morning america" and have a great wednesday. making news in america this morning -- new revelations overnight about the separation of families at the border. babies being held at shelters in texas amid new protests. >> don't you have kids, mr. president? >> as the president sends mixed messages on capitol hill, his homeland security chief is heckled at a mexican restaurant. >> if kids don't eat in peace, you don't eat in peace. >> this morning, how ivanka trump is getting involved. and the first lawsuit filed. by a mother from guatemala. an attempted abduction on the side of the road. the how she got away and what she was wearing that helped her escape.

a landmark bullying lawsuit. the parents of a young girl who took her own life take her school to court. plus, the fallout from this brawl erupting between parents at this youth softball game. also, supermarket sweep. the best grocery store for value and service according to a new survey. and the foul ball versus the beer. one fan learns an important lesson at the ballpark. we do say good morning on this wednesday, everyone. we're going to start with the anguish and the growing anger on the crisis at the border. now more than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents in just a month. >> president trump is not backing down from his zero tolerance policy. he's urging republican lawmakers to fix the problem with an immigration bill,

as we learn where babies separated from their parents are being taken. but first, abc's stephanie ramos with the new developments from washington. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. the president's zero tolerance policy on immigration has managed to unify republicans and democrats in congress, but the majority saying they want an end to the policy. president trump on capitol hill, meeting with republican lawmakers, calling america's immigration system broken. >> the immigration system has been a really bad, bad system. probably the worst anywhere in the world. >> reporter: sources inside the meeting room tell abc news trump only weighed in for a little bit on immigration, adding that his daughter ivanka showed him images of children in detention facilities and encouraged him to end the policy. but then, trump talked about poll numbers and north korea.

leaving members uncertain about how he wants them to vote. but the president is not reversing his zero tolerance policy. as he walked out of the meeting, house democrats waited for him. >> quit separating the kids. mr. president, don't you have kids? >> reporter: we're now learning of a 10-year-old mexican girl that was separated from her mother along with her brother after crossing the border. the little girl has down syndrome and is now in the shelter alone. here's what corey lewandowski had to say about the girl's situation on fox news. >> >> i read today about a 10-year-old girl with down syndrome taken from her mother and put in a cage -- >> womp, womp. >> did you say that? >> reporter: the girl's father lives in the united states and they're looking to reunite them. the consensus from lawmakers is that not one of these immigration bills will actually pass, members will have create

separate legislation to deal specifically with the family issue and there's no guarantee president trump will support that. >> all right, that's the big question right there. stephanie ramos, thank you. and we're also learning what happens to the youngest immigrants, babies taken to tender age shelters in texas. they're reportedly so crowded, a fourth shelter is now opening in texas. medical providers describe rooms of crying children traumatized after being separated from their parents. new firsthand accounts from migrants in the system, a mother from el salvador said she fled home with her 8-year-old son because kidnappers threatened to take him unless she paid a ransom. she says her asylum request at the u.s. border was denied. she's now at a prison near seattle, while her son has been transferred to a home in upstate new york, and she says she's not been able to speak with him. one report estimates that u.s. officials have lost track of

6,000 migrant children in recent month often because their sponsors won't return phone calls. homeland security secretary kirstjen has defended the law but she was heckled by protesters while eating dinner at a mexican restaurant in d.c. >> shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame! >> and roughly about the same time, trump was tweeting about nielsen, saying that she did a fabulous job at her press briefing on monday. even though she contradicted e theed a min stras's statement that it's meant to be a deterrent to migrants. coming up in just a few minutes the story of how one migrant mother is taking on the trump administration as she searches for her son. and the united states has become the first country to voluntarily withdraw from the united nations human rights council. ambassador haley announced the move, on what she calls the

council's anti-israel bias. israel's prime minister calls the move courageous. asian markets rebounded overnight despite lingering concerns -- despite tariff dispute between the u.s. and china. president trump is threatening to impose new taxes on $250 billion on chinese imports. they say that the new threat is an act of self-defense against the china's trade policies. the dow had a rough day. it's going to start out 287 points lower on this wednesday morning, wiping out the gains this year. one company in the dow general electric is now being dropped from the index, ge has been a part of the blue chip average since 1907. the company stock price has fallen 78% in the last two decades. it's being replaced in the dow by wahl greens. outrage is growing in east pittsburgh after video shooting -- show police shoot at least

one person during a traffic stop. police opened fire. we're freezing the video before the shots were fired. but one of them is an 17-year-old who died at the hospital. overnight, police still looking for the other man seen running away. they haven't commented on why they opened fire. investigators say that they pulled the car over because it matched the description of a vehicle from another shooting. now to severe weather hitting parts of the midwest and the south. latest radar shows a line of powerful storms slamming the gulf coast. and outside of denver, hail the size of baseballs dented cars and shattered windshields. wow. let's take a closer look now at your forecast for this wednesday. good morning. tropical moisture feeding into a frenzy of severe thunderstorms with flash flooding and travel delays from kansas city, des

