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Greater afternoon. hello, everyone. it is thursday, may 30th, and we begin with several developing stories as we come on the air. first, an exclusive nb detailin agents apprehended more than 1,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border near el paso wednesday morning. this is the group ever to be apprehended. 1036, up significantly from the previous record set last month of 424. president trump has made immigration a cornerstone of his presidency and told reporters that he will be making a dra...

Attention. >> i was going to do that. >> president trump -- i can see kennedy doing that. president trump promise ago major statement on border security today or tomorrow as the border patrol tries to handle the surge of immigrants. officials say this memorial day was the busiest there that they can remember. what could be next in this crisis in terms of politics and policy? >> this is a big league statement. but were going to do something very dramatic on the border.

What he said. and that is probably right. technically what he said, that mueller didnt say we determined that the president committed a crime, is technically accurate. but what the attorney general left out in his statement was context and causation. if you listen to his statement in context, you would think -- you would come away believing that bob mueller didnt make some determination for some reason, maybe it was too difficult, maybe the call with a too close. and in fact there was an element...

Barr was raising the question of we dont know why he didnt finish his job or maybe barr himself, suggesting that mueller didnt complete his obligation to make a prosecutorial decision. but miller is saying from the get-go going in, we knew we could got do that, that was not permitted. >> and he said something that i thought was misleading. when asked to do you believe mueller didnt make this determination because he thought it ought to be left to congress and barr said i hope that is not what he...

Dramatic immigration proposal when he spoke with reporters earlier today. >> im also going to have probably today a major statement on the border. this is a big league statement. but we are going to do something very dramatic on the border. >> joining me now, anita kumar and also julia ainsley. thank you both for being here. and anita, let me start with you because this is your reporting right now, politico, and we should underscore that we here at nbc news are still working at confirming this a...