space. nbc's gadi schwartz is at a detention in el cajon in california's san diego county. you wrapped up a tour of the facility. tell me what you saw. >> i just walked out of there. the first thing they tell you is the thing they tell the kids, this is not a detention center. but this is where the kids are held. they are not allowed to leave. in fact as we were leaving there was a really loud alarm that sounded. somebody accident ally tripped it. we asked what it was, they said that's the alarm that yes will sound if a kid pushes open the door and tries to run. they have said they have had runaways in the past. one of the things that was striking, haunting actually was just inside here, let me take you over here. these are the front doors. you can kindf see through that gate. i want to read this to you because this was really striking. they take you inside, they show you this bell. in spanish it says -- [ speaking foreign language ] -- which means that basically if somebody is reunited with their family or somebody is allowed the leave with a sponsor, they ring that bell. and so they

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president's controversial border wall. we begin our coverage with nbc's gadi schwartz who is near the border in california. >> reporter: they're building tent cities near the border, a necessary step as the trump administration's hard-line immigration policy has had its intended effect. thousands of migrants swept up, detained after both legal and illegal border crossings. many of them children. 2,000 already separated from their parents in the last six weeks, housed in a former walmart or small group homes like this one in san diego. >> if a family has both boys and girls as children, then the siblings are separated. the girls live in a different facility. the boys live here. >> reporter: it's not just near the border where you can see the story playing out. on a porch in chicago, some 2,000 miles from the tijuana border crossing where maritsa delgado entered the u.s., seeking asylum, her family awaits a hearing and every day they wait for this call. >> reporter: her 18-year-old daughter on the phone, separated from her mother and sisters and detained in california for more than a mo

crisis exactly what donald trump wanted ahead of the midterms? nbc's gadi schwartz is one of the few reporters has been inside a detention facility. and julia ainsley covers dhs, covers hhs, covers the doj. julia, i want to play for you first what the president said a little bit earlier today when he was talking to that small business council, how he was characterizing what's happening at the border. >> they come up through mexico. mexico does nothing for us. you hear it here. they do nothing for us. they could stop it. they have very, very strong laws. try staying in mexico for a couple of days, see how long that lasts. okay? those who apply for asylum legally at ports of entry are not prosecuted. the fake news media back there doesn't talk about that. they're fake. they are helping -- they are helping these smugglers and these traffickers like nobody would believe. >> notice the clapping? notice the cheering? now listen to this. the kids inside those detention facilities. >> okay, julia. the president ran on this. they have been talking about implementing this for a little while, a

of them are seeking asylum after escaping domestic violence, and gangs at ho nbc's gadi schwartz talked to one such family and joins me from san diego. gadi what did you find out? >> reporter: well, craig it is difficult to convey how big these implications are going to be thereare about 700,000 cas that are pending right now in the immigration system for asylum. this will affect so many of those cases. in fact, it's going to affect basically any case where somebody comes to the united states seeking asylum because they are escaping gang violence. accept tral to their case, this will play central to what the judge decides. the difficult to really understand this system. it gets very, very complicated and unless you know somebody going through it, i want to troduce to you awoma we met her in chicago a few days ago. part of that immigrant caravan that came to the border about a month ago asking for asylum. escaping gang violence. the story is graphic. she did not want to tell it to us in front of herng children but it's important to nd when you' trying to figure out why she came an

be found in cies, it's vanishing om small towns. gadi schwartz found it inside washington's olympic park. >> reporter: among the ancient trees in washington state there is something so elusive that even the owls seeit out. it's a state of nature that gordon says is facing extinction. ci forest free of arti noise. >> like right now, let's listen. >> reporter: with 13 feet of rain a year, the muffng moss grows so thick it can be quieter than a recording studio. gordon spent his life traveling the world recording the sounds of nature. nohe believes society longer appreciates the power to listen. do you think we forgot how to be quiet? >> yes, we've becona a on of shouters. like a church here, isn't it? you don't talk normal in church, you listen. it's sacred space. >> reporr: gordon's hope to convince jets to fly around the park and eliminate noise pollution. t k us to what he calls the quietest place in america. >> we'll walk through the tree but don't talk. >> when you're quiet, everything is so much clearer. d the complicarld back home is simple again. what's n to love about quiet?

