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I assure you all that im ready to sacrifice myself and will not accept the fraudulent government. Wooduff abdullah spoke by phone last night with president obama. The white house says the president urged calm. Secretary of state john kerry warned any attempt, by anyone, to seize power could jeopardize u. S. Aid to afghanistan. Ifill iraqs new parliament, under pressure to choose new National Leaders, has moved up the date of its next session to july 13. Officials initially said the session would not begin until august, but they were heavily criticized for taking an extended break in the face of a sunni insurgency. Wooduff the government in ukraine took a harder line today with prorussian rebels. The defense minister said cease fire talks can begin only if the rebels lay down their arms. Over the weekend, ukraines military drove separatists from their stronghold in slaviansk. They retreated to donetsk, amidst signs of divisions among the rebels. One rebel leader said today his fighters are ready to strike back; even as he questioned how much support they still have from moscow. Ifill russia is saying the u. S. Kidnapped a russian man accused of hacking store computers to steal credit card data. The secret service says hes now in guam, awaiting a hearing on charges of bank fraud, possessing stolen credit cards and identity theft. Moscow says his arrest in the maldives was in violation of a bilateral treaty. Wooduff a powerful typhoon hit southern japan today, and nearly 600,000 people were urged to get out of its path. The storm passed the island of okinawa this evening with sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. It knocked out power to thousands and shut down airports and other transport. About 25,000 u. S. Troops are based at okinawa. They were ordered to stay indoors during the storm. Ifill republicans will hold their 2016 National Convention in cleveland. The partys Site Selection panel picked cleveland over dallas today. The full Republican National committee is expected to ratify the choice next month. Theres no firm state date yet for the convention. Democrats have not yet picked their site. Wooduff legal sales of marijuana began in Washington State today. As reporters looked on, wouldbe buyers lined up at a handful of stores around the state. Under a voterapproved law, they no longer need a medical excuse to purchase pot. Washington joins colorado as the only two states allowing sales of marijuana for recreational use. Ifill ford has added 100,000 vehicles to the long list of recalls this year. Todays announcement involves cars and s. U. V. s that may have problems with the front axle. They include the 2013 and 2014 taurus, flex and police interceptor. And ford edge and lincoln m. K. S. , m. K. T. , and m. K. X. Vehicles made since 2012. Wooduff a selloff hit wall street today, as investors waited for corporate Earnings Report the Dow Jones Industrial average lost 117 points to close at 16,906. The nasdaq was down 60 points to close at 4,391. And the sandp 500 dropped nearly 14, to 1,963. Ifill and in the world cup, germany stunned host country brazil, in a semifinal rout seven to one. The germans broke it open with four goals in a sixminute span of the first half. Brazil played without its two best players, one hurt, the other suspended. Tomorrow, the netherlands plays argentina for the right to meet germany in the championship. Wooduff still to come on the newshour containing the recent wave of undocumented immigrant children; air strikes and rockets light up the middle east; chicago faces another round of deadly shootings; indonesias polarizing candidates for president ; and the story behind bringing dr. Zhivago to the world. Ifill president obama is requesting 3. 7 billion in emergency funds from congress to deal with the influx of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border. About half the money would be used on care for the more than 50,000 children who have arrived in the u. S. Since october, mostly from Central America. The rest would be spent on Border Patrol agents, additional immigration judges, surveillance and new detention facilities. We are joined now by cecilia munoz, director of the president s domestic policy council. Thank you so much for joining us. Could you tell us what in the president s proposal would slow the flow of immigrants . There are a number of resources for our partner countries in Central America to make sure that were dealing with the root causes of the migration that were disrupting the Smuggling Networks which is an incredibly important factor in this migration and that were actually helping them create centers for the process of paterationf those folks that are going to be returned. And then were also, as you mentioned, things like Immigration Asylum officers for claims from children and others that come forward and might qualify for some form of relief. But then for others that hoo are not going to qualify for relief we want to make sure we can get them answers to their cases expeditiously and theyll be moved to their home countries in cooperation with their home countries. The most important thing here is making sure were focusing on the Smuggling Networks, that were