they're talking about 12 proud boys marching in springfield, ohio. they're talking about the frankly fake debunk kings of a lot of these stories that are out there i'm talking to my constituents and i'm hearing terrible things about what's going on in springfield and kamala harris's open border policies have caused these problems. the hospitals are overwhelmed. dana, the schools are overwhelmed. the local services are completely overwhelmed. you have people who can't afford housing, homelessness has gone up murders are up by 81% because of what kamala harris has allowed to happen to the small community. i'm going to keep on talking about that now, of course, we can criticize violence. we can also still talk about the problems that are happening in springfield and we should be able to do both those things simultaneously. dana just once and for all you. >> again, started this in part by saying that at which donald trump repeated on the debate stage that and he didn't say anything about the policies that you're talking about. he just said it, patients a

not any particular springfield, but springfield. it is meant to be a stand in for every town usa. in the real world, there is a springfield in 34 states. so springfield really could be just about anywhere. >> active participation is the basis of good citizenship. don't you kids realize the habit you forms here at home are the ones you will take with you into your community life? >> you might also know springfield as the setting of the 1950s sitcom father knows best. and that springfield is also placeless. it is any town usa. the conservative eisenhower ideal of an american town with white picket fences and white nuclear families with 2.5 children. this is the springfield that matters to donald trump and jd vance. the springfield of some retro grade american imagination. a symbol that has nothing to do with the reality of springfield ohio. the actual story of springfield ohio, first settled by irish immigrants. german immigrants and blacker americans headed north as part of the great migration. the real story of springfield, ohio is a story of immigration and integration. donald tr

not any particular springfield but springfield. that's because it's supposed to be a stand in for any town usa. there's a springfield in 24 states in the country. so springfield really could be just about any where. >> active participation is the basis of good citizenship. don't you think that the habits you form here at home is the ones you're going to take into your community life. >> reporter: you might also know springfield as the setting of the 1950s sitcom and that is also meant to be any town usa. this is the springfield that matters to donald trump and j.d. vance. the springfield of retrograde, imagination. the actual story of springfield ohio is it sprang into assistance because of funding of the federal government and the building of the nation's first highway. it was first settled by irish immigrants in the 1800s then german immigrants then black americans heading north as part of the great migration. the real story of springfield, ohio is a story of immigration and integration. but donald trump and j.d. vance don't want

that is the total population in springfield, ohio, in 202415220000. well, that's the amount of haitians who are legally in springfield, ohio, under the temporary protection status, which is an immigration designation available to haitians and for nationals from 15 other countries that allows them to live and work in united states. well, for up to 18 months. now, the springfield community has seen arise and h, i v by at least 700 percent in the last 3 years alone. and according to f, b i, the increase in crime in the streets of springfield is a 142 percent. the majority are all attributed to incidents involving automobiles. now finally, it was just a few months ago to advance actually expressed concerns about the haitians being sent to town like springfield, ohio and the effects they were having on the community with little to no attention by the media. in my conversations with folks in springfield, it's not just housing, they're trying to build 5000 new housing units, which is a very herculean task in a town of about 55000 people. but it's also hospit

and springfield in 34 states in this country so springfield really could be just about anywhere >> active participation is a good pasz of citizenship don't you kids realize the habits you form at home is the one you're going to take with you into your community life >> you might also know springfield from the 1965 sitcom "father knows best." it's any town usa, the conservative eisenhower ideal of an american town with white picket fence and white nuclear families with 2.5 children this is the springfield that matters to trump and j.d. vance. a symbol that has nothing to do with the reality of springfield, the actual story of springfield, ohio, is that it sprang into existence because of funding from the federal government and the building of the nation's first highway. it was first settled by irish immigrants in the 1800s, then german immigrants, then black americans heading north because of the great migration. the real story of springfield, ohio, is a story of immigration and integration. but donald trump and j.d. vance don't want to tell that american story, the story of expansion and