centers in texas last night. and tonight gadi schwartz takes us to san diego where kids are living in limbo. >> reporter: hiding in plain sight, detention centers for migrant children like this one near the mexican border finally coming to public light. we came from inside and one of the first things the kids are told when brought here for processing, this is not a detention center, but this is where they live behind this fence locked away in the middle of this residential neighborhood here in san diego with neighbors around here having no idea what was going on in this facility. today, nbc news got a lo diego where 63 migrant minors are being held. if a family has both boys and girls as children, the siblings are separated. the girls live in a different facility, the boys live here and they only get to see each other about once a week. now outrage is building across the country about children being ripped from their families while crossing into the u.s. the department of >> the department of justice will not stand by while laws are being nullified and undermined. >> reporter: for yea

are fleeing domestic abuse or gang violence. nbc's gadi schwartz is near the border and >> reporter: today a massive f a migrants including thousands locked away at detention centers along the u.s./mexico border. concerns over the new zero tolerance directive playing out in real life. for years, migrants from central america made their way to the u.s. to plead for refuge from gang violence in their homeland. in 2014, a family like this one saw loved ones gunned down. this mother said she escaped after her father was torture and decapitated. she says that the only thin that awaits her in el salvador is death. a fear of gang in the u.s.s central to critics say the new zero tolance policy is wrong. >> america is better than this. inhumane, callous indifference and lnjuryo children must stop. >> reporter: religious leaders also speaking out. the bishop of tucson asking if border bishop should take away communion from enforcement. franklin graham says it's a disgrace. >> it's terrible to e families ripped apart. it's a result of lawmakers in washin ogtonr generations ignoring this. >> re

at the border. it turns out they're not just being separated from their parents, gadi schwartz tells us what he saw inside the detention center. >> if a family has both boys and girls as children, the siblings are separated. the girls fiscal cliff a different facility, the boys get here and they only get to see each other about once a week. yeah, you? [ roaring ] [ screaming ] nope. rated pg-13. i'm still giving it my best even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i'm up for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. so what's next? seeing these guys. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily and it may

. correspondent gadi schwartz is in guatemala, city, guatemala. over a thousand miles away where many familiesening up in detention start their journey to the u.s. what do you hear from folks there is why people are making the decision to undertake this extremely perilousny. >> reporter: first of all, chris, people here guatemalians keep describing the family situations in a word which means what a bar bearity, what an atrosity. they are incredulous that's able to happen in the united states. they keep asking us about it. we're starting to hear more and more stories of not just these families being separated in the united states but parents separated from their children in the united states and then the parents are deported to guatemala to some of these countries without their children. their children are still in shelters in the united states and once these parents are here in guatemala, it becomes very, very difficult for them to contact the authorities in the united states to figure out exactly where their sons and daughters are. many of them have trouble [ speaking spanish ] becau

family separation policy. we have documents no one else obtained. plus gadi schwartz with a tour of a new facility, and betto o'roark on the tents going up for children near el paso. and prosecutors have recovered the shredded documents and data michael cohen didn't want anyone to see. michael cohen's very bad day next. experience the 2018 lexus nx and the nx hybrid with a class-leading 31 mpg combined estimate. lease the 2018 nx 300 for $339 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. that's confident. but it's not kayak confident. kayak searches hundreds of travel and airline sites to find the best flight for me. so i'm more than confident. how's your family? kayak. search one and done. my dai need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to shave my a1c. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don'

get choked up over that. nbc's gadi schwartz is in san diego. gadi, walk me through this. how are the policies affecting people there. this gets painted as illegals crossing the border. but they're ending asylum for those fleeing g violence. >> reporter: yeah, the implications are huge. the vast have come to the sbord and presented themselves illegally because they're seeking asylum and looking to be free from persecution from gang violence in central america in three countries in particular. but now that that path maye spread and fears spreading. in fact, most of the fears of gangs are specificfears. we're not talking about general fears, specific fears of violence and brutal murders like the one you're about to hear from the woman named mariza from el salvador. close 500 children have been separated from their children according to a document obtained by nbc news. now the rules are changing. >> people don't want to be separated from their children. they should not bring them with them. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions overturning a court's ruling recognizing women fle

