but below it, is the river where oscar martinez ramirez and his daughter died. crossing point to make an illegal crossing point but they felt they had no choice. they had to go out of desperation. tens of thousands of people have to make that choice every single month. they try to make their way into america and are pretended by customs, border patrol gods. but perhaps that is as much about the countries they attractively as it does about america, the place without trying to make a new life. —— where they are trying. chris buckler on the us—mexico border. and you can read more about our coverage of this issue on our website. as well as the full story on the tragic deaths of oscar martinez ramirez and his daughter, we have links to articles giving you some statistics and facts about the migrant families who try to make the journey into the us from latin america. the first of two big debates between all twenty democrat us presidential hopefuls is under way in miami. half the candidates are debating on wednesday, followed by the other half on thursday. our correspo

some viewers may find this disturbing the haunting image shows the bodies of 25 year-old oscar martinez ramirez and his 23 month old daughter notice her arm around his neck and she's in his shirt. the mother of the man in the photo says that. is her son and is a shocking image to look at but she also says it feels sir with tenderness she says you can see how he protected his daughter saying that they died in each other's arms. the senate meanwhile is approved bipartisan legislation, providing billion for care for thousands of migrants coming across the border. that package resembles a similar one in the house which has more constraints on how the money can be used. coming up kevin duran making moves to ensure you can sign with any team in the nba sports reporter kate really joins us in studio to explain what we learned today and what that means for the chances of keeping katie. >>and after the break we're going to show you the most expensive home currently for sale here in the us and its right here in california. >>big lottery jackpot may not even be enough to afford the most expensive home for

. >> reporter: oscar martinez ramirez was trying to swim across the rio grand in texas with his 23-month-old daughter now their final moments have captured the world's attention and left his mother in el salvador in agony. this is home video of her. this is their family the new faces of the border crisis mother tonya watched in horror as the water swept her husband and daughter away. the photographer who took the disturbing image says the family grew desperate after being forced to bait seeking asylum. nearly a year ago, we reported from that crowded bridge in mexico there were 283 deaths along the u.s. southern border last year >> this is where we found the two bodies >> reporter: captain chris menendez says he has seen seven drownings in the last month. there were 11 last year. why do you think that is >> it seems to be an influx of people trying to come across >> reporter: the house approved $4.5 billion in emergency aid for the border >> if we had the right laws that the democrats are not letting us have, those people, they couldn't be coming up. they wouldn't be trying. >> reporter: aft

gutierrez is there tonight we have to warn you, these images are quite disturbing >> reporter: oscar martinez ramirez was trying to swim across the rio grande in south texas with his onth old daughter.l moments caught the world's attention. the grandma in el sa >> this is home video, their family the new faces of the border crisis. mother tanya watched in horror as the water swept her husband and daughter away. the photographer who took the disturbing image said the family grew desperate after being forced to wait seeking asylum at a legal port of entry. nearly a year ago, we reported from that crowded bridge in mexico there were 283 deaths along the u.s. southern border last year >> and this is actually where we found the two bodies. >> reporter: with the el paso fire department's water rescue team has seen seven drownings in the last month there were 11 all last year why do you think that is >> it seems to be an influx of people trying to come across. >> reporter: overnight, the house approved $4.5 billion in emergency aid for the border >> if we had the right laws that the democrats are not lettin

the bodies of oscar martinez ramirez and his two—year—old daughter valeria were found in the rio grandeo and texas. they'd apparently given up hope of reaching the us through legal means. the shocking image has now emerged of a father and child, her head tucked into his t—shirt, her arm around his neck. the stark human cost of the migrant crisis. already america has been grappling with its conscience over how the government has responded. how children in particular are being treated after being detained at the border. last night democrats in the us house of representatives approved an emergency humanitarian aid package worth billions. it is to improve the conditions in which they are held, conditions which have been described as appalling. this situation is child abuse. it is an atrocity that violates every value we have, not only as americans, but as moral beings. today, sadly, our values are being undermined by the president's failed policies which has intensified the situation of heartbreak and horror on the border. donald trump and the republicans will have to act if the aid is goin

