>> trace: jonathan serrie live for us. jonathan? you can find nearby vaccinations by going to vaccines dot above. now we move tonight french connection. we are learning new details of how the french officials who designed and built the now infamous wuhan lab in china were abruptly removed. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest tonight from the pentagon. >> u.s. and french officials sounded alarm bells about security at the wuhan institute of virology as early as 2009 according to state department cables. >> it's a critical piece of data that clearly that the cables indicate the chinese had lax security of standards. the press were pointing on this indicates the french had have had a very troubled relationship with the chinese going back almost a decade. there were concerns. >> tom dinanno trump appointee was on the team investigating the origin of and tells fox that those concerns centered on safety wuhan institute of virology and the business come of collaborating with the chinese on such sensitive biotech

our jonathan serrie is live in la joya, texas, jonathan, what is driving these numbers? major factor that the migrants and their handlers are anticipating the sunset of title 42. that's a federal health policy that was invoked last year to rapidly exspell illegal border crossers in an effort to prevent the spread of covid-19. even though the policy is still in effect, the federal government has been granting more and more exceptions. with the borders crossings topping 1.1 million so far this year, we've surpassed the total for the entire year of 2019 which was the last surge. >> i don't see an end. sight not in the immediate future. he think this fiscal year we're going to end up pretty darn close to a record number of am apprehensions. >> as we go to the aerial view from the our drone, you can see incomplete construction of the wall when president biden took office and it's easy for migrants to move past it. and they use it for navigation. head toward the wall, that's the u.s. what was intended to be a barrier has now become a beacon, back to you. griff: let's talk abou

month, that's a live look from the fox flight team over the southern border in the way of texas, jonathan serrieh why these numbers keep rising, good afternoon jonathan. >> good afternoon many of the migrants coming over the border tell us they're trying to escape crime and poverty in their home countries is relatively easy to walk around the incomplete sections of the u.s. border wall were construction stopped at the end of the trump of administration, when the migrants get in many turn themselves involuntarily in hopes more relaxed policies under the vita administration will allow them to stay in our country, texas officials say even the peaceful groups of families and children coming over the border contribute indirectly to a criminal element. >> there's a reality that people need to come to grips with, almost everyone who comes across the border does so happening to work with cartel and traffickers almost everyone across the border will be extracted from them. >> other migrants try to evade authorities when they come in in uvalde troopers told pulled over a beyond one guatemalan in four hund

jonathan serrie live in la jolla, texas. jonathan, good afternoon. >> hi, trace.ternoon to you. the border patrol says that these people with criminal pasts are trying to elude detection by crossing the u.s.-mexico border in the more remote areas. we take an aerial view from our fox flight team drone. you can see america's porous southern border. when the biden administration came in, they stopped construction. the pentagon announced 3,000 national guard troops sent to the region during the trump administration will continue to assist the border patrol into next year. experts say the problems go beyond the obvious humanitarian crisis. >> the crisis that we have on the border is not just about illegal migrants coming across. it's about illegal narcotics and the illegal contraband that they funnel across. >> many of the women, children and families come across turn themselves over to authorities trusting the process will provide them a legal path to reside in the is -- the u.s. earlier we saw two migrants wearing life preservers near mission, tax. today a new policy

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the undocumented criminals and also more jail cells for those who need to be incarcerated. >> jonathan serrieive in the joya texas. south dakota governor kristi noem has asked her state to send national guard members to assist at the border. she joins us from cpac where she spoke moments ago, governor, welcome. >> thank you for inviting me. >> the theme of the speech was joe biden's america, for those of you who didn't get to perceive you perform, would you layout the key points. >> i talked about the very different world were living in today than the one i had the opportunity to grow up in and i talked about the fact that were seeing crime, lawlessness and open border that is devastating families and businesses and jeopardizing our national security. i talked about the decision to send my national guard down to the border i was the first governor in the country in texas and arizona asked for help i sent national guard troops that know how to complete missions, they are trained and equipped in their the best, we talked about that and the importance of taking the start seriously and also pushi