moines, st. louis, indianapolis, over to charleston. then, we're expecting that stormy weather to reach back into the dakotas as well as omaha, nebraska, and down into texas, tropical moisture feeding into that. the heat continues to expand in the southwest, severe weather by thursday afternoon from little rock to st. louis. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. coming up, flooding this time inside a las vegas casino. also ahead, the new list of america's favorite supermarkets. see which one tops the list and why. an exclusive interview with this woman seen here nearly

we're back now with a scene that played out at a girls' softball tournament in tennessee. nearly a dozen parents got into

a brawl, reportedly fighting over calls made by the umpire. both teams have now been disqualified from the tournament even though no players or coaches were involved in the fight. american airlines said it could be days before it sorts out the chaos caused by a computer glitch. as many as 1,000 stranded passengers have been sleeping in charlotte's airport. a failed system has caused 2500 flights have been cancelled since last week, thursday. the problem is affecting psa airlines which handles american airlines' regional routes in that area. a broken water main created a soggy scene at the mandalay bay in las vegas. the water flowed into the resort's convention center. there's no structural damage. north of the border, canada's parliament has legalized the recreational use of marijuana, second country in the world to legalize the drug's recreational use.

cvs is entering the delivery service. the pharmacy has announced a service to bring prescriptions to customers' home. the medication will arrive as soon as the next day. a pre-emptive move amid reports that amazon may be getting into the prescription drug business as well. when it comes to grocery shopping, the new rankings are out. america's favorite supermarket is -- wegmans. it's based in new york. it topped the list for the third consecutive year. it got the rating for overall satisfaction and loyalty. this wasn't a supermarket sweep. >> what? >> right behind wegmans, publix rated best for cleanliness and variety. trader joe's came in third pl e place. trader joe's have very friendly cashiers. >> but wegmans, hands down the best. coming up, the fan holding a

beer learns an important lesson at the ballpark. but first, more of our top stories, including a girl's parents suing the school after her death. and a new look at what border patrol agents are facing as migrants make the dangerous trek from mexico. the dangerous trek from mexico. and talk about protecting your enamel. it's important to look after your enamel because it's the foundation for white teeth. i believe dentists will recommend pronamel strong and bright because it's two fold. it strengthens your enamel, but then also it polishes away stains for whiter teeth. so it's really something that's a win-win for the patient and the dentist. with advil liqui-gels, what bad shoulder? what headache? advil is relief that's fast strength that lasts you'll ask... what pain? with advil liqui-gels

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but you can help prevent this. talk to your doctor today about getting vaccinated against whooping cough. because dangers don't just exist in fairytales. we're back now with new video showing u.s. border patrol agents rounding up immigrants in so-called stash houses. and as migrants continue to make the dangerous trek through mexico here to the u.s., we're getting a firsthand look at what those agents are facing. >> abc's marcus moore spent the night with agents on patrol in laredo, texas. >> reporter: right now, we're with border patrol agents where they have just apprehended eight men they say were part of a larger group of people seen crossing into the u.s. from mexico.

right now, they're canvassing this neighborhood looking for other people they say were crossing over illegally. you may hear that helicopter, a national guard helicopter helping them in this search. we spent the entire day with border patrol agents, this part of the border is incredibly active with, they say with people, migrants trying to bring their families here and also drug traffickers trying to move narcotics into the u.s. we saw them when they raided a suspected stash house, they found seven men who they say were from mexico, who just crossed into the u.s. on tuesday morning. they were in that house for just two hours when authorities got the tip, they went in, they raided that home and they found those seven men. immigration advocates say most of the people who cross into this country illegally do so for safety and not to commit a crime, and this is just certainly an example of what the border patrol and what residents who live along the border deal with day in and day out. diane, kendis. >> our thanks to marcus. in the men time,

there's a new legal battle at the border, a mother from guatemala who was released on bond after crossing into the u.s. illegally, is now suing the trump administration, claiming border agents will not tell her where her son has been transferred. and we turn now to massachusetts, where a woman says she was nearly abducted while out jogging. she's now telling how she fought off the attacker. the incident all caught on camera. this morning, a woman describes the terrifying moments a man tried to abduct her while jogging. >> i instantly had a feeling wasn't good. j. >> reporter: watch as a car pulls in front of her in bridgewater, massachusetts. a man runs toward her. >> i tried to fight him off. he grabbed both arms, tried to pull me towards him. and kind of towards the vehicle, like he was trying to get in the vehicle. >> reporter: she said she fought back as the man was pulling her

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>> sources inside the meeting room tell abc news trump only weighed in for a little bit on immigration, but then trump proceeded to talk about poll numbers. democrats, fighter jets and north korea, leaving members uncertain about how he wants them to vote. the president is not reversing his zero-tolerance policy. we're learning of a 10-year-old mexican girl who has down syndrome and is now in a shelter alone. here is what corey lewandowski had to say about the girl's situation on fox news. >> look, i read today about a 10-year-old girl with down syndrome who was taken from her mother and put in a cage.

>> wa-wa. >> the youngest children are being held in what's called a tender age shelter. the government plans to open a fourth shelter. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> protesters hackled homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen while she was dining at a mexican restaurant last night. >> no borders, no >> the group describing themselves, they said they could not stand by and nell nielsen eat in peace. she eventually left the restaurant. she shared activists >> a facebook campaign to help reunite undocumented immigrant parents separated from