>> that's not what's happening to springfield. it might happen for them. it might happen for the landlords that are enriching themself, the city manager who is trying to pad his budget. >> reporter: in a city meeting last night, the parents of 11-year-old aiden clark spoke. aiden was killed in a school bus crash last year after a jury found a haitian immigrant guilty and tensions escalated. >> i said to aiden that i would try to make a difference in his honor. this is it. >> reporter: tonight they're urging politicians and others to stop using their son's death to spread hate. >> you know that one of the worst feelings in the world is to not be able to protect your child. even worse, we can't

that is the total population in springfield, ohio, in 202415220000. well, that's the amount of haitians who are legally in springfield, ohio, under the temporary protection status, which is an immigration designation available to patients and for nationals from 15 other countries that allows them to live and work in united states. well, for up to 18 months. now, the springfield community has seen arise and h, i v by at least 700 percent in the last 3 years alone. and according to f, b i, the increase in crime in the streets of springfield is a 142 percent. the majority are all attributed to incidents involving automobiles. now finally, it was just a few months ago. dave is actually expressed concerns about the haitians being sent to town like springfield, ohio and the effects they were having on the community with little to no attention by the media. in my conversations with folks in springfield, it's not just housing. they're trying to build 5000 new housing units, which is a very herculean task in a town of about 55000 people. but it's also hospital

rather than downtown springfield? would it change if the video was 20 miles closer to where these things allegedly occurred? my point here is that the american media ignores these stories. everybody who has dealt with a large influx of migration knows that sometimes there are cultural practices that seem very far out there to a lot of americans. are we not allowed to talk about this in the united states of america, margaret, because the american media is more interested in fact checking innocent people who are begging for relief than they are in investigating some of these claims? i'm going to talk about what my constituents are sending me. that video was actually filmed by a constituent. that video was filmed by a person who is worried about what's going on in these communities. i'm going to talk about it because that's what i need to do as a united states senator for ohio, to represent ohio, and actually make sure the people's concerns get their voice. >> again, as a representative of ohio, these are officials from

we don't want anything bad to happen to springfield, but the worse thing that happened to springfieldn the last 20 years is that kamala harris allowed 20,000 migrants to be dropped on the front door with to plan to assimilate them, no plan to care for them or help the residents deal with the massive strain on social services. i understand. look, i talked to a lot of people in springfield, people are frustrated with the national media attention, some people are grateful that finally 13finally someone is paying attention to what is going on. that is why kamala harris shouldn't have done this in the ferst place. these people are south uffering because she didn't do her job. >> again, the springfield mayor was a republican. yesterday you posted a video that cbs cannot confirm claiming that africans are grilling cats in dayton. that is not springfield and africa, but putting that aside, what is your intent in furthering the focus on these people, your not talking about how to surge federal funds to help with safety, hospitals and schools. you're talking about this. >> margaret, is your arg

reaction to the bomb threats in springfield? >> reporter: she sat down with an interview with anchor brian taff from our philadelphia station wpvi, who asked how harris can convince undecided voters. >> some people maybe have a question, given your current role as vice president of the united states, how different you are from joe biden. and so i wonder if there are one or two spots, policy areas or approaches where you would say, "i'm a different person." >> well, i'm obviously not joe biden. and, you know, i offer a new generation of leadership. recognizing that at this moment in time, some of the stuff we could take for granted years ago, you can't take for granted anymore. for example, another plan that i have that is a new approach is to expand the child tax credit to $6,000 for young families for the first year of their child's life, because that is obviously a very critical stage of development of a child. and so my approach is about new ideas, new policies that are directed at the current moment. and also, to be very hon

how is this affecting the town of springfield, ohio? it's mayor rob rue is coming up washington where the state of our union is doing the math we are 51 days from the election and together with their running mates, vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump are focusing on the states that will decide the next president with the race apparently deadlocked after what could be the only harris trump debate? but donald trump is also doubling down on a baseless claim that he made at the debate that haitian immigrants in springfield, ohio are eating people's pets local officials and the state's republican governor say there's absolutely no evidence of that claim. and they are warning it is actually hurting their city springfield, ohio is facing a fourth day of threats over the claims that have forced a college hospitals, and schools to lock down. meanwhile, springfield police say they received two calls about proud boys marching through the city here's how donald trump responded to the controversy over haitians, who i want

vance says he does not have any scheduled or plans visits to springfield. trump says he could go there

