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>> a lot of agreement that he's a good pick. a lot of complementary statements and not just from democrats but republicans. >> mattis has a two-step hearing process. we got to get this rule change so that he can actually served as secretary of defense because he wore the uniform three years ago. the requirement is for seven years. he's got to get that change and in the senate, there was a filibuster vote, that means they'll need 60 votes for that. after that, they'll need a confirmation process. we'll see to what extent mattis had a lot of goodwill. we had goodwill among the national security ...

A very important labor endorsement. that expected to come her way. we also heard from elijah cummings, the ranking democrat on the benghazi committee, as he left a meeting with nancy pelosi today, that there's going to be a statement coming up shortly this afternoon from the democrats on that committee, in talking to congressman cummings and adam schiff and the others, they had long discussed whether they should even participate because they felt that this hearing process was stacked against them, that the chairman trey gowdy was not letting them have rules that would allow them to have subpoe...

Actual deportation and sped up hearing process is obviously soon. >> the point of law does change the process and it looks as if it would have the effect of having the most of the kids returned. but it does, obviously, part of that is to have these accelerated immigration hearings which will be within seven days unlike now where the kids go hhs, dispersed all over the country, send to the period okay and told to show up one day for a hearing that could be a year or two away and never show up and stay. they will be kept on premies. hhs will look after them. they have to have a hearing within se...

They will be welcoming them and giving them shelter. they did say it would only be temporary though. no timeline. they will be welcoming these children who are coming on buses here very soon. >> thanks so much. we'll keep an eye on the situation in oracle, arizona this morning. as early as today, two texas lawmaker would reintroduce a bill that would revamp the hearing process for undocumented children caught along the border. they want to expedite immigration hearings for these children. shortening the process that could take up to two years. i'll talk to representative cuellar. anthrax b...

Responsibility. and start the process, by one, deploying the national guard on our border. two, adding more boots on the ground through border patrol. three, providing the resources we need to expedite the hearing process for the people who have come here in unauthorized way. and four, give us resources we need to better deal with the growing criminal threat, growing potential terrorism threat because of the people who are coming across the border. eric: well it is stunning and it is apparently overwhelming. attorney general greg abbott of texas, we thank you for joining us today on the fox ne...