the day but so far there's been no breakthrough deal we have 2 correspondents covering this story john holmes in mexico city will speak to john in just a moment but 1st let's go live to washington and my colleague rob reynolds so rob as far as the trumpet ministrations concerned what's the latest from them. well al jazeera has spoken to a official who is familiar with the talks and that person said that progress is being made but we're not there yet peter president trump himself who was in ireland earlier on thursday said quote something pretty dramatic could happen but he didn't elaborate on exactly what that was on the other hand now you mentioned vice president mike pence with some sort of optimistic sounding comments about this tariff issue but he also told reporters on thursday that at this point tariffs are going to be imposed on monday that's june 10th and that the president is fully prepared to start with 5 percent on the 10th of june and then ratcheted up by 5 percent month on month all the way to 25 percent in october that's something that has got a lot of business leaders and lawma

immigration policies trampas accused democrats of allowing a migration crisis to escalate a warning john holmes report contains disturbing images from the start of fine limb brace that's a trick to international attention to the dangers that central americans face on their way to the united states this is oscar martinis and his 23 month old daughter . they died last weekend in the rio grande the river that separates mexico and the united states journalists who found their bodies. it was something that moved me deeply because it showed that up until her last breath she was joined to him not only by the shots but also in that embrace in which they passed together into death. martina's was from el salvador and he was crossing with his bike tucked inside his t. shirt when they were swept away by strong currents his wife was waiting on the mets can side of the shoreline and survive. something bad like this happen before you see the river and it appears very calm i think that's why the father cutie could cross at the rio grande has a lot of deep powerful currents downstream earlier this month mexico

the dangers migrants face while trying to reach america and warning you may find some images in john holmes report disturbing a final embrace that's a trick to international attention to the dangers that central americans face on their way to the united states this is oscar martinez and his 23 month old daughter bella they died last weekend in the rio grande the river that separates mexico and the united states journalists who found their bodies. it was something that moved me deeply because it showed that up until her last breath she was joined to him not only by their shirts but also in that embrace in which they passed together into death. martina's was from el salvador and he was crossing with his bike tucked inside his t. shirt when he was swept away by strong currents his wife was waiting on the mets can side of the shoreline and survive. something bad like this happen before you see the river and it appears very calm i think that's why the father cutie could cross but the rio grande has a lot of deep powerful currents downstream earlier this month mexico agreed to tighten its souther

policies a tramp is accusing democrats of allowing the migration crisis to get worse and warning john holmes report contains disturbing images from the start of finally brace that's a trick to international attention to the dangers that central americans face on their way to the united states this is also a teen is and he's 23 month old daughter of the year they died last weekend in the rio grande the river that separates mexico and the united states journalists who found their bodies more your in extent in it was something that moved me deeply because it showed that up until her last breath she was joined to him not only by the shots but also in that embrace in which they passed together into death. martina's was from el salvador and he was crossing with his bucket tucked inside his t. shirt when they were swept away by strong currents his wife was waiting on the mets can side of the shoreline and survive. something bad like this happen before you see the river and it appears very calm i think that's why the father cutie could cross at the rio grande has a lot of deep powerful currents down

with the united states could be about to take 60000 more but many feel they are being let down john holmes has been meeting migrants on the streets of the border city of tijuana. myra and her 12 year old son waiting on him it's compatable the next court date in the us that's 6 months away it's part of a plan known as remain in mexico and those mainly from honduras el salvador guatemala like myra who've crossed into the u.s. to ask for asylum are being sent back to mexico to wait while the process plays out . and i don't know what i'm going to do i'm scared of being left in the street with my son mexico agree to the plan reluctantly in january now under u.s. pressure it's expanding it about 60000 central americans could be sent here by the end of the year luckily for them mexico's president says they'll be taking care of it that it. will be offering humanitarian aid job opportunities health and education. except we pound into quanah with 5000 have already arrived none of that is happening everyone we talked to like my daughter were only given temporary papers which explicitly state they can

