A State of Emergency at the Border
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
CBS News
3.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," a Texas border city has declared a state of emergency as officials brace for the end of a pandemic-era rule allowing the expulsion of migrants. We'll talk to two members of Congress from Texas. Plus, Sen. Joe Manchin and Dr. Scott Gottlieb.
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| 0:25.0 | I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington. |
| 0:28.0 | Breaking overnight, a state of emergency is called in a Texas border city as officials brace for the end of a COVID-era rule, allowing the expulsion of migrants. We'll have the latest. |
| 0:40.0 | Border cities are overwhelmed once again by migrants seeking asylum in anticipation of the lifting of Title 42 on Wednesday. |
| 0:49.0 | Processing centers are inundated and the streets of El Paso are filled with migrants forced to wait in freezing temperatures. |
| 0:57.0 | We'll talk with two House members from Texas, Republican Tony Gonzalez and Democrat Henry Kweyar about the challenges facing local state and federal officials. |
| 1:07.0 | Here in Washington, Congress is facing deadlines on a number of fronts, including funding the government and finishing |
| 1:14.3 | up the January 6th Committee investigation before the holidays. We'll speak |
| 1:18.9 | exclusively to West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. |
| 1:23.4 | Plus we'll talk to the White House Senior Advisor |
| 1:26.2 | for Public Engagement, Kisholance Bottoms. |
| 1:30.1 | Finally, with more than three quarters of the nation's hospital beds at capacity, |
| 1:36.2 | we'll check in with former FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlie, |
| 1:40.3 | about the viral trifecta of RSV, flu, and COVID that's crippling the country. |
| 1:47.0 | It's all just ahead on Face the Nation. Good morning and welcome to face the nation. |
| 2:05.0 | As the country wraps up year-end business and prepares for the holidays, |
| 2:10.0 | there is once again a crisis at the US-Mexico border. |
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