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Enough republicans. do you think that dynamic is in play right now on some version of the senate bill? >> yes. i think that if it were not for the haster excuse, right? this rule thats not really a rule in the house, we would be able to have a vote on this bill now. we have 185 democrats who have signed on to hr-15, to the immigration reform bill in the house that has a pathway to citizenship, that addresses the border security issues, et cetera, and i think that we can probably see 195 to 200 d...

Play right now on some version of the senate bill? >> yes. i think that if it were not for the haster excuse, right? this rule thats not really a rule in the house, we would be able to have a vote on this bill now. we have 185 democrats who have signed on to hr-15, to the immigration reform bill in the house that has a pathway to citizenship, that addresses the border security issues, et cetera, and i think that we can probably see 195 to 200 democrats on that bill. we now have 29 republicans in...

>> and climate change in a speech on tuesday, president obama says he will lay out to reduce carbon solutions, something he called the global threat of our lifetime. those are the top stories. >> shannon: thank you very much. senate is grappling with a complicated debate on immigration reform but hopes to move forward this week. ben cardin is on more than foreign relations committee and he says we need immigration system that is fair. senator, thank you so much for joining us? >> great to be w...

For how people can get legal in this country even as we also work on these strong border security issues. >> you spent last week on the border with some of your members of the gang of eight including jeff flake who will be on the show here in just a minute. this issue of border security and the metrics involved before launching the pathway to citizenship, thats been resolved? >> well, i was very glad to go to the border and you see the expansive -- its huge and the terrain is different in many d...

Work on these strong border security issues. >> you spent last week on the border with some of your members of the gang of eight including jeff flake who will be on the show here in just a minute. this issue of border security and the metrics involved before launching the pathway to citizenship, thats been resolved? >> well, i was very glad to go to the border and you see the expansive -- its huge and the terrain is different in many different places and it gave me, someone from new york city, a...

People talk about security in the nation and we cant have 11 million people here, who the government doesnt know, who they are or where they are. and also, theres an economic aspect to all of this, many people believing if you can bring them out of the shadows, it can help reinvigorate the economy. >> four of the senate in the bipartisan group, they got a first-hand visit. senator mccain tweeted just witnessed a woman climb an 18-foot fence. she was contained. >> we dont want to make this earned...

That arizona law. an was outspoken against the government for failing to secure the border and for losing track of weapons in the operation fast & furious scandal. here is cool eeg sheriff paul babeau. >> hes not just a long-time sheriff of cochise county with hes a friend and a leader among sheriffs. its a loss not just for cochise county, arizona and our whole country, because he was a patriot and national leader on border security issues. >> reporter: it was sheriff devers office that investi...

Giffords, is a done deal. they wouldnt want her final deal to actually go down. >> good morning. its very much a done deal. its a bill thats got a lot of bipartisan support. it strengthens the penalties for those who use light airplanes to smuggle drugs across the border. its something shes worked on in her time in congress. shes had a very good bipartisan relationship with a lot of members in that region of the country on border security issues. its a great issue for her to go out on. what exac...

Yeah? you did a really good job okay? lets go back to drawing. and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. mass transit security is a big topic today on capitol hill. lawmakers will discuss vulnerabilities and public transportation with federal administrators who oversee airlines and transit. also small cars here in great demand. because of rising fuel prices out there. sales of compacts were up 33% last month over last year. overall sales of cars and trucks are also up. a sign of ...

Yeah? you did a really good job okay? lets go back to drawing. and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. mass transit security is a big topic today on capitol hill. lawmakers will discuss vulnerabilities and public transportation with federal administrators who oversee airlines and transit. also small cars here in great demand. because of rising fuel prices out there. sales of compacts were up 33% last month over last year. overall sales of cars and trucks are also up. a sign of ...