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Unaccompanied without a parent. heres where our important number comes in. they say theyre currently holding under 3,000 children in total that have been separated from their families. that was an approximate figure. they would not put an actual number. he said it was under 3,000. that includes 100 children under the age of 5. so little babies here that are being held. also very significant, not only that they wouldnt put an exact number on that, they also would not tell us exactly how many kids...

They? and dna testing is now being conducted to apparently speed up the process. but for a lot of folks, including now some republicans, the question now remains, why are we even at this point. the president today wants you to blame congress, and also apparently to forget last week or the decisions made by his administration in the past 17 months for that matter. this is part of the presidents twitter feed here. congress must pass smart immigration -- when people, with or without children enter ...

To us by an immigration attorney. this is something that the federal government could have easily volunteered to us when we asked what the step by step processes were they were taking to reunite parents with children. instead, we had to find it through immigration attorneys who have clients inside here. what we are told from sophia greg who said her complaints were approached by men in military-style uniforms, she knows they are from the office of refugee resettlement. they took is a lie saliva ...

Confirm that dna testing is being used for the purpose of identification. because theyre trying to comply with this court order. that was in large part the context of this call, that they have to hit these very specific deadlines. july 6th, july 10th, july 26th to potentially get everyone reunited. today he said that they will comply with this court deadline. >> he says they will comply but wont give reporters, so the american people, the hard numbers. what is the answer when people say why not?...

Blame this time? saying this is the work of the british authorities to basically target their own citizens to make russia look bad and thats the kind of theory many russian officials are trying to push in instances like these, david. >> fascinating. >> sounds like fake news. all right, matthew, thank you, my friend. >> thanks, matthew. the president finished all his sport interviews and is said to finalize his pick as soon as today. we have the latest from the white house. plus, dna testing ...

Whom. >> and those are the parents they can find. the government cant locate them. this is a complete mess. the fact that they have to go to dna testing, but youre right the fact that they have to go to that length shows what a mess it is and we need to keep asking questions to make sure those that can be reunited get reunited. >> it seems to me a de facto admission that they have no idea how to match the kids with their parents. they need to go to dna testing, an admission that they had no plan...

These families and what theyre going through. what can you tell us about the dna testing that the administration is talking about on these separated children and their parents to reunite them? >> reporter: the government saying that the secretary of health and human services saying that they have to resort to dna testing for parents, because the timeline, because the court has ordered all of these kids to be reunited. the timeline is so short now that they have to use dna to verify these the par...

Parents in any timely manner and it doesnt sound good. dr. hart, thank you. >> thank you. >> listen, everyday theyre separated from their parents theres psychological wounds and the trauma gets worse. she said she was the first hug that eight-year-old had had in a month. >> weve got young kids. my kids are four photograph and two and a half and its heartbreaking to hear this testimony from a doctor trying to help who is saying this policy is broken. we we need to take care of our borders but thi...

A couple is exposed to the same nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter. now the uk is demanding information from russia. a new controversy over family separations. cnn has learned dna testing is being done to help reunite children with their parents. were learning its still too dangerous for rescuers to move the 12 boys and their coach out of the cave in thailand. new concerns now about the weather.

Very far away. venezuela is not very far away. and the people are suffering. and theyre dying. we have many options for venezuela, including a possible military option. >> now, over the next month, the president kept pressing latin american leaders about invading venezuela, including on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. all leaders firmly opposed the idea. president trump has repeatedly tried to ratchet up pressure on the socialist government of the venezuela. overnight the president o...