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They dont want to be sent back by the mexican government. they have no opportunities remaining for them at home back in honduras where many of these people are from and theyll continue this long journey north until they get to the united states, but thats going to take weeks, erica. >> patrick oppmann with the latest for us there. again, traveling with the care mon. you spent so much time speaking to people there. thank you. coming up, not long ago, president trump called him a baby, a liar, i...

You just wonder how many people will actually be able to make it, because the conditions are really rough. >> yeah. and you paint quite a picture there, patrick. appreciate it. patrick oppmann there and has been there a number of days with that caravan. we want to get a closer look on whats actually happening on the ground there and how that compares to what we hear and see from the presidents words and his tweets. alan gomez is a miami-based reporter with "usa today." so based on your reporting...

The massive caravan of migrants just beginning now to move north again, and it is also growing in size, despite warnings from president trump. this morning, mr. trump tweeting without evidence that unknown middle easterners are mixing with the crowd and also announcing that he has alerted both the border patrol and the military. but a spokesman at the pentagon says that the military has not been asked to provide any support as the caravan inches towards the southern border. at this point, over 7...

Towards the u.s. the massive crowd now tops more than 7,000 people and they are on the move again, as they trek north from mexicos border with guatemala. the caravan began in honduras. they have more than 1,500 miles to cross before reaching the u.s. this morning, president trump tweeting, without evidence, that unknown middle easterners are mixed in with the crowd. he repeated that claim moments ag ago. >> go into the middle and search. youre going to find ms-13, youre going to find middle east...

Come in waves, but at certain points, it just goes on for miles. people walking by the side of the road, trying to get rides from cars. they have got about 15 more miles to go and it is a very tough slog here, because its incredibly hot. they dont have enough water. they dont have enough food. and there are not enough cars to take them. and people say they are determined, they say that they are not gang members, but the victims of gang members. that they are people who have been victimized, that...

The vast majority of the people that ive talked to today, though, are families, people who are simply seeking opportunity, people that are fleeing from violence and corruption and failed economies back home. and just want to get someplace where they have more opportunities. >> patrick oppmann for us on the border. thank you. next, big-name democrats embark on a campaign blitz as president trump takes a swing at a potential future rival. >> i dont want to hit them so hard that they dont make it...

Weapon. patrick oppmann has been following the story from havana where the attacks first started. what is the evidence here, what happened at the embassy that led authorities to suspect it was this kind of attack? >> you had very precise attacks, u.s. officials say always in diplomats homes or hotel rooms and calls them to have brain damage, things that -- injuries that resemble concussions but no outward signs of any physical injuries. so how do you explain a concussion when no one can -- actua...

But it seems to fit the scenario. now, cuban officials here said we would never allow this to be used, but in a country like cuba, its impossible to imagine a third actor could come in and use these weapons without cuban officials knowing. theyve allowed the fbi to come in. theyve allowed canadian investigators because there are some canadian diplomats that have complained of similar things. you read about these weapons and weapons programs that did exist, and its kind of the perfect weapon beca...

Went into a wooded area just past havanas terminal one. thats where this huge fireball was seen erupting from this wooded area and a thick plume of smoke. our cameraman at the airplane says two hours later can you still see smoke rising from the area. we have seen people being taken out in the stretches. were told as well there were nine crew aboard. cubas president is at the scene of the crash and he says theres a high number of victims but still no exact number for the death toll of a very, ve...

Okay. so for the first time in nearly six decades, cuba will not be led by a castro, at least by name. the communist countrys nationalist assembly is announcing raul castros successor. who is he is and what does it mean for relations in the u.s.? patrick oppmann, our man in havana, cuba. you hear how i am qualifying this forecoming process. i have been a student of yours down in cuba on more than one occasion. what do you believe the promise is here to the people of cuba? is this an opportunity ...