number two the first laredo the historic district covers the original city of laredo. f the failed strategy to split from the government of mexican president santana. number three, entertainment. this weekend, the laredo energy arena will host the sister city's festival, the 13th edition of the festival. more than 180 exhibitors from mexico and central america will offer their products including jewelry, food and home decor. number four classical music. the orchestra showcases internationally recognized soloists. and number five, goal. donald trump once owned a football team. maybe soccer is his game now. the laredo heat just finished its 2015 season. mr. trump is always saying he has a lot of money. perhaps he could buy tickets for the next season. the laredo heat clearly doing better than the miami heat is in basketball. what happened to the miami heat? what happened to them? that wraps up a special edition of "the rundown" live from laredo, texas. thank you for the privilege of your time. don't miss tamron hall's interview with misty copeland. that's next on "news na

the city of laredo made up of 250,000 people is 96% hispanic or latino. that according to the latest census information. it also sits right across the border from nuevo laredo. trump has accused former governor rick perry of failing to secure america's southern border. yesterday perry struck back calling trump and his rhetoric quote, toxic. >> donald trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism and it must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded. donald trump the candidate is a sower of division, wrongly dem lyly demonizing mexican americans for political sport. >> msnbc's kasie hunt is in laredo, texas, this morning. kasie, let's talk about the fact that it appears there's some national pressure on that chapter of the union there the border patrol union to at least disassociate itself with donald trump. >> reporter: well, that local union, tamron, had invited trump down here and was initially going to lead him on that tour of the border. the leader of that union is saying they came under some national pressure. they said in their statement that they

the laredo district from brownsville to del rio, we do over 50% of the trade with mexico and that's -- over a quarter trillion dollars of value in trade. so we're talking huge numbers. a lot of people depend on what happens here in laredo as far as tradewise because it all moves north. people coming from the south, mexico in particular, you know laredo is the entrance point and it's a huge entrance point to the rest of the nation and a lot of jobs depend on what we do here locally because it all stems north and, of course it goes south to mexico and south america. >> thank you so much for joining me. >> laredo is a vital link. >> thank you so much for joying me this morning. i appreciate it. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," bill cosby's lawyer speaks out. >> it's not really a revelation that quaaludes were used in the '70s. they were commonly used as a partying drug and they were also known to be used to increase sexual arousal. >> up next more from cnn's interview with one of cosby's lawyers. hear why the comedian could soon be forced to face tough questions under oath. [meow mi

laredo is all about. number one land port in the nation. we do laredo per se does 40% of the mexican trade laredo is known for transportation you can see big trucks behind the me -- very excited about that. but we have all of the oil, gas production in the county. and provides. and mr. trump has brought up certain issues, that immigration issue in particular. we at least i feel personally that immigration reform is required if needed. and the border area. we need to secure the border. but we also need other elements, obviously, under the immigration with that in mind, it is a pleasure to have mr. trump, the excitement that he brings is also very on the plus side for our city. we appreciate attention but webb that attention coming primarily through this gentleman here. >> thank you. >> well thank you very much for being here an amazing experience. mexico is booming absolutely booming and jesus, city manager and pete have done an amazing job right here. but a lot of what's happening here is because of the fact that mexico idoing so well. 's jt

donald trump inside the airport in laredo, texas. se an announced gop presidential candidate. laredo has been brought to the center of the debate over illegal immigration. it is just miles from where the u.s. turns into mexico. the city has a population of about a quarter million with nearly everyone classifying themselves as either hispanic or latino. it was the border patrol council that invited mr. trump to visit today. but it has since disassociated itself from the event. joining me on the phone from laredo laredo, casey hunt. welcome to you. take us through the day's events. what is trump seeing and with whom will he be meeting if not these union leaders? >> reporter: well, we are currently right about on the border with mexico. trump's motorcade is en route from the airport where he just landed in his plane em blazened with the trump logo. at this point, he's going to come and take an actual tour. there are law enforcement officials escorting him. he'll be meeting with some local officials. obviously not with those union members

welcome, everybody, to the city of laredo. you know this is one of the greatest cities on the border and we're a vibrant city and, as mr. trump mentioned, the trade that we have here with mexico this is where the rubber meets the road and all of you can see it right behind us. this is where all of the trade comes through that mexico at united states have in common right here. and not only that this is where it goes to the rest of the world. i'll tell you what we wouldn't be where we are if it wouldn't be for the support that the mayor and members of the city council that are also here with us councilmembers we have very fortunate to have the support that they provide for us in order for the city to be the number one land port in the country. thank you very much. >> why is immigration [ inaudible ] mr. trump that the way to make the border safe is to build a long wall? >> that's a federal issue and we have our comments on that. >> what is your comments? >> we don't think that's necessary at this time. i think there's other ways

