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And in a landslide rid ourselves of this attack on our values. and if we, in a way, short circuited that with -- important, legitimate process of the constitution, i worry that we wouldnt -- wed be letting ourselves off the hook and wouldnt have the moment of clarity that we need in this country. that said, if the facts are there and the legislative -- two houses of congress think its appropriate, thats fine. >> so -- but youre saying you think its more decisive to have him voted out? >> yes. >>...

Situational awareness. you have to see whats on the other side. a wall stretching from coast to coast, all that gets you is a tunnel underneath or a ladder over top. that is what john kelly was speaking to and that interview he gave the l.a. times. its not clear what president trump wants. until thats clear, the shutdown drags on. >> eli, republicans never wanted this wall. when donald trump first introduced it as a campaign issue, there were a lot of eyes that rolled and a lot of folks on both ...

Start the look ahead towards 2020, there are plenty of senate republicans up in difficult places who have to start looking like they can be serious adults and who can legislate separate from their president if they want to keep their jobs past the next election. >> eli, has donald trump been talking to anybody on the democratic side? has the deal maker been trying to make a deal? >> the indications ive gotten from the white house is mike pence has had more conversation with senator schumer than ...

Particular son. >> they understand what is happening.st they want border security. the people of this country want border security. it is not a question of me, i would rathere not be doing shutdowns. many of the workers have said to me, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. these federal workers on the wall. the only one that doesnt is the democrats. >> mike: does pressure build in any one side or the other between now and january 3rd? are we looking at nancy pelosi being elected spea...

Shutdown, donald trump had a message for those workers, listen to this. >> they understand what happened, they want border security. it is not a question of me. i would rather not be doing shutdown, many workers have said to me and communicated stay out until you get funding for the wall. federal workers want the wall. the only one that doesnt want the wall are the democrats. >> does pressure build on any side or the other between now and january 3rd or are we looking at nancy pelosi been electe...

News. >> the big star is your mom tags. >> we should do the whole show on that one. >> make it easier for the rest of us. >> easier than facebook friday. >> you know your mom gave me that trump countdown clock. it speeded up, mom. i need more. >> its eight years, not four. >> i love having you here. >> well, thank you very much. >> next, we get a real treat. heres juan. >> guess what and guess what, guess what, because guess what. take a look at my grandkids, folks. eli is starting third grade, ...

Eli. >> you grew up in detroit? >> i did. >> youre a tigers fan first? >> i love the tigers. i can tell you all the people on the 68 team that won the world series. >> here i am, in nationals park, in my seat at the ballpark next to my favorite baseball fan, my wife. shes a bigger than than i am. she gets to come to all the games. >> do you love baseball? >> i love baseball. >> but you love me more? you see what i mean? you see what i mean. >> this is my usher, he helps me out. when i catch a fl...

And youre even -- youre back at school with some of your friends, right, your classmates? >> yes. >> how important was it for you to be -- not only to have a home again but to be at school, to be with your friends, to have that bit of normalcy, too? >> it was very -- i dont know. >> do you guys talk about it at school? >> yes. >> yeah? >> its been really good for eli to get back into some things we used to do. its definitely still a lot different here in this part of the state. and, you know, th...

Response center and ever since the fire, weve gotten just tremendous amounts of donations coming in. weve had to set up new warehouses, new distribution centers just to make sure that everyone who was displaced by the fire and affected by the fire can get the things that they need. and its been a huge job, but its also really rewarding to be able to help people that are our old neighbors and the people we used to go to stores with. you know, were all in the same boat so to speak. >> its great to...

>> northern californias camp fire will go down as the deadliest in history. ely kingery was 8 years old and spoke with scott mclane last month after he and his family were forced to flee the raging flames. here is a little bit of what eli had to say then, including what he missed the most. >> just being in bed. >> you just miss your bed? its warm. >> being under our own ceiling and actually having a real bathroom. its just hard. >> just hard. joining us now, eli and his mother. we have to update...