-- IN TUCSON TODAY -- TO UPLIFTTHEFAMILY OF A FALLEN OFFICER.THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA BEHINDTHE CANNONBALL MEMORIAL RUN.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S IVANRODRIGUEZ JOINS US LIVE NOW --OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE-- HE TELLS US -- IT WAS ANEMOTIONAL MEETING WITH A LOCALFAMILY.PAT, VALERIE - MOMENTS AGO THOSEDEPUTIES MET WITH THEFAMILY OF FALLEN US DEPUTYMARSHAL CHASE WHITE AS WELL ASOTHER OFFICERS WITH THE USMARSHAL SERVICE.ITS PART OF THE CANNONBALLMEMORIAL RUN THAT BEGAN IN 20-16.SINCE THEN OFFICERS FROMDIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENTAGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA HAVEDRIVEN ACROSS THE COUNTRYMEETINGWITH FAMILIES OF OFFICERS WHOFELL IN THE LINE OF DUTY ANDPROVIDING THEM WITH PLAQUES.THE OFFICERS I SPOKE WITH SAYTHEIR INTERACTION WITH WHITE'SFAMILY WAS EMOTIONAL.YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'VE DONE THISTHIS MANY TIMES AND MADE THISMANY STOPS AND SPOKE TO ALL OFTHESE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEENIMPACTED YOU BEGIN TO STARTTAKING OVER THE LEADERSHIP SPOT.THESE OFFICERS PUT ON A UNIFORMEVERYDAY, THEY GO TO WORK ANDTHEYDON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TOCOME HOME.

THEIR FAMILY MEMBERSTHEY DON'T KNOW IF THEIR FAMILYMEMBER IS GOING TO COME HOME ANDUNFORTUNATELY THESE INCIDENTSHAPPEN.IN THIS YEARS CANNONBALLMEMORIAL RUN THERE WILL BE 11STOPS - THE FINAL ONE INWASHINGTON D.C.LIVE DOWNTOWN- IVAN RODRIGUEZKGUN NINE ON YOUR SIDE.