marÍa eugenia estuvo ahÍ y nos cuenta mÁs. >> en fila y acompaÑado por agentes y, entro a el paso, texasgadora jornada para ellos. en el taxi llego una madre y sus tres niÑos pequeÑos al albergue familiar en ciudad juÁrez. allÍ se reunirÍa con otras personas. aquÍ la familia se pasaron siete horas mientras le realizaban las de coronavirus. a las 2:00 de la tarde los priÍstas persiguieron el autobÚs con los migrantes y los rodearon hasta que los refugiados entraron a la especie migratoria. al salir son llevados a un refugio dentro de estados unidos. es un complejo con capacidad para 175 personas. aquÍ los ayudarÁn a coordinar sus viajes para reunirse con sus seres queridos. ademÁs los orientaran para que acudan a sus audiencias en estados unidos. >> si uno no asiste el juez tiene el poder bajo ley de expulsarlo. >> cada uno recibe un documento de entradaque le permite tener un permiso de trabajo y el nÚmero de seguro social mientras culminan sus casos de asilo. patricia: hablemos de la pandemia. hasta el momento hay dos vacunas aprobadas. pero este fin de semana pueden ser tres. quÉ prome

el paso is on. eastern. and texasts own grid in part to avoid certain federal regulations. this week, the texas system, which is operated by the electric reliability council of texas or ercot, failed, and has faced accusations of being unprepared for the storm. >> i'm taking responsibility for the current status of ercot. again, find what has happened unacceptable. >> reporter: planning for a once in a decade storm is expensive but it is possible and worth it, says el paso electric, if it prevents disasters like what we're seeing in texas this week. >> when we saw what happened to our community in 2011, we made a decision and we said, never again. >> reporter: now, this doesn't mean that winter storm was not challenging here in el paso. in fact they had employees working around the clock, making sure the city did not suffer the same fate as others in this state. they did say that about 3,000 households lost power, but fewer than 900 were for more than five minutes, and they say that almost every household had power ba

este viernes entraron a el paso, texas, 25 personas.y continuarÁ sÓlo de lunes a viernes.s 24 horas. captamos a seis familias en el momento que la patrulla fronterizalas expulsaba a ciudad juÁrez desde el paso. otros migrantes siguen llegando cruces fronterizos. >> no hay solicitudes nuevas de asilo por parte de estados unidos.no es el mejor momento para que las personas puedan acercarse a las ciudades de frontera y solicitar esto. >> si hiciste que si expulsara a cualquier persona que cruce estados unidos de forma irregular. dice que mÁs adelante informarÁ cÓmo van a procesar a nuevos solicitantes de asilo. conductora:, no seamos, este prÓximo lunes se va a llevar a cabo el primer encuentro bilateral de forma virtual entre el presidente biden hizo moloko mexicano. para hablar de los principales temas de esta importante reuniÓn vamos con paulina a la capital mexicana. paulina: durante su gira por zacatecas el presidente de mÉxico hablÓ sobre su prÓximo encuentro con el presidente estadounidense, biden. >> segÚn mis cuentas, la economÍa estadounidense va a necesitar entre 6

registrÓ con anticipaciÓn, lunes comenzara el procesamiento y el viernes 26 iniciarÁ la entrada en el paso texasregistrarse, pero la pÁgina se activarÁ maÑana, esta pareja de venezolanos logrÓ reportarse. >> es muy fÁcil para ingresar sus datos, son datos personales. >> —calendario y luego nosotros colocamos la fecha y la hora que estamos disponible para que nos hagan una llamada. >> no tuvieron la misma suerte que ellos estÁn impacientes. >> este proceso va a ser rÁpido y hay que esperar meses mÁs. >> piden correo electrÓnico. >> la gran mayorÍa no tiene internet, el gobierno habilita una lÍnea telefÓnica. >> ahora tenemos todo sobre la reforma migratoria, legislador e presentaron la esperada propuesta para legalizar a mÁs de 10 millones de indocumentados. la propuesta enfrenta un camino incierto. >> los demÓcratas afirma que el objetivo es uno. no dejaremos fuera a nadie. no afectarÁn menos que eso. >> debemos asegurar que el sueÑo americano sea accesible para todos y esto les ofrece a personas trabajadoras que enriquecen nuestras comunidades y han vivido en los estados unidos por aÑo, no deja

this is el paso, texas. i'm pretty sure el paso, texas, not supposed to look like this in general. temperatures the lowest in parts of texas they've experienced in decades. we have a map here with the wind chill. see the wind chill. oklahoma city, minus 27 degrees with the wind chill factor. >> minus 7 in little rock. just amazing. >> oklahoma city is minus 27. >> i know. i'm not saying that's bad. >> it is worse than little rock. >> worse than little rock but it's across the board. you look at so many of these areas, too, who are not prepared to deal with this kind of temperature, with this kind of winter weather. >> no. >> certainly not for a sustained period of time. >> this is oklahoma where obviously the driving conditions are simply terrible. all kinds of pile ups on the roads there. we're monitoring this storm closely. we're going to bring you updates throughout the morning. >>> so on a scale of 1 to 10, former president's level of concern should be a 10. that's what one of our legal analysts says about the former president's legal problems. which investigation is the biggest

