. >> reporter: and the parents like new jersey-born chiropractor scott lawrence, whose four childrenw from spain and san francisco to israel to serve. >> we are painfully proud that our children have a higher purpose than themselves. there's a mixed feeling. as a parent. >> juju: this mobilization of troops back to israel happening as the death toll in the country keeps mounting. the israeli military says more than 1,200 people, including 189 soldiers, have died in israel since saturday. my colleague, matt gutman, was in ashkelon north of the gaza border today where humes rockets are still bombarding israel. >> above us, you can see so many streaks of smoke crisscrossing the sky. >> juju: across that border, the israeli military's punishing retaliatory air strikes have taken a deadly toll. the palestinian ministry of health says that more than 1,100 people have been killed and that 5,003 have been injured in gaza. so many of them children. doctors without borders say that today, every single patient at one of their gaza clinics was a child between 10 and 14. 21-year-old afaf najar te

scott. byron donalds? >> lawrence: i don't think so, brian. i have seen no move from the democratic party hey, let's wise up. let's do something a little bit different. it's sad because that could be the decider of this next election. >> brian: do you see this happening to americans erupting in chicago illegal immigration. >> lawrence: it's happening everywhere. look, you are not putting us first. one thing that got me on that point, brian, the one lady said we are already at the bottom of the barrel. we already have scraps right now. you already have people on the streets crime is hitting us already and send illegals there and give them more than we get in the democrats have a real problem. >> steve: and they do. one of the things he has stood for is he was never for defunding the police. he cut the property taxes, which, of course, cutting taxes where does that happen? a town run by democratic mayor. and what is very telling is he switched parties even though he won re-election with, i think, 99% of the vote. >> ste >> lawrence: he didn't ne

i listen to the candidates names that come to dallas, senator scott, he will sit down with him. >> lawrenceery republican wants to be on the desk do you want to run for governor? what is it? >> that is the most common question, what is next? who are you running for next? i have one answer for you, nothing. i'm not running for anything. i will be the mayor for dallas and then i'm done running an office. here is how i want to get off of the list. we need more fiscal conservatives and law and order people who have conservative principles. basically, republican principles running for office particularly for mayor. we need more republican mayors. we can afford to let the cities look the way they look right now from san francisco to chicago to philadelphia to d.c. the news is filled everyday with all of this out-of-control lawless behavior. it is because, again, it is a culture of lawlessness. it is lax das on the democratic side and local leaders, mayors on the side that created this environment. if you look at our governance, fiscal conservative principles, real law enforcement, pro-public safe

lawrence: who? that was funny. tim scott. okay. all right. now, let's get to the issues.nt issue facing this country? >> 100 percent the border. >> why the border? >> if we solve the border, we solve not only the economic issue. we solve the trafficking issue and the fentanyl issue and all the deaths we are facing in texas. [applause] >> lawrence: sir, what do you think is the number one issue in this country. >> getting biden impeached and getting him out of here. also jobs, getting tax prices, depending on foreign oil. we need representatives to put their money where their mouth is and stop saying that we're going to do this. if you want our votes, are do it. do it. >> lawrence: how many people agree with that statement? flawz. >> lawrence: let's keep moving. let's keep moving. ma'am, what do you think is the most important issue for you facing this country? >> i believe the border, also, is the major issue for me. it's because of the general things that happen when we allow that kind of immigration to happen. i just think it's a shame that people stand in line and do i

lawrence? who got the publicity yesterday? donald trump. >> steve: sure, absolutely. >> brian: tim scott is going to meet with the mayor of miamilks we got right here, of course, we are doing breakfast with friends, our friends from slim chicken. take a look at this. this is what we have got in store for later today. how about a round of applause for the guys from slim chickens? [cheers] >> all right. good morning, how are you? what's your name? >> bob. >> where are you from? >> connecticut. >> bob, are you enthusiastic about your party's frontrunner? >> well, my party, yes. >> steve: who is my party? >> the republican party. >> steve: are you enthusiastic about trump? >> yes. >> steve: okay. why? >> he is a leader. he has proven to us in the past that he can, you know, stimulate the economy, jobs, immigration, he has control on it. he took control of the country and everybody did better when he was president. >> steve: are you related to this lady? what's your name? >> lisa. >> steve: okay. if donald trump were reelected a second time or rather reelected what the one thing you would like him to get accomplished in the second t

lawrence: what is law enforcement telling you about the developments? do they have any idea where this guy is? >> well, his car was left at a boat ramp, the jeep scottthat time we have not had any developments that i have heard of. they are searching the river. they are searching the woods around the river and we have to remember these people are in the woods in the dark, with a professional handling a gun. i can't imagine how much danger they are putting themselves in. >> tell me a little bit about the community, we know this shelter in place stem in effect. all schools. we were requesting to get a bite to eat during the commercial break. the stores are closed here. tell me the impact on the community right now. >> right. schools are closed. stores are closed. counseling centers are closed, unfortunately. hopefully people can, you know, get the counseling they need online and it's just not normal to shut down like this but i think it's appropriate given the situation we are in. we are used to having to stay at home because we have snow days. we get a lot of snow in maine. it's very unusual to have weather like this right now. >> lawrence: what is y