joining him was the mayor of laredo texas. donald trump says mexico is booming, doesn't know if that's good for the u.s., but it's certainly good for mexico. i want to bring in chuck todd. a lot to get to here. we heard once again from him, he is in first place. but something that stuck out, he is way way ahead with his pans iks. is there one we have not seen where he is way, way ahead. >> no i haven't seen it. there's a lot of people who put out polls these days. i'm not going to say i've seen everyone that's out there. so perhaps among hispanic republicans in nevada, which is probably not a large subsmp l. you know, who knows, thanks to statistical noise or error that is very possible. i have no doubt he might have seen something like that. i have to say this was sort of a surreal little event. what i found fascinating is say what you want about trump, he showed some political nimbleness there. figuring out how to coral the local officials sort of shrouding himself in the local officials. they played along. granted they decid

the latino vote will go very easy, i will win that vote. >>ed border city of laredo is a tough sell for trump, who says mexico sends immigrants to the country that are criminals and rapists. >> this country is built on the backs of immigrants. it's hypocritical for him to show his face here where most of us are hispanic and come from hit panic immigrant lineage. >> before you arrived the president of the local chapter issued a statement saying they were pulling out of all events involving donald trump. the last minute cancellation didn't slow trump down. standing just in front of the border with trucks transporting goods between the two countries he hit with laredo city officials, including the mayor. >> mr. trump has brought up certain issues, the immigration issue in particular. we, at least i feel personally that immigration reform is required, needed, we need protection in the border area. we need to secure the border. >> thursday, trump said immigrants to the country must be legal, but punted again on any type of immigration reform plan, though he continued his

is lower there than what the crime rate is in my hometown of laredo texas. i hope he sees that 40% of all of the trade between the u.s. and mexico comes from one city. >> congressman, even if he does agree that laredo is a vibrant community, how does that change his position which is that people shouldn't be coming here illegally? >> i believe in immigration reform. we have to have sensible border security not a wall. a wall is a 14th century solution to the border. we have to have a plan how to deal with the 12 million undocumented persons who are here. if someone is a criminal i will say that person should be kicked out of the united states. we don't want criminals here. we have to have a sensible immigration reform. >> in terms of the conversation happening since donald trump made the comments about the fellow mexican-americans i'm curious what kind of reception he is going to get there and i'm curious if you think that his comments will actually do more to drive latinos to the voting box. >> if he is looking at this on a political sense he is not doing an

the republican presidential candidate is touring the border right now in laredo. the country's largest land port. border patrol agents were supposed to be escorting him but pulled out on the last minute at the advice of their union. before the tour, trump held a press conference blaming washington for the cancellation. and he said again that he would win the hispanic vote despite controversial comments he has made in the past about undocumented immigrants. >> the hispanic vote and i went all over with the hispanic vote because they know i will take jobs back from china, i will take jobs back from japan and every other country that's killing us, i will bring the jobs back and you know, the hispanics are going to get those jobs and they are going to love trump and they already do. >> trump also said today he would consider running as a third party candidate if he does not win the gop nomination. chris and erika? >> thanks, tisha. >>> first at 4, you saw at the top of the newscast, new video of a passenger causing an emergency train -- emergency stop on this metro tra

the day. what have we heard in laredo? >> reporter: donald trump hammered the border patrol union saying it does not want the real store of what is happening on the border to be told. trump arrived said the union invited him but suggested the national leadership told the locals to be silent. thank you. says if he wins the problem at the border will be fixed and noted a big crowd there is to meet him has been in a war of words with former governor rick perry who suggested trump might not a billion to find the bored. >> if there's one built bit of advise i give to m-trump going to texas it is to recognize the fact that it is not the state of texas or any state's responsibility to be securing the border. >> perry called trump a hypocrite when it comes to border security, as a known employer of illegal immigrant labor. >> what are we hearing from the other republican candidates? >> florida governor jeb bush was asked if trump runsing about some new reality tv series. >> a serious candidate and is going to have a lot of money. h

the city itself? >> well, anderson. laredo texas is a friendly city sleepy place. when donald trump the new york city tycoon rolled in it created a spectacle. he took a motorcade to the border. there were people yelling. giving him the thumbs down. there were lots of people who were very excited to see a celebrity come by in a car, in his car. they were clapping yelling. matter of fact in this very parking lot where he was before he left for the day, there were about 7 to 10 young people, maybe teenagers, early 20s. yelling, screaming his car was moving by. donald. donald. we watch the apprentice all the time. trump opened his window. he said i love you. acting just like the celebrity he is. >> gary tuchman. thank you. reminder set your dvr. watch 360 whenever you want. coming up next. one-on-one with donald trump. isis and iraq. trying to pin him down on specifics about his plan to deal with isis and challenging him with what a former military official says about him. >> general hurtling commanded forces in northern iraq two years, 2007-2009. he is not a political

