John a live look at the Southern Border where both President Biden and former President Trump will appear this hour. President Will Tour Brownsville Texas where illegal crossings have slowed to just 46 in the past week. Months ago the number was in the thousands. Jacqui Alejandra Mayorkas was asked about that moments ago and gave the Mexican Government credit. Brownsville, texas, provides a very good glimpse of how dynamic and challenging the Migration Phenomenon is. Last year in april and may of 2023 approximately 30 of all encounters across the Southern Border were realized in the Rio Grande Valley sector of Which Brownsville is a part. Now those numbers have been reduced significantly, primarily because of the enhanced Law Enforcement efforts south of our border. John a lot to talk about in the next 60 minutes. John roberts in washington. Great to spend thursday with you. Jacqui Jacqui Heinrich in for sandra smith. This is america reports. Brownsville has just seen 46 migrant encoun
History made in michigan. For the first time a sitting president has walked a picket line. President Biden Joining striking autoworkers with a message, you deserve a significant raise. And hunter biden going on offense. Hes suing Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney accusing them of totally annihilating his digital privacy. Only about four days left before the government shuts down and House Speaker Kevin Mckarthy and hard line republicans are no closer to an agreement. We are following these stories and many more all coming in to cnn news central. In a historic move, President Biden is taking sides in the nearly twoweek old United Autoworkers strike. He just became the first sitting president to join the Picket Line Walking with uaw members in wayne county, michigan, outside of gm redistribution center. Uaw president sean fain thanked the president for his inperson support and the president told picketers to stick with it. Listen. Wall street didnt build the country, the middle class
more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive waste water, that s what japan wants to dump into the sea, from decimated fukushima nuclear power plant. and on tuesday, international new color regulators say that they think that that s okay. but not everyone agrees. cnn s marc stewart is in tokyo for us and, mark, we know that the head of the international atomic energy agency will head to fukushima today for a tour of the plant. will he be able to allay concerns within japan and the region? well that is the challenge ana, and this visit isn t really that much of a surprise. it s part of this larger scripted symbolic effort to convince japanese citizens, japan neighbors and really the
just can t leave the house, you know what i mean? but it s pretty good. you know what i m saying, it s a relief leaving, coming back is the hard part. the actual process leading up to the visit isn t much easier. that s hill for a family visit. it can take hours for inmates to pass all of the security requirements before reaching the family visit units. straight ahead. hill. p70320. go on through. get in that van. we ll drive over there. today is the day that i get to come and spend a few days with my husband. him being here is hard but we manage because we make sure we do everything according to each other and this time alone is important. everybody needs affection and to spend that intimate time together.
does shinzo abe has leverage here? not really. he wants to get iranian oil again or workout a deal where iran could ship oil again. that s not going to happen any time soon. all of those kinds of things and he like other leaders is making the mistake to believe that by flattering himself and making him feel like he is a king trump will make concessions on big issues like iran. trump is not going to make those concessions and this visit isn t going to go anywhere. congress got an ear full this