i want to bring in colton parker, the reporter from san antonio express who about it. being with us. my first question, what kind of people are you seeing getting involved in the militia movement? >> well, a lot of them are also involved in standoff at the ranch in nevada. one thing that is obvious, a lot of them are active in the open carry movement in texas, which i'm sure you've seen a lot of coverage of as well. >> and so they're coming from out of town. many of them. what exactly are they doing? how dangerous is this? >> sure. i mean, they say they're assisting law enforcement agencies. the customs and border protection said they're, you know, private groups organizations taking matters into their own hands could have disastrous personal or public safety consequences. so when i talked so some of the groups, they say they're, you know, whenever immigrants come across the border, they're, you know, stopping them and calling the right law enforcement agencies to with it. in private conversations and youtube videos uploaded they used sharper more violent rhetoric sayi