. gadi schwartz is in the capital of guatemala for us. we, here in the u.s., have read heart wrenching stories, in particular a mother who was departed to guatemala while her son was left here in the united state states. >> reporter: behind this bus is where the air force is, where planes come in to drop off deportees. i want to show you kind of -- i'm going to start pointing stuff off that illustrate and underscore the violent nature of the facility. this is a pretty safe area. you've got these two police officers walking over here. they are armed. they are guarding this stand where they're selling fried chicken and making tortillas. over there, that's a wendy's. everywhere you go guatemala city and outside of guatemala, you see men with shotguns and they're basically guards. these buses, drivers and navigators in there, this is one of the most terrifying and dangerous jobs in the world. basically gangs control the routes that these buses take. they are extorting almost all of the drivers and the navigators. try to collect that debt and if that's not paid they kill them righ

precious is disappearing. can't be found in snapshot, gadi schwartz found it deep inside a rainforest in washington's olympic national park. >> reporter: among the ancient trees in washington state, there is something so elusive that even the owls seek it. it's a state of nature that this man says is facing extinction. a forest free of artificial noise. >> like right now. let's listen. >> reporter: with 13 feet of rain a year, the muffling moss grows so thick, it can be quieter than a recording studio. gordon h recording the sounds of nature. he believes society no longer appreciates the power to listen. >> we've become a nation of shouters. it's like a church here, isn't it? you don't talk normally in church. you listen. a sacred space. >> reporter: gordon's hope is to convince jets to fly around the park and eliminate noise pollution. he took us to what he calls the quietest place in america. >> we're going to walk right through that tree. but don't talk. when you're quiet, everything is so muchthe complm schwartz, nbc news, olympic national park. >> i am tempted to whisper here. th

domestic abuse or gang violence. gadi schwartz is near the border and has the story for us. >> reporter: today a maive fear among migrants including thousands locked away at did tension centers across the u.s., mexico border. concerns over the zero tolerance director playing out in real life. for years migrants from central america made their way to the u.s. to plea for refugerom gang violence from the homeland.01 ina surge of families like this one that saw loved ones gunned down and last month the migrant that escaped her father was tortured and decapitated. she says the only thing that awaits him in el salvador is death. >> reporter: but this latest directive could jeopardize cases where gang violence could centralize the appeal. critics say the zero tolerance policy is wrong. >> america is better than this inhuman and willful injury to children musstop. >> reporter: religious leaders speaking out. the bishop of tucson asking if border bishops should take away communion and franklin graham says it's a disgrace. >> it's terrible to see families ripped apart. the situation

continue to refuse. nbc's gadi schwartz is on the big island with the latest. >> this is fissure 8, a thundering column of lava as big as a 20-story building, tearing through the streets around the clock. this is one of the most active fissures around and it's feeding the fingers, cutting off all kinds of roads back here. this is the reason this whole area is under evacuation. the eruption creating tornados and clouds of ash. >> tornados. from here on out, if people don't leave, they may be forced to face the furry of the lava on their own and anyone caught trying to reenter the evacuation zone could be arrested. some are defiant saying they will stay as long as they can. >> the most impressive thing is how can something so beautiful be so destructive. >> reporter: others who heeded the evacuations have lost everything. >> if i had known that was the last time i would have seen my house, i would have done things differently. >> reporter: their daughter turns 5 tomorrow. all presents burned. >> my toys got ruined. >> reporter: in the coming days, more residents will be leaving their ho

