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Shall promptly file a request with the u.s. district court for the central district of california -- youre from california -- to try to modify that. whats your reaction? >> there are a number of ways to solve their family separation issue. donald trump picked one of the worst ways, which is to try to reverse an actual court settlement. in this case, what they could do is after 20 days, let the family go and have them come back for the court hearing. many times you have these asylum proceedings a...

Its not clear if theyre going to pass or not. couldnt the president just stop the separation of families immediately? >> i think the president feels that its very important that we address both problems at the same time in terms of making sure that we have the tools to handle the situation and that we allow children to be with their parents in these circumstances. and as you know from the media coverage, both president obama and president bush have had this problem as well. >> you do acknowledge...

Meantime, the blame game of sorts continues. some republicans and trump administration officials are saying in essence, this doesnt start with us. this started with obama. listen. >> children have been separated from their parents under previous administrations and in this administration prior, but now with the zero-tolerance policy if youre apprehended across the border you are automatically going to be placed in prosecution and the department of justice doesnt have the facilities to take the c...

Have to go and process families. it will take a congressional fix to do it. >> he could not, he could do what prior administrations have done temporarily, if he is so intent on a comprehensive fix, he could suspend the zero tolerance policy. >> that is getting a little bit silly where we are not going to enforce certain laws on the books and say okay until congress can come up with something, we are not going to enforce our border laws, that doesnt seem to be the right solution, congress can mov...

And as you know from the media coverage, both president obama and president bush have had this problem as well. >> you do acknowledge this has been a change in policy. >> well, yes, and there have been changes of policies back and forth with previous administrations as well. and the fact of the matter is, this is in response to a problem of the word getting back to central america and other places where folks are coming from that, hey, this trump administration has laws that tie their hands and ...

That where she is staying now is much better, she has a bed now and her meals are better. but she is worried about being left behind, that her mother could be deported before they are reunited. >> has her mother been able to get in touch directly with her daughter? >> so, the mother has not been able to speak to the little girl. they are having three-way conversations in which the aunt will pass a message from the mother to the little girl and vice versa. >> jennifer, the administration makes th...

So, it would take a congratulations -- congressional fix to do it. >> he could not, he could do what prior administrations have done temporarily, if he is so intent on a comprehensive fix, he could suspend the zero tolerance policy. he could go back to the policy he had months ago. >> that is getting a little bit silly where we are not going to enforce certain laws on the books and say okay until congress can come up with something, we are not going to enforce our border laws, that doesnt seem t...

Administrations. so, lengthy delay and talks i think are not in store. i think we would like to move quickly. if they are serious, north korea should want to move quickly, too. brian: if they are not. sanctions go back on and we urge the world community to do the same. what if the genie is out of the bottle and they wont? >> well, i think the presidents had made it very clear that they are facing a choice. and until we get real evidence, palpable, concrete steps of denuclearization. all the sanc...

Are going to say how dare you put these children among soldiers carrying weapons. its like a fema camp. i think youre going to expect more outrage, different kind of outrage because it seems to be working. i want to reiterate we all care. but caring isnt enough. you need solutions. the problem thats always been with this story is that while the separation issue is real, the idea that half the country is demonic and bigoted is a delusion. the more you push that delusion, the more precarious this ...

Issue at least for now. would you agree? >> absolutely. i just said that. one of the down sides of the president taking executive action which he does have the discretion to do is that it would relieve pressure on congress to do something. youre right, republicans fearful of the reaction by voters might decide it is better to leave the status quo. but again, you know, this is an issue youre right that has confounded previous administrations and congresss dealing with the issue of immigration it ...