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Troop to camp almost every weekend. >> his ranch is undeveloped so in addition to losing land, he worries that constructing a wall will devastate local plant and animal life. >> it hurts me when i think of my grandchildren not being able to access this property where were standing right now. >> show me a man who has no enemies and ill show you a man whos never stood for [ bleep ]. >> reporter: up north in laredo, webb county sheriff and his department do their job while washington debates border...

Lets talk in donald trump business terms. building a wall is a bad return on investment. because as many folks will tell you, lets ask el chapo, you can build a wall and then build a tunnel right underneath it. a lot of undocumented persons come to this country legally and just overstay their visas. you also have a hurtful dynamic thats going to be generated between mexico and the united states. mexico being one of the u.s.s greatest trading partners. the biggest for us here in texas so its just...

Thanks for staying with us. its no secret that president trump wants to build a wall along the u.s. southern border and his 2018 budget asks congress to shell out $2.6 billion for border security with $1.6 billion of that money going towards actual brick and mortar construction. what we have not heard much about what hands to the -- happens to the land owners whose properties are in the walls proposed path? for the next question for you, were asking agree or disagree, the use of eminent domain t...

Government must build through these private lands so the government uses eminent domain laws to take the land it needs. >> when somebody says were going to build a wall regardless, were going to take your land, regardless, thats a little bit too much. am i going to fight it, pardon many my language, hell yeah. thats what texans are for. >> reporter: mauricio and his sister garcia own a large ranch thats in the path of the wall. their property is south of laredo and has been in the family over 25...

Ancestral homesteads and the family cemetery that overlooks the river. >> my dad is buried very close to the village where everything started. he died twoears ago. we can still feel it. >> a farm boy from south texas. born in the house. he was a marine during the second war. he fought in the island of iwo jima and can you just picture a wall on top of your relative? in this case being my father? my father would have to sacrifice twice. >> farther south in the rio grande valley the government has...

>> shepard: big story from the white house, first we will build a wall but you will pay for it. president trump now says mexico will pay us back except mexico says no we wont. also new action on sanctuary cities we will of details. and the president said he would have won the popular vote except that 3 to 5 million people voted illegally. no evidence of any kind yet president trump says hell launch an investigation. except today, his spokesman said something else. and the legendary actress mary ...

Almost two weeks is filled with controversy though, including reports that his son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner allegedly wanted a secret back channel with russian officials. today, some want his security clearance pulled. president trump calls his nine day foreign trip a success, but one world leader might disagree. did it create more or less confidence in his foreign policy? a new barrier to the border wall. the families vow to fight president trump if he uses eminent domain to ...