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While a sheet while he was still alive. Good morning, welcome to early start, im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Wednesday, june 20th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. We start again with the ongoing feud over separating children from their parents. President trump wants an desk fast, but after meeting for one hour with House Republicans, lawmakers emerged confused about their marching orders. Unclear whether the president would endorse a compromise bill or a more conservative measure. One republican in the room commenting, quote, its always nice to see the president , but this didnt move the ball. President trump keeping it brief on the way out these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades, but we had a great meeting. The republicancontrolled house is preparing to vote on two dramatically different immigration bills this week. Outrage over images and audio of terrified children in cages lighting a fuse under lawmakers. The president was greeted sort of on capitol hill by members of the black national caucus. [ all talking at once ] quit separating the kids, separating the children mr. President . Dont you have kids . One republican in the meeting tells cnns dana bash the discussion was only talked about in terms of political optics, not the actual policy. We get more from the white house. Reporter the president went to capitol hill. He met with House Republicans and spoke at length for about an hour during a meeting that was supposed to be a pep rally for immigration. But members seemed to walk away confused at which bill exactly it was that the president was putting forth support for if either of those house immigration bills that the president was there talk about, the confusion was so great that the white house had to issue a statement after clarifying that the president did support both bills as they have said the past few days. The meeting came after the president was getting more and more criticism, some from members of each even members even his own party over whats happening at the border as weve seen it play out on the news and front pages of newspapers across the country. The meeting with lawmakers, it wasnt the focus. He did go back to the family separation issue, saying he had spoke weekend his daughter, ivanka trump, about it. She had shown him the picture and told him that was a practice that needed to end. The president agreed but said he believed it was a legislative solution that they were looking for. So the president walked out of the meeting not offering a lot of momentum for either of those bills, leaving house members little confused as to what theyre going to support and leaving a lot of questions about whats going to happen with immigration. Thank you. Before that meeting with House Republicans, President Trump remained defiant, lashing out again at democrats, claiming they want Illegal Immigrants to, quote, pour into and infest our country and added his we dont want judges, we want security on the border. We dont want people to come in. We want them to come in through a Legal Process like everybody else thats waiting to come into our country. [ applause ] that came after Senate Republicans rejected the president s policy of separating families at the u. S. Mexico border. I support and all of the members of the republican conference support the plan that keeps Families Together while their immigration status is determined. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says the entire Republican Caucus wants the practice stopped. Senator mash oh rube marco rubio adding in a tweet, if every senator is willing to support it by unanimous consent the bill could be passed what would allow families entering illegally to be kept together while they await a hearing. I truly hope that is what we do. Repts that the Trump Administration is sending babies separated from their parents to at least three facilities in south texas known as kennes ten shelters. There are plans to open a fourth tender age shelter in a houston warehouse previously used for displaced victims of hurricane harvey. City leaders in houston denouncing the move, but the department of health and Human Services tells the a. P. We have specialized facilities that are devoted to providing care to children with special needs and tender age children. Theyre staffed by people who know how to deal with the needs, particularly of the younger children. Homeland security secretary said kids and parents are being treated humanely at the border, but the acting director of Customs Enforcement would not say if he thought the trump policy was humane. Is this new zerotolerance policy that the president has supported, that the attorney general announced, is it humane . I think i think its the law. It may be the law its the policy, but is it humane . I think its a law, and im in Law Enforcement and must follow the law. He went on to say, quote, if you want to blame someone for separating families, blame the parents who choose to break the law. Corey lewandowski is defending the administrations zero tolerance border policy. Listen to this exchange between the president s former Campaign Manager and a democratic strategist on fox news. I read today about a 10yearold girl with down syndrome who was taken from her mother and put in a cage wahwah i read did you say wahwah about a child with down syndrome how dare you . How dare you . How dare you, sir . Wow, creative talent from 21st century fox are condemning