we have edward lawrence in washington and casey stegall on the border in el paso, texas.eporter: the democrats and republicans say neither got everything they wanted, but they can live with the compromise on border security. >> the tentative agreement represents a welcome path forward for our country and away from the government shutdown. >> this is where the president wants to go top secure the borders of the united states. reporter: it has $1.35 billion for a barrier wall of steel slats. and no deal on immigration reform for the so-called dreamers. senator chuck schumer introduced a bill with $46 billion for border security and $8 billion for repairing and rebuilding the wall. the bill overwhelmingly passed the senate but did not pass the house. >> am i happy at first glance? the answer is no, i'm not. i am not happy. but am i happy with where we are going? i'm thrilled. reporter: the president may sign the bill to keep the government open, then declare a national emergency to move money to other agencies. still a senior administration official says omb alerted agencies

casey stegall is there. casey?e a higher vantage point for you today of the border in this whole region coming here. if you see behind me, you've got u.s. customs and border protection officials and u.s. border patrol agents in vehicles lining the rio grande river. their vehicles are facing the direction of the river, which is the international border. a lot of state troopers are here, and we understand more help is being sent. this is all about a show of force. earlier today, by the way, speaking of that, the pentagon announcing that it is moving 250 troops from arizona here to eagle pass, texas in response to this migrant caravan. that does not include the additional 3700 or so extra troops the president is deploying along the entire southern border and talked about in the state of the union speech last night. meantime, the secretary for the u.s. department of homeland security, kirstjen nielsen, tweeting this out after last night state of the union address. "border security is not a partisan issue. potus clearly

casey stegall reporting live in eagle pass. casey? >> hey, shepard. on why it can take so long to process all of the asylum claims. when you are applying for asylum, each case requires an initial interview. right? and federal authorities tell us those interviews can take anywhere from 2 to 3 hours at a time. so you can start to do the math and they say that that's why they can only process a maximum of about 20 cases a day in this small border community. but the mayor over in piedras negras, mexico where the caravan of about 1800 members are being housed while they wait, which is only about two miles from us, i should point out, say that their government resources could keep this warehouse turned makeshift shelter open for only about three months. so, although additional resources have been brought in on both the united states and on the mexico side, federal officials say they are still in a tough spot here. >> at this point, the system is total capacity. is at total capacity. at all points in the process. the status quo is not sustainable. the situat

casey stegall, life in tucson, arizona. casey? >> hey, iris. good to see you.rd's troops currently deployed all up and down the southern border. 600 or so in arizona, bringing in air assets that are extremely valuable. that is where a politician puts on a different hat. speak we will taxi out and get out there, brief all the departure. >> welcome to carmen smith adam kinzinger's second job. >> we don't talk about politics. we just hang out and do the mission. >> mission has been piloting this military intelligence plan, the rc 26, over the arizona-mexico border for the past two weeks. >> when i'm on active duty, i become a political. >> before politics, he served in the u.s. air force during don't like doing tours of duty in both iraq and afghanistan. now a lieutenant colonel with the air national guard, he's fighting a different kind of battle. >> border patrol has such a vast area out here they are trying to cover. they have asked us to bring air assets to help them. >> the massive border terrain makes it difficult to spot illegal activity, but inside the joi

>> chris: casey stegall router from the border in texas. casey, thank you. chinese spies infiltrating your local college campus? lawmakers say the threat is very real. first, beyond our borders tonight. an 8-story building collapsed in istanbul today killing at least two people. rescue workers pulled six people from the rubble and are attempting to free more. the cause of the collapse is not known but government officials say the top three floors were built illegally. the president of the european council took a swipe at some brexit backers in britain asking what, quote: special place in hell might be reserved for those who don't know how to deliver the country's exit from the european union. donald tusk also appeared to dash hopes the eu will soon reopen discussions about the brexit deal that was rejected by british lawmakers last month. and the venezuelan military attempted to block humanitarian aid from entering the country by barricading a bridge. the bridge was blocked by a fuel tanker, cargo trailer and makeshift fencing at a border crossing with colom

casey stegall shows us what's happening one major crossing and you can decide for yourself. >> casey: here in eagle pass, texas, u.s. customs and border protection officials face the arduous task of carob and migrants which involves feeding them and conducting a credible fear interview to see if they qualify for asylum in the u.s. if they do, they are sent to a u.s. detention facility to formally begin the process in immigration court. >> at this point the system is at total capacity. at all points in the process. the status quo is not sustainable. >> casey: which is why it could take weeks if not months to get through everyone. a long wait in cramped conditions caused tensions to boil over this week at the warehouse turned shelter in mexico. u.s. officials worry that more desperate these migrants become, the more likely they are to become violent or even attempt to rush the border. so added security has been put in place to stop any threats. >> you can see all of this wire back here and what you have is rebar that is actually stuck in one, two, three, four, five concrete barriers wit

