>> today is also the debut of your favorite sport, breaking. tell us more about what we should be looking forward to. >> sure is. going tonight to the women's breaking, sunny choi with a team for team usa to get a medal. they don't know which -- what music they're going to break to, the point at which the competition happens, so they really have to free style and they get awarded points on all kinds of aspects including creativity. i'm excited to be there. we should mention also, there's so many other things coming up this weekend, including the basketball. i don't know if you saw that game, but team usa almost crashing out against serbia until right at the end there. lebron james and kevin durant, it's amazing that it got so tight. >> steph curry was amazing too. keir simmons, thank you. great reporting all week long, and that's going to do it for us now this busy week. i hope you have a wonderful weekend. i'm ana cabrera reporting from

new york. josé diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. ♪♪ good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm josé diaz-balart. we begin with a race for the white house with just 88 days left until election day. both vice president harris and former president trump will be back on the campaign trail today. harris in arizona, trump in montana, one day after both sides agreed to a debate hosted by abc news on september the 10th. the former president said during a news conference yesterday he wants to do even more debates. >> we'd like to do three debates. we think we should do three debates. we think fox and abc and we also have cbs is going to do the vice presidential debate. >> the vice president was noncommittal on holding more debates. >> i'm glad that he's finally

agreed to a debate on september 10th. i'm looking forward to it and hope he shows up. >> are you open to more debates? >> i am happy to have that conversation about an additional debate for after september 10th for sure. >> in the meantime, the vice president received an historic endorsement when the league of united latin american citizens threw its support behind the harris walz ticket. the group breaking the practice of not formally supporting any political candidates. with us now, allie raffa, nbc news correspondent vaughn hill hillyard in bozeman, montana, and an msnbc political analyst. so allie, the vice president and trump have agreed to one debate. trump wants three debates. how is the harris campaign viewing this? >> reporter: yeah, jose, vice president harris has agreed, has committed to that september 10th debate on abc news, and she had done that weeks ago after we saw

former president trump waver in his commitment to that debate after agreeing to do it with president biden, and after the president dropped out of the race and endorsed kamala harris, he wavered on that. we saw him recommit to that debate yesterday. she says she will be there on that debate stage. as for the other two debates that he brought up yesterday, that september 4th debate on fox news as well as the september 25th debate with nbc news, we still haven't heard from the campaign whether she is confirmed to attend those debates. but we have seen her in the past be open to more than one debate. so at this point we're still waiting for that commitment from the harris campaign, jose. >> vaughn, the trump team is pushing for three debates. what's the strategy behind that? >> reporter: right, look at the time line of the proposed debate, september 10th is the abc debate, which donald trump was holding out on agreeing to

initially until yesterday until the vice president kamala harris agreed to a september 4th debate. of course that's the week before on fox, and so far kamala harris has not agreed to participate in that debate, and the trump campaign was pressing the current vice president to agree to not only the abc debate as they have now said that they will attend, but the fox debate on september 4th that has been proposed as well as an nbc news debate for later on in september, september 25th, and so they applauded and were happy that they will take part in at least one debate. they were pressing her to partake in those three here. so it's an outstanding question mark. of course, there is a little reason here at this point to believe that the current vice president will agree to go on fox, which has been a frequent arm of the trump campaign and one that had to pay out

$750 million as an extension of a settlement agreement over the pushing of false statements related to voing machines that could have impacted the 2020 election, which were false. we've seen the democratic ticket play a hard line that they would not partake in the fox debate. at this point in time it may just be donald trump who par takes in that event the week before, what we now anticipate to be at least the one time in which we will see the top of the ticket for the democrats and republicans here stand on the same stage. >> you know, ashley, i was struck by what you wrote recently about the stark split screen between the two campaigns. what'd you mean by that? >> so especially with the addition of minnesota governor tim walz for the democratic ticket. you're seeing the democratic and republican campaigns offer very different visions of what they want voters want. on the democratic side we're

