u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after a second guatemalan child died one and it scare eight year old philippe gomez and on zow died on christmas day hours after being discharged from hospital he'd been diagnosed with a cold and fever and his father had been in u.s. border control custody since entering the country a week earlier a seven year old guatemalan gold died earlier this month also after being detained she had a chance he has more from washington d.c. . from what we can piece together from both the u.s. and guatemalan authorities this boy crossed into the u.s. with his father on tuesday of last week he was taken into custody his symptoms were noticed on monday of this week he was taken to hospital and yet discharged even though you had a very high temperature one hundred three degrees fahrenheit thirty nine point four degrees centigrade nonetheless he was discharged with ibuprofen and antibiotics taken to a holding cell where his condition worsened he was then returned to hospital where he died a few hours later so many questions are

u.s. customs and border protection is disputing what may have caused her death. she and her father ther were arrested december 6 that u.s.-mexico border. after being placed on a bus she began vomiting and stopped breathing. she later died at the hospital. u.s. customs and border protection claims she was malnourished. and had not had food or water for days before she died. died they were detained immediately. she had not suffered from a lack of water or food. >> reporter: protests at the u.s.-mexico border demanding justice for her and her family. >> we need an independent investigation that tell us what happened at the time she was arrested while in detention and when she was provided care. >> the white house calling the tragedy a result of an unstable situation at the border. >> it is a painful reminder of the ongoing tragedy that is illegal immigration and the misery it spreads. >> reporter: her father has no complaints about how u.s. customs and border protection agents treated him but they are still calling for an investigation and an official cause of death

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child and its custody after a second guatemalan child died while in its care border agents said the eight year old boy showed signs of sickness the cause of his death is being investigated in guatemala the funeral of seven year old jacqueline coll has been held she died earlier this month while also in the custody of the u.s. border patrol japan has announced it will withdraw from the international whaling commission and resume commercial whaling next year as a member of the i.w.c. japan hunted whales in the antarctic for what it calls scientific research the government says it will only hunt in its territorial waters. in indonesia torrential rain and the possibility of more big waves bringing further anxiety to the victims of saturday's tsunami villages and so on but jaya sought higher ground on tuesday at least four hundred twenty nine people were killed when the wave struck the coastline on saturday without warning demonstrations in tunis capital have continued for a second day following the funeral of a journalist who set himse

u.s. border protection has ordered a medical checks on every child in its custody after a second child died while in its care border agents said the eight year old boy showed signs of sickness because of his death is being investigated in guatemala the funeral of seven year old jacqueline has been held she died earlier this month while in the custody of u.s. border patrol. japan has announced it will withdraw from the international whaling commission and resume commercial whaling next year as a member of the i.w.c. japan hunted whales in the antarctic for what it calls scientific research the government says it will only hunt in its territorial waters those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera to science in a golden age to stay with us. with a big breaking news story it can be chaotic frantic behind the scenes. people shouting instructions and in your trying to provide the best most accurate up to date information as quickly as you can. it's when you come off air and being seen pinned to realize you witnessed history in the making. in. the nature of life it has intrigued

u.s. border protection has ordered a medical checks on every child in its custody after another guatemalan child died while under its care the eight year old boy lost his life after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in new mexico border agent said the child showed signs of sickness and the cause of his death is being investigated the guatemalan foreign ministry is also calling for an investigation let's get the latest from she has returned see who's in washington for us she had what do we know about the civil boy and the state he was in when he was taken into custody. we've now got accounts from both guatemala u.s. authorities about what exactly happened so i've been trying to piece together a timeline the boy was named felipe. he was from mental a village four hundred fifty kilometers north west of guatemala city he was heading with his father we understand the tennessee it crossed the border well they both crossed the border. in texas on december the eighteenth they were then taken to a facility in new mexico by customs and border protection that's about one hundred forty four ki

