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>> life long el paso resident. small business owner. serving in local government. being in the minority party for every one of the six years i was in congress and delivering for the people i served. delivering for veteran, for our border community. >> ed: if you want to run for president, youre going to have to be clearer about what you bring to the table, no? >> yeah, i tend to agree there. i think beto has so much more to talk about. thanks to his senate run in the state of texas, he knocked o...

And what youre on board with? >> absolutely. i think youve seen him work across the aisle. this is a smart guy who understands issues. hes substantive, hes tough and he has great relationships across the aisle. ive seen a person who can be funny, who understands this campaign is as much about the people who will be drawn to it as himself. >> reporter: who sees himself as a vehicle for great movement where we can take our country back and stand for something good again in the world. >> you mentio...

This. >> good morning. >> cheerful. >> right. it was difficult. you know what we did instead? we gathered our energies and the community came together in an extraordinary rally, a beautiful showing in el paso, organized 100% for el pasons to channel that into something great and turn it into who we are as a border community and one big family. it was one of the most beautiful rallies i ever participated in, in el paso. it was a beautiful thing. >> i want to ask you about the agreement in princip...

In nogales was at epidemic levels, including hand grenades and machine guns and there are still some very violent episodes. but the border patrol now acknowledges that illegal crossings in no gal less are way down. those who do cross only stay for a few hours and where there is high podesta activity the razor wire is only supposed to be at the top as you saw in the pictures it tends to be at the bottom. residents are very worried about kids and pets in rural areas as well as downtown. shep? >> s...

Traveled hundreds of miles to legally seek asylum, the land of the free is finally within sight. casey stegall reporting live in eagle pass. casey? >> hey, shepard. some context and perspective for you on why it can take so long to process all of the asylum claims. when you are applying for asylum, each case requires an initial interview. right? and federal authorities tell us those interviews can take anywhere from 2 to 3 hours at a time. so you can start to do the math and they say that thats ...

In californias border. i dont know if you will stay this. i think theres a huge level of public support for safety net. public wants it and all the polling shows it. why not respond to american citizens with the following bargain. yes well raise taxes on some people and give you more what you want, ewith will to american citizens because thats our job. were not going to tax the middle class for pay for people who shouldnt be here. why not make that deal? >> well, in this specific instance, tucke...

>> you see the president giving the brother a hug there, and thanking him for his presence. now, the mayor of mcallen, texas says his border community seems split down the middle. half support the all wall and believe this is a national emergency in their backyard. with the other half saying that a barrier wont help and that there is no emergency. the local sierra club president releasing this statement ahead of the presidents visit today, im reading in part, quoting here, the presidents hateful...

Ineffective? >> congressman will herd is to whom you refer. >> of course. >> i have the privilege to serve on the intelligence committee with him. he is a former covert cia agent. its not just will. im not aware of a member of the congress, liberal or conservative, who represents a border community who believes that wall is a solution to border security. in fact what they almost universally say, its a fifth century, medieval solution in search of a 21st century problem i spoke with peter baker, ...

Kept coming. but was there one incident in particular which you felt was the moment when you needed to make your song? >> well, our second album, actually the album that had "baby 0 i love your way" on it also had a song called "border town." it centered around the activities that were going on back then, 1994. if you remember, that was the year that nafta was inducted, a big militarization of the border called operation gate keeper was taking place. so weve just been very tied into the activist...

Theyve been making origami birds. one counselor asked the kids to make 100 origami birds. a young friend of one of the boys said the first thing theyll want to do is play soccer. the boys, if they get out, will in time be invited to the soccer world cup, say officials. theyve had messages from celebrities and soccer stars from the king of thailand, revered figure here in the country, and it really has pulled this community, this border community, together. victor, diane? >> and david, their frie...