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. >> texas was one of the first states to say no. today i stand with senator cornyn, senator cruz, congressman barton and congressman burgess to repeat our stance. texas will not be participating in medicaid expansion. >> would you consider expanding a broken system? of course not. of course not. it's like a drug dealer. you give em your first hit free and then they're hooked for years and years. >> in galveston, on the state's gulf coast -22 percent of the population lives below the poverty line-well above the national average. >> in 2008, hurricane ike devastated the poorest communities here. some people lost everything they had and never fully recovered. >> an eight-foot wall of water flooded this entire part of the island and took this neighborhood, which was historically a very poor neighborhood, and really exacerbated all of the social problems it had to deal with, making the job for st. vincent's house that much more difficult and that much more important. >> okay, what type of appointment did you need? >> st vincent's student
. >> texas was one of the first states to say no. today i stand with senator cornyn, senator cruz, congressman barton and congressman burgess to repeat our stance. texas will not be participating in medicaid expansion. >> would you consider expanding a broken system? of course not. of course not. it's like a drug dealer. you give em your first hit free and then they're hooked for years and years. >> in galveston, on the state's gulf coast -22 percent of the population lives...
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crack. >> texas has made a choice. if you were in south carolina, if you were in north carolina, if you were in mississippi or alabama or louisiana or florida, you would be seeing the same thing right now. >> the system could help us if they would be willing to actually come to an agreement. and because they aren't, there are people like me out there who are literally dying because they don't have care. >>> this is al jazerra america. live from new york city; i am tony harris with a look at today's top storieses. dozen dead and wounded at a you nate the stations school used that's shelter in gas a trying to figure out connor tests got information on migrant school children and their families and scammed them. nypd apparently using an illegal tactic, another choke hold controversy coming up. a plan to sue the president by republics moving forward. ♪
crack. >> texas has made a choice. if you were in south carolina, if you were in north carolina, if you were in mississippi or alabama or louisiana or florida, you would be seeing the same thing right now. >> the system could help us if they would be willing to actually come to an agreement. and because they aren't, there are people like me out there who are literally dying because they don't have care. >>> this is al jazerra america. live from new york city; i am tony...
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crack. >> texas has made a choice. if you were in south carolina, if you were in north carolina, if you were in mississippi or alabama or louisiana or florida, you would be seeing the same thing right now. >> the system could help us if they would be willing to actually come to an agreement. and because they aren't, there are people like me out there who are literally dying because they don't have care. >> disappearing polar caps... >> in the arctic the prize promises to be much substantial >> untapped resources... >> the really big expense hasn't been tested in the arctic >> could climate change reveal new battlefields? >> countries are developing combat capabilities fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> they're blocking the doors... >> ground breaking... >> we have to get out of here... truth seeking... award winning investigative documentary series the battle for the arctic only on al jazeera america >> >> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> welcome to the newshour. we are here in doha, these are the to
crack. >> texas has made a choice. if you were in south carolina, if you were in north carolina, if you were in mississippi or alabama or louisiana or florida, you would be seeing the same thing right now. >> the system could help us if they would be willing to actually come to an agreement. and because they aren't, there are people like me out there who are literally dying because they don't have care. >> disappearing polar caps... >> in the arctic the prize promises to...
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jonathan martin is in mcallen texas. we're going to start with mike vick in washington and rick perry saying he wants the president to visit the border, but the president said he's not going. is that hurting him in congress? >> 57,000, that is the number of unaccompanied children. they are driven by desperation, but the politics are very complicated in washington on the day after president obama sent that $3.7 billion request to congress to try to do something to care for the children and beef up border patrol. the president was at a stop in texas raising money. rick perry, the governor had been critical. the white house backed into a corner arranged a meeting on immigration. after that, the president lashed republicans. >> this isn't theater. this is a problem. i'm not interested in photo ops, i'm interested in solving a problem. >> governor perry said his home state is suffering bad policy. >> how is the president's $3.7 billion immigration plan received on capitol hill? >> you might not be surprised to hear that it's
jonathan martin is in mcallen texas. we're going to start with mike vick in washington and rick perry saying he wants the president to visit the border, but the president said he's not going. is that hurting him in congress? >> 57,000, that is the number of unaccompanied children. they are driven by desperation, but the politics are very complicated in washington on the day after president obama sent that $3.7 billion request to congress to try to do something to care for the children and...
