This topic, i learned that 80 of the latin American Children in u. S. Schools get separated from a parent in the process of migration. So i mean, thats a whole lot of kids that are being separated from parents, who are coming here, you know, as undocumented child immigrants. So definitely my experience is not unique, but not, theres not a whole lot of awareness, you know, or when people talk about immigration, very seldom do they consider, you know, that other side of immigration, which is the children who get left behind who later come to the u. S. To be reunited with her parents. And we dont talk about how immigration breaks up families and how, you know, it takes a toll on the whole family. So this is one of the reasons why i wanted to write about this. Because you know, its something that its an experience that definitely scarred me, that has really like shaped the woman i am today, and then also an experience that i think right now with the dreamers, you know, where the young undo
Next the director of civil war era studies at Gettysburg College recounts the battle of gettysburg which took place between the union and confederate armies on july 1st to third, eighteen sixtythree and resulted in 50,000 casualties. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the conflict. [applause] thank you to all the members of the Atlanta History Center and to the trustees of the living Selector Fund for making this possible, making possible for me to visit again here in atlanta this beautiful joule of the city, what a pleasure it is to be here especially at the Atlanta History Center so devoted as it is to the study of the history of the city, the state of georgia and the United States. It is great to be back again. I wonder if we could have the lights down a bit because we have some pictures to see. Looking back over 20 years, Alexander Stewart web declared that the battle of gettysburg was and is now throughout the world known to be the waterloo of the rebellion. Certainly alex w
Woman scheduled to be executed this evening. Francis said there should be justice, but mercy as well. In the end though, his plea was rejected. Here is Mark Strassmann. Last minute, last ditch appeals has put the execution on hold. In 1998 a jury convicted the now47yearold Kelly Gissendaner of plotting the murder of her husband, douglas. Gregory owens, her lover, pleaded guilty to the stabbing death and received a life sentence. But the mother of three went to trial and got the Death Penalty. Through a representative, pope francis wrote to georgias board of pardons and paroles today, asking that gissendaners life be spared. That letter came after the pontiff addressed a joint meeting of Congress Last thursday, pleading for an end to the Death Penalty. Reporter todays letter on behalf of the pope read in part, while not wishing to minimize the gravity of the crime, i nonetheless implore you to commute the sentence to one that would better express both justice and mercy. Atlanta archbish
This is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world, this is new day, friday, september 1st, 5 00 here in houston. One week ago today Hurricane Harvey made landfall here in Southeast Texas. Today theres no rain. Instead the skies are filled with helicopters searching for survivors. We have seen dramatic images of these rescues around the clock. More than 72,000 people have been rescued. The storms death toll kwonconts to climb. As of today, 47 people were killed by harveys rath. Neighborhoods like the one im standing in, this is called will chester west. The white house estimates more than 100,000 homes like the ones you see behind me are either damaged or destroyed. The scope of the catastrophic flooding is captured in these stunning satellite neighborhoods. Entire neighborhoods that were once green are now submerged in brown water. Of course, chris, there are concerns about contamination and diseases that you