased capacity at their processing centers. they have new shelters ready to accommodate people that at the moment remain empty. i was talking a the streets and how they're different now. one of the reasons they're so clear is that there was an

operation to make sure they were clear so that there was room for the influx of people they're anticipating. so far we haven't seen that yet but it is early days. >> sophia long for us there in el paso. thank you so much. earlier i spoke to the program deputy assistant secretary of the bureau of population refugees and migration at the u.s. state department and we discussed the u.s.'s partnerships i central and south america to try and affords migration glows. marta, welcome to becomes news. thank you very much for joining us. i want to start with what president biden has said and alsoorder patrol agents have said, that the lifting of title 42 be will mean more chaos at the border. is the state department concerned about the situation at the border? >> thank you so much. so obviously we were concerned with the situation at the

border. however, we have been -- we have known for some time that time 42 would be lifted and so the state department really has been focused on a plan that -- to work with the region throughout the region to help decongest the border. >> let's talk about some of those policies with the biden administration. the new asylum policies are predicated on working with countries where some of these processing centers are going to be like guatemala and colombia. are you confident these are going to work effectively? >> we are, really -- we have been working with many countries in the region for many years in working to build a network of international protection so part

of this is, many of the countries in the region, even five years ago, didn't have very strong asylum systems and other -- over the course of the past decade but especially the last five years, many of the countries in the region now have options for protection along the way so mexico has a very strong asylum system. guatemala has a nascent asylum system and we have worked to complement the efforts of these host countries in the region so that people have option taos stay close to home. if they want to return home but also to be in neighboring countries nearby so there have been at ast -- there -- 20,000 people in the region who are displaced but many of them have found a perch. >> so are theseenters -- when are they going to be ready? >> we are working on a rollout of these centers just, i think

yesterday, we -- our international organization partners launched a webpage and that has some basic imation about some of the processes and some of the options that will be available in these centers. we're really working with a number of countries in the region so end with our international organization partners so that once we have in platform set up so that people can make appoints, we can start rolling out the movement of people into these centers and one of the main things that we would like people to do is to be assessed for refugee asettlement in the united states. >> what are migrants saying along the way? some of the migrants we've been speaking to at the bbc are saying they want to go directly to the u.s. are you confident they're going to be able to go to the center

and file for asylum? >> i think people are going to be enter the region they want. they want to enter the united states in a way that is regular. so if given the consequence regime that is now in place at the border, we are trying to give people options so that they can -- if they really do want to come to the united states, that they access the united states influence a little -- legal pathway. i was talking to a foreign minister from the region who had mentioned to me that he had taken his fourth trip to amount country in the region to pick up the remains of migrants from his own country who had perished along the way. i mean, this is tragic. >> final question. these people are fleeing violence, poverty, oppression and making their way to the u.s. what can the u.s. do in itself foreign policy to address some

of these push factors nash causing these record numbers? >> that's that great question. since the beginning of the administration we've been looking very closely at all of this. there has long been a root causes strategy in the region and this administration has expanded on that and has been focused on really addressing some of the root causes but the other piece is regional responsibility sharing on migration management. in june of 2022 there was a such of the americas and president biden stood beside 20 over leaders from the region and they endorsed the los angeles declaration on migration and protection and tt really was focused on how we together as a region can confront some of the challenges with regards to irregular migration. we've clanged the narrative in the region and we have such

great partners in the region who are working to offer stabilizatio and protection and options for people throughout the region so they're not forbesed to move and to move irregularly. >> thank you so much for joining us on "bbc news." a former u.s. marine who placedded a new york subway passenger in a fatal chokehold that be charged with manslaughter. daniel penny is accus of causing the death of jordan niele on aew york subway last week. his lawyer he couldn't have known thatis actns would lead to niele's -- neely's death. >> we've heard about how daniel pencily was trained. he was a decorated, they say, marine. that means you've gone through more training and more situations nan someone who's a newbie in the process of military. now, when you're trained in

combat, that gives you something that the average person does not have. it gives you options. >> we have more from new york on the case. >> daniel penny was released on $100,000 bail of his arraignment bailing in lower manhattan on friday and he was folly charged with second-degree manslaughter, which means he's accused of recklessly csed -- causing the death of jordan neely. he chose not to enter a plea in court. his lawyers said the former marine voluntarily sundayered and had his head -- head held high. they said he acted in defense because he and other passengers felt threatened and there was no way he could have known his actions could have led to

neely's death. when talkingith his family, they said jordan had demons and suffering from mental health issues since he lost his mother under tragic circumstances. even though he couldn't smile, he made others smile by impersonating michael jackson on the subway. then they addressed the incident itself saying the 30-ye-old did not attack anyone on the subware and no one asked how they could help him. instead, penny came up behind him and assaulted him, knowing that that maneuver, cutting off neely's airway, could lead to death. in no aspect was he a hero, he said. when neely's previous arrest record was brought up, that was not allowed for this case. given penny did not know that. >> there's been more fighting in

sudan, anxiety the country's rival military faction signing a humanitarian deal. fighters have again been over the capital khartoum with snds of explosions. the head o the army and the paramill tire commander are now fighting each other for control of the country. our correspondent reports. reporter: for nearly a month, sudan's warring generals have been battling for control of khartoum. a brutal power struge between the army and paramilitary troops. both of them think they can win but the conflict has trapped civilians in desperate conditions. >> you're in constant threat that a bomb will land on you and break your building or bomb your house. every time you hear an air or a bomb -- airplane or a bomb

