u.s. mexican border asylum seekers face greater risks as they try to enter the u.s. in remote areas critics of president donald trump's hardline border policy say they're pushing migrants to more dangerous routes i did you know castro reports from wells new mexico. sand rocks and vast emptiness that she while one desert in the u.s. state of new mexico stretches hundreds of kilometers this is where groups of hundreds of migrants mostly families from central america have chosen to surrender themselves to the u.s. border patrol the question is why is a growing number of people choosing to cross in this hot and barren place last december a 7 year old girl died after journeying here more than 3000 kilometers with her father from what amala she was in u.s. border patrol custody her body temperature was more than 41 degrees it was a horrible thing that never should have. if the people hadn't been forced into the desert it would never michael sims works at the general store in the nearby town that had cheetah he says the u.s. border wall that guards urban areas and the greate

border patrol victims network. he stood in nogales, arizona, on the u.s. of the border wall at exactly the spot where border patrol lonnie swartz pointed his gun through the wall to shoot and kill jose antonio on october 10, 2012. bulletet after bullet afterr but , even as he was down. at this site, richard boren displayed a banner with images of jose antonio and other victims of bordeder patrol, whoe agents have killed at least 97 people since 2003. at leaeast six mexexicans have n killed by border patatrol on mexican soil. wewe want to end todayay's showh richard boren reading the names of some of the people killed by border patrol and telling their stories. >> juan, 19 years old, was a guest at the time in el paso, texas. i think it was in 2007. he was actually killed by the border patrol outside the shelter on the street. agagain, they made u up a story saying h he was tried to attack agents with a pipe. jujust commonplace that witnesss also said that was not the case at all. 30 years old, who is one of the victims on the mexico side. he was shot by bo

died after journeying here more than 3000 kilometers with her father from what amala she was in u.s. border patrol custody her body temperature was more than 41 degrees it was a horrible thing that never should have. if the people hadn't been forced into the desert it would never michael sims works at the general store in the nearby town of had cheetah he says the u.s. border wall that guards urban areas and the greater number of border agents there lead migrants to cross in more remote places even so he says the migrants cause no trouble here he says trump calling this an invasion is wrong there was no invasion of people a lot of people they they came quietly they came. obviously as obviously is a good a few blocks away but neither and bob den's lawyers say they are worried about the number of people crossing so close to their home in those large groups who don't know how many of them are. criminals are part of the cartel coming through and trying to be part of that group to get into the country the married couple says like most americans who live in this politically conservative town they

w news live from berlin 20 people are dead and dozens are wounded after a mass shooting in the u.s. border town of el paso the suspect opened fire in a busy shopping mall in what's being described as a hate crime a 21 year old man has been arrested police say of racist manifesto may reveal his motive also coming up hong kong residents are back on the streets a day after police and protesters faced off late into the night thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators are marching for the 9th straight weekend despite the threat of a military crackdown. and moscow police arrest more than 800 people for taking a walk pro-democracy demonstrators were grabbed as they strolled through the city's central streets observers are criticizing the crackdown as an excessive use of force. omarion evanston welcome to the program. we begin with some breaking news coming out of the u.s. state of ohio reports indicating a gunman has opened fire in the center of the city of dayton police are treating the incident at the moment as an active shooter situation local media say the shooting took place in a bar just afte

the country tries to cope with this role as a transit nation for migrants heading north to the u.s. border. thanks for joining us i'm marrying evan steen lawmakers in the u.s. are demanding answers following the death in prison of disgraced financier geoffrey epstein there's been widespread skepticism as to how he could have taken his own life in a high security federal prison just weeks after an apparent previous suicide attempt the f.b.i. is now investigating his death. the fallout is intense the reaction beyond painful and afraid to come forward so are. all the girls i feel really guilty. to the death by an apparent suicide of disgraced billionaire financier geoffrey epstein has prompted 3 separate legal bodies to open investigations into his death the alleged victims have also expressed outrage at not being able to confront him in court. i can tell you that on behalf of the victims i represented there's a certain amount of shock and disbelief that the federal authorities could allow something like this to occur under their watch we find it very hard to believe that he would be allowed