the company over coverage of the border crisis. Steven levity an, sector of modern family tweeting tuesday he would leave the network due to the fox news coverage. Modern family is on abc but owned by fox tv studio. Corporate america is condemning the Trump Administrations practice of separating families at the border. Top executives urging the government to end this border policy. Companies like facebook, uber, jpmorgan chase, youtube, microsoft, apple, the list goes on. Apple ceo tim cook calls the practice inhumane and heartbreaking telling the irish times that apple will work with the government as a constructive voice. Jaime diamond calls the policy cruel telling employees in an email that immigration is a critical part of americas economic vitality. Others offered to help. Facebook ceo Mark Zuckerbergs donated money to a nonprofit that provides legal aid. Uber exploring how the legal team can help migrant families. Rival lyft is offering free rides to organizations that help such families. This is not the first time Corporate America has raised its voice against this Administration Like when President Trump, remember, abandoned the paris climate deal. Many executives quit trumps Business Council last year after he blamed both sides for the violence at a white supremacist rally. The u. N. Is pulling out the u. S. Pulling out of a u. N. Human rights council. U. S. Ambassador calling the council a cesspool of political bias and a protector of abusers. This step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. On the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain parity of the hypocritical and selfserving organization that makes a mockery of human rights. The u. S. Withdrawal comes one day after u. N. Human Rights Office criticized the separation of children from their parents, calling the policy unconscionable. President trumps 2020 Campaign Manager says its time to fire attorney general Jeff Sessions and terminate the special counsels russia investigation. Brad parscal claims the report from the Inspector General at the Justice Department gives the president the truth to do both. Even though the report focused on the fbis handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe while containing nothing about Robert Muellers investigation. A source tells cnn parscal and other operatives want more attention paid to the i. G. s findings and are frustrated about the headlines of undocumented Migrant Children being separated from their parents. Fbi agent peter strzok jesk courted out after an Ongoing Investigation of his conduct. He is still an police chief, though. He played is still in the fbi, though. He played a role in the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Hes under scrutiny following a report by the Justice Departments inspector attorney. His attorney said strzok, quote, played by the rules and respected the process, and yet continues to be the target of unfounded personal attacks. He claims the disciplinary process is tainted by political influence. The president s longtime personal lawyer might be ready to flip. One of michael cones new york friends telling cnn he knows a lot of things about the president and is not averse to talking in the right situation. Sources confirm cohen is planning to hire the former chief of the Criminal Division of the u. S. Attorneys office in manhattan. The wall street journal reports cohen wants the president to pay his legal fees. Were told cohen feels increasingly isolated from the president. Hes concerned about his family as he faces possible indictment. Ahead, the largest i. C. E. Raid at a u. S. Work site in at least a decade. More than 140 arrests at a meat supplier in ohio. 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So what youre going froz kim jongun is coming going to see from kim jongun is coming to china saying, look, can you ease up on the economic sanctions that have been so detrimental to the North Koreans. They could say, the summit was a success, lets ease up on sanctions. At the same time, china wants to make sure that as negotiations continue between the United States and north korea that chinas interests are being represented. What analysts are saying that were speaking to in china is they could be using that economic leverage to make sure that pyongyang represents chinese interests at the negotiating table. What youre seeing overall as to how it pertains from the United States is china and north korea getting on the same page. These negotiations over the Nuclear Program are going to be protracted, theyll take a long time, and if china and north korea, traditional allies, on the same page, they believe that their collective negotiating position will be stronger when going up against the more traditional other side of the equation, the United States, south korea, and japan. Fascinating. Mr. Matt rivers live for us. Thank you. Turkey set to receive its first f35 joint strike fighters tomorrow despite opposition from congress. Turkey has been a longtime participant in the development of the f35 program. Congress attempted to block the deal because of tensions with the turkish government. Lawmakers expressing concern over ankaras ed purchase of ankaras planned purchase of such from russia. Coming up, House Republicans facing more uncertainty on immigration. The president leaves lawmakers guessing on what bill hed actually support. Ahh. Summer is coming. And its time to get outside. 