you're on edge. >> the two sides are still far apart t they have reached an agreement. they promise to protect civilians and allow delivery of aid. now they have to secure a truce so that can happen. they can't even look at each other. in the streets of khartoum, it's a battle for survival. there's a constant hunt for dwindling supplies. this is one of the few shot -- shops still open. the dead are pile up. the fighting has forced some to dig graves in their gardens. the red cross has been able to collect a few bodies. a truce would allow more to be buried. that's something ishara is thinking about. her grandparents got stuck in the heat of the fighting. her grandfather, a british citizen, was-shot, leaving her disabled grandmother alone another at home. weeks of frantic phone calls

failed to get help. three weeks ago. ishara heard she was dead. >> she was alone in the midst of the heat with no electricity. sounds of bombs and ammunition. >> the british ambassador was across the road but they didn't respond to her pleas. >> if the british ambassador is -- embassy is able to bring in cars, evacuate people inside, surely they can drop off water at least or surely they can pick up one of their citizens. >> the fighting still hasn't stop and would at night, power cuts blanket the capital with blackness. unless the truce is serious, things will get worse quickly. >> pakistan's formerrime minister imran kaun has been released on bail.

his detention on tuesday led to violent protests by his supporters and at least 10 were killed. car line is standing by in islamabad. you were at the courthouse earlier today. what did you witness there? reporter: so we are arrived at court this morning just imran kaun turned up in his uint complex, he was surrounded by his supporters who were chanting slogans. there were lawyers and journalists and the paramilitary troops were there to protect mre force too. quitan unruly crowd a people were so keen and desperate to get close to mr. kaun that some eernmspbiliad of mr. khan. hednt

>> so what happens next homexpem cisourt again on monday asking for that bail to be renewed. in terms of what's going to

happen with the politics in pakistan. if you'd told me at the beginning of the week we'd seen this over the course of the week, i wouldn't have necessarily predicted it. so it's not. certain what will happen next, when mr. khan does appear in court on monday but for now his supporters have been celebrating the fact that mr. khan is now able to leave court, leave police cuffed and -- custody and head back to his home. >> good to talk to you. two majorelection are taking place this weekend what could shape the direction of nations and entire regions. in a moment we'll go to turk but first, political parties in thailand have been making a push ahead of a vote that could see the military led government lose. right now the 36-year-old leader of the main opposition party is ahead in the polls but there are fears the military could seek to cling on to power.

despite assurances from the current chief, there would be no interferences this time. and in turkey, erdogan has been trying to rally his base ahead of the vote. polls show his opponent has a slight advantage and a whisker advantage over needing a runoff. >> this is one of the most important election in modern turkey's history. for the very first time in decades, there's a real ssibility that president erdogan's rule could come to an end. he has won five parliamentary two presidential election and ev survived a coup attempt. but now this man who many think of as invincible could lose his seat to the main opposition candidate. according to the recent polls, his opponent is five to six

points ahead of mr. erdogan but he's short of securing the presidency in the first round, the polls say. he's a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, a. so spoken person and drieds an exact opposite of mr. erdogan. he pledges to reverse m mr. erdogan's economic policies, restore the central bank and bring back the parliamentary system. the economy has been a major source of conversation because last year the inflation h hh of. currently it stands at 44% officially but still there is a cost of living crisis. that is why all the candidates are pledging better wages, better pensions, higher living standards and better prospects. better job prospects for the young. nearly five million first time voters will be casting their

votes on sunday and whom they choose to support may determine the outcome. >> a fort turkey. elon musk has named advertising executive linda yaccarino as c.e.o. of twitter. she is expected to start work in six weeks. she has been head of sales at n universal. music lovers are counting down to the grand if i ally of the -- finale of the euro vision contest. more than 160 million people tuned in to year's final. it's l calledast euro vision but is truly a global event for the first time this year, americans will be able to vote.

australia first competed in bryant and it is wildly popular there. >> it is a joy to come to euro vision. it is the most creative inclusive event you canossibly imagine. it's our first time coming to euro vision and hard to believe we're here. it's been the happy est experience that you could imagine. do youove it because mom loves it? >> i love it by myselfut it's definitely been inspired by my mother's love of it and that's definitely become a contagious thought throughout our family. >> those are some real euro vision fans. we're not going t bog you down with the rules. people vote, points are awarded, there is a winner but it is important to know who made the final and what the show itself will look like. this is the order of performances. always treea first, followed by portugal and then switzerland. sweder and finland are roughly

in the middl of the pack and the host nation, the u.k., will close out the evening. representing britain is they muller with our title " wrote a song." she's been getting plenty of hometown love, including a personal message from a liverpool legend. take a look. >> give may mueller, a big piece of love. hope you win. and peace and love. >> peace and love, he sends me peace and love. >> that 1 0 mill -- 160 million viewers we mentioneds, that is more than this year's super bowl. 113 million watched that. we turned on the party lights here in the studio. our directors tell me it's one way to test the various lights in here but then again, a bit of fun we're having so if you're planning to watch euro vision tomorrow night, we hope you enjoy and may the best act win

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one giant leap for mankind. ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on "the newshour" tonight, the latest from the southern border as the biden administration's new asylum policies take effect, complicating migration and sparking legal challenges. amna: a marine veteran is charged with manslaughter in the chokehold death of a mentally ill man on the new york city subway. geoff: and, turkey prepares to vote in the country's most consequential election in a generation, with president erdogan struggling to maintain his grip on power. >> after being in power for 20 years, he has become a very polarizing figure. and that's why i think he's facing such a huge challenge in the upcoming vote. ♪