artencio, thank you. gady schwartz, again, he is in guatemala. what are people there, what are they facing before they get to the united states? what happens when they get deported back? >> first of all, one of the things that struck us is as soon as we got here, people know we're from the united states, the question they ask is how is that family separation happening in the u.s.? they don't understand how the government could do that to families. so it's a question we're asked over and over again. i want to show you where we're at right now. this is where deportees are brought. this is the back side of the air force here in guatemala. you were asking a little bit about what people escape here. they're escaping some pretty brutal violence. in fact, we've been seeing a lot of these buses. this is one of the areas where people come. i'll show you those buses as they come down. this area is where those deportees are dropped off. we're waiting to hear whether or not these planes from i.c.e. carrying about 150 deportees is coming. we've been talking a lot about how difficult it is for pe

else obtained. but gadi schwartz with a tour of a new policy and beta o'rourke on the tents going up for children near el paso. and prosecutors have recovered the shredded documents and data michael cohen didn't want anyone to see. michael cohen's very bad day next. >> there is a new government filing concerning the april raid on long time trump personal lawyer michael cohen and if you are michael cohen and hi, michael, if you're watching it does not sound like awesome news. feds today informing a judge they had recovered more than 700 pages worth of encrypted messages and call logs from one of the blackberries seizes in that raid and said they would piece together and this one hurts, 16 pages of documents found in a paper shredder. no word yet on the content of the encrypted messages or documents though one imagines cohen didn't want them seen amid multiple reports cohen believes he has been treated badly by trump and al lines moving closer to cooperating. trump claimed that he had nothing to worry about. >> are you worried michael cohen might flip. >> i did nothing wrong. you have

. >>> what happens to the people who are sent back home after being detained at the border? gadi schwartz has traveled to guatemala for our firsthand look at that part of the story. gadi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here in guatemala there's a word we keep hearing being used. it translates to barbaric atrocity. people here incredulous how the united states can be systematically separating families from each other and even still, there's those that are willing to take the risk and cross the border illegally because they say the alternative is death. under the threat of children being ripped from their parents, there's still a line to claim asylum in the united states. people asking why so many mothers and fathers are willing to risk everything for a chance at life in america. there's one answer. this woman says she's received death threats and is constantly being robbed. >> translator: over there, there's a lot of criminals. they wanted me to give them all the money i earned at my job. >> reporter: in el salvador, the same story. >> translator: they are murdering people. there

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. no containment at this point in time. >> can you tell -- sorry. gadi. >> we are currently working with calfire. calfire has aircraft on-site for us as well as contra costa sheriffs department with the helicopter. doing water drops. we are gaining ground on it. but we don't have containment at this time. >> can you talk a little about your fire fighting strategy, containment strategy, keeping the flames away from homes? what will people see in the next few hours do you expect? >> they'll see a lot of fire engines around the houses that have been evacuated. there is a lot of fire engines here, making sure that the -- the fire doesn't spread to you know other parts of the road -- the country here. a lot -- a lot of personnel on scene making sure the fire doesn't get into the homes. >> and, ryan, let's talk a little bit more if you don't mind about the issue of containment as we look from stooif hd there are some flames but it looks like some areas are no longer spreading. how do you define kaenltment. >> we wait for the update on the containment actually is. when a flame is basically

