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by the end of 2013, so 40 years after roe, that one clinic in mcallen, texas, was the last and only abortion clinic serving the entire rio grande valley in texas. and i single out 2013 because thanks to the round of new restrictions that were enacted by texas republicans that year in 2013, that mcallen clinic finally after withstanding 40 years of restrictions, that mcallen clinic was no longer able to perform abortions. and so thanks to that 2013 law passed by texas republicans, the rio grande valley, an area the size of connecticut with over a million americans in it, had no abortion providers at all. that 2013 anti-abortion law in texas is one that prompted something -- a plul effort that got a lot of attention at the time. it was an 11-hour standing filibuster from texas democratic state senator wendy davis. with that one woman filibuster, she did manage to block that abortion bill for a short time. ultimately, texas republicans passed it. again, this is back in 2013. and after that happened, seeing what effect that was having on clinics all over the beleaguered state of texas, we sent a
by the end of 2013, so 40 years after roe, that one clinic in mcallen, texas, was the last and only abortion clinic serving the entire rio grande valley in texas. and i single out 2013 because thanks to the round of new restrictions that were enacted by texas republicans that year in 2013, that mcallen clinic finally after withstanding 40 years of restrictions, that mcallen clinic was no longer able to perform abortions. and so thanks to that 2013 law passed by texas republicans, the rio grande...
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some women coming here are doing so from mcallen, texas. now that is close to the mexico border, a nine-hour drive. >> that was janet shamlian reporting. you're watching the "cbs overnight news." instantly clear everyday congestion with vicks sinex saline. for drug frf vicks sinex. instantly clear everyday congestion. and try vicks sinex children's saline. safe and gentle relief for children's noses. hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow. so sudden. um, we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? no, we're having the "we're getting coverage so we don't have to worry about it" conversation. so you're calling about the $9.95 a month plan -from colonial penn? -i am. we put it off long enough. we are getting that $9.95 plan, today. (jonathan) is it time for you to call about the $9.95 plan? i'm jonathan from colonial penn life insurance company. sometimes we just need a reminder not to ta
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we know in mcallen, texas, there was a 15% covid positive rate in the 7,000 migrants that had been releasedo that town in recent months. however, remember, new york city public schools shut down at 3%. which is it? what is the priority of this administration? now i know that they're folding into this humongous bill with our tax dollars will fund amnesty for all. in the interim, it's a complete crisis. they have no adequate shelter. what looks like a party is an absolute cesspool. they're standing in their own feces. there's no running water that's clean. no potable water, no food sources. instead of being put back to a safe place where they're from, they're being left there in squalor with an administration and main stream media that turns its head. >> they can't turnng a dne over. just to capture the footage. so, people can see exactly what's going on. and the number of desperate haitians, south americans, mexicans who are trying to get into this country. but bill malugian has been reporting there's a temporary flight restriction for two weeks so we won't be able to see these pictures. you
we know in mcallen, texas, there was a 15% covid positive rate in the 7,000 migrants that had been releasedo that town in recent months. however, remember, new york city public schools shut down at 3%. which is it? what is the priority of this administration? now i know that they're folding into this humongous bill with our tax dollars will fund amnesty for all. in the interim, it's a complete crisis. they have no adequate shelter. what looks like a party is an absolute cesspool. they're...
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>> the largest group of ever seen in custody, that was in mcallen, texas, 2500 people.hen we have a 2500 people in custody we were able to get through them, process them within an hour. within 24 hours. these people have been there for days. they will continue to be there for days. when you look at the shanties, they are going across the river and cutting down plants and weeds and making these makeshift lean to's. we've never seen anything like this before. it's something that we are seeing a most every day. something that will happen and we say we've never seen anything like this before and that's what the biden administration is doing. they are setting records, bad records, setting records month over month, week over week, day over day. >> shannon: i know your agents are stretched. paperwork, processing, they are getting a lot of criticism from folks who saw some images. agents on horseback. there were people who tweeted that it look like there were whips used on people. i have ridden horses a good chunk of my life. looks like something different to me. it's clearly a
>> the largest group of ever seen in custody, that was in mcallen, texas, 2500 people.hen we have a 2500 people in custody we were able to get through them, process them within an hour. within 24 hours. these people have been there for days. they will continue to be there for days. when you look at the shanties, they are going across the river and cutting down plants and weeds and making these makeshift lean to's. we've never seen anything like this before. it's something that we are...
