as many border patrol and border patrol backup as there are stars in the sky. in an attempt to secure its borders the current administration is spending billions of dollars on enforcement money many argue is doing little to stop the human traffic merely rebooting it since they've closed the ports it forces people out into the secure. desert and people are dying so. it is supposed to send a message back to the villages and mexico that if you come here you'll die out of the desert it's a policy of death. they really don't know what they're facing i mean they don't know how hot and dry it is most of them if they haven't been here before they don't know about the desert and mostly women in high heel shoes are wedge issues and they all have one bottle of water and in this environment that is so hot and dry and desolate. if they need if they have a degree of heat exhaustion illness they need to be in tech my hospital me in the heat literally just coach the horse brain the heart the good news we see a lot of pregnant women and that also. increases the risk that they'l

sharyl: just last month, a texas border patrol agent died on the job. esident trump cited the death as another reason to build a border wall. ahead on "full measure" -- the pentagon, spending your tax dollars beyond its budget thanks to a secret account. one watchdog says you should be mad about the slush fund. dear suspicious snackers, we get it. we know it can be a texture thing, and there are lots of brands choose from. but it's time for you to pick up your big spoon and try new hood cottage cheese. it's the brand people have trusted for more than 170 years. a whole world of sweet, and savory combinations, like pineapple, cucumber & dill or classic country style. you'll want to try all of hood's amazing flavors. don't miss out on delicious. new to your local dairy aisle! sharyl: in 2011, congress passed the budget control act, to supposedly help limit spending of your tax dollars. but the pentagon has extra wiggle room thanks to an o

more female't need border patrol agents.renceice a during your time there between female and male agents and how they interact with migrant or is it silly to generalize? >> it's hard to generalize but i would say women are communicators. cooler very often an intense situations and it is a high risk environment in terms of law enforcement. they're less likely to automatically reach for their guns or something else to hurt somebody with. .hey are calm in general, you are called -- you recall many of those who are crossing our with babies -- are with babies or young children.the coyotes they are caught to be sexually assaulted by the border control. >> and there the smugglers who are guide to help them get across the border. we talked about trafficking. you see a high prevalence among migrants of sexual assault. usuallonheir journ. this is why you think it might matter to have more -- >> it happens on the way to the northern mexican border. it can happen when they crossed rsders if they -- cross borde if they are coming from gu

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the border patrol finishes it up.y have the legal right to do that one a arrivals of the interrogations often start when the troopers encounter the person. i have seen -- there is one peacein the intercept were a man tries to exercise his fifth amendment right not to say what he doesn't have a driver's license. he is very much verbally abused. in a similar manner to the sandra bland encounter. these are the same agents. but it was my sense from looking at a lot of these videos , thesedashcam videos i got from thoughopers, that, even that behavior is supposed to be really unacceptable and they fired the agent who did it to sandra bland, it is allowed on the border with immigrants. nermeen: presumably, state police and troopers in general stuff people and asked for driver's licenses for minor traffic violations in the past. when did you know about when they started reporting these violations when people weren't able to produce a driver's license, a document of people weren't able to produce a driver's license and a stat

the border patrol union was quick to label it an attack. bott called it murder, and on twitter the president used the incident to promote the southern border wall he's promised to build. but the local sheriff who responded to the scene says it did not look like an attack to him. he suggested the agents might have fallen 8 to 10 feet to the bottom of the culvert. it's even possible they were clipped by a passing tractor-trailer. the union agrees. >> these agents didn't get clipped by a truck or car. they were attacked. it's just plain to see they were attacked. >> reporter: according to a department of justice official with knowledge of the investigation, the fbi was investigating several possibilities, including an accident, an attack, or a dispute between the two agents. in the weeks after the incident, the fbi set its sights on two brothers who had crossed the border illegal according to a search warrant mistakenly filed in open court. investigators searched the vehicle they were in for evidence that might tie them to the scene. the fbi ha

border the head of the patrol couple was ago, just like the prior chief of the border patrol, what doesl by you in time? the chief said it would buy you a few minutes. if somebody wanted to come, it would stop them for a couple of minutes. it said it would buy you a few seconds for a few minutes. so, i we going to be spending billions of dollars on a wall question mark we saw what happened with a berlin wall, the great wall of china, the french and the germans in world war i. the wall is a 14th century solution that makes people feel good. cameras, sensors, working the border with the right personnel is the right way to do it. i live on the border. i want to have a secure border, we have to do in a way that works. is one of theself care,n it comes to health there is no subsidies for numbers of commerce, free education for members of congress. there is all this mess out there. and wene of those things have to address the facts as they are. host: michael. crosby, texas. democrat. caller: can you hear me? host: we can to you are on the up. caller: with the tax reform, why not eliminate the