died after journeying here more than 3000 kilometers with her father from what amala she was in u.s. border patrol custody her body temperature was more than 41 degrees it was a horrible thing that never should have happened. if the people hadn't been forced into the desert it would never michael sims works at the general store in the nearby town of had cheetah he says the u.s. border wall that guards urban areas and the greater number of border agents there lead migrants to cross in more remote places even so he says the migrants cause no trouble here he says trump calling this an invasion is wrong there was no invasion of people a lot of people ok they came quietly they came. honestly as obviously is a good a few blocks away but neither and bob dens lawyers say they are worried about the number of people crossing so close to their home in those large groups who don't know how many of them are. criminals are part of the cartel coming through and trying to be part of that group to get into the country the married couple says like most americans who live in this politically conservative town

border. during the first 10 months of the fiscal year, u.s. customs and border protection apprehended or encountered nearly 475,000 families, 91st percent crossing unlawfully -- 95% crossing unlawfully. soughtmonth of may, we 88,006 hundred 30 members of family units arrive at our border, four times the record in the last major search. as i have testified and experts throughout this administration and leaders from previous administration's have explained, the driving factor for this crisis is weakness in our legal framework for immigration. human smugglers advertise and micro to know well that even if they cross the border illegally, arriving with the child meant that they will be released into the u.s. to wait for court proceedings i can take five years or more. this key gap in immigration comes from a 2015 reinterpretation of the settlement agreement, an agreement no more than two decades old by a federal district court judge. this reinterpretation, which apply for the first time the requirements to accompany minors has forced the government

he says the u.s. border guards urban areas and the greater number of border agents lead migrants to cross in more remote places. even so, he says the migrants cause no trouble. he says trump calling this an invasion is wrong. >> there was no invasion of people. a lot of people came quietly, honestly, as honestly as they could. reporter: a few blocks away, and this couple says they are worried about the number of people crossing so close to their home. >> in those large groups, you don't know how many of them are criminals, or part of a cartel coming through and trying to be part of that group to get into the country. reporter: the married couple says like most americans who live in this politically conservative town, they support trump's border policies. bestfeel he is doing the job you can do with what he has had to work with. it is an ongoing problem that has been here for three years. reporter: as the desert heat source, the number of migrants crossing the u.s.-southern border has dropped to 72,000 in jul

u.s. mexican border asylum seekers face greater risks as they try to enter the us in remote areas critics of president donald trump's hardline border policies say they're pushing migrants to more dangerous routes i did you know castro reports from wells in new mexico. sand rocks and vast emptiness that she while one desert in the u.s. state of new mexico stretches hundreds of kilometers this is where groups of hundreds of migrants mostly families from central america have chosen to surrender themselves to the u.s. border patrol the question is why is a growing number of people choosing to cross in this hot and barren place last december a 7 year old girl died after journeying here more than 3000 kilometers with her father from what amala she was in u.s. border patrol custody her body temperature was more than 41 degrees it was a horrible thing that never should have. if the people hadn't been forced into the desert it would never michael sims works at the general store in the nearby town that had cheetah he says the u.s. border wall that guards urban areas and the greater number of border

u.s. mexican border that which is warm allies to is not a protest against that which is normalized. simply because it becomes an omnipresent the number of people who've been captured or turned themselves into the u.s. border patrol has trucked for more than 100008 month 272000 in july in el paso that's still 6 times higher than a year ago over the summer the government was criticized for keeping people under bridges and in overcrowded facilities but with emergency money from congress new detention centers are now being built u.s. customs and border protection says it's dramatically increased detention capacity in recent weeks in texas an additional $4500.00 migrants are being held in tent cities the government says that the people inside are well cared for and protected from the desert sun but the migrant deaths still continue 2 weeks ago a 33 year old man from el salvador died shortly after being arrested more than a dozen migrants including children have died in government custody in the past year and a half cruelty is the point all of this is meant to be a deterrent it is meant t