jose host of msnbc's "the run down" is live in laredo. jose, what are we expecting him to see there and the reception he's going to get there? now we know the border patrol union who had originally invited him has backed off and trump is crying foul saying they were pressured to back off by people in washington. >> that's right. and he said all along he was coming to see the border area. as a matter of fact, the press release said that he was going to come to the very -- despite the dangers of coming to laredo he was going to come and see that as invitation of the local border fral union that has since disinvited him. he is expected behind me later on this afternoon to hold a press conference rally here in this place. normally host kinsis, the coming out parties of 15-year-old girls. but this is laredo, texas. this a city of about 250,000 people andrea. more than 90% of whom are latinos. he comes at a time when a lot of people are wondering what exactly is it that he is trying to accomplish by coming here to the border, by talking about im

. >> and trump went to the border at laredo texas. fox, cnn, msnbc, all up with live coverage and he squatted away a question. >> many feel that what you said when you said that people across the border are rapists and murderers. >> we are talking about illegal immigration. you know what? that's a typical case of the press with misinterpretation. they take a half a sentence -- by the way, they take a half a sentence and they take a quarter of a sentence and they put it all together. it's a typical thing. >> the other 15 republican candidates when they got attention at all found themselves watching coverage of trump or fielding questions about trump. >> i can't help it. we have to start with donald trump. >> what is it specifically about donald trump that is tapping into many americans at the moment senator? >> it could be the free billions of dollars of publicity he's gotten from being on every channel all the time. >> is that true? joining us to examine campaign coverage amy, susan, and n. amy, trump visits the texas border. fox, cnn

the u.s. and mexico. laredo actually has 40% of all the trade between u.s., we have about 12,000 trailers a day crossing the border so great economic activity down there where you're at. >> no doubt about it but the fact is there are people that are crossing this border and they do so frequently throughout the day and throughout the night. congressman, i will tell you something that is dangerous about laredo and that maybe mr. trump fears. they make some killer cognitas here so if you have them in laredo you won't want them anywhere else. so it is dangerous on that front. >> i think it's the jalapenos he's afraid of. >> maybe. >>> we have more on the shooting in the lafayette, louisiana movie theater. acts of heroism emerge after the tragedy. more on that after "the rundown" comes back. i tried tylenol but it was 6 pills a day. with aleve it's just two pills, all day. now i'm back! aleve. all day strong. you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what

it was the trumpnado in laredo as one website said yesterday. e of illegal immigration in this country. when a reporter from msnbc tried to in mr. trump's words, twist his word mr. trump let him have it. watch this. >> do you feel what you said when you said the people across the border were rapists and murderers -- >> no no. we're talking illegal immigration. everybody understands it. that's a typical case of the press with misinterpretation. they take a half sentence quarter sentence and put it all together. you're with tellemundo. what's really going to be fun. i'm right now suing univision for $500 million. we're going to win a lot of money. so i want to just again -- i want to thank you. no no you're finished. >> you know what in some cases he treats the press like -- i was reading somebody said he treats the press like left wing political operatives that they are. >> you know what if you listen to the crowd, they love this. i think i understand -- it's about strength. voters want a strong candidate. agree or disagree with specifics about th

he learns the crime statistics are better in laredo than new york city. about the wall well we don't need a wall around the whole place, just certain pieces. do you think exposure and dealing with the dynamics he's talking about may be changing it? >> i think that he was embarrassed to contradict his guest, the mayor of laredo who told him, you know what donald? we don't need a wall to cross the whole border of the united states. that's one issue. the other issue is when you get down to the border it does give you a sense as to how difficult the problem is and, two, the idea that you can -- that you can basically stop 100% the people crossing into the united states just by putting a wall up was made clear to him. i'm still confused chris, trying to understand what happened yesterday. i think he went down there to be able to get a photo-op to use for the rest of the campaign, there you go all the evil mexicans trying to cross into the united states. he congratulated mexico saying they are doing well and then went into a very confusing description what the p