. >> reporter: oscar martinez ramirez was trying to swim across the rio grande in south texas with his 23 mo old daughter. now their final moments have captured the world's attention. the mother in agony. this is home video of the family, the new faces of the border crisis. at mother tonya wched in horror as the water swept her husband and daughter away. the photographer who took the disturbing image says the family grew desperate after in beg forced to wait seeking asylum at a leagual port of entry. nearly a year ago we reported from that crowded bridge in mexico. there were 283 deaths along the u.s. southern border last year. found the two bodies. >> the fire department water rescue tm says he's seen 7 drownings last month. there were 11 all of last year. why do you think that is? >> there seems to be an influx of people trying to come across. >> overnight the house approved $4.5 billioin mergency aid for the border. >> if we had the right laws that e democrats are not leing us have, those people, they wouldn't be coming up. they wouldn't be trying. >> reporter: today after fierce de

toddler tucked inside a shark drowned in search of a better life according to reports oscar alberto martinez ramirez decided to swim across the rio grande day with his wife and child in a bid to seek asylum in the u.s. . his wife tanya watched as her loved ones succumb to the currents seen here in the red she is led away but after. shows that these people tried to cross the river to the united states a girl jumped in the water on the draw and when he tried to rescue her. from the. back in their native el salvador their deaths have started anger and much anguish as their family mourns. all of. this is her favorite doll this one she had it every time her mother got her ready. this. is the man that. a family with their lives ahead of them. was not yet 2 years old and the good moments last message my son sent me was on saturday he said mama i love you mama they are moment he said take care of yourselves because we're fine here when i read that message it made me want to cry because i saw it as a source of goodbye. in. the tragedy a marriage to democrats in washington passed a bill calling for extra cash

oscar martinez ramirez and his 23 month old daughter drowned in the rio grande while they were trying to come to the u.s. from el salvador. martinez, his wife, and their daughter got to the river on sunday. at one point, his daughter jumped into the water and the father tried to save her, that is when they were swept away. his mother is now trying to cope with the loss.>> it is shocking to see that image, we always protected her, but at the same time, i don't know, it makes me feel tenderness, you can see that he never let her go. >> the mother had to identify her husband and daughter, their bodies are being transported back to el salvador later today and she will be heading back with them. last year, 283 people died trying to cross the border, this year's numbers have not yet been released. >>> safety warnings are being issued to people in the bahamas after a tourist from southern california was killed in a shark attack, jordan lindsay was snorkeling with her family yesterday afternoon. she was then attacked by three sharks. the family saw the sharks, tried to warn her, but it was to

oscar martinez ramirez, from salvador, had been trying to help his family cross illegally after failinghas called their deaths very regrettable. cbs correspondent natalie brand sent this update. hundreds of migrant children were moved out of this detention facility in clint, texas because of filthy conditions. today customs and border patrol sent around 100 of them back. this, as the house of representatives passed an emergency aid bill that would try to boost standards for basic needs and medical care for migrants, especially children, as well as reinstate humanitarian aid to central america, cut by the trump administration. and yet last week, the trump department ofjustice argued in court that the government should not have to provide children in custody with soap, toothbrushes, or beds. this situation is child abuse. but republicans who oppose the bill argue it stems from the underfunding of agents and officers who were overwhelmed at the border. if you don't provide resources, where are you going to put the children you say you want to take care of? the white house tells cbs news th

