Hey, I'm Brian Stelter, and this is Reliable Sources.

Our weekly look at the story behind the story.

How the media really works, now the news gets made.

This hour Time magazine editor Ed Felson Falls here responding

to the controversy over this cover. George DeK is here too with a personal

perspective about detaining children. Plus, Glenn Beck, on the criticism of the president

and why that emboldens his supporters.

The first too much of America's debate about immigration

is completely untethered from reality.

So let's try to fix that.

This past week was a shocking example of Trump administration callousness.

And it was exposed by members of the media.

This is drone footage of one of the detention centers.

Just one of many examples of reporters going to the border,

trying to find out what's going on pressing for answers

about how many migrant families have been broken up and where they are staying.

These reporters, anchors, columnists were channeling the public's outrage.

The Statue of Liberty, I think, is weeping right now.

This is going to be a lifetime of pain for thousands of children.

This is cruelty as policy.

This is an obscenity.

It is despicable and inhumane to scar children for life.

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