donald trump land in the laredo texas, to begin the tour. naturally it is not without controversy. a local group that invited him for a tour pull out. listen to how donald trump responded after handling in laredo today. >> they're petrified and they're afraid of saying what's happening. they're the ones who invited me. they wanted to give me an award. and the border patrol they're petrified of saying what's happening here. they have a real problem here. and they invited me and then they were told, silence. so it is a problem that we'll get straightened out. believe me if i win we'll get it straightened out. >> joining me the special council to donald trump. hello. appreciate you being here. he was going to get an award. i read the statement from the campaign. who made the decision in washington? was at this time union? do you think it went deeper? >> it is my understanding that it came from the national. that they told them -- >> the union. you have to step aside from this one. if you step aside, everything will be fine. if you don't we'll have problems. >> okay. he said today, earl

the city of laredo is probably 75 or 80%lxxx% mexican-american. immigrants or have parent or immigrants to roll out the red carpet for something line that. it seems very strange. >> why do you think they did it? >> they know they said they wanted to talk about the city of laredo and set it straight. >> that's not what is projected and clearly, by them rolling out the red carpet and not confronting trump it gives some kind of validity in the minds of his base. clearly not to a lot of others that maybe this is some credible kind of representation of what's going on at the border. >> well, right. again, he is currently the front runner for the nomination and he is doing what presidential candidates do. this is a big thing that candidates do. they go to visit the border. and as a candidate for president, he is taking that excursion that he needs to do. so don't be surprised if he begins to do things real candidates do as he is really running this time. >> i got that. what i'm surprised is that others are going to cooperate with it. particularly those t

we have the latest from laredo. >> donald trump didn't come here to get a warm welcome from the people of laredo. he came to make a point about immigration. the union that represents border workers withdrew their invitation at the last minute. he talked to various officials. obviously what makes this a big story is the comments donald trump made about mexican immigrants calling them criminals. >> some say his remarks are completely disrespectful. his campaign that got a great deal of momentum now. the big question is can he keep that going through the primaries and win the nomination for the republican party. >> israel is expected to approve an business pangs of settlements in illegally occupied territory creating an additional 906 housing units. >> these are set to be demolished. the ruling is causing anger. the settlers have been protesting against the decision over the last week and far right politicians have joined in, saying prime minister benjamin netanyahu implemented what appears to be a construction freeze in the opened west bank. 900 units will be approved in various it willm

elvis sit the city of laredo. m.j. i talked to the mayor a few moments ago. he said he will greet trump at the airport with open arms. >> with open arms frankly, we invite any and all political figures and especially of his magnitude, i realize he's somewhat unique you know he has his own philosophies but by all means it's an opportunity for us here in laredo especially me as a mayor, to describe laredo to him in a different sense, a different sense than what he has now developed, but it's certainly an opportunity for us here to visit with mr. trump. >> and i think the laredo mayor wants to give his own ideas to mr. trump. on the other hand, he was going to appear with border patrol -- with the border patrol but the union representing the border patrol has pulled out of the trump appearance. what does that mean, m.j.? >> well it means that it's not going to stop donald trump from going to the border. i mean even if they're not going to be there, his campaign has made it clear that the trip will still go on and he will still do the tour. listen this is donald

the border. john champion reports from laredo. >> reporter: donald trump entered thursday to talk about immigration and border control dhichld not walk back his controversial comments. instead he tried to clarify them. >> there's a huge problem with the illegals coming through, and in this section eight problem and in this section it's a massive problem. >> reporter: trump blames the media. >> they take a half a sentence and a quart ore after sentence and they put it all together. >> reporter: trump says if elected he would build a wall to stop the flow. laredo city officials rejected that idea. >> we don't think that's necessary at this time. >> reporter: trump claim as poll in nevada shows he's being supported. he already has his sights set on a head-to-head battle with hillary clinton. >> she's going to be beaten and i'm the one to beat her. >> reporter: first he'll have to win over his own party. don champion cbs news laredo, texas. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning" we'll speak with presidential candidate senator marco rubio. the president left joint base andrews last night. he'll join a business

. >>> donald trump predicts he's going to win the latino vote in the 2016 election. he visited laredoe u.s. mexico border on thursday. >> his trip follows controversial comments. sporting a white cap emblazoned with make america great again, the u.s. tycoon insisted hispanics, "are going to love trump." >> i think i will win the hispanic vote. i have thousands of mexicans and hispanics. and i don't know if you saw the poll but they just did a big poll in nevada the state of nevada. i'm way ahead. more importantly as far as i'm concerned, i'm way, way ahead with the hispanics, well in to the 30s and i think second is like 11. i have a great relationship. over the years, thousands and thousands of hispanics have worked for me and now work for me and the relationship is very good. >> despite that prediction candidate trump is not sitting so well with some mexican-americans in laredo. >> as gary tuchman discovered the outspoken, controversial tycoon encountered plenty of critics during his four-hour border visit. >> when donald trump walked through the airport at laredo texas, there were