and just six weeks, ice -- great -- and the border patrol agents and our law enforcement partners arrested nearly 1400 suspects and seized more than 200 illegal firearms and nearly overounds of narcotics and 600 pounds, that is a lot of stuff. prosecutions of criminal firearm possessions were up 23%. to any member of ms-13 listening, i have a message for you. we will find you, we will arrest you, we willjail throw you the hell out of the country -- somehow i like that better than jail, jail we have to take care of them.

numbers are down if you look at it the one bad thing about all of this is that the assault on border patrols are up astronomically but that's one thing that shows you how good of a job we're doing, as we do such a great job of controlling the border these assaults are expected to go up so look i'm very pleased and excited at the direction we're headed. >> charles: guys i wish we had more time but i really appreciate your expertise thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> charles: next president trump making a speech tomorrow that could shake things up big time for the entire middle east and protest res are already taking to the streets, we'll be right back. .. charles: protests erupting in the west bank after president trump's expected announcement make jerusalem the place forth american embassy. very controversial move. our marines have been put on high alert in many middle eastern embassies and we see people taking to the streets on the west bank. >> there are reports out there and they are probably reacting to that. there are ways of doing this. charles: either jerusalem

the border patrol agent was quick to label it attack. governor called it murder. r the president used the incident to support the southern border wall he promised to vote. but the guy who responded to the scene didn't like an attack to him. said they might have fallen or clipped by a tractor trailer. the union disagree. >> they didn't get clipped by a car or truck. they were attacked. it's plain to see they were attacked. >> according to a department of justice official, with knowledge of the investigation, fbi was investigating several possibilities. including an accident, attack, or a dispute between the two agents. in the weeks after the incident the fbi set its sights on two brothers acrossing the border. they searched the vehicle for evidence. the fbi has since indicated it's no longer looking in that direction. >> you had the opportunity to actually go out to that scene. what did that tell you? >> i find it very hard that a fall could have caused all the damage that he had. and as far as him being side swept, it couldn't have happened either, because he was n

find your awesome, and change the way you wifi. >>> still no answers one month after a border patrolas killed and another injured in a nighttime incident in texas. a justice department official tells cnn fbi investigators have been considering a few possibilities, including an accident, an attack, or maybe even a fight between the two agents. the border patrol union says the surviving agent, steven michael garland, suffered head trauma, and he cannot remember what happened that night. >> but the fiancee of the agent who died, rogelio martinez, believes garland holds the answers. >> and i just figured, you know, eventually, you know, he'll start remembering things and then they'll catch the ones that did it. but now it's just, it's become so hard to -- to believe that he can't remember anything. >> two weeks ago, a search warrant showed agents were chasing a tip that two undocumented muglers attacked the agents, but sources familiar with the investigation say the fbi no longer believes the smugglers had anything to do with it. >>> a grand jury recommending criminal charges against mem

keep going, so it is really not mexico right now that it is a problem, that is among the border patrolt keep in mind the fear of drugs, no coming across the the southern border is a problem. >> fewer people deported should be celebrated, the headlines in the paper that trump sends fewer mexicans despite deportation talk. and then it says rhetoric versus reality. >> just talking about deportation, the fact that it is empty talk, but it is not. if you're tough talk makes fewer people come across the border it should be trumped immigration policy working. >> the other thing that they are working on, going to happen in january, kennedy, they are going to talk about immigration and there is a bipartisan committee in the senate right now that his passing chain migration because i believe the sentiment on both sides to attack ads, the lottery as well and daca to mixing with border security, could this be the first joint legislators since the 20s? >> it is interesting because people's feelings about immigration evolves with some of the facts and reality and news that happens, and whether it is

