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Your emergency, we need barriers to help us do our job and you basically get ignored by many on the left. >> of course, thats been happening and we have been meeting with members of congress, let them know the realities to make sure that we dont let the fake news media dictate what is happening on the border. all border patrol agents are being ignored, ice agents are being ignored. we have to make sure that congressional leaders pay attention to the border security experts, president trump has d...

Why they came up with this decision we dont understand. they did not listen to the border security experts on the wall or immigration. >> bill: you mentioned laredo. is there a wall there? >> zero walls. >> how is the level of crime? >> you run across the border in texas we have very dangerous drug cartel that conducts human and drug smuggling to include human trafficking. we only have two miles of river roads in that area out of the 170 miles of border that we have in laredo only. >> if you get...

Build a 30-foot concrete wall to wall everybody out, and you had people chanting for that. he boiled it down into this elementary-style, very, you know, juvenile chant where its not even practical. border security experts ive spoken to and that ive worked with in the past have said to me, listen, yes, physical barriers work where necessary in conjunction with other things like technology, like more border patrol agents, like -- >> tara, youve worked on this issue before. wasnt that all done from...

Know, juvenile chant where its not even practical. border security experts ive spoken to and that ive worked with in the past have said to me, listen, yes, physical barriers work where necessary in conjunction with other things like technology, like more border patrol agents, like -- >> tara, youve worked on this issue before. wasnt that all done from previous administrations? they were improving some of the barriers and figuring out where to add more wall. >> that was the 2006 secure fence act....

Senator chris coons im delaware, surprised about the cancer research at the end of the day, that is not a lot of money. and heres something chris coons said to me, a lot of engaging proposals in the speech, but they lacked details. you know it didnt happen in the speech? there was no conversation directly about a border wall, and that is significant to this conversation about a government shutdown. as the conference committee tries to forge a deal in the next ten days. >> ed: why does the confer...

Looking great either but she cares more about popularity within her caucus in power than she does about popularity nationwide and my sense there are some democrats in the house and senate as well who would be prepared to go along with funding a border wall, some funding for border wall. the question arises, with a willing to but clear leaders to support that, if it came to that? the president it is fair to say has a case, border security experts, border patrol chiefs going back to the obama admi...

Border. he does take this very seriously. this is a serious humanitarian and security crisis. as president of the united states, he takes the security of the nation as his highest priority. he doesnt want to shut the government down. lets make that very clear. he doesnt want to declare a national emergency. >> now, mulvaney insisted the president still wants $5.7 billion for wall funding. he says that border security experts have told the president thats what he needs. though, mulvaney did say t...

That moment. >> reporter: kate believes in the kindness of neighbors and strangers to save the american farm. like the 9700 federal farm service agency workers now being called in to work without pay. bill weir, cnn, iowa. >> really helpful glimpse into whats happening there. >> from iowa to davos. they are talking about it at the world economic forum. >> the state department cancelled an international conference on border security, an annual event scheduled next month in scotland. it brings tog...

Support and most border security experts dont think is the answer, including many republicans. in exchange for temporary status for these dreamers. i think the basics are there, but i dont think in the space of a few hours we can work out those differences. but i want to rush to my main point -- return to my main point. i feel this way whenever its democrats or republicans doing this. lets not shut down the government in order to get something that we cant work out through negotiation. because, ...

Are you from. >> im from texas. glad to be here. steve: whats your question for jason chaffetz. >> my question is if we open the government back up, how much further kick the can down the road? i know in years past fund the government temporarily and discuss this later. this continues and continues on. how long are we going to let it continue? >> its really up to the democrats. thats why i think mitch mcconnell ought to bring up a vote. im proud of president trump because he is forcing the issue...