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in places like mcallen, texas. church groups, civic leaders and local government are trying to provide the care and comfort uncle sam can't. >> they only have the clothes that they have on their back. they haven't had proper hygiene. they're hungry. there's a lot of little kids. >> a crisis on the border that will have to wait until gets back to work. the president is also expected to ask congress to modify existing laws to make it easier to send underage immigrants back to their home countries. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> and now to a developing story from the nation's capitol. president obama said to nominate a new secretary a senior white house official confirmed he is expected to nominate mcdonald. he grew up in chicago. he's a west point graduate. the nomination comes after reports of a so calleded corrosive culture that resulted in delays in health care for vets. eric shinseki resigned under fire last month. >>> coming up next, up close and personal with a majestic whale. >> this is video you have

mark potter, nbc news, mcallen, texas. >>> and still ahead here on a wednesday evening, the night that changed this country, the infamous crime and the chase, where were you 20 years ago this week? >>> we are coming up on the 20th anniversary that in its own way changed us forever. it changed television, especially cable, and the definition of what passes for news. it changed how we looked at number 32, the heisman winner, the nfl hall of famer, the man later famous for running through airports in those herz rental car commercials. it's time to look back at that night when the phones lit up across this country with people asking each other, are you watching this? our report tonight from nbc's josh mankowits in los angeles. >> i have oj in the car. >> reporter: 20 years ago, two murders started us talking about two uncomfortable topics, from domestic violence, to whether money can buy justice. >> this case had everything. it had celebrities, lawyers, it had science, it had everything. >> reporter: so quickly, it became so much more than the sum of its parts. oj simpson was accused of br

conocer este video que obtuvo el peridico the washington post que muestra un centro de detencin en mcallen, texas90 grados. la abogada de las hermanas dice que s tienen un respaldo legal para quedarse. s.o.t. niloufar khonsari/abogada de inmigración 21:58:21 sí, ellos tienen el derecho de pedir protección, bajo las leyes del asilo, contra la tortura, contra la deportación. en un comunicado pedir protección, bajo las leyes del asilo, contra la tortura, contra la deportación. en un comunicado escrito, ice nos dijo que por razones de privacidad, no puede dar detalles de estos casos especficos, pero que toman muy serio alegaciones de maltrato o abuso, y ofrecen manera de reportarlo. outro/jaime peluffo/san francisco 27:01:22 la esperanza de estos manifestantes es que los 3 inmigrantes sean liberados para que pasen el dia de los padres, junto a su familia. en san francisco, jaime peluffo, noticiero telemundo 48, ahora regreso contigo. blanca --falta poco para que los colombianos decidan quien sera el proximo mandatario. --los expertos seÑalan que el actual presidente juan manuel santos y su contrincan

cornyn: 1,200 miles from guatemala city to mcallen, texas. 1,200 miles. mr. mccain: don't subject yourself to a 1,200-mile trip which is hazardous to your life and can be -- terrible things can happen to you. why don't we send the message that if you think you deserve asylum, then you go to the consulate, you go to the embassy, and we will have sufficient personnel there to take up your case, and if your case is compelling and meets our standards for asylum, then we're going to give it to you. but whatever you do, don't risk your life and your well-being to travel 1,200 miles in the hands of a coyote. this is what -- you know, i would say to the senator from texas, sometimes when we say we have to have a secure border and the things that we need to do, we are viewed sometimes as inhumane. what is more -- my question is what is more inhumane than what's happening to these children now, some of them four, five, six years old. what is more inhumane than what is happening to them as we speak? and shouldn't the president of the united states do as the secretary of

the images taken last week you'll see from mcallen, texas, shows how the surge is overwhelming the borderrol. is not guarding the patrol but giving the people freedom to stay in the uts. border officials say that policy is making the situation worse. i'm quoting, if the u.s. government fails to deliver adequate consequences to deter aliens to illegally enter the u.s., this according to the deputy chief ron vatel low, the result will be a greater increase in it recidivism and first time illicit entries. a federal judge recently chieded the president for -- dhs, quote, completed the convict spirs by by giving her the child and letting them stay. the house judiciary committee plans to hold learings on the issue. tur. >> williams, thank you for that. >>> a new move against the abortion coverage provisions in obamacare. shannon breem introduces us to a family that so far refuses to pick up the tab. >> reporter: a pro-life leader who warned that americans could wind up being forced to fund abortions through obamacare says that's what's happened to his family. he's now suing the federal governme