this week in springfield, buildings were closed because of bomb threats, haitian immigrants say they are afraid for their lives. are you now doing the very thing you once called reprehensible, senator? >> well, first of all, kristen, we condemn all acts of violence and all threats of violence, but kristen, the reason they changed my mind on donald trump is actually perfectly highlighted by what's going on in springfield because the media and the kamala harris campaign, they've been calling the residents of springfield racists. they've been lying about them and they've been saying that they make up these reports of migrants eating geese and they completely ignored the public health disaster that is unfolding in springfield at this very minute. >> senator, what about the haitian immigrants --? because donald trump believes, kristen -- let me finish this point, kristen and feel free to follow up. donald trump is the only person who brought springfield to national attention and is the only president who is going to fight for the residents and not just the right to live safely in their co

oh, the state that springfield is in is, is no longer a, a swing state. you know, this handful of a states that could really sway the result of the national election. however, what we have seen play out in this tiny, a kind of small city in the midwest has, you know, it's, it's sort of like a, a, in a postcard, or as an indication of so many debates around integrations that are happening across the country. and i think to certain extent happening across the world, even in germany, there are discussions happening on, you know, whether or not the country is at capacity when it comes to taking in, taking in migrants and you know, what kind of skills or what kind of contribution these migrants need to be a making so, you know, even though it's a small town, 60000 people, while it might not have an electoral impact, things that are happening there are having huge implications on how this is being talked about on the national level. the former president donald trump has vowed a has, has promised that he will visit springfield in the next 2 weeks. just imagine t

, a, the mayor of springfield and the governor of the state of ohio. our republicans and they both seemed quite hesitant about receiving the president fearing, you know, feeling the strain and you know, this is just really overwhelmed, not just a officials, but also locals. they're just not used to that kind of attention. dw special correspondent, i it for him in washington, dc. i thanks a lot for your reporting. just relying canal and to use off to the economic males down the tree, good mass protest. so the 17000000 eligible viruses are preparing to pick a new president for a 5 year 10 ser lincolns. usually voters along religious and ethnic lines spot with the country still facing massive national day and rising inflation. many will be keeping the side of the economy in mind when i bought on saturday. the double use a congress of succeeding reports now from the capital columbus. so good, i'm the guy and his life shop on the molly used to do pretty well. like now they're struggling, they've spent most of the savings just to make ends meet. i'm can no l

yeah, i've been to springfield probably 100 times in my life. how about race young's jersey dairy? >> have you heard recently since the last fall, have a bit of the last four days. >> now, talking about the last four days, but i've these calls from the fuels, dana, and they're telling me this stuff is happening dana, would you like to ask me questions and then let me answer them or would you like to debate me on these topics? >> i noticed that when you have kamala harris and tim walz, you gave them multiple choice answers to the questions that you asked and you allow them to answer the questions. i'm happy to hear to be here to talk about policy. but if you're going to interrupt me every single we'll time that i open my mouth, then why am i even doing this? so please ask a question and i'd ask you to be polite enough to win the answer is yes, i am. and i think that if kamala harris and tim walz were making unsubstantiated claims but they had racist undertones about people eating dogs and cats. i would and they didn't answer the questions about t

en springfield, ohio.in evidencias lo seÑalÓ por robar y comerse a mascotas. allÍ javier vega fue hasta springfield y nos tiene mÁs detalles. >> rezan por la protecciÓn divina en medio del temor en su comunidad. un dÍa para ir a la iglesia, pero como nunca bajo protecciÓn policial, con vigilantes tambiÉn y en alerta inmigrantes haitianos en springfield, ohio, se reunieron este domingo for all of us, aunque aceptan que todos estÁn asustados en springfield. >> they're eating the dogs the people that came in. >> pues, segÚn dicen las declaraciones del expresidente trump en el debate, han ampliado la atenciÓn y el odio en su ciudad. incluso relata miriam, entre los mÁs jÓvenes, como en la escuela a donde acude su hijo y i was called me to the old school imagine fifteen big boy is my town and then i was at work. >> i tell him what he said. you know all the kids called the parent came to pick them up because they scared. >> pues cierra una semana de amenazas a edificios de gobierno, hospitales y escuelas en spri