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. >> what's happening now and what's happened just several months ago in mcallen,texas, are drasticallynt. the policies have changed. >> that is a border in chaos. the only way you can reverse that and i think the biden administration sees the need to do it is you have got to change policy. even more significantly, you have to put federal resources there that sends the signal we are serious about protecting the border. >> look at the optics of 26 governors. we had three on simultaneously. 26 is a wave of republican governors, ready to take on a president who was a few days ago trying to go after some of them over covid vaccines and mandates. the flip of the switch that biden, the president of the united states has brought on has been inflicted more self-harm. he can't get away from the crises. then, it hurts the rest of the country, because, while he spins on his heels and tries not to take questions and let's jen saki and i know we are going to talk about the vice-president in a moment but where is she? where is waldo of vice-presidents right now? maybe that will change. as all of that
. >> what's happening now and what's happened just several months ago in mcallen,texas, are drasticallynt. the policies have changed. >> that is a border in chaos. the only way you can reverse that and i think the biden administration sees the need to do it is you have got to change policy. even more significantly, you have to put federal resources there that sends the signal we are serious about protecting the border. >> look at the optics of 26 governors. we had three on...
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if you live in mcallen, texas, you may have to drive to albuquerque, and you have no children three children and no money, it creates a second class set of citizens in texas. they have your rights and women in the rest of the country. what we all hope is, that is lawsuit, which is masterfully done under the equal protection clause and the supremacy clause of the 14th amendment, that this will give an opportunity to get the texas law halted until the supreme court takes up the mississippi case. or until this one moves quickly. the problem is, as i think we all know where this is going, is that ultimately, it goes to the trump supreme court. in a way, it tees up this battle about, is roe v. wade really going to hold? is it going to hold with the supreme court? and it tees that battle up and they bring it to a head sooner rather than later. >> clint watts, you get the final word. it's about this capitol rally. nine days away. i always say that you do your job so we don't have to. but every time i ask you about your day job, it is scary material, almost by nature. what kind of chatter are you he
if you live in mcallen, texas, you may have to drive to albuquerque, and you have no children three children and no money, it creates a second class set of citizens in texas. they have your rights and women in the rest of the country. what we all hope is, that is lawsuit, which is masterfully done under the equal protection clause and the supremacy clause of the 14th amendment, that this will give an opportunity to get the texas law halted until the supreme court takes up the mississippi case....
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the trump administration and what is happening now and what has happened several months ago in mcallen, texas, drastically different because the policies have changed. the messaging changed from the biden administration and they need to act. we're glad to send more troops but the question to me or the tape earlier about the apprehensions, what about the people that aren't being apprehended? how many people are coming across undetected? it's the governors who have to deal with those individuals. >> harris: we struggle to get exact numbers in realtime and they'll release a number at the end of each month but it helps to know in realtime. we know it's 3,000 people every day now that are trying to get into this country. the president put the vice president in charge of this, though. i want to get to this and governor hutchinson i will come to you. vice president kamala harris speaking out now on the border crisis but only to condemn border patrol agents on the front lines who were accused of mistreating haitian migrants in del rio. >> what i saw depicted of those individuals on horse back treatin
the trump administration and what is happening now and what has happened several months ago in mcallen, texas, drastically different because the policies have changed. the messaging changed from the biden administration and they need to act. we're glad to send more troops but the question to me or the tape earlier about the apprehensions, what about the people that aren't being apprehended? how many people are coming across undetected? it's the governors who have to deal with those individuals....
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individual immigration judges but the real question is what happens next just last week, i went to mcallen, texas there, i crossed the border into mexico and based on our reporting there, we know that there are still many haitian migrants elsewhere along the border, still waiting to cross into the united states. now, we obtained these photos and this video, we're looking at our screen, as an ngo worker on the mexican side of the border and they've said they've seen more haitians arrive by the day. and it's looking just like the images we're seeing on the screen, images that we saw we also spoke to one migrant there who said that conditions are so bad in mexico that they've experienced people just unwilling to even rent them apartments so they are stuck in these tenement camps or they unable to work and they can't even leave those camps, because they are threatened to be kidnapped if they should leave. even that one woman we spoke to says, this is still better than what was happening in haiti, where they have no jobs, no money, and no hope of things getting better and just before we go, jose, anot
individual immigration judges but the real question is what happens next just last week, i went to mcallen, texas there, i crossed the border into mexico and based on our reporting there, we know that there are still many haitian migrants elsewhere along the border, still waiting to cross into the united states. now, we obtained these photos and this video, we're looking at our screen, as an ngo worker on the mexican side of the border and they've said they've seen more haitians arrive by the...
