but work in the united states and are crossing back as they do nearly every single day, david. >> matt gutman with us live again tonight. matt, thank you. >>> two marines have died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise in arizona. it was the first crash for the marines in one of the newest attack helicopters called the viper. the routine flight was out of the air base in yuma, after dark on saturday. the marines are withholding the pilots' identities tonight, pending notification of their families. >>> we turn next tonight to the manhunt amid an outpouring of grief after the murder of a rising music star, rapper nipsey hussle, who was grammy-nominated. he was a former gang member who had turned his life around and was set to meet with the lapd just today. he wanted to help end the gang violence. abc's adrienne bankert is in l.a. tonight. >> reporter: rapper nipsey hussle was set to meet with l.a. police today to work on stopping gang violence. instead, the community is mourning his passing. the artist gunned down in broad daylight in front of the clothing store he founded. ♪ millio

>> matt gutman with that breaking news tonight. matt, thank you. >>> now, the srmsthe f more than 100 miles. four confirmed tornadoes taking at least two lives. an ef-3 striking ruston, louisiana. the roof of this motel 6 completely gone. staggering damage from an ef-2 in bryan, texas. and the line of storms now heading up the east coast, reaching the northeast tomorrow night. at this hour, tornado watches remain in place. abc's marcus moore is in hard-hit ruston, louisiana. >> reporter: tonight, deadly tornadoes striking in the middle of the nights. students at louisiana tech racing to wake each other up. >> oh, my gosh. >> nick, get up! >> reporter: debris strewn across campus. the softball field in tatters. classes now cancelled. direct hit from a massive twister with at least 1 136-mile-per-hour winds. ripping the roof off of this motel 6. >> i couldn't move out of my bed, basically. do rooms, now you can see nothing but blue skies. falling trees slicing the city's homes in half and claiming the lives of a mother and her son. ou

>> all right, matt gutman, who will stay on this through the night. matt, thank you. >>> we are now just hours away from the redacted version of the mueller report being released, expected to be released tomorrow morning. the a.g. revealing late today he will now hold a press conference in the morning. and president trump saying there will be, quote, very strong things to come out. so, has he seen it? has he been briefed on it? abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl and what he's learned. >> reporter: attorney general william barr says he and deputy a.g. rod rosenstein will hold a press conference tomorrow, as the justice department releases a redacted version of the long-awaited mueller report. barr has already declared robert mueller found no evidence the president and his campaign colluded with russia. but on obstruction of justice, quotes mueller's words, "while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." >> he also has a fuller explanation of that in the report that i'll be maki

>> matt gutman with us live tonight. matt, thank you. >>> next tonight, to the huge outpouring in los angeles for slain rap star and activist nipsey hussle. what's being called a celebration of life is now taking place in the staples center. thousands turning out to pay respects. an outspoken advocate for ending gang violence, he was shot and killed in front of his clothing store. president obama paying tribute in a letter, writing nipsey saw potential, he saw hope. his family tonight describing him as a super hero, saying he made the world proud. >>> we turn next here to california, the couple missing for days in the mountains. footprudents were the first clues to get to them. and then a night time fire seen from the sky leading to the rescue. and the so-called life straw they used to filter out parasites from the water to survive. here's abc's will carr. >> reporter: tonight, a first look at the harrowing helicopter rescue of two hikers stuck in pitch black, perilous conditions. rescuers spotted a fire sparked by the hi

>> all right, matt gutman on the scene again for us tonight. matt, thank you. >>> there is a breaking headline out of hawaii at this hour. alarming images coming in now after a deadly helicopter crash right into a neighborhood. it was a tour helicopter that went down in a neighborhood outside honolulu. there were no survivors onboard. and here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: the helicopter crashing in a ball of flames. >> landed on my neighbor's house, my house, or any of the other -- my neighbor's house. >> reporter: on a residential street on the island of oahu around 9:00 a.m. >> rescue one, rescue two. downed helicopter. this is referred to be the kawainui marsh here kaha street. >> reporter: all three onboard were killed. debris coming down near a school and slamming into this car. the driver was okay. >> neighbors were doing a heroic job trying to put out the fire and also trying to get the patients away from the burning aircraft. >> reporter: the chopper, identified as a robinson r-44, is registered to a tour company called novictor

