cbs' skyler henry is traveling with the president in the u.s. virgin islands.ood evening, skyler. >> reporter: hey, ed, good to see you. there are several issues the president is juggling heading into 2024 as he is also looking to stay in office with an election on the horizon. >> i speak to him regularly. >> reporter: president bush staying in close contact this weekend with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, with western military aid itself fro aggression. the biden administration is urging congress to take action and get more funding to ukraine. >> we believe that they can be successful in this conflict, that they can win, and they can push russian forces out of ukraine. but what they've got to have additional resources. >> reporter: but republican lawmakers on capitol hill say aid to ukraine and israel hinges on beefing up assets and sweeping policy changes along the u.s. southern border. today more than 300 migrants landed in rockford, illinois before being bussed to chicago, one of the major cities concerned about federal resources as they deal with

cbs' skyler henry is traveling with the president in the u.s. virgin islands. good evening, skyler. >> reporter: ed, good to see you. there's several issues the president is juggling heading into 2024 as he's also looking to stay in office with an election on the horizon. president biden staying in close contact this weekend with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. with western military aid stalled and kyiv running low on supplies as it defends itself from russian aggression, the biden administration is urging congress to take action. >> we believe that they can be successful in this conflict that they can win, and they can push russian forces out of ukraine. but what they've got to have, additional resources. >> reporter: republican lawmakers on capitol hill say aid to both ukraine and israel hinges on beefing up assets and sweeping policy changes along the u.s. southern border. today more than 300 migrants landed in rockford, illinois, before being bussed to chicago, one of the major cities concerned about federal resources as they deal with an overflow o

cbs's skyler henry is at the white house to explain. yler, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, good to be with you. that bipartisan group of negotiators says that's been hammering out -- or they've been hammering this deal for months and are positive about the prospects of an agreement as early as this week with the biden administration. that's despite sharp criticism from former president trump. >> if that bill were the law today, i'd shut down the border right now and fix it quickly. >> reporter: president biden campaigning in south carolina this weekend, says he'll close up the u.s.-mexico border if at any point it becomes overwhelmed, if congress approves the bipartisan proposal currently under negotiation in the senate. lawmakers are finalizing the language of the plan. >> that's been the simple request of americans, whether you're republican, democrat or independent. people just want a secure border. >> reporter: cbs news's immigration reporter camilo montoya galvez is at the border in eagle pass, texas. >> this would be a seismic

cbs' skyler henry is traveling with the president in the u.s.irgin islands. >> reporter: president biden staying in close contact this weekend with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, with western military aid stalled and kyiv running low on supplies as it defends itself from russian aggression. the biden administration is urging congress to take action and give more funding to ukraine. >> we believe that they can be successful in this conflict, that they can win, and they can push russian forces out of ukraine. but what they've got to have, additional resources. >> reporter: republican lawmakers on capitol hill say aid to both ukraine and israel hinges on beefing up assets and sweeping policy changes along the u.s. southern border. more than 300 migrants landed in rockford, illinois, before being bussed to chicago, one of the major cities concerned about federal resources as they deal with an overflow of asylum seekers. >> what we have is clearly an international and federal crisis that local governments are being asked to subsidize. and t

cbs' skyler henry has more from the white house. skyler?> reporter: biden administration officials have had intense conversations with the israelis, jericka, and they say those talks are having an effect. this comes with the widening threat of conflict in the region. just last week, the u.s. joined a coalition of forces and air strikes against iranian-backed houthi rebels in yemen. the houthis have been targeting global trade in the red sea for weeks in protest of the war in gaza. secretary of state antony blinken has been canvassing the region again, looking to prevent this war from spreading. on "face the nation" today, national security council spokeswoman john kirby said the u.s. is also pressing israel to change their tactics as the war progresses. >> we have been talking to them intensity about a transition to low intensity operations. we believe it's the right time for that transition, and we're talking to them about doing that. >> reporter: officials say that transition has begun in certain capacities as some israeli troops have pul

cbs' skyler henry has the story from washington. >>> if that bill were a law today i'd shut down the border now and fix it quickly. >> reporter: the says he will close the u.s.-mexico border if it becomes overwhelmed if congress approves the bipartisan proposal under negotiation in the senate. lawmakers are finalizing the language of the plan. >> it's been the simple request of americans whether your republican, democrat, or independent. people want a secure border. >> reporter: immigration reporter camilo montoya-galvez is at the border in eagle pass, texas. >> reporter: this would be a seismic shift in policy here at the u.s.-mexico border. the president would be allowed to suspend asylum processing when illegal crossings spike, authorizing border agents here to quickly return migrants back to mexico across the rio grande. >> reporter: the terms also would raise the standard to accept asylum seekers and shorten the legal review process to six months. while the immigration challenge remains front and center in washington, it's also a pressing issue along the campaign trail. >> i'll

