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National security correspondent jennifer griffin picks up the story at the pentagon. good morning. >> good morning to you. defense secretary mattis as you mentioned is expected to arrive any minute now in texas. he spoke to reporters en route from washington and we should have a read-out of those remarks shortly. the 7,000 or so u.s. troops sent to the border will be missing thanksgiving with their families. there are about 1,000 down on the actual border itself. the pentagon has been unwilling to answer questions about how much this deployment will cost. unlike the past, dhs will not be payin...

Plans are being finalized it's our expectation that personnel will be deployed in support of the border mission. it will take time to have the details in place but we are beginning today and moving quickly. we are anxious to have this support. i have spoken with all of the governors and will be continuing these conversations. it is very encouraging that many of them have taken dramatic steps in their own states to strengthen that border security to prevent criminal activity and the inflow of drugs. these are leaders who understand the importance of enforcement of border security and how it imp...