here's correspondent matt gutman. >> sometimes i still have nightmares of things that have happened. such as my siblings being chained up or getting beaten. >> reporter: when david and louise turpin last saw their ilf them were in shackles. today a stunning final chapter in a case that horrified the world. >> what some are calling a house of horrors. inside a home of southern california. >> 13 siblings living in deplorable conditions. >> reporter: now at their sentencing hearing, face-to-face with some of their children for the first time since pleading guilty to multiple counts of torture and false imprisonment. >> i cannot describe in words what we went through growing up. >> reporter: cameras tilted down to protect the victims' identity. one daughter wounded but resilient. >> my parents took my whole life from me, but now i'm taking my life back. >> reporter: their son reading back a message from his sister on forgiveness and grace. >> i just want to thank them for teaching me about god and faith. i hope they never lose their faith. >> reporter: their father david unable to cope.

here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman. >> i turn around and i see the shooter standinghere in position with a rifle, moving it towards me. >> reporter: it was the moment rabbi yisroel goldstein came face to face with evil. >> reporter: it wasn't just a shooting, it was a massacre. >> i felt like i was in a movie or in a dream or something. >> reporter: 8-year-old noya dehan saw her rabbi get shot. >> i wanted to dodge, to do something. and i -- the bullets started to fly. so i tried to cover myself. >> tried to block the bullets? >> tried to block the bell lets. don't know what to do. that's where my finger got shot out. >> two of his fingers are like off, they're off. and he's like gushing blood and stuff. >> i was centimeters away from death, literally. >> reporter: her father feet away. >> i flipped theohnrnt, nursing, allegedly attacked the chabad of poway in the middle of sabbath services. three people were wounded but would survive. 60-year-old lori gilbert-kaye would not, shot just feet away from rabbi goldstein. >> he hates jews. this is pure anti-semitism. >> r

here is matt gutman. >> reporter: the last time the turpin children saw their parents, some were shackled to their beds. >> my parents took my whole life from me. >> reporter: but today in court resilience. >> but now i'm taking my life back. >> reporter: david and louise turpin sobbing as they listened statements from four of their children, and before a judge sentenced them to 25 to life for what they did to their own. >> sometimes i still have nightmares of things that had happened, such as my siblings being chained up or getting beaten, but that is the past and this is now. >> reporter: a remarkable turn from january 2018 when their 17-year-old sister scrambled out this window to dial 911. >> and my parents are abusing. they abuse us, and my two little sisters right now are chained up. >> where are they chained up at? >> on their bed. >> reporter: seen here being arrested, both pleadui glty to multiple counts of torture and fae prisonment, accused of keing their 13 children in starving them, keeping them in filth. even beating some. amid those expressions of anger, there was also forg

>> all right, matt gutman with us again tonight. thank you, matt. >>> next, that high stakes meeting today at the white house. the president, house speaker nancy pelosi, and a potential deal on infrastructure. so, how much will it cost, is it realistic? abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl asking democrats, can they make this deal, or should they be >> reporter: today, a most unusual message from the nation's most powerful democrats. >> we just had a very productive meeting with the president of months ago the democratic leaders last met with the president. today, their sitdown ended with talk of a massive $2 trillion deal to rebuild america's inf infrastructure. not long ago, president trump suggested he wouldn't work with democrats unless they dropped their investigations. that sure hasn't happened. what is a bigger priority for democrats, investigating the president or trying to work with him? >> in previous meetings, the president has said, if these investigations continue, i can't work with you, he didn't bring i

abc's matt gutman has more. >> reporter: that measles scare racing through two of the biggest university systems in the country. many dozens possibly exposed to what is considered one of the world's most contagious viruses. >> we have five cases, four of which are linked as an outbreak that stem from a traveler who was unvaccinated. >> reporter: that traveler coming in from abroad apparently going through los angeles airport. one of the busiest in the world on april 1st and then going on to ucla with its 45,000 students to the psychology department on three days in early april. >> a few of the cases have been in other places attending, you know, ucla classes as well as being in the library, and as a result of that, we have a high number of contacts that may have been exposed. >> reporter: that cal state library, one of the most visited spots on campus. >> 2,000 visitors in that library a day. most of them don't sign in or out, so we've had a lot of exposure to folks that we actually can't identify. >> reporter: over 300 students and faculty now under quarantine at the two universities wi

matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> incredible story. the turpins pleaded guilty in february. and they will be sentenced tomorrow to 25 years to life in prison. >>> we learned new details about a close call about an american airlines flight. the wing was damaged when it left jfk airport in new york last night. the pilot turned back. no one was hurt. the plane tipped to the left side in heavy winds, hitting a light and scraping the runway during takeoff. the faa is investigating. >>> researchers at st. jude hospital says they've found a cure for the disorder called bubble boy disease. they used an experimental gene therapy technique to restore the immune system of ten babies. children with the disease often don't make it to their second birthday. but researchers say the new approach has shown outstanding results with no immediate side effects. they're now hoping to apply it to other genetic diseases. >>> a woman in florida wasted no time fighting back against a would-be thief. the 65-year-old says she saw a man trying to break into her car. the 300-pound antonio moseley was wea

matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to matt gutman there. >>> the city of chicago has madeood on its promise to sue actor jussie smollett. the city is seeking to recoup the costs of investigating smollett's claims that he was the victim of a racist anti-gay attack. chicago claims it spent more than $130,000 in police overtime. the civil suit against smollett says chicago is seeking at least three times that amount. smollett is refusing to pay. all charges against him were dropped last month. >>> the hallmark channel has taken some extraordinary steps to remove actress lori loughlin from her former show. she's been edited out of new episodes of "one calls the heart." hallmark cut ties over allegations of the college admissions scandal. a man accused of taking the tests is expected to plead guilty to several counts today. mark rydell could still face prison time. he's likely to have to forfeit nearly $240,000 he made from the scheme. >>> now to julian assange facing extradition to the u.s. after he was arrested in london. the disheveled wikileaks founder was evicted by ecuado

>> matt gutman tonight.should mention this two-hour special edition of "20/20" coming at 9:00 p.m. eastern >>> there is more ahead on this friday. breaking news tonight. the deadly accident at a water park. the details coming in right now. >>> the kindergarten teacher accused of bullying her students to tears. parents hiding a recording device in their kindergartner's hair. you will hear the audio in a moment. >> the major headline for upstate new york. >>> a cast of "game of thrones" is here and what they said to amy robach that had her in tears here. is here and what they said to amy robach that had her in tears here. stay with you to finish her senior year. things will be tight but, we can make this work. ♪ now... grandpa, what about your dream car? this is my dream now. principal we can help you plan for that . rudy got older and suddenly stopped eating...t, then we found freshpet. now rudy's 13, and going on 3. ♪ thanksmrs. murphy. unitedhealthcare, hi, i need help getting an appointment with my podiatr

here's matt gutman. >> i've never been out. go out much. >> reporter: it's a child's voice, but this is a young woman's plea for help and this 911 call will save her 12 brothers and sisters from their parents' captivity. >> and how many of your siblings are tied up? >> two of my sisters, one of my brothers. >> how are they tied up, with rope or with what? >> with chains. they're chained up to their bed. >> reporter: this 911 audio exclusively obtained by abc news would help convict the 17-year-old's parents on charges including torture and false imprisonment. the turpin children, then ages 2 to 29, all looked and sounded young because prosecutors say their parents starved them. and that house? >> sometimes we live in filth. and sometimes i wake up and i can't breathe because how dirty the house is. >> when was last time you had a bath? >> i don't know. almost a year ago. >> reporter: that 17-year-old showing monumental courage. her parents will be sentenced tomorrow, facing up to life in prison, david. >> all right, matt gutman

abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman is in south bend, indiana with a look at mayor pete and the momentum he's building. matt, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. pete buttigieg making that big announcement today is the biggest nonsecret in politics. now, in elections voters are often looking for the opposite of the incumbent and pete buttigieg is offering himself up as the anti-trump. in his words, an intellectual, laidback, gay mayor from the midwest, half the age of the president. >> let me introduce the mayor, pete buttigieg. >> reporter: the unpronounceable name now a household name. >> all eyes are on south bend indiana mayor pete buttigieg. >> pete buttigieg. >> mayor pete buttigieg. >> reporter: it's a candidacy full of firsts. first mayor to win a nomination. the first openly gay man in office. the first president under 40. the 37-year-old with the boy scout looks has cultivated quite a resume. harvard, rhodes scholar. oxford, mckinsey consulting firm. and a u.s. navy reserve officer. earning a medal for his counterterrorism work. he's been slightly v