rob: our next guest is a border patrol agent who says numbers are about to get even better. never trump former republican senator jeff flake or karen one turning his back on his own party to support the democrat who is challenging roy moore in the alabama senate race. is he putting the country before party? we will talk about that. have you sent a text message with an email g lately, how this could land you in jail believe it or not, stay tuned. to know exactly what to do before they have to do it. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. un-stop right there! i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer. with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. ah, it's so fresh. and it's going to last from wash to... ...wear for up to 12 weeks. unstopables by downy. (avo) but you also have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke. non-insulin victoza® lowers a1c, and now reduces cardiovascular risk. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill. (avo) and for people with type 2 diabetes treating cardiovascular di

anything. >> reporter: the border patrol union says garland suffered severe head trauma, that he wantsmber and get this out in the open and wants for justice to be done. another important point to make is that ochoa asked the fbi whether it's possible that martinez was killed with rocks, and the fbi told her there is simply no evidence to support that. >> oh, my tpwaugosh, scott, it a mysterious. garland holds the key and he has not reached out to the martinez family, and a lot of questions to be answered. >>> president trump incorrectly claims he did away with the obamacare, but the individual mandate was repealed, so what does that mean for everyday americans? we get the bottom line with david axelrod next. >>> celebrating the holidays with a class of vigneault won't expand your waist line. >> good. >> let's establish what moderate drinking really means. for women, 1-ounce serving per day, and for men, two classes per day. they could have 20 to 30 fewer calories, and based on the math not enough to justify an extra glass. besides, too many drinks can increase your risk of liver disea

border patrol agents are now testing the prototypes to prevent breaches. jackhammers and saws to test the vulnerability of the walls. these tests will go on for several weeks. president trump is expected to personally inspect the prototypes, but there's been no announcement about when that will happen. next week on "full measure," the costly road to repairing our failing infrastructure. the big question is how to pay for it. and as that debate goes on, delays are costing you money. taken, ultimately probably costing more money to the people paying for it and taxpayers? lenna hawkins: its original estimated cost was about $750 million. and right now we're looking at $2.7 billion. that's huge. that's huge. sharyl: we examine the costly road to success next week on "full measure." until then, thanks for watching, and thanks to the great team that helps put this show together every week. >> from washington d.c. and around the world, this is "government matters" with francis rose. >> thanks for watching the weekend edition of "government matters." the only show

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they refuse to have border patrol stop anybody from coming across. they say they have relatives on both sides of the border and they are an independent nation and the border patrol has no right to control them. no one is speaking about this. i'm quite sure the congress people know about it and the heads of homeland security know about it. it's about 80 miles of the border. host: are you familiar with this? guest: yes. i have been to the reservation. it is a difficult case. it is basically native american nation that is split into by the border. people from the nation believe they should have the right to travel back and forth freely, which makes it difficult to distinguish who was a member who should be able to and somebody else who is trying to enter illegally. they do patrol there. it's a very remote area. it's very far from any major urban center. it is one of the most difficult places to patrol. one of the big things the border patrol has in relatively close this is working in cooperation in that area with local authorities. host: we have one line

as for border patrols they are done up to 100 miles north of the mexican border. 40% of pot seizurest border patrol check points over the last three years were an ounce or less from u.s. citizens. >>> an active indonesian volcano erupts yesterday spewing ash up to three miles in the sky. authorities say there are no casualties. indonesia straddles the pacific ring of fire where several tectonic plates meet and because 90% of the world's seismic activi activity. indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country. >>> check out this lego tower in tel aviv, it's being called the tallest lego tower ever. it was erected to mark the death of an eight-year-old boy who died from cancer. he loved playing with legos. the structure is more than 100 feet tall, it has roughly a half a million lego pieces. thousands of tel aviv citizens took part in building it. the guinness book of world records reviewing that structure to see if it's officially the tallest lego tower. >>> check this out, a matchup, a toothless aging chihuahua defends himself and his territory against a coyote

as for border patrols, they are done up to 100 miles north of the mexican border.government report found 40% of pot seizures at border patrol check points over the last three years were an ounce or less from u.s. citizens. >>> as recreational pot becomes legal it could end up in your food. chefs and investors are offering an eye boggling array of marijuana infused foods and beverages. you can expect to see vegan and gluten free choices. analysts predictzqt5 edible marijuana sales could top $100 million in sales next year. >>> a southern california couple facing felony charges after police say they used a drone to deal drugs. the two were arrested in riverside last week after an undercover police investigation. police just released information on the arrest. investigators say the couple were dealing drugs out of their home in riverside. they started surveillance and observed a drone flying out of the backyard and to a public parking lot nearby where it would drop a package. police and neighbors say it's a new step forward in drug dealing technology. >> i believe thi