sarah smith, bbc news, springfield, ohio. japan's shohei 0htani has made mlb history.a single season. that is president zelensky. it shall be start again, change, who is directing? shall we do some sports, some baseball news? —— shall we start again? japan's shohei 0htani has made mlb history. he's become the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal more than 50 bases in a single season. i say this like i know what i'm talking about! the la dodgers' slugger completed the feat against the miami marlins. 0htani is the world's highest—paid athlete of any sport. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has confirmed he will meet presidentjoe biden as well as both presidential candidates, harris and donald trump next week in the us. mr zelensky will also address the un general assembly, which representatives of american defence and energy companies and the ukrainian community. let's take you back to those extraordinary pictures of budapest in hungary where people were racing yesterday to build defences as the flooding was reaching its peak, as the river danube rose. we are

| threats in springfield, ohio? don't threats in springfield, ohio? i know it's been taken over by illegal migrants and it's a terrible thing that happened, springfield was this beautiful town and now they're going through hell. it's a sad thing. not going to happen with me, i can tell you right now, thank you very much. joining me live is tom jawetz, a senior fellow at the centre for american progress fund. donald trump doubling down on these comments about haitian migrants, what kind of harm do you see these comments doing? thanks so much, i mean the harm is manifold. for starters it's causing a lot of distress to the citizens of springfield itself, as he mentioned there've been bomb threats now at various institutions in the city over the last three days, some schools closing down, hospital shutting down, the city hall itself had to close down. on top of that we are seeing increased presence of both flyers and also people in the streets from far right extremist groups, so that's really raising the level of volatility and finally, haitian immigrants

springfield. of course. all of this as trump faces his second brush with death, via a gunman shooting at him in palm beach, florida, just as happened in pennsylvania. neither of whom were haitian or any immigrant. both of whom were white, american, trump supporting men with guns. joining me now is david rothkopf, columnist for the daily beast and host of the deep state podcast. so good to see you. i wrote this piece and was very angry on a plane and then i saw your piece you had written on your substack which i subscribe to. i knew you were the right person to talk to. this thing that jd vance has now admitted that he did is so ugly and awful, i wish that the haitian community could file a class action lawsuit against him, but it's clear he's doing it to force us to talk about immigration, not abortion. your thoughts. >> i think they have used violence as a tactic since the very moment trump entered the stage. he's defended or promoted violence in charlottesville. he defended and promoted violence during the

of springfield, dawn immigrant residence of springfield. i have not seen the victory all coming from people in springfield. on the contrary, um, i have seen people in springfield saying, yes, there are pressures on services and, and we have to figure out how to adjust and the schools. but i am not seeing that kind of vitriol coming from people in anybody who i've seen interviewed in springfield. now that's not to say that one couldn't go to springfield and find somebody who's going to of course, of course the assist anti immigrant statements. but i mean servers that have been done in the united states of actively shown that there's more anti immigrant sentiment in places that have not experienced immigration. then there is in regions that have experienced immigration because in regions where there are significant numbers of immigrants. i think a lot of people understand the of the multiple layers of how immigration affects a community. where as it's the people in communities that have not experienced immigration, that are more likely to lat

and a lot of towns don't want to talk -- not going to be aurora or springfield. a lot of towns don't want to talk about it because they're so embarrassed by it. in springfield they're eating the dogs. the people that came in. they're eating the cats. they're eating -- they're eating the pets of the people that live there. and this is what's happening in our country. and it's a shame. as far as rallies are concerned, as far as the -- the reason they go is they like what i say. they want to bring our country back. they want to make america great again. it's a very simple phrase. make america great again. she's destroying this country. and if she becomes president, this country doesn't have a chance of success. not only success. we'll end up being venezuela on steroids. >> i just want to clarify here, you bring up springfield, ohio. and abc news did reach out to the city manager there. he told us there have been no credible reports of specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community -- >> i've seen people on telev

he's not sent troops to springfield. we have an effort with the state patrol that has come together and helped our city police department in county sheriff that's, been, that's been valued the same time we've also had to naf million dollars over the next two years that the state is committed to help our health care system with basica. these folks are here. we don't see them leaving anytime soon. we want to get our arms around and be able to communicate with those that are here right now. >> so i don't know what your politics are, doesn't matter what your politics are. you're the mayor trump is not partisan, nonpartisan there. >> so i asked you this in that, in that capacity, just you managing it as a mare trump's floated the possibility of campaigning in springfield would that would that be okay. would that be something that could could happen that you would be able to handle in springfield i would say within the last two days and the amount of overtime and the amount of stress that's put on our law enforcement and help

