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>> i went back to that question that dr. king wrote in birmingham jail, and he talks about the difference between moral and legal. so when i think about what it's like to live in america under this uncertainty, i want to urge that what's moral is not legal. when i think about the wall, when i was a kid my parents and i would go to the statue of liberty and we'd be on the ferry looking at and marvelling at it's symbolism. and human beings are symbolic creatures so we look at symbols to guide our behavior, customs and traditions. so thinking about the possibility that a wall could be at the sout...

I believe there and still believe she was planning on coming home. >> reporter: police are searching for any signs of emily with a car she's been driving, also missing. it is a silver 2012 nissan ultima with kentucky place. investigators to the family emily stone -- emily's phone is turned off, her credit card and bank account haven't been touched. she hasn't posted anything to social media. >> it is getting discouraging, something has to turn up. >> reporter: they said the coworkers last seen with her mother and father, emily of 7-year-old daughter are not suspect. >> we should a lot of tears...

Continue. we need to provide the president and the federal government with the resources to secure the border -- >> trish: no one wants to hear that, because you know what they will say. they will say, in essence, that is awfully mean. and that's, you are denying these children an opportunity to come here by saying, we will have a strong, border wall. but what you are saying is something different. you're saying, no, this is a humane thing to do. by discouraging, by having the kind of security there, and discouraging families from coming here, and taking such insane risks with their own childr...

Anti-violence initiative. so many stories deal with conflict and controversy, discouraging, and tragedy. this is a chance to tell hopeful stories, shedding light on these ordinary folks who are doing extraordinary things. these top ten nominees get the $10,000 each. the cnn hero of the year will get $100,000 to further their cause of service. a night of celebration, of selflessness. it's going to be exciting to hear from the heroes and the celebrity presenters and to see who wins top honors just a couple hours from now. ana? >> athena jones for us, thank you. if you want to be inspired, be sur...

With these issues? >> well, i think it's discouraging to see a leader in the united states who doesn't seem to understand or want to talk to about real facts here but the simple fact is the united states and many cities and states, many of our business community are working together. they see the science. they understand what's happening. and they're trying to do their best to take action even without federal leadership here. so the agencies are discouraged and doing the science. they're telling us what the facts are and they're relying on individuals here in the united states who care about t...