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National guard. first to bill is live near the border in la jolla, texas. hey, bill. >> hi, martha. good afternoon. another active day out here in la hoya. they a look at the live drone. down the street from where we're standing. border patrol trying to apprehend a group of runners that came across a short time ago. we're told they have some of them in custody. it was about a group of ten or so that came across. they've been using ground resources and the helicopter. the thick brush, easy for folks to hide. this is part of the search and part of the reason that the texas governor says it's tim...

Companying the containment line and it being a highway. you feel like you have a natural containment line. but embers were flying over the heads of firefighters because had was able to jump the highway. how did it do that? >> the vegetation is tinder dry. it is very receptive to a ember landing and many cases. the sparks are going half a mile and start a new fire. >> half a mile away. how does is that? >> it is dangerous. we have to evacuate communities ahead of the projected path of the fire and fire progresses well ahead of where the firefighters are and we were aggressive with the use of ou...

To face supported from the agencies and county and state to help them begin the steps to of recovery. >> heather: in terms of the fire fighting efforts going on right now, what all is being used to fight these fires? >> each of the incident commanders have specific requests. those resources so far have all been sent to them and requests of have all been met. they are icing ground resources and air support. anything that it takes to get these fires out. >> heather: what are the weather conditions like out there today? >> it's hot. we are projected to be at hundred degrees. so we continue to hav...

the truth if that's a promise he can keep or whether it's his version of read my lips or i'll close gitmo. this evening with presidential politic, and a focus on key battleground states. president obama is in iowa tonight. six electoral votes but a hotly contested tossup state at a wind turbine plant in newton, iowa, the president said he understood times are tough but he argues the republican agenda isn't the answer. >> when you hear somebody say, we should cut more taxes, especially for the wealthiest americans, well, newton, you've been there and you've done that. we did that. 2...

Thanks, jonathan, so much. >> reporter: definitely, thank you. >> eric: a developing story this morning. a massive search happenings right now, for the two missing u.s. navy service members who are missing in afghanistan. connor powell is streaming live from kandahar with the latest. connor, what is going on with the search efforts? any news? >> reporter: well, eric, there is a massive operation here, trying to find these two missing service members. u.s. military says they are using air and a ground resources to try and locate these two missing individuals, according to a u.s. military offici...