jonathan serrie live in la joya, texas, on the border with more on the doings there. jonathan. >> reporter: hi, eric. in fact, it is the anticipation of more lenient policies under the biden administration that is driving many of these migrants to come over the southwest land border. in many locations they can simply walk around incomplete sections of the border wall, and when they come in, many families and children are so confident they'll be able to stay in the country, they actually seek out border patrol agents to turn themselves in voluntarily. while these family groups of migrants are peaceful, texas authorities say they still contribute indirectly to a criminal element. >> there's a reality that people need to come to grips with, and that is almost everyone who comes across the border does so having to work with cartels and traffickers. almost everyone across the border is going to have a price extracted from them. >> reporter: the large family groups also distract officers from smaller groups, usually young men, who try to stay under the radar. state troopers

jonathan serrie fox news.e delta variant continues to spread a growing number of employers here in the bay area are considering requiring proof of vaccination from employees as well as from customers. in some cases, state assemblywoman buffy wicks from the east bay believes this approach will help to slow the surge this week. she tweeted this. it's time we do something uncomfortable. make vaccination mandatory at schools, gyms, hospitals, workplaces, et cetera. assemblywoman wicks joins us now live to discuss the specific mix of what she is proposing here. always appreciate you taking the time assemblywoman. thank you for doing it. why do you believe it's time for a statewide vaccine mandate? and what exactly would this look like in your mind? well, thank you very much for having me. you know, i read the article the other day that said that many counties in in the bay area would be under the purple tier right now because of the spread of the delta variant, and if you recall if we were in the purple tier, if we

jonathan serrie fox news, big dixie fire burning in butte and plumas counties has now grown to more than 223 square miles threatening 1500 structures. it's 18% contained, crews say the fire continues to burn to the northeast in remote areas with little lexus hampering efforts to control it. but they say firefighters are making better progress on the southeast edge of the fire to keep it north of bucks lake south of lake tahoe. the tamarack fire is now burned more than 91 square miles, it is forced new evacuations when members caused a spot fire that jumped highway 3 95, north of topaz lake on the california nevada line. christensen most tells us residents in south lake tahoe are keeping a very close eye on this fire. mhm as the tamarack fire continues to grow in alpine county. a few ridgelines over the community of south lake tahoe watches and remembers the first thing i think of his angle right because i was a fallen leaf lake that day. were there for like, five missed me, my family and we saw that huge smoke coming over the mountain. the wind driven angora fire in 2000 and seven consum

jonathan serrie fox news anyway, economists say the delta variant could pose a threat to what's beenomic recovery from the pandemic. president biden visited a pennsylvania manufacturing plant today to roll out a new push for american made goods. the president announced the administration will change the threat. hold for what counts as american made 60% of any product must be made with us manufactured components. that's up from 55% the goal is by 2029 to have 75% us manufactured components. substantially all is going to mean substantially all i can sum it up in two words by american. the president's pennsylvania visit is also part of his push for his infrastructure bill and for more vaccinations to help the economy. a scaled down version of the settlement county fair opened today with some limitations will tell about the covid protocols in place and a burial weather another day of high temperatures inland. we'll do it all over again as we had another thursday forecast, but possibly some monsoonal clouds, bringing in a slight chance of a shower. we'll have more on your weekend outlook

arthel: jonathan serrie, we'll take it back here many thank you. eric.convention in dallas, there is south dakota governor kristi noem, she has taken the stage, addressing the gathering of conservatives. the south dakota govern for, one of several potential names being mentioned as a possible republican presidential candidate. but in just a few hours from now, we will hear from former president trump. he will be back on that stage that has so often in the past embraced him. we're also waiting to learn whether conservatives at that gathering will want to put their faith behind him for another run for the white house or if it's time for a new face like nomes or mike pompeo or many others to lead the republican party. matt schlapp joins us now. what do you expect to hear from the former president when he takes the stage. >> just like your coverage, is pregnant with the idea of the run for president again. we've only had one president that was separated by a loss and got a second term. it would be history. i think what we'll hear from president trump is an a

