dhs says criminals are smuggling many of these migrants including children. let s take you to the border to two people immersed this this issue. lauren is a border reporter for the el paso times and blake is the director of the rescue mission of el paso, a homeless shelter seeing a huge influx of migrants. thank you both for being with us. lauren, we have covered the surges for years through multiple administrations. you ve recently been reporting from both sides of the border. help us understand how is this surge different from others? yes, ana, i was down at the u.s. border fence this morning where hundreds of nicaraguan and other migrants are waiting in line to seek asylum or make another immigration claim. border patrol tells me they processed 400 people this morning. overnight the temperatures went below zero. people are very, very cold.
law abiding americans who have guns. no new statements from republicans or the nra that says they are going to be on board with these expandsisive backgro checks. we also have new details this afternoon into the el paso shooting investigation. sources tell cnn the alleged gunman during interviews with various detectives revealed one of the reasons why he chose el paso to carry out the rampage, driving for nearly 11 hours, more than 600 miles because the suspect told police he thought it would be wrong to commit the attack in his hometown near dallas because he didn t want his family and acquaintances to find out about it. the editor of the el paso times . your reporting has been incredible. you re live. can you hear me tim? yes, i am. how are you, brooke? it s been a sad week for