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Disputes those numbers. this all comes as ceo mark zuckerberg gets ready to testify before several house and senate committees next tuesday. president trump signed a proclamation to send the national guard to the u.s./mexico border. troops will not have contact with immigrants but be work with border patrol agents in support roles. there's no word yet how many in the national guard will be deployed or how much the mission will cost. let's turn to oklahoma where thousands of teachers demanding funds for education may be closer to victory. the state senate is set to take up a $20 million onl...

Training, infrastructure building, you know, intelligence gathering, support roles like that, and there's been a question as to whether it's worth the expense and effort of moving these troops there in terms of what you get out of the equation. >> so today we're talking about militarizing the u.s.-mexico border. this started way back sunday. seems like a long time ago. but it started with tweets. we have all of those tweets on the screen here. many -- >> a lot. >> yes -- >> big graphic. >> running out of room. yeah. do we have a page two there? he started tweeting this out on sunday. look, he'...

>> reporter: right, russia of course is framing this as something that they were forced to do by u.s. actions, but they're hitting back. now we know that more than 700 u.s. diplomatic staff in russia will be out of a job in a month's time. russia has been threatening for months to retaliate after the u.s. kicked out a few dozen of its diplomats and closed two properties. now this is what we're seeing them doing in typically grand fashion. topped with insults, denials and more threats. russia, u.s. diplomats today locked out of their property near moscow, which russia denies. they are packing...

What would the u.s. role be then? >> i'm sure it would be both spotting targets, air support. bombing. and also coordinating other elements of the coalition that are supportive. i think the united states will play that synthesizing intelligence and aerial bombardment and aerial support role. but you have to remember, we have about 3,000 u.s. forces within iraq now, playing different support roles, training, providing guidance and assistance. and intelligence support. >> a good week for the iraqi prime minister from a p.r. perspective, not such a great year for him. like you said, no time to sp...

Candidates out there. lindsey graham, perry, walker, kasich have all said they're open to the idea. more troops in iraq. kasich said it might take combat troops. most are saying we need some trumans that are in support roles. of course, those trumans would be in harm's way. don't forget, american public opinion, given the beheadings we've seen from isis and the rise in isis. american public opinion has shifted in that more hawkish direction. it is not like they're taking a real risk within the republican party. >> appreciate you being with us. breaking news from the clinton camp. hillary clint...