jonathan serrie fox newshe u.l soon get you into england without having to go through a mandatory quarantine. these changes go into effect on monday, travelers will still need to take a coronavirus tests before leaving and after arriving in england, despite the changes, the biden administration has held off on loosening restrictions for uk and european visitors coming here to the us in sydney, australia. lockdown orders are being extended as covid-19 cases spike there. the latest lockdown was due to expire in three days. but now officials are extending it for four more weeks. they want people in the city and neighboring regions to stay home until august, 28th despite the flare up of cases due to the delta, vary it crowds have been protesting against those stay at home orders. the los angeles city council approved an ordinance today that will ban homeless encampments from certain areas of the city, including sidewalks measure prohibits encampments on sidewalks and driveways for way overpasses and on ramps and their

jonathan serrie fox news, no beautiful, summer like day around the bay area.og in sixties at the coast upper nineties are hotter spots inland. a new repeat expected for tomorrow before things get a bit more injured. staying on sunday. a live look outside our doors and over san francisco a little bit of fall you can see there inside the bay. we do have mostly cloudy skies up against the coastline at this time, and it will work its way across to the east bay right around sunset. here's a look at the temperatures outside right now. 64 degrees in san francisco upper sixties to low seventies stretching from berkeley towards hayward and for the inner east bay low to mid nineties 92 in livermore, 95. brentwood a beautiful and bitter day over the bay of the north. i should, say 79 in santa rosa and san jose. you are 78 your numbers five degrees warmer than yesterday. at this time, hayward is up by 10 livermore up by nine. nevada up by seven. so for most a warmer day, the onshore breezes with us, it's fairly weak. we have fairfield reporting of 15 mph. oakland reportin

and jonathan serrie is live with more for us. what are you seeing today? >> within the past 90 minutes we saw border patrol agents make several arrests all of it captured on video from our fox flight team. take a look at dramatic drone video from the sky. you can see six young men wearing black running across the brush and two ends up staying back and hiding in the bushes. four continue running. this immediately raises the suspicions of border patrol area who run into the brush, pursue the men and apprehend them. they were taken to a border patrol van separate from the migrant families that you often see coming over. these families usually turn themselves in voluntarily and given water and transported on buses. and dinners from these young men trying to evade capture. taking a look at the live drone video. it's walkable for migrants wanting to get in. the border wall initiated by president trump never completed and immediately stopped when president biden took office. jacqui: what are state officials doing about this? >> as you mentioned governor greg abbo

jonathan serrie has more on how some federal agencies are among the first to take some big steps. there was a growing push to mandate covid-19 vaccinations as new infection surge once again, the department of veterans affairs becoming the first federal agency to require the shot for more than 100,000 frontline workers, while the state of california and new york city are mandating employees get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. some health experts say there could be similar requirements put in place nationwide. the goal here is public health, right and we certainly one all hospital workers who are in contact with patients to be vaccinated. the vaccine is highly effective, but some critics argue the mandates are government overreach. new york city firefighters announcing monday they'll fight any vaccine requirement. the position of the u f a has always been pro vaccine, but we stand firm that a non fda approved vaccination is a personal choice. the vaccine mandates come as the delta variant continues to spread quickly. the number of new infections in the u. s more than tripling

