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War. >>chris: gaining interest and concern by the moment, the issue of families at the border being separated. let's put up a statistics. in the first six weeks after the admission launched its zero tolerance policy, we now find out 1995 minors were separated illegally. here is president trump's explanation. >> that's so far and that's what the democrats gave us and we are willing to change it today if they want to get in and negotiate but they don't want to negotiate. >>chris: your reaction to the policy and the impact it's having in terms of separating these families? >> it's not the law. it...

Been missing in efforts to end the 16-year-long war. there's also hope that after this weekend, the taliban will come to see isis as its main threat and will see working with the afghan government as a potential partner to defeat isis. jon? >> conner powell, thank you. right now a drug so powerful just a speck of it can kill you. and one state leads the nation in overdoses from the deadly concoction. we will take you there to see how one community is trying to cope. plus, lawmakers select another location in texas after the administration zero-tolerance policy at the border results in even...

Roundtable discussion. most importantly from my perspective, it's gotten border security in there. it's got funding for the wall the president really the tecology boots on the ground. jon: but the immigration debate is heating up as many democrats take aim at the trump administration's decision to separate children from their families at the border. here's democratic senator jack reed. >> it is not the law. it is the president's policy. in fact he has stated it's been reported in the press that he's using it as a negotiation tool. he is using it to intimidate families so they don't come across...

A negotiation tool. he's using it to intimidate, so theydon't come across the border. he's using as a political ploy so it's not the law. to say it's law is misrepresenting the facts . >>chris: let me ask you about two aspects ofhem. in terms of trying to deter families from coming across the border, they are coming across illegally. what's wrong with that? >> we should come and we've tried in the past to develop comprehensive immigration reform which would secure the border. we can't have a border that's open. but it also recognizes individuals here for many years and provides a much more eff...

Right now were in the work force. looking ahead, what do you think the impact will be of the trade strategy. >> it depends on the long-term goal. both sides are excited. they know economic protectionism doesn't work. if he uses it as a short-term strategy. if this is a negotiation tool to recraft nafta and have more trade with the e.u., canada, and mexico. if it's short-term and works out and leads to more u.s. economic growth that's good. if it's a long term strategy. that will be problematic for the people you are talking about. it could be a protracted trade