the presidential candidate touching down in his personal boeing 757 in la laredo texas to see the border mexico is booming. jesus the city manager have done an amazing job right here. a lot of what is happening here is the fact that mexico is doing so well. it's just doing beyond beyond what anybody ever thought. and i don't know if that's good for the united states but it's good for mexico. anybody have any questions? i think i will win the hispanic vote. i have

our own casey hunt was in laredo covering donald trump, and she talked about his visit with the mayorhim, a series of black cars following, traffic came to a halt for him. but when it came to that press conference, he talked exactly like he did in "morning joe" in broad strokes of how he would secure the border. >> he did, and as theater, it was pretty anticlimactic and pretty bad. i wasn't there, but in that hallway and cramped and there were no big banners up and he was wearing that kind of goofy hat that was hiding his exuberant couffure. it's a reminder that politics you know, looks easy to people and they think it's a pretty simple thing, but like anything you have to have experience at it, you have to be good at it. he just wasn't playing to his, let's say, strengths. >> this morning if you watched "morning joe's" panel, there are a few people critical of donald trump, saying it might have paid off for him, having the mayor stand there with him. let's see what the mayor said about donald trump's visit yesterday. >> it's exciting to have donald trump. the excitement he brings is

the laredo police have come out in force to close down the highways. help export trump around there was a long line of semitractor trailers backed up going over the bridge. they had shut down all traffic across, while they let mr. trump do his event. they've been speeding through the city, trying to follow them, kind of similar, the last time i remember doing something like that was with m.i.t. romney he was the nominee with secret service protection. trump has been light on specifics while repeating a lot of the rhetoric that he's had about illegal immigration. about undocumented immigrants coming into the united states. he's been very aggressive in going after the press. jose diaz tried to ask him a question about his comments that he made. very aggressively said, the press is misinterpreting my comments and this is what's wrong with the country. wouldn't really date further than that and got tears from the crowd that he had assembled here at this last event. i tried to ask him what he would do with the 11 million undocumented immigrants that are alr

. >> reporter: after hammering the issue of illegal immigration for weeks, republican presidential candidate donald trump flew in his branded plane to laredo, texas to see the issue at the border for himself and thanked law enforcement. >> i don't think that people understand the danger that you're under and the talent that you have. >> reporter: although the local border patrol union after inviting trump bailed on the visit saying they didn't want to appear to be giving an endorsement, president hector garza saying today "it has been decided by local 2455 to pull out of all events involving donald trump." trump was greeted by a huge media presence and law enforcement, even if the union backed off. >> and then at the last moment, i mean, we were virtually in the air and they said we can't get involved. and i heard they got those orders from washington. >> reporter: he had been saying he favored building a wall between the u.s. and mexico, but after the laredo city manager says a wall isn't needed, trump changed his tune a bit. >> are you in favor of a wall? >> oh, yeah. in certain sections you have to have a wall. absolutely. >> reporter:

by the way, laredo and areas like that, it's down in the valley that's the really big problem. people come in, they go down in the valley. you have to secure the borders. now you can use combinations of wall. can you use fences, you can use in some cases the river in this case they have a river which is certainly helpful. but you have to do something to secure the border. we don't have a country without a border. without a border, we just don't have a country. so everybody is in favor. one of the things, you have kacie hunt there who never reports accurately, by the way, and you had -- >> come on. >> no, it's true. you had katie tur. >> kacie is great. >> they didn't explain what was happening. that was absolutely a happening. and when i got off the plane, there were, you know, tremendous numbers of people. i will say, joe, 95% of those people were cheering madly in favor. i read and i hear -- >> donald, i have to go back to you. i think sometimes you are actually on tv what mika says i am in private. somebody that can listen to somebody saying 95% things that are nice about me

and i'm the one that brought up the problem of illegal immigration. >> reporter: trump traveled to laredo this afternoon for a tour of the border. border security continues to be a corner stone, trump's unorthodox and unapologetic presidential campaign, a run that began with this controversial comment about undocumented immigrants. >> they are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are rapists and some, i assume, are good people. >> reporter: a handful of protesters followed trump during his visit and former texas governor, now fellow gop contender, rick perry, blasted trump wednesday, calling his candidacy "a cancer for the republican party." >> donald trump, the candidate, is a sore of division, wrongly demonizing mexican-americans for political sport. >> reporter: as the controversy swirls this morning, the group that initially invited trump to laredo, the local union representing border patrol agents, pulled out, saying in a written statement --swirls this morning, the group written statement --ritten statement -- >> they canceled, because frankly, they don't want to get involv