during the first ten months, u.s. border protection apprehended almost 495,000, and most crossed the border, three times more than any other fall record. may alone, 88630 family units arrive at our border, four times the last major surge. as i've testified and experts throughout the administration as well as previous administrations explained, the driving factor for this crisis is weakness in our system. they know if they cross illegally, arriving with a child they'll be release into the interior that could take five years or more. this gap comes from a 2015 review of an agreement more than two decades old by a court judge. this reinterpretation has generally forced the government to release families into the country after just 20 days and incentivizing illegal entry and adding to the backlog, and this ruling has caused to continue the fuel in the crisis in the unprecedented flow of american families and minors legally crossing our border until today. an of work, consideration of over 100,000 comments from shake holders and

u.s. southern border has dropped. to 72000 in july that's still much higher than previous years and the fear is more people will die in the attempt to castro al-jazeera antelope wells new mexico. spoken about recent mass shootings in the united states but didn't address criticism that it's too easy to get guns white house correspondent kimberly halkett was at president trump's latest campaign rally i rule never ever let you down that i can join. speaking in new hampshire his 1st time before supporters since the mass shootings in dayton and el paso donald trump blamed the people he says are behind us gun violence there is a mental illness problem that has to be dealt with. it's not the gun that polls the trigger it's the person holding the gun. we're going to have to give major consideration to building new facilities for those in need we have to deal absent from trucks message the suggestion of universal background checks something polls show a majority of us voters support truck narrowly lost the state of new hampshi

u.s. mexican border that which is warm allies to is not a protest against that which is normalized simply because it becomes an omnipresent the number of people who've been captured or turned themselves into the u.s. border patrol has trucked for more than 100008 month 272000 in july in el paso that's still 6 times higher than a year ago over the summer the government was criticized for keeping people under bridges and in overcrowded facilities but with emergency money from congress new detention centers are now being built u.s. customs and border protection says it's dramatically increased detention capacity in recent weeks in texas an additional $4500.00 migrants are being held in tent cities the government says that the people inside are well cared for and protected from the desert sun but the migrant deaths still continue 2 weeks ago a 33 year old man from el salvador died shortly after being arrested more than a dozen migrants including show. children have died in government custody in the past year and a half cruelty is the point all of this is meant to be a deterrent it is meant to

border. during the first 10 months of the fiscal year, u.s. customs and border protection apprehended or encountered nearly 475,000 families, 91st percent crossing unlawfully -- 95% crossing unlawfully. in the month of may, we sought 88,006 hundred 30 members of family units arrive at our border, four times the record in the last major search. as i have testified and experts throughout this administration and leaders from previous administration's have explained, the driving factor for this crisis is weakness in our legal framework for immigration. human smugglers advertise and micro to know well that even if they cross the border illegally, arriving with the child meant that they will be released into the u.s. to wait for court proceedings i can take five years or more. this key gap in immigration comes from a 2015 reinterpretation of the settlement agreement, an agreement no more than two decades old by a federal district court judge. this reinterpretation, which apply for the first time the requirements to accompany minors has forced the gov

what changed is u.s. border policing strategy. >> w we will speak with robin , a nonprofit that identifies the remains of thousands of migrants identified here in the desert. to democracynow. fn afghanistan, a series o inbings rocked afghanistan an eastern city. afghanistan is marking the 100th anniversary of its independence today. the attacks followed the bloody suicide bombing at a wedding in kabul. the attack was thehe deadliest this year. this is the groom from the wedding. hope.ave lost i lost my brother, my friends who came to join my wedding party. the celebration of independence day does not matter to me anymore. it's the independence that gives only to the rich people who celebrate it. all of those killed were laborers and poor people. rich people do not come to participate in poor people's ceremonies. >> the attack came as the u.s. and taliban were participating -- the afghan government has not been part of the negotiations. in hong kong, organizers say that as many as one one 7 million pro-democracy

and central american countries to accept asylum seekers there and not let them progress to the u.s. border is that in any way a deterrent the news is getting out to those that are trying to get to the u.s. to basically turn back and go home. sure the message may be having a deterring factor but those programs that you mention which is the one announced by president trump in july saying that he had signed a treaty with the president of guatemala which makes quite a model of what's called a safe 3rd country meaning that migrants who arrive here at this border would not qualify for asylum in the u.s. if they had already passed through was a mala and would be turned back to watch them all if so there was a lot of talk about that but what it boils down to is that policy has still yet to take effect it's still being discussed in the u.s. government and it's facing a lot of court challenges with critics here saying that such a policy is illegal because what amala itself is not a safe country so claiming to be a so-called safe 3rd country is invalid and adding to the uncertainty of whether or not