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casey stegall is live at eagle pass, texas.security behind you. >> yeah, harris, a lot of security. let me show you around and set the scene for you. things have changed dramatically since the caravan's arrival. this is shall be parked. you can see the existing wall and fencing. there's only about 2.2 miles of it in this area, and it's all right along here. yesterday we were life inside that, right on the banks of the rio grande river. the international border. today, you can see it's totally sealed off. there is a very heavy law enforcement presence. they aren't even leaving the median there. up there is the primary international bridge that carries people and cars between the united states and mexico where the caravan is. look at this video. last night we saw u.s. customs and border protection officials on the u.s. side training on this bridge, readying for the caravan's arrival, deploying smoke grenades and rehearsing crowd control. this morning, as mentioned, about 2 miles from this location, outside the shelter, housing th

casey stegall is in eagle pass with more. casey? >> a couple things to point out. we are talking about two different caravans, the one that arrived here across the border from eagle pass where we are. that is comprised of 1,800 or so. then you have a second group entering mexico from guatemala. that one said to be heading toward the san diego, tijuana area. if they are seeking asylum like a majority of the folks are, each asylum case has to have an initial interview. the fed tell us it takes 2 to 3 hours for each under view to happen. here in eagle pass with a caravan of 1,800, they can only process 0 a day. so you do the math. the mayor in mexico where the caravan is being housed say their government resources could only keep the makeshift shelter up for 3 months or so. so even though additional resources have been brought in on the mexican and u.s. side, officials say they are still in a tough spot. >> at this point the system is at a total capacity. the status quo is not sustainable. it demand action at a ma right of fronts. >> the texas governor has ordered the

casey stegall is on the grounds with the latest. casey? reporter: we reported on your program last week from this spot. since we have been on the ground we have seen the growing law enforcement presence that you talk about here in eagle pass, texas. there have been lines up and down on the banks of the rio grande river. that's the international border at eagle pass texas here. the governor of the state ordered 5. >> 0 state troopers -- 500 state troopers to the area to assist. then you have this heavy show of force on the international crossing bridges which carry thousands of people, cars, trucks and trains across the border each day. then you have 250 active duty troops the pentagon says is being shifted to the region to assist. but agents say these resources are necessary because they describe the system as overloaded. >> the ports of entry, the bridges, they were never designed to house people, to house people. poarpts of entry are locations where you present yourself for inspection. you are inspected and either released or referred. b

casey stegall is o on the ground there with more. when they will begin to arrive here in eagle pass, texas. but you still have a very big show of force at the border. this is where the border of eagle pass, texas is. then on the other side is mexico. and that's where that shelter is set up housing the migrants. earlier today the pentagon did announce 250 troops were going to be moved from arizona here to eagle pass in response to this particular caravan. that's in addition to the 3,750 extra troops the president talked about in the state of the union address that he is also deploying along the entire southern border. secretary of homeland security kirstjen nielsen said border security is not a partisan issue. potus laid out the need to secure our southern border. make no mistake. this a humanitarian and security crisis that will continue to worsen if congress fails to act. police in rye hot gear are posted outside the melt everywhere the migrants wait to begin their asylum claims. the mayor of that mexican city say they can only prov

casey stegal is live there. everything calm now? >> reporter: dana, things have really calmed down.hat is largely because of the huge police presence that you have outside the shelter. mexican police have been donning rite gear and have been posted up since the caravan arrived last week. tensions piqued. a dust up between a handful of migrants. authorities say this is because they reportedly would not let them leave to shop at some local businesses and people got angry. refugee advocacy groups say emotions are running high and the frustration is building because inside the cramped warehouse turned shelter where some 1600 people are waiting, it's crowded and the facilities are hard to come by. we understand that's why people are getting frustrated. they feel like they aren't getting the answers they want over there and they have to wait in that shelter until their turn is called to come here to the u.s. side to begin processing. >> dana: curious to how long that wait would be. also wanted to hear about your information about the number of drugs being seized at ports of entry. >> repo

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