the focus will it be to be on south texas and specifically mcallen., overwhelmed by this humanitarian crisis, influx of immigration and push by the white housed a minute san diego there the obama administration, will be to ease the workload on border patrol agents. according to the associated press who is citing the san diego sector chief, two flights carrying each 140 immigrants will leave on monday to san diego and el centro, respectively. we reached out to the department of homeland security to the get a statement on that, he did not give us a statement, according to the a p that will happen on monday. next push, deb, will be by the white house to find other cities outside of texas for these temporary housing facilities or detention centers but we saw this past week just how that backfired on the administration. there was a deal in lawrenceville, virginia, to house hundreds of unaccompanied, undocumented children there in that small town in a now-defunction historically black college that deal did not go through. why? there was a push back by the c

the congressman who is a democrat who represents a portion of this southwestern texas region in mcallen, texas. he says fema and u.s. coast guard brought in to process a lot of these people at this border patrol station in mcallen. a thousand people housed there and families and unaccompanied children. since they are doing that that is releasing more border agents to get on the beat and protect this border. this is one of the most dangerous portions of this journey for countless families and those unaccompanied children at the top and the photographs we showed a few moments ago is a top priority for lawmakers right now as they try to secure the border but also it's a juggling act and tricket make sure they can process as many people they can and an area always seen this flow of illegal immigration and it's busiest now. we asked about reports of reported overcrowding at some of these detention centers. listen to his response. >> i got to speak to a lot of families. >> reporter: did any of them complain about the situations or the conditions? >> no, they did not complain. they were just happy th

our martin savidge is in mcallen, texas, where he got a firsthand look. >> reporter: it's 104 in the ade in south texas, and i'm on the trail of the latest illegal tide crossing from mexico. the footprints give you a clue. >> you can see some of these are a lot smaller than us. so it's either going to be females or kids. >> reporter: so do the life jackets littering the banks of the rio grande. >> they look pretty small. >> you got a little pair of pants right here, which obviously belongs to a child. >> reporter: never before say veteran agents have they seen so many unaccompanied children illegally crossing the border by the hundreds, daily. >> i've seen them personally as young as 4. i've heard of them out there as young as 2. >> reporter: four years old unaccompanied? >> yes. >> reporter: back in the sweltering heat with a u.s. border patrol agent who doesn't want to be identified for security agents. we catch up to what may be the source of the footprints. what it looks like here maybe a family unit, certainly juveniles amongst them, maybe some adults. we're going to come back he

learn more about the border initiative and later this hour, henry cuellar will be joining us from mcallen, texas, and will bring us his insights and thoughts about what's taking place at the border. >>> well, a trio of teens including an american vanishes in israel. an update on the search that's underway, but first, outrage in conservatives over the newest developments in the irs targeting investigation. why officials are saying that lost lois lerner's e-mails. >> yeah, my dog ate my homework. come on. first of all, this is nonsense. this is the most obtuse administration when it comes to being honest and forth rig. okay! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain. it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. s

. >> reporter: for "this week," jim avila, mcallen, texas. >> joining us, the mayor of mcallen, jim darling. thank you so much for joining us. you have seen this new request from the white house. will that do the job? >> good morning, george. hopefully, the fund willing work. we don't think it's a crisis. we're doing our efforts to make sure it doesn't turn into one. >> what are you seeing on the ground right now? >> well, as i said, our bus station is kind of point zero. what happens is as people are processed through border protection, border patrol, they're dropped off at the bus station. we found out a lot of times, they have to wait overnight for their bus. they come. they only have the clothes that they have on their backs. they haven't had proper hygiene. they're hungry. a lot of little kids. what happened to us is the catholic church, the city of mcallen, other community entities got together and decided we're not going to send them from our city in those conditions. and are providing for all those needed services. >> what do you think is behind the surge? there's great debate going

