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>> the notion that congress shouldnt spend more than $1 on new border barriers, and the idea that we should impose a hard statutory cap on ice detainees -- fortunately, our democratic colleagues did abandon those unreasonable positions and the negotiations were able to move forward productively. >> we must not have a rerun of what happened a few months back, where legislators -- democrat and republican, house and senate -- agreed, and president trump pulled the rug out from under the agreement a...

Congressional negotiators have reached a deal in principle to avoid a new government shutdown. the plan calls for $1.4 billion to build new border barriers but fall short of the 5.7 billion the president is asking for. will trump support it? heres what he said. >> i never cared about construction. i love construction i know how to do it for the right price. am i happy at first glance? i just got to see it. the answer is no, im not. im not happy. but in my happy with where we are going? im thrill...

But he also adds to it an executive action that would allow him to redirect unspent federal dollars and government reprogramming. hed reprogram defense department money to build the unfinished parts of the wall he wants to build. the unfunded parts of the wall he wants to build. that, im told, is an option that white house officials are settling on. i understand miss mcconnell is speak right now. >> yes. lets listen in right here. >> the notion that congress shouldnt spend more than one dollar, ...

Get a hot start. welcome back to "early start," everybody. >> it is 4:31 in the east with just four days to go now until government funding runs out. negotiations to avoid another partial government shutdown stalled. now giving way to deep concern. sources tell cnn talks broke down over two points. democrats want a cap on the number of people i.c.e. can hold in detention in the interior of the country. without that cap they say they wont give in on more spending for border barriers. cnns boris s...

>> rap music and female artists are the winners at the grammies. quite a star-spangled night. good morning, everyone. >> it was a fantastic grammies night. i spent ten minutes watching a dolly parten tribute on the way in, which was fantastic. shes a national treasure. its monday, february 11th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we start with another shutdown looming with just four days to go. until government funding runs out negotiations to avert another partial shutdown have stalled. fridays optimism al...

>> 16 and snowy. >> im christine romans. >> 100 gallons of hot cider and hot cocoa for the supporters. im dave briggs. 5:31 eastern time. we start with another shutdown looming with just four days to go until the government funding runs out. negotiations to avert another partial shutdown have stalled. fridays optimism long lawmakers not giving -- now giving way to some deep concerns. sources tell cnn talks broke open over the two points. democrats they want a cap on the number of people i.c.e. w...

Close attention, not about a border wall. >> its not about a border wall. how much money are democrats willing to foot for the bill for a border wall? >> i talked to top democrats who thought they were closer to a deal who want to respond to what the demands are by border agents for more reinforcements and lots of border barriers in different spots. now democrats have paid for it. lets remember the contixt this is happening. the whole question of abolishing i.c.e. is huge for democrats who think...

Would like more border barriers or fencing or whatever but this story is not true. >> the president likes to make the most provocative case not the most fact chul. i question the wisdom of his team without at least getting the mayor on board. you usually dont go knowing they will trash your peach in advance. it has overwhelmed the number of securities border security can hand l. he could stick to the facts and make a good case. im very curious to see how he handles this. theres a lot of democrat...

Have occurred that are sort of negative marks on him at least nationally, and they all took place here where he is come lg back to this evening. >> this is something i also addressed with the mayor. he has insisted over and over falsely that el paso had one of the countrys highest violent crime rates before any border barriers were put up. you heard the el paso mayor refute that. if trump stands up the there tonight and spouts these false statistics on crime in el paso, what can city leaders, wh...

Democratic opposition. it is for interior enforcement. republicans even though that position had been working. the fact that it came back to the table over the course of the weekend they believe was a poison pill so much so that majority leader took to the floor earlier today and called it just that and said it because nonstarter for the white house. that said im told it is not considered a red line. the issue and how it operates, democrats do have something related to that especially if they ar...