. >> reporter: up to 1200 each day pass through border in brownsville texas. where customs officers screen goods from the equipment from mexico. >> reporter: but agents like tater ortiz are trying to stay one step ahead of the drug cartels. >> i've seen it on people, in vehicles, in contains and commodities, it varies from person to person so to speak. >> so as smuggling becomes more creative so do you? >> yes. yes. >> this high energy scanner snaps details of a truck. then officers trained to spot irregularities in the cargo, the mission to stop illegal drugs like fentanyl from getting through. >> reporter: is the goal to do the inspection on every single truck? >> scan and everything coming in. >> pills seized surged nearly 50 fold between 2018 and 2021. the deadliest year on record for overdose deaths. >> he was 16 years old when he passed away. >> reporter: jamie puerta's son struggled with depression, he went on social media and bought what he thought was a pain pill. >> my child did not choose to consume fentanyl, my child chose to consume what he though

at the brownsville, texas port of entry, stopping the rising flow of it is a constantly evolving taskw bad is it right now? >> it is very challenging at times. it can be very challenging. >> reporter: here we see the driver. >> cdc director peter ortiz gave us an inside look into the agency's high-tech efforts. this is the latest and most powerful technology that customs and border protection is using at ports of entry to take photos, x-ray, and detect any kind of smuggled goods or people across the border. they believe it will help curb the national fentanyl crisis. how many are going through the x-ray? >> we're doing approximately 70, 80% is being scanned and adjudicated right now. >> reporter: what was that number in the past? >> we were in the low 20s. >> reporter: brownsville is at least one of two ports of entry using this technology so far. two out of 328 nationwide. but the federal government hopes to expand it further. >> this equipment we call preprimary. before the trailer meets the officer. so we have time to adjudicate it before he arrives to us. it allows time to adjudic

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this is the part of texas that if you look between 2016, 2020, the further west you got from brownsvillethe gulf coast and the closer you got to laredo the bigger the shift in heavily hispanic counties because this is oil territory and so you are 25 years old, you get a high school education, driving a truck in the oil patch making $110,000 a year in the democrats are coming for your job, your community being overrun by the affect of illegal immigration, social services, anti-crime and democrats in favor of policies that seem to inundate your county with those challenges so this was a real test for the democrats. if he had lost the seat would have fallen into republican hands. paul: still had a recount is underway in the closely watched republican senate primary in pennsylvania, male in ballot taking center stage. ...the tower cam for a - hey! folks, we seem to have a visitor. it looks like - looks like you paid too much for your glasses. ...who? anyone who isn't shopping at america's best - where two pairs and a free exam start at just $79.95. book an exam today. paul: a recount underwa

, i would count the numbers, that's what i would suggest he was the all along from san diego to brownsvillere than you've ever seen before which is incredible because the flows are so great, the agents are out there but they are stretched out and asked to cover more ground with less people. >> speaking of processing in the rio grande valley sector, pictures today of 685 migrants between four large groups turning themselves into border patrol 124 our single adults. migrants are central and south america, asia and caribbean's. here in laredo where we are now, there was actual of force between texas dps and national guard and execute authorities yesterday but it did not deter migrants. we saw multiple crossings during the demonstration, at least one of the migrants was caught. border patrol here has stopped drug smuggling in the past week. rich: nate, thanks very much. we will have more on the crisis of the southern border later this week. later this hour actually. we speak with attorney general from arizona, mark brnovich. alicia: manhunt continues for an inmate and corrections officer who di

but on the other hand, his record was besmirch by his role in brownsville affair, in which he on veryflimsy evidence issued dishonourable discharges to an entire company black soldiers, segregated, course, who are alleged to have been involved in a disturbance in texas. they were exonerated decades later. not that it did those individual any good at the time. they were exonerated in the 1970s. his record was mixed. to a large extent, tr's domestic actions were overshadowed by more dramatic events. -- in the long run, the most noteworthy endeavor of the presidency. to examine the complex imaginations of the #yky it is that after much negotiation a treaty was written by the u.s. and columbia, but terms which the u.s. would be permitted to build a canal across panama in exchange for 10 million dollars and the annual rental of 250,000 dollars. but before it could be finalized by respective governments, columbia walked and refused to ratify the agreement claiming it would be a rat violation of their sovereignty, which was true. even though the country had every right to reject the treaty r

