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There was a statement that came out and then another statement. we want to be clear. >> guy: speaker ryan said d.h.s. and a.h.s. are working to that end. >> i hope they are, right? >> harris: perfect. >> guy: something that doug mckelway said that was a bullseye is how the last 48 hours encapsulates the loathing that many americans feel for political process. you have the trump administration who had a fiasco of a policy. i took them far too long to correct it. they were telling us that the hand...

They have blown up one of the big test sites. there was four of the big test sites. and the big thing is it will be a total denuclearization which is already started taking place. i understand, mike, they have already sent back or are in the process of sending back the remains of our great heroes. who died in north korea during the war. that is already in the process of coming back. as yaw know, we got back our hostages. the three hostages who are right now living happily with their families. we...

Have a successful life. >> good morning. im with the h.h.s. and i work with the program in reviewing the cases of the children who will be reunified with the family members. >> im the field specialist, supervisor for the division of the unaccompanied children operations. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. thank you so much. i heard you have 58 children here. >> 55. >> 55. oh! >> down by three. >> oh. that is great. three of the are already reunited with the families. and those children how m...

To refugee status. its few and far between but we have the process. where some children dont have anybody to go to or the families were killed or murdered in different, tragic situations. hopefully you can speak to the children, a couple of the children today you will see that. that there is not hope to them to go back to a country they are leaving. we have a variety on the spectrum. we have kids that come in custody and reunified quickly if everything is in order. then we have some children tha...

Unaccompanied. and were detained by d.h.s. and border patrol for the majority. that is a big part of who we are and who we work with. >> because they are between 12 and 17 years old, right? they understand and know where they are. they are not young, young children. >> yes, maam. thats correct. >> do you have the capability to take care of younger children here? younger than 12? >> our license, state license does allow us to take children up until as young as 6. but they have asked us to stay wi...

And before we even start d.h.s. within the 24 hours the manager in charge of doing a brief update what is going on with them to address it immediately. we assess the need of the kids. its a process. >> they are happy. but they love to study and go to school. >> absolutely. when the children get here, its a process. they go through orientation, a 24-hour orientation where we get as much information as we can from the children. to assess and make sure that we are not missing anything. if there is ...

>> melissa: you wont miss that either. >> harris: so the first lady first question. how many times a week do they speak with the familys? she is amazing to ask the questions. this is what we all want to know, irrespective of the politics. >> she did not get a specific answer. he is -- he gave an answer about the process. but this is a question we think about through this. they get taken and how often do they call their parents? >> harris: the parents are in facilities, too. can they talk? what r...

Come here claiming to be their parents and they may not be. that is part of the problem. >> harris: sure. that has been part of the administration point, too. the sletting process is difficult and now the children are our responsibility in the united states. we have to make sure that what they experience is not worse where they came from. the first lady said what stage are they when they arrive? what is the mental state? its interesting to hear most of them come from guatemala and they are traum...

Since april, since the new policy was announced. that process has to take place. its complicated. but theave to figure out how to do that. hopefully we will start to see reunification here. it depends where they are held. some are held in new york. there is logistics and money involved but it needs to happen. we talk about legislation next but right now we need to make sure the kids are reunited and making sure facilities are up to standard. there are reports today of abuse. >> harris: lawmakers...