u.s./mexico border. but, what is happening in september's harvest season for outdoor grown marijuana in mexico and so, they were expecting a large influx of marijuana and at the same time we don't have the potential to criminalize and prosecute the possession of the substance. so, with the u.s. does as part of the nixon administration is it sends as many officials as it can to the u.s. border and mobilizes all the board of regents and it essentially shuts down the u.s./mexico border for 10 days to try to stop mexican marijuana from entering the u.s. that's important because something between 70 and 80% of the marijuana consumed was sourced from mexico. now, that is sort of short-lived because we are actually able to reinforce the marijuana policies we thereafter the passage of the controlled substances act this is probably the one you've heard about the most that controlling the drug policy in the u.s. >> title ii of the control act of 1970 drug abuse act, it doesn't important thing as far as internation

u.s. southern border, but mexico's southern border as well. le are from somewhere else and everybody has a story. did you think about going to the u.s.? >> no. >> reporter: no. why not? >> because i got for theed already. >> reporter: what is it like here in tapachula? >> like [ bleep ], i don't know. it's a bad situation, but it's not good. >> right now, the situation in america is very difficult for illegal immigrants. >> reporter: president trump isn't just affecting the lives of migrants, he's shifting policy inside mexico. his tune on the country has recently, not so subtly, shifted. >> i want to thank, by the way, the country of mexico. they've got 21,000 soldiers on the border right now. i'm starting to like mexico a lot. >> reporter: this is the new reality for the mexican government ever since president trump threatened this country with tariffs. 11,000 new national guardsmen have been stood up along the border with guatemala. for the commander here and his personnel, the mission is as tenuous as the politics. [ speaking foreign langua

assault rifle opened fire in a crowded wal-mart store in the town of el paso which is close to the u.s. border with mexico 3 mexicans are said to be among the dead the texas governor is calling the massacre a hate crime authority as are investigating whether a white nationalist manifesto published on line was written by the suspect who was arrested at the scene. the 1st call of an active shooter went out at 10 39 am local time. the wal-mart that was attacked was filled with thousands of people many of them with kids shopping for the beginning of the new school year eyewitnesses describe the immediate moments as extremely chaotic to navigate it saying so somebody shot another. kid and it was like we were just trying to get out of their trains that go to the closest stores that they could. try to push people out of the way or trying to get them to go with that officials put out desperate calls for blood donations to help dozens of wounded as patients were distributed across local hospitals. we took 7 patients to the operating room today. they underwent a number of procedures by a number of diffe

u.s. mexico border. among them, men, women, and children threatened. >> they came to tell me i have not do itand if i did , my life would be in danger. i did not do it. >> he was arrested in mexico and forced to return to guatemala to apply for asylum. many observers believe the country lacks capacity to taken thousands of u.s.-bound migrants. 60% of guatemalans live believe -- live beneath the poverty line. >> they want a roof over their head, a job, education, and security. guatemala does not fulfill the to people who are seeking asylum here. >> they knew president elect to has assured the deal would not become a law unless it is ratified by lawmakers. guatemalans make up one third of people arrested on the u.s.-mexico border and 1.5 million of them live in the united states. indian -- kashmir. the government revoked the agion to special status and lockdown was imposed. >> the marketplace is usually packed with thousands of sheep. only a couple hundred are up for sale, a consequence of the curfew on ka

assault rifle opened fire in a crowded wal-mart shop in the town of el paso which is close to the u.s. border with mexico 3 mexicans are said to be among the dead the texas governor's calling the massacre a hate crime authorities are investigating whether a white nationalist manifesto published on line was written by the suspect who was arrested at the scene or. escaping from an active shooter situation. police how clear the wal-mart shopping center in texas to bring people to safety after a gunman wreaks carnage. reports of the shooting came in at 1039 local time the shopping center that was attacked was filled with thousands of people many with children shopping for the beginning of the school year. eyewitnesses described the immediate moments as extremely chaotic. to medicaid that said he saw somebody shot another shot at him and it was like we were just trying to get out there trying to go to the closest store is the big guy trying to push people away or trying to get them to go with bad officials put out desperate calls for blood donations to help the dozens of we did this patients would