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according to reports oscar alberto martinez ramirez decided to swim across the rio grande day with his wife and child in a bid to seek asylum in the u.s. . his wife tanya. watched as her loved ones succumb to the currents seen here in the red she is led away but after. her chose that these people tried to cross the river to the united states jumped in the water of the draw and when he tried to rescue her. from the. back in their native el salvador their deaths have started anger and much anguish as their family mourns. this is her favorite doll this one she had it every time her mother got her ready. this. is the moment that. photo show a family with their lives ahead of them. was not yet 2 years old and her demons thank them and their last message my son sent me was on saturday he said mama i love you mom my day our moment he said take care of yourselves because we're fine here when i read that message i don't know it made me want to cry because i saw it as a source of goodbye you know something well not only is. the tragedy a marriage the democrats in washington passed a bill calling

according to reports, oscar alberto martinez ramirez decided to swim across the rio grande with his wifend child in a bid to seek asylum in the u.s. his wife tania watched as her loved one succumbed to the currents. seen here in the red, she is led away bereft. >> the report shows that these people tried to cross the river to the united states. the girl went under the water and he drowned when he tried to rescue her. reporter: back in their native el salvador, their deaths have stirred anger and much anguish as their family mourns. >> this was her favorite doll, this one. she had it every time her mother got her ready. reporter: photos show a family with their lives ahead of them. valeria was not yet two years old. >> the last message my son sent me was on saturday. he said mama, i love you. he said take care of yourselves, because we are fine here. when i read that message, i don't know, it made me want to cry because i saw it as a sort of goodbye. reporter: the tragedy emerged as democrats in washington passed a bill calling for extra cash to address the conditions in migrant detention

oscar alberto martinez ramirez and his almost two-year-old daughter valeria, face down in south texas's grande. the child's arm is still holding on to her father's neck after they both drowned trying to cross into america. as the bodies were taken away, his wife tania can be heard sobbing. oscar's mother in el salvador broke down when she heard the news. >> ( translated ): the last message he sent me was on saturday. i said, "mama, i love you." he said, "take care of yourselves, because we are fine here." f> reporter: the final act of desperation came after weeks of trying to seek asylum at the u.s. consulate in mexico, but the family says they couldn't get anyone to talk to them. the image brought immediate comparisons to aylan kurdi, the three-year-old syrian refugee who drowned just outside turkey during europe's refugee crisis in 2015. >> people are coming up. they're running through the rio grande. it's a rough... it can be a very rough river, of sorts. >> reporter: president trump reacted to the photo, saying, "i hate it," but quickly blamed the democrats in congress for not chang

proud parents, this was the ramirez family had hoped for a new future in the usa and who, like so many migrants, risk their lives to get there. the bodies of oscar alberto martinezirez and his two—year—old daughter valeria were found in the rio grande which separates mexico and texas. they'd a p pa re ntly separates mexico and texas. they'd apparently given up hope of reaching the usa through legal means. this shocking image has emerged of a father and child, her head tucked into his t—shirt, his arm around her neck. the stark human cost of human migrant crisis. already america has been grappling with its conscience over how the government is responding. how children in particular are being treated after being detained at the border. last night democrats in the us house of representatives approved an emergency humanitarian aid package worth billions. it is to improve the conditions in which they are held, conditions in which they are held, conditions which have been described as appalling. this situation is child abuse. it is an atrocity that violates every law we have, not only as americans but as moral beings. today, sadly, our values are being undermined by t

of oscar alberto martinez ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter valeria. i realize tragedies occur all over this country, all over the world. i don't want to see another picture like that on the u.s. border. i hope that picture alone will catalyze this congress, this senate, this committee to do somethi something. i called up senator peters earlier this morning. i said i have half a mind of canceling this hearing and just have a discussion between what i believe are u.s. senators of good faith that have sat through 30 more hearings of this problem on the border. and start coming to some conclusions. what can we agree on to start improving the situation? what i have found here in 8 1/2 years in the senate, there's not something like that for the big problems. this committee has a good capacity for solving smaller problems on a nonpartisan basis rb frankly. we should be proud proud of that. last week we addressed the problem of government shutdowns. senator langford, senator porte, senator paul had other bills. but we passed a bill to end government shutdown