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. the only two we've been allowed to have young boys. gadi schwartz went into one, i went into at one in brownsville. we have been asking to get into these facilities, whether they've been rendered unaccompanied about the the gerald government or came by themselves we don't know where toddlers are taken when they go off on their own. we do not know where young females are. there are 98 facilities run by the o.r.r., office of refugee resettlement that we have not been granted access to, yet thare certainly a number of females inside this facility. they're together for the time being, but then once they're processed and they exit this facility. when the mother goes off to federal court, i can't tell you, because we don't know and we haven't been told. doctor, i want to ask you about the responsibility of physicians like yourself. i was all taken the hip ocrattic oath. what's your role as this continues. ho doctors see this role? >> at we have to t this issue through the lens of child health. did what does this do to the health of our children? what does this do to build health or disrup

separating families that are at the border. >>> nbc's gadi schwartz is about to go inside a center near san diego. >> wre about to go inside of one of these immigrant detention shelters for young minors. we're not allowed to take cameras or phones in. we should get answers on how many kids are here, whether there are young girls here and l when thet time some of these kids were able to talk to their families. we're going inside right now ant will rep back in a bit. >> hisuseport is jt ahead on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt right after "news 4 at 6:00":00. >>> a family tradition enters a new generation. > the local auction house where you can find something ned every week occasionally even a piece of local history. >>> average high temperatureow at 84 degrees. here is the forecasted highe througwednesday. every single dayn warmer tha 85. every single dayn warmer tha 85. in here's money for pizza. here's the wi-fi password, but, if you go online while the boys are online the internet can slow down and... they don't like it. you guys don't have fios? [mrs. jennings] oh-no. but i

. nbc's gadi schwartz is in san diego with the latest. >> this is one of the detention centers where some members of that immigrant caravan are still being held, we saw them come to the united states border a month ago. asking for asylum. saying they were fleeing violence in central american countries but now the policy on who may be eligible for protection is dramatically changing. in detention centers across the country, close to 550 immigrant children have been separated from their families, according to a document obtained by nbc news. and now, the rules about who can seek asylum in this country are changing. >> people don't want to be separated from their children, they should not bring them with them. >> attorney general jeff sessions overturning an immigration court's landmark ruling that recognized women fleeing domestic abuse as a group eligible for political asylum. >> asylum was never meant to alleviate all problems. >> at a detention center in seattle, a democratic congresswoman says some immigrant women behind these walls had their children taken from them by u.s. author

? >> he went to the gadi residence -- well, for example, wearing his clothes. and he describes for me the scent of john gotti that is still in all that clothing, and the gotti family so trusted him that they provided jewelry for him to wear during the shooting of the movie. and he comes across as very telegenic in the same way that gotti was. so i thought it appropriate to ask both travolta and gotti jr., are you glamorizing the life. are you worried about that criticism? by the way, gotti jr. said to me, hey, my father died, if you look at the death certificate, by choking on his own vomit while incarcerated, and handcuffed to a hospital bed. so there's nothing glamorous about that. but i think that might be a criticism that some would take away from the film when they see the way that travolta portrays gotti senior. >> when do people get to watch this interview? >> tomorrow morning. thank you so much for asking. i'm really eager for people to watch the interaction between gotti jr. and travolta and yours truly. >> all right. 9:00 a.m., michael smerconish, thank you so much. and a

the country. gadi schwartz has this report from san diego at a holding facility for immigrant detainees. >> reporter: close to 550 immigrants have been separated from families according to a document obtained by nbc news. and now the rules about who can seek asylum in this country are changing. >> people don't want to be separated from their children and they should not bring them with them. >> reporter: jeff sessions over turning an immigration court landmark ruling that recognized women with domestic abuse as a group eligible for political asylum. >> asylum was never meant to alleviate all problems. >> reporter: in seattle a congresswoman said some immigrant women behind the walls had their children taken from them by u.s. authorities. >> they never had a chance to say good-bye to their children. some are as young as six and perhaps younger. it was heartbreaking. >> reporter: sessions legal opinion stating that protected status may no longer apply to victims of violent gangs. a ruling that could affect many of the 700,000 pending cases of asylum. families like maria who came