neil: jonathan serrie, thank you.he administration is sending mixed signals on how it views those who seek asylum in the country at the border versus though who might be seeking asylum from cuba or haiti. deadset against telling them not in either country to try to come to this country or get into boats and get to the united states. different policies that has senators, finance committee, energy committee, thank you. it's that we're potentially sending mixed signals. what do you think the white house is saying here? >> well, from what we're hearing from the president, it looks like president biden wants open border policies for everybody except the cuban people. and perhaps that makes sense, neil, because president biden wouldn't want people to come into our country who might give testimony to the failures of socialism and contradict president biden's far left agenda. those images from the southern border are just shocking and neil, just yesterday i was in billings, montana having a briefing with our law enforcement t

arthel: will take it back here, jonathan serrie live at the border, thank you jonathan. eric: protesters in cuba cut off by the internet by the communist regime they are now getting help as a rally for freedom and help comes from our next guest. tennessee senator marsha blackburn's bill will help the cuban activist get on the web in their island walk by the government. what more should president biden do, senator blackbird next for bringing freedom to cuba 90 miles away from our homeland. ♪ ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ oh! are you using liberty mutual's coverage customizer tool? sorry? well, since you asked. it finds discounts and policy recommendations, so you only pay for what you need. limu, you're an animal! who's got the bird legs now? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ subway® has so much new they couldn't fit it in their last ad. like new smashed avocado and artisan italian bread. 100% wild-caught tuna. hold up! 100% wild-caught tuna ain't new! subway®'s always had 100% wild-caught tuna! y'all tried to sneak one in on the chuckster! life...

in la jolla texas, jonathan serrie is there now. , jonathan. >> reporter: florida governor desantis will be are meeting with texas law enforcement officials this afternoon. this comes on the heels of visits up to the texas border by some florida sheriffs and police chiefs. they're interested in helping texas manage its border crisis because what happens here affects them and other communities around the country in terms of drugs and other criminal activity. >> it's not politics. it's not democrat or republican. it's really about saving lives in ocala, florida, boston, new york, atlanta or wherever. this is the garbage that's killing our people, our citizens of to call la, it's originating from right here at the border. >> reporter: with border patrol encounters topping 1.1 million along the southwestern land border during the first six months of this year, it's already larger than it was for the entire year of 2019 which was the last surge. >> i don't see an end in sight, not in the immediate future. i mean, this fiscal year we're go

jonathan serrie live in atlanta home of the cdc. ing workers to get vaccinated. that charlotte, two major hospital systems are requiring employees to do this. everywhere else, the shots are highly recommended for everyone. take a listen. >> if you're unvaccinated, consider a vaccination today. it's free. it's available. it's easy. it works. it's never, never been more important. >> here's why the white house is concerned. the u.s. now averaging 37,700 new cases per day. a 53% increase over the previous seven-day average. federal health officials say the contagious delta variant is driving much of the surge. at the start of the pandemic, someone sick with covid-19 was expected to infect about three other people. with the delta variant, an infected person spreads the virus to as many as nine people. >> the delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than circulating strains. it's one of the most infectious viruss that we know of. >> even with delta as the dominant strain in the u.s., federal health officials say existi

jonathan serrie is on the border in la joya, texas. slates is look for information. that's exactly what u.s. and mexican authorities do once a year as they meet identifying some of the most hardened criminals wanted on both sides of the border for crimes ranging from human smuggling to murder. crime is a serious concern along the u.s. southern border. over weekend we saw a border patrol agent apprehend young men trying to evade capture by hiding in the brush and running. the suspected criminals sometimes get away. they followed a path of footprints a group of other men left in a wide, muddy field. suspects made it to a nearby highway where they were able to disappear into the community and authorities say that's when the problems occur. on saturday troopers with the texas department of public safety engaged in a high-speed chase with a suspected human smuggler who crashed into one car before losing control of his vehicle and striking a pole. the driver was carrying seven undocumented migrants in his car and then you have the humanitaria