proud parents, this was the ramirez family had hoped for a new future in the us and who, like so many migrants, risk their lives to get there. the bodies of oscar alberto martinez and his two—year—old daughter valeria were found in the rio grande which separates mexico and texas. they'd apparently given up hope of reaching the us through legal means. this shocking image has emerged of a father and child, her head tucked into his t—shirt, her arm around his neck. the stark human cost of human migrant crisis. already, america has been grappling with its conscience over how the government is responding. how children in particular are being treated after being detained at the border. last night, democrats in the us house of representatives approved an emergency humanitarian aid package worth billions. it is to improve the conditions in which they are held, conditions which have been described as appalling. this situation is child abuse. it is an atrocity that violates every value we have, not only as americans but as moral beings. today, sadly, our values are being undermined by the president's failed policies which has intensified the situation of heartbreak and h

of oscar alberto martinez ramirez, his 14-month-old daughter valeriia. realize tragedies occur all over this country, all over the world. i don't want to see another picture like that on the u.s. border. i hope that picture alone will catalyze this congress, this committee, do something. >> dana: just before he left for the g-20, the president of the united states addressed this very photo in comment. watch this. >> i hate it. i know it could stop immediately if the democrats change the laws. they have to change the laws. then that father who probably was this wonderful guy, with his daughter, things like that wouldn't happen. because that journey across that river, that journey across that river's a very dangerous journey. >> dana: terry, you know washington's been debating this immigration issue for so many years. just last night the house passed a bill. we have it here. they got money for food and better housing. but no funding for the wall or increase ice personnel. capped the child stay at 90 days. senate is working on something. but do we have a bi

oscar martinez and angie valeriya and their tragedy, their tragic story, moved by this today. watch this. >> i didn't have time to have a picture blown up, but we've all seen it, of oscar alberto martinez ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter valeriya. i don't want to see another picture like that on the u.s. border. i hope that picture alone will catalyze this congress, this senate, this committee to do something. >> oscar martinez, his 23-month-old daughter angie valeriya. so what are they going to do about it? to try to answer the question that ron johnson is presenting, well, the house passed emergency funding for the border last night. the senate is looking at a different version. the white house is threatening a veto. let me bring in dana bash. she's got much more on this. so dana, this isn't coming from congress at this moment. this isn't immigration reform. this is nowhere close to it. this is not a solution. but what is going to happen now that the house passed a bill last night, the senate is looking at a different bill? >> they are working, and they're up against the clock. they're up against a clock that the congress, as they so often do, created themselves, which is to get out of

we've all seen it, of oscar alberto martinez ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter, valeria. i realize tragedies occur all over this country, all over the world. i don't want to see another picture like that on the u.s. bord border. i hope that picture alone will catalyze this congress, this senate, this committee to do something. >> here with me to share the reporting and insights, katherine lucy with "the wall street journal," olivia knox with sirius xm and julia hershfeld davis with the "new york times." the senator says he hopes that image, which is heartbreaking, will catalyze washington l it? the senate has an emergency funding bill. as we come on air, the senate says it won't negotiate with the house, essentially take it or leave it. take the senate republican version. will house democrats do that? and that's not -- there's no big immigration deal here this is emergency funding for these detention centers and some other things for the here and now. there are bigger issues, like asylum, to be discussed. but on this issue, before they go home this week, will they have a

oscar alberto martinez ramirez and his little girl, hilaria, both died crossing the rio grand river.23 months old. she has her arm around her dad. we will not show it to you again. but we will talk about it. it highlights just howedes pratt, how desperate this crisis at the border has become. all of it to try to help these migrant kids at detention facilities in reportedly terrible conditions. in the middle of all of this, the acting border chief abruptly announced he is stepping down. stephanie ruhle spoke with pete buttigieg about the picture from the border. >> we know as a country what it would take to fix our immigration system. the question is whether we can summon the political will to actually do it. and if you can look at a picture like that and say that it is acceptable, the continue doing what we've been doing, then i just don't understand. >> outside a temporary shelter in homestead, florida, you're 30 miles down south of where we are. also with me in miami, political recorder for axeeo, marc caputo, senior writer for politico. what more do we know about the story of osca