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after a second guatemalan child died while in its care eight year old philippe gomez and on zero died on christmas day hours after being discharged from hospital he'd been diagnosed with a cold and fever and he pinned his father had been in u.s. border control custody since entering the country a week earlier a seven year old guatemalan girl died earlier this month also after being detained she had returned he has more from washington d.c. . from what we can piece together from both the u.s. and guatemalan authorities this boy crossed into the u.s. with his father on tuesday of last week he was taken into custody his symptoms were noticed on monday of this week he was taken to hospital and yet discharged even though he had a very high temperature one hundred three degrees fahrenheit thirty nine point four degrees centigrade nonetheless he was discharged with ibuprofen and antibiotics taken to a holding cell where his condition worsened he was then returned to hospital where he died a few hours later so many qu

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child gets custody after a second guatemalan child died when its care eight year old for the figo measured on so died on christmas day after being discharged from hospital he's been diagnosed with a cold and fever if you pay and his father had been in u.s. border control custody since entering the country a week earlier a seven year old guatemalan girl died earlier this month also after being detained she had the chance he joins us live from washington d.c. what details do we know about this case. well as you suggested the boy and his father crossed the border. or texas or on tuesday of last week they were then shuttled from facility to facility in texas until sunday when they went to a facility in new mexico monday morning the boy started showing symptoms he was scared to gloss he was coughing he was taken to hospital he was found to have a temperature of one hundred three degrees fahrenheit so thirty two to four so centigrade nonetheless he was discharged from hospital with ibuprofen and some antibiotics he was then taken to another

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after another guatemalan child died under its care the eight year old boy lost his life after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in new mexico border agent said the child showed signs of sickness and the cause of death is being investigated the guatemalan foreign ministry is calling for an investigation he's the second migrant child to die in their care and least weeks she habitat sees in washington d.c. following the story from what we can piece together from both u.s. and guatemalan authorities this boy crossed into the u.s. with his father on tuesday of last week he was taken into custody his symptoms were noticed on monday of this week he was taken to hospital and yet discharged even though he had a very high temperature one hundred three degrees fahrenheit thirty nine point four degrees centigrade nonetheless he was discharged with ibuprofen and antibiotics taken to a holding cell where his condition worsened he was then returned to hospital where he died a few hours later so many questions are raised b

u.s. customs and border protection. new changes now in place. >>> today the first full business day since the partial government shutdown started and there's no end in sight. but demands for the border wall could shift. >>> and a little girl tells president trump she still president trump she still believes in santa claus. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters. i'm hena doba in for anne-marie green. u.s. customs and border protection agency has ordered medical checks on every child it's holding focusing on those under the age of 10. this follows the second death of an immigrant child this month. an 8-year-old boy died yesterday after being hospitalized twice. anna werner has that report. >> reporter: they said in a statement that the 8-year-old guatemalan boy was already in cbp custody. when he became ill and was taken to a new mexico hospital. he was initially diagnosed with a common cold, then a fever and was released 1 1/2 hours later with prescriptions for amo

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks for every child in custody after a second guatemalan child died while in its care eight year old from the gomez alonzo died on christmas day hours after being discharged from hospital he was diagnosed with a cold and fever for loop in his father had been in u.s. border control custody since entering the country a week earlier a seven year old guatemalan girl died earlier this month after being detained activists in anti whaling countries have condemned japan's decision to resume commercial hunts next year it's pulling out of the international whaling commission which it says is dominated by conservationists but as the rest of your bari reports it will end controversial whaling expeditions near antarctica. this is what japan says it will restart next july the commercial hunting and killing of whales in japanese territorial waters the chief cabinet secretary explained why. japan's basic policy of promoting sustainable use of aquatic living resources based on scientific evidence has not changed and under that policy we have decided to resume com

u.s. border protection died. officials say the boy was a guatemalan national. a border patrol agent noticed the child was ill and sent him and his father to a hospital. he was diagnosed with a common cold and fever. he was released. hours later his symptoms became more severe, he started vomiting and went back to the hospital where he died shortly after midnight. an exact cause of death is under investigation. this is the second child in a month who has died while in u.s. custody. a 7-year-old guatemalan girl became ill and died after being apprehended by border agents. her funeral is planned in the next hour in guatemala. >> and still ahead, has the u.s. national security decisions stopped working? we'll discuss that. plus trump takes on the fed again. this as fears heighten over the state of the economy. the president says there's nothing to worry about. is he right? >> and it is christmas and pope francis and queen elizabeth deliver messages of union testify on th -- unity on this day. back in a moment. 'tand in your garage,son a brand new john deere. that's