let's go to jonathan serrie first off on the whole covid issue, the response, how far we go, worries, not necessarily another lockdown, some restrictions, what do you think, jonathan? what's the latest? reporter: a lot of talk about masks in the covid briefing. white house officials say they will continue to follow the science and guidance from the cdc. the current cdc guidance is that, if you are urn vaccinated you should continue to wear a mask in public. if you are vaccinated you can expect a good degree of protection but individual decision, whether you want to take the added precaution of wearing a mask in certain indoor environments, leaving it up to the individual and also deferring in large part to local governments to come up with their own policies, acknowledging that america is really a patchwork that, the virus is affecting different communities at different rates. for example, here in atlanta, atlanta public schools just announced they will require masks of all staff and students returning to school in the fall. the cdc just released new figures, the seven-day rolling ave

jonathan serrie live at the southern border.est. >> the white house not happy about these numbers obviously they are going in the wrong direction when you look at them year to year making tremendous gains there. these are preliminary numbers, not the final numbers. states are still tallying up the numbers and the numbers will only increase. president biden announced he wants to have a new drug czar in place with the margins razor thin in the u.s. senate it is sometimes difficult to get people confirmed. newly released data shows the alarming truth, 93,000, 30% this at a time when the country was in the midst of a once in a century pandemic. over the past year in the el paso sector of texas, officials seized 41 pounds of fentanyl compared to just 1 pound in all of 2018. a 4,000% increase. border states like texas, arizona, and new mexico are transport hubs. the drugs make their way north to states like west virginia where numbers continue to disappoint health officials. >> drugs are flooding across our border. if you saw the stat

jonathan serrie is live on the border of la jolla, texas. >> we saw just a handful of migrants beingo, here's the drone shot to show our porous border, the border fence which began construction during the trump administration and immediately seized when president biden took office. the pentagon says about 3,000 national guard troops will remain at the border through next year. their mission which began during the trump administration has largely provided logistical support to the border patrol. at republican governors from several states are preparing to send additional national guard units and law enforcement personnel to the border. chad wolf, the former department of homeland security under president trump says it's not just a humanitarian crisis, you also have to look at the potential for crime spilling over the border. governor greg abbott of texas says illegal border crossings have increased to more than 800% over last year, and he worries about cartels, drugs and human traffickers exploiting weaknesses in our southern border. trace, back to you. >> trace: at jonathan serrie li

jonathan serrie on duty in la joya, texas today. good morning there. >> hi.ike that are becoming common in the rio grande valley. in this particular area border patrol says it has encountered roughly 70 large groups of migrants coming over the border just in this fiscal year so far. these larger groups are generally families fleeing poverty and crime in their home countries and as soon as they cross the border they look for the border patrol agents to voluntarily turn themselves in. here in la joya, texas we saw a group of 150 migrants, more than half children, do just that. clayton newhouse whose family owns 1300 acres of farmland along the rio grande he sees 15 to 300 migrants arrive each day. he says changes in immigration policy in washington are behind the increasing numbers. >> as soon as they heard that the catch and return policy was going to be stopped and the catch and release into the american public, they heard that policy would be in effect and they just -- it was day and night. >> these large family groups are not dangerous they distract the bor

jonathan serrie on how the cdc is handling this. talk about walking a tight rope, jonathan, what's going on? >> reporter: yeah, exactly. there are a lot of nerves that are frayed, so they want to be cautious. they want to follow the science, but they also want to employ policies that people are actually going the follow and not get frustrated over. federal health officials acknowledge that infection rates vary considerably from community to community, so instead of adopting this national mask policy, for now at least they're deferring to state and local governments to implement their own policies based on what's going there. here's a few examples of what's going on across the country. three san francisco bay area counties are urging private employers to require workers to be fully vaccinated. los angeles county is requiring residents to resume wearing masks indoors regardless of whether they've been vaccinated. and in philadelphia indoor mask wearing for everyone is strongly recommended. and several large school districts including c