she reports that the father oscar alberto martinez ramirez had successfully crossed the river once wither valeria. he then turned around to get his wife leaving the 2-year-old on the shore. but she jumped in and followed him. he managed to grab the girl and hold onto her but they were both swept away in the strong current and drowned. the father had been waiting in a migrant camp for two months waiting to be admitted in. the family decided to cross the river out of desperation. but of course they never made it. so let's bring back joe lockhart and joe avalon. also joining us is maria cardona. this is a hard conversation, maria. it's hard to look at that photo. it's very hard to hear the story behind it. but politically that's not what the asylum system is built for. these are people who wanted the american dream. these are people according to the mom of the dad who died who were poor and who wanted a better life for their daughter. and as you know, republicans say that that's a category of people that we actually don't want in the country right now. and our asylum system is not built fo

the man's name is oscar alberto martinez ramirez and his family says that he came to the u.s. last message -- he tried to come to the u.s. with his daughter and his wife. the last message they received from him was saturday. and he was trying to seek asylum at the part of entry in mexico. that's right outside of backgroundsville. but he was told that the bridge was closed that day and so he got increasingly desperate and tried to make the journey. as so many migrants do across the rio grande. what we had heard from the photographer, one of the photographers that took that image for "the associated press" is that oscar had tried to get across the river with his daughter on his shoulders. managed to get to the other side, set her down on the edge, then went back to swim across for his wife but the little girl tried -- threw herself back into the water to follow her dad. he then got along with her got swept up in the current and sadly did not make it. sadly the man's wife, oscar's wife tonya watched it all happen from the mexican side. just a heartbreaking story. and, yes, as you

. >> oscar alberto martinez ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter valerieia, i realize tragedies occuris country, all over the world. i don't want to see another picture like that on the u.s. border. >> and outfront now, chairman ron johnson, the republican chairman of the homeland security committee. chairman, i appreciate your time. you know, and your raw emotion we saw today. what went through your mind when you first saw that picture? >> hello, erin. what was going through my mind -- i've got two daughters. i have four grand kids all under four years old. i think that's what goes through every american's mind. and republicans hate it. democrats hate it. the men and women of dhs dealing with this crisis hate it. the president hates it. and i'm hoping from this tragedy -- i hope it will cattlize -- be a catalyst for action so we can fix or horribly broken immigration system. i'm not here to assess blame i'm here to try and solve the problem. i don't think there's been a committee in congress devoting more time and effort to understanding the complexity of what's happening at our bord

brangham: the president today also responded to the harrowing, widely circulated phot father Óscar alberto martÍnez ramÍrezd his daughter, valeria. the two drowned attempting the cross the rio grande river into texas. mr. trump seemed to blame their deaths on democratic inaction. >> i hate it and i know it could stop immediately if the democrats change the law. they have to change the laws. and then that father who i'm sure was a wonderful guy with his daughter. things like that wouldn't happen >> brangham: the president's claim is not entirely accurate. many experts say the president's own policies, like changing asylum l s, have made border crossings more dangerous, and made migrants more desrate. the associated press photographer who captured that image, juia le duc, noted that same desperation. >> ( transl area people choose to cross because they know they are easily caught, but the understanding that oscar and his family had arrived recently and did not know this, that is w a theyempted the crossing in desperation. >> brangham: today's legislation d so comes as recent reports have revealed allehumane

i think the riveting, the heartbreaking story of oscar ma t martinez ramirez and her daughter that drownedttempting to reach our country has got a lot of attention the last few days and everyone should take a moment to think about the d desperation that must have been in their hearts to risk their lives and lose their lives trying to come this to country. i hope folks that reflect on that desperation will recognize these asylum officers are making a claim that is rooted in the best traditions of our country. >> it's extraordinary to hear asylum officers, you know, speaking out against the policy that they are being asked to execute and should be pointed out is a different policy than previously that this administration made it tougher in many ways to apply for asylum. the criteria of what you -- why you have left, that, too, has been made tougher. >> that's right. we've seen two things change. you know, first is that this administration has frozen or cut back on funding that the previous administration had invested in stabilizing the three northern triangle countries, honduras, guatemala a