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saber, algo muy importante, nos conectamos con salvador baeza, del centro de envenenamiento de el paso, texasabeza, mareo. ya en niveles mÁs altos puede haber confusiÓn, dificultad para hablar, problemas de la vista, debilidad, e incluso puede causar desmayo y perder el conocimiento. puede ser fatal. causa anormalidad en el ritmo cardiaco, caar problemas neurolÓgicos, que no se van a ver por semanas, o meses despuÉs. esto es algo muy peligroso, que puede ser fatal, y desafortunadamente el monÓxido de carbono es un veneno que no se ve, no se vuele, no se siente, es algo silencioso que nos puede matar. carolina: parte del problema es el siguiente, en este momento gran parte del paÍs y de texas no tienen luz, estÁn con esas temperaturas congelantes. entonces la mejor forma para una familia de mantenerse caliente, y evitar una tragedia, ¿quÉ puede hacer si no tiene luz, no tiene calefacciÓn, sÓlo cuenta con una cobija en casa? ¿quÉ hacer para evitar una tragedia y estar todavÍa calientes? >> desafortunadamente esto es algo que la gente, por tratar de calentarse, se estÁn poniendo en riesgo, usana

borja: para explicarnos cÓmo funciona el mpp nos comunicamos en el paso texas, linda rivas, abogada deguna duda. ¿este proceso sÓlo para personas con casos activos del programa mpp? >> sÍ, gracias por la invitaciÓn. y la oportunidad de explicar algunas cosas muy importantes. el gobierno de biden estÁ llamÁndole a este fase uno. la fase uno se aplica para personas que fueron antes del programa "quÉdate mÉxico", tambiÉn conocido como mpp. Ésta registra acciÓn que se estÁ llamando para que las personas ingresen a los estados unidos es sÓlo para personas con casos activos de mpp. eso quiere decir que todavÍa tienen pasos en corte, y hemos clarificado que se incluyen personas que tienen apelaciÓn y gente todavÍa. carolina: abogada, cuÉntenos especÍficamente, este proceso de registro sin en quÉ consiste a dÓnde debe ir la persona, quÉ tiene que hacer? >> primero el gobierno se estÁ uniendo con la organizaciÓn de la une, llamada acnur. acnur tiene el sitio web que se estÁ realizando esas ministraciones. las ilustraciones se tienen que hacer para que la persona pueda ser procesada y pueda ingr

el sur de texas. jorge: alcanzarÁn las smith —— 6000 pruebas rÁpidas para atender a los inmigrantes que estÁn llegando? pedro: no pareciera. grupos humanitarios de el paso hombre de 67 aÑos de edad disparÓ contra una clÍnica de minnesota e hiriÓ a cinco personas antes de que lo restarÁn. el ataque tuvo lugar en una clÍnica de bÚfalo, donde viven 15,000 personas. la policÍa identificÓ al agresor como un residente local con antecedentes penales por manejar ebrio y por posesiÓn ilegal de marihuana. jorge: un fondo federal para miles de familias con seres queridos que han perdido a sus miembros por el covid—19. ilia: una familia hispana sufre la pÉrdida de uno de sus miembros, tras contagiarse por segunda vez con covid—19. jorge: la informaciÓn del helicÓptero donde muriÓ kobe bryant y otras ocho ♪ ilia: la junta nacional de seguridad en el transporte concluyÓ que el piloto del helicÓptero que se hacÍan todo matando a kobe bryant, su hija y siete personas mÁs como una mala decisiÓn cuando dirigiÓ la aeronave hacia donde estaba anulado. las investigaciones dijeron que el piloto cede su aliento y eso provocÓ que el helicÓptero cayera en una con —— colina azul

instead, she was taken to a detention facility in nearby el paso, texas, and separated from her children i haven't been able to see them since then. it's almost been three years, three months since i have seen them. linda: this has been psychological torture for them. the trauma they have endured as a family is horrific. jess: the woman's case, her attorneys say, part of a quiet zero tolerance pilot program in el paso. [crying child] the trump administration's policy, which became official the following year, resulted in thousands more children being separated from their families, and sparked international outrage. by the time a judge ordered the u.s. government to reunite the families, the mother from honduras had already been deported, her asylum case denied. >> i gathered as much evidence as i could. he just deported me on the spot. jess: the u.s. government, her attorneys say, argued that since her sons had been sent to live with a relative in pennsylvania, reunification had already happened. lee: the government's claim that reunification occurred because the child went to an aunt is