seeing the current vice president and her running mate offer a hopeful, optimistic, affirmative vision for the future and having a heck of a good time while they do that. there is something incredibly joyful about their barn storming the country this week. when you saw governor walz appearing with vice president harris for the first time on tuesday, they were both but especially him, positively giddy. there were moments when i went back and listened to the tape because you could hear him kind of audibly giggling, tee he he, and even when they were taking on trump and his running mate, they seemed to be doing it with joy, when they were pushing back on attacks. and on the other side, you have trump and j.d. vance offering a pretty dark and dystopian vision of what our future looks like under democratic rule to the point where even it was striking. j.d. vance was asked by a fox news reporter in detroit, hey, there's a criticism that you seem like a pretty angry guy, a pretty serious guy, what makes you happy? it's a pretty softball easy

question, you know, my children, puppies, cats maybe. that might be controversial, it's an easy question and his answer was, again, kind of a little bit on edge and angry and forceful. so you're just seeing really different campaigns and it's an interesting doubling down on both sides of what they think will attract voters to their side in november. >> yeah, ashley, those are joyful moments for the harris/walz campaign, but their message is very much pointed at times. >> that's absolutely right, they're also offering warnings about what they say would happen in a trump presidency, but they do it less by painting, again, the sort of dark dystopian future of how bad things they claim would be under trump and vance. they've made a point of talking about freedom.

on the one hand they're saying, look, our opponents are anti-freedom. they would take you backwards. they would take you backwards on reproductive rights, but at the same time it's pointed but it's also affirmative. it's saying here's what we would do that we believe is pro-freedom. and even when vice president harris is pushing back on attacks from trump, so far she has not gotten particularly defensive. she's kind of been either casually dismissive, which we know gets under trump's skin, or she's been a little playful and said, you know what, donald, why don't you come and say it to my face. so there's just a sense of fun and joy infusing what, as you point out, is at times a pretty pointed message against their opponent. >> ali, the vice president took a few questions from reporters for the first time since vaulting to the top of the ticket, but she has yet to do a formal interview or a news conference. are there any plans for either one of those things in the future? >> yeah, jose, you saw former president trump seize on that

during that press event that he held at his mar-a-lago resort yesterday, but harris aides are saying they understand the pressure and the need to be more engaged with the media at this moment, but they're pointing to several reasons why vice president harris hasn't been able to do that over the last few weeks since she became the de facto democratic nominee. now, the official democratic nominee pointing to this historically fast vetting process, pointing to her campaign trail schedule since becomes the nominee, but we do know that both harris and walz do want to hold a joint interview this aide says, quote, in a few weeks. they say, though, it is unlikely that a substantive interview with the two happens before the democratic national convention begins on august 19th, but harris was asked about this when she was leaving detroit yesterday by reporters about her engagement with the media and when that interview could take place. listen here.

>> there's been a lot of questions about when you're going to be sit down for your first interview. >> i talked to my team, i want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month. >> reporter: lots of eyes are going to be on when that interview will happen and with who, jose. >> and vaughn, meanwhile, you're in montana where trump will be later tonight. of course it's a strong republican state. why is he going to go to montana? >> reporter: right, and actually if i could real fast just jump in, we should note that the last time donald trump sat down for a television interview with a mainstream news organization was 11 months ago with kristen welker on "meet the press." while the current vice president is facing scrutiny for not taking questions yet, we should know that donald trump outside of a press conference yesterday which does not often allow for follow-up questions as we saw yesterday over the course of that hour, he has not done an interview himself with a news organization on camera in 11 months now. as to your question about the

