katy watson, bbc news, in mariana.baftas, collecting a string of awards, including best leading actress for olivia colman as queen anne and best supporting actress for her co—star rachel weisz. the spanish—language film roma was named best film. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was there. his report does contain flash photography. guests of honour on the red carpet — the duke and duchess of cambridge. and joining them at the ceremony was acting royalty. royal—themed film the favourite may have won the most awards, but it was the black—and—white mexican movie roma which took home best director for alfonso cuaron, and best film, the first time ever a netflix production has won the night's most prestigious prize. cuaron, born in mexico, gave perhaps the night's most political speech. retreating back to a world of separation and isolation is not a solution to anything. it's simply an excuse to hide our fear within our basest instincts. whether we like it or not, we're all connected, sharing a space and time. and

the marianas is your only home. you grew up in the islands, went to school, have worked there ever since, raising your own family, always lawful ofly present. then three decades later, congress decides to extend america's immigration borders. suddenly, you're told you're a foreigner, you need a work visa or humanitarian parole or otherwise you would have to leave the only home you have ever known. imagine. the senate comprehensive immigration reform bill would have fixed it. imagine you're living in the marianas and the local government passes a law, as it has every right to do to give you permanent resident status. then, along comes congress 25 years later and says the marianas is within u.s. immigration borders now. and oh, by the way, you permanent residents, you do not have that status anymore. if you want to stay you need a work visa or humanitarian parole or otherwise you will have to leave your home, your children, your family. imagine. the senate comprehensive immigration reform bill would have fixed that. i

katy watson, bbc news, in mariana.ency as a wildfire threatens the homes of over 3,000 people in new zealand. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: as mainly—kurdish forces clash with islamic state fighters in syria, america's top military commander says

stars the pretty big names who walked the red carpet behind me that's who that is martin freeman mariana you might know he's from the hobbit trilogy that peter jackson films the british actor there's also a diane kruger she has a huge name here on the bat and on the red carpet she's the german american actress who you might know from inglorious basterds and from troy so people were extremely excited to see that the red carpet. is the operative going to be running in the competition as well. the operative yes that was a film that said diane kruger and martin freeman do star in the film that's going on behind me at the main the now confusingly just to throw you a little bit mariana there is this competition section but not all the films that are running in that section are actually competing for the ballot not as top prize the go to bat the operative is one of those films that's not in the running still though of course it wants to impress the balun ata bell and all the audience here and it it did make some waves it's an israeli spy and the really it's based on a noble person by a real lif

this is the aftermath of the dam collapsing mariana three years ago. —— travelled 300 kilometres to the sea. brazil's worst ever environment a disaster. but it came at great human cost, too. this five—year—old was one of the 19 people who died. her mother, pamela, said the family's house was wiped out by the sludge. translation: my husband cries out, daddy loves you, he put his hand out to rescue her and then something came crashing down on them. he never saw her again. pamela now get an allowa nce saw her again. pamela now get an allowance and ran from the mining companies, but does she think there will be just as? translation: no. i think will be just as? translation: no. ithink those will be just as? translation: no. i think those who have money will getjustice. but those who don't will be treated badly. it's all about money. the local mayor says there are so much reliance on the lucrative mining industry the community is powerless. did anybody learn anything from mariana? translation: they've learned nothing. what's happening now makes us nothing.

psychologist in the marianas. for that matter, we do not have a community-based outpatient clinic or a vet center or a v.b.a. specialist. services that veterans in the rest of america can take for granted. so my vets must sit in front of a video monitor to get mental health counseling. not the best arrangement in my opinion. so, we should at least try and make sure veterans in the marianas or anywhere else in the nation receive -- or anywhere else the v.a. only offers telemedicine, instead of real person to person care, that those veterans do not have to worry about the safety and well-being of their children. let us be sure there is no ambiguity in h.r. 840. i ask my colleagues for their support of my amendment so we can be sure that even vets receiving mental health services by video can have the costs of child care covered. thank you, and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. roe: thank you, mr. c

