Calls For Action: Border Facilities, Hong Kong, and Women’s World Cup

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🗓️ 2 July 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

About a dozen lawmakers took a field trip to Texas yesterday. To visit two border facilities where migrants are being held. And some lawmakers did not like what they saw. Now there are protests being held around the country to close some migrant detention centers. We’ll break down what’s been happening on the border. Meanwhile, protesters in Hong Kong stormed the city’s Legislative Council and occupied the building. This was the latest in a series of protests concerning mainland China’s encroaching power over Hong Kong. We’ll tell you what’s next for the movement. Also on today’s episode: the US is headed to the Women’s World Cup finals on Sunday, and some celestial sights in South America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, July 2nd.
0:03.0	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:06.8	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:10.0	Today, we're diving into the latest drama
0:11.7	at the US Southern border with Mexico.
0:14.2	We'll connect the dots on what members of Congress
0:16.1	are saying about conditions at migrant detention facilities
0:19.3	and what's actually being done to fix things.
0:22.1	Then Hong Kong is cleaning up after a group of protesters
0:25.2	took over the city's legislative chambers.
0:27.6	We'll check in on the movement there
0:28.9	and what to expect next.
0:30.9	And finally, the US took on England
0:32.9	in the women's world cup semi-finals.
0:35.2	But in women's soccer, scoring goals is only half the battle.
0:39.1	We're here to make your Tuesday smarter.
0:41.4	Let's Schim this.
0:42.7	This is the end of the video.
0:48.0	Today's episode is brought to you by LinkedIn.
0:50.0	The most complicated story we're looking at today
0:55.2	is about the Southern border with Mexico.
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