security and regular people smuggling operations have helped make that possible our correspondent john holmes traveled. you'll have heard of the caravans thousands of people from central america crossing into and through mexico they've attracted international attention and the anger of president trump. but there are other caravans to these ones a secret but over the last year they've almost certainly carried far more migrants than the ones in the news here they are convoys of trucks which head out from a little guarded border point between guatemala mit's co locals say they carry hundreds of people and go most nights they controlled by people smugglers each of the charges has paid them thousands of dollars to get to the u.s. border. this one's been cool but it's the exception. is the same from another state police open a truck see the migrants packed inside and wave it on. and this is where it all begins impoverished communities in honduras el salvador and here what the where people like daniel desperate to get to the u.s. . you can come good on the dream that you have a house or a plot of la

daughter who drowned trying to cross the mexico border now a warning about those disturbing images in john holmes report from tijuana the mexican city on the border with california. a final embrace that's a trick to international attention to the dangers that central americans face on their way to the united states this is also teenagers and he's 23 month old daughter valentina they died last weekend in the rio grande the river that separates mexico in the united states journalists who dearly duke found their bodies. in extent in working it was something that moved me deeply because it showed that up until her last breath she was joined to him not only by the shots but also in that embrace in which they passed together and today martinez was from el salvador and he was crossing with his bike tucked inside his t. shirt when they were swept away by strong currents his wife was waiting on the mets can side of the shoreline and survive. something bad like this happen before you see the river and it appears very calm i think that's why the father thought he could cross but the rio grande has a lot of

united states for conspiring to have government computers and leaking fountains of secret documents john holmes has more now from london. well behind me at the westminster magistrates court supporters of julian assange and the media are hearing from his legal team following this extradition hearing that the magistrate presiding has decided that julian our sons will face a full 5 day extradition hearing in february of next year and remember that even the result of that hearing can be appealed by either side which indicates of course that it is many months now if at all before mr assad will actually have to answer any of the charges put to him by the department of justice in a u.s. court he was not in court to listen to those charges being read he did join via video link because of ill health we're told from belmarsh prison in southeast london where he's serving a 15 week for bail violations now what the charges that he was listening to were part of an 18 pounds indictment issued by the department of justice including charges under the espionage act among them soliciting and publishing classified

whole in the white house thank you very much indeed let's move from one president see the other john holmes in mexico city john what's the reaction been this morning so what the mexican president had to say. well in his morning prayer presidential press conference president lopez obrador again streit struck a tone and which he said the president trumpet his administration about hating well in not closing up to dialogue and not closing up to negotiations on this but there seemed to be a slightly different tone and that he called for an event of his own for this weekend as you hear from him now. i'm calling all the mexican people from all classes sectors and cultures to rally in defense of mexican dignity and in favor of friendship with the people of the united states who do this. so it's quite significant that that's happening in one of because it's one of the busiest contains one of the busiest langue crossing points in the world between mexico and the united states and mexico exports about 80 percent of its exports go to the united states this is a very serious issue for the country and of

obrador has promised to tackle the problem with a new security force called the national guard john holmes has the latest in our special series looking at the president's 1st 6 months in office. record murder levels in mexico it's clear the president and his mentor will not. needed a plan to bring the killings down this is it or a big part of it the national guard branded as a new security force it's actually made up of the same soldiers marines and federal police that have been deployed to mexico's hotspots for years now $50000.00 of them will be stuck together in the new food and given extra permanent policing powers its 1st deployment in minot to land in the southeastern state of veracruz the fools were sent here up to 13 people including a baby were recently killed at a party. many residents are relieved include. local community leader laurel perry's . the gang says had gone past the limits there was no want to control them right now they're being stopped and it's tangible there's still kidnappings and robberies but they've gone down. with the relief some are worried about a militarize