the mayor of the city where this happened, but we start with abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman who is at that synagogue with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, eva. a turning turn in this case. law enforcement tells me they strongly believe the man who shot up that synagogue was also the arsonist who set fire to a nearby mosque last month. no suspect charged with that case. and a letter online bragging about getting away with it arson and overnight, they raided his family home saying they are linking him to both hate crimes. overnight heavily armed police raiding the home where suspected teenage gunman john earnest lives with his parents. the 19-year-old college student accused of attacking this house of worship, the chabad of poway synagogue near san diego in the midst of sabbath services. >> this individual was with an ar-type assault weapon and opened fire. >> reporter: the spray of bullets shattering a service on the day that would also mark the end of passover as terrified worshippers inside ran for cover setting off terror inside the synagogue

matt gutman with this abc news exclusive. >> i've never been out.oman's plea for help. this 911 call will save her 12 brothers and sisters from their parents' captivity. >> and how many of your siblings are tied up? >> two of my sisters, one of my brothers. >> how are they tied up? with rope or with what? >> with chains. they're chained up to their beds. >> reporter: this 911 audio exclusively obtained by abc news would help convict the 17-year-old's parents on charges including torture and false imprisonment. the turpin children, then ages 2 to 29, all looked and sounded young because prosecutors say their parents starved them. and that house? >> sometimes -- we live in filth, and sometimes i wake up and i can't breathe because how dirty the house is. >> when was the last time you had a bath? >> i don't know, almost a year ago. >> reporter: knowing her parents would punish an escape with months shackled to her bed, the 17-year-old showed enormous courage. now her parents will be in court, they'll be sentenced with up to life in prison. matt gutman,

goldstein, injured in the chabad of poway synagogue shooting, speaking out, describing to abc's matt gutman the moment suspected gunman john earnest allegedly opened fire during services on the final day of passover. >> little kids, i have a 4 1/2-year-old granddaughter, my other grandson is in a carriage sleeping. and here's an active shooter. >> reporter: also injured in the attack, almog peretz shot in the leg while trying to protect some of the children. 60-year-old lori gilbert-kaye killed. >> i saw lori laying on the floor unconscious. >> reporter: president trump speaking with the rabbi by phone sunday. >> you just take care of yourself, rabbi. >> reporter: witnesses say the ar-style rifle jammed. one congregant jumping in to try to stop the attack. >> i ran up to him and i yelled at him and he dropped his weapon and he ran out and i chased him out of the sanctuary. >> reporter: earnest fled while being shot at by an off-duty border patrol agent attending services. he was eventually arrested about a mile away. investigators examining his social media history, including an open letter

mat v matt gutman is in l.a. >> reporter: tonight, public health officials order 900 students in isolation. >> the measles outbreak right now is a wake-up call. can is it. >> reporter: they so far, 200 released. >> the to school needed my records as soon as possible. >> reporter: nearly 700 cases across 22 states fuelled in part by misinformation about the safety of the vaccine. over the years, donald trump echoed those anti-vax myths on twitter but today the president changing course. >> they have to get the shot. the vaccinations are so important. this is really going around now. they have to get their shots. >> reporter: and some parents are now so worried about the measles they're scheduling that vaccine as early as possible. >> his appointment wasn't til june and i said, well, we need to go ahead and get this vaccine and protect him. >> reporter: tom, public health officials are saying they can pursue legal action against those who violate the quarantine. and one of the reasons, the measles is so contagious. if you are exposed, your chanceses of contracting up are 90%. >> thank you. >

matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to matt.s this is an elite diver, then it took obviously elite rescuers to go in there and save him and find him. so great work by them. >> it lets you know how dangerous that can be, obviously. glad he's okay. >>> coming up in our next half hour, alex trebek makes a big announcement about his health as he battles cancer. >>> first we're hearing from the american woman who's spending a year in space. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now." e 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. y'know what? my place... is a lot cleaner now. stop cleaning. start swiffering. remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get i