state of montana, of course it's not a battleground state. he won this state heavily in 2016 and 2020, yet, at the same time, there is a crucial senate race here. jon tester, the democratic senator incumbent is up for re-election against tim sheehy, the republican here. when you look at the senate map here, the republicans really need just two senate seats to flip the map, and in the state of west virginia with joe manchin retiring from the senate seat, republicans anticipating picking up that seat and the democrats are on defense, in a great number of other states from ohio to arizona, nevad, pennsylvania, but republicans see this state in montana, a state that has gone heavily republican in recent years, and one in which they were able to win effectively a senate seat just two years ago under similar circumstances, they believe that this could be their best pickup opportunity, and of course if donald trump does get back into the white house in 2025 having republican majorities in the house and senate will be key and

crucial to pushing his agenda, jose. >> allie raffa, vaughn hillyard, and ashley parker, thank you so very much. coming up in just 90 seconds, dramatic new body cam video showing the moments before and after the trump assassination attempt. who police can be heard blaming for the security lapse. plus, catastrophic flooding after debby now a tropical depression makes landfall for a second time. >> if you were watching these images which are profound and you were thinking that can never be me, you're incorrect. zyrtec allergy relief works fast and lasts a full 24 hours so dave can be the... deliverer of dance. ok, dave! let's be more than our allergies. zeize the day with zyrtec. it's time. yes, the time has come for a fresh approach to dog food.

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the roof. he sees the gunman off camera and falls back to the ground. that officer then runs to his car to grab a weapon. >> this close, bro, then he turned around on me. >> reporter: as backup arrives, there's confusion about where the gunman is. >> this building, he was on top of this building, the left one. >> reporter: by the time the officer returns to the roof, the sniper had already shot. >> that's what i was calling out [ bleep ], are we all on the same frequency. >> reporter: ten minutes after the shooting, another local officer is furious with the secret service. >> i told them they need to post the guys over here. no, we're inside. >> in the building? >> i talked to the secret service guys, yeah, no problem, we're going to post guys over here. >> reporter: the secret service said it was reviewing that body cam footage and updating its policy to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again. last week the agency's acting director testified before congress that he could not

defend why that roof was not better secured. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you so very much. meanwhile, 36 million people from south carolina to northern new england are now on flood watch, and under tornado threat as the deadly storm that has caused at least eight deaths makes its way north. this morning at least two international airports issued ground stops. nbc meteorologist bill karins joins us. this is debby coming back to life, and just dangerous as heck. >> yeah, the tornado threat will be real and we're still dealing with flash flooding, jose. this time tomorrow the storm is long gone, and everyone's going to enjoy a nice weekend. the center of what's left of debby is located in central pennsylvania, and it's racing out of here. it's these trailing bands that we're worried about where we could get isolated tornados through this afternoon. it includes some really heavily populated areas from baltimore to philadelphia, just outside of

new york city here. all of new jersey, a good portion of maryland and delaware saw isolated tornados. everywhere you see the dark red on this map, we have flash flood warnings or flood warnings. that goes from savannah to charleston, raleigh to fayetteville, central virginia. we've had a lot of heavy rain. we have flash flooding going on now in central pennsylvania. eventually this will all translate into areas of northern new york later today. as far as the risk area for those isolated tornados, it does include new york city, the philadelphia area, baltimore, to scranton up toalbany. that tornado watch will expire in two or three hours, then they'll issue another one after it more to the north here and including areas around the hudson valley to new york. the rainfall forecast, additional isolated heavy amounts eastern north carolina. the heaviest stuff will be the finger lakes region. that's rochester to syracuse, watertown, that's where we could get an additional 2 to 3 inches. it's that time of the year where we've always got something next. it looks like our next area of interest will be somewhere near

puerto rico by the time we get to three to four days now. all indications are this has the chance for getting to be a strong storm sometime about a week from now. >> and so that, all these cones are always so general and wide. >> of course, this is just -- this just shows where it could develop. it doesn't have an invest or it doesn't have a name or anything like that yet. that will probably happen three days from now. fingers crossed but all our long-range models have it curbing off the east coast, but it's going to be a close call. >> bill karins, thank you, my friend. up next, venezuelans are living under a state of fear, as the maduro regime cracks down on anyone who questions their version of the election. plus, details about a third person under arrest in connection with a foiled terror plot to attack taylor swift concerts in austria? you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. ée diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. 1r when you can use 1 fire extinguisher.