neck with more on that story one of the places that i actually lived in was a news anchor was an el paso texas where you had fort bliss that is the 2nd largest army post in the country when we pulled up to the gates here this morning it looks like i was walking into fort bliss there is a there's a whole street that's blocked off here that goes right into a checkpoint you'll see that these cars they go in they get checked pointed by police by national guard and you see this is all happening literally just you know maybe 2 football fields away from our u.s. capitol you can also see to the left of the capitol here in our life that we have almost like these little trailers that have been put up we have a lot of these members where they're actually staying there was 26000 troops here during the inauguration the numbers starting to go down but they want to have 5000 troops here scheduled again like you said till march 4th because you have a lot of cuban members talking underground and in sub right it's in you know you have a lot of these different you know social media other outlets and they're goin

listen there's several parts of texas with the storm damage on the electrical grid but let's talk about el paso because that city was able to avoid outages and water shortages. cnn's diane gallagher explains how they did so. >> reporter: no power, no water. it's been the same story across the state of texas this week -- well, most of it. >> they're freezing in san antonio, austin, dallas, ft. worth. rio grande valley, we were very lucky. >> reporter: the reason the lights never went out here in el paso is a bit more complicated and rooted in experience. >> we had gas shortages, water shortages, power outages. >> reporter: ralph loya like everyone else in el paso couldn't forget the 2011 deep freez freeze. >> it was a catastrophe we weren't prepared for. >> reporter: he was in the control room 12 months ago when it came crasheing down. >> we actually had three days where the entire town of el paso was below freezing. we made that decision to harden our assets. we were going to invest until new technology and invest in new infrastructure. >> reporter: the winterized plant that the manager is show

obviously you are lit there, i think at your home in el paso, texas, which is the far southwestern corner of the state. i understand there's three grids in the country. there's the eastern grid, western grid and texas' own grid. but el paso is not on the texas grid, it's on the western grid. your city does have power, you guys are okay? >> that's right. we're not part of ercot. the latest report i read, all of 12 el pasoans don't have electricity right now. so this fear of federal oversight and this jealous protection of private profits over public welfare is really costing us here in texas. it's unfortunately costing the lives of far too many in the midst of this winter storm, in the midst of this covid pandemic, in the midst of some really tough times. we need a change in texas. >> beto o'rourke, thanks for making a little time with us tonight. i want to turn to evan smith, ceo of the "texas tribune" which has been covering this story from all over the state, and judge lina hidalgo, the chief judge of harris county, which includes the city of houston. judge, let me start with you. i've

this video from el paso, texas, shows the protocols have been put in place to handle the influx of migrants. president biden was asked about a report in the washington post another 10 city we put up in del rio, texas, next to the border. thousands of unaccompanied children coming across the border in texas. they opened up 11 that was a former of one used in the in the administration of the last administration. our hope and expectation is that won't stay open very long that will be able to provide for every kid who comes across the border safely to be housed in a facility of this license. u. s customs, confirm or 10 cities. they're coming quote since april 2020 cbp acenas increase some border encounters from the western hemisphere do the worsening economic conditions brought on by the covid-19 pandemic and natural disasters as we work to build and improve permanent facilities for the safe and orderly processing of individuals at the border, temporary soft sided facilities are sometimes necessary with the u. s call soft side of facilities. we know them his tent cities. water. asians are looki

senior writer for townhall.com is on the ground at the border in el paso, texas. border agents are telling him it looks like obama 2.oh. >> this issue of migration and families coming over, when you add covid-19, very complicated, when scouting this location i did come upon border patrol apprehending, what appeared to be a family unit, a boy and a girl, this is happening every day. jillian: border policies are losing under president biden and more willing to send more people and drugs. chicago mayor lori lightfoot telling teachers, quote, enough is enough as students, parents across the country get back inside the classroom. >> the teachers union and cities are butting heads when it comes to getting back in the classroom. the city of chicago and the teachers union have met six dozen times, the mayor said they spend millions to make things work. >> after 80 plus meetings going above and beyond, various issues and concerns, we are out of runway. black and brown kids who look at me coming from circumstances like the one i grew up in who are struggling and failing. we

senior writer for townpaul.com is on the ground in el paso, texas. board of regents telling him looks like obama 2.0. >> this issue is not going away anytime soon. when you and covid-19 into it, very complicated system is in disarray. i came behind me on border patrol apprehending what appeared to be an older gentleman with a few kids, boy and girl and it is happening every day. >> border policies are loosening on president biden and they are more willing to send more people and more drugs. jillian: president biden signed an executive order ramping up refugee admissions. the effort aims to provide a safe haven for 125,000 in the next fiscal year calling for expansion of the refugee program. it comes after donald trump/the number of admissions. todd: chicago mayor lori lightfoot telling teachers enough is enough. students and parents across the country. >> the teachers union and city is butting heads, and and they met 6 dozen times. and to address the leadership. . issues and concerns. we are out of runway. black and brown kids who come from circumsta