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after another guatemalan child died under its care the eight year old boy lost his life after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in new mexico guatemala is calling for an investigation. but. it indonesia trench will rain on the possibility of more big waves of bringing further anxiety to victims of saturday's tsunami villages in some sort higher ground on tuesday at least four hundred thirty people were killed when the wave struck the coastline. the long awaited presidential election in the democratic republic of congo this weekend has been delayed again in some parts of the country the electoral commission says the vote will be held in march in beni tembo and you'll be that's months after the final results are scheduled to be announce and afghanistan's election commission says presidential elections scheduled for april we perspire own for several months it says there are still technical glitches surrounding a biometric identification system those are your headlines the news continues after the crusades. in

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks for every child in custody after a second child died while in its care eight year old philip gomez the lawns are died on christmas day hours of to being discharged from hospital he was diagnosed with a cold and fever phillipe and his father had been in u.s. border control custody since entering the country a week a seven year old guatemalan gal died earlier this month after being detained. the un is warning at least two million more than as well as are likely to flee next year neighboring peru says two thousand people are crossing its border every day that as mariana sanchez reports from lima new arrivals are facing stricter immigration controls. i mean it's going to buy you has been selling coffee on the streets of lima since she arrived from venice willing november the thirty two year old is qualified in food quality control but she's afraid she'll get in trouble for trying to work in an industry she knows well she missed the october deadline to apply for a work permit by just a few weeks i'm afraid we came here to work legally and to be in

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after another guatemalan child died under its care the eight year old boy lost his life after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in new mexico guatemala and foreign ministry is calling for an investigation a long awaited presidential election in the democratic republic of congo this weekend has been delayed again in some parts of the country the electoral commission says the vote will be held in march in ben abell tembo and you may be that's months after the final results are scheduled to be announced on january the fifteenth. thanks. in indonesia to ensure rain and the possibility of more big waves are bringing further anxiety to victims of saturday's tsunami villages in some but jaya sort of higher ground on tuesday at least four hundred thirty people were killed when the waves struck the coastline it's back to the crusades an arab perspective now. i've had this conviction that everyone has a deep reservoir of time the ability and if you can give them the opportunity wonderful things start to happen someti

border protection issues. good morning, welcome to the council of the americas. we be exploring migration issues with reference to central america and we have with us the commissioner of the u.s. customs and border protection service, kevin mcaleenan who is giving us a little time this morning for a conversation really looking forward to this discussion, mr. which iser. >> good to be here. >> something we been looking for to. i had the was' of the council of the america. the council of the americas is a business and policy organization and we promote democracy, open markets and the rule of law out there the western hemispheres. with central american migrant issues daily and our deep and abiding interest in the peatsful development of the region we are delight decided have this opportunity and i want to welcome you on television and webcast. we're die light you're tune in. we have a great audience from outside of washington and elsewhere. we also want to welcome all of your in this room and encourage you to tweet your impressions about this conversation, the hash tag is ca my gracious and our handle to the extend you care to use that is @ascoa. there may be no more sensitive p

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u.s. customs and border protection is disputing what may have caused her death. they were arrested december 6 that u.s.-mexico border. after being placed on a bus she began vomiting and stopped breathing. she later died at the hospital. .s. customs and border protection claims she was malnourished. the family says that is not true. >> she was eating and drinking water and when he got to the border they were detained immediately. she had not suffered from a lack of water or food. >> reporter: protests at the u.s.-mexico demanding justice for her and her family. >> we need an independent investigation that tell us what happened at the time she was arrested while in detention and when she was provided care. >> the white house calling the tragedy a result of an unstable situation at the border. >> it is a painful reminder of the ongoing tragedy that is illegal immigration and the misery it spreads. >> reporter: her father has no complaints about how u.s. customs and border protection agents treated him but they are still calling for an investigation and an official ca

