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Across the country. one of the other things here is fort bliss is nearby, it seems as though they are preparing to take on a lot of these unaccompanied minors. a number of issues there of course. not to mention the fact that we dont want really our men and women in uniform to be detention facility guards. but add to that, you know, we cant get access to these kids. we just dont have access to these facilities. or these kids and if they move on to a d.o.d. facility. if they move on to u.s. milita...

Cal, great stuff as always. great to talk with you in tornillo. still ahead, president trumps policy on separating migrant children from their families. it sparked reaction from lawmakers as well and two women inside the white house have now taken the spotlight on this very topic. well look at their responses. in about whats next. im still giving it my best even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if theres a better treatment than warfar...

Thats within 24 hours of mr. azars department opening the tent city, first of its kind to house migrant children in tornillo, texas. this is a story that has seized the national imagination with pictures. everyone can see the impact of this policy. tonight adds one more picture so everyone can see the urgency and priorities of some trump cabinet officials in charge of the impact of this policy. our thanks to devon for the photograph, and well be right back. [thoughtful sigh] still nervous about ...

>> it is a prison. and i think that what the american people are outraged for is that they recognize that the president has basically overstepped his authority. when he says that this is something that democrats -- that the democrats are trying to politicize it, the american people are outraged regardless of party because they know that its morally wrong to separate a family, especially in the most vulnerable of conditions. the people right now that are at the border, this is not an open immigra...

Stay tuned, that reporter of that story will join us later. even as homeland security officials claim that 500 children have been reunited sie may, its unclear how many of those children are still being detained with their families. a new report from "time" magazine reveals that u.s. navy is preparing to build, quote, temporary and austere tent cities to house, listen to this, 25,000 immigrants, plus more camps for a possible total of 119,000 people. one local television station reporting on a s...

Alex azar, whose agency is literally scrambling to decide what to do with the health and human services for those kids, if you want to call it that, alex was away from work out on the green at dartmouth college. msnbc already reported that fact as we showed with you rachel there, but no photographic evidence had emerged until now. this photo comes to the show from devon conductors a current dartmouth student and co-editor of the conservative paper on campus, "the dartmouth review." hes on the ri...

Times on this story. allegedly hes going to get a look at the nents about an hour. >> how hot is it there? youre talking about a tent city. youre in the middle of a desert. what are the conditions like? >> reporter: im in the shade, theres an overhang here. its about 100 degrees in the shade. it goes up to 110, 120 in the sun. that was yesterday. today is a little cooler. you imagine being in the sun. those kids will not be able to get out of the tents. >> cal perry in tornillo, texas. i want to...

Wasserman schultz, is want being done in an effective way. so what assurances are these kids being given other than this handout? >> a lot of those coming through tornillo, texas, how about protesters, how about americans opposing this presidents policies? i know there are some rallies scheduled in florida and around the country today. >> reporter: they are expected today right here in front of this -- theyre going to be marching over here. it is a rally martha is being pled by local organizatio...

The people right now that are at the border, this is not an open immigration policy, this is a refugee crisis that we are witnessing. and its very, very clear that he iyi to politicize it when he says that the republicans should not move on immigration until after the election. that is lack of authority and lack of leadership. and i encourage folks to join us in tornillo on sunday. we are going to be marching against this. we have a whole swath of individuals coming from all parties to ensure th...

>> reporter: telling us from jail, she imagines how desperate her son is, all alone, and she is fighting to reunite with him. today, protests from pennsylvania to the capital to that tent city in tornillo, texas, where mayors from across the country demanded families be reunited immediately. ruben garcia helps migrant families on the border. he says, theres no one agency that keeps track of separated families. in a normal situation, that gets very messy, and now were talking about more than 2,30...