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Reach a border security deal that he can sign. signaling he is willing to take executive action. border patrol officials reiterate the need for barriers to curb illegal immigration. their position has not changed. william la jeunesse is on the border. near san diego. more today. good morning there. >> good morning, bill. the u.s. currently has about 350 miles of primary pedestrian fencing like you see here. the president wants 5 points 7 for another 240 miles. this project in san diego is 14 mil...

Five-week shutdown delaying about 18 billion in federal spending. as a result, the gdp for the fourth quarter reduced by $3 billion. .2%. so thats real money, real growth that has been stunted by this 35 days. >> and you can make the case that the president made the decision regardless of the politics of winning or losing, the battle of the politics to open the government so that federal workers could get paid so the economy could keep moving, his administration is very focused on economic growt...

Specifically when they do make it to the border, area where there isnt any type of border wall or anything like that to stop them, what physically do you have to deal with? >> well, they find vulnerabilities within structural barriers that we have now and they enter the country illegally and give up patrol agents so they can be transported to the station and be caught and released later. heather: thats really their goal is to basically get 2 feet across the border and turn themselves in so that ...

Well. if we need to look into other options in order to fund the border. again, we feel were in a good position. at this point its a matter of seeing if congress can deliver. >> sandra: what do the other options include. executive order? >> were looking at all options on the table. he has discussed in the past about declaring a national emergency. our goal right now is to insure that congress can come up with a plan of action. you have these people coming together wednesday. they will meet with ...

But long term, most of americans do want to type of border security. while this looks like a defeat for the president in the short term, long term there is more to come. i dont think they were focusing on the fact the president may get a little bit more of what he wants. howie: is the press celebration, could it be premature, could this look very different in a few weeks? jessica: it depend on what happens. i think steny hoyer is right saying a border wall is not immoral. jim clyburn said well h...

A wall as the president has described it. there may be room for some agreement because the presidents definition of a wall has shifted over time from concrete to steel barriers on sunday he told the "wall street journal" he is not set in stone on what form of barrier it is he wants saying, quote, i have to see what it is as long as it can stop criminals, gangs, human trafficking and drugs im open to anything. the only thing that will work is a strong form of physical barrier. on "meet the press"...

Conference as well as the back and forth that will take place before and after. >> what is your -- >> well keep you posted when the white house is in attendance. >> what is your data point on the idea that democrats as you are ready to get serious about immigration reform? what has the president gotten from democrats? >> weve had a number of democrats that have publicly stated support for border security including a wall, including barriers. weve also had a lot of private conversations in which ...

West virginia voted for it the white house was surprised you voted no why did you vote no? >> very simple unfortunately, the administration continues to walk back you go back to what happened earlier in 2018. when i first got to the senate what we saw last year, we had a bill for $25 billion of border security, but the president didnt like that there were other things about it so it failed he walked it back, listened to his hard-liners and walked it back the same thing happened this time on satu...

Of course, enhance physical barriers where they make sense were doing it under the severed fences act, and were prepared to invest in it. our prosiosition was, dont cloe the government, and have a real conversation about border security lets not forget immigration reform, the dreamers lets not forget the real priority of figuring out how to let people get right with the law and contribute to american society, so that we can benefit from their energy and their dreams, and not just have a pretend ...

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