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the president is head to go texas today, one of the hot spots of the border debate. the president is scheduled to speak with the governor and religious leaders there about the ongoing crisis but he's receiving criticism because he will not visit the border. >>> 45 is dead in fighting between israel and hamas. many of those people are civilians. >>> the mighty mississippi is already ten feet above flood stage that has iowa, missouri and illinois bracing for floods we go to clarksville, missouri. >> the sandbags have done a pretty good job keeping water out of businesses and homes. we've talked to some business who is say they've seen water in their basements, and they've been able to pump that out. the streets are closed in the area. a major thoroughfare highway i-79 has been closed north and south to through traffic. we're seeing barged traffic from southern illinois north. clarksville is a major tourist town. there are a lot of little shops and antique stores in this area. they're really being hurt by this was this could take a couple of weeks to get all the water o
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and a shooting stand off in texas leaves six people dead, including four children. gunman is related to those he killed. the issue of immigration shifting from the border to washington d.c. today. congress debating the money. funding to stop the flow of children from coming in from central america. tens of thousands have been taken into custody over the last few weeks. homeland security secretary trying to get congress to sign-off on that $3.7 billion response plan. mike viqueira is live in washington and what are they facing? >> 50,000, the number of uncompanied children who have been apprehended on mexico's border with mexico that they share with texas. 26 in detention at any given moment. and yet this crisis has entered the political realm in washington d.c., and you don't know what's going to happen. president obama, not visiting the valley. and $3.7 billion. he does want to beef up the border patrol and he wants to care for the young people in the detention centers now. but the trouble is that democrats and republicans cannot agree. and today mitch mcconnell to
and a shooting stand off in texas leaves six people dead, including four children. gunman is related to those he killed. the issue of immigration shifting from the border to washington d.c. today. congress debating the money. funding to stop the flow of children from coming in from central america. tens of thousands have been taken into custody over the last few weeks. homeland security secretary trying to get congress to sign-off on that $3.7 billion response plan. mike viqueira is live in...
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especially adding to the texas wild lands. the fact that we are catching - that we are apprehending these people tells you something. that's a security position that we have. you know if they are acting how secure is the border. the fact that we are getting the kid and have them in detention means the process by which we set up is working. it's the ones that get through. that would be an unsecured border. the fact that we have got and continue to get children more are sent but we are apprehending them means that in fact we do have a secure border. physically. it may not be possible. environmental issues that are going on. think about the rivers. you can't put a fence in the middle of a river. prop owners have -- property owners have individual right. many are up in arm when you block the ability to use the lands the way they want to use it. >> the issues and two issues you brought up there, the defense is pushing people into what you refer to as wild lands. it's leading to increased debts. people are trying to cross in areas t
especially adding to the texas wild lands. the fact that we are catching - that we are apprehending these people tells you something. that's a security position that we have. you know if they are acting how secure is the border. the fact that we are getting the kid and have them in detention means the process by which we set up is working. it's the ones that get through. that would be an unsecured border. the fact that we have got and continue to get children more are sent but we are...
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. >> 300 miles from moore in texas tech university lab, they work to make it a reality. >> what we have here is an air cannon called boomer . virtual potato bottomer on steroids. >> pictures i've seen of the damage after a tornado is all about impacts. >> where wind really becomes an issue is that the debris opens up the building envelope, the walls, the roof. once you have that envelope opened, now you have got double the trouble. the most predominant projectile that we see in these storms is normally something like a two by four. >> what you tend to see coming out of this cannon is what you tend to see flying around. when a tornado is spinning? >> absolutely. we did shelter research for the national science foundation back in may, after the moore tornado. specifically, just to look for shelters in the storm path. >> the question now is not whether to rebuild, but how. >> we're smart engineers. we know how to design for wind speeds. and now, we know how to design for impact resistance. >> research is performed tests on a variety of building materials. some of them failed. through trial
. >> 300 miles from moore in texas tech university lab, they work to make it a reality. >> what we have here is an air cannon called boomer . virtual potato bottomer on steroids. >> pictures i've seen of the damage after a tornado is all about impacts. >> where wind really becomes an issue is that the debris opens up the building envelope, the walls, the roof. once you have that envelope opened, now you have got double the trouble. the most predominant projectile that we...
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obama goes to texas. but not to the border. as even members of his own party worry the immigration crises could turn into advertise katrina. i'm antonio mora and much more straight ahead. >> president obama is in texas pushing his 3.7 billion plan. >> the challenge, is congress prepared to act? >> he is not vistaing the children who are suffering as a result of the obama policy. >> there is nothing that's taking place down there that i'm not intimately aware of. >> air strikes and rocket fire escalated between israel and gaza. >> that plume of gray smoke that was a huge air strike in gaza. >> one side calling the other to stop. >> the wounded and dead keep arriving. >> the international response puts us in a situation to expect war. >> u.s. high level talks in beijing. >> economic operations. >> we look at china as it becomes more involved in the economic system. >> the united states is not seeking to contain china. >> now broken the record previously held by his famous grandfather. >> back to the world of you earth dwellers. >
obama goes to texas. but not to the border. as even members of his own party worry the immigration crises could turn into advertise katrina. i'm antonio mora and much more straight ahead. >> president obama is in texas pushing his 3.7 billion plan. >> the challenge, is congress prepared to act? >> he is not vistaing the children who are suffering as a result of the obama policy. >> there is nothing that's taking place down there that i'm not intimately aware of. >>...
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appreciate it. >> president obama obama in dallas texas in a meeting that he had in the texas area about the immigration problems, specifically with governor rick perry, one of the president's harshest critics, discussing how to solve the problem of the influx of children crossing the borders, the president said he went on to explain to the governor that he has this $3.7 billion request he made of congress to increase security, and open expedite proceedings at th, and he reminded governor perry that he needed their help to gues pass this legislation that i needed to have passed. the president is in the middle of several fundraisers in texas, but again this is an issue that will continue to be perhaps a leading story for him and his presidency given the surge of particularly children who are crossing the border and the fight the president has right now to try to get congress to agree to the extra resources he's requesting to try to tackle the problem. you're watching "real money" with ali velshi. i'm david shuster. we'll take a break and then come back to the story of the safety of oil tr
appreciate it. >> president obama obama in dallas texas in a meeting that he had in the texas area about the immigration problems, specifically with governor rick perry, one of the president's harshest critics, discussing how to solve the problem of the influx of children crossing the borders, the president said he went on to explain to the governor that he has this $3.7 billion request he made of congress to increase security, and open expedite proceedings at th, and he reminded governor...