u.s. customs and border protection. and we have learned that the 8-year-old guatemalan boy who died on christmas eve had the flu. kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon reports. humanitarian agencies around the world are alamred by the deaths of two immigrant children in u.s. customs and border protection custody - joanne lin / amnesty internationalthe current system in place at homeland security department is a patchwork system of short term border patrol processing centers that are not designed to care for children, especially sick children. joanne lin with amnesty international says congress and federal agencies need to coordinate to better handle and receive families and children at the border. alexandra limon in a statement incoming house speaker nancy pelosi said congress will investigate the deaths. illinois senator richard durbin is calling for the resignation of dhs secretary kiertjen nielsen. senator feinstein asking for the senate judiciary committee to hold a hearing.meanwhile dhs announced secret

u.s. customs and border protection and now congress is promsing to investigate. (vicki) it has been a decade since the last time a child died in border control custody... according to a statemnet from homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. kron 4's washingotn correspondent alexandra limon reports. pkg humanitarian agencies around the world are alamred by the deaths of two immigrant children in u.s. customs and border protection custody - joanne lin / amnesty internationalthe current system in place at homeland security department is a patchwork system of short term border patrol processing centers that are not designed to care for children, especially sick children. joanne lin with amnesty international says congress and federal agencies need to coordinate to better handle and receive families and children at the border. alexandra limon in a statement incoming house speaker nancy pelosi said congress will investigate the deaths. illinois senator richard durbin is calling for the resignation of dhs secretary kiertjen nielsen. senator feinstein asking for th

u.s. customs and border protection ordering new steps to protect migrant children in its that'sfter the death of an 8- year-old boy from guatemala on christmas eve. mola lenghi reports from the white house. . >> reporter: cuss m tos and board -- custom and boardest protection doing secondary medical checks after an 8-year- old boy died on christmas eve. . >> it was a border patrol agent who noticed the child did not appear to be well. >> reporter: the 8-year-old was coughing and had glossy eyes. he was taken to the hospital and diagnosed and treated for a common cold. less than an hour later, he was released with a prescription for antibiotic and ibuprofen. that even, the boy was nauseous and his father declined further assistance. three hours later, he was lethargic and nauseous. agents sent him back to the hospital. on the way, he lost consciousness, could not be revived, and pronounced dead at 11:48 p.m. >> this administration put deterrents and enforcement ahead of humane treatment of people. >> reporter: the commissioner of the u.s. customs and border protection says the facilities are n

u.s. border facilities in the custody of u.s. customs and border protections. >> 8-year-old felipe gomez died on christmas eve. hours later he developed a fever and lost consciousness and east bay congresswoman barbara lee says i order into the senseless deaths of two innocent children. children don't belong in jail. we must end this zero tolerance policy immediately. >> here is a live look now from washington d.c. where president trumpst lady melania will return to the white house today. it is the first time president trump visited american service members in a war zone since taking office. >> and this morning he's returning home to his fight with democrats and there's no end in sight with that. air force one touching down at joint base andrews maryland. the president defended his decision to withdraw from syria and said other rich nations should rebuild the war torn country. he'd been giving the military six month extensions in syria but he rejected the last request. >> recently could we have more time i said nope, you can't have anymore time. >> the preside

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after a second guatemalan child dialed one of its care eight year old philippe gomez unknowns or died on christmas day hours after being discharged from hospital he'd been diagnosed with a cold and fever philippe and his father had been in u.s. border control custody since entering the country a week earlier a seven year old guatemalan girl died earlier this month also after being detained . peru is struggling to deal with the influx of asylum seekers and migrants from neighboring venezuela some two thousand people cross the border every day and that number is expected to rise next year the u.n. says it expects at least two million more than israel has to flee in twenty nineteen arianna sanchez reports or how such migration will impact on local communities. receiving when i find nothing i mean is going to buy you has been selling coffee on the streets of lima since she arrived from venice willing november the thirty two year old is qualified in food quality control but she's afraid she'll get in trouble for tr

