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Little guy hiding behind a curtain. it's crazy. >> reporter: we'll have to leave it there, billy. it is a really tough situation. i know you'll stay on top of it and keep giving them a hard time to get what you need. thanks tonight. that is the latest from the gulf. back to you now, anderson. >> randi, thanks. up next, to the front lines, battle on the border with the arizona deputies drawing fire for their crackdown on illegal immigrants and controversial sheriff who says he's just doing the job he was elected to. >> we go out with my volunteer posse. i have 3,000 volunteer posse, about 400...

Fields, no. >> reporter: temperatures have climbed to 102. as it gets hotter, the sun gets brighter, your mind starts playing tricks on you. are they purple, are they green? you start not being able to make out the colors anymore. these are purple, though. the trucks start getting loaded up with the grapes we're picking. i'm doing some wheelbarrow duty, which can't be good for the back. i knew before i started this work would be hard. i didn't realize how monotonous it would be. these people do it six days a week. i haven't looked at my watch so much and it's not even lunchtime yet. delicious ...

There's mass exodus. benjamin, maria and i have done 900 boxes. that's a $30 bonus for the two of them. i wish benjamin and maria luck as they head home as quickly as possible. they have to do it all over again at 6:00 am. >> that's clearly one grape field. what about the bigger picture? we turn now to tom foreman. are illegal immigrants taking the jobs of americans? >> that really depends on where you live. we spent the day talking to folks on both sides of this debate and looking at studies. the labor department says there are 130 million jobs in the united states. and the poou hispanic cent...

Casing in of the relief well. that is set to go if this static kill doesn't work. if they do the static kill, and it works, that's going to actually -- that will help the end relief well sealing or kill there. if it doesn't work, they notice leakage, that will give valuable data when they go about doing the actual relief well sealing which still is slated for mid august. as far as that is concerned, status quo here, looking for another briefing from thadal later in the day which may shed light on when and if they do the static kill later this week. >> rob marciano live from gulf shore. your ...

It had hoped to start a static kill, pumping mud and cement from above into the blow-out preventers as early as sunday. today, the effort was postponed until possibly monday or tuesday because workers need to clean out debris they found in one of the relief wells being drilled. the debris is preventing a final section of pipe casing from being installed. that casing is essential for reinforcing the relief well and keeping it secure during the static kill. tom foreman has more for us tonight. tom? >> hey, randi. what they want to do is make sure that relief well is ready in case the static kill...