dealing with the root causes and were effectively able to manage the migration that has already reached our border. Warner what would you say is the root causes . Smuggling networks that are actively marketing to people falsehood that if they spend money to put their children in the hands of traffickers and make this incredibly dangerous journey that when then get to the United States, they will be allowed they will be given permission to stay permanently. This is incorrect. And it is obviously influencing a decision that parents are making which puts their children in really great danger. So were working very hard to disrupt those networks but also to get Accurate Information to people who are making this decision to put their kids in this kind of danger. Ifill you think this may be a little too tough but in fact youre punishing the children that are trying to escape and should be treated as refugees instead. Well, were making it as clear as possible that those who have humanitarian claims, were going to do the best possible job of hearing those claims, making sure that we provide relief when its available under the law to those who meet the standard but it should also be clear that claims are very high and given the his trif these kinds of claims that the majority of those folks coming forward who are arriving in the u. S. Are unlikely to qualify for relief. And so with our responsibility under the law to make sure we return folks but understanding especially in the case of children that we will either be doing this in a way that doesnt put them in any further danger, that we collaborate with their home countries so we do this properly. Were approaching this as a humanitarian situation and you we have to make it clear to any parent who might be making the disoigs put their hands in the child in the hands of traffickers, this is a dangerous thing to do and they should not do it if they think its going to give them status. Ifill what are you hoping to share with rick perry what support are you trying to get from him for this proposal . Hes invited the governor to join him in meeting with advocates and leaders that are looking to do something about the problem, that are looking to help open facility for some of these children in texas. So hes hoping for a bipartisan clapration, not only with the governor, but with the congress. This president , as you mentioned, sent up a request for emergency funds to make sure that we have the resources to deal with this situation effectively and expeditiously. We have people on both sides of the aisle talking about how serious this problem is. Were hoping for cooperation on both sides of the aisle and addressing it. Ifill should the president be going to the border to see the conditions for himself . Well, the president is focused as he has been throughout this situation on making sure that the government all across the federal government is doing everything that we can to deal with the situation effectively. So that includes making sure that the various agencies of the federal government from dhs to hhs and the Defense Department are working collabatively to provide shelter, to make sure we can handle these kids as expeditiously, to make sure were doing what we ought to do to disrupt these Smuggling Networks. The president is focused on whats going to be most effective and hes urging others to do the same. Ifill Speaker Boehner suggested the president should be empowering the National Guard to go to the border to help with border security. What do you say to that . Well, its not clear what kind of role the National Guard would play. The issue is not that we are not apprehending people. We are apprehending large numbers of people. The issue is having the facilities to manage those cases properly, to make sure children are receiving the appropriate kinds of care, and to make sure we have the capacity to surge judicial resources of asylum officers to hear humanitarian claims where theyre being made. Those are things the National Guard cant do. Ifill how do you know that these children who you are now basically saying will have to go home once theyve gone through this judicial process, how do you know how will you be able to tell that theyre not being trafficked, in fact, that theyre not refugees . So this is a process which already exists. We have to make sure that there are theres representation for the kids, which has been a challenge. We in fact announced a new justice corps where were trying to recruit volunteer lawyers for these kids. We have trained asylum officers whose job it is to make sure they can have these kind kinds f kflegses in a way that might highlight this kind of humanitarian claim. We need more of those officers. Thats part of the Immigration Reform that the president has been pushing forward. We have a backlog Immigration Court system. The Immigration Reform included more resources so we can bring more judges to these cases. Were going to search the resources that weve got to deal with these interests at the border but we need some cooperation in congress to make sure we can bring Additional Resources to bear to do this more effectively. Ifill cecilia munoz, thank you very much. Thank you. Ifill for another point of view we turn now to Republican