the justice department has not decided if it will open an investigation. >>> donald trump visited laredo, texas. he was there to talk about immigration, a subject that's key to his campaign saying mexico is sending its criminals across the border. don champion reports from laredo. >> reporter: donald trump entered thursday to talk about immigration and border control. he did not walk back his controversial comments. instead he tried to clarify them. >> there's a huge problem with the illegals coming through, and in this section it's a problem. in some sections, it's a massive problem. >> reporter: trump blames the media. >> they take a half a sentence and a quarter of a sentence and they put it all together. >> reporter: trump says if elected, he would build a wall to stop the flow of immigrants. laredo city officials rejected that idea. >> reporter: a poll is showing he's leading in supporters. >> we don't think that's necessary at this time. >> reporter: trump claim as poll in nevada shows he's being supported. he already has his sights set on a head-to-head battle with hillary clinton

in fact, charlie the murder rate here in laredo, texas is significantly lower than the one in his home town. >> rose: thanks, unanimous similar today a texas prosecutor said an autopsy points to suicide in the death of a woman found hanging in her jail cell. omar villafranca is following the investigation. >> reporter: the autopsy pictures show sandra bland's back and this image of her left forearm with multiple scars and scabs. waller county assistant district attorney warren depraam. >> these roughly 30 cut marks were both in a state of scarring and scabbing, indicating that they may have been placed on her body roughly two to four weeks prior to her incarceration. >> reporter: this photo shows scrapes on bland's back. doctors say they could have occurred during her arrest. some images are too graphic to show, but this close-up of her neck appears to show a clean line consistent with a suicide. >> the cause of death was hanging. the manner of death was a suicide. the evidence that we've reviewed up to this pilot supports those findings. >> reporter: investigators also revealed that p

trump as you know has made illegal immigration the centerpiece of his campaign to. day he was in laredoo just that. drawing fire almost from the start how he has been calling attention to the problem and drawn praise as well. he also has drawn calls for specifics on allegations he is making including this one earlier this month. >> we bring them back and they push them out. mexico pushes back people across the border that are criminals, that are

whether or not the union ends up touring the mexico, laredo area, it doesn't really matter for mr. trump. it doesn't change the simple fact that we have a real immigration problem in this country and that reform is necessary. >> listen have i put these numbers up on that screen daily. i've been down to the border ten times. all the way from the reagan all the way to san diego. i've seen tunnels. i've been in drug warehouses. i went and i sat through a border patrol -- the crimewave, what's happened in texas. 642,000 texans have is been victims of a crime by illegal immigrants since barack obama has been president. that includes 2,993 murders. that's a lot of people. including thousands of sexual assaults. >> i heard today while the press was setting up in anticipation of mr. trump's arrival that there were actually people coming over the border while they were there. and there was an alarm that went off. and people started scrambling to try to round them up. >> in 2013, the last year we had numbers, ice convicted criminals. 193 homicide convictions because we didn't deport them. 428

the evidence. >> reporter: when? >> how? >> reporter: when? >> how? >> reporter: and laredo's city manager canned trump's proposal to build a wall along the border. >> we don't think that's necessary at this time. >> reporter: trump's trip was supposed to involve a tour from leaders of the local border patrol union, but they backed out after trump implied they were going to endorse him. >> because i've been invited by the border patrol. they want to honor me, actually. >> reporter: in a statement, thesa regional union office said trump's inflammatory statements about illegal immigration have become a distraction that we cannot afford to have on the border. so, trump had to make due with some quick handshakes and a photo op with local law enforcement officers, and then he was safely back on his plane three hours after he arrived. before he came here, the g.o.p. front-runner joked repeatedly that he might not live to return to new york city, but at no point did his life appear to be in any danger. in fact, charlie, the murder rate here in laredo, texas, is significantly lower th

and donald trump visiting the southern border in laredo texas. mike emanuel has much more for us on that. first of all, let's start there mike and great to see you. what is senator cruz doing near the white house today? >> nice to see you. texas senator ted cruz spoke at a rally focused on opposition to the iran nuclear deal. >> barack obama's weakness and appeasement of the ayatollah khamenei increases the likelihood that millions of americans, millions of europeans, millions of israelis may die. >> reporter: former florida governor jeb bush is doing a town hall event in new hampshire talking about how he would like to change washington. jamie? >> and donald trump, what do you think? he's going to be getting off the plane. we're all waiting with bated breath. >> trump landed in laredo a few minutes ago where he is scheduled to tour the border and talk to reporters. the other headline is whether he would run as a third-party candidate. here is how mr. trump handled that third-party question recently in iowa. >> would you go on record today saying