illegal immigrant arrested again by border patrol agent for trying to illegally reenter the country. agent say franco or nellis previously served 15 years in jail for assaulting a peace officer, an officer who can write citations but may not carry a weapon. he was detained in the same area border patrol agent martinez was killed after suffering traumatic head injuries. jillian: a packed plane goes to turn around four hours into a strip to tokyo because a passenger got on the wrong plane, the flight took off landing eight hours later in the same place after pulling a u-turn over the pacific. john legend was on board, she broke the news on twitter saying for four hours into an 11 hour flight we are turning around because we had a passenger who is not supposed to be on the plane. we all got to go back? i don't know. four people were detained. they are investigating what went wrong. a lot of angry people. rob: today's random drawing to determine the winner of a health sheet is postponed, asking the court to reconsider its ruling after last weekend's recount where it was determined she an

heather: shocking details in the murder of a border patrol agent, two brothers being questioned by the fbi. "fox and friends" first continues right now. ♪ jillian: take a look at the plans a, they are putting up a big structure that is supposed to move on its own having something to do with the eclipse. a lot of activity going on. i don't have a better explanation. rob: we are going to see if you can spin around in it. did you -- thanks for waking up with us on thursday morning. donald trump fulfilling a campaign promise to formally recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and move the us embassy there. >> previous presidents made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. i am delivering. >> with the president did today was listen to the will of the american people, unanimously voted against 6 months ago republicans and democrats to do this. moon jae-in the division sparking a ripple effect as furious palestinians burn american flags and call for three days of rage. let's go to connor powell for reaction. >> reporter: for israelis this is a day of celebration although

officers and border patrol agents. overall this year, fewer border patrol agents on the job. executive orders won't fully kick in until at least next year. trump seems to be ramping up his border wall push. >> we're calling on congress to fund the border wall, which we're getting very close to. >> reporter: how close are we really? trump needs to get congress on board. likely a tough sell with democrats. >> i made it so, so clear to the president there is not going to be a wall in appropriations process or in others. at one point he said, go easy on the wall. i said no. >> so, can president trump and congress find a way to make the deal? will the wall be trump's signature move in 2018 or another campaign promise shot down by congress? let's bring in our powerhouse "roundtable." abc news political analyst matthew dowd. "usa today" washington bureau chief susan page. fivethirtyeight senior political writer perry bacon jr. and "the washington post" pulitzer-winning writer, mary jordan. matt, is it going to be a happy new year for the president? the border wall was one of his big

. >>> well, it has been one month since a border patrol was died in texas and there is no concrete answerpened. scott mcclain spoke with the agent's fiancee. >> we talked about our future and what we wanted to do and he always spoke about getting old together. >> reporter: it's been a month since her fiance was killed on duty. a month wondering what happened. >> the whole thing is very confusing. you know, just the fact that nobody is getting any answers just makes it even worse. >> reporter: on the night of november 18th, martinez was working alone, checking culverts about 30 miles from the mexican border. whatever happened next left martinez badly injured and never regained consciousness and died from head injuries. >> i still have the last i love you note he left that night he left to work. he said, i love you. and i found it the following morning when i was going through my makeup. >> reporter: how did that make you feel? >> it tore me apart. just, you know, that someone loved me that much and now he's gone with no answers. >> reporter: a sect agent was also found einjured in the same

marijuana possession still will be prohibited at eight border patrol check points in california.al law. as for border parols, they're done up to 100 miles north of the mexican border. recent. government report found 40% of border patrol check points over the last three years were an ounce or less from u.s. citizens. >>> as recreational pot becomes legal, it could soon end up in your food. chefs and investors have been teaming up to offer an eye-boggling array of marijuana infused food and beverages. marijuana enthusiasts can expect to see vegan and gluten-free choices. pot-laced snacks and dishes like cannabis rubbed steaks and tacos. edible marijuana sales could top $100 million in sales next year. >>> happening now, now that christmas is over, time to get rid of that tree. there is in better way than the annual tree-chipping ceremony. city officials are on hand to push dead or dying christmas trees through a giant woodchiper. they're going to announce the dates of curb side tree selections from most cities. >>> controversy over an adult store coming to northern california. a hu