the mayor of el paso told abc's matt gutman closing the border would take a heavy toll on his city. >> it's critical to the city of el paso, and it's critical to texas, and it's critical to the nation. it would be harmful all the way around. >> reporter: how harmful? >> we have $103 billion of annualized trade and 6 of the 28 bridges pass through el paso. >> reporter: is that $103 billion just in el paso? >> just in el paso that go through our ports on an annualized basis. >> president trump threatened to keep it close for a long time unless mexico does more to stop central american migrants. more than 100,000 migrants were stopped at the border last month. >>> a second woman is now accusing former vice president joe biden of inappropriate behavior saying he was disrespectful of her personal boundaries. as biden faces fallout over a complaint from an embattled democrat former congressional aide amy lappos came forward to say biden rubbed noses with her at a fund-raiser in connecticut and describes it as weird and uncomfortable. >> and then he reached over and put his hands behind my h

here is matt gutman. >> reporter: she was the fresh-faced girl next door who skyrocketed to fame on the hit show "my sister sam" in the 1980s. >> life isn't this good. i must be dreaming. >> reporter: rebecca schaeffer, the down-to-earth hollywood star who answered her own fan mail. >> i went, "wait a minute. you're answering them back? you can't do that." and she says, "oh, no, but i love it and they want to be friends." and i went, "wait, they're not your friends." >> reporter: one of those fans robert bardo, a mentally ill young man from arizona. bardo grew obsessed, showing up at her studio, then becoming enraged when he saw schaeffer acting in a love scene. it was the stalking case that turned deadly and sparked new laws in the u.s. >> all those rageful feelings. "how dare she?" that gets converted into a plan of cold-blooded revenge. >> reporter: one day, 21-year-old schaeffer was expecting a knock on the door. the script for "godfather part iii." instead it robert bardo waiting at her door. >> he hired a private investigator in california to go to the dmv and find out where she l

chief national correspondent matt gutman joins us now from san diego with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that gunman went right into that synagogue lobby behind me and opened fire. he got off about 10 or 15 rounds before his gun jammed, and then two congress regants chased him down and into the street. he was arrested and he's? jail, but as you mentioned, so many communities including this one, still very much on edge. >> getting another caller who stated there's a shooting at the synagogue, then disconnected. >> reporter: the gunman didn't talk. he only shot, say eyewitnesses. >> i realized there was an active shooter in temple. in front of me in the banquet hall there are children, little kids, my granddaughters, i hear. >> reporter: rabbi goldstein was one of 19-year-old suspect john earnest's first victims. >> i was centimeters away from death. literally. >> reporter: also shot, 60-year-old lori gilbert-kaye. she wouldn't survive her wounds. the fourth person shot while trying to shepherd children to safety. >> people crying, screa

popular spots in southern california, so we want to go back to our chief national correspondent matt gutmaner: good morning again, robin. this comes just days after that synagogue attack near san diego. now authorities say another lone wolf attacker, another young man also radicalized just last month by those mosque attacks in new zealand. they say that mark domingo, 26 years old, an army vet who served in afghanistan converted to islam just recently, and converted himself to violent jihad, and he started to plan large scale attacks that could have left hundreds of people dead now. he allegedly told an fbi informant that he wanted to attack police stations, military bare racks and set up bombs here at a white nationalist rally in long beach. that informant apparently got him these bombs, but they were plants, fake fbi bombs and when he took possession of them, the fbi moved in, arrested him. if convicted, he faces 15 years in prison. >> such great work by the fbi. okay, matt. thank you. >>> we're going to turn to that severe weather threat bringing hail, heavy rain and widespread flood aler

. >> abc's matt gutman was there for the announcement. >> reporter: the man hoping to make history -- >> they call me mayor pete. >> reporter: -- officially entering the crowded democratic field. >> and i am running for president of the united states. >> reporter: pete buttigieg telling the crowd the race for 2020 is a generational fight. >> that's why this time it's not just about winning an election, it's about winning an era. >> reporter: his personal story and agenda -- >> the principles that will guide my campaign for president are simple enough to fit on a bumper sticker. freedom. security. and democracy. >> reporter: and short on policy specifics. not once mentioning president trump's name, but taking shots at the man whose job he wants. >> when something is grotesque, it's hard to look away. and the horror show in washington is mesmerizing. it's all-consuming. but starting today, we're going to change the channel. >> reporter: but the start was rough. the venue chosen just last week due to growing crowd estimates. the roof leaking. the crowd wet and large. it's a candidacy ful

abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman joins us from los angeles. eporter: hey, cecilia, good morning. with climate change making severe weather and downed trees so much more common, our experts tell us you're going to see a lot more of these, downed power lines. 110 volts can kill someone. and these can typically carry 13,000 votes. i learned it's not just the powerlines themselves that are energized by all of the ground around them. 24 power lines toppling in washington state just days ago, crushing this car and trapping a couple inside. incredibly they escaped with only minor injuries. sparks flying after a tree brought down this power line in new jersey last year. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it landed right on lauren feldman's car. >> i was terrified. my first instinct was to open my car door and to get out. >> reporter: doing that might have electrocuted her. miraculously a gas company worker happened to be in the area and told her to stay put. this is that technician and lauren says he saved her life. >> what might seem like nothing to him was

our chief national correspondent, abc's matt gutman is in california with that story. ary stuff, matt. >> reporter: extremely scary. good morning, amy. it looks like an explosion outside that restaurant. chairs, planters, tables flying right into those kids. somehow miraculously, they weren't badly hurt. this terrifying crash caught on camera. family narrowly escaping tragedy after stepping out of a restaurant in napa, california, a car losing control and slamming into a plaza that backs up to a residential neighborhood. those two small children seen skipping out of the way, the vehicle and flying debris just barely missing them. watching from inside the restaurant one employee described the shocking scene. >> it was unbelievable. i have never seen anything like that before. you know, other than moviemovied standing behind that counter, staring out the window, everything was just flying everywhere, tables, pots, chairs, a stop sign, everything. >> reporter: according to local reports, one of the kids and the 60-year-old driver were taken to a hospital with minor injurie

matt gutman is in los angeles with the discovery made 55 million light years away. morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, michael. for over a century, scientists have theorized about black holes, but for the first time, they have been able to see the unseeable. all light is trapped in a black hole. these iconic glimpses from the most destructive power in the universe. it's arguably the most famous doughnut hole of all time. that first image of a black hole. >> i never believed that this black hole was as big as people said until we saw that. >> m-87 is over 50 million light years away, and that doughnut is 20 billion miles across. and getting that snapshot wasn't easy. the hunt for that incredible snapshot chronicled on the smithsonian channel. >> after more than ten years of planning, $50 million, and the combined brain power of over 200 international scientists -- >> reporter: what we see isn't actually the black hole where gravity is so powerful it can suck in galaxies and traps all light. what you're seeing is the ring of super heated gas around it. >> we now

abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman is on the ucla campus with more this morning. , good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai. this is possibly one of the biggest exposures we've seen since this national outbreak began and what is so troubling to public health officials is that that first contagious person went to some very public places, the los angeles airport, one of the busiest in the world, and cal state and ucla with their tens of thousands of students. >> one person with a confirmed measles case can expose thousands of people. >> reporter: with hundreds of faculty and students now in quarantine, ucla and cal state taking that drastic step to fight one of the world's most contagious viruses. the measles once believed to have been eliminated from the u.s. now spreading across the country and hitting los angeles. >> you have five cases, four of which are linked as an outbreak. thatveler quickly spreading the virus to others. one of those contagious people then went to ucla's psychology school on three occasions leaving students like jay mcveigh exposed

. >> let's go to matt gutman who is there on the border in texas with a look at the situation right now morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. closing down the border here could have a huge impact. taking these motorists three hours to cross. some people crossing on foot taking them five hours to go to school or work and the economic impact could be even more severe. every day, $1.7 billion worth of commerce and goods cross the border between the united states and mexico, which is one of the our biggest trading partners. now it's taken some time for president trump's rhetoric to catch up to the reality, but now officials are saying they expect more than a million asylum seekers to cross into the u.s. this year. twice as many as last your, housing a significant problem at detention centers here in el paso. they are at 300% capacity. they have begun putting people under bridges and in tents. in the early 2000s, we saw single adult mexican migrants coming through. now it's mostly central american families. that's the majority. here in el paso, 17 times more families apprehen