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jonathan martin is live in texas near the border. you're more than 500 miles from where the president is going to land today. what is the reaction to the president not coming there? >> a lot of local officials and congressman not happy that he is not coming, considering the president has called this a humanitarian crisis. they believe because of that, he should be here to see what's going on firsthand. >> migrant women and children are given supplies they need for a place to spend the night. some hope to take a bus out of town to be reunited with loved ones, but for others, the journey is unknown, but preferable to the alternative. >> they fear for the lives of their children. the moms are saying that they'd rather risk the difficulties they will face along the way and what they're going through than know that their family, their child will be killed some day right there on their door steps. >> those stories are repeated over and over as borders inundated with thousands of families and unaccompanied minors entering the u.s. illegally
jonathan martin is live in texas near the border. you're more than 500 miles from where the president is going to land today. what is the reaction to the president not coming there? >> a lot of local officials and congressman not happy that he is not coming, considering the president has called this a humanitarian crisis. they believe because of that, he should be here to see what's going on firsthand. >> migrant women and children are given supplies they need for a place to spend...
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in texas t they are dealing with migrants on a daily basis. in brooks county texas. >> a land rover in a gray 300. >> a dispatch call on a remote stretch of highway 70 miles north of the border. >> vehicle dropped off. >> 822, 419, coming up on 755. >> this is a typical night in brooks county, texas, a corridor of human smuggling where according to the sheriff's office, 300 migrants pass through daily. >> our deputy has just pulled over a suspected smuggler. now, he's gotten a call that a few miles up the road, just south of the border patrol checkpoint, that car in front of us is seen dropping off a group of migrants. >> they don't often stop smuggers, the people known as coyotes. he special here where four full-time deputies patrol 940 square tells mel miles, an area about the sides of rhode island. deputy esparza who works for no pay. catching coyotes is his favorite part of the job. >> i am telling you, i know what you are doing. i know what you are doing down here. don't come over here. >> this suspected kote, though, will get away. he te
in texas t they are dealing with migrants on a daily basis. in brooks county texas. >> a land rover in a gray 300. >> a dispatch call on a remote stretch of highway 70 miles north of the border. >> vehicle dropped off. >> 822, 419, coming up on 755. >> this is a typical night in brooks county, texas, a corridor of human smuggling where according to the sheriff's office, 300 migrants pass through daily. >> our deputy has just pulled over a suspected smuggler....
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especially out in the texas wild lands if you will. the fact that we are patching that, we actually apprehending these, that tells you some of the security we have. if they're asking how secure is the border, the fact that we're actually getting these kids and having them in detention, means that the process we have set up is actually working. ttys ones that get through -- it's the ones that get through, that would be an unsecure border. more of them are sent but we are apprehending them. means in fact we do have a secure border. we don't have a fence all along the way because physically, that may not be possible. think of the environmental issues that are going on. think about for example, the rivers, you can't put a fence in the middle of a river. property owners have individual rights, many of them who don't like the fact that people are coming across are up in arms when you're block their ability to use the land the way they want to use it so there's a lot of issues at play here. >> the issues are -- two issues you just brought up
especially out in the texas wild lands if you will. the fact that we are patching that, we actually apprehending these, that tells you some of the security we have. if they're asking how secure is the border, the fact that we're actually getting these kids and having them in detention, means that the process we have set up is actually working. ttys ones that get through -- it's the ones that get through, that would be an unsecure border. more of them are sent but we are apprehending them. means...
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--to the texas shore. so now have we seen a lot of growth in the northeast? not really not really. obviously california is still digesting and major housing bubble from the past decade and employment lagging, so it's still very much a story associated to the oil and gas producing states. >> but it's not just employment. there are wages itself. it does seem like wages in the industry seem to be lagging behind in terms of compared to how quickly the overall industry is growing? how come? >> well, remember that there is a lot of slack in the economy. so we're seeing the recycling of workers that were once, for example, constructing water pipelines or building structures, some of those guys are moving to do oil and gas pipelines. so wherever there is slack we're seeing less pressure on wages. jobs are a little more specialized, there is more link to the oil industry where there is constraint. we're seeing little more activity, and little more wage pressure on those. this is a funny economy in the sense that it
--to the texas shore. so now have we seen a lot of growth in the northeast? not really not really. obviously california is still digesting and major housing bubble from the past decade and employment lagging, so it's still very much a story associated to the oil and gas producing states. >> but it's not just employment. there are wages itself. it does seem like wages in the industry seem to be lagging behind in terms of compared to how quickly the overall industry is growing? how come?...