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22 past the hour. right now we are monitoring several major headlines from beyond our borders overnight. austria announced a third arrest. a series of concerts, there's a new photo of one of the other two suspects arrested, authorities releasing this picture. you can see the wide shot of it of a 19-year-old austrian who they say swore allegiance to

isis just weeks ago. today russia's defense ministry said they are sending additional forces to their own southern region where ukraine launched a surprise attack. and turning now to venezuela where leader nicolas maduro is in court right now for a hearing in the aftermath of the country's disputed presidential elections. his regime says there has been at least 2,200 arrests since july the 28th with a human rights group saying at least 23 people have been killed during protests. "the washington post" writes, quote, the result is that many venezuelans say is a level of fear they have never before experienced. they're refusing to leave their houses at night for fear of being stopped on the street by police. they're deleting social media posts and exchanging tips on how to wipe whatsapp messages up from their phones.

joining us now from caracas, reporter for "the washington post." anna, it's always great seeing you. how is the palpable sense of fernand festing itself in venezuela today? >> it is very -- it's a very weird week in venezuela. it's sort of people trying to get back to normality, daily jobs, daily lives. still on the streets you can see police, military everywhere. the military station of the country since last week, since after the election happened, and now people are just being very aware of what they put on social media, of what they write, what they share, and they also hide. this is something common. they hide their phones from police or military around in the streets just in case they stop them and go through their searches or their pictures, and

after that they can get arrested. so it's a very complicate weekend for every venezuelan, politicians, human rights, activists but also everyday venezuelans, it's complicated. >> maduro announced he's shutting down x for ten days. also, they've been blocking the app's signal. he's also telling people to remove whatsapp. tell me what's behind all of this? what does this tell you? >> well, this is the first time this happened. you're absolutely right. in venezuela you can't access on x or signal, and he even threatened to -- and i quote, push the red button to shut down whatsapp. what's behind this, and again, this is very new. it's just a sense of fear from the government. i think they never expected what's happening. they never expected the overall of the post-electoral scenario

being as it is. i think they didn't expect the amount of information that's getting out there and how the international community is responding, so he's trying to shut down the country and to turn off the lights to, you know, avoid anyone out there to see what's going on. the mothers saying that they can't see their sons and daughters who were arrested or the people crying for their death. >> ana vanessa herrara in caracas, thank you so very much for being with us and doing what you do. really appreciate it. >> thank you. still ahead, as the harris team campaigns across critical battleground states, we'll tell you what one of our guests next says is a legitimate problem for the vice president. plus, i'll introduce you to three asylum seekers who had to flee their country after being subjected to attacks and persecution just for being who

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paid for by ccia. former president donald trump attacking vice president harris for not holding a press conference or giving a formal interview since announcing her candidacy. >> she's not doing any news conference. you know why she's not doing it? because she can't do a news conference. she doesn't know how to do a news conference. she's not smart enough to do a

news conference. we need smart people to lead this country. our country has never been in this danger before. with us now brendan buck, former press secretary to former house speaker boehner, and 2012 vice presidential nominee for the republican party, paul ryan. also an msnbc political analyst. also with us is former florida democratic congresswoman stephanie murphy. brendan, the vice president did answer some questions from reporters yesterday. this trump line of attack is just so -- anyway. do you think that the issue of whether she's held a press conference or not, whether she's had a formal interview or not is really of interest or importance to people? >> well, i think it should be. i think as a matter of principle and as a matter of a healthy democracy, our candidates should face some level of scrutiny and should have to answer questions from the free press about what they are going to do as president. i think that's actually what we

