pittsburgh to express support and offer their condolences on behalf of the country. shannon: donald trump said the 5200 troops now deployed to the border will keep the caravan, three of them from crossing the border. trace gallagher is following this from the los angeles newsroom. reporter: we are told the additional 5200 us troops should be at the border this week including 800 today. the goal is hardening points of entry and that sounds like a human barrier the military members are only support troops. they can carry weapons for protection but are prohibited from contracting, confronting or detaining the migrants. they will provide things like helicopter air support, medical personnel, engineers and heavy equipment. the police work per se will be done by the border patrol.
shannon. shannon: live in pittsburgh, thank you very much. in laura s exclusive interview tonight president trump said that 5200 troops now deployed to the border as part of operation faithful patriot will keep the caravans, now we know of at least three of them, crossing the border. trace gallagher is following the president s plan and its caravans. good evening, trace. good evening, shannon. we are told the additional 5200 u.s. troops should be at the border by the end of this week, including 800 today. the goal of this deployment is hardening the points of entry and while that sounds kind of like a human barrier, the military members are only support troops. they can carry weapons for protection but they are prohibited from contacting, confronting or detaining the migrants. instead, they will provide things like helicopter air support, medical personnel, along with engineers and heavy equipment. the police work per se will all be done by the border patrol. listen.