this is tony burke a living nightmare for criminals of southern california. tony leads the special task force in charge of arresting the most dangerous fugitives and he loves his job . man hunting is the daily job of tony burke. fifty of them are ready to intervene in southern california on the slightest lead to apprehend a fugitive they are quick to top class soldiers live assault rifles satellite phones and armored vehicles in case of a shootout. their targets are the real criminals the ones which have nothing to lose you know it and that's what the task force was formed for office to get. our focus of violent crime you know rape robbery murder. you know. kidnapping the more violent crimes because those are those people when you get off the street i mean there are violent actions against people in the community. these are lead cops have nothing in common with bounty hunters to become a u.s. marshal you need to have graduated from law school or to have served in the military tony for instance is an ex marine. i've got john warner getting like four people toge

in a motel here tony burke is laying out the plan for the marshals task force. for murder. very different crimes in this whole santa barbara county area. the gang the marshals are getting ready to hit is called eastside recently they committed to assassinations and six other attempts against rivals in the drug markets. and four am four hundred fifty police officers squeeze into the gym. tony and his u.s. marshals come to give support to the f.b.i. santa barbara's police the sheriff's men and other agents. many different uniforms for more than fifty tasks. along here that. is in charge of arresting two of the gang members suspected of being the murderers . here is the first of them a latino who at this time of night still sleeps soundly the gang leader relies upon the solidarity and protection of his group and you know me and you know it's number one is criminal history includes possession of controlled substance possess them purchase of a controlled substance contribute to doing a minor of obstructing resisting a police officer and hit and run with property damage has a par

. >> his mother, maria burks, and stepfather, tony conner, have come to see him today. >> good morningsits are extremely important to me and to him because he needs to know that someone is there for him. everybody can't make it up here. but i send messages and lots of love. nobody's forgetting about him. he has family and we love him. >> although the visitors center is a short walk away, security is stepped up for confinement inmates. burks is shackled, escorted by two officers and driven to visitation. the visit will be noncontact, meaning he'll be separated from his family by a pane of glass. >> i get to see my baby, i don't even care. i'm a mamma's boy. it don't even matter. at the same time, it would be better. unfortunately it's got to be through the glass, though. it is what it is. >> i need to see him. i need to make sure that he's okay. when i come to see him, i make him stand up, turn around, let me see your body, let me check your out, make sure you're eating well. he's going to say, mom, i'm okay, don't worry. but mom's going to worry anyway. i need to see for myself. i have