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after another guatemalan child died under its care the eight year old boy lost his life after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in new mexico border agents said the child showed signs of sickness and the cause of death is being investigated the guatemalan foreign ministry is calling for an investigation he's the second migrant child to die in u.s. care in recent weeks let's get the latest from she have returned c joins us live now from washington d.c. so as we try to figure out why kids are dying in custody what more details if any have emerged. we've been trying to put together a rudimentary timeline given we've now had briefings from both u.s. and guatemalan authorities the boy's name was felipe gomez or for a long as we've had conflicting reports about that he was from a small village about four hundred fifty kilometers northwest of guatemala city he crossed the border on december the eighteenth or tuesday of last week around el paso texas with his father apparently they were on their way to tennessee th

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after another guatemalan boy died while under its care they ill boy lost his life after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the state of new mexico border agents say the child showed signs of sickness and the cause of death is being investigated the guatemalan foreign ministry is calling for an investigation this is the second migrant child to die in u.s. custody in recent weeks. up to date with the headlines here on al-jazeera the news continues right after inside story stay with us. is this sudan's version of the arab spring president or on one of the she says protesters demanding an end to his twenty nine year rule are traitors after a week of food and fuel price protests he's pledging what he calls real reforms will they be enough to save this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. the soaring price of bread and fuel was the spark for the outrage now sudan's president is in the firing line with i'm going to bashir facing growing demands to end his twenty nine year rule riot police fired b

u.s. border protection has a lot of medical checks for every child in custody after a second watch them all and child died while in its cab eight year old philippe gomez alonzo died on christmas day just hours after being discharged from the hospital he was diagnosed with a cold and philippe and his father had been in u.s. border control custody since entering the country a week earlier a seven year old guatemalan go died earlier this month after being detained. i was of thousands of people have already fled venezuela another two million expected to follow them in the coming year they're escaping the collapsing economy shortages of food medicines and just about everything else more than two thousand a day are crossing into peru where they face strict immigration controls than ever before well in a sanchez reports from lima. i mean these guys are you has been selling coffee on the streets of lima since she arrived from venice willing november the thirty two year old is qualified in food quality control but she's afraid she'll get in trouble for trying to work in an industry she knows well sh

u.s. customs and border protection custody. a 7-year-old guatemala girl died from shock and dehydration. 8-year-old guatemala boy passed urway after coming down with the flu. president trump insisting any deaths of children or others at the border are the blame of the democrats. campaign manager kellyanne conway says any child's death is a tragedy and any attempt at political game. >> i don't like the democrats using the deaths as political pons. the president is not doing that. the president does not want the children to come on the journey to begin with. >> reporter: democrats agree, the issue is policy, not politics. >> we want to enhance the ability of our officials at the border to conduct themselves in a humane fashion. >> reporter: an official said they tried to help the kids. noting both children had been taken to hospitals for treatment. >> our agency did everything they could to save their lives. >> reporter: amid the political back and forth the boy's family is just trying to process his sudden death. my little broth

u.s. border protection custody. the secretary is visiting the border or so we're told. neither the white house nor homeland security will provide the most basic details like who will she meet, where will she visit or when she'll be there. let's start at the white house with hans. the president has been on a bit of a twitter tirade not only threatening to board border, bu he could consider it a profit making operation. >> reporter: it was a flurry of activity. it's been relatively quiet for the last four or five hours here at the white house. what you did see from the white house was two different messages. one was a clear willingness to try to negotiate, come down from that five billion number. listen to how it was framed earlier today. >> we have talked to the democrats about different things to our immigration law. this is a border security discussion. not just a border wall. there's other things broken including the laws that allow folks to stay here. >> i think the top lines from this morning, the white house didn't talk about the five billion. it's no longer someth

u.s. customs and border protection say the eight year old boy died at this new mexico hospital after showing signs of illness on monday he was initially diagnosed as with cold and defeat earlier this month a seven year old fellow also from guatemala died after being detained by bewildering agents reynolds has more from washington d.c. . there's still a great deal we do not know about this case we don't know the boy's name and we don't know exactly why he died what the cause of his death was the information that we are getting comes from a u.s. government agency the customs and border protection service which is part of the department of homeland security it said that it is notified the inspector general for the department of homeland security and also notified the government of guatemala but the reaction has been coming in for example a democratic member of congress. paul who represents a district in the u.s. state of washington wrote on twitter this is deplorable two children have died under d h s is that's department of homeland security watch this month what happened to one death too many