450 days, 450 days to hire one person on the border patrol, broken system of hiring. we need to be able to fix that, to do more rapid screening and take care of the issue of sanctuary cities. all of the nation did a giant sigh for kate stein -- deported 7 times and the jury said because the bullet ricocheted off the ground it wasn't really murder. we have to resolve the issue of sanctuary cities. we are better than that as a nation and we should resolve the issue of daca. we have kids that have grown up in this country, they say the pledge of allegiance in this country, speak perfect english, no criminal history and, who would you like to join this country, if they say the pledge every day, speak perfect english, entrepreneurship and getting engaged, join the military, that, the people of my state would like to see immigrate to this country and be part of it, we have almost 1 million of them living here but no legal status, they were brought as a child by their parents under no decision of their own. this particular bill that is under discussion has a short-term solut

in the case of algeria, if that is what the issue of patrolling the borders as well so i do agree with you that when you look at these countries. it gets the discussion around capacity but capacities are driven by the realities on the ground tunisia specifically, it's proximity to libya , that's the primary cause number one but we know of all these issues that the tunisians are facing in rural areas and in border towns and cities where basically employment or unemployment is a big problem. the rule of law is a big problem. the abuses that some of the kids have been facing their are key contributors and these social factors, you could argue they are common denominators in the entire region and probably beyond. certainly you do have common factors and you have factors specific to each region and i would argue that a sort of control is probably one of the biggest as far as i am concerned. >>. >> i just had a vision that's very important but i want to talk about capacities. the discussion with the capacity of absolution. of our in tunisia for example, i'm sure that we, depending on interna

people weren't able to produce a driver's license and a state trooper started communicating with border patrol it is my impression from looking at data -- and only have data that goes back about two years -- and from hearing anecdotes from people in the community. i have been down there one year. people talk about having had this happen in the last few years, but it was touch and go. many times when i speak with people that say "i used to get stopped" and it would ask me find my drivers license and i didn't, and then we just let me go." that seems to be honest with the custom was until about a year ago. now a year ago, just a couple of days before the presidential election, dps put out a memo to all of its staff saying you have an obligation to call the border patrol whenou suspe that someone undocumted. u have a obligion. i actual heard fm some o you ke a wstleblowern the departme of publ safety at th had not bee theustom for e obligaon pri to t lett. now it ses like ty have to do . we:ebbie naan, introduc you as e instigativjournali for th aclu, ich isery intesting. kw that mel for micgan wi

ice and border patrol agents are working so hard and they endorsed us for the election. i say us because it's really not me. it's us altogether it's us. we're a group a big group. a big beautiful group. all you have to do is look around here. >> [applause] >> just look around. >> crowd cheering usa, usa, usa, usa ] >> [applause] >> i just said just look around and the big thing i see is that big beautiful merry christmas sign, i mean, can you believe it remember, i told you two years ago, when we started, i said and it was summer but i said you know, we're going to say merry christmas but let me just tell you the department store is right they had the beautiful red wall with snowflakes all over the place and only one thing missing the words "merry christmas." they're using those words again, do you notice? >> [applause] >> but one by one we're finding the illegal alien drug members, the gang members, the thieves and criminals and killers, and we are throwing them the hell out of our country but we're putting them in prison. >> [applause] >> and because our borders now ar

, two hispanic border patrol agents in texas who were unjustly convicted of shooting a drug smugglerre sent to prison unjustly and we got them out on a presidential commutation. but my work on that case introduced me to all of our d dysfunctions of our immigration system. jurors don't always get it right. unfortunately in this case, we weren't in the room, but it seems on the face of it a little you have to swallow because a life was lost and it was taken at the hands of someone who should not have been in this country. >> i think most people feel it should be a harsher punishment. >> it should. and the reason high he was able to come back and was back on the street has a lot to do with what happens in sanctuary cities. that has got to stop and i think what kate's law was trying to do was trying to make the illegal crossings multiple times more harsh penalties for that, to deter people from doing it and also to encourage -- work with ouring federal agents -- >> i think everyone here has a point, but the only question that i ask is, and we know the facts, yes, he -- he was sent back -

