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-- thats the wrong tweet, guys, a wall is a wall is the one there. what clues are you getting from inside these negotiations as to whether or not there is progress from the outset starting yesterday? >> i think pretty uniformly in the republican conference we dont want to see a shut down. we hope they can come to accommodation to satisfy everybody to move beyond this current debate. i agree with the president. we need better barriers. we work. illegal immigration has declined by 90 to 95% where ...

In the democrats opening bid absolutely zero physical barriers. they talked about 1,000 new customs officers, new car and truck scanners, limit the number of ice detention beds and focus on ice detention programs. zero talk of physical barriers. however, gets back to semantics it, all depends on what theyre talking about. both sides feel by the end of the day, end of next week, they could be closer to a deal. unless there is a wall or a physical barrier or fancy, the president says not going to ...

That the wall is immoral and she will give a dollar. i dont know how they reach a compromise and thomas wright right. i hope the president stay strong and does whats in the best interest of the safety and security of the country. we need that wall and we needed all. >> shannon: will they send him something he can sign? >> i hope so but president trump had control of both houses of congress for two years and chose to prioritize the tax cut and not this. now we just went through government shutdow...

800 million humanitarian. ill let you finish. >> you asked me about border security. >> bill: let me make the point you talked about detection technology. 2700 more border agents. on and on the list goes. what are democrats willing to give this white house in order to cut a deal? >> again, you interrupted me bill. democrats are prepared to spend -- weve already offered an additional 1.6 billion for infrastructure at the ports of entry, additional personnel. good use of technology. repairing barr...

Makes their jobs a lot easier. why not provide some physical barriers? >> well, i have a lot of respect for senator shelby. i worked with him when i was in washington. i think that in that room where youve got the democrats and the republicans, if you left it up to them, they would be able to find a solution to this. they would actually be looking for what are those things that would improve border security? having the federal government have to confiscate around a million private acres of land ...

Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell urging the two sides to get together on this. a major sticking point, funding for the wall. here is something of what went on yesterday. >> every dollar spent on ineffective proposal means one less dollar invested in measures that actually keep us safe. >> comprehensive approach is necessary. an approach that includes technology, infrastructure, personnel and physical barriers. >> well continue to support border security but for smart border security. >> we...

Does? i knew that he wanted it all tossed out. really? a president who wants to have congress be completely irrelevant in how we meet the needs of the american people? no, come on. >> harris: meanwhile, members of the bipartisan committee still appeared to be far apart on the need for a board or. watch. >> smart border security is not overly reliant on physical barriers. >> our border patrol tells us that they need physical barriers to help them do their job. >> harris: all of this, as mexico is...

Large sections of wall have already been built with much more either under construction or ready to go. renovation of existing walls is a big part of the plan to finally after decades secure our border. the wall is getting done one way or the other. lets call them walls from now on and stop playing political games. a wall is a wall. we know where the president stands. we know where senator lindsey graham stands. last night he told sean hannity that if president trump backs away from his demand f...

You may. >> jessica: its only the a block. its a long day. the proposal to president put forward actually didnt give democrats anything but rescinding things he had ruled by executive order. the daca kids were only going to get three years, not permanent legal status or the pathway to citizenship. thats what the democrats wanted and what nancy pelosi promised. in terms of keeping the people who are already here, that something he had gone after that nobody was really touching. it was about who w...

>> dana: this is what he said ab speaker pelosi today. >> we pay hundreds of millions of dollars to guatemala, honduras and el salvador and then they have caravans. if you go to tiajuana, you will have so many people coming into our country that nancy pelosi will be begging for a wall. >> shes in san francisco and shes got walls already. its the people of san diego who will get hurt and the people of los angeles will get hurt. theres no doubt barriers work. its not a bad conversation. but what y...