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Stay within the bounds of law. but ive got to believe having commanded an element like this, its never helpful when a state comes with additional kaf yaits. caveats. as a commander you want the ability to utilize them. isnt it still proble problematt hes putting parameters on what they can do? >> yes. but its not a problem that cannot be overcome. as you well know, even when we deploy overseas in a combat zone or peace keeping missions or human train missions, when we do it as a coalition, every...

Crossings and it wont be difficult to actually tell what type of activity is coming across until they actually engage those threats coming across. but again, the national guardsmen will be helping us out in a support role for example up in the air. >> eyes and ears, and youre okay with them, you think it will be okay that they can tell if someone is just trying to cross illegally or if theyre loaded down with marijuana trying to get across. >> again, keep in mind that the national guardsmen will...

2k. they have law enforcement duties, be theyve traditionally not done that, theyve just supported law enforcement. i asked about this mission. heres what she had to say. >> here when were under our governor in a title 32, were in a support role to law enforcement or any other federal agency and, or any other state agency. but we are always in support of first responders or law enforcement. >> reporter: or a quick note, the last time this group was called up was hurricane harvey where they provi...

Traditionally, theyve been an observe and report, eyes in the sky, eyes on the ground. i asked her what about the role theyll play in this mission. take a listen. >> here when were under our governor in title 32, a support role to law enforcement or any other federal agency and, or any other state agency. but we are always in support of first responders or law enforcement. >> reporter: one of the missions theyll be doing is flying along that border, and i can tell you a little later today, heath...

>> under our governor in title 32, were in support role to law enforcement or any other federal agency or any other state agency. but we are always in support of first responders or law enforcement. >> now, a little bit later today guys, we will go on one of the first missions in a helicopter over the border and show you how these guardsmen are bringing you eyes in the sky. interestingly enough, a quick last tid bit, it was hurricane harvey the last time this group was mobilized like this. guys?...

Troops will be arriving shortly. texas is saying the 250 national guard troops will be informed tomorrow about the deployment and 250 of them will arrive starting on monday into tuesday and wednesday. it is a support role. they are there to support border patrol but they are armed for self-defense. a couple of hours ago a couple of helicopters took off from the state capitol in austin to pave the way for their arrival. in the state of arizona, 150 national guard troops will be arriving in the fo...

Plugged. when the national guards been deployed here in the past, theyve been involved in surveillance. were told this time they will be involved in some sort of border construction work also. they will only be armed if they need to be for self-defense. they will not actually be apprehending people coming across the border. they will be here in a support role. these are the details being figured out right now. it was just tuesday that president trump first mentioned this. wednesday, the departme...

Reporters tonight. >> with the authorization and under the authority of governor abbott, this deployment has begun with the movement of equipment and troops today. within 72 hours the texas military department will have 250 personnel along with ground surveillance vehicles as well as light and medium aviation platforms. this initial phase of deployment will include command and control, coordination cells and operate ago planning as requested. in support of the federal entities already on the bor...

Self-defense. a couple of hours ago a couple of helicopters took off from the state capitol in austin to pave the way for their arrival. in the state of arizona, 150 national guard troops will be arriving in the four arizona counties that board mexico and they will be there for a support role. this this is very interesting, five minutes away from where im standk there are members armed to the teeth. but they are not in this country. it is common in border towns to see members of the army with gu...

>> theyre playing a high-stakes game of chicken. jeff ben tet white house this afternoon. thank you. to break down the headlines, lets turn to our panel, josh barrow, senior editor at "business insider" and sarah westwood" washington correspondent for "the washington examiner." thank you for joining us. josh, i want to get your reaction to trumps tweet, the governors of new mexico, arizona, texas, all republicans, are backing the deployment. but we have yet to hear from california governor jer...