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Yesterday confirmed that he would veto the dream act, take him at his word. the audience erupted. the president pausing and then saying, i'm just saying there. he laid it on the line. but is that enough? he attempted also to explain why we've not seen comprehensive immigration reform saying that congress has stood in the way of overall reform and also the dream act. >> well, i think what the president did today was not only tell his own personal story of his father and reminding the audience of his immigrant roots which i think is very important but he was also very frank with them and hung th...

Countries with special protected status. we'll put them on the screen for you. these are the countries, el salvador, haiti, honduras, nepal, nicaragua. you see the list there. there are a lot of angry voices on television tonight because of this, and with good reason. but i'm not going to be one of those angry voices. why? because anger feeds the same instincts that drive what trump said. i get the anger. make no mistake. i'm second generation in this country. i'm profoundly connected to my immigrant roots. my desperate grandparents from a country that was considered a shithole by people like ...

Designed to bring you the facts first. the facts of the day are as ugly as instructive. just a few hours ago, the president wondered allowed, why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here. he was talking about immigrants coming from african countries and countries with protected status. el salvador, haiti, honduras, nepal, ecuador. there are a lot of angry voices on television tonight because of this, with good reason. i'm not going to be one of those angry voices, why? because anger feeds the same instincts that drive what trump said. i get the anger, make no mistake. i...

Trump is no different from millions of american women, trying to find the time for the soccer practices et cetera. i was happy got to hear about immigrant roots, love of america and came to work and live in america but wasn't enough. wanted to be american. waited ten years to go through the process. visa, green cards and the process and gave us a preview of the first lady and man donald trump she's known and loved for 18 years. >> so do you think we'll see her again? and do you wish she had spent more time on the trail earlier ? certainly in appealing to women perhaps, and others, melania trum...

Presidential welcome. >> the generosity of your spirit, we see a living example of jesus' teachings. >> we are living at a critical moment of history. >> reporter: the blunt-speaking pope outlined his priorities. the son of an immigrant family he praised our nation's immigrant roots, urged the protection of religious freedom and commended president obama's outreach to cuba and action on climate change. >> climate change is a problem we can no longer be left to future generations. >> reporter: a beaming president obama took the pope for a tour of the white house and a private meeting. then unde...