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Security of our country, absolutely. we can do it. i havent done it, i may do it -- i may do. we can call a national emergency and build it very quickly. >> reporter: congressional democrats are already pushing back on this prospect. democratic congressman adam smith, the new chairman of the house armed services committee, said in a statement opposing that move last night by abusing this authority, president trump would be saying that he does not actually believe all the money he requests for ou...

Has, jared kushner has, as well as knowledge that what we learned during this presidents term is that he has the final say on all of this, that he is going to be the one that makes his stamp of approval or not. when we saw what led to the shutdown, he basically told vice president pence and staffers that he would sign this legislation that the senate presented to him that did not have border wall funding in it, only to change his mind at the last minute. theres not a lot of hope and optimism goi...

At 80 miles per hour and then starting it up again. were still feeling the implications of closing it in 2013. >> five and a half years later. >> five and a half years later. when you miss a hiring goal, it filters down over and over and over. >> i want to bring in cnn national security analyst samantha vinograd. she also served on president obamas national security council. you hear that from dan mccabe there, sam. help us understand how vulnerable the system is in a situation like this. >> chr...

It would have been his third straight european title in the event. instead, he finished last. >> goes to show you. keep your jersey on. follow the rules, ladies and gentlemen, i have to say he took the jersey off going over the last hurdle. put it in his mouth. how can you have that much energy? >> grandstanding during the final stretch there. we will see if that teaches him a lesson. >> maybe, we will see. coming up in "the skinny" -- the huge show last night at san franciscos candlestick park,...

Look at them going off in the boat. no word yet if they have been caught. >> if you were with us yesterday at this time you know we told you about the 169 dollar hot dog sold in seattle. now time for some dessert. >> equally pricey. for that we head downtown manhattan to a place called bubbys highline. we find what they call, youre looking at it, the kitchen sink, features 16 balls of ice cream. >> the toppings -- pretzels, pecans, peanuts, cookie crumbs, chocolate, caramel syrup, sprinkles, whi...

Doesnt expect to authorize any u.s. evacuation operations. and it is unlikely the humanitarian aid drops will continue. president obama did leave the door open to future u.s. military action. president obama said the u.s. would still provide help to those who need it in northern iraq and also once again emfa sized that the u.s. military can effectively carry out missions like the one on mt. sinjar without adding combat troops on the ground. michelle, devin. >> thank you so much. karen. it is mid...

Whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid. williams widow says the family has found solace in the tremendous outpouring of affection and admiration since his death. his greatest legacy, she says aside from his three kids, the joy and happiness he brought particularly to those fighting personal battles. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> to the weather now. the big mess left behind by fast-moving and severe storms in the las vegas area. the run-off from heavy rain washed out...

So they may feel less afraid. williams widow says the family has found solace in the tremendous outpouring of affection and admiration since his death. his greatest legacy, she says aside from his three kids, the joy and happiness he brought particularly to those fighting personal battles. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> to the weather now. the big mess left behind by fast-moving and severe storms in the las vegas area. the run-off from heavy rain washed out sections of a road around lake m...

Walking onto the field in williamsport, the first time this team has made it this far in more than 30 years. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: to understand just l how big the game was. you have to go back to the winning moment, moment they learned they had made it to the lidle league world series. and their parents who have been there every step of the way, who know how many years its ben since the team made it this far. stunned and proud, on the sidelines. >> next fall when they came back. and ...

Scandal rocking new jersey governor chris christies administration. more than 2,000 pages of documents were released today for the investigation of christie aides who closed down access lanes to the george washington bridge in september, an alleged act of political payback. the documents show that drivers complained immediately. the mayor of fort lee said police told residents he was to blame for that, and the executive director of the port authority angry that he hadnt been told about the lane ...