u.s.-mexico border. there' a question about the u.s. canada border. the issues are different. >> quite different. >>, but different in many ways. i wonder if you could spend a minute. you're the border protection guy, not just the southern border, but the northern border. i wonder if you could spend a moment telling us about priorities for our northern border and how it might be the same or different from what we face on the southern border? >> we have one priority that's the same in terms of our land border, ports of entry and infrastructure. they're critically underresourced over time and we're making progress in the last several years and really we need a lot of investment in ports of entry to facilitate that huge volume of trade and travel and very optimistic about implementation of the u.s., mexico and canada agreement on trade as a successor to nafta and we want to keep those flows moving and some important enhancements from a customs perspective there and we need the infrastructure to do that. i think our portion with canada continues to be strong. canada border services agencies is one of the leading border agencies globally and they share our approach to kind of a unified border agenc

u.s. border protection has ordered medical checks for every child in custody after a second child died while in its care eight year old philippe gomez alonzo died on christmas day hours after being discharged from the hospital he was diagnosed with a cold and fever a seven year old girl died earlier this month after being detained so the headlines keep it here on al-jazeera much more to come people in power is that next. the marshall islands holds a toxic legacy from years of u.s. military nuclear testing. as the sea levels rise one on one east investigates the threats this fall posers on al-jazeera. it's become one of the defining things of all times a tidal wave of humanity in search of sanctuary from war repression or poverty in recent years millions have taken to the road in the hope that safety and a better life while sway some manage it some don't but almost every journey is a tale of hardship insurance and great risk over consecutive episodes where telling one such story as seen through the eyes of those who made it. in. some way and southeastern europe and the summer of two thousand

u.s. border protection commissioner as well as a member of the incoming house democratic leadership.t's coming up on "this week with george stephanopoulos" right here on abc 7. >>> it appears democratic senators are gearing up to announce their 2020 presidential bids. according to are report the team is scrutinizing her team including san francisco district attorney. other potential candidates mentioned by the times are senators cory booker, kirsten gillibrand and elizabeth warren. >>> the riverside county home dubbed a house of horrors is up for auction. the four-bedroom home is where david and louise turpin are accused of abusing 12 of their 13 kids, even shackling them to furniture. bidding on the foreclosed home has reached over $196,000. in january when they were arrested, investigators said the house was filthy and smelly. it is expected, whoever buys the home will resell it on the open market. >>> an investigation at baltimore's international airport after a jet bridge collapsed. seven people ended up in the hospital. medics were called to meet the southwest flight from the do

u.s. government agency the customs and border protection service which is part of the department of homeland security it said that it is notified the inspector general for the department of homeland security and also notified the government of guatemala but reaction has been coming in for example a democratic member of congress. paul who represents a district in the u.s. state of washington wrote on twitter this is deplorable two children have died under d h s is that's department of homeland security watch this month what happened to one death too many secretary nielson that's a reference to d.h. as secretary cures genea listens comment following the death of a young guatemalan girl earlier in december saying one death is too many and the american civil liberties union which is a frequent legal flow of the trumpet ministrations border policies and immigration procedures tweeted this is a horrific tragedy c.p.b. must be held accountable and stopped from jailing children the a.c.l.u. also called upon the incoming democratic controlled house of representatives to launch an investigation of the

u.s. border protection. according to authorities in guatemala, he was 8 years old. he had been picked up with his father on december 18th, a few miles outside of el paso, and initially diagnosed with a cold. he was pronounced dead in a hospital in new mexico at 11:48 p.m. on christmas eve. immigration officials have promised to investigate how it happened. how a second child, in less than a month, died in their custody. parts of the official statement today sound a lot like the rhetoric coming from fox news personalities coming from south america in caravans, supposedly making america dirtier and bringing crime and particularly disease. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen issued a statement that read in part, our system has been pushed to the breaking point by those who seek open orders. this is exacerbated by the increase in persons who are entering our custody suffering from severe respiratory illnesses or exhibit some other illnesses upon apprehension. it is now clear that migrants, particularly children, are increasingly facing medical challenges and ha