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He indicated that he would support we thinks we need to do something about it, and doing something about it we are. The president wants an immigration deal done, but a closed door meeting left House Republicans asking which bill he would actually support. The u. S. Pulls out of the u. N. s human rights council. Ambassador Nikki Haley Says the body made a mockery of itself by protecting human rights violators. Questions for First Responders in chicago. A teenager was shot on the street, declared dead, and covered with a sheet while he was still alive. Welcome back to early start, everybody. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. About 30 minutes past the hour this wednesday morning. Lets begin with immigration and the president. President trump wants an Immigration Reform bill on his desk fast. After meeting for one hour with House Republicans, lawmakers emerged confused about their marching orders. It is unclear whether the president would endorse a compromise bill or a more conservative measure. One republican in the room commenting its always nice to see the president , but this didnt move the ball. President trump keeping it brief on the way out. These are laws that have been broken for many years, decades. But we had a great meeting. The republicancontrolled house preparing to vote on two dramatically different immigration bills this week. Outrage over images and audio of terrified children in cages lighting a fuse under lawmakers. The president was greeted sort of on capitol hill by members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Separating children separating children why are you separating children . We wonto away quit separating the kids, separating the children mr. President . Dont you have kids . But one republican in the meeting tells cnns dana bash the president only talked about separating children from their families in the context of political optics, not the actual policy. Heres more from the white house. Reporter the president went to capitol hill, met with House Republicans, and spoke for about an hour during a meeting that was supposed to be a pep rally for immigration. But members seemed to walk away confused at which bill exactly it was that the president was putting forth support for if either of those house immigration bills that the president was there to talk about, the confusion was so great that the white house had to issue a statement after clarifying that the president did support both bills, as i have said in the last few days. Of course, that meeting came after the president was getting more and more criticism, some from members of even his own party, over that family separation issue that is happening on the border. As weve seen the images play out on cable news and on the front pages of newspapers throughout the country. That is something that the president spoke about during the meeting with republican lawmakers. It wasnt the focus of the meeting. Cnn is told by several sources. He did go back to the family separation issue saying he had spoken with his daughter, ivanka trump, about it. She had shown him the pictures, and she told him that was a practice that needed to end. The president agreed but said he believed it was a legislative solution that they were looking for. So the president walked out of the meeting not offering a lot of momentum for either of those bills, leaving house members a little confused as to what theyre going to support and leaving a lot of questions about whats going to happen with immigration. Thank you for that. Before the meeting with House Republicans, President Trump remained defiant, lashing out again at democrats claiming they want Illegal Immigrants to pour into and infest our country and added this we dont want judges. We want security on the border. We dont want people coming in. We want them to come in through a Legal Process like everybody else thats waiting to come in to our country. [ applause ] that came after Senate Republicans rejected the practice of separating families at the u. S. Mexico border. I support and all of the members of the republican conference support a plan that keeps Families Together while their immigration status is determined. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says the entire Republican Caucus wants the practice stopped. Senator mash oh marco rubio adding, if every member is willing to support it by unanimous consent the senate could pass a bill before the end of the week that could allow families charged with illegal entry to be kept together while awaiting an expedited hearing. I truly hope that is what we do. The Associated Press reports the Trump Administration is sending babies separated from their parents to at least three facilities in south texas known as tender age shelters. The a. P. Says there are plans to open a fourth tender age shelter in a houston warehouse previously used for displaced victims of hurricane harvey. City leaders in houston denouncing the move, but the department of health and Human Services tells the a. P. , quote, we have specialized facilities that are devoted to providing care to children with special needs and tender age children. They are staffed by people who know how to deal with the needs particularly of the younger children. Hhs officials still cant say how many separated kids have been reunited with their parents. Fortunately, some mothers and fathers who had their children taken from them at the border now have them back. Cnns Paolo Sandoval spoke to one of the families and has more from mcallen texas. Reporter amid all of this, there are some undocumented