>> steve hartman on the road in shoreline, washington. >> th captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, june 20th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." >> quit separating the kids or separating the children. mr. president, don't you have kids? >> from capitol hill to the southern border, the backlash is growing over president trump's zero tolerance policy, as he holds meetings with lawmakers to diffuse the controversy over family separations. storms pound the midwest and south. twisters were seen as golf ball-sized hail rained down on colorado. in texas, heavy rain triggered flash floods, and another batch

of tropical showers could be on the way. and getting through airport security could take a little longer as flyers face a new level of scrutiny. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters right here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president trump made a rare trip to capitol hill last night to meet with republican lawmakers on ending the controversy over separating families of illegal immigrants. house gop members are trying to push through immigration legislation this week as the outrage over the president's policy escalates. hena doba is here in new york with more. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. some house republican leaders psay they're getting little direction from president trump. when he visited the capitol yesterday to discuss immigration, mr. trump told republicans he's behind their

rival immigration bills, quote, 1000%. with the outrage intensifying, president trump was on capitol hill tuesday, meeting with house republicans on possible immigration bills. >> these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades, but we had a great meeting. but even if a bill passes the house, it likely lacks the support needed. >> the white house could change it in five minutes, but it shouldn't. it's a mistake. >> the president alone can fix it with this flick of a pen by signing a presidential order to end the agonizing screams of small children who have been separated from their parents. >> the "associated press" is reporting that babies and other young children that have been taken are taken to so-called tender facilities. they say the facilities are safe and clean, but the children are often crying and acting out. and, anne-marie, opposition

continues to grow. the largest u.s. doctors group, association, is urging the trump administration to end separating children from their migrating families. in a letter they wrote that families seeking refuge already endure emotional and physical stress and separation only makes it worse, and several governors around the country are pulling or refusing to send national guard members to the southern border including massachusetts, juntyork, and north carolina, o mefe tn a iow. anne-marie. >> hena doba here in new york. thank you so much, hena. there was more fallout from the immigration controversy. last night in washington, protesters interrupted the dinner of home land security secretary kirstjen nielsen. she was eating at a mexican res strauntd. >> if the kids don't'd in peace, you don't eat in peace.

>> the demonstration by democrats of socialists forced nielsen to leave the restaurant, and now a guatemalan woman who says her 7-year-old son who was taken away at the border is suing the trump administration to get her son back. the 38-year-old woman said she fled gatd mala and was seeking asylum in the u.s. after receiving death threats from her husband. she said she and her son crossed the border on may 19th and surrendering. she claims she has not seen her son since they took him from her two days later. he's being held in a phoenix detention facility. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with oklahoma senator james lankford. he's among a group of republicans asking for the president to stop this policy until congress decides on a fix.

there was a review over the fbi investigation involved the case. and there are concerns involving an agent in that probe. paula reid has the story. >> reporter: cbs news has learned peter strzok was led away for his anti-trump text messages. >> mr. horwitz, does peter strzok like the president? >> reporter: on capitol hill they hammered michael horwitz about those messages between strzok and former fbi lawyer lisa page. that february/march of 2018, peter strzok said trump's abysmal, he's an idiot, he's a blipping idiot. it sounds like he hates mr. trump. >> his text messages would certainly leave that as the implication. >> that's textbook bias. it's quite definitely a bias allowing something other than the facts to determine your decision. >> rep t general did not try to dissuade republican lawmakers over their concerns. >> i think, frankly, anybody

should be concerned about any law enforcement officer expressing these kinds of views. i don't care whether it's a presidential race or a local election. it just shouldn't happen. >> reporter: strzok and page worked on the special counsel team but were removed when the texts were discovered. page has since left the fbi. strzok's lawyer defended his client. >> you can ask anyone who worked with peter, they say he's among the best. very professional, very focused, works very hard. >> after he was kicked off, the special counsel investigation, strzok was reassigned to the human resources department at the fbi where he is still technically employed. his employer told me there's still a chance he could go back to work at the fbi after this disciplinary process wraps up.

paula reid, cbs news, washington. the trump administration announced it's leaving the united nations human rights administration. nikki haley said they had given the human rights body opportunity after opportunity to make changes. she criticized the group because its members includes rights abusers such as china, cuba, and venezuela. the european union said the move risks undermining the u.s. as a champion on the world stage. and severe thunderstorms are moving across the nation bringing heavy winds, rain, and destructive tornadoes. there was a tornado that struck in colorado north of denver. hail the size of golf balls pummeled parts of colorado. it dented cars and shattered windshields. in texas about a foot of rain fell in the belmont port arthur area. it caused flash flooding, shut down schools and damaged homes.

one man's home flooded for the third time this year. >> it's not good. it's -- coming and seeing everything floating on the floor. there's nothing that can prepare you for it. >> some of the homes that were flooded were still empty after being damaged during hurricane harvey last year, and there's more rain in the forecast, bringing a flood threat. and starting today airline passengers will be more thoroughly screened for containers carrying powders in their bags. the tsa will be paying more attention to carry-on bags caring powder material. it can be anything from cosmetics to baby powder to beverage mixes. it's about the size of a soda can. coming up on the "morning news", legal shakeup. president trump's former attorney gets a new lawyer. and next stop, innovation.