el paso, texas. a city of just under 700,000 people, right on the border with mexico. in august 2019, el paso added its name to america's seemingly never-ending roll call of pass shootings. the shooter here opened fire in a busy walmart. >> started hearing noises like a firecrackers and smelling what i know now is gunsmoke. >> trapped in the walmart as the rounds flew was michelle grady. >> when i turned around, he had his weapon up. then i understood what was going on. >> go, go, go, come on! >> s.w.a.t. teams moved in and evacuated a nearby mall. while panicked shoppers hid. for michelle, there was no escape. >> i tried to run. but as i ran, the first gunshot hit me. i was grazed here. i have a gunshot here. i was also grazed here. now i do also have a hole in my hip. >> michelle, bleeding profusely, secretly dialed her phone for what she thought would be her last call. >> i called my mom. >> what did you say? >> i said, mom, there's an active shooter at walmart, and i need you to call 911. i was really calling to say good-bye, because i didn't think that i would make

among those deported last week, a 27-year-old woman named rosa, who was pulled over in el pass -- el paso, texased. she was at an el paso shooting at a walmart, she provided critical information and yet was sent to mexico, a place where shy

among those deported last week, a 27-year-old woman named rosa, who was pulled over in el pass -- el paso, texas. she had unpaid warrants and was arrested. she was at an el paso shooting at a walmart, she provided critical information and yet was sent to mexico, a place where shy has not lived since 9 years old. >> and then fernando went to plea for his father's asylum. when they arrived for asylum, fernando was separated from his dad, one of the thousands separated as part of trump's policies. the biden administration is set to create a task force aimed at united children still separated from their families. the u.s. halted deportation flights, including two flights to haiti last thursday. adults and children, some as young as 2 years old set to be deported. the flights were cancelled last minute after advocates spent hours making calls on behalf of those on board. we'll talk to one of those advocates about what happened behind the scenes. and on wednesday, u.s. authorities returned dozens of haitians to the mexico city bored irv wares. in that agreement which came together after the start of c

decade storm is expensive, but it is possible and worth it, says el paso, electric, if it prevents disasters like what we're seeing in texas this week. >> when we saw what happened to our community in 2011, we made a decision and said never again. >> reporter: this doesn't mean the winter storm was not challenging here in el paso. in fact, they had employees working around the clock making sure that this city did not suffer the same fate as others in this state. they did say that about 3,000 households lost power but fewer than 900 were for more than five minutes and they say that almost every household had power back on within a few hours. dianne gallagher, cnn, el paso, texas. >> my next guest has been warning about the u.s. power grid for nearly two decades. bill richards served as energy secretary under president clinton. back in 2003 you said the u.s. was a, quote, super power with a third world power transmission grid. so based on that, are you surprised at all by what we saw this week, this past week in texas? >> well, climate change has caused this. yes, i was surprised. i thought that even though the grid in texas

in more immigration news, a survivor of the 2019 mass shooting at the el paso, texas walmart was deported to mexico last week. the woman identified only as rosa had been cooperating in the investigation to the shooting. local outlets report rosa was apprehended after a traffic stop due to a broken brake light. in georgia, buzzfeed reports a 57-year-old man from mexico has died after contracting covid-19. he is at least the second person to die in i.c.e. custody since october. 21 people died in i.c.e. custody last fiscal year, which ended in december. in northern minnesota, congresswoman l had omar -- ilhan omar met with indigenous leaders and activists over the weekend who are fighting to stop construction on enbridge's line three pipeline. water and land protectors are calling on president biden to halt line 3 and all other pipelines after he ordered the keystone xl pipeline to shut down on his first day in office. on friday, water defenders climbed into the pipeline's trenches before they were arrested. two others locks themselves to barrels of concrete. this is indigenous activist and

this video from el paso texas shows protocols that have been put in place to handle the inflongs of migrantsthe washington post" and another tent city week into roe owe texas next to border. >> right now the thousand unaccompany children coming across border. texas they opened up one. one that was a former of one used in the -- administration. the last administration. our hope and expectation is that won't stay open very long that will be able to provide for every kid who comes across the border to be housed in a facility that's licensed. >> u.s. custom customer more tent cities are coming since april since an increase in western due to worsening economic conditions. brought on by the covid-19 pandemic and natural disasters. as we work to build and improve permanent facilities for the safe and orderly processing of individuals of the border temporary soflt sight facilities are sometimes necessary. with the government calls it outside we know them as tent cities at the border and more are coming next few weeks. griff molly. >> lucas tomlinson in washington, thank you joining us now to discuss