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I insured my car, and my bike. my calves are custom too, but i cant insure those... which is a crying shame. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ >> harris: fox top story, president trump clashing with democratic leaders in the oval office over funding for the border wall system. enlisting a government shutdown. all the cameras rolling, heres a catch. >> "the washington post" today gave you a whole lot of pinocchio perilous because they say you constantly m...

Time, chuck, you shut it down. i dont want to do what you did. >> 20 times you called for it. "i will shut on the government if i dont get my wall." youve said it. >> president trump: you want to know something? i will take it. you know what i will say? yes. if we dont get what we want, one way or the other, whether its through you, through the military, through anything you want to call it. i will shut down the government. >> harris: the optics might not be on the side of those who wont even co...

The point of view that we take is about securing the southern border, stopping the flow of illegal immigrants, stopping the flow of illegal drugs for thats why the senate is back here, to keep this country safe and secure for all americans. >> harris: if the government partially shuts down, would you be in favor of that for what is at stake here, according to the president question works because i dont think we need to have a shut down. i serve on the probations committee as low paid 75% of the ...

>> harris: getting us to look at it from a gestalt view. 38,000 seats, all the options on the table. variables in the mix. i appreciate your time from the heritage foundation today. >> thank you very much. >> harris: fox news alert, a short time ago the senate followed the house and has now approved a two week stopgap spending bill. that means the government will be funded for another two weeks. putting off that threat of a government shutdown through december 21st. that will go quickly, woe to?...

These areas where we see breaches in san diego sector with some of these caravan migrants coming over are areas where were trying to replace with a modern border wall system. it is direct representation of why we need that improved infrastructure at the border. >> bill: a lot of health issues among the camps on the mexican side. good to have you on, commissioner. 20 past the hour now. >> sandra: the markets surging on news of a possible trade truce between the united states and china. larry kudl...

Of the holiday switch. >> president trump: four. three. two. one. >> bret: the president speaking at the national christmas tree lighting where he thanked first responders and military families around the country. you have to see this if you are in town. thank you for watching "special report." fair, balanced and unafraid. "the story with martha" hosted by harris faulkner starts now. >> harris: were in the holiday spirit together. good to see you. thank you. breaking tonight, serious pushback in...

Planned. all tolled the dhs would probably waste billions of dollars. thats assessment from the gao. all because the department hasnt fully completed a cost and construction analysis. so heres what we know. we know u.s. customs and border protection tested eight prototypes. president trump visited them back in march. said each design would work better than existing fencing. but the thing to know about this report, you have the government accountability office saying that dhs agrees with its reco...

Plan, build a big beautiful wall along the southern border of the united states. but a new report from the government accountability office indicates things may not go as smoothly as the president hopes. quote, by proceeding without key information, dhs faces an increased risk that the border wall system program will cost more than projected, take longer than planned or not fully perform as expected. im joined now by nbc news white house correspondent jeff bennett. i heard on the campaign trail ...

Consideration the cost. theyre also ignoring some of the previous assets that are there, parts of the fence along that border that are already there, specifically in the rio grand grandevalley. as a result, some of those billions of dollars risk being wasted. john, i want to read part of the conclusion in this 50-page report put out by the gao today. it reads, dhs faces an increased risk that the border wall system program will cost more than projected, take longer than planned, or not fully per...

They actually say that the dhs does not consider costs when it is building. but the harshest part of this report we have -- i want to put it on the screen here -- the watchdog report says that by proceeding without key information on costs, acquisition baselines and the contributions of previous barrier and technology deployments, dhs faces an increased risk that the border wall system program will cost more than projected, take longer than planned, or not fully perform as expected. as you can i...