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>> i think so. the president announced 10,000 was the approximate true planning model. 5900 total support forces come the engineers, people that support statistics in particular to take care of the refueling responsibilities of the air and marine component of customs and border protection. if the mission lasts for months and because of the circumstance of the caravan or with the border security mission, that's part of service and i think those soldiers, all of them will be very proud to support that particular mission. >> you think 5900 is a good number. captain wallis can i thank you very muc...

We hope we have a partner with the democrats in the house. that remains to be seen. i think we'll find out right away whether or not they intend to legislate or whether they intend to investigate. i hope that it's the former. >> sandra: the country will be watching. senator john thune, thank you. >> thanks. >> jon: hundreds of migrants arriving in tijuana, mexico with more on the way as defense secretary jim mattis visited troops in south texas yesterday telling them the strategic goal of their mission is still to be determined. jennifer griffin live with more. how many troops are on the borde...

And not a word about those 5,900 american troops he deployed to the border. today, arizona's republican senator, jeff flake, called it but a stunt here. >> reporter: secretary of defense jim mattis and homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen meeting some of those troops on the border today. >> hello, soldiers, how are you doing? >> hi, everyone. >> reporter: sources say nielsen is likely to lose her job in a looming white house shakeup. chief of staff john kelly could follow. asked about their fate, today the president told "the daily caller," "we're looking at a lot of options." deputy n...

Basically and some c-130s that would move larger number of troops longer distances. we've been asked for nothing more right now. >> that's defense secretary james mattis and homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen who visited the southern border meeting with u.s. troops sent there by president trump to defend, he says, the united states against the caravan of migrants. secretary mattis says there are currently 5,900 troops deployed to the border. he anticipates that number will go up to around 7,000. joe, he was asked, defense secretary mattis was asked by the troops when he addressed the...

I believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. that's defense secretary james mattis and homeland secretary kirstjen nielsen meeting with u.s. troops there at the border to defend he says the united states against a caravan of migrants. secretary mattis says there are currently 5900 troops to the border and anticipates it will go up to 7,000. joe, he was asked, defense secretary matt...