the stars in just a short time they are going to see some big names i think you'll be familiar with mariana there's martin freeman he's starring in a film that's about to premiere here is the british actor you might know him from the hobbit trilogy and of course diane kruger the german and american actress she starred in inglorious basterds she was in choice she is a big name here on the ballot all the cockpit so it's surely going to get a lot of people here very excited are what about the film the operative is not actually running in competition. no the bell another does like to confuse people of the obit there is this competition section twenty three films are in now but any seventeen of those are competing and the operative is one of those that isn't meeting for one of the top prizes but that doesn't mean that it doesn't still wants a good reviews after its premiere at the ballon on it now that is the film that is starring monson freeman undying krueger the premiere is just about to get under way here behind me if it is an israeli by the real or is based on a novel actually mariana it wa

i have not been to the mariana islands, i assure you i will be there. governor rossello, the grid infrastructure which i'm concerned about in puerto rico, there have been plans put forward to do a public/private type of -- to get private investment or private overseers invested with puerto rico. you all own the system now, correct? okay. we have invested about $2 billion, i'm understanding, so far, in emergency work for puerto rico on the grid. i know there's billions more that need to be done. the indications point to puerto rico absolutely being not in a position to take care of the infrastructure it already has, let alone the billions of dollars that's going to be needed. my question would be what mechanisms have yoube needed. my question is what mechanisms have you put in place to ensure puerto rico is in position to maintain the infrastructure of improvements. because weather continues to hit. i have been in the islands i've been in the virgin islands probably is much or more as any other. it is such a fragile system with no disrespect, hodgepodge

vote against a government proposal out in the open and mariana tell us a little bit about some of the topics that have been controversial in the run up to this because the issue same sex marriage actually came up a lot it was much this costs that tell us a little bit about how that played out and especially religious groups how they feel and how they were involved. well exactly the the issue of same sex marriage was discussed a heavy lead in the last year when the draft was being talked to. different in neighborhoods and among different groups and it it was it was so controversial that in the end the the draft ended up without any mention of marriage. the actual constitution says marriage is between a man and a woman and that's what they wanted to change so it said marriage you calls. it's between two persons now they've taken completely that issue out of this new constitution and that has angered religious groups because they don't want to change the status quo they're furious they protested that this is against their principles so many groups many religious groups for catholics and

mariana: well, we look at project did a.idence out there and since the middle ages, we like to collect data to make informed decisions. so brexiteers should be talking more to businesses and saying how they make decisions. they invest in growth opportunity. that growth could be market growth or technological growth. currently, and no deal brexit would kill expectations of where growth is going to come from in the u.k., and it's going to be a disaster for investment. investment is the problem in the u.k. it's a country going through private, debt field consumption. investmentvers of are going to get worse because of a no deal brexit. the country is in for a very public that exit to a in for the next decade. anna: we spent time talking about the possible japan a fixation of europe, whether we get stuck in a low yield environment. we see low yields across europe, low inflation expectations as well. how concerning is that to you? mariana: first of all, i don't believe in the word europe right now. i believe in the european proje

mariana atencio, nbc news, doral, florida. >>> here in new york, protests today over conditions at a federal jail where inmates and workers say they've had to endure freezing conditions this week. the government is blaming a power outage that it says will be fixed by monday. but as nbc's kathy park reports, that news is providing very little comfort. >> reporter: heated rhetoric outside the federal jail in brooklyn. protesting what some say are freezing conditions on the other side of these walls. >> it's ludicrous. it's disgusting. >> reporter: workers say they've gone without heat and hot water for days during a week when temperatures dipped as low as 3 degrees. >> we've been working with coats, hats, scarves. >> reporter: more than 1,000 inmates are also housed here 24/7. while you can't see the inmates, you can certainly hear them. all that banging and tapping, that's coming from furious fa >> i'll be out here until something's done. >> reporter: in a statement, federal bureau of prisons said the facility is experiencing a partial power outage but added cells have heat and hot wa

i have not been to the marianas and i assure you i'll be there. there have been plans put ford to do a public private type to get private investment and oversight invested with the puerto rico. you all own the system now, correct? okay. we've invested about two billion i'm understanding so far. about $2 billion in emergency work for puerto rico on the grid? i know there is billions more that needs to be done. they take care of the infrastructure it already has. the xwe what mechanisms have put in place to make sure that port reek dwroe is in a position to maintain these fran structure improvements? because weather continues to hit. and i've been in the islands. i've been in the virgin islands as much or more than the others. but this is such a fragile system. it is kind of without no disrespect hodgepodged to certain extent. dhou we approach that and get that done correctly? dhou how do we maintain against the veer weather and get our head out of the sand? >> thank you for the question, senator. i would like to address that by stating that we reco