parents who consider themselves to be the lucky ones. Lucky because their family separation has been shortlived. For example, we spoke to alexander gonzalez, a 35yearold man from el salvador. He spent 6,000 to get to this point with his 7yearold son here in mcallen texas. He told us that he crossed the border illegally, turned himself in to authorities, and was separated for a day and a half from his child. Translator in my country, i wasnt notified of this policy. Had i known, i would not have risked my sons life. I would have stayed in my country. Reporter the only difference here is that mr. Gonzalez, after a few days in custody, was released with a court date, an ankle monitor, gps monitor, and the promise that he will return at a later time. Yes, there is that family separation that does continue to happen. However, in some cases, in the case of mr. Gonzalez here and many others like him, it is shortlived. For so many others, more long term. The families and these mothers and fathers who have been criminally charged waiting to see when their child will be by their side again. But christine and dave, shortterm separation, longterm separation, these children certainly dont know the difference. Paolo, thanks. Corey lewandowski defending the administrations zero tolerance border policy. Listen to this exchange between the president s former Campaign Manager and democratic strategist on fox i read today about a 10yearold girl with down syndrome who was taken from her mother and put in a cage wahwah i read did you say wahwah about a child with down syndrome how dare you . How dare you . How dare you, sir . Creative talent from 21st century fox are condemning the company over coverage of the border crisis. Steven levitan, cocreator and producer of modern family tweeting tuesday he would leave the network due to the fox news coverage. Modern family is on abc but owned by fox tv studio. The Homeland Security secretary has said kids and parents are being treated humanely at the border. The acting director of immigration and Customs Enforcement asked by cnns wolf blitzer, he would not say if he thought the trump policy was humane. Is this new zerotolerance policy that the president has supported, that the attorney general announced, is it humane . I think i think its the law. As Law Enforcement it may be the law, its the policy. But is it humane . I think its the law, and im with Law Enforcement and must follow the law. He went on to say if you want to blame someone for separating families, blame the parents who choose to break the law. The u. S. Withdrawing from the u. N. Human rights council. The Trump Administration claiming the group is biased against israel and fails to hold human rights violators accountable. U. S. Ambassador nikki haley calling the council a cress pool of political bias and a protector of abusers. This step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. On the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of the hypocritical and selfserving organization that makes a mockery of human rights. The u. S. Withdrawal comes one day after the u. N. Human Rights Office criticized the separation of children from their parents, calling the policy unconscionable. Trump officials rolling out new rules for Small Business health Insurance Plans, making it easier for them to skirt requirements of the Affordable Care act. The socalled Skinny Health care plans let Small Businesses ban together to buy health insurance. The association plans cost less but provide fewer benefits because they are regulated the same way as Large Employer policies, meaning they arent subject to all of obamacares rules. They dont have to provide comprehensive Health Benefits Like Mental Health care, maternity services, and prescription drugs. One reason consumer groups oppose the skinny plans. Another, it could raise the cost of the obama plan by draw younger, Healthy People from the exchange. The labor secretary defends the rule change claiming that it makes Health Care Coverage more expensive than Small Businesses than large companies. It could begin september 1. President trumps 2020 Campaign Manager says its time to fire attorney general Jeff Sessions and terminate the special counsels russia investigation. Brad parscale claims the report from the Inspector General at the Justice Department gives the president the truth to do both, even though the report focused on the fbis handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe while containing nothing about Robert Muellers investigation. A source tells cnn and parscale that operatives want more attention to the findings and are frustrated about the reports of undocumented children being suppered from their parents. Peter strzok escorted out of the bureau friday as part of an ongoing internal investigation of his conduct. He is still an fbi employee. Strzok played a lead role in the Hillary Clinton probe and later worked on the russia investigation. That is until his disparaging Text Messages about President Trump were discovered. Strzok is under increased scrutiny following that critical report by the Justice Departments Inspector General. His Attorney Says strzok played by the rules and respected the process, and yet he continues to be the target of unfounded personal attacks. He claims the disciplinary process is tainted by political influence. The president s longtime personal lawyer might be ready to flip. One of Michael Cohens new york friends telling cnn, quote, he knows a lot of things about the president and is not averse to talking in the right situation. Sources confirm cohen is planning to hire attorney guy a patrillo of the Criminal Division of the u. S. Attorneys office in manhattan. The wall street journal reports cohen wants the president to pay his legal fees. Were told cohen feels increasingly isolated from the president and is concerned about his family as he faces possible indictment. The largest i. C. E. Raid at a u. S. Work site in at least a decade. More than 140 arrests at a meat supplier in ohio. The charges and what the company says, next. Chicago police and fire officials are investigating the paramedics who covered a shooting victim with a sheet while he was still alive. 