should expect. so yeah, i think that is a reasonable thing to do and sort of on the merits, i think he's right. as a political matter, of course i understand why they haven't felt the need to rush her out. they've been enjoying what is one of the best political honeymoons i think any of us have seen in a very long time. i get that, but they are, i think, potentially entering a problem zone. i don't know that they're in danger yet, but that narrative that donald trump is trying to spin, that kamala harris is a lightweight, that she can't handle things, that she doesn't believe in anything may stick if she continues to do this. most people don't know a lot about kamala harris. they know who she is, but they are still trying to define her. even the harris campaign is running a lot of ads that are all about her bio and trying to explain who she is. i think this could set a dangerous narrative. i don't think they're in the danger zone yet. if she doesn't get out there and start explaining to the american people what she's for, pretty soon i think that narrative could catch hold a little bit. >> stephanie, meanwhile the vice president has made abortion a

huge part of her campaign. trump tried to down play it during a news conference. that news conference that he had yesterday, take a listen to what he said on this issue. >> i think the abortion issue has been taken down many notches. i don't think it's -- i don't think it's a big factor anymore really, and when people hear what i said in the debate, and i think i said it very well in the debate. we've brought it back to the states. everybody wanted it in the states. >> he said it's not a big factor anymore. in what world is he living? >> i think that's wishful thinking that it isn't a big factor. he's saying that because he understands how big of a factor it actually is. at the end of the day, he owns the fact that roe v. wade was overturned and now individual states are implementing pretty strict and in some cases inhumane policies as it relates to abortion, and there are so many stories of women who have

suffered because of these policies. moreover, for a party that's supposed to be pro-family, these rulings have now put ivf in jeopardy. so it's reaching not just people who are seeking abortions, but also people who want to have children and who want to grow their families. so this is a much bigger issue, and it will continue to be. he's just engaging in wishful thinking when he says it's not a big deal. >> and is there wishful thinking, do you think, brendan behind this attack line by the former president and his allies that have been criticizing governor walz's statements on his military service? is that a line of attack that's going to have an impact do you think? >> i think it's a distraction for sure. and i think there are very legitimate questions about why he said what he did in the way they're presenting themselves.

at the end of the day, nobody is going to base their decision on who is president based on what tim walz's rank was when he retired from the military. i think had is a function of a very truncated selection process where you're digging through people's backgrounds and their bio, and what has struck me is how poorly they have been able to handle this in terms of answering the questions and clearing the air on it. they're sort of quietly updating his bio. it's the type of thing that normally your candidate would have to face a question and answer. i don't think it has lasting impact, but it's just the kind of thing where you hate to have that be a topic of conversation when you'd rather your vp out there be attacking donald trump for his policy positions. >> and stephanie, something that the bulwark just wrote about it, according to the bulwark, the vice president is changing her tune as they call it from the position she took when she ran for president in 2020 saying, quote, there's no question harris now considers some of her positions from that primary liabilities today. her aides wasted no time

disavowing them in the days immediately following her campaign announcement last month. the harris of today does not want to ban fracking, talks a tougher game on immigration and no longer supports moving to a single payor health system. how does her campaign define her 2024 positions in just 88 days before this campaign gets to its fruition? >> well, as you know, it's a world of difference between campaigning and governing, and the things that she said in 2020 as she was campaigning, as a candidate who had not been in the white house prior to that are dramatically different. one would say that she can say that her positions in 2024 are informed by four years of governing and understanding the importance of having these positions that represent all of america, not just the positions that you have to have when you're trying to campaign in a democratic primary. so i think there are ways for

them to do that. look, the convention is going to be in a week's time here, and i'm sure that you'll see a lot more of that rollout. i think right now as she focuses on her brand and introducing herself to america, of course she's focusing on values. and so many voters go to the ballot box and they vote on values, not necessarily on specific issues. this is what she's focused on at the moment. convention and post-convention will be an opportunity to dig deeper into these policies and she certainly has a rationale for why her positions may be different now having served in the white house for the last four years. >> thank you both so very much for being with us. appreciate it. still ahead, some scary moments for american olympic style noah lyles, why medics had to help him off the track in a wheelchair. we'll hear from three asylum seekers forced to leave honduras after they were attacked just for being who they are. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. ée diaz-balart reports" on msnbc.

