The small city of Columbia always has a lot going on. But some families are still stuck in time as they wait for answers in the deaths of their loved ones.
Immigration advocates say Lyoya s killing and others like it can fragment immigrants’ sense of security and faith in the U.S. law enforcement system.
reporter: churches synagogues and mosques became literal shelters in the storm as harvey and irma ravaged east texas and florida and the caribbean. faithful volunteers clocked tens of thousands of hours to help victims, but what happens when the places of worship are the victims? you re looking at damage to anywhere from their sanctuaries to their roofs being blown off. it s horrific. three small texas churches are now suing the federal emergency management agency challenging its policy that bans houses of worship from applying for relief as non-profits simply because they re religious. harvest family church suffered flooding and damage to its sanctuary and the pastor wrote our faith is what drives us to help others. faith certainly doesn t keep us from helping others and we re not sure why it keeps fema from helping us. non-profits of any other kind like the garden club or an aquarium that provides services to their communities are allowed to apply, so when you have these