Republican Texas Governor greg abbott. A surprise to the volunteers who raced to receive those people. Some are families, men, women, and most that cant speak english, to defend themselves. As officials scramble to get them food and shelter. In new york, the mayor says his Sanctuary City is nearing a Breaking Point with more than 11,000 Asylum Seekers dropped off there since may. Were covering each city and all of the angles here and the impacts of this escalating battle. We begin there on Marthas Vineyard. Cnns miguel marquez. We know you arrived there a short time ago. What do you know about the migrants there and how they are doing right now . They are doing well, given everything they are been through. Everyone i have spoken to, i have spoken to about a dozen of them so far. They are all in san antonio, texas, yesterday morning. And then, they arrived here. We know a little about them. Theres about seven families among the 50 on the 2 planes. Theres four children between the ages of 3 and 8 that are here, as well. And the planes arrive here at Marthas Vineyard, in about 20 minutes, the Airport Manager said. This is the st. Andrews parish house across the street from the church here. This is where they have set up. The people that pulled together, theres five towns on this island. Its well known for the Rich And Famous that come here during the summer, theres about 20,000 people that are here all year round. And they are organizing to get all of this together. I want to talk about this to one of the organizers. Larkin stalling. You are with the Marthas Vineyard community services. Correct. You are helping out. What are the immediate needs youre meeting right now . Now, its housing, food, legal support, medical support. And we have Harbor Holmes who is running this facility as we speak. Have you had a chance to hear the stories and speak to some of the folks . All of them are claiming asylum of some sort, political or otherwise. They all are here and have cases in texas or one person said cincinnati, in a month or two months. We have a couple that i have spoken to that have cases coming up in new york in 15 days. Boston, a couple in boston. And d. C. Did we have one in california . All of this to say, this is going to be a logistical heavy lift. 20,000 people. Youre here yearround, correct . Yes. People think of the Rich And Famous on Marthas Vineyard. 50 immigrants. What sort of stress does that put on Marthas Vineyard . The truth is, of course, the fact that it came in such short notice. Theres the stress. We have some incredible people here. Harbor homes for the homeless. And social services and health and Human Services network. Safety net. So, weve got the bodies to do this. The biggest problem was, the short notice. And that was obviously intentional. Thank you very much. Thank you for doing that work. Amazing to see so many people coming together to try to help meet the immediate needs of 50 people. And then, at this point, theyre not sure if more will be coming. Theres a spirit of service that were hearing there, miguel. I have a question, though. If you can provide some clarity. Flight data shows that the mi xwrant migrants are from texas. Thats the entry point in the u. S. Why was the governor of florida involved in sending them to massachusetts . It sounds like it was a high degree of coordination here. All these individuals that we have spoken to, and everybody in these groups say they all came from venezuela. They had a journey to texas, through mexico. All in san antonio. Somebody came by and said, do you want an opportunity. Do you want food . Do you want a job . They put them on a plane and arrived here. That plane stopped in florida, stopped in north carolina, there were two planes. They stopped along the way. But it sounds like governor desantis, because florida has money, they freed up money to pay for the planes to come up to Marthas Vineyard. And obviously, that the buses at the Vice President s residence, in d. C. , were sent in by texas. So, clearly, there is some organization here. One interesting thing, as well, when the planes arrived here, there were vans waiting for them. Sounds like a Charter Company may have done that. Otherwise, they had about 20 minutes notice that planes were coming. And not until they got off the plane did they realize these were migrants from other parts of the world. Back to you. Miguel, thank you. We know you will continue to talk to people and do your work that youre doing on the ground. To washington, d. C. , where the latest round of buses from texas, Governor Greg Abbott showed up outside of Vice President harris home this morning. Did these migrants know they were going to d. C. . Ana, some of them knew they were coming to washington but not to the home of the Vice President , here at the u. S. Naval observatory. There were volunteers and nonprofits set up to receive them at union station. About four miles down the road, where most of the buses have been dropping off. There was this confusion and scramble this morning when suddenly, there were about 100 people, some of them families with children, stranded on the sidewalk behind me. In some cases, holding garbage bags of belongings, not knowing where to go or what to do. Some of the people started to figure out they were part of a political stunt. Governor greg abbott of texas, tweeting out these migrants were sent to the Vice President s backyard, as this message about President Biden securing our border. And