joining us now on the telephone from mcallen, texas, chris cabrera.esident of the national border counsel. union represents border patrol agents. i find it almost impossible to believe that thousands of children are traipsing across mexico. some of them from honduras. el salvador. these kids are one side the mexican authorities and on the other side the american border authorities. what do you mean they just walk across through the mexican check point up to the american side? is that what they do? >> what they do is they find their way down to the river usually through a smuggler. put them in some type of raft or intertube maybe even a small jumbo. point them in the direction of the nearest border patrol agent. they walk up and turn themselves. in. >> they used to across the border border patrol agents. now the strategy is walk up and say here i am. in aan attempt catching under the circumstances instead of us catching them. take them to a bus and just bring them back to mexico he co. >> coming in from mexico. i don't want to be a child, you know, som

meanwhile, underage border crossers are arriving by busloads in places like mcallen, texas.groups, civic leaders, and local government are trying to provide the care and comfort uncle sam can't. >> they only have the clothes that they have on their back. they haven't had proper hygiene for the last couple of weeks. they're hungry. there's a lot of little kids. >> reporter: a crisis on the border that will have to wait until washington gets back to work. the president is also expected to ask congress to modify existing laws to make it easier to send underage immigrant back to their home countries. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> in south africa, the murder trial of olympic athlete oscar pistorius resumes tomorrow. it was put on hold for a month so mental health experts could decide if an anxiety disorder may have influenced his actions the night he killed his girlfriend. his lawyer says the double amputee runner is incapable of understanding what he did was wrong. pistorius claimed he killed reva sustain camp after mistaking her for an intrauder in his bathroom. >>> he

washington post" obtained cell phone video that it says was taken inside a boarder patrol station in mcallen, texas. this is the first view. you see agents at a desk, look at this, inside a garage holding area, some with masks and a video pans to the an area marked with yellow police tape. look at this. we understand the people inside that area are sick. the flimsy yellow tape is the only thing separating them from expecting mothers and young children. you can hear babies crying in the background. and you also see many people sprawled across the concrete floor. we understand temperatures inside this facility reach 90 degrees. making things worse, this facility is meant to hold less than 500 people, but on any given day, agents are seeing as many as 1300 illegal immigrants. in another area you see every inch of available space appears to be filled. rows of girls, little children, reports that these illegal immigrants wait for days, sometimes more than a week with access to portable toilets but no showers. farther down the hallway, more agents standing by. one with a mask and gloves, you'll see that

cornyn: 1,200 miles from guatemala city to mcallen, texas. 1,200 miles. mr. mccain: don't subject yourself to a 1,200-mile trip which is hazardous to your life and can be -- terrible things can happen to you. why don't we send the message that if you think you deserve asylum, then you go to the consulate, you go to the embassy, and we will have sufficient personnel there to take up your case, and if your case is compelling and meets our standards for asylum, then we're going to give it to you. but whatever you do, don't risk your life and your well-being to travel 1,200 miles in the hands of a coyote. this is what -- you know, i would say to the senator from texas, sometimes when we say we have to have a secure border and the things that we need to do, we are viewed sometimes as inhumane. what is more -- my question is what is more inhumane than what's happening to these children now, some of them four, five, six years old. what is more inhumane than what is happening to them as we speak? and shouldn't the president of the united states do as the secretary of

what you are looking at now is pictures taken by border patrol agents of two facilities in mcallen, texasrio grande is city. the border pa trillion agents are taking these pictures because they want to get the word out what the situation is people sleeping on insulated foil mats in these facilities. what's happening. we saw two women from guatemala this morning as we were making our way down to the rio grand. they were standing very calmly on top of the levy waiting fort border patrol to pick them up because the word has gotten out far and wide in central america that you are a woman with a child or pregnant woman you will be able to stay in the united states for at least a time. and unaccompanied children as well. they will be able to stay in the united states for at lease for a time while remofl proceedings are underway. i talked with democratic congressman henry, he is an ally of the president's, but he is very much at odds with the the president over what's going on in the border. and he says that these people are being given what are called notices to appear in an immigration court a

