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(Dallas: Anna Werner) The US strategy for handling the immigrants featured; details given about plans to bring in more immigration judges and the misinformation campaign by Central American smugglers that is enticing people to make the crossing; scenes shown of border patrol agents at the Rio Grande valley in Texas. [Deputy chief border patrol agent Raul ORTIZ††- says they’re not going to be afforded any new benefits.] [Victoria County Sheriff T. Michael O'CONNOR††- says we don’t have enough time to see if these programs work.]
(Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to Guatemala to ask Central American leaders to help dispel the idea that illegal immigrants will be allowed to stay in the US noted; map shown.
(Tapachula, Mexico: Manuel Bojorquez) The path many youths take from Central America through Mexico to the US featured; scenes shown from the Suchiate† River on Mexico’s southern border, the vans that transport immigrants to Tapachula. [15-year-old Honduran Enrique PENA†† {through reporter's translation} - says he wants a better life.] [Migrant advocate Victor SANCHEZ†† {through reporter's translation} – says they heard there is amnesty in the US.] [Immigrant Blanca GUTIERREZ†† {through reporter's translation} – says supposedly they’re letting people with children in.]
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(Baghdad: Clarissa Ward) The rapid advance of ISIS in Iraq updated; details given about concerns about the leadership of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is accused of pursuing an anti-Sunni agenda; scenes shown of blast walls surrounding a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad. [Baghdad resident “ALI” {through reporter's translation} – says there is no future in Iraq.]
(Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) President Obama’s view that ISIS has exploited a power vacuum in Syria to amass arms & resources noted. [In interview with Norah O’Donnell, OBAMA – says the notion that there was a ready-made moderate Syrian force that was able to defeat Syrian President Bashir al-Assad is not true.]
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(Atlanta: Vicente Arenas) The investigation into the anthrax scare at CDC labs in Atlanta reviewed; details given about the failure of researchers to follow safety precautions. [CDC Ileana ARIAS††- comments.]
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(Capitol: Nancy Cordes) The outrage over the loss of IRS official Lois Lerner’s emails relating to the handling of conservative political groups examined; scenes shown of Congressmen questioning IRS commissioner John Koskinen†. [Representative Paul RYAN – questions Koskinen’s credibility.] [Representative Dave CAMP†- says he didn’t hear an apology.] [KOSKINEN – says an apology is not owed.] [Representative Lloyd DOGGETT††- questions Koskinen about Area 51.]
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(Minneapolis: Jamie Yuccas) The impact of heavy rains in Minnesota reviewed; scenes shown of flooding and a landslide near Minneapolis-St. Paul, water pouring through the Mississippi River locks.
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(Rio de Janeiro: Elaine Quijano) The shadow of racism hanging over the World Cup featured; several incidents cited; details given about the “We are all monkeys” internet campaign sparked by Brazilian player Danny Alves†† and about FIFA’s response. [Sports journalist Grant WAHL††- says it’s shocking how much public racism exists in European soccer.] [FIFA anti-racism task force leader Jeff WEBB – notes nobody has gotten it right.] [American player Maurice EDU††- expresses doubts about FIFA sanctions.]
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(New York: Steve Hartman) New York City photographer Richard Renaldi††’s Touching Strangers project, in which he takes strangers and poses them like family, featured; photos of airline employee Jenny Wood & college student Dominek Tucker††, Brian Sneeden & Reiko Ehrman††, among others, shown. [WOMAN, SNEEDEN, TUCKER, WOOD – comment on the experience.] [RENALDI – says everyone seems to come away with a good feeling.]
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