but on the other hand, his record was besmirched by his role in brownsville affair, in which he on veryflimsy evidence issued dishonourable discharges to an entire company of black soldiers, segregated of course, who were alleged to have been involved in a disturbance in a small texas town. they were exonerated decades later. not that it did those individual any good at the time. they were exonerated in the 1970s. his record was mixed. to a large extent, tr's domestic actions were overshadowed by more dramatic events in the area of foreign affairs. most noteworthy endeavor of the presidency. to examine the complex imaginations of the panama canal would take more time than we have in this lecture, so i must summarize this convoluted story of politics, diplomacy, and international intrigue. it included mainly the u.s. and columbia, of which panama was a part at that time. the gist of it is that after much negotiation a treaty was written by the u.s. and columbia, by terms which the u.s. would be permitted to build a canal across panama in exchange for 10 million dollars and the annual ren

troopers in brownsville chase as truck until it plunges down embankment and splashes into the rio grandee 486 pounds of marijuana. but the driver sets away swimming across the river back into mexico with scenes like these even members of the biden administration worry more migrant also come if title 42 ends as scheduled on may 23rd. >> we must acknowledge that our immigration system and particularly our asylum system are outdated and were not built to contend with the populations and volumes that we are now seeing at our border. >> on capitol hill today, a senate committee hearing this warning from the assistant secretary at the administration for children and feargets we currently have 8390 children in our care; however, we are planning and preparing for any potential increase and referrals that might result from the termination of title 42 for adults and family units. >> family units continue crossing the rio grande into roma, texas, including this group of roughly 20 overnight. badly needed humanitarian support is coming mostly from charities. >> it's just crazy. you have hundreds of

it's anthony brownsville alongside brian fitzpatrick. an awful lot of people just don't know that at 18, you can walk in and legally buy an assault-style weapon. even though at 18, you cannot walk in and buy a pistol. licensed firearms dealers have rules that they go by. this is a loophole that was never intented to allow an 18-year-old to buy an ar-15 and go slaughter chirp at a school. so we have to educate people that we must close this loophole. it is madness to think that we would allow this to happen. and we've now seen it happen in two weeks' time, in buffalo in a grocery store. the racist attack there that slaughtered ten and injured others and now in uvalde. this is a simple, common sense measure. it is time to act. >> opponents of gun safety legislation often say, well, you know, bill "x" doesn't solve shooting "y." this seems like a very obvious solution to a specific problem here, both here in texas and in buffalo. congresswoman, some of your senate democratic colleagues have been saying that they do feel like maybe there's a

look at this video playing out in brownsville, texas east of where we are in roma this morning. rural roads and takes over a grassy area surrounding the river and then you will see the truck go over an embankment and that's what border patrol agents call a splashdown. you will see in body cam video these border patrol agents get out of their vehicles. they confiscate the drugs but what you don't see in the video is the drug smuggler being taken into custody. the reason for that is because they purposely drive into the river so they can swim across the river to mexico. leave the drugs behind. in this case 486 pounds of marijuana confiscated. also here in roma, texas overnight i mentioned multiple groups crossing. overnight photographer caught a group of 20 migrants. this is putting a lot of pressure on this community specifically ngos and charities. we spoke to one person who was working with a charity this morning. >> sound bite? >> thought we had a sound bite. we'll work to get it to you later in the day. essentially they are seeing hundreds of people crossing in roma and this

working together with our international partners and having the bi-national border from brownsville to rio and that's what we're able to do, and an opportunity to work on that and taking an approach, so, the conversation working with border patrol, gathering intel and right now several thousand gathering in mexico, right now and we're looking at this. and we're looking at the border to prevent any mass migration taking place. griff: lieutenant, a lot of americans may not know this, but when you began operation lonestar, governor abbott vowed to prosecute border crossers trespassing and i understand that you have prosecuted now the first of such criminal trespassing cases. explain. >> right, that's correct, so we started working the entire ranch in july of 2021, and by governor greg abbott to focus on concerns and we're seeing the surge of illegal immigrants and damaging the property and losing live stock, and -- now because of that, we have national guardsmen working, and since july made over 4,000 criminal arrests and criminal trespass and recently, where because of the declaration, t