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44 past the hour. a new nbc news exclusive finds the number of migrants in border towns in some big u.s. cities has dramatically dropped. some shelters near the border reporting drops as high as 60% within just the past couple of months. meanwhile, my colleague garrett haake pressed former president trump yesterday at his news conference about what his plans are on immigration if he's

reelected. >> we are going to start et largest mass deportation in the history of our country because we have no choice. it's not sustainable. and we are going to start with violent criminals, and we're going to start then with criminals and our local police is going to work with us. they know everything about the people. they know their names, they know everything about them. >> you know, immigration is such a hot political topic, but when you look at it, and when you study it, it really all boils down to people. i want to introduce you to three people who were forced to leave their country of birth and experienced the most horrendous abuse on their way to the united states because for them, for them asylum is literally about life or death. >> translator: in honduras they kill us. in honduras, i saw many of my friends dead on the side of the streets, in the sewers. >> michelle, her friend greta,

and greta's younger brother isaac together fled honduras a year and a half ago. >> translator: when leaving my country, i never, never imagined -- i never imagined the amount of dangers that i was going to face. >> so many obstacles, so much hate, so much violence made them take on a dangerous journey. >> translator: we had to leave our country because of discrimination and beatings. we were persecuted for being part of the lgbtq community. >> translator: in honduras, i feel that not only me but a lot of people from the lgbt community have to escape because they fear losing their lives. >> they left honduras, traveled through guatemala finally making it to tijuana near the u.s. border. >> translator: in tijuana is where i experienced the ugliest part of migrating from mexico.

>> michelle says in that final stop in tijuana, she was raped and left to die. >> translator: he looked at me and said today you're going to die. today is the last time you see the sunlight. the men who raped me raped me without protection. i lived in the garden of shelter. they arrived at the shelter to administer hiv tests. i got my blood work done and i go outside with the guy, the nurse, and he said your test came back positive. i was -- i think my face even changed color when he told me that my test was positive. i told him, how is that possible? it can't be possible. >> michelle and her friends survived, but many do not. the organization of american states found the average life expectancy of trans women in latin america is no more than 35 years of age. in mexico, activists have recorded at least 231 murders of lgbtq people in the last three years. back here, all three now hope to

request asylum. under u.s. law, persecution due to sexual orientation, gender identity, or hiv status are grounds for asylum. now in new york, breathing the air of freedom, the fear of being killed for who they are is now starting to dissipate. >> translator: i want to continue my studies. there's so many things i want to do, so many plans. >> translator: i feel protected to be here because in my country i couldn't be myself because of so much discrimination. >> translator: we now feel liberated. we're happy and emotional about being in this country. >> joining us now is bridge et crawford, the director of law and policy and immigration equality which represents lgbtq+ asylum seekers. thank you so much for being with us this morning. you know, what michelle and

greta and isaac went through is just so horrendous to hear. what specific grounds for asylum are there in the u.s. and its laws for persecuted lgbtq people? >> well, i think the good news for them is that lgbtq asylum seekers have quite strong cases under the la. an asylum seeker must prove that they have something called a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground in order to get protection. and these protected grounds are your race, religion, nationality, political opinion, and something called a particular social group, and lgbt status is widely recognized as fitting very squarely under this definition of particular social group. what that means is mb has to show through evidence that they've been seriously harmed because of their lgbtq status or they may be harmed in the future, and you know, the sad reality as was shown by your guests is that lgbtq people face