the northern mariana's group was especially hard-hit. what can states and the federal government do to more effectively address displacement due to climate change? in northcooper carolina -- governor cooper: in north carolina, we have seen it just as you have, that people who can afford it the least often get hit the hardest in these natural disasters. one problem we have right now is the issue of affordable housing, being able to find safe, affordable places for people to live. in the wake of this disaster, it is helping us put together a on affordable housing for across the state. that is going to require public-private partnership send investments, trying to get make sure more affordable housing is constructed in areas that are dangerfloodplains and in of being destroyed during these disasters. it is a human tragedy. i look forward to your ideas, and we can provide you with some of ours, on how do that. governor baker: i would get back to rebuilding to the standard of what it was before, clearly we need a much more forward-looking app

mariana come on board ninety eight years ago in berlin once a week she's visited by. the young german is doing a volunteer year in israel and. the organization action be conservation service for peace has been bringing together young germans and holocaust survivors for years the conversations are the most important part of the and counter. cowman witnessed the rise of the nazis in berlin in the one nine hundred thirty s. when she was a teenager. is informed it didn't happen all at once but from month to month there were new things that jews were no longer allowed to do is the face of evil would ask themselves are things were really that bad that they should leave and they decided to stay a bit longer and my family was one of those which stayed up until one nine hundred thirty nine still believing that things can get that bad today wonder how could he be so stupid that the top was. they were germans like everyone else on to the nazis took over shortly before the outbreak of war in one nine hundred thirty nine marianna cowman fled to sweden with the help of the zionist

virgin islands and the northern mariana islands were on capitol hill to testify on the state of their respective territories. one issue included the need for more disaster relief funding following recent hurricanes and other natural disasters. the senate energy and natural resources hearing is o

virgin islands and the northern mariana islands were on capitol hill to testify on the state of their respective territories. one issue included the need for more disaster relief funding following recent hurricanes and other natural disasters. the senate energy and natural resources hearing is two hours. >>> good morning, the committee will come to order. i would like to begin by welcoming our governors for being with us this morning. i know that for some of you this is quite a track actually for all of you. so it is greatly, greatly appreciated. it is hard enough to get time on one governors schedule for a meeting let alone getting 4 of you together so i am especially grateful and appreciative that you are here. unfortunately, the governor from american samoa was unable to make it to washington dc today so he is not with us in person. but we do have his written testimony that will be made part of the record. to the purpose this morning is to hear about your priorities, your respective territories for the year and how our committee can be helpful in achieving them. i had the privilege

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>> all right, mariana, thank you so much. tonight, you do not want to miss it.e in el paso, texas, joined by correspondents along the southern border to take an unprecedented look at what is really happening there. watch "all in america -- live at the border" tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. in coming up, more on andrew mccabe opening up in a rare interview giving insight into why he thought the president needed investigating and confirming there were indeed talks to remove the president. the president just responded to that. stick around. whooo! want to take your next vacation to new heights? tripadvisor now lets you book over a hundred thousand tours, attractions, and experiences in destinations around the world! like new york! from bus tours, to breathtaking adventures, tripadvisor makes it easy to find and book amazing things to do. and you can cancel most bookings up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund. so you can make your next trip... monumental! read reviews check hotel prices book things to do tripadvisor if old sphow will theyense helps know

lorena: adelante, mariana. >> es muy fÁcil. les va aparecer en pantalla.Úper fÁcil de conseguir. son desechables, pero las podemos volver a utilizar. lorena: otra cosa tambiÉn una bolsa de esas de sandwich que meten en la nevera le sirve muy bien cortan la punta y les queda perfecto. >> asÍ es. no solamente tiene que ser esta manga o estÁ boquilla, pueden utilizar, hay muchas boquillas que estÁn de moda con forma diferentes va en la creatividad de cada uno. yo la hice asÍ pero la pueden hacer como quieran. yisus: te da muchas opciones de la creatividad. >> yo le coloco esto que es otro truco profesional. lorena: me encantan los trucos de la cocina profesional porque eso les da la diferencia, la escalera de arriba. >> esto lo pueden conseguir asÍ listo. lo van a mezclar con un poco de agua y lo pueden batir un poco, lo mezclan, solamente para sellar la fresa y que quede brillante. lorena: estos tienen algÚn perfil de sabor, este glaseado que le van a poner encima? >>es totalmente encima, le va excelente. le coloco una hoja de menta, lo pueden colocar como u