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. >>> the governor of texas calling up a thousand national guard troops to help deal with the crisis on his border. coming up, we'll show you the struggles that law enforcement officers face each and every day. >> this is a domestic terrorism issue. >>> and leaders in many one florida city making a plea to law enforcement to help keep the peace. ♪ >> rick perry says he will call up 1,000 national guardsmen to help defend his borders. that will cost the state $12 million a month. texas hopes to be reimbursed by the federal government as he prepares to sue the obama administration for the funds. heidi zhou castro reports. >> reporter: a dispatch call on a remote stretch of highway, 70 miles north of the border. >> a22, 419, they are coming up on 755. >> reporter: this is a typical night in books county texas, a corridor of human smuggling where according to the sheriff's office 300 people are smuggled through a day. a few miles up the road that car in front of us was seen dropping off a group of migrants. they don't often stop smugglers,esmugglers smugglers,est -- especially here, wh
. >>> the governor of texas calling up a thousand national guard troops to help deal with the crisis on his border. coming up, we'll show you the struggles that law enforcement officers face each and every day. >> this is a domestic terrorism issue. >>> and leaders in many one florida city making a plea to law enforcement to help keep the peace. ♪ >> rick perry says he will call up 1,000 national guardsmen to help defend his borders. that will cost the state $12...
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aljazeera, brooks county texas. >> 1,000 national guard troops are headed to that border with texas now. >> coming up at 7:50, we'll hear from the national border patrol union about governor perry's decision. >> this morning, asia bracing for yet another typhoon just days after being battered by a typhoon in japan and china. >> this one not as strong as last week but definitely a potent storm. you can pick it out skirting north of the philippines headed toward taiwan. already outer bands and the actual landfall within the next few hours. so right now, this is what we would consider in the united states a category two storm, winds to 100 miles per hour over the next couple days. this skirts over taiwan and continues into china, diminishing along the way as it moves over land. that is good news. in the meantime, we'll have those impacts. >> this time of year, we look across the seas over to the atlantic. it's been quiet since the storm system around the fourth of july weekend. this broad picture, you can see one little system well to the south. a lot of times systems this far to the south
aljazeera, brooks county texas. >> 1,000 national guard troops are headed to that border with texas now. >> coming up at 7:50, we'll hear from the national border patrol union about governor perry's decision. >> this morning, asia bracing for yet another typhoon just days after being battered by a typhoon in japan and china. >> this one not as strong as last week but definitely a potent storm. you can pick it out skirting north of the philippines headed toward taiwan....
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. >>> arming the border, the texas governor spends millions to beef up security. he says drug traffickers are taking advantage of the immigrants. >>> and our colleagues held more than 200 days in an egyptian prison. >>> and protecting your privacy. new evasion technology. hackers say it's the only way to hide from the government's spying eyes. ♪ >>> we begin tonight in gaza where there are major developments. these images are from a hospital where dozens of israeli shells landed this afternoon. israel says hamas missiles were hidden nearby. the israeli army says it killed at least 10 hamas fighters trying to get into israel through tunnels. secretary of state kerry is in cairo tonight and the u.s. has again called for an mediate ceasefire. the united nations says more than 100,000 palestinians have sought safety in un compounds. nick schifrin has more. nick? >> reporter: john, good evening, the israeli bombardment continues tonight. we are hearing tank shells, artillery, heavy weapons, being dropped in gaza. the israeli government has told gaza residents to leav
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i would add that even in texas, which is the capital of capital punishment, only 40% or so of the people that have been sentenced to death there have actually suffered the ultimate penalty because the appellate process has grown so long over the years and created a real backlog there as well. >> we're going to take a short break, and when we come back, we'll talk about the future of the death penalty in this country as states, even though they don't have laws, have stopped to use it and it becomes more and more difficult to obtain the drugs at that states are using to carry out the executions. this is "inside story." stay with us. >>> and as the prolonged executions in various states have demonstrated, the current system may not be serving the purposes that saw states moving away from other methods in the first place. joins our discussion now is karrina lane, professor at the university of richmond law school and still with us, the professor of jurisprudence and political science at amherst college and daniel le chance, a professor of history at emory university. professor lane, just bef
i would add that even in texas, which is the capital of capital punishment, only 40% or so of the people that have been sentenced to death there have actually suffered the ultimate penalty because the appellate process has grown so long over the years and created a real backlog there as well. >> we're going to take a short break, and when we come back, we'll talk about the future of the death penalty in this country as states, even though they don't have laws, have stopped to use it and...
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she was thousands of kilometers away sitting in a home for unaccompanied migrant children in texas. >> i will not be at peace until my daughter returns home. as she attempted to immigrate to the united states. she manned on following with her two-year-old son. the sisters has heard that illegal migrant women were being allowed into the country if accompanied by a child. >> we heard a lot of mothers were getting through, and we were told that it would be very easy and this would be no problem. >> but shortly after crossing the border between mexico and texas last april, sonia's sister were with detained. u.s. authorities deported sonia's sister back to honduras, but kept the child. >> they told us that since she wasn't the girls mother they would have to keep her, and only the rightful mother can claim her. >> sonia says she nearly lost her mind when she heard her young child was being held ahone in the united states. she eventually made contact with a social worker. she said if she could prove she is the childs mother, she would be sent back to her. stone yeah is a lot better off nan
she was thousands of kilometers away sitting in a home for unaccompanied migrant children in texas. >> i will not be at peace until my daughter returns home. as she attempted to immigrate to the united states. she manned on following with her two-year-old son. the sisters has heard that illegal migrant women were being allowed into the country if accompanied by a child. >> we heard a lot of mothers were getting through, and we were told that it would be very easy and this would be...