disproportionately high levels of violence throughout much of the world, you know. over 65 countries criminalize lgbtq activity, 12 countries allow the death penalty, and it is just fundamentally unsafe to be lgbtq in many more including latin american countries, some that might even have some protective laws on the books, but then we still see some of the highest levels of lgbtq hate crimes in the world in those countries. >> what are some of the challenges lgbtq people face in getting asylum in the u.s.? >> well, i mean, i think there are a lot of them unfortunately, despite the strength of their underlying claims. you know, the process itself is quite daunting, and there are lot thes of lot despite the strength of their underlying claims. the process is quite daunting and there are lots of there are

policies that make people ineligible depending on how they enter the country regardless of how strong their underlying claim is. another big challenge is navigating this complex immigration system. often without a lawyer. especially in a language they may not understand. studies show that folks who have lawyers are between five and ten times more likely to win relief but many asylum seekers, especially if they enter across the southern border, don't have an attorney. and many folks struggle without an attorney to access the evidence that would help them prove their claim. i think this is particularly pronounced and hard when people are detained. so many are put in immigration jails just because they asked for asylum and assistance. lgbtq people face particularly

abusive conditions in immigration jails and often struggle to find lawyers and even prepare their cases. >> so many people who make the journey to the united states in the last couple of years tell us that the worst part of their journey is when you have to go through mexico. do lgbtq people face additional dangers? >> yes. this is so consistent with what we've seen. mexico is an asylum producing country. meaning that we have lots of mexicans who win their cases for asylum because of what they face in mexico. and the situation is often worse for refugees from other countries traveling through mexico who may not have any support system. who may not speak spanish. we represented a young trans woman from mexico just to give you an example of some of the stuff we regularly see. she suffered horrific abuse at

the hands of cartel members. she was kidnapped. held captive for several months. literally hung from the ceiling, beaten, slashed with a knife because she was wearing earrings and to humiliate her, they cut her ear lobes with scissors and she was raped so brutally she had to undergo multiple reconstructive surgeries once she got to the united states to repair the damage. she won her asylum case, she was represented by counsel, but it was so strong. but one of the biggest problems we're running into now in mexico are these asylum bans that make someone ineligible for asylum if they cross the border without authorization. this means that you have to go through a port of entry. to be eligible, you have to have

an appointment and you might have to wait six, seven months to get this appointment and this strands refugees like my client, like the folks you had in mexico in these dangerous conditions. >> what a horrible, horrible reality that i'm so glad that you are doing to shine a light on this. i thank you for being with us this morning. appreciate it. >> thanks so much, jose. up next, the athletes at this year's olympics have been breaking all kinds of records and tonight, they're going to be doing another kind of breaking. we'll explain next. doing anotheg we'll explain next what causes a curve down there? is it peyronie's disease? will it get worse? how common is it? who can i talk to? can this be treated? stop typing. start talking to a specialized urologist.

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guess i'm as good as anyone and the breaking or break dancing is on with the beat girls here. what a setting. breaking against each other. four b girls in each group of four and they will compete against each other in a round robin competition to see who gets through to the finals. it's come a long way since the streets of new york. lithuania and japan are looking good today. sunny choi of the u.s. who's a favorite struggling in the early rounds against china. so it's going to be really incredible. the refugee b girl coming on with a cloak saying free afghan women. that's a nice kind of nod to the politics of hip hop. and the finals are later and you know, i have a chance to take my daughters to those b girl breaking finals so that is going to be pretty special for me tonight. they have to hold back a little

bit because it's a no-no to use one one performance. what you're seeing now may not be the best of what these b girls have to offer and then the b boys, the male competition, happens tomorrow. how about that? >> looks exciting. thank you so much. before we go today, the celia commemorative cruz is now available. queen of salsa was an extraordinary voice. she had the voice she used to entertain us but also to call for freedom and democracy in cuba. i'm honored to have been able to know her for so many years and call her a friend. take a look at this video from 1990 when i accompanied celia to the u.s. naval base in guantanamo. that wraps up the hour for