border patrol agents busted a woman smuggling more than $530,000 in cash.g a traffic stop along i5 in california. agents found the suitcase full of cash. it's believed to be the proceeds from sales. now, the woman was arrested on suspicion of smuggling and placed in the custody of border patrol. >>> and a warning for parents tonight. cancer could be lurking in your child's makeup. claire's is pulling 17 products off its shelves after testing positive for asbestos. the disturbing discovery was made after a rhode island mom sent her six-year-old daughter's makeup kit to an independent lab for testing subsequently purchased kits in nine different states, all of them testing positive. the affected products include claire's pink glitter cell phone makeup compact. customers who purchased the products can get a full refund. >> all right, many of us have had at least one bad barbershop or hair salon story in our life. this next one may take the cake. the haircut was so bad the stylist was actually arrested. this happened in madison, wisconsin. the customer told pol

ice and border patrol agents are working so hard and they endorsed us for the election. it's us, we are a group. a big group. a big beautiful group. all you have to do is look around here. just look around [chanting u.s.a.] i said just look around and the first thing i see is that big beautiful merry christmas sign. can you believe it? [cheers and applause] remember i told you two years ago when we started i said and it was summer but i said you know we are going to say merry christmas but let me just tell you the department stores had beautiful red walls, snowflakes. only one thing missing the words merry christmas. they are using those words again. do you notice? they are using those words again. [cheers and applause] one by one we are finding the illegal alien drug dealers, the gang members, the thieves, the criminals, and the killers preying on our children, preying on everybody, and we are throwing them the hell out of our country or we are putting them in prison. [cheers and applause] and because our borders now are strong as they should be and they are going to ge

i asked the border patrol agent what is it like there day in to day out from when it started -- from day. >> 400 aday here across the southwest border. the daily average for the week the last seven days is about 1300. brian: 1300? those astonishing numbers are why newly confirmed department of homeland secretary kirsten nielsen met with agents in the rio grand valley sector. >> we heard from the front line operators that this is where we need the wall. i wanted to come and see for myself in terms of prioritization why it's important to build here. >> this is the most active sector in the border patrol across the nine in the southwest border. more apprehensions and arrests are done here. more seizures are done here. the problem with unaccompanied children and family units is more acute here than it is anywhere else on the border. brian: part of the issue the border wall in this area is not a straight wall there are gaps in it sometimes it's due to the terrain or natural barriers. sometimes it's other factors. >> this is the santa ana wild wife refugee. we cannot build roads. >> it has

we have help from the border patrol and ice agents. we are getting their input on the wall who knows better than them. we want vision and want to be able to see through who is on the other side of the wall. we have some wonderful prototypes that have been put up. and i may be going there very shortly to look at them in their final form. and we will be building the wall and we will be doing lots of other things. we will very importantly be funding and closing the loopholes that undermine our enforcement. and we will get rid of chain migration and the visa lottery program. we had a lottery program where we take in a lottery people from other countries, in some places we are bringing in some very bad, bad people. and through chain migration and through the lottery, the man that ran over people on the west side highway in manhattan, a month ago, two months ago, he came in through the visa lottery. we don't want this group of people anymore. people -- met him in the neighborhood. they all said he was horrible, nasty, mean. wouldn't talk to

officers who are fantastic, and border patrol officers so we can dismantle vial criminal gangs like,that new immigrants to our country are financially self-sufficient. and will not be on welfare the day they come in. [applause] and, as i said, ending chain migration. we want a system that is merit-based. they come in on merit. they don't come in a lottery system. how about theletry system. you see that -- the lottery system. you see that? that's the guy new york city. the lottery system, where they put names in a bin. you think these countries are legit when they do their lottery system. what they do i would say, but more than just say, they take their worst and they put them in the bin, and then when they pick the lottery, they have the real worsted in their in their hands. here through in, and we end up getting them. no more lottery system. we're going end that. we already started the process. we want people coming into our country who love our people, support our economy, and embrace our values. it's time to get our priorities straight. this guy's screaming wow "we want roy moore.

