trump there, but they can t stand up for america. texas congresswoman veronica escobar, thank you very much for starting us off today. appreciate it. thank you. up next, folks, israeli lawmakers are set to hold a high stakes vote in the next 24 hours to overhaul the country s judicial system. and the israeli people, while they have something to say. , and political panel joins me to help break down the stakes of the closely watched boat, and why it has so many people out in the streets. but first, my colleague richard lui is here with today s other top news stories. hey, that s, steve what is going on out there? hey, back to you, symone, good afternoon as well. russia s military keeping up their onslaught against the ukrainian port city of odessa. missiles damaged critical port infrastructure and this historic cathedral. at least one person was killed and 22 others hurt, including four children, the ap reports that russia launched 19 missiles in the odessa region.
but it seems that the opposite is actually happening in texas. that s a department of difficult services this was obtained by cnn. the lone star state saw an 11% increase in infant deaths last. year and deaths due to severe genetic and birth defects actually rose by more than 20%. those are numbers that come nearly ten years after a study looking into the dust in the lone star state. does that actually sound anything like pro-life policy? joining me now to answer that and more questions is democratic congresswoman from texas veronica escobar. welcome to you, congresswoman. the testimony from the that i heard, and that in texas this week, it was gut-wrenching. what is your reaction to some of what you heard? and do you think that the, what you are hearing on the stand reflects what your constituents
the president now saying he would be open to altering the filibuster rules in the senate in order to pass voting rights legislation. he even added that maybe they even go further. listen. well, that remains to be seen, exactly what that means in terms of fundamentally altering it, whether or not we just end the filibuster straight up. when it comes to voting rights, so i m clear, though, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue? is that correct? and maybe more. yet biden made clear he dint have the votes to change it now and even trying could threaten negotiations over the massive spending bill. let s start there with democratic congresswoman from texas veronica escobar. thanks for being here. my experience is most house members which don t face restrictions of the filibuster in that chamber often have little patience for this senate tradition of the filibuster. what do you think of what joe biden said last night? hi, kate.
Drop politics to fix immigration, Harris says at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. authorities have made more than 1 million arrests of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border so far in fiscal year 2021, according to preliminary figures shared with Reuters.
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Vice President Kamala Harris visits El Paso central processing center in El Paso, Texas, June 25, 2021. REUTERS / Evelyn Hockstein
EL PASO, Texas, June 25 (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris visited a border patrol facility near the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday and urged a focus on children and practical solutions to migration, in a trip meant to blunt Republican criticism of White House immigration policies.
Vice President Kamala Harris visited a border patrol facility near the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday and urged a focus on children and practical solutions to migration, in a trip meant to blunt Republ…