wrong girl. well, we ll hop on tour and inform you as we go. and we ll be looking for the 2000s tonight. now again this whole business of new york being the fifth player in the show i think that is correct and being in that city you know how romantic it can be and sometimes how difficult to navigate. thanks so much for that, kate benne bennett. thanks so much for joining me. i am joe johns in washington in for fredricka whitfield. the next hour of newsroom starts after this short break. salads should look like this.
as the first lady boarded the plane, she wore an olive green jacket, but the back of the jacket read i really don t care, do you? she was not wearing the jacket when she landed in mcallen, texas, but after returning home, the jacket was back on. the first lady s spokesperson said there was no hidden meaning. later tweeting if the media would spend time on her efforts and kids, we could get so much accomplished on behalf of children. notice the hash tag. it s just a jacket. it s not. as for the trip itself, melania trump says spending time with them, the children at the border, reinforces the fact that the kids are in the situation as a direct result of adult actions. we have more from cnn s kate bennett.
as quickly as possible. reporter: she asked a lot of questions of how they were cared for and the process and whether they speak on the phone to their families and what they are allowed to do. she took a tour spending time with kids. we were not allowed to take cameras in the portion of the visit. we watched as she asked questions. she was friendly and asked if you made friends. back to you. thank you, kate. gop leaders looking for a fix for immigration and will trial for a few more days. hours after the conservative bill voted down in the house, republicans decided to postpone a vote on the compromise measure. the votes are actually happening given threats of backlash from the base or fractures that could implode the republican conference. hurdles remain to getting anything passed.
questions. she was friendly and asked if you made friends. back to you. thank you, kate. gop leaders looking for a fix for immigration and will trial for a few more days. hours after the conservative bill voted down in the house, republicans decided to postpone a vote on the compromise meas e measure. the votes are actually happening given threats of backlash from the base or fractures that could implode the republican conference. hurdling remain to getting anything passed. we have cnn s phil mattingly with the latest. reporter: michelle and dave, the house republican effort to overhaul the immigration system which was teetering on the brink of failure will live for another two days. after the behind closed doors briefing, members working on a second immigration bill which the first failed thursday afternoon, they decided to keep working on two issues.
returning home, the jacket was back on. the first lady s spokesperson said there was no hidden meeting. later tweeting if the media would spend time on her efforts and kids, we could get so much accomplished on behalf of children. as for the trip itself, melania trump says spending time with them, the children at the border, reinforces the fact that the kids are in the situation as a direct result of adult actions. we have more from cnn s kate benne bennett. reporter: making a surprise trip to the border visiting a facility that cares for kids that have been separated from families. this is the decision the first lady made two days ago. her communications director told us and the president and staff that she wanted to go see what was happening in person. she was affected by the images she was seeing on television and audio. she has been engaged in the