u.s. customs and border protection. cpb ordering medical checks on every child in it custody. >> this is extraordinarily rare. this is devastating for us. >> and after several days of brutal losses, the markets looking to rebound today. but what does all of this volatility mean and will it end soon? we'll dig into that soon. we start with the ongoing government shutdown. thousands of federal workers are either staying at home or working without pay. i have a great team to help me explain what's going on. first the backdrop for all of this. quite extraordinary. the reason that 800,000 federal workers are in this position because of the fight over funding for a border wall. a fight that does not appear to be ending any time soon. president trump says he wants a deal. there's no one on capitol hill to negotiate with right now. and democrats will take control of the house next week meaning the politics of this is likely to get harder. not easier. nonetheless, the president says he's ready for a long fight. >> i can't tell y

border with the u.s. where he wants to apply for political asylum this is the international boundary between mexico and the u.s. it's currently guarded by agents of u.s. customs and border protection who are standing behind me in fact right on the ground says the names of the two countries mexico and the u.s. now international law says once a person speak crosses onto the u.s. side that country must process their asylum claim a week ago several hundred members of the caravan try to rush the border beneath his was among them he says he squeezed through a gap in the wall and for a moment stood on american soil where he spoke with u.s. border guards when. i told them detain me i need political asylum they have all the ins with me but they say that doesn't matter you're going back to where you came from. binny to says he was illegally forced back to the mexican side of the border a u.s. homeland security spokesperson says the agency is looking into the claim. that people are trying to go you would agree save them back without even a director's reduce illegal. but what can asylum seekers do downtrodden believe this is now on the months long waiting list to ask for asylum again he says

u.s. customs and border protection has died. the outrage and why the department of homeland security said the government is not to blame for her death. >> the warriors looking to rebound. later in sports, if the warriors are kings of the north. >> former first lady michelle obama is in the bay area tonight as part of her book tour. what she told the sold out crowd tonight. . >>> three teenagers shot dead weeks apart in east oakland and their killing are believed to be connected. five years past and the cases are unsolved and tonight their mothers are pleading for justice and they are helping others who lost throngs oo violence. ktvu's henry -- loved ones to violence. ktvu's henry lee has fox 2 unsolved. >> reporter: she had every reason to be proud of her two sons. an 8th grader. he was attending college and had dreams of opening his own business. she was raising her sons by herself. the family made their home in east oakland where violence was a reality. they staw play out on the news and parade it would never happen to them bu

u.s. customs and border protection is ordering new steps after the death of an eight-year-old guatemalan boywith his father reportedly in good health before he was taken into u.s. custody. >> how many more children have to die before they are dplnot p in these conditions. >> the white house says the ball is in the democrats' court. the democrats are saying no. >> i can't tell you when the government will be open. >> is this drop in the stock market a bad omen for the broader economy? >> i don't think so. i think the economy is strong. we have a confidence crisis. >> what has been hard has now gotten harder. heavy rains mean trucks with relief supplies can't get through muddy roads. machinery can't dig into the debris. >> cheer her on! >> this cute little girl is told at the houston rockets game if she can drag in bear halfway across the court she wins the bear and look at her working her tail off. it's three times her size but she will not be stopped! look at the hug. that is what the holidays are all about. >> you >> you'd have to give that girl the bear regardless of whether th she got it

border with the u.s. where he wants to apply for political asylum this is the international boundary between mexico and the u.s. it's currently guarded by agents of u.s. customs and border protection who are standing behind me in fact right on the ground says the names of the two countries mexico and the u.s. now international law says once a person speak crosses onto the u.s. side that country must process their asylum claim a week ago several hundred members of the caravan try to rush the border beneath his was among them he says he squeezed through a gap in the wall and for a moment stood on american soil where he spoke with u.s. border guards when. i told them detain me i need political asylum they have all the ins with me but they say that doesn't matter you're going back to where you came from. binny to says he was illegally forced back to the mexican side of the border a u.s. homeland security spokesperson says the agency is looking into the claim we don't have people to try to go ahead it could be said that back without even a director's reducing legal force is illegal but what can asylum seekers do downtrodden beneath is now in the months long waiting list to ask for asyl