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if you live in mcallen, texas, and you have to drive to albuquerque, you essentially have no right to an abortion in texas. they have fewer rights than every woman in the rest of the country. what we hope is this lawsuit, which is masterfully done under the supremacy clause of the 14th amendment, that this law will give an opportunity to get the texas law halted until the supreme court does take up the mississippi case or until this one moves quickly. the problem is, as i think we all know where it is going, is ultimately it goes to the trump supreme court. and in a way, it tees up this battle about is roe v. wade really going to hold? is it going to hold with this supreme court? and it teased that battle up. >> clint watts, you get the final word. it's about this capitol rally nine days away. i always say that you do your job so we don't have to, but every time i ask you about your day job, it is scary material almost by nature. what kind of chatter are you hearing and seeing about this gathering in washington that everyone needs to know about? >> september 18th was more forceful i t
if you live in mcallen, texas, and you have to drive to albuquerque, you essentially have no right to an abortion in texas. they have fewer rights than every woman in the rest of the country. what we hope is this lawsuit, which is masterfully done under the supremacy clause of the 14th amendment, that this law will give an opportunity to get the texas law halted until the supreme court does take up the mississippi case or until this one moves quickly. the problem is, as i think we all know...
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(♪ música ♪) (♪ música ♪) (♪ música ♪) decenas de personas protestaron de forma pacífica en mcallen en texase responsable del tráfico de menores, acusan a la administración biden de desestabilizar al país . >> lo que pasa en la frontera me da :vergüenza, porque tenemos leyes , entonces ¿qué enseñaremos a los hijos? hagan lo que quieran que no les pasa nada. >> esto se realizó el sábado en mcallen, carla es sobreviviente de trata de personas y lucha para concientizar a familias. >> lo viví cuatro años, fui explotada sexualmente, miles de personas veían a una víctima no sabemos lo que es esto, ni el narcotráfico, a veces pensamos que solamente pasa en películas y la verdad es que no es así, sigue pasando, es un tema mundial que tenemos que luchar para que se acabe. >> en el 2020 se identificaron 109 mil víctimas de trata de persoans en el mundo, en estados unidos, california, texas y florida son estados con más casos, esto causa preocupación por el tráfico de niños y mujeres . >> tenemos que enfocarnos en el proceso legal, mejorarlo y también tenemos que entender que el cartel ha tomado posesi
(♪ música ♪) (♪ música ♪) (♪ música ♪) decenas de personas protestaron de forma pacífica en mcallen en texase responsable del tráfico de menores, acusan a la administración biden de desestabilizar al país . >> lo que pasa en la frontera me da :vergüenza, porque tenemos leyes , entonces ¿qué enseñaremos a los hijos? hagan lo que quieran que no les pasa nada. >> esto se realizó el sábado en mcallen, carla es sobreviviente de trata de personas y lucha para...
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we noticed that they were seeing the exact same thing that was happening under the bridge in mcallen, texas was written making suggestions. we didn't want to get to this point. we wanted to avoid this and wanted to have a way to take intake and get these people through the process as quickly as possible so that we didn't lose all control of everything that we have. and it just completely irresponsible of this administration. >> trace: it's fascinating to me that bill was talking in his report that we've confirmed that some of the haitians are being moved to orlando or maryland. mayorkas doesn't have a number. how many are being moved into the united states? we know the number is significant now, brandon. >> let me be clear. he knows the number. those numbers are tracked on a daily basis. i make communication with people that are telling you what the numbers are on a regular basis is. for him to say that, he has to be called out on that. the numbers are available. the ntas and ntrs. they go into a system and they're tracked. we know exactly what those numbers are. i can tell you there are th
we noticed that they were seeing the exact same thing that was happening under the bridge in mcallen, texas was written making suggestions. we didn't want to get to this point. we wanted to avoid this and wanted to have a way to take intake and get these people through the process as quickly as possible so that we didn't lose all control of everything that we have. and it just completely irresponsible of this administration. >> trace: it's fascinating to me that bill was talking in his...
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we have been at the border all year long and have shown the images in mcallen, texas a busload afterat the bus station to be taken wherever they want. we've shown them on the airplanes getting to go whereve they want. the bottom line here is when yo talk to the migrants in the border patrol agents, when you're actually on the grounds talking with the people dealing with this, talking to the peopl showing up your, you will understand why they are coming. the word is out right now that they believe under this administration they have a chance to stay. many migrants have told me unde donald trump, they felt his policies were cruel, they didn' want their family separated, they didn't want to have to wai and mexico for their asylum cases to play out. they feel under this administration they have a better chance and you see these record hide numbers. two months in a row of more tha 200,000 people showing up at ou southern border. those numbers are not sustainable. when you have a small sector like this here in del rio, you saw how long it took for them t plug up these migrants coming acros
we have been at the border all year long and have shown the images in mcallen, texas a busload afterat the bus station to be taken wherever they want. we've shown them on the airplanes getting to go whereve they want. the bottom line here is when yo talk to the migrants in the border patrol agents, when you're actually on the grounds talking with the people dealing with this, talking to the peopl showing up your, you will understand why they are coming. the word is out right now that they...
