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Saying that no new lineage of wall has been created. theyve been upgrading old fencing with less penetrable well, if you will. the president is still not happy with what hes hearing from congress. listen here. >> im not happy about it. its not doing the trick. im adding things to it. when you add whatever i have to add, its all going to happen where were going to build a big, big, strong wall that wont let criminals and traffickers and truck dealers and drugs into our country. its very simple. >...

>> yes. brian: as homeland security secretary, whats your role on that? >> its a couple things. i think we need to look at all of our visa programs and ensure, first of all, that they meet the requirements that congress originally meant them to meet. we have a lot of fraud and abuse which decreases the ability of the people who need to come as part of that to come. it also demonstrated that one bad apple if you will can cause a lot of problems. very lucky there was no fatalities. but we have got...

Dont want you to know. >> are those photos of fences or walls? >> that is called a levee wall. there are various types of walls that can be built. under the legislation that was just passed, it allows us to do that. as weve mentioned -- that is called a levee wall on the left, that is called a ballard wall -- huh? >> so thats not a wall? its a levee wall? >> thats what its actually called. thats the name of it. >> it looks like fencing, not a wall? >> the problem is, sst not true. and if you act...

Of that total, $341.2 million are to, quote -- and this is what it says in the bill. to replace approximately 40 miles of existing primary pedestrian and vehicle border fencing along the southwest border using previously deployed and operationally effective designs, such as currently deployed steel designs that prioritize agent safety. so thats your answer, charlie. hold on. we have -- we have a porous border right now. with broken fences, things that can be cut through, places that can be drive...

Designated the most effective way to do this. so thats what we got out of this bill. >> photos of fences or walls? >> that is called a ballard wall and that is called a levee wall. there are various types of walls that can be built under the legislation that was just passed. it allows us to do that. as weve mentioned, that is called a levee wall on the left and that is called a ballard wall. >> its the name of it. it is called -- >> the fencing? >> in this current bill, it allows us to do the fo...

Way to do this. so thats what we got out of this bill. >> just one question about the photos. are those photos of fences or walls? >> thats called a ballard wall, pass levy wall. no no. there are various walls that can be built under the legislation that was just passed, it allows us to do that. as weve mentioned, thats called a levy wall on the left. thats called a ballard wall. >> so thats not a wall? a levy wall? >> thats what it is called. thats the name of it. >> the fencing. not the wall. ...