border security you know it's not a question of maybe i'd i'd rather not be doing shutdowns while washington squabbles two families are in mourning. and customs officials assigned. the u.s. customs and border protection commissioner says immigration authorities need more money for medical staff and more support for sheltering vulnerable children like philippe and check clean. now to some of the stories making news around the world russia has criticized an alleged israeli air strike in syria saying it endangered civilian air flights syria said it intercepted missiles on tuesday night independent observers say israel was targeting an arms depot used by iranian forces speaking at a military ceremony is israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu did not mention the alleged airstrike but he said israel would never allow iran to establish a permanent military presence in syria. russian president vladimir putin says russia will begin to deploy a new hypersonic weapon next year this follows final tests of the new intercontinental off on guard system called a success he says the nuclear capable missile could fly it twenty times the speed of sound and maneuver up and down and they bring it to breach defense sy

u.s. customs and border protection. learned that the 8-year-old guatemalan boy who died on christmas eve had the flu. kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon reports. humanitarian agencies around the world are alamred by the deaths of two immigrant children in u.s. customs and border protection custody - joanne lin / amnesty internationalthe current system in place at homeland security department is a patchwork system of short term border patrol processing centers that are not designed to care for children, especially sick children. joanne lin with amnesty international says congress and federal agencies need to coordinate to better handle and receive families and children at the border. alexandra limon in a statement incoming house speaker nancy pelosi said congress will investigate the deaths. illinois senator richard durbin is calling for the resignation of dhs secretary kiertjen nielsen. senator feinstein asking for the senate judiciary committee to hold a hearing.meanwhile dhs announced secretary nielsen

border patrol custody and to request a full accounting to prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future. the steps already being taken to prevent any more deaths. >> reporter: u.s. customs and border protection agency ordering medical checks on every child on the heels of a christmas tragedy in texas. the death of a 8-year-old guatemala boy. doctors believed he had a cold and gave him medication but he only got worse and monday was taken back to the same hospital. >> just what they might be feeling to have lost their child on christmas day. >> reporter: he says he wants answers. >> i am going to call for an investigation in the latest death we learned about today to get to the facts. understand what happened and to prevent something like that from happening again. >> reporter: anotherdeath of an 7-year-old guatemala girl. border security is central to the u.s. government. president standing by his promise to get a wall built. >> we believe in borders and barriers. we have a special country. people have to come in through legal process. not just walk in. >> reporter: critics say the ball is in the wall is inaffective and want better policies, not barricades. >> president trump is demanding mo

u.s. custody after crossing the border with his father. doctors now say they know more about his condition before he died. here nbc's cathy park. >> reporter: four days after felipe gomez died in u.s. customs and border protection custody, new autopsy results show the boy tested positive for the flmine an official cause of death. felipe the second migrant child to die this month in u.s. custody. today homeland curity secretar making a visit to the border after directing prve measures. back in this one-room home in guatemala, felipe's mother said her son was healthy the last time she spoke to him just before he crossed the border with his father. nielsen making a plea to families like felipe's, i once again ask, beg parents not to place their children at risk by taking a dangerous journey north. meanwhile, felipe's family asking for closure. his mother saying the only thing i want is his body back so i can bury him. an attempt to escape poverty now overshadowed by pain. kathy park, nbc news. >>> late word tonight there could be new life for sears. cnbc reporting the company's chairman eddie lampert submitted a bid today to buy the struggling retail giant. reuters says the offer was $4.6 billion potentially savin

u.s. border protection. authorities first noticed he was ill on monday. they have ordered medical checks on every child in its custody. beto o'rourke says it is not enough. >> we are thinking about his family right now, what they must be feeling to a lost their child on christmas day. not strange country, to know what is next for them, so we want to do everything we can. the expected general is investigating the death of another detained child who died earlier this month. indonesian authorities are asking people to avoid the coast hit by the tsunami. more than 420 people were killed when a volcanic eruption triggered underwater landslides. monitor theinue to eruption. target military taking at the syrian -- according to a ,.k. based human rights group and is confirmed this with the israel's first strike on syria since the u.s. announced plans to withdraw troops. global news 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. caroline: thank yo