the immigrants who are apprehended and processing to bus them to larado, texas. so, i have two vehicles escorting those buses to larado. >> in other words they have to reassign personnel to help with the surge. according to the latest figures released by customs and boarder protection, northeasterly a quarter of a million people came into the u.s. via mexico in the last month. >> thank you, so much. and that immigration crisis has already been a major issue in the gop primary race. we're now three weeks away from the first votes cast in the 2024 gop presidential nomination. the iowa caucuses take place january 15th, with new hampshire and south carolina primaries following right after that. donald trump remains the clear front-runners despite his legal troubles and all the other presidential hopefuls are racing to clear that gap. the state of the race as we enter the holidays. >>> well, jessica, the candidates for president are celebrating christmas, but, it's hard to imagine that christmas is the only thing on their minds with three weeks to go to the iowa caucu