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We want to fix the weaknesses, and i think that will happen. let's see what happens. i'm concerned that no matter what we agree to, when we get there i'm concerned the democrats will say, oh, well we now want this and we want -- you know, it's a slippery slope. >> stronger background checks have brought bipartisan support. the refusal to take action could come at a cost in 2020. president trump's obsession with barack obama not letting up either. 20 times in 30 minutes we reported yesterday trump tried to blame his predecessor for his troubles. here's a small sample on russia and on border s...

President himself. >> look, a number one focused detention is not this president's calling card. so he tends to be all over the place anyway. he is unable to sustain focus on something. that is not a surprise. immigration is one of these issues where people on both sides of the issue have very strong feelings about it. it is a complicated issue. it is not a magic wand issue, which is how he has tried to milwaukee it sound. if you do something like what he did with these border separations there are unintended and even some intended consequences and you will have to answer for them. some of thi...

Of 45 children a day who have been taken from their parents and put into a detention facility. garrett, it's not just these numbers but it's the human faces, the sounds that we hear from the kids in these facilities that seem to be striking a cord with lawmakers. i yrs that just the last couple minutes you have new information about what one senator's trying to do here, right? a close ally of the white house? >> reporter: yeah, hallie, it's interesting. you talk about those images and those horror stories and thortds things that are spragt close allies of the president from this policy. that's...

The emotional trauma of that is not only right now but the long-term effects of that are still so uncertain but very painful when you see it up close. >> aaron? >> definitely paint a difficult picture we see there and the family dealing with the situation. mariana atencio thank you. doctors say kids can suffer permanent damage from these border separations including traumas to the brain and the body. any forced separation is stressful for children and can cause lifelong trauma as well as an increase risk of mental illnesses and depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. that's according ...

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