donald trump takes his immigration message to the texas border town of laredo today. he'll hear firsthand about the difficulties of defending the border from members of the border patrol union. you'll recall that trump called the mexicans who crossed the borders rapists and murderers. laredo is about 90% hispanic. >>> meanwhile, lindsey graham is hitting back at trump, but he's doing it with humor. the south carolina senator seen here finding different ways to destroy his cell phone. that's after trump gave out graham's cell phone number during a campaign stop. at the end graham, who is a retired air force colonel, says this is for the veterans as he throws it out of range taking another jab at trump. all that in-fighting not helping hillary clinton. the latest polls find clinton would lose in three battleground states to marco rubio, scott walker and jeb bush. voters who would vote against clinton says she can't be trusted. trump, by the way, is viewed negatively in all three states by a 2-1 margin. >>> the suspect in the charleston church massacre is now facing feder

the mexican immigrants. dana bash is live from laredo texas. hird party because polls show he takes a much bigger bite out of jeb bush as a considered gop favorite than he would out of hillary clinton as the democrat favorite in a three-way race. >>> that's exactly right. for weeks republicans i have been talking to privately say they are very concerned about the ross perot scenario which is exactly like you described, when ross perot ran in 1992 he took enough votes away from the republican president that the democrat bill clinton won. now donald trump said many times including to our own anderson cooper that he is not ruling out a third party run, but in this article he takes it a little further and is more specific saying that he won't rule it out. the republican national committee continues to be unfair to him. and you remember we reported that the rnc on monday or over the weekend put out a statement very harshly critical of donald trump. and it's no -- it's no rare thing for any neutral in a primary race to come out to criticize a candidat

on the border in laredo texas, trump seized on the issue that fueled his rise in the polls.e argued he was putting his own safety at risk. >> you say you're in grate danger, but i have to do it. >> reporter: and blasted his old rival. >> i think rick perfectly did a terrible job where the border security was terrible. >> reporter: perry fired back as a known employer of illegal immigrant labor, donald trump's report on border school is nonexistent at best and a farce at worst. to say laredo has never seen a show like trump, complete with private plane and entourage. >> he controlled a very chaotic press conference and made himself look likes he was allied with local officials. >> reporter: some republicans fear the rise benefits the democrat front-runner. stip trump says he's the gop best bet to defeat clinton. >> she's going to be beaten and i'm the one to beat her. >> reporter: in south carolina thursday clinton dismissed trump and his fellow republicans as desperate. >> i think they're all vying for airtime and attention. once you wait for anybody on the republican side t

the question. joining us from laredo texas, kacie hunt. how do you prepare yesterday's event or trip to the others that you've seen on this campaign and others? >> well this was pretty remarkable day in the 2016 presidential campaign i would say. you were talking about the motorcade and how this was such a presidential style trip. he lands in a jumbo jet on the runway. everyone piles into this motorcade. there are tractor-trailers trying to cross the bridge into mexico that are stacked up because the road is closed because they're waiting for donald trump. you know there wasn't a lot of substance going on around us. he helped held one meeting with the mayor and city manager. he did meet briefly with border agents. but as you mentioned, the official part of that visit was cut down. then he seemed -- the point of it seemed to be to come and talk to the press. everywhere he went he stopped to talk to reporters, to mug for the cameras. once things got specific he backed away pretty quickly. i tried to ask him what he would do with the 11 millio

> happening today, donald trump will head to the united states and mexican border to tour the crossing in laredot, with agents would work there the most active parts of the border. he will hold a news conference this afternoon. the billionaire businessman sparked controversy last in when he called illegal immigrants criminals and rapists. he also is accusing mexico's government of deliberately sending felons to the united states. >> the number one threat to the homeland is now coming from the islamic state. f.b.i. director said that the terrorist groups new tactics have made it more dangerous than al-qaeda. we explain why counterterrorism officials are so concerned. >> good morning the f.b.i. director told an audience at a security forum his greatest concern is now about how troubled americans can be radicalized and strike right at him. >> a new warning of the islamic state's new strategy. >> they invested the last year in push a message of poison. >> f.b.i. director said that isis propaganda slick social media is working with 21,000 english speaking followers around the world urging those who c