jon: jonathan serrie live in la jolla texas, thank you.has been a busy week in a protest in south florida in support of the cuban people large groups are calling on the biden administration and international community to intervene as a communist regime continues to crackdown on the right to speak out, internet access in that country is cut in a human rights group says antigovernment protesters are being arrested, charles watson is live in miami florida with the latest. >> i can tell you no shortage of support for the people of cuba here in miami, it i source for e demonstration and that is what we see again this evening, i'll take a step out so you can see dozens of people if not hundreds are waving the cuban flag you hear the loud noise of the horns honking as all of these people rally for the freedom of the people of cuba, again this is what we seen all weekend long many of these folks were born in cuba and escape from the communist island to america many of them still have family and loved ones and this is a personal situation for them.

jonathan serrie is in mission, texas, with the very latest on the ground. jonathan. >> reporter: hi there, eric. right now i'm standing in front of a section of the border wall. i say a section, because it's really not a complete hole as we take an a aerial view from our fox flight team drone. you can see how easy it is to simply walk around large, unfinished portions of the border wall whose construction began during the trump administration and ended abruptly when president biden took office. meeting with the sheriffs of texas border communities this afternoon, governor greg abbott said it would be feasible for the state to get the job done because it has an abundance of public land along the border as well as private land that's being with offered by the owners. >> and so we have more mileage available to us to build a border wall than what has already been built in the state of texas by the trump administration. >> reporter: one concern raised at that meeting was the criminal activity that continues to spill over the border. today the department of publi

jonathan serrie is live for us in the border town of la joya, texas. >> you can see some activity behindtrol vehicles including a bus. right now they are processing the remainder of those migrants who came over earlier this morning approximately 150 migrants walking down this road voluntarily turning themselves in to border patrol agents. more than half of them were children. some of the migrants were so tired from their journey they were sitting in the street. groups represent the humanitarian crisis on the border, increasing numbers of men, women and children fleeing poverty and crime in honduras, el salvador and other parts of central america. the border patrol is also dealing with a criminal element coming over the border. u.s. and mexican authorities identified 10 most wanted criminals, individuals accused of homicide, narcotics trafficking or human smuggling along the border. border patrol and mexican counterparts say they're interested in apprehending the man in photo number two because he repeatedly puts migrants at risk taking them through dangerous areas. >> those of us that wo

first to jonathan serrie that brings us up to speed on the new guidelines. >> the cdc is now recommendingated individuals wear masks in indoor public spaces when they're in communities with high transmission rates. now, in theory, this could impact more than 63% of the country. 63% of the country reporting high or substantial rates of transmission. federal health officials say the delta variant changes everything because it behaves differently than previous variants of the coronavirus. it behaves in ways that concern federal health officials enough to change their guidance on masking. >> the information on the delta variant from several states and other countries indicates that in rare occasions some vaccinated people infected with the delta variant after vaccination may be contagious and spread the virus to others. >> the cdc also recommends everyone wear a mask in school, k-12 schools even though the virus has posed a lower risk to younger children. >> younger children are less apt to become seriously ill. i didn't say it was zero. if it's your child, it's 100%. think about this. covid

jonathan serrie live at the border with the very latest on the crossings.han. >> reporter: hi there, eric. governor abbott specifically is meeting with sheriffs of costs lining the mexican border here in texas trying to brainstorm ideas on how best to help them. local law enforcement has been carrying much of the burden especially when it comes to criminal elements crossing the border. and the governor is looking for a way to make more jail space, judges and other resources available. take a listen. >> because of the current administration's complete abandonment of enforcing the laws that were a passed by the united states congress concerning immigration, there is an unprecedented increase in the number of people coming across the border. >> reporter: today near the border in la joya, texas, we saw six young men wearing black running across the brush. two stayed hidden, four continued running. this immediately raised suspicions of border patrol agents who pursued and apprehended the men. these men were taken to a van separate from migrant families who usual

