really? really? for what? >> now hours before the suit was announced, the house speaker fired up gave us a preview. >> it's not about the executive actions. every president does executive orders. what we're talking about here is places where the president is basically rewriting law to make it fit his own needs. >> there you have it. joining me now is nbc news senior political reporter perry bacon and reporter jackie. >> let me start with you. if nothing else, this is a new level to the animosity between the president and the gop and the days of even a chance of getting something done between this white house and this congress officially ended. >> it ended awhile ago. i think it's a low point for boehner and obama working together. they played golf together. there was talk when boehner became speaker after 2010 they could work together on big agreements. you see we're at the low point now. the whole week about them firing shots at each other. boehner was infatic in saying if the president's jobs to fix problems. he's had 5 1/2 years and obama's rhetoric, we saw yesterday sharp. he talked about impeachment for himself the first time. the intensity of the rhetoric is strong. in term of the results here, it's not because the lawsuit is going change very much. the republicans don't support the employer mandate themselves that they're filing suit over. it's not going to change in terms of the health care law. the immigration debate is moving toward some agreement yesterday. >> let's get down to the details. jackie, why the employer mandate delay and not something on immigration reform. the gop dominated house voted for this delay? july. you can take a look there. on top of that the aca employer mandate delay was on the 22nd and the white house as well. on the legislation, why this and not something on immigration? >> well, obamacare is something a lot of republicans agree on. most republicans agree on. you can't say the same for immigration where they're pretty divided as to what should be done there. i think it's something that isn't going to divide the gop going forward. it goes to the rules committee next wednesday. it's going to pass out the rules committee as a very republican dominated committee. it will probably pass the house floor. it goes to the federal government. it allows john boehner not to pursue impeachment. it shows he's challenging the president without taking that next step. >> right. perry, i want to turn to immigration right now and the politics that have. the house has the president's request for $3.7 billion to deal with the crisis. something one reporter pressed boehner on yesterday. take a listen. i can tell you this, we're not giving the president a blank check. it's the problem of the president's own making. he's been president for a 1/2 years. when he is going to take responsibility for something? >> so boehner is not going to get immigration reform passed if he doesn't want the to take executive action, what does congress need to do in terms of dealing with the issue? >> i thought it had a blot of bluffs here. there was a lot of convergence yesterday around the idea that one changing the 2008 law to make it easier to deport children from countries that are not mexico and canada. there was some convergence around that idea. adding more border security at the border. most of the $3 billion the republicans not objecting to the idea in it. i think you can see down the line some kind of bill passing. there's room for that. there is broad agreement on most of the real details. setting up places for these kids to go while they're trying to speed up the legal process for them as well. >> senators mccain and flake introduced legislation yesterday to send the kids home and just last hour, a democratic critic of the president appeared on the daily rundown where luke asked him about the criticism. he didn't back down. take a listen to the exchange. >> how many people are you speaking for in your caucus? nancy pelosi seems to say you were on an island yesterday. >> the island i lived is called the border. the border has been neglected not only by the president honestly by other folks. >> all right, so the white house even visited his office on wednesday to does his concerns. where do the politics of the border crisis go from here after the president's back in d.c. after the trip to texas. >> the white house didn't want the president on the border and the congressman has been critical all week. he's not going to stop. this is a huge issue in his district. you would imagine he doesn't have a lot of incentive to stop. and i think you hear a lot of democrats quietly criticizing the president. and they have to be careful not to -- if republicans change the bill too much, or change their president's request too much, he's going start losing democrats who don't think that this 2008 law should be changed. >> so there any solution here? are we going see the back and forth over and over again? >> i do think there is going to be some solution here. like i said, i think boehner -- the language i heard yesterday it's not the like the broader immigration bill is not going to pass any time soon. it's poll lar iparized. i think on the particular border crisis. there are some common principles. john mccain, jeff flake, the president in the same place. >> they've been on the same place on immigration for a long time. >> sure. that's not necessarily new. we're talking about senators that have supported immigration reform. but i think the devil is in the details, and it's going to be a tough sell. >> all right. thank you. and the president obama is offering u.s. help to negotiate an end to the violence israel and hamas. he condemned the rocket attacks in a phone call with benjamin netanyahu. they launched missiles since the begin of the con indicate. what officials are calling the most serious attack it hit a gas station. israel fired more than 1100 rockets. the death toll has topped 100. and for the first time during the conflict, three rockets were fired into israel from lebanon. no one was hurt and no major damage. secretary of state john kerry is in afghanistan today trying to broker a deal between the country's rival presidential candidates. former finance minister and former -- are locked in a bit ere fight over the run off election. secretary kerry is trying to convince both to hold off on declaring victory or trying to set up a government until the u.n. can audit the extensive voter fraud allegations. the political crisis could undermine a dead of work the u.s. has put in to lead behind a stable afghanistan. new details are emerging about the suspect and events leadsing up to the horrific shooting rampage near houston that killed six including four children. authorities say 33-year-old ronald lee haskell faced previous charges. his own mother got a restraining order against him. we are live in texas. what is the latest on the investigation? >> betty, good morning. he's expected to be in court at this hour to face a judge and face charges of murdering six people in his ex-wife's family. the 15-year-old girl the sole survivor may have prevented other family members from receiving the same fate. six different colored balloons released into the air. symbols of the lives lost in a deadly shooting in the houston suburbing. late wednesday night police officials in harris county