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For some perspective, the 5200 troops deploying to the border is double the number currently on the ground in syria battling isis. dhs requested that dod personnel to be "in direct contact with migrants and protesters," but that would be illegal under the 1878 act. the deployment order for the u.s. troops going to the southern border expires on the 15th. the caravan that remains hundreds of miles away and southern mexico and may not reach the u.s. border before then. senior defense officials won...

>> shepard: what do we know about specifics of todays visi visit? >> the president hasnt released a whole lot of details, and he will be visiting with some of those who are injured in saturdays attack including a couple of the police officers, and two police officers remain hospitalized, the president will likely be visiting them. we are also told he will likely be meeting with local jewish leaders to his expressed his support and condolences on behalf of the entire nation. in the presidents dau...

Years on the lamb and became the most wanted fugitive. and despite notoriety including the film "the departed" which was about his life, james "whitey" bulger hidden in plain sight living with his girlfriend and a seaside condo here in santa monica. when the feds are rated the condo, they found fake ids, numerous weapons and $800,000 in cash. his girlfriend, catherine greg, was convicted of lessening comic lesser crimes. in fact he said to get out of prison in 2,020. and bulger got his nickname ...

That say i walked in my door today and in my office door at 4:30. there are witnesses out there, whatever, and i say i didnt do that. i guess youve got me, but its not like you didnt know i walked through the door. >> and thats true but youve never had it sworn and presumably this would be a sworn statement. the issue is, its a sworn statement having gone through a plethora of lawyers before that thing gets out, so it really isnt the witness statement, its more or less his attorney statement. >>...

The families and the outreach they need this week and the support they need to get through it. >> shepard: a group of religious leaders wrote a letter to president trump saying he was not welcome in the city until he fully denounced white nationalism. the white house has pushed back insisting the president has denounced racism, hatred and bigotry in all forms on a number of occasions. we have team fox coverage. matt send it near one of todays funerals, and first, garrett tenney outside of the tr...

Brian kemp is essentially the top elections official in georgia. he oversees statewide elections and his office has been enforcing elections to reduce voter fraud. his opponent say these efforts disproportionately affect minorities. >> i think voter suppression is a challenge and i think the problem is we are not getting straight answers from the person responsible for guarding the public trust. >> this whole thing is a charade it to really take away from her radical agenda of a radical governme...

Thief. >> no, but he has certainly called him corrupt and will be talking to him. they should cross the nation, so many democratic women of all stripes, some moderates and some far left, women. >> the republican women are voting for democrats this fall and that something that democrats are counting on. they dont really turnout a midterm as you know, president obama realized this in 2012 and 2014. but as coalition of young, and those midterm elections where he and his party got shellacked. democr...

>> president trump: its ridiculous that i have to do anything because we didnt do anything. but we will probably do something, yes, where we responded to some questions. >> giuliani also told fox that a handful of outstanding issues also needed to be solved before the answers were submitted but he said he was hopeful in agreement that those remaining issues can be reached. on a separate note, on the in person vote, they said it was off the table and very unlikely in the near future. >> shepard: ...

>> the air here in squirrel hill is heavy, and its a real scene as there are so many funerals happening around us. all day long, mourners have been walking up and down the sidewalks, people trying to keep it together and stay strong. >> shepard: may their memories be a blessing. what more have you learned about the suspect? >> as it turns out, jewish doctors and nurses have been treating robert bowers and the hospital. one jewish doctor said he is treating bowers as a federal man because he had ...

>> shepard: there is a word that the special counsel investigating russian meddling and possible collision is looking into a longtime trump advisor, specifically has possible connection to the founder of wikileaks and what he might have known about hillary clintons hacked emails. thats according to "the wall street journal." the journals parent company and fox news parent company share ownership. the advisor is none other than roger stone, known in the republican party as the dirty trickster and...