And his daughter angie washed up on the mexican side of the river. They were from el salvador and drowned trying to cross into the country, drowned trying to cross into the united states. Had they made it, they might have faced a difficult and dangerous future. What has become keeping them honest a human disaster involving the conditions these migrants face in u. S. Custody especially kids. There are kids living in fifth and crowded together and caring for younger children. They are living this way because the number of people crossing the border in decisions made in washington and policies set at the top. A guest who joins us momentarily, a pediatrician describes it this way. Children being held in conditions comparable she says to torture. Extreme cold temperatures, lights on 24 hours a day, no adequate access to medical care or basic sanitation or adequate food. Or water. Those are the conditions being reported to her. Some of the people responsible, youll see simply dont acknowledg
Involving the conditions these migrants face in u. S. Custody especially kids. There are kids living in fifth and crowded together and caring for younger children. They are living this way because the number of people crossing the border in decisions made in washington and policies set at the top. A guest who joins us momentarily, a pediatrician describes it this way. Children being held in conditions comparable she says to torture. Extreme cold temperatures, lights on 24 hours a day, no adequate access to medical care or basic sanitation or adequate food. Those are the conditions being reported to her. Some of the people responsible, youll see simply dont acknowledge that as they compare the influx of migrants to a storm or flood or a tide as if this all fell from the sky or rolled in from the sea. The end of the day, though, this is not an act of god. These are people, poor people, young people and whoever you think about the case they may have for coming here, they are here. They ar
if he strays from his commitment, then we ll go back into attack mode but for now, we re going to put down our swords and pick up our rakes and form and be whith our friends wo are sick and dying. let s talk about that meeting with two 9/11 first responders there. brendon fitzpatrick, retired lieutenant and michael o connell, both also work for the feel good foundation that helps injured emergency personnel. michael, this meeting with majority leader mcconnell, i m wondering your impression of how it went. did he promise you that this funding would get passed? well, for the most part, we were very pleased with how the meeting went. we walked out of there pleased that he actually gave us a
testimony before congress two weeks ago and senator mcconnell said he supported funding and didn t understand why stewart was all bent out of shape. the first responders today said mcconnell sat with them for longer than he had during meetings in previous years, still, they know the fight is not over. we re satisfied. are we happy? no. we re [crying] if he strays from his commitment, then we ll go back into attack mode but for now, we re going to put down our swords and pick up our rakes and form and be with our friends who are sick and dying. let s talk about that meeting with two 9/11 first responders there. brendon fitzpatrick, retired lieutenant and michael o connell, both also work for the feel good foundation that helps injured emergency personnel.