cbs's skyler henry is at the white house tonight to explain. skyler, good evening. >> reporter: that bipartisan group of negotiators says they've been hammering out this deal for months and are positive about the prospects of an agreement as early as this week with the biden administration. that's despite sharp criticism from former president trump. >> if that bill were the law today, i'd shut down the border right now and fix it quickly. >> reporter: president biden campaigning in south carolina this weekend says he'll close up the u.s./mexico border if at any point it becomes overwhelmed, if congress approves the bipartisan proposal currently under negotiation in the senate. lawmakers are finalizing the language of the plan. >> it's been the simple request of americans, whether you're republican, democrat, or independent. people just want a secure border. >> reporter: cbs's news immigration reporter is at the border in eagle pass, texas. >> this would be a seismic shift in policy here at the u.s./mexico border. the president would be allowed t

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cbs's skyler henry has more from the white house. inistration officials have had intense conversations with the israelis, jericka, and they say that those talks are having an effect. this comes with the widening threat of conflict in the region. just last week the u.s. joined a coalition of forces in air strikes against iranian-backed houthi rebels in yemen. the houthis have been targeting global trade in the red sea for weeks in protest of the war in gaza. secretary of state antony blinken has been canvassing the region again, looking to prevent this war from spreading. on "face the nation" today national security council spokesman john kirby said the u.s. is also pressing israel to change their tactics as the war progresses. >> we have been talking to them intensely about a transition to low intensity operations. we believe it's the right time for that transition, and we're talking to them about doing that. >> reporter: officials say that transition has begun in certain capacities as some israeli troops have pulled out of gaza and t

cbs' skyler henry has the story from capitol hill. >>> on that vote, chairman green, it was -- >> reporter: the house committee on border security sent the matter to the full house. >> failure to secure the border has been so significant, so catastrophic, so egregious that congress must now use its power to provide accountability. >> reporter: for house republicans, accountability means an effort to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas over his handling of the southern border. >> the actions and decisions of secretary mayorkas have left us with no other option than to proceed with articles of impeachment. >> reporter: in two articles of impeachment, gop lawmakers charged mayorkas with willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and allege the secretary obstructed congressional oversight and failed to rein in migrant crossings. democrats accuse the gop-led panel of having no evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors. >> the sham impeachment of secretary mayorkas is a baseless political stunt. >> reporter: the gop effort follows unprecedented border crossing levels t

skyler henry joins us live this evening from new hampshire. >> reporter: good to be with you, ryan. this hour cbs news can report the new hampshire primary appears to be leaning towards former president trump. there has been record turnout here in the granite state. we should also point out there has been a surge in independent voters which is why despite the lean this is still a very close race. cbs news early exit poll data shows new hampshire primary voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country, including one-third who are angry about it. >> things wouldn't be happening the way they are right now if we had a trump administration right now. >> reporter: republican primary voters say the most important issues are the economy and immigration, a top driver for donald trump supporters. the former president greeted a vocal crowd in londonderry this afternoon. >> there's never been a movement like this, make america great again, in the history of our country. >> reporter: his voters are eager to see him back in the oval office. >> love his policies when he was president,

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skyler henry is in washington with more. >> reporter: former president trump will be campaigning in new hampshire, tuesday evening, fresh off a resounding win in iowa. for trump, the republican nomination appears to be within reach , after only 100,000 iowans have voted so far. >> i want to make that a big part of our message. we will come together. it will happen soon. >> ron desantis, who finished second in iowa, and nikki haley , who came in third, did not deliver the surprise showing they were hoping for. >> i think iowa represents a missed opportunity for those who wanted to stop donald trump from winning the nomination. especially nikki haley. >> reporter: dante scallop, a political science professor, says haley in particular needs a strong showing next week in the granite state. >> haley has to convince them that she is the pragmatic choice. the way to do that is, she needs some polling that shows that she is still within striking distance of donald trump. what to say, by the end of the week. >> reporter: desantis made south carolina his first stop after iowa . he took shots at h