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one example is the court fight between texas and new mexico. the area has been in drought for four years, forcing farmers to take measures to survive. we have this report. >> reporter: water in the desert. it's our source of living. >> reporter: and it's vanishing. the land was lush and green when this man's father start a texas farm 30 years ago. >> the flats from the river brought a lot of good soil to it. after four years of drought, it's a wasteland. two-thirds of the land is useless. >> and the dream of becoming a premiere producer of organic land is crumbling as the soil. >> seeing it like this - what does that do to you? >> it hurts. farms get 100% of irrigation from rio grand. it would be above my head. now it's a trickle. nature is only partly to blame. the splauption can be found 100 miles upstream in new mexico. farmers here depend on the rio grand and they have a distinct advantage. considering the drought third-generation new mexican farmer ken holbrook uses water pumped from the wells to irrigate his peckan trees. >> these trees a
one example is the court fight between texas and new mexico. the area has been in drought for four years, forcing farmers to take measures to survive. we have this report. >> reporter: water in the desert. it's our source of living. >> reporter: and it's vanishing. the land was lush and green when this man's father start a texas farm 30 years ago. >> the flats from the river brought a lot of good soil to it. after four years of drought, it's a wasteland. two-thirds of the land...
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most of this reservoir is intended for farmers in texas. a 2013 study found less than 40% of it was reaching the state line. the district says nex can farmers pumped out 78 million gallons of water. >> i hope that they understand that we are here and would need the water. >> reporter: holbrook defends his wells. without them, he would lose his farm. >> we have water rights, you know. when we bought the farm he bout the water rites. >> no, you don't have the right. just because it's your land, you dig wealth and dry up the land from the rest of the farmers downstream. >> texas is suing new mexico, citing the violation of a 76-year-old water sharing agreement. new mexico says the agreement doesn't cover private wells and holbrook agrees. >> texas has been after water in 30 years. as the worst drought in history conditions, the wells in new mexico are going dry. >> in texas, the desert is reclaiming the farms. >> reporter: have you accepted the realistic likelihood that you could lose the farm. >> no, definitely not. >> no, no. >> we are so at
most of this reservoir is intended for farmers in texas. a 2013 study found less than 40% of it was reaching the state line. the district says nex can farmers pumped out 78 million gallons of water. >> i hope that they understand that we are here and would need the water. >> reporter: holbrook defends his wells. without them, he would lose his farm. >> we have water rights, you know. when we bought the farm he bout the water rites. >> no, you don't have the right. just...
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the president is visiting texas next week. tensions are rising in some communities where border patrol stations are based as more busloads of undocumented immigrants are expected to roll into town. >> with signs in hand and folding chairs on the streets, some residents in muir yet at a, california are preparing to spend the holiday busing immigrants heading their way, just as they did earlier this week. >> this is an invasion. why is the national guard not out there stopping them from coming in? >> some residents of a small california town to the governor of the state of texas calling for military muscle. >> it militarizes the border. i don't know whether we have asked or that is an answer to children. >> the homeland security committee heard testimony on the same day border patrol caught another group of immigrant families trying to cross the mexico-texas border. >> allowing them to remain here will only encourage the next group of kids to undertake this very, very dangerous and life-threatening journey. >> a massive deportat
the president is visiting texas next week. tensions are rising in some communities where border patrol stations are based as more busloads of undocumented immigrants are expected to roll into town. >> with signs in hand and folding chairs on the streets, some residents in muir yet at a, california are preparing to spend the holiday busing immigrants heading their way, just as they did earlier this week. >> this is an invasion. why is the national guard not out there stopping them...
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in houston, texas, at rice university, jim, good to see you. basic question, if someone is following the story, we're not entirely sure where this oil came from, right? ed. >> well, it's alleged to be in the autonomous region of kurdistan, and they're trying to unload somewhere. houston is one of the places that could have taken t. given the refineries that could handle the crude from kurdistan b. thank you sounds like it's an open question. and a lot of the ownership behind it, and some of the potential forces to be off loaded at. >> that's the question. we don't think of galveston and texas ports tore lawsuitless regions, and can you put it on a tanker and assume that someone will buy it. >> you can normally, sometimes the stuff is bought and sold multiple times while the tanker is at sea, and sometimes it changes direction. i originally heard that the tanker was headed to brazil originally, and here it is in galveston. oil is traded that way, but this one, there are reasons to keep it's ownership and destination secret, or at least unclear.
in houston, texas, at rice university, jim, good to see you. basic question, if someone is following the story, we're not entirely sure where this oil came from, right? ed. >> well, it's alleged to be in the autonomous region of kurdistan, and they're trying to unload somewhere. houston is one of the places that could have taken t. given the refineries that could handle the crude from kurdistan b. thank you sounds like it's an open question. and a lot of the ownership behind it, and some...