jonathan serrie reports from atlanta.ealth officials expressing concern is covid-19 hot spots continue to pop up in low vaccinated states across the country. florida now leads the u. s in new cases accounting for at least 20% of new infections. nationwide outbreaks are also being reported in missouri and arkansas as a result of the highly transmissible delta variant. cdc officials are now sending a blunt message. the message from cdc remains clear. vaccination is the most powerful tool we have. infections are also rising. um among children across the country to covid-19 outbreaks were traced to summer camps in western ohio, prompting statewide officials to update their mass guidance for campers. in a separate incident, 160 cases are being tied to a church sponsored camp event last month in galveston, texas. teachers are uneasy as many school districts prepared to reopen their doors for in person classes. we also know. that nobody a remarkable thing to ignore. meanwhile a new study is casting doubt on the effectiveness of

jonathan serrie, ktvu fox two news, solano county is the only bay area county to not recommend wearing masks, regardless of vaccination status, the county's health officer told ktvu that that decision is based on the fact that vaccinated people are well protected against the delta variant, even without a map. ask, it is pretty clear that the delta virus has not changed over the last several months that it is not more effective at defeating the vaccine. the vaccine is still very effective against this variant and so vaccinated people with immunity are not acquiring the illness and they're not transmitting the illness. the state has invested $40 million to partner with small physician networks, hoping local doctors can help inform and ultimately convince people to get vaccinated. the u. c board of regions will vote on a multi year tuition increase known as the forever height. a meeting is underway right now, while outside the office of the president. students protested the plan. as ktvu elissa harrington reports this afternoon. they're urging the regions to reject the hike. it's no way w

jonathan serrie has the latest in atlanta. what are they saying, jonathan? >> hi, bill.onsiderably from community to community. rather than changing mass guidance nationwide, they are deferring to state and local governments to adopt policies that make sense los angeles county is requiring residents to wear masks indoors whether they have been vaccinated or not. several large school districts including chicago and atlanta have announced they will require all students and staff to wear masks indoors. governor ron desantis says he's been calling a special sentence dumb accession of the legislature to block any efforts to mandate masks in public schools. >> we need our kids to be able to be kids. we need them to be able to breathe, it's terribly uncomfortable for them to do it. there's not very much science behind it. >> federal health officials say unvaccinated people account for 97% of those hospitalized with covid-19 and more than 99% of those who died. a growing number of politicians on both sides of the aisle are expressing frustration with residents who refuse to get

jonathan serrie is on that story back in mcallen, texas today. what happened?released from jail on bond. he was awaiting trial for allegedly assaulting family members. police have identified him as 22-year-old omar shab eara. they say they captured him after an 11 hour stand-off and used robots to enter the home where he barricaded himself. the stand-off began after a neighbor reported the suspect acted strangely and walking around with a large gun. when police made contact with him the suspect became hostile and didn't want the talk with them. >> the suspect opened the front door to the residence and began firing on the police officers. we did return fire but it did not appear we struck the suspect at that time. >> officers from neighboring agencies came to assist including the commander of the lubbock county sheriff's office swat team killed in the gunfire. officers saluted as a procession of police cars after his body went to the medical examiner's office. he served overseas with the u.s. army before joining the lubbock county sheriff's office nine years ago

jonathan serrie is at the border in la are hoya, texas -- la joya, texas. when we first arrived today, a handful being rounded up by border patrol. the pentagon says about 3,000 national guard troops will remain at the border through next year, largely providing logistical support to the border patrol. republican governors from several states are preparing to send additional national guard units and law enforcement personnel to the border. chad wolf, the former head of the department of homeland security under president trump, says the influx of migrants is not just a humanitarian crisis, but raises concerns about crime. >> well, i think what this is telling you, brian, is that the crisis that we have on the border is not just about illegal migrants coming across. it's also about illegal narcotics, illegal contraband that they are funneling across that border. so every day that the crisis goes on, every day that we're facing these historic numbers along that border, we've got to think about the criminal element and the criminal activity that goes along with