among many in which a journalist found themselves in a secret social media group belonging to law enfoements are being shared and what the individuals think is a safe space, so this is an issue with law enforcement of this sort of stuff percolating below the surface. i think it's important to address it. and it's and time for the department of homeland security to take it seriously. it's worth keep manage mind that in 2009, intelligence analysts in the department warned of a sort of emerging far right threat in response to the election of the first black president. and his report was sort of buried amid outrage from conservative republicans and he was driven out of the department and his team was shut down. a lot of what he was warning about at the time came to fruition. that was the department of homeland security. so it is a long time coming for dhs. >> brian devereaux, a fantastic reporter on the beat specifically. thanks very much. >> thanks for having me. >> still to come after turn out surge in texas, republicans are now trying to restrict voter access. harris county judge lina hidalg

goddard: i love what i'm doing because we are a laboratory that supports wildlife law enfoement at the local, state, federal, and international levels. nothing like this has ever been done before. it is so satisfying to set something like is into motion. huff: it definitely has a major role, i think, in future investigations. and it's definitely made our work a lot easier, but it certainly adds to the overall investigation success rate. gisele: i think one of the results of this project and of volunteering for it will really resonate with us the day that we hear of a conviction of a logger being done because they matched a sample that we collected. spalding: there's a lot of demand for this wood, and unless it's sourced in a way that's renewable and consciously managed, you know, eventually the risk is, of course, an imminent loss of that resource and dwindling of supply. otherwise, it's going to disappear, and that would really be a true crime. woman: scientists at the u.s. fish and wildlife laboratory in oregon hope forensics will one day help stop the importing of illegal lumber. me