Hey, welcome back to reliable sources. I'm Brian Stelter. There are so many stories we could lead with right now,

like President Trump's odd relationship with Vladimir Putin, calling him fine at a recent rally,

or Trump's legal team,

stalling for time, becoming even more combative

with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Or how about the end of Scott Pruitt's time at the EPA?

All the cabblers had to create scrolls to show all the EPA. All the cableers had to create scrolls to show all of Pruitt's scandals.

Whistleblowers and reporters ended up exposing Pruitt's abuses of power,

showing the true power of the fourth estate to hold officials accountable.

And that's also what the press has been doing when it comes to the border and Trump's

border separation policy. Right now roughly 3,000 children. We don't know exactly how many, but we know 100 of them

are under the age of five are still being held separately from their parents at facilities

both in the southwest and in Texas and in other

parts of the US. When will they be reunited with their parents? These are simple

questions that are still not being answered. In fact, the Trump administration is asking for more time to fulfill court-imposed deadlines.

Right now, all children under five are supposed to be back with their parents by Tuesday,

all the rest from ages 5 to 18 should be reunited. to be

reunited by Tuesday. All the rest from ages 5 to 18 should be reunited by July 26th.

Of course, every day is painful for these children and their parents and these

deadlines are helping keep this story in the center of the national news spotlight.

There have been moments where I've thought it was fading away where people were forgetting about the consequences of this policy, but then it continues to come back and get back in the news

headlines. I'd like to explore how that's working and how local reporters, reporters at the

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