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The border with mexico to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking until a wall gets built. and he says it will get done. >> we have to have strong border. we are going to have the ball. we have already started buildin building. and fixing miles and miles of wall thats already been fenced. when we are going to have our wall and we are going to get it very strongly. the military is going to be getting some of it. we are going to have very strong borders. >> sandra: da...

Border. the pentagon is announcing its plan to establish a new security self that will add support to both homeland security and the border. jennifer griffin live from the pentagon with more in the story. >> as of late yesterday, the pentagon could not tell us how many national guard the white house hopes to send the mexico border but on air force one, president trump told reporters he envisioned two to 4,000 national troops at a press briefing here at the pentagon, officials could give no timel...

Points. it was down at one point 750-plus. we have a comprehensive update coming up at the bottom of the hour. first, president trump has said he may send 2 to 4,000 national guard troops to the southern border. and the white house says that could be just a starting point. >> its going to be as many as it takes. we are looking at what that needs to be. and were going to move forward in the process. the president thinks thats a good first step to have 2,000 to 4,000. if we determine that we need ...

Pride the support. it will be consistent with law and the spirit of congress. >> the pentagon announced it is standing up a new planning sell manned 24-7. >> we are establishing a new border security support cell. this is not business as usual. >> that cell met for the first time today. u.s. troops will build part of the wall on miltary border wall. >> we will have our wall and get it strongly. >> he was referring to the barry goldwater range that sees jet dropping bombs daily. the border patrol...

Mexicans announced that this year the journey would end in mexico city. we have team fox coverage and john roberts is live on the north lawn. first, the national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. hello, jen. >> we just heard from pentagon officials about how this national guard deployment to the border will work. lets say theres more questions than answers. dana white made the announcement. >> effective immediately, we are establishing a new border security support cell. t...