Proposed border wall designs: Castle, monorail, trench of nuclear waste

Apr. 04, 2017

Some 400 companies are expected to submit designs to build Trump’s border wall. Bids are due today. We get a first look.

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Credits

Guest:

Phillip Molnar - San Diego Union Tribune - @PhillipMolnar

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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