i had family. i have family that are american citizens. reporter: $3000 to cross that happens at multiple people every single day. meanwhile texas officially building its own border wall. this is historical. the first semester happened in the country estate building its own wall rather than the federal government. this is 30 minutes away in rio grande city. the busiest part of the border the first panels have gone up. texas governor avid said he was building the six months ago now it is starting to materialize. this is the beginning one.7-mile stretch designed to fill the gaps where there is no federal wall. all paid for by texas all on texas land listen to what the governor has to say. texas has to step up and do this because the feds are not
they are going to have to argue in court that they don t want a wall paid for by texas, built by texas on texas land. they would have to argue it wouldn t be effective or potentially interfere with their own federal operations. he said he would be a tough hill to climb for the administration and it would also potentially open them up to political liability. back to you. trace: the court cases will come before the construction. bill melugin on the border, thank you. sandra: tennessee senator marsha blackburn joins us as she serves on the armed services and judiciary committees. senator, great to see you. i was itching to talk to you after that dinner. you sat down with a group of bipartisan female senators at the vice president s residence, kamala harris hosted you. how did it go and to the border come up? it was a lovely evening, completely social evening centered on relationship building. this is an annual dinner, the