we can take you and move you to another location, away from the northern marianas. until you can get your structure rebuilds, 6000 is going to take care of 20%, maybe, of the cost of the building, if at all. and so, the family will move and probably never come back. you know, from a place where our population is hardly, very little over 50,000, we need all of our people to remain at home. but it's not, and so yeah, i agree, fema encourages this relocation. my time is up, thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i appreciate the time. governors, i want to thank you very much for being here, gov. cooper, i know that, i'm from louisiana and we sensed many volunteers and rescue teams to your estate. following, juncture member, chris matthew, florence, michael, a number of storms that you've had in recent years. we been trying for you are working closely with your delegation. two things, you mentioned some of the resilience measures, i think was october 3, the president signed the disaster recovery reform act. that law is putting together, it does provide some ad

they're separated by age and historia but together they're bridging the gap mariana government was born ninety eight years ago in berlin once a week she's visited by. the young german is doing a voluntary year in israel and it's thank you so says everything i think it's very important to deal with history and after a previous exchange in israel i said that if i take a sabbatical after school i'd like to do voluntary work. if i really need the organization action be conciliation service for peace has been bringing together young germans and holocaust survivors for us the conversations are the most important part of the and counter yelling cowman witnessed the rise of the nazis in berlin in the one nine hundred thirty s. when she was a teenager. is informed it didn't happen all at once but from month to month there were new things that jews were no longer allowed to do people would ask themselves that things were really that bad that they should leave and they decided to stay a bit longer and my family was one of those which stayed up until one nine hundred thirty nine still believing tha

populations scientists say the findings are frightening and a catastrophic threat to our ecosystems mariana hunt has more of. their beautiful sometimes bothersome but without in six scientists say life on earth is under three a global review of studies in two and six population shows they're declining eight times faster than mammals birds and reptiles at that rate the wilts in six could disappear completely within one hundred years. maize. is built in six and nine six these appear in the hole it receives and if the insects disappear we're going to disappear to the whole agricultural system the pens among other things on the insects that are most vulnerable to extinction to control the other insects which compete with us for our crops so this is a a brilliant paper but at the same time one that scares the pants off of any biologist who understands how the world works it's not just the place of in six in the food chain that has scientists worried that poland that plants purify the soil and waterways recycle waste and have an important role in paste control and then numbers are declining by tw

just over three years ago, another dam failed in mariana, only 120km away.ongonhas, home to one of the biggest urban dams in latin america. this is the casa de pedra dam, owned by csn. it's right next to the city and holds five times more mining waste than the dam that collapsed in brumadinho. when this neighbourhood here was built here, the dam was a lot smaller but it was expanded over the years, growing closer and closer to the houses. it's just 250m from some of the constructions, and after what happened in brumadinho, residents here say it's either them or the dam — they don't feel safe here anymore. translation: i'm terrified, i wake up scared, i have nightmares. i feel this could happen here too. we live right under the dam — i'm scared for everyone here. this activist says there's no dialogue with csn. the company did not want to comment on this report. translation: the lesson comes at a huge cost, with all the lives we lost, but it has to be applied to prevent other collapses. people here want a solution — they don't want in doubt. people here want

it's international organization which is called it's from the us it's from the organization i am marianas very well i give you u.n. numbers actually only one point seven according to the reason the regional agreement the plan for migration that was agreed in geneva and assembler last year talk about one point seven which actually among them is one point seven million is estimated rate of inflation and no one point seven i'm talking about the migration plan and then i'm going to talk about inflation which of course is a consequence of a by. because that is on bearable for any country you can sergeant is certain not just the consequence of a blockage are common to all come into the economy in more detail in a minute but so far more than twenty countries are demanding that your president holds new presidential elections because the ones that took place last year were widely judged to being rigged were they were rejected by among others the un the e.u. the us the organization of american states and fourteen members of the league with group so i have to correct you the un in the security counc