said ron lee haskell forced his way into the home of his ex-wife's sister katie stay and her husband stephen trying to find out where his ex-wife and children were living. the five kids were the only ones home. haskell holding them at gunpoint until their parents returned and opening member on the family. the sole survive is 15-year-old cassidy stay called police to tell them where haskell was headed. >> we were able to dispatch deputies to the location. our understanding he was -- >> he's armed and dangerous. >> after a slow speed pursuit. >> coming up there. >> and a 3 1/2 hour standoff haskell surrendered to authorities. this his latest run in with the law. in 2008 a guilty plea to domestic violence for assaulting his wife. >> he had been hurting her and she decided to leave at that time. >> haskell's wife filed for divorce a year ago. agreeing to a mutual restraining order with haskell only having supervised visits with their four children. then just last week, haskell's 61 year-old mother filed this restraining order. saying her son had duct taped her wrists and choked her until she passed out. then he told me he was going to kill me, my family, and any officer who stops him. this morning, back in texas, a community mourns the loss of cassidy's family. the lone survivor is being hailed a hero. cassidy's grandfather released a statement late last night it reads in part, we're ah of the bravery and courage of her calling 9-1-1, her act like slaved our lives. betty? 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>> well, it was quite an interesting meeting. it's not too often that someone has the opportunity to sit in one small room with your local mayor and your congressman and your commission er, governor of your state, and president. it was quite a hummabling experien -- humbling experience. >> what did they say? >> the president wanted to hear from us. it was the people around the table that did the talking. certainly he responded but he went around the table and asked each of us to share our concerns, our needs, our ideas. and everyone was very forthcoming and giving suggestions on what can be done specifically helping the kids that are here now. there's issues of securing the border and issues of immigration. but those issues are really bigger than what we were able to handle. so our discussion really focussed on what could we do to help the situation that existed in our state right now? >> got you. michelle, i want to talk about the desperation situation they are leaving behind in central america. nearly 40,000 minors have crossed the border since last october. the murder rates in these countries are among the highest in the world, to put it in perspective. yet the first lady of graduate maul will said the children are not fleeing the violence, they're simply reuniting with their families in the u.s. is she right? >> well, you know, children are leaving for a host of reasons. there's always a combination of factors that makes somebody decide something as serious as leaving their home. especially in case. take the incredibly dangerous journey to the united states. these kids and their parents know full well how dangerous the journey is. they're making a life or death decision. what we hear from the families and from the children is that they are desperate to leave because of the violence. they know the trip is dangerous. and they decide that if they stay home they will most certainly die. but if they make the journey they might survive. they're not only coming to the united states. those that come to the united states often have family here. we're also seeing very large increases in the number of children and families leaving these same countries and going to places like nicaragua, costa rica, panama, belize. that area has seen a 712% increase in the number of arrivals from the same countries. >> that's staggering. >> it's not just coming to the united states. >> nbc stefanie has been reporting from the region. i want to play part of her report from guatemala and have you take a look at that. it. >> i'm here with the military here steps away. immigrants come here. this is where, in this town, they cut their deal with coyotes. their negotiations with immigrants happen out in the open. right out in the street. and everyone knows it's going on. on the street we see a negotiation taking place. four hondurans two only teens strike a deal with a man in the white hat. >> our producer overheard the conversation. it's a trip for men with no guarantees. we leave on saturday. >> chris, are the governments of these countries turning a blind eye? >> well, betty, as i mentioned earlier the emphasis of our work is helping the kids that are here. there are so many political issues that are involved with this that are certainly important issues. the immigration is important. we need a comprehensive reform. we need that. we need secure the border. but those things are really not a a part in my immediate concern. our concern is dealing with the children that are here. treating them in a humane way. treating them in a godly way. a christ-like way. they're innocent as far as their coming to this situation. a 4 or 5-year-old child didn't wake up one day and send hey, m les go to the usa. >> there's a human toll at stake. i want to bring you back -- >> it was my hope -- >> go ahead, sir. it's my hope that these kids will see -- when they think of our country. when they think of our country they'll think america treated me kindly. as a christian, i hope they will respond by saying they treated me in a godly way. they treated kn eed me in a chre way. >> michelle, i want to ask the same question to you and see the response i can get. when it comes to the people bringing the kids over, the coyotes, why isn't more being done to stop this? >> well, i mean, it's a very important point. i think there is responsibility all the way down the line. again, in this region, the governments in question haven't been able to protect their citizens from organized crime, violence, criminal elements gains. that's one issue. the smugglers and coyotes and traffickers involved are meeting a demand. they've stepped in because there's a huge demand for people who are desperate to get out. as i said the journey is dangerous. it's difficult. people need and people going people who are offering services for this. that's a big part of the problem. we need to crack down on that. it's not a safe journey. but i will say to in response to what your other guest was saying, you know, there's an important element of how we receive the children. the rhetoric, so far, has been in large part it's an immigration issue. a border issue. we need to send a message and keep the kids out. detain and deport. and i think that's very concerning for us. a lot of these kids really do need and deserve protection. the very least, they need to be treated with respect. with some sort of due process. some will be sent back and should be sent back. but many of them, the u.n. agency for refugee found and interviewing the children almost 60% qualify for international protection. >> all right, michelle. we'll have to leave it there. chris and michelle, thank you for your time today. i appreciate it. this was seen almost one year ago. george zimmerman found not guilty. what has changed? 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