our north america correspondent is in springfield.dent: on the menu today, it is beef stew as some of the haitian population lined up for a free meal along with other hungry residents. it is the haitians who have been the target of completely false stories about eating pets, as donald trump is relocating his anti-immigration campaign from the southern border right into the heart of american cities with large immigrant populations like springfield. over 60 million viewers heard donald trump repeat a baseless rumor about animals being stolen. >> in springfield, they are eating the dogs, the people that came in. they are eating the cats, they are eating -- they are eating the pets of the people that live there. correspondent: the consequence in springfield has been far-right white supremacist, the proud boys, marching through streets, and hospitals and schools targeted with bomb threats spreading fear through the city. >> everything he says, it is just a new firestorm. correspondent: this haitian man feel so intimidated he does not want

i met donald trump for claiming that migrants in the city of springfield, ohio. are you seeing people's pets irises? the former president's comments were quite designed to divide us as a country. local officials have repeatedly said that there was no evidence for trump's claims, but the small city of springfield has still found itself at the center of a firestone with thousands of bomb threats reported following trumps comments. dw special correspondent, i. e for him went there to find out more. here at roseville creole fridays airplane teams on offer. they're serving a taste. wants to eat the food. that's the 1st introduction to our community. the love we put in the food, the restaurant which opened a little over a year ago is a sign of spring fields, growing haitian population. they came here to escape the violence and n r t in the home country. most of them are legally authorized to live and work in the us under the program expanded by the bible ministration. like many blue collar towns in the midwest, springfields population had been declining for years. marj

we will do large deportations from springfield, ohio. large deportations, we're going to get these people out. we're bringing them back to venezuela. >> what nazi grandpa won't tell you is springfield welcomed immigrants to their hometown. because they were suffering such a massive population decline, as businesses left the area. just take a look at this 2014 headline that reads, in black and white, for the junior senator from ohio to read, quote, springfield seeks to be immigrant friendly city. unquote. the ohio dispatch reported that springfield actively took steps to attract new businesses, their efforts worked. in 2022 alone, three companies announced plans to invest more than $100 million in springfield on expansions. this happened to come at the same time that many haitians sought refuge in the united states due to gang violence in haiti that is fueled by the constant destabilization of that country by france and us. the haitian immigrants hired have been background checked and issued social security numbers and work permits. they

wolf, just today, tensions in springfield have been ramped up. the threats have increased because of these false rumors that have been amplified by donald trump and j.d. vance and we got word a short time ago that officials had to take urgent action at schools there two elementary schools in springfield, ohio evacuated today to college campuses. there, clark state college in wittenberg university, shut down classes being held virtually because of bomb and shooting threats. some of the threats targeting them patient communities at the schools and in town a bomb threat, particularly want to disrupt something like a school is very serious crime it's a felony. whoever's responsible, knock it off you could go to prison on this government buildings in springfield have also received threats in recent days, the threats come in the wake of a disturbing sequence of falsehoods about the haitian community in springfield, republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance, who is from ohio, picked up on internet rumors that haitian immigrants in the town were

they came to springfield to work. on the move, and springfield has really made a great resurgence with a lot of companies coming in. these haitians came in to work for these companies. what the companies tell us is that they are very good workers. they're very happy to have them there. frankly, that's helped the economy. look, there's a lot of garbage on the internet, and, you know, this is a piece of garbage that was simply not true. there's no evidence of this at all. >> yeah, the fact that jd vance would continue this on live television just, like we said transparently, but with no sense of the damage that they are causing to people's lives, and somebody is going to get hurt. like, it's going to be on them for saying these things over and over again when they're not true. let's bring in nbc news national affairs analyst and a partner and chief political columnist at "puck," john heilemann. and msnbc political analyst elise jordan. she's a former aide to the george w. bush white house and state department. good to h