we also spoke with one of the migrants who had made a long journey with his wife, all the way from venezuela, who talked about that road and winding up here in d. C. We didnt know where we were going to get to. Only the bus left us here. And they didnt tell us where we were. But they left us here. Long, a 40day journey. I had been from venezuela to here. This crossing is very difficult to bring the child here. Its eight days of jungle, through the darian jungle, something extremely difficult. The 100 people have been moved to a nearby church. They are Getting Services and resources as they figure out where they need to head next. We know, its costing the taxpayers in texas, millions of dollars for them to bus and direct these migrants to these other states and cities. Thank you, gabe, for your reporting. I want to head to texas and the southern border, ground zero on this crisis. Lets be clear. My understanding is, most of the migrants are being bussed to Sanctuary Citiesrendered at the border and claimed asylum. Can you help us better understand where the people are in terms of Immigration Process . You know, a lot of the individuals. A lot of them are into the country pending immigration proceedings. This is video from eagle pass. This is what happens. Weve seen it many times along the u. S. mexico border. Mi grant migrants cross the rio grande. From there, they are taken to processing facilities. Title 42, that allows immigrants to return to mexico, is in effect. I talked to them in mexico. Now, many are allowed into the united states. And once theyre processed by Border Patrol, they are taken by Border Patrol, to places along the u. S. mexico border. Ive been to many of the border towns and talked to many of the migrants at the Respite Centers. To be clear, this has happened for years. This is not new. Its happened for many years. Many of the migrants have been here over the years and thats where we talk to them. I was there a few days ago. I was able to see the documents that a lot of the migrants were given by customs and border protection. They have documents that were stamped patrolled into the united states. Allowed to come into the united states. That, in these Respite Centers, thats where the abbott buses are waiting for migrants there. And migrants that want to go to the northeast, to new york, to d. C. , to chicago, are then allowed to get on the buses and go on their way. Heres the key. So many migrants i talk to are excited and elated that these buss are available because theyre free. The migrants do not have money. A lot of them are here for economic reasons. A lot of them do not have money to get out of the border area and into their destinations for family ies across the country. What the buses are doing, courtesy of the taxpayer, is getting them closer to that destination. And numbers are surging at the border. I dont think anyone would argue its texas responsibility alone, to care for every migrant. The state only started sending buses to democratled cities earlier this year. I wonder what did texas do previously . You know, texas, for years, has focused on the enforcement, on the Law Enforcement on the border. And it is something that the governor has, including abbott, put it in the past, they focus of filling in the gaps of security, where Border Patrol cant because of surges of different points in time that we all covered. Whats changed, and this is the interesting and fascinating part of this. What has changed is the cost. Who is paying for this . That story i was sharing with you, where migrants are taken to Respite Centers and pr from the they go to places across the country. Before Governor Abbott started to offer the buses, the migrants would pay for the bus tickets themselves. Their Family Members across the country would send them money to the border and pay for these bus tickets or plane tickets. It was coming from the pockets of the migrants or Family Members. What is different now is that the taxpayer is now paying for it. Its being politicized. Thats what is different. Thats what is what we are seeing across the border. I can have a little more time here, anna i can have a little more time here, anna, because the word is spreading in mexico. The cartels are using this as a way to encourage migrants to cross the border. I just talked to an organization, a nonprofit, a Respite Center. The director of the Respite Center said that migrants are arriving to the u. S. Asking about abbotts buses. A few weeks ago, i interviewed the dhis secretary. I said, what im hearing from people, from a sheriff, is that the cartels are using this information to encourage Mi Xw Migrants to cross the border. Is that the intelligence youre hearing . And what he said, that is not the intelligence he has, to be clear. But he said, it wouldnt surprise him, ana, if that were the case, because thats what Human Smuggling Organizations do. Thats what criminal organizations do. They lie and they take advantage of migrants. And in this case, migrants were wanting to come to the border for a better life. Right. Now, theyre the victims on both sides of the border it sounds like. And it sounds like the actions being taken by the Texas Governor are backfiring, that that is potentially surging more immigrants to come or migrants to cross the border there. Thank you for covering these different pieces of a much larger, complicated story. Here in new york, the mayor says, the system is nearing its Breaking Point. Since may, City