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Something that will not only be the right and smart thing to do, which is to address the issue, but also, it will help our economy and the people of our country also want to know that we are not going to have policies in place that go against the morals of who we are and the traditions of who we are, including saying that we would not break up families and we would not put children in cages. >> compassion matter, and most americans say that immigrants make our country stronger. >> thats right. >...

>> but there is a new poll where a third of the respondents said that immigrants were a burden to this country. you know san francisco well, which has a debilitating homelessness problem. what do you say to those americans who say i have compassion for those in the northern triangle, but i want the government to have compassion for me, and i too am suffering? >> i wouldnt equate the homeless problem in our country with immigration, stephanie. those are two separate issues, and heres the thing. o...

Million a year. as la struggles to find a way to its pay for its homeless problem in new budget agreement allows young adults living in the country illegally to be eligible for some same healthcare programs. los angeles chief correspondent jonathan hunt has details. >> good evening. of this budget is approved it will make california the first state in the country to allow some immigrants to sign up for state-funded health benefits. governor gavin newsom has been pushing the idea since taking off...

The beloved player known to many a big papi was airlifted out of the dominican republic and flown to boston for treatment. ortiz became a u.s. citizen in 2008. the state department says they are aware of reports a u.s. citizen was shot in the to make and republic they couldnt comment. ortiz is in boston. >> shannon: stephen thank you v. headlines tonight from the "los angeles times." $339,000 for a restroom. l.a. politicians balk at the cost of toilets for homeless people. advocates for the home...

Homelessness issue, a problem he says he owns. >> people do think theres a silver bullet to this. there isnt. a dedicated campaign with funding that continues through and pans to gtience to get the working will produce a system to not only end homelessness on the streets but build a sustainable system. >> reporter: despite getting people into housing last year, the city and county havent been able to keep up with the number of people in homelessness. nearly a quarter of those living on the stree...

The homelessness issue, a problem he says he owns. >> people do think theres a silver bullet to this. there isnt, but a dedicated campaign with funding that continues through and patience to get the machine working because you cant just shelter people randomly, that will produce a system that not only ends homelessness on our streets but builds a sustainable system. >> reporter: despite getting more people into housing last year than ever before, the city and county havent been able to keep up w...

There isnt. but a dedicated campaign with funding that continues through and patience of the first two to three years get the machine weather. because you cant just shelter people randomly. that will produce a system that not he only ends homelessness but builds a sustainable system. >> despite getting more people in-housing last year the city and county havent been able to keep up with the people falling into homelessness. nearly a quarter on the street said they became homeless the first time ...

Garcettis goal is 10,000 permanent supportive housing units over the next ten years. has any of that $1.2 billion at all gone to the homeless problem yet? >> oh, yes. we have already about $400 million of it funded. we will spend that $1.2 billion early. i mean, long before the ten-year span. >> the mayors critics however, are skeptical and call for more innovation. >> the mayor has this dramatic plan and hes not breaking away from it. its taking forever. its a huge waste of money and turning in...

>> would it be fair to say that l.a. has a homeless problem? >> probably the worst in the country. >> what makes you say this? >> look around, they are everywhere. there is no one doing anything about it. no one cares. >> what do you see? >> a lot of mental health issues, a lot of dirty areas around the city. >> two blocks east of here, you have a whole probably 30,000 people that live outside. this is a small area of skid ro row. >> people are suffering out here, you know what i mean? i dont se...

L.a. has a homeless problem? >> probably the worst in the country. >> what makes you say that?el >> look around, man. its terrible, everywhere. and its like no one is doing anything about it. no one cares. >> what do you see? >> a lot of mental health issues. a lot of dirty areas around the city. >> two blocks east of here, you have a whole -- probably 30,000 people that live outside. >> this is a small area of skid row. >> i see people suffering out here, you know what i mean? i dont see them g...