by listened to folks in springfield. they don't want thank to do with this those are folks that are there legally helping out. what their workforce and now they're being targeted. and again, i think it is despicable with senator vamps june and apparently, trump has said he he may be going to springfield that he said he will be going to springfield in the next couple of weeks. what do you think about that i think it's a bad idea. >> i think you were just stoking and fan fanning the flames share and a really tense situation. these are innocent individuals who are legally in the country and to target them based on their race, the color of their skin. i think that is really disfavorable congressman. >> finally, i do want to ask you about this prospect of a government shutdown right before the election house republicans are apparently at square one after the speaker's proposal failed yesterday. are you optimistic a deal will get done before? for funding runs out at the end of the month or is it possible that former president

now, we've spent the last five days talking about springfield, ohio.ly they talking about these unverified claims and in denouncing the race-baiting. but we've been talking about springfield, ohio last five days instead of the debate performance where honestly like commas are kicked his butt let's watch dana a little bit of what josh shapiro had to say on state of the union in reaction to your vance interview, let's watch the united states senator from ohio just came on your show and blamed his own constituents for his own lives. >> so pathetic, this has now taken on a life of its own because of what they incited and people's lives are at risk because of j.d vance, this guy should know better i mean, dana, god forbid, something actually happens in springfield, ohio wanted somebody follows through on one of these threats while you've been talking about the fact that there have been i think today again, there are colleges there that are closed schools that are closed hospitals that had bomb threats and look, it's, it is dangerous. >> i mean, there's no o

it's not really for the people in springfield. i just got back from springfield.y couldn't find anybody who believed the stuff about eating dogs and cats. even people who had issues with the wave of haitian immigration. and what i found was a town of 58,000 people that had seen in the basically last four years influx of maybe 10,000, total of maybe 15,000, immigrants from haiti who made the place richer. who made springfield wealthier, who are model citizens. who aren't committing crimes. who aren't doing anything. they, you know, people said they might need some driving lessons because they drive the way they used to drive in port a prince as opposed to springfield. but -- and so this is all been, you know, what trump is doing is using the friction that is in an influx of immigration like this and just driving a wedge and making everything worse in order to try to better his political prospects. >> yeah. adam, they might not believe in inside of springfield, but there's polling that shows that people do believe it. that people disproportionately, at least republi

springfield and ohio is really coming back and springfield has seen a lot of new industry come in. were not enough workers. this is what the companies told us, after the pandemic, when everything started moving forward. there were not enough workers so they started filling them with these haitians. those comments are about eating doxxing things, they are very hurtful. very hurtful for these men and women who work very, very hard. they are obviously very hurtful for their children. amna: they are hurtful but are they also fueling these threats? >> look at, as the mayor said today, he said, you know, before this, you know, we had haitians here for three years, four years. and we did not have any of these. look, the people who are making these threats are the bad people. they are the wrong people. we have people who want to mess with the united states. we have some coming within the united states for people who are sick or who think for some reason that this is funny. amna: governor, i apologize. i know our time is limited. if these comments that are baseless that are being made by fo

sarah smith, bbc news, springfield, ohio.normalised. a national maternity inspection looked at 131 units — not one was rated as outstanding for safety, only 35% had good safety ratings and the rest — 65% — required either improvement or were rated inadequate for safety. catherine burns reports. ok, mummy�*s coming in and in we go. just breathing is hard for six—year—old fateh wassan. he needs physio to keep his airways clear. he can't walk, talk, or eat by himself. but it didn't have to be like this. when his mum, sim, was in labour, she knew the pain went beyond contractions. i kept saying, "it's getting worse and worse," nobody would listen to me. i felt completely helpless, and i thought i was going to die. up we go, fateh. actually, her uterus was tearing apart from the inside, and her baby was being starved of oxygen. my mental health has suffered catastrophically. i will never recover from it fully, and at some point i will also lose my son. as fateh has grown older, the family has adjusted to his needs. fateh, look how

my point is the federal government needs to give springfield somehow.give ohio some help. you know, reporter punched out the very all the problems problems with primary care. 15,000 people who came from a country that does not have, has virtually no medical care and in the past two years has gotten even worse as doctors have fled haiti. so we have to make sure these people are immunized, that the children are immunized. we have to make sure you want but i guess the question is, i understand the bread and this puts in you and i know you have a charity in haiti in the name is your daughter who was killed in a car accident. that is good work there is no doubt about that but you have supported this program of temporary protection for different countries. but whose fault is it? do you blame the biden and harris administration? for the fact that you're not dealing with something that's taking away the livelihood and safety of people who live in springfield, ohio, for generations? >> yeah, martha i don't necessarily support these specifics of the program but w

