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"I understand people want a better life, but there's a process and we're a nation of laws," one resident says

At a detention center in McAllen, Texas, families are sharing their experiences about being separated after illegally crossing the border into the U.S. That includes one mother who says she was just trying to protect her children. "CBS This Morning" co-anchor Gayle King has more.

The World Health Organization is now recognizing obsessive video game playing as a mental health condition. It follows a study that shows some games produce the same kind of brain simulation as drugs. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports.

President Trump is calling for a new branch of the armed services that would focus on space. But before it becomes a reality, Congress would have to approve it. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.

There's growing outrage over the separation of children from parents who illegally cross the border into the U.S. That includes condemnation from Republicans and all four living former first ladies. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports.

The outcry over the administration's "zero tolerance" policy that leads to children being separated has been bipartisan

On the other side of the U.S. border in Mexico, some people hoping to cross into the U.S. say they're now afraid to cross over fears they'll be separated from their families. That includes one woman who lost most of her family to cartel violence. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports.

One woman who lost her husband, son and his family to cartel violence says she's now afraid to cross the border

CBS News correspondent David Begnaud got a look inside a facility where illegal immigrants are being kept. He says he saw cages where men, women and children were kept.

In a new CBS News poll out Monday, 67 percent of Americans call separating children from parents unacceptable. That includes 90 percent of Democrats, while Republicans are split on the issue.

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News" with Jeff Glor.

Protesters in Tornillo, Texas, demanded the Trump administration stops separating children from their parents at the border

There is a sometimes-forgotten rule of good sportsmanship: Winning is not the only thing, and a simple hug can mean everything. CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod reports.

The computers in robotic self-driving vehicles can get confused by construction zones, bad weather and other expected hazards. But a company called Phantom Auto has come up with a remote-controlled backup system that provides the computers with human help. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.

In Afghanistan, tens of thousands have been killed since the Taliban was driven from power in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. A temporary truce was shattered this weekend when two separate bombings in and around Jalalabad left more than 50 people dead. CBS News' Roxana Saberi reports.

There was chaos in Trenton, New Jersey, overnight when bullets started flying at an all-night arts festival. One of the shooters is dead. More than 20 are wounded. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver reports.

President Trump is meeting with House Republicans this week as they prepare to vote on two separate immigration bills. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett reports from the White House.

About 2,000 immigrant children who have been separated from their parents in the past six weeks are now sleeping in U.S. government shelters. CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil reports.

A newly opened tent city along the Texas border is now at the center of the national immigration debate. The camp is housing teenage boys who illegally entered the United States unaccompanied by an adult. They're being moved here to make room at shelters for a growing number of migrant children separated from their parents under the Trump's administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports.

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News" with Reena Ninan.