the washington post" posted video showing makeshift holding areas for detained migrants at the mcallen, texasborder patrol station. the video shows dozens of women and children sprawled on concrete floors. earlier this week, nogales and i spoke --nermeen shaikh and i spoke to two guests. in houston, jose luis zelaya, who fled honduras at the age of 13 in search of his mother. he traveled unaccompanied through central america and finally reached texas four months later. he is now a phd student at texas a&m in the department of education. he is part of the council for minority student affairs at texas a&m and a member of the immigrant rights group united we dream. we also spoke to sonia nazario in los angeles. she is a pulitzer prize winning journalist and author of, "enrique's journey: the story of a boy's dangerous odyssey to reunite with his mother." i started by asking sonia nazario about the number of migrant children being warehoused in the united states right now. >> while the surge really started in 2011, we have seen over the last three years a tenfold increase in the number of childre

that his body was found on june 15th, in a small town called la jolla, just a few miles west of mcallen, texaselieve he was traveling with an uncle, and that somehow this child became separated from the uncle after they crossed the border. now, his body was found, and according to investigators, they were able to find a telephone number that was inscribed on the child's belt. it was through that telephone number that they were able to connect with family members of the child in both chicago and guatemala. an autopsy has been conducted and at this point no foul play is suspended. but, jake, authorities tell us that they believe this child died because of heat exposure. >> tragic story, alina machado in miami, thank you so much. jeffrey, i want to ask you about why this rumor is spreading in central america, and in mexico about -- that is encouraging all these parents to send their children or in some cases mothers to go with their children into this country? i've heard all sorts of rumors saying this is because the president obama has not been enforcing the border controls. i've also heard this

more from mcallen, texas. >> reporter: some said in the south texas city of mcallen, sitting on the bankswhere those are desperate to enter the river and come into the united states. this is the subject of fierce political debate, thousands of families from central america are flooding the nation's southwest border, overwhelming immigration officials and its resources. most shocking, thousands are children as young as four traveling alone. a note pinned to their shirts telling authorities who to contact when they arrive, and one coming across the border with her 2 and a half-year-old daughter, they rely on what they can carry and each other. irma says she and her family left guatemala because of what she describes as tough times. this lady turned herself in after crossing the border. her dream was to get her son medical help so he can see properly again. she says working in america will make it easier. some who are caught are released with money and a day to appear in immigration court. i heard people are getting passes to stay, she says. others are not. but officials here say they don't

federal contractors are working overtime to turn this 55,000 warehouse in mcallen, texas, into a holding. cnn obtained the floor plans. each complete with five cells, an isolation area and porta potties. about a thousand detainees will be held here to keep up with the flood of people crossing the border illegally. the private property turned detention center could provide only a measure of relief. the obama administration struggling to deal with the children cross iing the border, many driven here by a misdpieded dream. >> there's no free pass. there are no passes for your children that come to the united states. >> he continues to drive that point home that illegal entry into the united states and not guaranteed. a permanent stay. also the last point about the children in place of the hands of o smugglers, those are the organizations right now that are truly making a killing off of this. major profits, regardless of your age if you cross illegally, you have to pay the protection to the drug cartels to use those established routes. so while u.s. officials see that the major headache and

just to put this in some context, from guatemala city, guatemala, to mcallen, texas, is roughly a trip of 1,200 miles. and i have spoken many times and will twill continue to speak toe who will listen about the dangerous and horrific conditions that these children and other migrant travel just to get to the united states. but thousands of migrant children -- almost all of whom who come from honduras, guatemala, and el salvador -- are currently being held in u.s. military bases while federal, state, and local officials try to figure out, number one, who they are, figure how the what they are identity is, because many of them show up without any identification. they try to figure out, well, do they have any relatives here in the united states, or possible legal guardians. then they have to decide what to do with them while their cases are being processed. obviously, since they come -- since the majority of whom come from countries other than mexico, they can't just be turned back, particularly in the cases of these miner children, some who have been reported to be as young as five years