the hour. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. it's 1:00 in laredo texas, which means right now, donald trump is about to step foot -- we're all watching right here to see donald trump get off the plane. essentially his campaign is calling it the danger zone the billionaire all set for a tour of the u.s./mexico border despite the fact that his tour guides the border patrol union has now backed out, pulling its agents from the trip. we'll get more on that in a minute. first, think about this. it has been all of five weeks since donald trump launched his run for the white house, five weeks since calling mexican immigrants rapists even though he couched that by saying quote, i assume some are good people. since then he has gone from perceived sideshow to republican hero at least for some. he leads most of the polls and he has clarified those rapist comments saying it is the mexican government that's pushing criminals across the border. he sat down with anderson cooper who pushed him for evidence. >> we talked to immigration officials who said look we've

abc's tom llamas on the scene in laredo texas. od morning, tom. >> reporter: george good morning to you. trump's comments on immigration draw the most heat but also the most praise. especially in border towns like where we are this morning, laredo texas, and we just witnessed something trump has been talking about a lot on the campaign trail, our porous borders. we saw two men walk from mexico cross the fence and border patrol agents took them down right in front of our cameras. this morning, donald trump is set to put the spotlight on the issue that put him center stage. >> there are a lot of people excited i'm going to the border. >> reporter: we saw this firsthand morning witnessing a border agent take down a man right in front of us. this as the donald says he's incorruptible because of his big bucks. the federal election commission releasing his presidential financial disclosure report which shows he's worth at least $1.4 billion and has 487 job titles. >> the top person can't be bought. i'm worth far too much money. >> report

trump will meet with border control agents along the border in laredo to discuss immigration. we are learning that the afl/cio controlled union that represents border control agents has cancelled a planned tour of a section of the border. trump has made immigration a key part of the recent campaign speeches and others are now on the attack against trump. democrats are calling it the donald trump bill. lawmakers are expected to vote today on a bill that will hold back federal law enforcement money from states or local governments that don't cooperate with federal immigration agents. democrats say it unfairly targets some immigrants. >>> just now, new developments in greece's financial crisis. just a few minutes ago, the parliament in greece approved new financial reforms demanded by the creditors. this is in return for the third bailout granted to greece and this vote that just happened today is the last step, the last requirement before greece can start negotiating this new bailout. here's a live picture of the -- of greece's parliament building where this vote now happened. ag

the u.s. border with mexico on a trip to laredo, texas. the republican presidential candidate who is currently leading in the polls made controversial comments about illegal immigrants from mexico. >> there are bringing drugs. they are bringing crime. they're rapist. >> reporter: he predicted his border visit will back up his claim. >> i think the smart people, i think the streetwise people know, and i think border guards know. you're going to find out if i have evidence. i'm not telling you now. >> reporter: trump was supposed to tour the border with members of the local border patrol union but they backed out releasing a statement saying they did not want to imply they were endorsing him. trump's outspoken stance on illegal immigration comes as the republican party tries to attract hispanic voters. on wednesday former texas governor rick perry called his fellow republican candidate's campaign a cancer on conservativism. >> he offers a barking carnival act that can best be described as trump-ism. a toxic mix of demagoguery and mean-spirite

today donald trump visited the mexican border in laredo, texas to talk about the issue he is most excitedbout -- immigration. on his way, he covered that interesting hair of his with a white hat bearing his campaign slogan. he performed his best trump, especially when he was asked if it was dangerous to travel so close to all those criminals and rapists crossing the border. mr. trump: i love the country. there is nothing more important than what i am doing. i am the one who brought up the problem of illegal immigration and it is a big problem. it is a huge problem. you folks know it better than anybody. you look at the crowds outside. they want the problem fixed. we have to have legal immigration. john: immigration is the horse that donald trump rode in on. my question for you is it time for him to start to shift and diversify his portfolio when it comes to issues? mark: first, no. in two ways like this -- first, yes because he is writing -- riding this emotion and passion that has got him where he is to a large degree. i think his biggest opportunity is to diverse if i his message. as he

the presidential candidate touching down in his personal boeing 757 in la laredo texas to see the border with mexico. >> mexico is booming. jesus the city manager have done an amazing job right here. a lot of what is happening here is the fact that mexico is doing so well. it's just doing beyond beyond what anybody ever thought. and i don't know if that's good for the united states but it's good for mexico. anybody have any questions? i think i will win the hispanic vote. i have thousands of mexicans and hispanics and i think when it comes right down, i don't know if you saw theíd86v poll, but they just did a big poll in nevada, the state of]xh nevada, and i'm way ahead and more importantly as far as i'm concerned, i'm way way ahead with the hispanics well into the 30's which, and he you think second is like 11. so, i have a relationship. over the years, thousands and thousands of hispanics have worked for me and now work for me and the relationship is very good. question?éó k >> how many people killed? >> why people were killed by a marine, by an american citizen? it means from killers