As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Full Episode

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Part One

Migrants: Melania lawyer
Immigration lawyer Michael Wildes helped First Lady Melania Trump become a U.S. citizen — and he has no tolerance for her husband's zero-tolerance border policy.

Migrants: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
That policy has people asking the Canadian government whether it's still safe to send refugee applicants back to the U.S., under the Safe Third Country agreement.

'Perfect' odometer reading
A North Carolina man and his family drove themselves to distraction lining up all the digits on their odometer — and he'll take us through the sequence of sequence-related events. 

Part Two

Fired editorial cartoonist
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist says he was fired because his work was critical of the President — and now, staff at the paper have bought ad space to stress their own impartiality. 

Drone rescue
A British author was not at all relaxed after spending 20 hours up to his armpits in a swamp — but now he's recovering in hospital, thanks to the police drone that found him. 

Part Three

Detroit train station
As central stations go, it's pretty un-grand. But after decades of deterioration, Detroit's Michigan Central Station won't be a symbol of the city's collapse anymore: Ford is planning a complete restoration. 

Australian drought
May was the third-driest month on record — ever — for Australia. Farmers, especially, are feeling the effects — as they are forced to make tough decisions about their livestock.