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Freedom caucus potentially going to vote against this? >> i dont know, individual members will decide. clearly the democrats stepped into this tying to illegal immigration and benefit to illegal immigrants. thats not positive for them when youre holding up the benefits to the military for foreigners and americans dont think thats going to fly. the last one i voted for because there were actually things in there that advanced policy agenda. there were a number of obamacare taxes that are suspende...

>> meanwhile, as the surveillance memo rocks washington, the clock is also taking on another budget deadline. congress needs to pass a bill funding the government by next week. many republicans are not happy that they will probably have to kick the can down the road and pass another short-term spending bill. and they are blaming the democrats for that. ellison barber is live in washington with details. >> republican congressional leaders are saying is shut down will not happen this week. a long-...

Washington. hi. >> hi. no one on capitol hill says they want a shutdown when last month was not good politically for anyone, but the deadline to get something done is rapidly approaching. house speaker paul ryan says the government wont shut down, but he also says a long-term budget before this weeks deadline is unlikely. >> i think were making progress on an agreement an even if we get everything figured out by say tuesday, we still will have to have a cr if only for the fact we had to get them...

Even in the republican party there are disagreements. they are pushing to bolster defense spending and they tell fox news that could oppose a short-term bill. its we will have to see what the situation is when it arrives. no one wants a government shutdown but we also cannot continue to inflict damage that crs inflict on the military. we cannot keep doing that. >> forces tell fox news republicans looking at a short-term bill that funds the government through march 23. this is house speaker paul ...

Event. >>reporter: republicans are saying not a shutdown will happen but not everyone shares that confidence. even in the republican party there are disagreements. congressman mark meadows told reporters, i dont see the probability of the freedom caucus supporting a fifth cr without substantial changes by february 8 and as we see dramatic changes. sources tell fox news the republican game plan is to write a short-term bill in the house that funds the government through march 23. >> i think were ...

The military funding hostage for an unrelated issue. i think we are making progress. even if we get everything figured out by tuesday we will still need a cr if only for a fact to give the them time to write a bill. >> short-term bill in the house funding the government through march 23rd. sources also tell us that defense hawks pushing to bolster defense spending. senate minority leader chuck schumer reportedly said discussion on a deal for budgetary caps is going well in the house minority lea...

Appropriation bill. >>reporter: sources are also telling fox news that defense hawks could oppose the next continuing resolution. for democrats, an issue is of course immigration and protection for so-called dreamers republicans say that should be a separate issue. >> the reason we are having these crs is because the democrats have been holding in the agreement hostage for an unrelated issue. >>reporter: nancy pelosi says immigration is not there only hang up. >> if you want to increase defense ...

Fallout from the memo. next big thing to drop, fox news sunday, chris wallace speaking to former director leon panetta, check your local listings for time and channel. tomorrow media buzz, talks to sean spicer about the medias coverage of the mueller investigation and the fbi. thats tomorrow 11:00 a.m. eastern. blake? when you move past all of that, still a major story as lawmakers are up against the clock once again to fund the government if they dont reach a deal on another continuing resoluti...

Time for kickoff, leland. leland: either way we know hes close with bob kraft, we can imagine who he will be rooting for. phil keating in palm beach, hope you get to watch the game as well, buddy. thanks. >> lets hope. blake: something else to watch the federal government runs out of money on thursday. less than five days to reach a deal on another continuing resolution. lawmakers have tied a fix to daca for the funding debate, but hasnt made much progress on dreamers. and ron desantist, should ...

Political distraction is whatty get out of that. the tax cuts are working. weve got isis on the run. things are going well. economic confidence is at a 17 year high. they would love nothing more than to play politics and change the subject. devin nunes helped shepherd through a reauthorization of 702 which is the foreign terrorist form surveillance law so hes focused on keeping our country safe. what theyre trying to do is side track us with some political game. >> you dont get called on. >> yes...