is taking those mothers and kids, putting them on a bus, and taking them to a bus station in mcallen, texas, and they are buying tickets to go stay with relatives in this country. all they have to do is promise that they will appear in court, and the administration will not tell us how many of them are really going to court, and how many are disappearing into the fabric of american society? the bureaucracy in this country is allowing them to stay, that is what they are telling people. >> a couple things. it is hard for me to make a blanket statement about our immigration policy. other than this administration has a commitment to enforcing the law. the law is very clear about this. those individuals who want to show up on the border, whether they have their children with them are not eligible for the deferred action the administration announced a year or two ago. and what we are doing is we are mobilizing additional resources to try to deal with this problem more effectively and in a more humanitarian fashion. and in this case -- >> [inaudible] those promising to appear, are they appearing o

minors mostly from central america, which means, if you look at the map from guatamala city to mcallen texas, it's roughly 1,200 miles. unfortunately, this influx is a direct consequence of the perception that this administration will not enforce our immigration laws. interviews with more than 200 of the migrants who comprise some of these individuals confirms their impression reinforced by central american news media outlets, primarily newspapers, that if children can get to the united states, they have a free ticket and will be able to stay. we had the chance to question and to discuss this humanitarian crisis with secretary johnson, the secretary of homeland security this, morning before the judiciary committee. and to his credit, he has taken an all-hands-on-deck attitude. but the truth of the matter is that the federal government's resources are overwhelmed, overwhelmed by this humanitarian crisis. by creating a a powerful incentive for people to come to the united states illegally, we have effectively encouraged children and their parents to make a treacherous, threatening journey from

is taking those mothers and kids, putting them on a bus, and taking them to a bus station in mcallen, texas bank, and they are buying tickets to go stay with relatives in this country. all they have to do is promise that they will appear in court, and the administration will not -- how many of them are really going to court, and how many are disappearing into the fabric of american society? this countrycy in is allowing them to stay, that is what they are telling people. >> a couple things. hard for me to make a blanket statement about our immigration policy. this administration has a commitment to enforcing the law. the law is very clear about this. those individuals who want to show up on the border, whether they have their children with them or not and are not eligible for the deferred action the administration announced a year or two ago. and what we are doing is we are mobilizing additional resources to try to deal with this problem more effectively and in a more humanitarian fashion. and in this case -- >> [inaudible] appear, areing to they appearing or not? are the unaccompanied mino

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. >> they were stuck in mcallen or on the texas border, and some spent three to four days there before they were brought here to nogales, and yes, they are children who have not taken a bath in nine days and wearing the same clothes. >> nbc's mark potter is live in nogales, arizona, and mark, just in hearing of the detailing of the conditions that the kids are going through and what do we know? it is not a cold time of the year, and we are moving into the summer, and they have to go long distances. >> yeah. the children are being brought here to the border patrol process i processing station in nogales and housed in a converted warehouse, and maybe 800 or 900 of them here now. the numbers are changing everyday, and they are coming in and going out. there is a process involved here and i'd like to explain it if i could. the border patrol picks up the kids at the border, and so far the number officially is 47,000 since october, and although the number is wildly out of date now as the numbers continue to climb. by law the border patrol can only hold on to them for 72 hours before handing

in mcallen, on the border in texas, i stopped by a local library where enrollment assisters set up shop every single day to enroll their community. in cleveland i saw an overflowing enrollment event hoed by chi hoe ga community college. in -- by cuyahoga community college. each city was different and the effort in each city looked different but in every city there were local organizations and leaders with a vision to see the need and willingness to fill it. and never city, that local knowledge and personalized outreach was crucial to success. and that is why it is so exciting, really a true pleasure, to be here with all of you today, so i can thank you in person for the work you've done and we can celebrate together. there's also someone else who wanted to thank all of you as well but he's a very busy man and couldn't be here today. he's someone who needs very little introduction and who has played a pretty big role in expanding coverage to millions of americans. so without further ado i'd like to play for you a message that e recorded for all of you. >> hi, everybody, thanks for being