you are seeing is me 100 yards from the border through the telling and the night vision that the border patrol. their technology is even more advanced. they can see shadows, they can see individuals coming along the border irrespective of how black and dark it is. here we are securing the border. fox news at work. have you heard about the rats at the white house? how do x find out who is doing the leaking? >> i guess you get someone to leak that to you. judge jeanine: very good. are you worried about nuclear war? >> no. i'm worried more about these dogs at the moment. what should we do to kim jong-un in north korea. >> strap him to a rocket. judge jeanine: how tall are you? >> 6'9". judge jeanine: why are football players protesting? >> they are not protesting. judge jeanine: what are they doing? >> i don't know. >> they are commies *. is this the real melania trump? you don't any he's the sexiest man alive? >> i'm sorry, no. >> that guy? is that the right answer? >> i love him, too. judge jeanine: that's me, baby. lindsey vonn says she'll represent the united states in the olympics but she wo

we have a lot of help from the border patrol and the ice agents . who knows better than them? we want to be able to see through, who is on the other side of the wall, and we have some wonderful permanent sections that have been put up and may be going there very shortly to look at them and their final form. and we will build building the wall and doing lots of other things. this funding fight, on one side you have president trump amending that the wall be part of it. on the other side you have democrats demanding a fix for daca. demandingnt trump that the wall be part of it. who blinks? give. somebody has got to democrats have the upper hand that they know the republicans are in control and they will have to own whatever happens because they control both majorities. not think president trump is going to be able to blinks on this one. he has demanded funding for that wall, and let's be honest what he is asking for. he's asking for something around 1.6 alien dollars. that is enough for, what? 60, 70 miles of wall when there -- 200rder of two mile miles. it's enough for a photo.

and lottery programs, closing loopholes that undermine enforcement and strongly supporting our border patrolgent's. ice officers, homeland security personnel. [applause] pres. trump: in addition, our strategy calls for us to confront, discredit, and defeat radical islamic terrorism and ideology and prevented from spreading into the united states. if, we will develop new ways to newter those who use domains such as cyber and social media to attack our nation or threaten our society. the second pillar of our strategy is to promote american prosperity. the first time, american strategy recognizes that economic security is national security. prosperityowth and at home is absolutely necessary for american power and influence abroad. that trades away its prosperity for security will end up losing both. that is why this national security strategy emphasizes more than ever before the critical steps we must take to ensure the prosperity of our nation for a long, long time to come. andalls for cutting taxes rolling back unnecessary regulations. it calls for trade based on the principles of fairness an

we have a lot of help from the border patrol and from ice agents and getting their input on the wall. who knows better than them? we want to see through, who is on the other side of the wall. we have wonderful prototypes have been put up. i may be going there shortly to look at them in their final form. we will be building the wall and doing lots of other things. very importantly, we will be funding and closing the loopholes that undermine our enforcement, and we will get rid of chain migration and the visa lottery program. we have a lottery program where we take people from other ,ountries, in some places bringing in that people. people and through chain migration and the lottery, the man that ran over people on the west side highway in manhattan a month ago, two months ago, he came in through the these a lottery. -- these a lottery. -- visa lottery. people in the neighborhood said he was horrible, nasty, mean, would not talk to people. they could see it coming. when they went to where he lives, they could see it coming. they said, what is he doing here? people in the lottery, they d

i am very familiar with the -- what the requirement is as a border patrol agent or former border patrol agent myself. but i'm not an engineer or a scientist, so i am waiting to see what the outcomes will be. now, interestingly, it will become the property of the u.s. government and not those of the companies. and probably will not be one single design because of the geographics and demographics for the differences along the 2,000 mile border. david: now, you guys justifiably take a lot of credit for what has happened over the past year. you've certainly been given a lot more support for the government than you have before and have really risen to the occasion like nobody expected. there's been a dramatic drop-off in illegal penetration of our borders. how much do you think in addition to the wall we're going to have to beef up the personnel even more than it already has been? >> well, i think the president has been well briefed. he talked about several thousand personnel both in the border and in the interior. bringing consequences back to the border will be important as they sort of we

and a lottery programs closing loopholes that undermine enforcement and strongly supporting our border patrol agents ice offices and homeland security personnel. was in addition our strategy calls for us to confront discredit and defeat radical islamic terrorism and ideology and to prevent it from spreading into the united states and we will develop new ways to counter those who use new domains such as cyber and social media to attack our nation or threaten our society the second pillar of our strategy is to promote american prosperity for the first time american strategy recognizes that economic security is national security economic vitality growth and prosperity that home is absolutely necessary for american power and influence abroad any nation that trades away its prosperity for security will end up losing both that is why this national security strategy emphasizes more than ever before. the critical steps we must take to ensure the prosperity of our nation for a long long time to come it calls for cutting taxes and rolling back unnecessary regulations it calls for trade based on the pri