our south america correspondent katy watson reports from mariana, where many of those affected are stillt still haunts of those that live in the shadows of brazil's dams. a once vibrant community still scarred. it shows how the village was devoured by the toxic sludge. in the ruins, i met this man. he was born and raised here. this is all that remains of my house, he tells me. ifeel sad, there are so many memories, our hearts are broken. this is the aftermath of the dam collapsed in mariano three years ago. a wave of march that travelled to a wave of mind that travelled to the sea. brazil's worst environmental disaster that it came at great human cost, too. five—year—old manu was one of the people who died. her mother said the town was wiped out from the sludge. translation: my husband cried out, daddy loves you. he put his hand out to rescue her and something came crashing down on them. he never saw her again. pamela now get an allowance and went from the mining companies but does she think there will be just as? no. i think there will be just as? no. i think those who have money will g

msnbc mariana atensio, thanks to you. continue to watch the situation in venezuela and south america. mike pence is heading to columbia. mariana noting to us that maduro has cut off diplomatic ties with columbia. >> coming up, want to focus now on the 2020 race. and ask the question, who eats a salad with a comb? that's what a lot of people are asking about following the latest bad boss allegations involving minnesota senator amy klobuchar. this latest reporting from "the new york times" citing multiple incidents but one of the most memorable involving a salad comb. the senator defended herself while on the campaign trail this morning in south carolina. >> i think i've been clear. i love my staff and you can see what a great job they did putting this together. we're in this to win the presidency. >> so let's dig right in you might say into this. and i did say lettuce. i do want to welcome my panel right now to help answer the question, emily the democratic strategist and senior adviser with swing left. emily, let's start

was built to last us three months that kept rolling for fifteen years before finally forming silent mariana hunt has more. the mas rover opportunity was a plucky little robot about the size of a golf cot it delivered a mountain of information about a planet that has long kept should the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts alike opportunity defied all predictions by rolling across the red planet for almost fifteen years until a planet wide sandstone coated at solar panels and dust in june nessa misses the unresponsive robot more than a thousand times of the past eight months and reached out a final time on tuesday i learned this morning i thought we had not heard back and our the alofa opportunity remained silent. it is stare for i thought i'm standing here with a sense of deep appreciation and gratitude that i declare the opportunity mission as complete liftoff. in two thousand and three the opportunity rover touchdown a year later and for almost fifteen years nessa scientists have explored the wonders of mobs through the robot opportunity provided evidence of liquid water deliv

freedoms while still embracing communism as the official political ideology but it's proving divisive as mariana sanchez reports now in the capital. and mobilization in old havana more than one thousand volunteers are promoting the referendum. you have to tell people to come down and vote united. and also you have a way. to encourage people to go to polling stations. from house to house and last call before voting closed. there's been a lot of negative campaigning against the proposal so we're here to explain the truth of. the draft constitution recognizes limited private property opens the cuban economy to international markets and limits presidential terms and novelty in cuba with the castro brothers held power for sixty years. the constitution we had was old now it's more futuristic based on the new ideals that have been leading us into a better country although many here say the constitution will officially recognize policies that are already in place critics saving and trying meant of socialism as the flow of force will overshadow the modernisation if they bring to the country. the proposed

is that in about two years from now the issue of same sex marriage could be a referendum in itself mariana sanchez live for us in havana thank you for that update marianna. and there's plenty more ahead on the news outlet including egypt's president says terrorism is spreading like the past plague as he co-hosts a summit between the arab league and e.u. leaders are. not so picture perfect the problem is now confronting some of iraq's historical landmarks. and this argentinean superstar in mind everyone that your dentist is more than just a one man show details coming out. u.s. president donald trump says he will delay an increase in tariffs on chinese goods because of what he's calling substantial progress in trade talks with beijing let's go straight to gabriel elizondo who's in washington d.c. for us what more do we know about this. trade negotiators from china and the u.s. have been meeting throughout the weekend here in washington and just in the last few minutes or so we've gotten a first indication from the president ited states donald trump that these trade talks which we've been he

populations scientists say the findings are frightening and a catastrophic threat to our ecosystems mariana hunt has more. they're beautiful sometimes bothersome but without in six scientists say life on earth is under three it a global review of studies in two and six population shows they're declining eight times.

