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1.3 or 1.6 on the table right now, meet him halfway. call at 2.5 and everything goes back the way it was. >> we already have. you may have noticed that we passed 1.3 billion last year. they havent spent it. then there was smart border security measures. that gets you to 2.9. you are over halfway. this is a manufactured crisis, and that government should not be shut down. >> sandra: s hold on. obviously, that didnt include money for specifically spending on a barrier at the southern border, but y...

Pain, i asked pouch political pain he could withstand. he hesitated and he referred to his party and he said that they didnt have the guts to stand up for this. he seems to be wanting to prove that what some senators have voted for in the past, which is true, they have voted for a wall or barriers in past immigration related border security measures, and the fact that he promised it, we have seen all of the gymnastics around it. he was saying they didnt have the guts, that tells you a lot about ...

Jeff, well start with you. what can we expect to hear from the president tonight? what does he hope to accomplish with this primetime address? >> reporter: president trump is going to attempt to make the case direct to the american people that there is an imminent threat brewing along the border that is best addressed, best solved by a steel barrier. hes going to make the case from the oval office for the first time. hes going to try to commandeer all of the historical residence, all of the symb...

Rather than concrete. >> as for the alleged emergency it might draeraddress, the whit house is putting out bogus claims of terrorists slipping in from mexico. we begin with manu raju on capitol hill where the house and senate return to work tomorrow. some republicans, some in the senate differing with the prlt n president now on the shutdown. is this enough to get the two sides back to the negotiating table? >> well have to see at the moment, things at a complete standstill after the meeting wit...

Our say about re-opening government. and this is a crisis that was manufactured by mr. trump. i think theres willingness to try to meet additional border security needs, but lets not do it with this ongoing threat of the government being shutdown. why is he playing with all these peoples lives as political pawns on a political issue that, frankly, let us fight over, but dont hold these other folks hostage. >> well, if some of those border security measures are necessary, why cant you reach a com...

Wall. what they did yesterday was go in and say, from the start, we have to have the 5.6, 5.7 billion dollars that trump has demanded for the wall. democrats -- not only democrats, but some republicans will not buy that because the border wall, the wall, whether its steel or concrete or what other substance it is, is a boondoggle, its not reg vapt to effective border security. so they continue to say lets discuss effective border security measures, but do you know who is not having it, donald tr...

Border security. >> right. >> and then president trump said no, no, no. nothing less than $5.6 billion. its tough to negotiate when the numbers keep changing. >> well, its tough to negotiate when one side is not negotiating, jake. and youre a good journalist and so lets make sure were clear on what has happened. an offer was made by this president, and his team for $2.5 billion, part of that to go to new wall construction, part of that for border security measures. and it was met with, were not ...

Look, you have a couple of options. give the president 1.6 billion and another billion for security at ports of entry. approve a bipartisan bill linking the wall funding with protection for young immigrants brought illegally to the country as children. resurrect the 2013 comprehensive immigration overhaul that included huge increases in border security measures. thats a guy a senator from tennessee. listen, im going to be leaving here in two years. i have seen this before. no one is benefiting. ...

Insist on reasonable border security measures. i dont think anybody seriously believes the 2,000 mile concrete barrier makes sense. even general kelly said they have taken that off the table. the question is what type of border security enhancements? >> i think president trump believes it. >> he may believe it -- thats part of the problem. the president is very difficult to negotiate with because his positions change all the time. you remember, the senate initially passed a continuing resolution...

Border security-type measures. a lot of voters and even many members of kwhong in the past voted for a wall or other border security measures are willing to overlook the fact that mexico is no longer paying for the wall. we deviated from the promise and thats why most republican voters are standing by the president during this shut down in part because they dont know what he is ultimately going to advocate for or accept and they view him as still fighting for what it is he believes in. right, wr...