so they must accept responsibility for the deaths and we do warn you about disturbing images in john holmes report from the mexican city on the border with little new. a final embrace that's a trick to international attention to the dangers that central americans face on their way to the united states this is also teenagers and he's 23 month old daughter valentina they died last weekend in the rio grande the river that separates mexico in the united states journalists who nearly duke found their bodies when you can make an extent in one game it was something that moved me deeply because it showed that up until her last breath she was joined to him not only by the shots but also in that embrace in which they passed together and today martinez was from el salvador he was crossing with his bike tucked inside his t. shirt when they were swept away by strong currents his wife was waiting on the mets can side of the shoreline and survive. something bad like this happen before you see the river and it appears very calm i think that's why the father thought he could cross but the rio grande has a l

calculated that the national guard will deliver them it's important to the long term is open to question john holmes just did a minute. the leader of germany's social democratic party has resigned casting doubts over the future of the ruling coalition the s.p.d. was due to vote on andrea knowledges position on tuesday after she chose to stay in coalition with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives the move was criticized by the party's left both parties and germany's ruling coalition suffered heavy losses at last week's european elections. protesters have toppled a statue of a soviet military hero in ukraine 2nd largest city kharkiv the bust of martial georgie zuko was pulled down during a rally by far right and nationalist groups protesters say the statue violated ukraine's law banning communist symbols you called commanded red army forces during their final assault on berlin in the 2nd world war. twitter has apologized for suspending accounts critical of the chinese government ahead of a sensitive anniversary cheers day marked 30 years since chinese troops rolled into beijing's tenement square i

to a oppressive local councillor john blackie the post office the library the bus company all one slated for closure now they're run by locals and flourishing and holmes is approaching breaks it with the same can do attitude. to. catch as. many. as we can. anyone wanting to borrow books or cash a check can do it right here in hordes what was once a routine occurrence is now rare in a region struggling under austerity john blocky worries that the cutbacks could get even worse after a break that britain's withdrawal from the e.u. but it's not the 1st crisis horses endured. back in the early ninety's the cheese factory was about to shut down then john lackey got together with the factories current managing director david hartley to organize a rescue the employees simply took over the plant. today 200 people working and it exports cheese around the world. but many younger families are leaving that makes keeping the local infrastructure intact and functional a hard task and now it's just been announced that the town's only bank branch will soon be closed. shops and business premises to be empty. promises are empty people look at the play . and. at the peop

listen, senator mcconnell's former chief of staff josh holmes tweeted about it this morning. he said i actually like john like his passion for 9/11 victims, but generally when someone says yes to what you're asking for, you should probably stop attacking them. how do you see this playing out? >> congress is notorious for dragging its feet and only doing something when they've exercise all of their options and when they've run out of time do it. so mitch mcconnell is right in that respect. on the other hand, congress institutionally is sort of pathetic and insensitive and incapable of sort of showing to the american public, projecting to the masses, that they have empathy for people and for issues. and the fact that there was an empty hearing room that the diyas was just sprinkled with a handful of members because congress is doing so many big things because they couldn't show up and actually -- of all hearings you're going to skip out on you're going 0 skip out on this one? he has all the right in the world go after the leader and other institutional members who are neglecting this fundamental duty of th

and nathaniel holmes contained a lot of complicated medical terms but not much in the way of explanation.or that's a jobinvestigators. but we asked nbc news medical correspondent dr. johnr his perspective. >> the couple died from pulmona edema. that's a build-up of fluid th insid lungs. the report also went on to say that there were medications inside their ro which could have contributed to that pulmonary edema and ultimately their death. they had pain medications theree that could to this. the report does not rule out foul play. they had medications in their room that could have led to the conditions that led to their death but they couldn't rule out other poisons they might have gotten somewhere along the line thadcould have cause the exact same symptoms. >> alberto pimienta the only local tv reporter i the dominican republic, uncovering new information on this story. stay with news 4, telemundo 44, and our nbc washington app for continuing coverage. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, d.c. fire and e.m.s. wants help finding someone who set fire to a house here in mount pleasant. fire chief gregory dean says somebody used flammable liquids e to set off this house on monroe st