with an assault rifle at a crowded wal-mart store in the town of el paso which is close to the u.s. border with mexico he was arrested at the scene 3 mexican nationals are said to be among the dead the case is now being treated as domestic terrorism and authorities are investigating whether a white nationalist manifesto posted on line was written by the suspect. you're skipping from an active shooter threat. police clear a shopping center in el paso texas to bring people to safety after a gunman wreaks carnage at a nearby wal-mart store. that's going up some reports of the shooting came in at $1039.00 local time the walmart was filled with thousands of people many with kids shopping for the beginning of the school year witnesses described the immediate moments as extremely chaotic. but it's another guy that said he saw somebody shot another shot at it and it was like oh wait we board just trying to get out of there trying to go to the closest store that makes my child a place people on the way are trying to get up to go with bad officials put out desperate calls for blood donations to help

candidates as the country struggles with a role as a transit country for migrants heading to the u.s. border. in a country plagued by poverty crime and unemployment the presidential election pits the conservative candidate giamatti against former 1st lady sandra taurus giamatti has a narrow lead over his left wing opponent a former head of the prison system he favors reinstating the death penalty and has been campaigning on a tough law and order message your stores and i have a message to all those brutal extortionists middle when i am president you are finished. buying you and throw you in jail. got a city that taurus is weighed down by allegations of corruption the entrepreneur has promised voters to tackle poverty almost 60 percent of guatemalans live below the poverty line. and look at ghetto is good but i want the country to develop so that people here don't have to migrate to the us. in the us migration is the key theme of the selection much like the electorate the candidates are united in their rejection of a deal struck with the u.s. that will require migrants transiting through guat

run shelter in sudan as many have been here waiting for months the pastor says since the shooting u.s. border agents have nearly halted the slow trickle of asylum seekers at the international bridge. everyone is nervous about the situation to see how the shooting has made things lower. and each day of waiting brings its own threats outside the protective walls of the shelter juarez is becoming more dangerous violence between newly fragmented drug cartels is behind a wave of killings across the country that began late last year just as more migrants were arriving here in juarez $139.00 people were killed last month but the trouble ministration claims mexico is safe for migrants it's use that as justification to force people to wait longer in mexico and to return some to guatemala. regus carried her newborn from honduras she says she's fearful to be turned back. though the difference is compared to the u.s. our country is much more dangerous a person will always seek with safer for their family. meanwhile the shelter in sudan what is is expanding to fit $100.00 more people under its roof in pre

u.s.-mexico border, a group of 20 house dems made their way to el paso, texas to investigate conditions at the facilities and some of the check points. fox news's garrett tenney is there covering this delegation for a couple of days now. we hear that the delegation departed on a little bit after sour note this morning? >> yeah, they certainly did, s said it was a very informative visit because they came here to get a look at the impact of the trump administration's policy and the one they kept talking about was the return to mexico agreement. the in that agreement says that most asylum seekers will be sent back to mexico rather than being released into the u.s. while they wait months or years for that asylum claims to be process processed. and 26,000 have been released into mexico, the delegation said that the migrants are now living

u.s.-mexico border.ncluding our report monday on the no more deaths volunteers who drop water in the desert to save migrants. one of them, scott warren, faces 10 years in jail. back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: bad, crazy sun by sidewinders, a band from tucson, arizona. his is democracy now!. as we turn to part two of our conversation with two new york state legislators, state senator biaggi, and new york assembly member, new, who helped pass the child victims act in new york. the state law, which went into effect exactly one week ago last wednesday, extends the statute of limitations on child sexuaua abuse and incluludes a look bac period giving survivors of any age a year to take legal action, even if their cases had expired under the old statute of limitations. well over 500 lawsuits have already been filed in this first week. both legislators are sexual abuse survivors themselves and have spoken about the importance of the child victims act in personal terms. i began by asking new york state sen

