Tuesday, March 9, 2021: A Record Surge of Migrant Children

A record-high 3,400 migrant children are in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is asking his department for help in dealing with the "surge" along the U.S. southern border.

Plus, the House readies to vote on the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, legislation that Democrats call "transformative" and Republicans call a "tragedy."

And breaking news: Buckingham Palace responds to the Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah Winfrey. 

On today's program: CNN's Elizabeth Cohen, Jeff Zeleny, Priscilla Alvarez and Max Foster. Also on the show: POLITICO's Rachael Bade, The Wall Street Journal's Catherine Lucey, and CNN analyst Ben Ginsberg.

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