del cueto says some tribal members ha been convicted for running drugs. it's a lucrative business, made even more attractive because of the high rates a unemployment nd poverty on the reservation. del cueto says tribal leadership costuld do more to hel the smuggling. >> i don't think they're doing enough. i think they're obviously aware that there's people that live on the nation that smuggle drugs. >> reporter: some illegal drug traffic occurs in plike this, outside official border ports of entry. the tucson area, which includes the tohono o'odham nation, accots for nearly 60% of tha kind of drug traffic. r, that's not where most illegal drugs are confiscated. a recent drug enrcement agency report said most drugs are found in vehicles attempting tdrive through official u.s. ports of entry. however, many people we spok with, including april ignacio, think focusing on how drugs enter ountry is not addressing the real problem. >> i live on t nation and we are put in the middle of the united states thirst for drugs. building a wall will not stop drugs fromg.

my name is art del cueto, president of national border patrol council. tell you what is going on. we are all affected by the shutdown. we have skin in the game. however, it comes down to border security. we're extremely grateful to president trump and we fully support what he is doing to take care of our nation's borders, to take care of the future of this united states. it has nothing to do with political parties. you all have to ask yourself this question? if i come to your home, do you want me to knock on the front door, or do you want me to climb through that window? we fully support the president and all his efforts to secure our nation's borders. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> hello, everyone. my name is hector garza. i'm vice president of the national border patrol council. i'm a border patrol agent on the texas border. i want to tell you about some of the criminals border patrol agents apprehend on daily basis. murders, rapists people that commit serious crimes in this country. i.c.e. is doing amazing job deporting these people back to their countries. unto no

art del cueto, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> bill: busy morning, a quick preview of what is happening. >> melissa: hey, bill, we are fired up. we are going to talk more about that prime time address the president will make at 9:00 p.m. eastern. secretary pompeo visiting the middle east. he has seen an early draft of the speech and the president will, quote, make lots of news. >> harris: he always does. meanwhile critics of the president and some in the media are saying the networks should fact check the president's address in realtime. what would that look like like cards at the bottom of the screen? i don't know what they have in mind. isn't fact-checking actually what we as journalist do every day? that's part of our job. we are supposed to be doing that anyway. we will delve into that. all of that plus our man in the middle. outnumbered at the top of the hour. bill. >> bill: there is a long like that. thank you, ladies. hey, you want to see the future? head to las vegas, thousands of technology companies showing off the latest gadgets and you w