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Central American children and the politics of immigration.

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61,000 unaccompanied kids who've arrived at the Mexican border are upsetting the plans of both Democrats and Republicans.

Members of Congress about to go home for the August recess are bracing for town halls full of emotional constituents with competing points of view.

Before they leave, can House Republicans

pass a bill that looks like it deals with the problem? Will the President help Democrats or

hurt them if he takes executive action? What's at stake for the midterm elections and the presidential

race in 2016? Today's talking point, the NCAA and brain damage in athletes. First, here's the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warren only back with To The Point. The August congressional recess starts on Friday, and those Central American children of the Mexican border are already changing the narrative for a month of political campaigning. We'll hear what might or might not happen this week to upset the best laid plans of Democrats and Republicans.

Today's talking point, more than four million former college athletes could be affected by a preliminary settlement agreement by the NCAA.

It's all about concussion and brain damage, not just in football, but all college athletics.

First, this news update, Israel has increased its bombardment of Gaza today, killing some 79 Palestinians,

and bombing Gaza's lone power plant. That is increasing the humanitarian crisis for Palestinian civilians.

Shira Frankel is Middle East correspondent for BuzzFeed, joining us from Jerusalem. Shirah Frankel, welcome to our program. Hi, thanks for having me. So the only power plant

in Gaza has been bombed, but Israel still is supplying electricity to Gaza, isn't that right?

Yes, that's correct. Gaza only has one power plant and it's been damaged in the past.

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