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the governor of texas has been very critical also invited to talk about this unfolding crisis on texas' southern border. after a tax in the gaza industrial by israeli forces. among the targets of the palestinian homes. spending the day searching for survivals in the rubble, stephanie decker is in gaza, she filed this report act an hour ago, as even more attacks were with upway. this is going on throughout the day. may will come in with the jets and strikes. this is just along towards the northern side of gaza, which is gaza city. so it's hard to keep track how many there are. and you just saw it happen it's been going on like this all day. people are telling you they are terrified what a night will bring. so people are extremely. >> ands that our stephanie decker as the bombs were reigning down. the israeli cabinet authorized it's army to call up 40,000 reservists. now gathering along the border preparing for possible offensive. more from southern israel. >> what we are seeing is the preparations for a possible invasion. we have also seen personnel h carriers and artillery all moving t
the governor of texas has been very critical also invited to talk about this unfolding crisis on texas' southern border. after a tax in the gaza industrial by israeli forces. among the targets of the palestinian homes. spending the day searching for survivals in the rubble, stephanie decker is in gaza, she filed this report act an hour ago, as even more attacks were with upway. this is going on throughout the day. may will come in with the jets and strikes. this is just along towards the...
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texas heeders have also rejected. we travel there had to see what it means for the state, with the highest rate of uninsured. >> texas was among the first states to say no. today i stand with congressman burgess to repeat our stance. texas will not be participating in medicaid expansion. >> would you consider expanding a broken system? of course not. it is hike a drug dealer, and then they are hooked for years and years. is then her hooked. >> on the gulf coast, 22% of the population lives behe the poverty line, well above the national average. some people lost everything they had, and never fully recovered. >> it took this neighborhood which was historic hi a very poor neighborhood, to really exacerbated all the problems it had to deal with. making the job that much more that difficult and that much more important. it is states that don't extend medicaid, this 5 million people that don't qualify. turn to the left. >> and aren't ejill i believe for a reduced plan, creating a phenomenon referred to as the coverage gap.
texas heeders have also rejected. we travel there had to see what it means for the state, with the highest rate of uninsured. >> texas was among the first states to say no. today i stand with congressman burgess to repeat our stance. texas will not be participating in medicaid expansion. >> would you consider expanding a broken system? of course not. it is hike a drug dealer, and then they are hooked for years and years. is then her hooked. >> on the gulf coast, 22% of the...
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on monday, texas senator ted cruz was in his home state saying that spending measure comes up short. >> almost all of the funding going to things other than border security. and notably the president does nothing to address the underlying problem. he does nothing to address the lawlessness and amnesty that caused this problem. >> we have seen a lot of talk from republicans about how urgent the situation is, but not a lot of action when it comes to acting on a proposal the president has now put forth. >> reporter: a proposal that includes housing the 57,000 unaccompanied minors in the country. today some will arrive here in arizona where hundreds are expected to protest. >> obviously there are young adults that are not here just for a better life. they are involved in criminal activity and they are going to bring that into the community. >> reporter: this is urgency for action since congress goes on recess in august. del? >> do we know any more about how this proposed law will speed up deportations? >> well, you just heard the new proposal. that would hire more judges to speed up the
on monday, texas senator ted cruz was in his home state saying that spending measure comes up short. >> almost all of the funding going to things other than border security. and notably the president does nothing to address the underlying problem. he does nothing to address the lawlessness and amnesty that caused this problem. >> we have seen a lot of talk from republicans about how urgent the situation is, but not a lot of action when it comes to acting on a proposal the president...
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as part of the ongoing transfer of migrants from texas ocalifornia, in san ysidro for processing. al jazeera contacted the u.s. border protection agency who refused to comment at this time. >>> preparing to ask congress for $2 billion in emergency relief dealing with the crisis on the border in the southwest. libby casey is at the white house. libby are we getting a better sense what the obama administration actually wants to do with this $2 billion? >> we will michael and when the request goes to congress, it will include money to process the children detained at the border, these unaccompanied minors, also funding to deal with the emergency situation and to take care of them while they wait for the situations going through the courts. we are talking about the more than 52,000 children who have come across the border this year alone, and tens of thousands more women and children mostly coming from central american countries. there is question whether these kids will be able to stay in the united states on humanitarian grounds. after all, president obama called this a humanitarian
as part of the ongoing transfer of migrants from texas ocalifornia, in san ysidro for processing. al jazeera contacted the u.s. border protection agency who refused to comment at this time. >>> preparing to ask congress for $2 billion in emergency relief dealing with the crisis on the border in the southwest. libby casey is at the white house. libby are we getting a better sense what the obama administration actually wants to do with this $2 billion? >> we will michael and when...
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>> that was presented by congressman of texas and senator john cornyn of texas, making it easier to send those minors back. some do not want changes to that 2008 law. some republicans are saying that the law must be changed, among them is senator john mccain. >> live in washington, d.c., thank you very much. coming up in 30 minutes, we'll go live to a border town in texas where officials say they are overwhelmed by the surge in undocumented migrants. >> a nuclear agreement with iran could take longer than expected, the president might extend the deadline to get the deal done. the president said there is a large gap between both sides. >> president obama announce ago new round of sanctions against russia for its role in the ukraine crisis. the new sanctions affect russian banks and defense companies. the russian government is warning that sanctions will backfire, calling the move unproductive. b.m.w. is the latest automakers to recall cars because of a serious air bag problem. they are pulling sedans offer the road, about a third here in the united states. the front passenger air bags can
>> that was presented by congressman of texas and senator john cornyn of texas, making it easier to send those minors back. some do not want changes to that 2008 law. some republicans are saying that the law must be changed, among them is senator john mccain. >> live in washington, d.c., thank you very much. coming up in 30 minutes, we'll go live to a border town in texas where officials say they are overwhelmed by the surge in undocumented migrants. >> a nuclear agreement...
