pass the bill. pass the bill. pass this bill! hey, pass this bill. hey, republicans, you really going against a theme song. tonight, the president slams the gop and demands fast action. will they hear the people? and america, meet your republican party. boos for treating a man who doesn t have health insurance, and bizarre attacks on protecting women s health. the grand ole party fell into the teapot. plus, breaking news. elizabeth warren, the woman who took on the big banks on behalf of consumers will run for senator in massachusetts against scott brown. this is going to be a great race. welcome to politics nation. i m al sharpton. tonight s lead, yet another flashing red light that something needs to be done to help this country. today we learned that over 46 million americans are living in poverty. that s the largest number since the census bureau began keeping track 52 years ago, and what s even more striking, 22% of the american kids are living in poverty. it s again
republican party. boos for treating a man who doesn t have health insurance, and bizarre attacks on protecting women s health. the grand ole party fell into the teapot. plus, breaking news. elizabeth warren, the woman who took on the big banks on behalf of consumers will run for senator in massachusetts against scott brown. this is going to be a great race. welcome to politics nation. i m al sharpton. tonight s lead, yet another flashing red light that something needs to be done to help this country. today we learned that over 46 million americans are living in poverty. that s the largest number since the census bureau began keeping track 52 years ago, and what s even more striking, 22% of the american kids are living in poverty. it s against this backdrop that the president is pushing his jobs bill and calling out republicans for standing in the way. here s what a boisterous crowd in ohio stood with him today. this isn t about giving me a win. this isn t about giving d
outside the port isabel detention center, cnn. here to discuss further, co-founder of women for trump, amy cremer. welcome back. good morning. i wanted to go into like a policy-centered conversation. but you re a mother. i listened to that story. what did you feel? what did you think? i mean, it s heartbreaking. it makes me tear up listening to it, watch it. at the end of the day what it comes down to is we are a nation of immigrants, but we re also a nation of laws. the immigrants have to follow the laws, and if these parents are truly seeking asylum, they need to go that a port of entry, and they won t be separated. further more, if they re truly seeking asylum, why not go to mexico? they had to travel from guatemala all the way through mexico to the u.s. border to get here. why not seek asylum in mexico? why are you making that long trek and then crossing the