i'm grateful for the dedicated police officers that work in texas communities from brownsville to am amarillo, from beaumont to el paso and everywhere in between. that includes not only the municipal police officers, but the sheriffs, and border patrol agents. i'm also grateful to the men and women of the capitol police who safeguard this building and the members, the staff, the journalists and many visitors who come here every day. a career in law enforcement is never easy. but the pass few years have really shown a light on the challenges america's law enforcement officers face. first came the pandemic. while millions of americans hunkered down at home to slow the spread of the virus, law enforcement couldn't do that. they had to be out and about the community. they had to lace up their boots and go to work every day. the risk of the virus meant that even friendly interactions with the public could carry grave risks. more than half of the 619 heroes added to the wall of the national law enforcement memorial this year died of covid-related causes. more than half of the 619 who died

. >> troopers in brownsville chased the truck until it plunges down an embankment. >> joe biden and kamalaallowed it to be open. >> no, peaceful protest is not extreme. >> pete: white house defends protesters targeting conservative justices. >> i never thought we would get to this point that the white house cannot even muster the courage to denounce this type of ramplet. >> spacex requests permission to come on board. >> spacex dragon capsule dropping down after six months in space. >> on behalf of the entire spacex team welcome home. ♪ ♪ >> pete: live sharp of national harbor, maryland. the wheel not turning yet. our wheels are kind of turning on "fox & friends." brian, hand it over to you because i know you like to open the hour of the show. >> brian: i do look forward to my hello i always seem to get the ferris wheel and it doesn't move sit there and forced to come up with something. >> pete: i had nothing so i gave it to you. do you know what it is? i stay within myself. i knew what i had and i listened to brian kilmeade's advice. >> rachel: most famous quote. >> brian: that's how i ra

there are no dying civilians being shelled in brownsville and no one is making a last stand as enemyops approach in san diego. what we have are what has been going on for decades at the border. people who want a better life combined with people who are fleeing persecution and see the united states as beacon of freedom and want to come and be safe and raise their family away from violence. host: well hear from ire rugs -- iris. caller: aaron, do you know how much the increase has been in putting people on the border from our side security, detection and all that. and if there were not so many people there to assist those who are crossing over, where would they go? how would they get there? would they be stuck? and if they are coming across the rio grande and getting into the water first of all with the drugs, wouldn't the drugs be ruined in the crossing? they won't be holding it over their head when crossing. and i would like it know the increase in how many people we have put into the industry moving these people to a better place getting them inspected, getting them a job, getting t

there are no dying civilians being shelled in brownsville and no one is making a last stand as enemys approach in san diego. what we have are what has been going on for decades at the border. people who want a better life combined with people who are fleeing persecution and see the united states as beacon of freedom and want to come and be safe and raise their family away from violence. host: well hear from ire rugs -- iris. caller: aaron, do you know how much the increase has been in putting people on the border from our side security, detection and all that. and if there were not so many people there to assist those who are crossing over, where would they go? how would they get there? would they be stuck? and if they are coming across the rio grande and getting into the water first of all with the drugs, wouldn't the drugs be ruined in the crossing? they won't be holding it over their head when crossing. and i would like it know the increase in how many people we have put into the industry moving these people to a better place getting them inspected, getting them a job, getting the

the eight points of entry in south texas extending from del rio to brownsville customs and border protection seized $786 million worth of narcotics last fiscal year. fentanyl alone sow a 1066% increase. >> most of the narcotics war from going to bigger cities. dallas, houston, san antonio. more up north. >> chief deputy with a maverick county sheriff's office just an hour south adele rio says the drugs that flow through this port and eagle pass could end up anywhere. >> exclusively with the top u.s. border agent in the el paso area about the new challenges that she and her colleagues face, including what is driving american kids to help cartels snuggle people across the border. >> cartels are actively recruiting on social media these young drivers. these are kids, american kids, u.s. citizens under the age of 18 who are now being recruited through social media to earn 1000, 2000, even up to $3,000 over a pick up of a human smuggling loan. >> it is disturbing new data, it shows 42 migrants on the terror watchlist have been arrested trying to enter our country illegally since joe biden took of