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actually underwater, and that's one of the critics -- that's one of the things that critics say is, quote, those death traps. you mean, if we pan over, if you could pan just in the dark, you really can't see the second layer of wire for example, and that is what critics are saying, and these democratic lawmakers are also highlighting is that these turn into death traps if they are not lit up and so the owner of the property where we are this morning has asked the state of texas to remove this wire from her property, and she says that the state of texas refuses to do so. now would she take legal action? she tells me that she could. >> we will follow all of it. rosa, thank you for that re reporting. a little bit later in the program, we'll be joined by tony gonzalez. this is in his district. we'll get his reaction and his thoughts on this happening there, erica. new this morning, the u.n. command says conversations have started with north korea about
the texas constitution. this was a thread by the governor on twitter in which he blames the biden administration for the problems on the border and then he ends with this, poppy saying, quote, we will see you in court, mr. president. so does that mean that these buoys are not going to be removed without a court fight? we'll have to see, poppy. >> we will have to see. rosa, just before you go, dps has released images of injuries that migrants have sustained, cuts from wire that some of those migrants have said is underwater. are they taking legal issue also with those wire barriers behind you or is it just the buoys? >> reporter: you know, it's unclear based on this letter from the u.s. doj because the u.s. doj specifically states the floating border barriers and, quote, related structures. so could those related structures also be some of that wire? i wish this was daylight, poppy, because we could probably show you some of that wire is
texas governor greg abbott is digging in, vowing his state will see the biden administration in federal court after defying today's deadline to commit to removing this floating barrier in the rio grande. it comes after the justice department warned it would sue texas if it didn't take prompt action to remove this 1,000-foot barrier. cnn's rosa flores is live for us in eagle pass, texas, where the barrier in question stretches across the river on the border. so, rosa, what is happening on the ground now where you are? >> reporter: you know, boris, this is an international incident. yes, there's about to be this court battle between the u.s. doj and the state of texas. but the rio grande, take a look. this is an international boundary between the united states and mexico. there are multiple treaties that govern the flow of this river. one of those treaties prohibits
concerns about the actions by the governor. the governor's actions are cruel and putting both migrant and border agents in danger, it's said. more than two years after abbott launched the border operation, the biden administration is acting, and we expect a lawsuit from the justice department very soon against the floating barriers. >> it's different interpretation of presidential powers, depending on the party of the president in power. priscilla, and rosa, thank you. and now we're talking about the army private who ran across the dmz. and officials are digging up a suspect's backyard.
between the doj and texas. >> it is not the first lawsuit that texas has filed against the government. but as promised, as we just heard from rosa, the justice department has filed its lawsuit. so where do things go from here? >> well they're going to see each other in court over the issue along the texas-mexico border. but the big picture is that this is a delicate political issue for the white house. president biden has come under criticism for his border policies from the left and the right. and there has been this ongoing feud especially with texas governor abbott over the handling of the texas-mexico border. now just to give you some context here, this is was an operation that texas governor launched in 2021. and over the course of the last two years, there have been internal discussions within the administration as they watched what he was doing along the border when it came to the migrants and sending them to democratic led cities. but it wasn't until last week that we saw the justice department threaten this legal action against abbott escalating
and to file suit against the state of texas, because of the floating border barrier and the relates structures. now, boris, it's unclear to me exactly what the related structures are. because if you look, there's the border buoys and there's two layers of constantino wire. and those buoys have anchors at the bottom of the waterbed there. now, there are nets below the buoys as well. so it's unclear exactly what all of that is. but at the moment, what's really dusting up here is a court battle between the u.s. doj and the state of texas over these border buoys. >> and there is the outstanding question, rosa, are these barriers actually preventing migrants from crossing? >> reporter: the short answer is, no. and i believe we have video to show you. video that we shot earlier today, and that's -- let me show you exactly what happens.
migrants while they are waiting to be sent to processing facilities. john, instead you can look around me, there are no migrants here. we just saw a very large group of migrants walk through the river, but these resources that are already here, not being used. john? >> so you did see migrants walk past there. so obviously there still is movement across the border that hasn't stopped people from moving across the border, rosa. any sense of what will happen there with five, six hours left to go until this deadline? any sign that texas will blink? >> reporter: let's move over here where the buoys are. if we take a look you will see there is some construction equipment. now, this really doesn't look like they're removing the buoys, it looks more like maintenance on the buoys and, again, because the water levels are so low, john, you can see that even the individuals who are working on the buoys, the workers, are
it will be in court and we'll hear from both sides on how they move forward with the floating barriers. >> we'll continue to follow any developments. priscilla and rosa, thank you both. well cnn is also on the ground this hour in israel. the vote today that led to this prot protest in mass and why this scene could play out for some time to come. light to attract and trap flying insecects with no odor and no mess. they work continuously, so you don't hahave to. zevo. people-friendldly. bug-deadly. was also the first time your profits left you speechless. at the counter or on t go, save 20% withhe lowest transaction fees at the and keep more t go, of what you make. start savi today at godaddy.com >> woman: why did we choose safelite? we were loading our suv when... crack! safelite came right to us, and we could see exactly when they'd arrive with a replacement we could trust.
protect the wildlife too. there are other big changes afoot for the wider community here. can you talk me through what this will mean for your people? well, this is good opportunity for recognise the indigenous people in chile, in the constitution. we have other concepts than life. and that is very important because they give more tools for protect the area, especially the water. recognition is beginning to take shape. some tourist sites like the gizas are now co—managed by the indigenous community, allowing them to take an active role in their changing world. but the atacama weren't the first indigenous people to call chile home. i left rosa and headed further up the coast
the water bearer from last night's ceremony, to find out a little more about how their position in the modern world here is changing. rosa, how is it so green here? this is crazy! it's like magic, thanks to the water. the idea is we respect the cycle, the winter, the mother earth rest. some of the techniques here use ancient atacama methods like irrigation channels, which allow these plants to be watered sparingly just once a month. the idea of this project — teach to the world how important is preserve and protect the mother earth. when you come to the desert, not only is landscape and picture. it's introduced and understand how live the local people, how important is the water. and we can live and we can