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and the desert is reclaiming the texas farms. have you accepted the likelihood that you could lose the farm. >> no, definitely not. no, no. no. we are so attached. it's a way of living. >> unless more water flows from the river, or falls from the sky, the loss of a way of life is on the hzan -- horizon. >>> we are seeing rain move across the country but not in the areas that need it the movement. let's turn to rebecca stevenson who is joining us with a look at the forecast. >> where we are seeing the rain come down, it's coming down with excessive lightening and in a place so dry and hotter. so far above normal. these textures are putting -- temperatures are putting out different heat advisees through washington state, oregon and nevada. on the satellite there's a swath of storms coming up through orgone. a large cluster of lightening strucks into north west oregon, tracking up into western washington. why are they concerned. number one, it's not bringing a lot of rain fall. number two, this is where we have a large wild fire in
and the desert is reclaiming the texas farms. have you accepted the likelihood that you could lose the farm. >> no, definitely not. no, no. no. we are so attached. it's a way of living. >> unless more water flows from the river, or falls from the sky, the loss of a way of life is on the hzan -- horizon. >>> we are seeing rain move across the country but not in the areas that need it the movement. let's turn to rebecca stevenson who is joining us with a look at the forecast....
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the hearing will be held in mc callum, texas. the labor department said that u.s. companied added 288,000 workers to their payrolls in the month. and that pushed it down to 2.61%, the lowest it has been since september of 2008. >>> in the opening intellectual in wall street, the dow climbed above 16,000 for the first time in its history. it's well over 17,000 for the first time. >>> well, not everyone is sharing in the euphoria. in some states, the job rate is higher than in the recession. millions of americans have been out of work for more than six months ago. >> come on. >>> twice a month at this church in washington d.c., mckinley opens it's doors to the people nearby who need help. >> one for you. >> neighbors can pick up a box of donated food to feed their families. >> 85% that we need now are due to the unemployment crisis, they have no income and no resources. >> and no longer any government assistance. in december, the u.s. congress ended long-term unemployment benefits. and overnight, close to 2 million people lost government help. that number goes up by
the hearing will be held in mc callum, texas. the labor department said that u.s. companied added 288,000 workers to their payrolls in the month. and that pushed it down to 2.61%, the lowest it has been since september of 2008. >>> in the opening intellectual in wall street, the dow climbed above 16,000 for the first time in its history. it's well over 17,000 for the first time. >>> well, not everyone is sharing in the euphoria. in some states, the job rate is higher than in...
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the texas governor is among those scheduled to testify. the hearing is being held in texas. >> well, the labor department releasing the jobs report for june and u.s. company added 288,000 workers during the month and pushed the unemployment number down to 6.1% and the lowest since september 2008. the president making note of the down side that many of the new jobs are for lower paying positions. >> what we also know as much progress has been made, there's still folks out there struggling. we still have not seen as much increase in income and wages as we would like to see. a lot of folks are still digging themselves out of challenges that arose out of the great recession. >> for the investors they are liking what they are seeing, within opening wall street, the dow climbed and up 92 points, which would be an another record. the jobs report is part of a larger narrative and some states as you heard the president say the jobless rate is higher now than before the recession, and 3 million americans are out of work for at least six months. we h
the texas governor is among those scheduled to testify. the hearing is being held in texas. >> well, the labor department releasing the jobs report for june and u.s. company added 288,000 workers during the month and pushed the unemployment number down to 6.1% and the lowest since september 2008. the president making note of the down side that many of the new jobs are for lower paying positions. >> what we also know as much progress has been made, there's still folks out there...
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president obama led a roundtable with texas leaders, including governor rick perry. there was agreement that the border needs to be beefed up. we went to ask one young migrant why he risked a dangerous journey to america. >> reporter: each reason this soccer field draws the guatemalan players to play and relax. among them minors and women with young children, who entered the u.s. illegally in large numbers. this man is suiting up for his game. the 17-year-old left guatemala on his own two months ago, fleeing gang violence. he asked that his face not be shown because of his undocumented status. >> translation: you were forced to leave because of the criminality and poverty. there's no jobs, nothing to eat. >> gang members tried to recruit him, he said. >> if you don't accept, they insist and insist. if you still don't, they threaten you. >> the journey took 25 days, including many days and nights riding atop a mexican freight train, called the train of death. so many migrants are killed or maimed on route. that was a risk they were willing to take. back there, they ca
president obama led a roundtable with texas leaders, including governor rick perry. there was agreement that the border needs to be beefed up. we went to ask one young migrant why he risked a dangerous journey to america. >> reporter: each reason this soccer field draws the guatemalan players to play and relax. among them minors and women with young children, who entered the u.s. illegally in large numbers. this man is suiting up for his game. the 17-year-old left guatemala on his own two...
