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President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to send 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Trump’s comments to reporters on Air Force One were his first estimate on guard levels he believes needed, and would be a lower number of troops than the 6,400 National... Mexico Mar 19, 2018

Man Who Sold Rifle To Odessa Shooter Sentenced To Federal Prison   LUBBOCK, TX -- After pleading guilty in October, the man who sold the AR-15-style rifle to the Odessa shooter has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Marcus Anthony Braziel, 45, of Lubbock had previously pled guilty to unlicensed firearms dealing and concealing the proceeds from weapons sales from the IRS. Braziel was charged after investigators discovered he sold  Seth Ator the rifle used to kill 7 people and wound...

Sharon Griffith held up a picture of her son, Joseph, as she stood before Marcus Braziel in a Lubbock federal courtroom.  The photo of her youngest child and only son was a selfie taken at a concert a month before he was gunned down during the Aug. 31, 2019  mass shooting in Midland and Odessa. "We didnt know it would be the last photo he would take," she said.  Her son, who she referred to as Joe, left behind two children - a 13-year-old daughter and an 11 year-old-son.  "He was active i...

Marcus Braziel, 45, sold an assault rifle to Seth Ator three years before Ator killed seven people with it.

He made before and during the shooting. >> reporter: 15 minutes before 36 year-old seth ator engaged in a deadly shooting spree he called a tip line with a rambling series of complaints. the gunman has been fired from a truck driving job earlier in the day and called 911. but left the office before police arrived. even before being fired, law enforcement said he was starting to spiral. >> he showed up to work in a disstressed mental state. its not because he got fired. this didnt happen because ...

Tomorrow morning, jupiter and west palm beach are going to be feeling winds of 50, 60, maybe 70 miles per hour. then this time tomorrow night, melbourne right here, well feel those sort of effects. and then jacksonville shortly after that. very susceptible to surge, as is savannah and charleston. and as we head towards friday, potentially a landfall across north carolina. but youre right. if that line, that track goes to the west by 20 miles, were talking about a high impact, destructive event. ...

Davis, now recovering after shrapnel was removed from her chest. he would ditch his sedan, highjacking a postal van and killing mail carrier mary granados. her twin, rosie, racing to the scene. >> i was calling her name to see if she would answer me, but she wasnt answering because she was already dead. >> reporter: that shooter would continue driving, ramming that mail van into a police cruiser before being killed. >> all right, matt gutman reporting in live tonight from odessa, texas, hes been...

Gunman was on a downward spiral and term noted just before that rampage began. he also made rambling phone calls to the police and fbi tip it line. >> get down, get down, get down. >> reporter: before most victims had time to run, they found themselv themselves pinned down in a hail of gun fire. officials now say the suspect seth ator had a history. falled the background check and should have never owned the assault-style rifle. hours beforte the shooting he ws fired from his job. >> he didnt wa...

Down the coast, emergency vehicles in position. >> so, lets get to gio, live with us, as well, from new smyrna beach, florida. and gio, you were telling us a short time ago, there are still people who are evacuating tonight? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, david. a lot of people are watching and waiting to see what this storm does. but its not too late to leave. so, if you do decide to evacuate, make sure youre taking your medications with you and, of course, some important documents just in case. ...

His boss called authorities to warn them. and it turns out the gunman also called the fbi minutes before the rampage. abcs chief national correspondent matt gutman is in odessa, texas, tonight. >> reporter: tonight, authorities are saying shortly before that rampage in texas ended in a swarm of bullets and screams -- >> get down, get down! >> reporter: -- that shooter, 36-year-old seth ator, had just been fired from his trucking job. ator and his employer both calling 911. 15 minutes before unle...