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mcallen, texas has a republican mayor. that is huge deal. e population particularly with covid, move from california and new york to texas. texas gained two congressional seats. they saw four million people come in. half of them, this is in the past decade, are hispanic and hispanics more than you would realize tend tovote red, not blue. there is also the argument that many of them, this might not be for texas per se but they came from countries that had dictatorships and communist regimes. they came to the united states for freedom. they don't want to see the socialism repeat itself. stuart: nicely put, lauren. i like that last point. very good, very interesting. i'm with you 100%. >>> still ahead on this wonderful program, kayleigh mcenany, eric trump and indiana senator mike braun. president biden's approval rating just keeps on dropping. that is not good for the democrats. my take on that next. .. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. (vo) at t-mo
mcallen, texas has a republican mayor. that is huge deal. e population particularly with covid, move from california and new york to texas. texas gained two congressional seats. they saw four million people come in. half of them, this is in the past decade, are hispanic and hispanics more than you would realize tend tovote red, not blue. there is also the argument that many of them, this might not be for texas per se but they came from countries that had dictatorships and communist regimes....
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. ♪ todd: senator ted cruz calling for democrats to invite the mayor of mcallen, texas, to testify inour next guest is no stranger to these problems, estimating $60,000 in damage to his land. he says time for lawmakers to stop placing americans in second place to illegal immigrants. rancher and attorney for kimmie, texas, brent smith joins us now. brent, thanks for being here. describe the scene at your ranch since the border crisis hit. >> thank you all for having me. you know, since the border crisis have hit, we are about at the same place we were. the amount of bodies that we're finding in kimmie county is astounding. just last week, you know, we found three last week. and they have become so regular around here we started to calling them biden bodies. it's from one policy that this is occurring it and it's the same policy cannen stopped by one person but it's not happening. todd: brent, why do you think so many democrats refuse to visit the border and see what is going on firsthand? >> you know, that's a good question. i don't know. a lot of the democrat lawmakers in this area, w
. ♪ todd: senator ted cruz calling for democrats to invite the mayor of mcallen, texas, to testify inour next guest is no stranger to these problems, estimating $60,000 in damage to his land. he says time for lawmakers to stop placing americans in second place to illegal immigrants. rancher and attorney for kimmie, texas, brent smith joins us now. brent, thanks for being here. describe the scene at your ranch since the border crisis hit. >> thank you all for having me. you know, since...
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mcallen, texas. all places that president joe biden has never seemingly been to in his 50 years of public service. certainly hasn't been there since he's been president. vice president of the united states is allegedly in charge of the border, hasn't found her way to any of these places that i visited a mere two weeks ago. the vast majority of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have found their way, of course, one of my colleagues, the gentlelady from new york, couple years ago, somewhat famously found her way down to the border to decry, quote, kids in cages. where is that colleague today? wearing perhaps an all white outfit with red letters on it. where's the concern for the little girls whose legs have been branded, burned by cartels? where's the concern for the 89 dead migrants, bodies found in brooks county, texas. 89. where's the concern? my colleagues on the other side of the aisle like to go around talking about how compassionate they are for those seeking to come to the united stat
mcallen, texas. all places that president joe biden has never seemingly been to in his 50 years of public service. certainly hasn't been there since he's been president. vice president of the united states is allegedly in charge of the border, hasn't found her way to any of these places that i visited a mere two weeks ago. the vast majority of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have found their way, of course, one of my colleagues, the gentlelady from new york, couple years ago,...