mean asylum seekers on the mexican border who say they aren't to tears by mass shootings and racist remarks and the u.s. . i must say our traditional bangladeshi farming practices are offering solutions to the modern problem of climate change. china has condemned protested hong kong airport as near a terrorist acts after 2 men from the mainland were beaten by demonstrators hong kong's airport authority says it's now secured an injunction to stop protesters from disrupting operations planes are flying again after thousands of demonstrators flooded terminal buildings causing mass cancellations there were violent confrontations on tuesday when riot police moved in with batons and pepper spray rob and private ports from hong kong. it was late in the evening went home combs international airport descended into chaos. protesters had detained and roughed up a man they suspected of being an undercover agent from mainland china am a paramedic stride to intervene but in vain so police were sent to help them. given the current animosity between protesters and police violence seemed inevitable. scuffles broke out

run shelter in sudan as many have been here waiting for months the pastor says since the shooting u.s. border agents have nearly halted the slow trickle of asylum seekers at the international bridge. everyone is nervous about the situation to see how the shooting has made things lower. and each day of waiting brings its own threats outside the protective walls of the shelter juarez is becoming more dangerous violence between newly fragmented drug cartels is behind a wave of killings across the country that began late last year just as more migrants were arriving here in juarez $139.00 people were killed last month but the trouble ministration claims mexico is safe for migrants it's use that as justification to force people to wait longer in mexico and to return some to guatemala said are you regus carried her newborn from honduras she says she's fearful to be turned back. though the difference is compared to the u.s. our country is much more dangerous a person will always sick with safer for their family. meanwhile the shelter in ciudad juarez is expanding to fit 100 more people under its roo

u.s.-mexico border. >> right. there are really extremes of temperatures in chihuahua because chihuahua is a desert but it also has very high elevations so the men also encountered snow, cold weather, dust storms in addition to desert weather later on in the year and they would have been inokay rated against typhoid fever and possibly small pokz and there's a small rate of disease. >> did civilians learn from the vaccination programs? >> i think so, yes. it was a testing ground for the efficacy especially when you have a lot of people in close quarters. >> and these soldiers needed three meals a day? >> they did, though the horse cavalry was sent out with only three days of rations, very little food and very little supply. they are responsible for providing for themselves. they had to find cattle, slaughtering cattle or purchasing things in the field n.hard currency sometimes they have to issue ious which makes it very hard for mexicans to receive compensation. >> is this a form of hazing back in 1916. i hadn't act

u.s. mexican border that which is warm allies is not protesting just that which is normalized. simply because it becomes an omnipresent the number of people who've been captured or turned themselves into the u.s. border patrol has trucked for more than 100008 month 272000 in july in el paso that's still 6 times higher.

from central america by requiring migrants to apply in guatemala rather than the u.s. border. >>> they were bugging out today in san francisco. critters of all kinds were on display and if you were lucky, you got to touch them. the special anniversary celebrated at the zoo. >>> i am meteorologist drew tuma. temperatures bouncing back in our warmest spots today. it will be hotter tomorrow. how long will the heat stick around? our forecast ahead. >>> we share a digital series called "more in common." 8 years old, liam has under gone 15 surgeries including two brain surgeries this past year. now he's getting to escape the hospital and just be a kid again at summer camp. >> reporter: liam is walking away from a tough year of spina bifida. he had 15 surgeries just at 8 years old. the scars from his recent ones are still healing. he's not at the hospital this week. he's at summer camp. >> you don't have to do this or that. >> reporter: you had to spend some time at the hospital lately? >> i had a back surgery. i had to be on my back for about a bunch of days. >> reporter: what's yo

border. in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, u.s. customs and border protection apprehended or encountered almost 475,000 families, 90% of whom across our border unlawfully. three times more than any previous full year record. in the month of may alone, we saw it 8000, 630 members of family units arrive at our border, four times the record month in the last major search. as i've testified multiple times, and if experts throughout this missed ration as well as leaders in previous and ministry's and savitz lane, the driving factor for this crisis is weakness in our legal framework for immigration. human smugglers advertise and migrants know well that if even if they cross our border illegally, arriving in our border with the child has meant that they will be released in the united states to wait for court proceedings that could take five years or more. it is this keep gap in our immigration framework that comes rate 2015 reinterpretation of the floras settlement agreement an agreement no more than two , decades old by a federal district