they came to springfield to work. ohio is on the move. with a lot of companies coming in. these haitians came in to work for these companies. what the companies tell us is that they are very good workers. they're very happy to have them there. and, frankly, that's helped the economy. but there's a lot of garbage on the internet. and, you know, this is a piece of garbage that was simply not true. there's no evidence of this at all. >> donald trump and vance have been pushing these false claims, despite a series of bomb threats in springfield. threats on friday forced the evacuation and closure of public schools and municipal buildings for a second consecutive day there. despite pleas from local officials for politicians to tone down the rhetoric, trump said friday he that he would deport the migrants in springfield if he's elected. >> we will do large deportations from springfield, ohio. large deportations, we're going to get these people out. we're bringing them back to venezuela. already told biden, he's not accepting anybody back. they

now the republican candidate says he's planning to visit springfield on the campaign trail.ght activists gathering there as they try to cope with the impact mr trump's remarks have had on their city. 0ur north america editor sarah smith is in springfield. 0n the menu today, it is beef stew, as some of springfield's haitian population line up for a free meal along with other hungry residents. have a blessed day! it's the haitians who have been the target of completely false stories about eating pets, as donald trump is relocating his anti—immigration campaign from the southern border and right into the heart of american cities with large immigrant populations like springfield. over 60 million viewers heard donald trump repeat a baseless rumour about animals being stolen. in springfield, they're eating the dogs — the people that came in — they're eating the cats. they're eating... they're eating the pets of the people that live there. the consequence in springfield has been far—right white supremacists the proud boys marching through the streets and schools and hospitals have

we will start with springfield and aurora. >> the reference to springfield relates to springfield, ohiog comments donald trump made during tuesday's presidential debate when he repeated false claims about immigrants they're eating household pets. the town of springfield has drawn attention on the campaign trail for its growing immigrant community. authorities say over the past couple years around 15,000 migrants of haitian origin, many fleeing violence in their home country, resettled legally in springfield, a town with a population of less than 60,000 people. after donald trump's comments about migrants this week president biden came to their defense. >> i wanted to take a moment to say something like so many americans like kareem, a proud haitian-american. a community under attack in our country right now. it is simply wrong. there is no place in america. this has to stop what he is doing. it has to stop. >> let's talk about this and all of the latest in u.s. politics joined by molly walls senior political correspondent at the wall street journal. great to talk to you again, molly. vo

also coming up a city on age, revisit springfield, ohio, or with donald trump. spice less claims about migrants eating pits of fuel, bomb threats and lifted tyson the community. if the center of a political science still the welcome to the program, i am jared read. we begin in solving living on way. israel says it's 5 digits, have pounded more than $100.00. his block targets he's rouse me. latrice is that he had rocket launches and weapons facilities as they tried to blows with his blog across the border on thursday. the strikes came as his blogs lead up blind israel full of the deadly device explosions targeting the militant group, which is considered a terrorist organization by many countries. as on this raw, the describe the plots as a declaration of war and he found to take revenge fresh is really strikes hips, southern living on while is really jude's flu. love of a baby breaking the sound barrier of the axes time to take place. exactly as his beloved leader made this address by the name of a 2 day a 2nd or more minutes on tuesday. and in one minutes on wednesday, last history, th

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>> that's not what's happening for springfield. i mean, it might happen for them. it might happen for the landlords that are enriching themselves, the city manager who is trying to pad his budget. >> reporter: in a city meeting last night, the parents of 11-year-old aiden clark spoke. aiden was killed in a school bus crash last year. after a jury found a haitian immigrant guilty of vehicular homicide, tensions escalated. >> i said to aiden that i would try to make a difference in his honor. this is it. >> reporter: tonight they're urging politicians and others to stop using their son's death to spread hate. >> do you know that one of the worst feelings in the world is to not be able to protect your child. even worse, we can't even protect his memory when he's gone. please stop the hate. >> reporter: yamiche alcindor, nbc news, springfield, ohio. >>> we want to get an update now on the worsening wildfire emergency in southern california where dozens of homes have been destroyed, and several people have been injur fire line tonight. >> reporter: in southern californi