two of those facilities, myself and my colleague gadi schwartz and there's 98 other hhs facilities across the country, and i want to be really clear. i don't know why they don't want let us in. hhs facilities are staffed with professional social care workers that have the best interest of the children in mind and they do from what i've seen a pretty exemplary job of taking care of these kids and it's in their best interest to show us where they are doing that. where are the toddlers? where are the babeies? america wants to see them. >> yeah. i know you're going to stay on it, jacob, so thank you. >>> still ahead, everybody. use the bible to justify separating children from their parents. a mega church pastor joins us after the break to respond to attorney general sessions defense of the trump immigration policies. we'll be right back. . ...a mythical castle ...and a grand banquet hall. this is not just a yard. it's where memories are made. the john deere x350 select series with the exclusive one-touch mulchcontrol system. nothing runs like a deere™ save $300 on the x350 select se

prosecuting 100% of cases where someone is expected of illegal entry into the u.s. gadi schwartz, nbc news, el cajon, california. >>> as detainment continues to put pressure on his administration, president trump will meet on tuesday with house republicans to discuss two different immigration bills under consideration. for more on that let's turn now to chuck todd, nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press." happy father's day, first of all. >> and to you. >> the president says, quote, i hate the children being taken away. he said that friday during a press gaggle. he also said this is the democrat's law and they have the power to do it. we should stipulate it's neither the law or the democrats. it's a zero tolerance policy that has been advocated by the general and what is the president up to here and can he continue to talk out of both sides of his mouth. >> reporter: the chief domestic advisor saying, look, zero tolerance means if you're going to institute a zero tolerance policy, which is what they want to do, what the intent is, then this is what it looks like. it

guatemala as gadi has been reporting speak dialects, not just spanish, they speak dialects. it's unclear if anybody in the u.s. knows how to communicate in those dialects. again, to remind everybody, we had been expecting the president to sign this executive order at 2:00 p.m. today. then it was moved back. we have never really gotten a good timing on it. it is 2:54 right now. he is supposed to be leaving at 3:00 p.m. to go to a campaign rally, today of all days n duluth, minnesota, unclear what going to happen in terms of the signing of the executive order. to talk more about the legality of all of that and what could happen if the president signs an executive order that keeps children and families together but in detention for an indefinite period of time. i want to ask former u.s. attorney and msnbc contritor barbara mcquaid. what happens? what are the legal problems if the president decides to ignore the flores rule? >> well, you know, i think in the short-term we would see maybe an end to this crisis because families wouldn't be separated. but if families are going to be det

. gadi schwartz has more. >> they were looking for asylum d now the policy on who may be lyigible for protection has changed dramatic in detention centers across the country, close to 550 immigrant children have been separated from their families, and now the rules about who can seek asylum in the country are changing. >> people don't want to be separated from their children, bring them uld not with them. >> jeff sessions recognizing women fleeing domestic abuse as a group eligible for political asylum. >> the asylum was never meant to alleviate all problems. >> a some immigrant women behind the walls had their children taken with them. >> they never had a chance to say good-bye to their children, and some are as young as six and perhaps younger, and it was heartbreaking. >> sessions legal opinion saying it may not apply to violent gangs. >> just asks that people put r emselves in their.hothes l kids, and kids, all they want is to be wh their family. she tells us has again and again tried to take her daughr as payment. >> she said, they are not criminals or delinquents, and they are l

-- >> and john gadi? >> i don't know the answer to that, sir. >> well, he's gone after big fish. let me ask each of you to promise me something. will you promise me and the american people that no matter what pressure is brought about and brought on you by whomever, that you will stay in your position and finish the job and do what you were appointed to do and what the american people need you to do? >> congressman, in the department of justice, we're accustomed to criticism, and it does not affect our work. >> congressman, as i've said repeatedly, i am committed to doing this job by the book in all respects, and there's no amount of political pressure that's going to dissuade me from that by either side. >> thank you. and i find you and each of you and special counsel mueller as paragons and people who should be revered and not torn down and people who tear them down -- >> time of the gentleman -- >> -- tear down the flag and tear down the american -- >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> and hope the constitution is respected. >> chairman recognizes the january from ohio for