Center jeff flake of arizona, a member of the Senate Judiciary committee. You signed a letter recently, late last month in which you urged the government not to give special treatment to these children coming across the borders. Does the president s proposal, his request today, does it satisfy your concerns . No, it doesnt. But let me first say i wrote a letter with senator mccain and then senator feinstein and i wrote a letter encouraging the president and the administration to make sure that those clear that those who are coming now, these unaccompanied minors would be unlikely to qualify for deferred action or any legislation proposed by congress. And i applaud the president for making that statement and his administration. The problem i see with this proposal before congress is the bulk of the money, 1. 8 billion of it, will go to the department of health and human services. Thats not money that goes to Deport Anyone or to provide border enforcement. Thats money to actually settle these children with families or a guardian somewhere in the country. And so at best its a very, very mixed message, and at worst, its telling the cartels and the human smugglers that the same situation we have now is going to continue and to keep the kids coming. Ifill let me get this correct. You believe that that money is going to keep the children in the country rather than to care for them while theyre here before they are returned . Well, if you look at what hhs, their role when the kids are handed off from the Border Patrol, their role is to actually place those children in the care of a guardian or family member. And then what the records shows is theyre told to appear later in court where their case will be adjudicated. But 90 of them, 90 , do not then show up in court later. And so what youre really saying to the cartels and the smugglers is that the same situation is going to continue. Now, the administration makes the point that thats a requirement of the current law. Thats why we need to change the current law, the antismuggling law passed in 2008 says that children from Central America, if youre in a noncontiguous country, then we have to be treated differently. And you have to have a day in court with the judge rather than behandled be handled administratively like we do with kids from mexico or from canada. Ifill and i recall correctly, in 2007, when were you in the house, you opposed the original law. I should say i opposed it on budget reasons. I didnt foresee this happening. But certainly, we ought to change it now, and i think the president initially said that it did need to be changed, and now perhaps backed off a little, but weve got to change that because, until we do, as long as these kids are placed with hhs, hhs does no due diligence. Its not their job, theyll tell you. To determine who theyre placing these kids with. Once theyre placed somewhere in the country, 90 of them dont show up for a court date. And so the message is clear, very clear, to the cartels and human smugglers and the families to go ahead and continue to send your kids here, because, although we can say until were blue in the face, most of them wont qualify for programs here in the u. S. To have some kind of treatment. They will get treatment theyll simply disappear into the population. Ifill so you dont believe in any way that children should be treated differently. Well, what i believe is children, whether theyre from mexico or whether theyre from honduras or el salvador, should be treated the same. The problem is its a loophole in the law. We didnt foresee what would happen when this antismuggling law was passed in 2008. And people very wise to this have taken advantage of this law to get kids into the country and then, knowing that they have to appear in court, and the court system is so backed up, and that i should point out that the money here for judges is to expedite the Court Process is very minimal. I think its 50 million compared to 1. 8 billion to h. H. S. To actually place these kids in homes. So its the message is actually quite bad here. Ifill are you among the members of the senate who has suggested there should be some sort of broader Immigration Reform, yet youve also said that there will be no appetite for that in the house, that it will be next to zero chance of that happening this year. Given that, do you think theres a chance at all for the house and the senate to agree on even the legislative fix that youre suggesting here . Well, i hope so. And im glad you made that point. I am a member of the gang of eight. I believe in Immigration Reform. I agree with the president that we need it, and part of the problem here is well never get there as long as this crisis persists. I do think theres appetite in the house and in the senate on a bipartisan basis to actually fix this problem. And i should mention, in 2005, we had a big problem with socalled o. T. M. , other than mexicans coming, and lampley from bra largely from brazil. We find brazilians, its a tightknit community, they found they could exploit our law, and whether he a large number coming. And so there was a program called Texas Hold Em actually where they caught them all, didnt release them, and within 30 days, the number of brazilians coming actually