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Where none ever stood. they are devoted to building 360 miles of new barriers. it started last week in the rio grande valley where 40% of immigration busts take place. congress is racing to try to avoid a government shutdown. they have a deadline coming up pretty quickly and you have the impeachment train. will they collide? >> reporter: the key thing i hear from negotiators behind the scenes right now is keep them separated, keep them as separated as humanly possible. obviously its a very sho...

Intellectual property rights or force technology transfer or lack of reciprocity in trade investment i dont really think the way trump is approach these is the best way to deal with them i think there are efforts that you could make with the chinese that have their own interest in reducing some of these barriers so some will say the focus on china had been long overdue i think well have to see what he actually produces out of it because i think theres a better approach that approach might take i...

Discussed it as well, between ourselves but one of the positive things to move on from this is a portion of a brand-new wall, 8 miles of border wall to go up in texass rio grande valley area. what can you tell us about that. >> absolutely huge. anytime we have built physical barriers we have seen a huge drop in illegal immigration. as we continue to push forward the proper policies to control the border we see a drop in illegal immigration which makes the country safer and i want to point out th...

How powerful a barrier, you can cut through anything. doesnt that suggest the wall might not be a worthwhile investment? >> not only does it suggest that. i think that when we go down in medieval strategy, at least we need to go all the way. the medieval fortresses around major cities in europe required hundreds of thousands of personnel to man them, to defend them. theyre only useful barriers to slow them down. we dont really have a functioning wall. we have a fence that can easily be cut throu...

Sections of trumps new border wall by using saws and other tools to get drugs to the other side. smugglers are using a cordless tool known as a reciprocating saw that sells at hardware stores for as little as $100 and when you fit it with specialized blades it can slight through steel and concrete barriers within minutes. when asked if he was concerned that people were able to cut through the border wall he has been touting for so long, this was the presidents response. >> i havent heard that. w...

Believe it or not. when fitted with specialized blades the saw can slice through the steel or concrete barriers within minutes. when asked if he say concerned people were able to cut through the border wall, this was the presidents response. >> i havent heard that. we have a very powerful wall. but no matter how powerful, you can cut through anything, in all fairness. but we have a lot of people watching. cutting is one thing, but its easily fixed. one of the reasons we did it the way we did it,...

A yea or boo narrative. america is a polarized country. its been very much divided because we moved away from dialogue, we moved away from discussion to the area of insult and quite often disinformation. trump people will say, no, no, no, listen to the cheers. those opposed will say listen to the boos. this is a challenge to the american constitution. this is a challenge to accountability. so can we get beyond yea and boo to deal sensibly with how to restore the american system after trump gets ...

Theyre kind of in a crisis and were able to help connect them with either the medications that they need, the support they need, or if their status is critical, sending them to the emergency room or wherever might be the most appropriate place for their care. >> can you even envision what its become already at this point when you started this? >> i think there were a lot of moments where we saw a lot of hurdles, where we saw a lot of barriers, a lot of resources that we needed that we werent sur...

More of a primary care need or something where we could help by thinking about preventive measures. so i really saw that disparity in what services these patients needed and what was available to them in their communities where they lived. >> so tell me about the clinic and tell me about the people who come there. what are their most urgent needs? >> yeah, so the clinic, we have this amazing relationship with the healing center, which is an organization in cincinnati that really aims to treat pe...

On the other hand, his supporters absolutely love everything he says and does. >> we appreciate your insights. we will likely talk again. thank you for coming on. . >> thanks for having me. well, president trumps signature campaign promise, a border wall, is full of holes, literally. the trump administration has been replacing existing barriers along the u.s./mexico border with steel slats imbedded in concrete. the "washington post" reports that drug smugglers and human traffickers using modern ...