Officials estimate nearly 12,000 Asylum Seekers have arrived here. 8,500 living in city shelters right now. And mayor eric adams is vowing to keep the city open. It doesnt matter if you came here on the mayflower or the bus at the port authority, you deserve the dignity and respect that this city continues to show. Were going to have open doors to them, not close the doors in their faces, like were seeing in other parts of this country. The Executive Director of the new york immigration coalition. Mayor adams says, new yorks crisis is nearing a Breaking Point. Is that how you would describe it . Thank you for covering this. We as a city in new york and the state of new york, have responded in situations, that we will be a welcoming city. New york has welcomed refugees for centuries, from europe, the caribbean, from the former soviet union and asia and africa. Immigrants have been integral to keeping us fed during the pandemic and revitalizing our upstate cities. What were seeing right now is simply despicable and cruel on behalf of governor Texas Governor abbott and recently last night, what Florida Governor desantis is doing, which is playing politics with peoples lives. Asylum seekers is escaping violence, persecution, and government collapses. And folks are using individuals, people, who are seeking refuge in this country, in a horrific way. New york has responded to support the influx of people to provide them with a welcome dignity. Shoutout to organizations on the ground. Team tlc, new york city, that has been holding it down, as well as groups like the new york immigration coalition. Yes. Our Shelter System has been, in need of reassessment for the past 20 years. Not just because Asylum Seekers have come here. We had a Housing Crisis for 20 years. Its not an issue that has been impacted by Asylum Seekers. Yes, they are going into a system that isnt the best. But its somewhere where folks are able to get a bed to put their head on. We just heard from rosa, i heard the reaction that you are sharing in terms of the outrage. And you called it cruelty. Others have said they are treating human beings like cargo. And the other hand, saying in terms of her own conversations with some of the hmigrants, man are grateful to get on the buses to get to other parts of the u. S. In terms of your own conversations with the migrants arriving here in new york, what are you hearing from them about their journeys and their ultimate goals and where they are trying to get and what they are trying to accomplish . Its not that were condemning Governor Abbott and others who are sending buses or planes to other areas in the u. S. Simply because they are helping transport people. Thats not the case here. They are using Asylum Seekers as political pawns in their game. They are not doing it humanely. People are being transported with little or no food, little or no water and little medical treatment. Thats what the condemnation is geared towards them. Were seeing people continuing to show up. Many people are not understanding that they were being sent to new york about 30 of people now earlier on, it was much more. You know, intending not to come to new york city. Were seeing folks continue to get youre going to be relieved when youre welcome in a dignified and respectful way. You had to do this journey of almost 3,000 miles on foot, to be treated in such a horrible way in texas. It is a sense of relief. For people that didnt want to come here, another set of angst and anxiety and i dont know how you get to the next place. And new york is not a cheap city. Its not easy to navigate. Theres new challenges ahead for those folks. Murad sprsz awawdeh, i appreciate your time and your service, and thanks for joining us this afternoon. Economic crisis seemingly av averted. Rail companies have struck a tentative deal with the Union Workers steering the nation clear of a strike that could have crippled the fragile supply chain. The Biden Administration helped broker after 20straight hours of negotiations. They got to this end point. And vanessa is in cleveland for us. President biden spoke on this a short time ago. What is he saying . President biden took a victory lap in the rose garden. The administration was integral in getting the unions and the rail lines to reach a deal before this friday deadline that would have sent 60,000 rail workers on strike. President biden tasked marty walsh with making sure the two sides reach a deal. Walsh was with the negotiators during this 20hour marathon. Our colleague said that President Biden placed a call around 9 00 p. M. , urging them and impressing upon them how critical it was for them to reach a deal, in order to not inflict economic pain President Biden praised all sides, saying it was a win for all sides, including americans. And reminding that the rail workers are front line workers. During the early, dark, uncertain days of the pandemic, they showed up so every american could keep going. They worked tirelessly, to ensure that families got the deliveries they needed during these difficult few years. They earn and deserve the ben benefits. This is a great deal for both sides in my view. Now, it is up to Union Leaders to take this agreement back to members and sell it to them. The Union Leaders would not have agreed if it was a bad deal. They believe its a home run deal, they told us moments ago. It will be the Union Members in a couple weeks will vote yes or no, on this agreement. I can hear the sigh of