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a couple weeks ago, i was in south texas, mcallen, edinburgh.rs and ranches. there were woman that described that they would not allow their teenage kids to go on their own property without carrying a loaded firearm because there were so many human traffickers and drug traffickers crossing their property daily. i did roundtables with sheriffs of law enforcement, local elected democrats. most of the elected officials in south texas are democrats. that's been true 100 years. also to a person, the elected democrats said to me, listen, if my party, the democratic party is the party of open borders, i can't support that. it's a disaster. it is overwhelming the communities on the border. del rio, the population of del rio is 35,000 people. there were 15,000, half of that population crossing illegally. what does joe biden do? he shamefully demagogues the border patrol. when he said you will be punished, that was disgraceful. i know many of the brave men and women of the border patrol. i'll tell you, i stand with the border patrol and biden demagoguing
a couple weeks ago, i was in south texas, mcallen, edinburgh.rs and ranches. there were woman that described that they would not allow their teenage kids to go on their own property without carrying a loaded firearm because there were so many human traffickers and drug traffickers crossing their property daily. i did roundtables with sheriffs of law enforcement, local elected democrats. most of the elected officials in south texas are democrats. that's been true 100 years. also to a person, the...
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casos para determinar qué es lo que sucederá con cada uno de ellos >>> al gobernador de texas visitó la ciudad de mcallenlos desafíos las políticas de mantener las fronteras abiertas en méxico, varias casas de seguridad han sido encontradas en los últimos meses en el estado de chihuahua, las más reciente esta vivienda con más de 700 migrantes en su interior >>> las organizaciones criminales ellos lo único que están haciendo es mucho dinero de muchas personas que no les importo por su salud, no les importó que estuvieran a salvo al contrario que podemos ver que es una situación horrenda en la que estaban >>> telemundo >>> vamos a información local con una votación de 51 con el distrito escolar unificado de auckland decidió incrementar la vacuna como covid-19 como requisito indispensable para cualquier niño mayor de 12 años de edad que quiera asistir a clases presenciales es entrar en vigor después del 1 de enero de 2022 y presentarán la logística en octubre >>> la verdad no es fácil seguir siendo estudiadas y también uno puede agarrar esa enfermedad lo peor es que uno tiene familia y la que sufre después
casos para determinar qué es lo que sucederá con cada uno de ellos >>> al gobernador de texas visitó la ciudad de mcallenlos desafíos las políticas de mantener las fronteras abiertas en méxico, varias casas de seguridad han sido encontradas en los últimos meses en el estado de chihuahua, las más reciente esta vivienda con más de 700 migrantes en su interior >>> las organizaciones criminales ellos lo único que están haciendo es mucho dinero de muchas personas que no...
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texas. not just in del rio. i was in mcallen and roma and i did round tables with ranchers and farmers and sheriffs and law enforcement and local elected officials. most the local elected officials in south texas are democrats. it's a democratic area of the state. every elected democrat i met with was so horrified by what is happening at the border. they said in the democratic party is the party of open borders count me out. i can't support. this. it's an unfolding disaster. in today in washington not a single democrat cares. joe biden and kamala harris won't go down to the border the rio grande valley or del rio. they insist these problems are not happening. we are at 2 million illegal immigrants. we are on the path to more. as long as joe biden and kamala harris refuse to apply the law it it will get worse. >> laura: and only 13% from the report in july of the 50,000 illegal immigrants they looked at with a court date even show up. once they are here and they are resettled into the united states, they are not coming back. thos
texas. not just in del rio. i was in mcallen and roma and i did round tables with ranchers and farmers and sheriffs and law enforcement and local elected officials. most the local elected officials in south texas are democrats. it's a democratic area of the state. every elected democrat i met with was so horrified by what is happening at the border. they said in the democratic party is the party of open borders count me out. i can't support. this. it's an unfolding disaster. in today in...
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mcallen? turn around and give me a break. here is what i said yesterday and laid this policy out and some people will criticize it. texasady doing the job. i would like to hire all 8,000 or 9,000 border agents. give them a $10,000 raise and let them come to work for us and we'll form a border force. biden won't have anybody to put down there and ask us to help we'll say yes. we'll guard the border. you stay out of it. that's the lieutenant governor, some big plan. that's not real. two years ago when i met with president trump in mcallen i said look mr. president. if congress won't give you the money to build the wall we will. i was criticized that's ridiculous. never happen. guess what? we allocated $2 billion to build the wall. we can take over the border patrol and they would rather work for us than joebds. the camp down there is the biden refugee camp that you would expect to see halfway around the world. a total disaster and not telling the american people the truth and we're fed up with it. >> trace: one of the reasons that president biden dismantled a lot of former president trump's policies said they were inhuman
mcallen? turn around and give me a break. here is what i said yesterday and laid this policy out and some people will criticize it. texasady doing the job. i would like to hire all 8,000 or 9,000 border agents. give them a $10,000 raise and let them come to work for us and we'll form a border force. biden won't have anybody to put down there and ask us to help we'll say yes. we'll guard the border. you stay out of it. that's the lieutenant governor, some big plan. that's not real. two years ago...