Twist and make it about him and an agenda when it was supposed to be about the kids. You cant leave it alone. You have to do it in context. Im sure youll do a perfect job. Heres the thing though. She asked the question, do you . So the question deserves an answer. Absolutely. Dont be surprised when people are talking about it. Nice when questions get answers. Its a nice change. Thank you. Breaking news. More chaos on the border. Emailed obtained by cnn suggest president trumps zero tolerance policy may be effectively on hold despite what the Administration Says publically. That as the president himself admitted today families could still be separated. I signed a good executive order yesterday, but thats only limited, no matter how you cut it. It leads to separation ultimately. With no clear plan to reunite families that have already been split up, this is a crisis entirely of the president s own making. Thousands of children still paying the price for his policy. A policy that is simpl
Reporter well, as you say, suzanne, the rain has been coming down pretty heavily in the last hour or so. Its a reminder of whats likely to happen in the next few days. Thats why this window is closing. Now, we understand at cnn that this rescue operation may actually start very soon. The conditions, the governor said today, were appropriate for evacuation, and they seem pretty much ready to go. The situation is still fluid. Anything could yet happen. But the divers seem happy. The water levels inside the cave dropped and i was speaking to some divers who basically said inside that cavern complex, its beginning to look lime a jamgs bond movie set with pipes and wires and divers coming to and fro with canter stations. Its very busy down there. Theyre gearing up for the big evacuati evacuation. Two questions, jonathan. First of all, what do they mean by very soon, what does the timetable look like, and, secondly, map out if you will the evacuation plan. What are these boys looking into .
No matter what you might hear from anyone in the administration. As you also know, it followed kids in holding pens, desert Detention Centers, kids taken hundreds or thousands of miles away from their parents, young children, toddlers even, housed in socalled tender age facilities. The president refused to take responsibility for his role in any of this, something on full display today signing an executive order barring family separation. During the ceremony he deflected blame to other president s dating back to eisenhower for a problem a threemonth old problem, that he says only he has had the courage to solve. Its been going on for 60 years. 60 years. Nobodys taken care of it. Nobodys had the political courage to take care of it. But were going to take care of it. Been going on for a long time. Well, thats not true. His administration enacted the zero tolerance policy that caused the blowup and hours after the signing ceremony, we are learning troubling things. About what comes next.
Danger. I dont think being weak on the border, being pa ththetical weak on the border, i dont think that is a good issue. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning. So glad to have us with us here. A sign of progress in the immigration battle this morning and raising new questions for the thousands of families separated at the border. The good news is for the parents and for the first time, the government has detailed they will be reunited with their children but these reunions will not happen immediately and maybe not even quickly. In fact, there is no detailed time line. Shame you on. Youre seeing the emotions and anger boiling over at the u. S. mexico border and protesters shouting at the officers there. President trump claims immigration is a good issue for them to help them win in november. Lauren fox joins us live from washington. We will talk more about what the president say in nevada in a moment but, first, explain what we are learn
Around the world. Im wolf blitzer. You you youre in the situation room. There is cnn breaking news. Were following major breaking news. President trump getting another opportunity to put his stamp on the United States Supreme Court for decades to come. Justice Anthony Kennedy announcing his retirement a few hours ago. As the president begins his search for a replacement, Senate Republicans are promising a confirmation vote this fall before the Midterm Elections. And democrats are weighing their limited options to slow or stop what could be a very dramatic reshaping of the high court. This hour, ill speak with a key member of the Senate Judiciary committee. Our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. Jeff zeleny joins us from fargo, north dakota right now, the president heading there to a rally. Youre already on the scene. Certainly his Supreme Court nominee potentially very much on his mind. Reporter wolf, no question about it. The Supreme Court fight now is front and center