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>> i would hate to see it. using that act, it would be in this instance a far larger act than has ever occurred in the past. id prefer not. >> i think its a dangerous step. one, because of the precedent it sets. two, the presidents going to get sued and it wont succeed in accomplishing his goal. to me it strikes -- it strikes me as a -- not a good strategy. >> i hate the idea of an emergency because i always worry about that abuse with future presidents. i hope he doesnt go that far. >> i think ...

Welcome back, everybody. im yasmin vossoughian alongside david gura, and louis burgdorf. republican lawmakers are weighing in on the presidents pending use of a national emergency to get his border wall. raising their concerns for the precedent the move would set. in a statement congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers of washington said that if elected president, how would elizabeth warren or bernie sanders use this precedent for a national disaster declaration for the green new deal on the american...

Crated, an illusion, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. >> lets dive right in and talk about those different values among other things. plus we have here at the news table, don edwards, and to complete our maryland duo, an msnbc contributor. before i get to everybody, lets, john cornine who was recently the number two leadership in congress, here is what he said about a week ago about the idea of a national emergency and we will go from there...

Political chaos in virginia today where ralph northam has still not heeded calls to resign from fellow democrats after the discovery of that racist yearbook image. and then today a woman named vanessa tyson, political science professor came forward to accuse the 39-year-old african american lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual assault back in 2004. he denies that accusation, says the encounter was consensual. fairfax would be the next in line should northam resign. and should fairfax dec...

Vanessa tyson, political science professor came forward to accuse the 39-year-old african american lieutenant governor justin fairfax of sexual assault back in 2004. he denies that accusation, says the encounter was consensual. fairfax would be the next in line should northam resign. and should fairfax decline to ascend, the next in line would be the next attorney general mark herring, who today released his own hearing admitting to dressing in black face while in college. virginia is painfull...

Style weve seen with boehner and with the young man from wisconsin. she actually knows how to be speaker and shedi doesnt have negotiate. she leads her caucus and donald trump is not getting a wall, period. >> meanwhile, trump has said bipartisan negotiations over his wall are a waste of time and even a number of republican senators have voicesed concerns about that approach. >> this would just be another erosion of congressional authority in this particular area. >> i think it would be a mistak...

During tomorrows state of the union address, you probably wont hear president trump mention these children, but its probably quite likely hell talk about what he calls the crisis at our southern border. and he could declare, as you know, a national emergency. however, several republicans are now urging him not to do that, and notably, they include republican senator john cornyn of texas, one of only four states that actually borders mexico. >> i think its a dangerous step. one, because of the pr...

Kellyanne conway, by the way, indicating he is going to address the aids epidemic and the way to end that. but to that big thorny issue you raised, hallie, funding for the border wall, thats the reason the government shut down in the first place. thats the reason why this speech has been delayed by a week. no indication that hes going to declare a national emergency tonight, but he will undoubtedly leave it on the table. hes been very clear about that. and it comes as some republicans are urging...

Union address, you probably wont hear president trump mention these children, but its probably quite likely hell talk about what he calls the crisis at our southern border. and he could declare, as you know, a national emergency. however, several republicans are now urging him not to do that, and notably, they include republican senator john cornyn of texas, one of only four states that actually borders mexico. >> i think its a dangerous step, one, because of the precedent it sets, two, the pres...

Afford to do it. during tomorrows state of the union address, you probably wont hear president trump mention these children, but its probably quite likely hell talk about what he calls the crisis at our southern border. and he could declare, as you know, a national emergency. however, several republicans are now urging him not to do that, and notably, they include republican senator john cornyn of texas, one of only four states that actually borders mexico. >> i think its a dangerous step. one, ...