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texas authorities have identified one young victim. they found the body of an 11-year-old boy from guatemala would got lost in the brush a few miles from the mexican border. the investigators identified him by his angry birds jeans and a phone number for his brother in chicago scribbled on the inside of his belt buckle. what is behind this treacherous rush for the border? migrants are clinging to the hope that once they make it into the united states, they will be able to stay, even if they don't have the proper documents. and they are not always wrong. as heidi joe castro reports. >> after six days of travel and three days of detention, 26-year-old cindy jimenez clutches her son in one hand and a plastic bag containing her home for the future in the other. immigration officers dropped off the mother and child at this bus terminal in calen, texas, moments ago. inside the bag is a permit to remain in the country for 30 days. that's when a judge will decide whether to deport them back to honduras. [ speaking spanish ] >> getting in the c
texas authorities have identified one young victim. they found the body of an 11-year-old boy from guatemala would got lost in the brush a few miles from the mexican border. the investigators identified him by his angry birds jeans and a phone number for his brother in chicago scribbled on the inside of his belt buckle. what is behind this treacherous rush for the border? migrants are clinging to the hope that once they make it into the united states, they will be able to stay, even if they...
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heidi castro joins us from texas. and new initiatives to deal with border crossings. >> hey, del, that's right. the u.s. government is using diplomacy and an advertising campaign with a goal of delivering a message to the migrants there that it's just not worth coming to the u.s. and they will be deported. now a state department representative briefed the senators moments ago. >> through our diplomatic engagement in the region in a fairly short time, i believe that we have an understanding of the problem with the united states, mexico, honduras and el salvador. and we have created a common public messaging campaign to counter the marketing tactics of the human smugglers, which we believe is beginning to have an impact. and we have established new relations on security with mexico and guatemala, which includes mexico's announcement of a border initiative. and we have repatriated adult children. >> whether that's falling on ears is up for debate. that's mexico behind me, talking to migrants preparing to cross, and they
heidi castro joins us from texas. and new initiatives to deal with border crossings. >> hey, del, that's right. the u.s. government is using diplomacy and an advertising campaign with a goal of delivering a message to the migrants there that it's just not worth coming to the u.s. and they will be deported. now a state department representative briefed the senators moments ago. >> through our diplomatic engagement in the region in a fairly short time, i believe that we have an...
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coast guard gave this oil tank the okay to unload the oil at a port in texas. it is starting to look like an awkward test of u.s. foreign policy, because if this ship brought crude from kurdistan all the way to texas chances are somebody is buying, but at this point no one is saying who. >>> across the pond, britain is looking to tap into its own energy boom and it is getting back in frac-ing. the uk said it is accepting new bids to explore for shale gas, and that could include exploration in national parks in special circumstances. david cameron says his country is going all out to search for oil. but they first have to secure planning permits, environmental permits, and health approvals for drilling. >>> when they call you, what do they say? what do they need in particular? >> they say send me bodies. send me bodies. send me people. >> i'll tell you why the worker shortage might get worse before it gets better coming up. ♪ >> al jazeera america presents a breakthrough television event. borderland. six strangers. >> let's just send them back to mexico. >> ex
coast guard gave this oil tank the okay to unload the oil at a port in texas. it is starting to look like an awkward test of u.s. foreign policy, because if this ship brought crude from kurdistan all the way to texas chances are somebody is buying, but at this point no one is saying who. >>> across the pond, britain is looking to tap into its own energy boom and it is getting back in frac-ing. the uk said it is accepting new bids to explore for shale gas, and that could include...
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from honduras, and joins us from el paso texas. welcome. . >> thank you. >> you came back from honduras. what did you see? >> well, we went down see what the route cause for the mass migration was. we found poverty, gang violence, and people fleeing to the u.s. for their lives, and children trying to re-un item with -- reunite with parents who are working in the u.s. if unaccompanied children can make it to the border, they'll be given a status. we heard the ward amnesty used several times in the communities. >> you have been coughing the border for -- covering the border for years. how does it compare with other incidents and years when you covered it? >> well, of course, we have seen migration of children for many, many years out of central america, everything from natural disasters to the gang violence that has been building and children reuniting with family members, but the tens of thousands of children on their own, with the help of cartel smuggling organizations making their way to the border is stunning to see. the overcrow
from honduras, and joins us from el paso texas. welcome. . >> thank you. >> you came back from honduras. what did you see? >> well, we went down see what the route cause for the mass migration was. we found poverty, gang violence, and people fleeing to the u.s. for their lives, and children trying to re-un item with -- reunite with parents who are working in the u.s. if unaccompanied children can make it to the border, they'll be given a status. we heard the ward amnesty used...
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. >>> congress heads to texas and the growing political fight over the surge of children illegally crossing the border and the hume jp tarian -- humanitarian crisis that followed. hello, i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this" - that and more ahead. >> the surge of unaccompanied minors sparks debate. >> they came across illegally. desperation. humanitarian. >> i never thought i would see this in the united states. responsibility. >> we want justice for the kids. >> negotiations over iran's nuclear programme kick off. >> the talks are aimed at reaching a permanent deal. >> pressure has been tried. it didn't bring the iranian people to submission, it will not now. >> 288,000 jobs has been added. >> the country is capable of doing better. >> much progress is made, there are folks that are struggling. >>> we begin in texas's rio grand valley, the busiest region in the nation for illegal border crossings. 38,000 children have been apprehended crossing into that area since object. 178% increase from all of the year before. on thursday the house whomland security committee arrived in the area
. >>> congress heads to texas and the growing political fight over the surge of children illegally crossing the border and the hume jp tarian -- humanitarian crisis that followed. hello, i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this" - that and more ahead. >> the surge of unaccompanied minors sparks debate. >> they came across illegally. desperation. humanitarian. >> i never thought i would see this in the united states. responsibility. >> we want...