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until it's finished. here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. more than 50firearms were seized from a convicted felon in california. the large illegal arsenal was discovered last week after the los angeles county sheriff's office received a tip from a neighbor. the suspect was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of firearms. on the "cbs moneywatch," cellphone customers win some privacy, and the u.s. is not backing down from a trade fight with china. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie.

well, stockmarkets in asia have been mixed as china vows to retaliate president trump's latest threat to impose tariffs on imports. today they say the trump administration is, quote, bloodless when it comes to pushing its trade agenda. yesterday he told a small group of business owners it's time the u.s. evens the playing field with china. >> china has been taking out $500 billion out of our country and rebuilding china. >> on monday mr. trump threatened to impose a 10% tariff of $10 billion of chinese goods. here on wall street the escalating trade disputes and the markets are lower again. industrials and texts took heavy hits. the dow fell 287 points, the s&p 500 fell 11 points, and the

nasdaq was down 21 points. general electric is losing its perch in the 30company blue chip index. beginning next tuesday ge will be replaced by walgreens. it has been a continuous member since 1907. ge's stock has fallen from 80% in the highs near 2000. verizon, at&t, sprint, and t-mobile pledged to step back from the business practice after drawing criticism for endangering privacy. they've apparently allowed outside companies to pinpoint their clien customers' locations without their knowledge or con sent. and getting into the hotel business as a concierge. amazon has launched a version of alexa to use the voice assistant to order room service, ask for more towels, or make hotel

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in tryon, north carolina, has been named a national treasure. the historic trust will restore the home as a workspace for artists. simone died in 2003 in france at the age of 70. and a new children's book explores the subject of police shootings and race. the goal is to help kids not be afraid of men and women in blue. le more abrams of kvor has the report. >> uncle james is a police officer and so is my friend kenya, and they're black. >> reporter: the subject can be painful, but this book is offered by three psychologists and hopes to give parents regardless of their race the tools they need to talk about police shootings and racism. >> they may become scared. they may start to be really afraid of police officers. that's not what our book is about as well. our book is to say police officers are human and sometimes they make mistakes.

>> reporter: the book is called "something happened in our town." it tells the story of a local police shooting that takes the life of a black man. >> that white police man who shot the black man, will he go to jail? what he did was wrong, said his mother. >> reporter: a story that comes too close to reality for sequita thompson, the grandmother of stephon clark, the young unarmed man shot by police officers in her backyard. >> cailyn asks why does that happen. they get taken home and nothing happens to them. i said, well, honey, sometimes in life like that, it's not fair. >> reporter: cailyn is her granddaughter and stephon clark's little sister. she sat right there as dr. collins read the story. >> i feel sad because my brother passed away in my own backyard and basically this book is for him.

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our top story this morning. president trump met with lawmakers last night to try to come up with a way to diffuse the outrage over separating children of accused parents breaking laws. and countless undocumented immigrants try to enter the u.s. through the southern border every day. david begnaud went along with customs border patrol as they encounter more people trying to cross. >> what are the chances we see someone coming here illegally? >> the chances are probably pretty high. >> reporter: raul ortiz was our escort. he's deputy chief of the rio

grande sector. ten minutes into our ride-along, chief ortiz road up on a group of people just detained. >> i see a mother with a toddler over here. >> she told us her name was yolanda. that's her 8-month-old daughter. she sat on the road with her sister, brother, and mother. smugglers likely dropped them off at a spot where they knew they could sneak into the country. >> why did you come to the u.s.? chief ortiz translated for us. she said there's no work, there's violence, and it's difficult. >> even though you're going to be detained, is it worth it for you to come here? >> she said everybody knows that there's no help for her or for her family in honduras, but everybody knows there's help for families here in the united states, so the risk is valid to them. >> reporter: each detainee was offered water and given a bag.

everything they had went inside. they handed over those bags as they boarded a bus headed for a processing center nearby. a few miles away, that's mexico. you see the river where two people a week drown trying to cross. i'm standing on the spot where people enter the u.s. illegally. this is just south of mcallen, texas. have you gone a day on the job where you didn't encounter someone trying to cross? >> no, i haven't. ef day 24/7 you can expect someone is going to try to cross this river. we drove up after four of them were caught. chief ortiz took off running and arrested a fifth man. >> every single one of them ran. this is what they're having to patrol in. >> reporter: all of the people who were detained in our story were taken here to this processing story in mcallen, texas, where they were read their rights.

that family we talked to, chief ortiz said they will not be separated. here's why. one of the family members had that toddler in her arms. they definitely wouldn't be separated. because they all traveled as a family unit, he assured us they will all stay together. david begnaud, cbs news, mcallen, texas. well, on "cbs this morning," we'll take you to a detention center for migrant children in homestead, florida, where some are keeping families together. and we'll talk with a pediatrician who is now helping young children get treatment and move forward. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

i'm kenny choi. you're looking live at the bay bridge. definitely a cool and foggy start but it's going to warm up. neda will tell you how hot we'll get. it is wednesday, june 20th.

good morning. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's say good morning to neda and jaclyn. >> good morning. >> it's wednesday. closer to the triple-digit day. so that's what we are counting down to, at least i am in the weather department. but today this morning will be very similar to yesterday. so look at this. another morning of fog at the golden gate bridge. we have a thick marine layer in place yet again. and a bit of an onshore breeze and that will help us because it won't be so hot at the water. temperatures around san francisco not too warm. inland felt it. close to 80s inland. but in the 60s at the coast. triple digits friday and saturday. a ridge of high pressure will be here. right now, we are seeing a lot of slowdowns for drivers out of tracy. westbound 205, look at th