17yearold erin carey was shot in the head multiple times on the citys west side. Paramedics thought he was dead only to be told by witnesses the teenager was still moving. Carey was eventually taken to the hospital in Critical Condition and died nearly a day later. One other person was killed in the shooting. At least 56 people were shot. Last weekend alone in chicago, it was the most violent weekend of the year so far. Awful. I. C. E. Agents are rounding up more than 140 workers during raids on meat plants in ohio. The workers hail primarily from guatemala and are suspected of using stolen or fraudulent i. D. S to gain employment. The four plants operated by fresh mark are being called the largest work site raid the federal government has conducted in more than a decade. The arrested workers could face federal Identity Theft charges among other offenses. In a statement, fresh mark says it participates in a federal program to ensure its employees have proper documentation. Looks like they were taken right off the line. Charleston, south carolina, is apologizing for its past. The city council approving a resolution apologizes for charlestons role, key role, in the slave trade. They chose tuesday, also known as juneteenth, as a day that celebrates the abolition of slavery. The twopage resolution goes beyond a mere apology. It says the institution of slavery did not just involve physical confinement and mistreatment. It also sought to suppress if not destroy the cultural, religious, and social values of africans by stripping africans of their ancestral names and customs, humiliating and brutalizing them. According to the international africanamerican museum, 40 of all slaves brought to the u. S. Entered the country in charleston, some 80 of africanamericans can trace their roots back to the city. Southeast texas slammed by heavy rain and flash flooding. The downpours forcing roads and schools to close in beaumont and port arthur, texas, due to the high water. The streets flooded the port arthur area there where also scenes of devastation during hurricane harvey. An additional three to six inches of rain possible today. Cvs has a new prescription for those long pharmacy lines. The chain rolling out Home Delivery service, allowing customers to place their orders on an app or by calling the store. And for a 5 fee, you can have your order brought to your door the next day. Cvs partnering with the u. S. Postal service to make the deliveries. This comes as competitors like amazon explore entering the health care sector. Change, it is acoming. Sure is. General electric has been booted from the dow 30 after more than a century. 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Now, ill dream gig. Now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. Comcast, building americas largest gigspeed network. The late live night talk show hosts are not exactly letting up on the president for his policy of separating children from their parents at the border. Heres a sample 67 of americans oppose the policy. Even melania released a statement saying she hates to see families separated. Partly because it makes her jealous. Why cant i get separated from my family . [ applause ] Kirstjen Nielsen yesterday dismissed demands that President Trump unilaterally end the practice of separating families at the border and said, quote, congress can fix this tomorrow. Really . Have you met congress . Theyre still finalizing the louisiana purchase. [ laughter ] hu ckasands didnt want to o the Briefing Amid questions on the child separation policy. Sarah, you think you dont want to talk about child separation policy . Try doing it on a comedy show. Oh, you must love the Trump Administration, steve, the sadness just writes itself. We even given ted cruz a hard time on the show, but lets give him props. He wants to solve the problem. Yeah. [ applause ] and i think we need to solve it before ted cruz decides to go to these Detention Centers himself because these kids have been through enough. [ laughter ] badumbump. North Korean Leader kim jongun wrapping up his third trip to china in as many months. His latest meeting with xi jinping happening a week after the historic trumpkim summit in singapore and hours after President Trump threatened china with 200 billion in new tariffs. The timing of kims trip sends a clear message about beijings stranglehold on diplomacy in the region. Cnns matt rivers is live in beijing. So many moving parts on so many fronts. Matt, bring us up to speed. Reporter yeah, i mean, there was a question, right, when that summit between donald trump and kim jongun was first announced officers china going to be left to the sidelines, was its Strategic Interests not going to be represented. Yet, this is the third time that kim jongun has met with xi jinping if the last three months along in the last three months alone. Any questions are