so you know, as omar obviously is reporting from springfield, springfield is the largest town in clark county now, your town is in the center of the presidential election. so you have been put in a position to do something that i'm sure you never imagined you would be doing, which is actually looking into claims about haitians eating the pets to confirm whether or not it actually had occurred what did you find we have real problems here in clark county, ohio and that is not one of we have had one call to our dispatch center making those claims and when it was followed up on it was not substantiated and we have seen no other reports of that alright so one call we do have good. >> we do have challenges here. >> i mean, we do have challenges from the influx of haitian immigrants and refugees to our community leaders both in the county and the city are working together to stay focused on the issues that really are at play. here one of those is what mr. clarke brought up in the previous segment, which is driver safety and training secondly, we need funding to alleviate the pressure on our i

they were not invited by the city of springfield.program that we were involved with by any means. this was -- the immigrants have come here under the current administration's immigration policy. that's what has happened. the strain on the infrastructure has been real. we have been as a community trying to put our arms around this and manage the community to the best of our ability. >> let me clarify that then. there's been a lot of misreporting on that front. this is a bid administration program. they were permitted to come here legally. how did they wind up in springfield? >> there's probably -- there's been some organic growth. in the last three years we have seen this increase influx. there was jobs to fill in the area. i would believe there would be agencies more involved with filling those jobs and would have more information than i would. i'm sure there was a coordinated effort to bring workers in. from that, there's been word of mouth and organic growth from that. >> how are they being protected? some feel threatened. are ther

estamos en springfield, ohio, donde inmigrantes haitianos oran y estÁn en alerta. >> one of us. >> denunciansin fundamento del presidente trump de que ellos roban y comen mascotas han desatado el odio y la tensiÓn en esta ciudad. sinaloa bajo fuego. siete dÍas ya de tiroteos y violencia en culiacÁn dejan casi muertos. 20 muertos. varios desaparecidos y a sus residentes en pÁnico. la guerra entre los chapitos y los mayitos provoca la suspensiÓn de clases y festejos. la misiÓn de spacex polaris, que realizÓ la primera caminata espacial de la historia, regresÓ a la tierra sin contratiempos y amerizÓ en las costas de la florida. y todo listo en mÉxico para celebrar el 214 aniversario del grito de la independencia. el Último para el presidente andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador, un evento que usted verÁ por telemundo. >> noticias telemundo fin de semana con yohana suÁrez. >> quÉ tal? buenas tardes. comenzamos con una noticia de Última hora. el fbi estÁ investigando lo que se considera como un nuevo intento de asesinato contra el expresidente donald trump. las autoridades revelaron varias fotos de unas m

i have spoken with springfield td and the sheriff's office. we have had concerned calls come into the dispatch center and they have been followed up on and have not been substantiated. >> what was your reaction last night? you like many other americans were watching the debate and what was your reaction when you heard donald trump talk about springfield and spread this lie? >> we do have real issues in springfield, ohio and immigration is a real issue, so i am glad that our potential president is talking about it and bringing light to it, but the issues in springfield that are really related to a big surge of haitian refugees coming to our community, most of them are actually here illegally. local leaders in our community are focused on issues that matter, which are ensuring that people are driving with proper licenses. secondly, funding to alleviate the pressure we are feeling from the infrastructure, when we have 20,000 more people working in the same infrastructure. it just is not work anymore and finally we work on cultural assimilation an

do you drive the streets of springfield? no. do you consider springfield your home? no.our kids safe in school? no. >> they're talking about, i got kicked out of my house because the rent went way up. my insurance has gone way up. i don't feel safe in the stores anymore. with maybe a couple exceptions, you know, it's never a race issue. they want to make it sound like a racial issue so they can demonize us and ignore our concerns. but these are valid concerns. >> i have the same concerns that you as moms and dads, grandparents, aunt and uncles, have. i won't say this is a haitian crisis, this is an immigrant crisis. it's the fact that we have so many people here and we have a culture clash. william: mayor rue says reckless driving is an issue, but there's been no uptick in crime related to the immigrant population. but with so many new arrivals, he says the city needs help bolstering basic infrastructure. >> we say we need help, basically for translation services and safety forces. that's what we're looking at. our hospitals need reinforcement. william: in the meantime,