in mcallen, on the border in texas, i stopped by a local library where enrollment assisters set up shop every single day to enroll their community. in cleveland i saw an overflowing enrollment event hosted by cuyahoga community college. each city was different and the effort in each city looked different but in every city there were local organizations and leaders with a vision to see the need and willingness to fill it. that local knowledge and personalized outreach was crucial to success. and that is why it is so exciting, really a true pleasure, to be here with all of you today, so i can thank you in person for the work you've done and we can celebrate together. there's also someone else who wanted to thank all of you as well but he's a very busy man and couldn't be here today. he's someone who needs very little introduction and who has played a pretty big role in expanding coverage to millions of americans. so without further ado i'd like to play for you a message that he recorded for all of you. >> hi, everybody, thanks for being part of our effort to enroll america. we have always

in mcallen on the border in texas i stop by local library where enrollment assistance set up shop every day to serve their community. in cleveland i saw an overflowing in rome that event hosted by kaj of a community college, and in cincinnati i stopped by a health center with deep roots in the latino community. each city was different, and the effort in each city was different, but in every city there were local organizations and leaders with the vision to see the need and a willingness to philip. in every city that local knowledge and personalized average was crucial to success, and that is why a is so exciting to be here with all of you today so that i can think you in person for the work they you have done and we can celebrate together. there is also someone else who wanted to thank all of you as well. a very busy man who could not be here today. someone who needs very little interaction and has played a big role in expanding coverage to millions of americans. without further ado alec like to play in message recorder frothy. >> thank you for being a part of our effort to enroll ameri

texas. we've had to go beyond mcallen station. we've had to go to nogales, arizona, as senator flake knows. initially, we were sending family units to nogales for processing there, and then on into the interior, if they are released we a released. we are now sending children, uacs to arizona, as i explained to governor brewer on saturday night. i pledge to deal with this situation as best i can and to manage the situation as best i can. as of now, we're sending uacs, the unaccompanied children, to arizona for processing and then on to hhs. they are not being released into arizona. gsa is looking for other space to lease, to deal with family units, to deal with the children. to deal with the processing of these kids. we brought on more transportation assets. the coast guard at my direction is loaning air assets to transporting children from dhs to hhs custody and from one hhs facility to another to deal with this situation. i.c.e. is leasing more aircraft. five, we're doing a preliminary screening for health reasons of all those wh

the border, particularly here in south texas, the area known as the rio grande valley from brownsville up to lake zapata. we're here in the middle of that near mcallen and people are pouring across this border, most of them from central america, day by day, hour by hour. in fact this morning as our crew was arriving to set up for this broadcast, we saw a group coming in. this is a county park right here and we saw a group at the top of this road walking up, unescorted. they are 17 people from el salvador. mostly women and children, a couple of young men. they were walking. they said they had been in mexico for nine days. they came from small villages in el salvador. they were escaping violence there. they actually thought they were still in mexico until we told them, no, you're in the united states. when they learned that, they just sat down and waited for the authorities to arrive. that's something that we see here all the time. this is a smuggling operation. all these people are being smuggled in. they're being paid for one way or the other. so you've got the mix of a humanitarian issue and smuggling issue and they are just pouring in here day by

gangs as they bring them all the way from guatemala, for example, which is 1,200 miles away from mcallen, texas and many suffer from exposure, in addition to being preyed upon by a variety of unscrupulous characters. mr. mccain: could i ask again. so these children now, once because of the numbers and overwhelming our facilities, are in really terrible conditions for someone, a human being in the united states of america. no facilities, no even bathing, diet, overcrowding, being put on transportation and taken to arizona and dropped off at a bus stop, and yet not only is that a terrific problem and at least once they're there, they're not prey to some of the things that they are prey to on the 1,200-mile trip which are horrible in many circumstances, given the nature of these people that are the drug smugglers and the human smugglers at the same time. so the dimensions -- is it true the dimensions of this humanitarian tragedy slash crisis is something that deserves the attention of all of us? and does the senator -- i'm surprised it hasn't gotten a lot more attention than it has up to now. mr.