country an unprecedented two million people are expected to voice their opposition to the government mariana sanchez reports from havana. protestant cuber pray for divine guidance. and for cubans to vote no on sunday's constitutional referendum. don't stay home don't leave your vote blank you know what you have to put on the ballot. bowl it is group say the new constitution may eventually allow same sex marriage. because the proposed constitution has not respected the people's opinion on the issue of marriage and family and. this sort of dissent is unprecedented in cuba and it's not restricted to moral values the draft constitution brings in more freedoms to trade buy property and attract foreign investment it even sets presidential term limits but communism remains an try and as cuba's guiding force many here say the changes are the most significant and the core were arabs the critics say ratifying the proposal will only serve to perpetuate the communist one party system for those pushing for a no vote the shadow of fetal castro remains in these pages is that i miss my things by qualifying

vanish altogether that would trigger the collapse of natural ecosystems and threaten all very survival mariana holmes reports. they're beautiful sometimes bothersome but withouten six scientists say life on earth is under three a global review of studies and to unstick the population shows they're declining eight times faster than mammals birds and reptiles at that rate the wilts in six could disappear completely within one hundred years as. maize. is built in six and nine six these appear in the hole. if the insects disappear we're going to disappear to the whole agricultural system the pens among other things on the insects that are most vulnerable to extinction to control the other insects which compete with us for our crops so this is a a brilliant paper but at the same time one that scares the pants off of any biologist who understands how the world works it's not just the place of in six in the food chain that has scientists worried that poland make plants purify the soil and waterways recycle waste and have an important role in paste control and then numbers are declining by two and a h

just over three years ago, another dam failed in mariana, only 120km away.ies like congonhas, home to one of the biggest urban dams in latin america. this is the casa de pedra dam, owned by csn. it's right next to the city and holds five times more mining waste than the dam that collapsed in brumadinho. when this neighbourhood here was built, the dam was a lot smaller but it was expanded over the years, growing closer and closer to the houses. it's just 250m from some of the constructions, and after what happened in brumadinho, residents here say it's either them or the dam — they don't feel safe here any more. translation: i'm terrified, i wake up scared, i have nightmares. ifear this could happen here too. we live right under the dam — i'm scared for everyone here. this activist says there's no dialogue with csn. the company did not want to comment on this report. translation: the lesson comes at a huge cost, with all the lives we lost, but it has to be applied to prevent other collapses. people here want a solution — they don't want to live in doubt. stru

virgin islands and the northern mariana islands testified before congress this week regarding relief from hurricanes and other natural disasters. this senate energy and natural resources committee hearing is about two hours. >> good morning, everyone. the committee will come to order. i'd like to begin by welcoming our governors for being with us this morning. i know that certainly for some of you, thiss

hundreds of different species and mariana wright has spent inlast two years from keeping the border walltting through the 100 acres in the national butterfly center in texas. >> they'll be starting on it this federal piece of land. >> reporter: last year congress approved the construction of new border barrier in the rio grand valley. part of the wall was supposed to cut right through the butterfly, leaving some of the property south of the border wall and some north. government used eminent domain to seize the necessary land to build the wall, much to the dismay of the center's director. >> they're seizing the land of tax paying citizens and pushing the boundaries of mexico north of the rio grand river. something general santa ana was never able to do. trump is making america smaller, not greater. >> reporter: but the c congressional spending bill offered a reprieve to the butter fly center. for now no wall but wall will come up to their property line and leave a quarter mile stretch open. but butterfly officials say they're worried the trump administration will use the national emergen

just over three years ago, another dam failed in mariana, only 120km away. the casa de pedra dam, owned by csn. it's right next to the city and holds five times more mining waste than the dam that collapsed in brumadinho. when this neighbourhood here was built, the dam was a lot smaller but it was expanded over the years, growing closer and closer to the houses. it's just 250m from some of the constructions, and after what happened in brumadinho, residents here say it's either them or the dam — they don't feel safe here any more. translation: i'm terrified, i wake up scared, i have nightmares. ifear this could happen here too. we live right under the dam — i'm scared for everyone here. this activist says there's no dialogue with csn. the company did not want to comment on this report. translation: the lesson comes at a huge cost, with all the lives we lost, but it has to be applied to prevent other collapses. people here want a solution — they don't want to live in doubt. structural problems were detected twice in the dam in the past six years, according to

