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. this morning president trump seems to be sending a different message than his acting border chief over what would happen to bahamian refugees fleeing to the united states. >> everybody needs total proper documentation. look, the bahamas has some tremendous problems with people going to the bahamas that werent supposed to be there. i dont want to allow people that werent supposed to be in the bahamas to come into the united states, including some very bad people and some very bad gang members...

Has come at least as far as departures go, to a screeching halt. erica? >> ben, thank you. amazing to look at those live pictures. just the sheer number of people there. the trump administration defending its immigration crackdown in a series of interviews. the acting border chief is facing criticism this morning for down playing the emotional video showing a young girl crying after her undocumented father was rounded up in mississippi last week. >> i need my dad. my dad didnt do nothing. hes ...

Different plants in six different cities surrounding jackson here. of course that came just days after that massacre in el paso where the gunmen directly targeted latinos. now, look. the acting department of homeland security kevin mcaleenan expressed some regret talking about the tone of it. that it was unfortunate, the timing of it, when it came into effect. but it was those images of the children whose parents who were snatched up and came home to nobody while they waited for a parent or guar...

The couple now missing after renting jet skis. and the separate case, the virginia doctor and his tour guide killed. there is news tonight about the missing college student. new images just released from the airport and what authorities revealed just today. the new health headline tonight about prescription drugs and dementia. and america strong tonight. the iraq war veteran and what he did to save his platoon. good evening. and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and ...

Swept away. >> so, lets get to matt gutman who is with us live tonight. hes reported extensively on this. and matt, so many questions about who is in charge. you have an acting homeland security secretary, an acting head of i.c.e., and now this acting border chief who resigned today. you have new reporting tonight on who might replace him? >> reporter: thats right, david. government officials tell us that the presidents likely choice for cbp commissioner is mark morgan. now, mark morgan is a for...

At the border has become. all of it to try to help these migrant kids at detention facilities in reportedly terrible conditions. in the middle of all of this, the acting border chief abruptly announced he is stepping down. stephanie ruhle spoke with pete buttigieg about the picture from the border. >> we know as a country what it would take to fix our immigration system. the question is whether we can summon the political will to actually do it. and if you can look at a picture like that and say...

Well dig into the gut wrenching conditions some migrant babies and children are trapped in as others are still separated from their families with absolutely no reunion in sight. breaking news from the white house, this white house has appointed a new press secretary, the acting border chief, customs and border control chief has resigned. lets get right to the story. hans nichols live at the white house. whats going on there? >> reporter: well, three jobs for stephanie grisham. she is currently...

Smart, tough, they have the whole package and they are impressive. jillian: pete hegseth spoke with rio grande valleys acting border chief who says the president is right to call a crisis. rob: pete is live in texas with more on the presidents big visit. >> reporter: we are in san antonio. this facility not shutdown today, portions of that still open and active. we were in the rio grande valley at maccallum. the president beating secure -- greeting supporters and ice agents enthusiastic to see t...