gadi schwartz is in hawaii this morning. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, savannah. unfortunately, that number is definitely expected to grow. just a little awhile ago, we were with the national guard and took us to the fissure. it's a monster sitting in the front of someone's yard in a neighborhood where so many homes and families lost everything but even still, some of those families are doing everything they can to help out their neighbors as these evacuations continue to grow. this is the fissure shooting lava in heath's neighborhood. >> how could something so beautiful be so destructive? you're awe struck. there is absolutely nothing you can do. >> reporter: recently, he's been going back into the evacuation zones, not to save his property because nothing is left. >> the house got burned up. >> reporter: instead joining other families carrying what they can to safety. you lost your home but you're in there helping others on a daily basis. there is a group of us working together. >> i'm proud of him. i really am. i know this is part of how he's dealing with thin

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border. gadi schwartz has travelled to tkpwau wa guatemala. >> reporter: people here incredulous to how the united states can be systematically separating families from each other a still there are those crossing the border illegally because the alternative is death. >> there's still a line to cimn mothers and fathers are willing to risk everything for a chance t a life in america, and there's one consistent answer. this woman has received death threats and is constuntly being robbed.re >> over t, there are a lot of criminals a want me to give them the money from my job.la >> trar: there are gangs. >> we ske with families willing for separation. >> her 7-year-o son witnessed somebody get murdered on the top of a building. there is no future for our even this 6-year-old saying we had 18 hours toeave. families from guatemala saying they are fleeing violence. >> reporter: this is the first place where they are released, that courtyard behind this door here. you see the baggage check for the department of homeland security. when they come out of the door they are confronted with the country

have been separated from their parents. gadi schwartz has the latest on that. >> reporter: across the country, outrage isil ng. protesters taking to the streets, horrified that immigration fsofficials are ripping families apart. behind this green fence in uthern california, we' etting a glimpse of another detention center for migrant children. ust came from inside. one of the first things kids are told when they're processed is that this is not a detention center. theye liv behind this fence, locked away in the middle of this residential neighborhood in san diego. we weren allowed to take pictures or talk to the children inside. these are the images authoritieo provided tt us, showing wha they wanted the world to see. if a family has boys and girls as children, the siblings are separated. the girls live in a different facility. the boys live here. they're allowedal two phone a week. they're given clothing and attend classes. most of the 63 boys were alone when they crossed the border, but some are part of the 2,000 minors separated from theirpa rents in the last six weeks. if the

little distracted. they tried to put it into play. last thursday they debuted their own movie gady starring john travolta -- gotti. >> bill: they are looking for a market that is fleeting. >> a shrinking market. the movies are changing. you can order food and things like this. it has to get better. i'm loath to completely write off things even as we have these dramatic changes creative destruction. the movie-going experience has to get better. there are good things about going to the theater. >> sandra: it's expensive for a family to go to the movies. >> why the pass is a great idea. >> bill: i find this story very interesting. a lot of people have written off rural areas and you find it to be otherwise. >> axios had an article how rural america is gone. i think they put these articles out there to suggest rural america won't have a voice politically or with respect to the ethos of our country. it will be determined by urban america. when i saw this story this morning dollar general announcing they're looking for 7,000 managers in 44 states, guess what? we just saw news that starbu

gadi schwartz and mariana hortensia have been showing us the horrific facts. families are being torn apart. who in america could do this? >> congress and the courts created this problem and congress alone can fix it. >> i'm sorry, secretary nielson, you're incorrect. this is not the case. but don't listen to me. take it from senator susan collins. >> that's amazing that she said that. >> yeah. keep on going, madam secretary. because the world is watching and listening to you. >> this administration did not create a policy of separating families at the border. >> it appears the attorney general disagrees with you. and you work for the same commander-in-chief. it's his policy. >> if you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you. and that child may be separated from you. as required by law. >> all of you appear to be failing the country. you said there's no policy to separate families? jeff sessions says there is. why not take another crack at it again, the world is watching, you're on the record. go. >> we will separate those who claim to be a parent and child. >> oh, so you do