and mariana write has spent two last two weeks, fighting to keep president trump's border wall from cutting through the 100 acres of the national butterfly center. >> they will be starting here. >> last year congress approved the construction of 35 miles of border barrier in the rio grande valley and construction is about to begin in the coming weeks. part of the wall was supposed to cut through the butterfly center, leaving some of the property south of the border wall, and some north. the government used eminent domain to seize the necessary land to build the wall, much to the dismay of the center's executive director. they are seizing the land of tax paying citizens, and pushing the boundaries of mexico north of the rio grande river. something general santa ana was never able to do. trump is making america smaller. not greater. >> reporter: but the congressional spending bill offered a last-minute reprieve to the butterfly center and four other specific locations. for now, no border wall in the butterfly center. but wall will come right up to their property lines and leave a quarter mile

mariana, let me start with you. yesterday you talked to a fellow named dan.lked to him in that same diner about his expectations for the speech. this is part of what he said. >> i have a very low expectation from both sides. i think that it's very carefully choreographs political theater ai don't know if we'll get anything of substance. >> that was yesterday and i understand dan loves that diner, he's back with you there this morning. were his expectations met? >> reporter: he loves you more, craig, because he came back just for you. before we get to dan, i have interviewed people in the same diner that i touched base with yesterday about the state of the union. i have to say that this morning everyone is still pretty much divided along party lines. that makes people like dan so important. because dan, we're all curious to know if moderates like you connected with anything that was said? >> i had low expectations going in and i think they kind of met those low expectations. i run a community theater just down the road here. i think the only difference between

i'm joined now by msnbc mariana atencio she's at the border in mexico as tensions are high as migrantsait in a temporary shelter. what are you seeing at the border? >> reporter: craig, this is the rio sector of the border. there is no wall behind me. the rio grande acts as a natural barrier. on the u.s. side they're on high alert. check out the border patrol vehicles behind me. why? because here in mexico over 1800 members of the last migrant caravan arrived over a week ago with hopes of seeking asylum in the united states. but mexico isn't letting them roam freely here. these people are fenced in this factory-turn shelter. keep in mind, there's almost 300 children in there. yesterday tensions hit a breaking point. there was a riot that broke out inside. we were there as mexican officials clamped down on this altercation. i was able to speak with a mom holding her 1-year-old baby boy as she told me she is desperate, she feels anguish and she feels like she's basically in jail while she waits to seek asylum. let's listen. to people who are watching this in the united states, what would

changes to the judicial system and limits the president to serving two consecutive five year terms mariana sanchez has more from cuba. the government says that it's been a large turnout a couple of hours before the polls close to seventy six percent of cubans according to the government numbers have come out to vote now very few people at the polling stations despite the. high turnout there are very many polling stations around the country so there were no lines to be seen however if many people were out there although we also saw volunteers helping the government officials to knock on doors they went door to door to tell people to come out and vote now some analysts believe to this new constitution it will have a majority of a yes vote because it brings in new ideas into. the cuban life it recognizes among other things a limited to private property it opens a cuban economy to international markets and it also. brings in a novelty would choose. presidential term limits which again is a novelty in cuba now some analysts believe that twenty nearly twenty percent of cubans could vote no becau

donald: even your resistor, mariana, the leader of the resistors, she has a farm worker and he is given some polish workers, the refugees, and he whips them and reads nazi propaganda and believes they are less human. her and her husband allow it. jessica: they are members of the resistance, but yet they have this going on on their estate. this comes back and haunt her -- haunts her afterwards, but during the war, and this was very much called from -- i read so many memoirs of that time of resistors and ordinary germans, but this is a theme i came across in several memoirs of resistors realizing that on this level i was doing what i could to fight and resist, but on this level, what could i do? then, asking themselves, what could i have done. don: we talked before, not here, but you made a very interesting observation. germany has done an awful lot to engage its students in the monstrous history of the reich. we ran into some students on a recent trip in the holocaust section of the imperial war museum, and as much as they had been educated in this, they were stunned by some of the photo