out the window. Kim jongun spending three days here, leaving, going back to pyongyang. Both sides trying to get on the same page, relying on the Traditional Alliance that has usually been on one side of these negotiations while the u. S. , japan, and south korea are on the other side. What do the North Koreans and the chinese want from each other, though . The North Koreans want economic sanctions relief. Thats going to come from the chinese. The chinese might well make that happen after the summit. They could say its a success and try and argue for sanctions relief at the u. N. Security council. In return, you can bet that the chinese are going to go through the North Koreans and say we want our interests represented at negotiations moving forward. And some of those interests involve u. S. Troops on the korean peninsula. They want to see those troops removed. They want to see the North Koreans argue that. Thats what these meetings are all about. Kim jongun briefing xi jinping on this summit, but also getting on the same page in terms of united h country wants when states in these very highstakes negotiations. Absolutely. All right. Thanks for that in beijing. Turkey set to receive its first f35 joint strike fighters tomorrow despite opposition from congress. Turkey has been a longtime participant in the development of the f35 program, but congress attempted to block the deal because of tensions with the turkish government. Lawmakers expressing concern over ankaras purchase of an antiaircraft system from russia and what it calls turkeys unlawful and wrongful detention of u. S. Citizen andre brunsen who you see there. Wall street falling as the u. S. And china move closer to a trade war. The dow lost nearly 300 points. Now erasing all of the gains for the year. President trump threatening additional tariffs on 200 billion in chinese goods to be imposed if china retaliates against the 50 billion in tariffs promised last week. Trade adviser Peter Navarro defending the china tariffs on a call with reporters, arguing that the penalties are necessary to defend this country. The tariffs are punishment for china stealing u. S. Tech and trade secrets. Right now, global stocks are reboundi rebounding, u. S. Futures also higher here. General electric has been booted from the dow after more than a century. G. E. Is an original member of the Dow Jones Industrial average and an original member of the dow 30. Its removal just the latest indignity for g. E. , once considered a bellwether of the u. S. Economy. Now its dealing with a cash crisis after years of bad deals. Stock is down 25 this year alone. Last year it was the worst performing stock in the dow. G. E. Will be replaced by walgreens in the dow 30 on june 26th. Starbucks closed 150 u. S. Stores next year to fight slowing sales. Three times as many as it typically shuts down in a year. Starbucks says sales this quarter will be lower than they predicted, and thats been the case for the past several quarters. Starbucks facing tough competition both from upscale coffee houses and chains like mcdonalds and dunkin donuts. Starbucks also lost tens of millions in sales when it closed for an afternoon in may for antibias training, prompted by the arrest of two black men at a store in philadelphia. The stock fell 2 after hours. If its going to shut down, you can probably go to the one over there or the one over there or there. Right. Early start continues right now. He indicated that he would support he thinks we need to do something about it, and doing something about it we are. The president wants an immigration deal done. A closed door meeting left House Republicans asking which bill he would actually support. The u. S. Pulls out of the u. N. s human rights council. Ambassador nikki haley said the body made a mockery of itself by protecting human rights violators. And questions for First Responders in chicago. A teenager was shot on the street, declared dead, and covered with a sheet while he was still alive. That story coming up in just a bit. Good morning, everyone, welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is wednesday, june 20th. 5 00 a. M. Exactly in the east. Lets begin with immigration, the top story this morning. President trump wants an Immigration Reform bill on his desk fast. After meeting for one hour with House Republicans, lawmakers emerged confusing about their marching orders. Its unclear whether the president would endorse a kpr compromise bill or more conservative measure. Both are to be voted on this week. One muember commenting its always nice to see the president , but this didnt move the ball. President trump keeping it brief these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades. But we had a great meeting. Outrage is building over images and audio of terrified children in ges. The president greeted angrily by members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus including californias juan vargas. Separating children separating children we wont go away quit separating the kids, separating the children mr. President . Dont you have kids . That was vargas there. What one republican in the meeting tells cnns dana bash, the president only talked about separating children from their families in the context of political optics, not necessarily the actual policy. More from the white house. Reporter the president went to capitol hill. He met with House Republicans and spoke at length for about an hour during a meeting that was supposed to be a pep rally for immigration. But members seemed to walk away