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Graceful and hes like, nah, pass. i like that 12 republicans are with it on this. congress should guard its powers jealously and they should make laws and stuff. and i know its very old school, but i appreciate that. he will veto it. i dont think they have what it takes to overcome that. so i like seeing a little gumption here. tom tillis, by the way, ripping that band-aid off and trying to put it back on. >> lets talk about that. tom tillis, up for re-election, two weeks ago, didnt just say he ...

This is "up." im david gura. as he heads back to washington, a bumpy budget battle awaits president trump. at the center of it is a promise he made four years ago. >> i would build a great wall. and nobody builds walls better than me. believe me. and i will have mexico paying for that wall. mark my words. >> if there is any doubt, mexico is not paying for the wall. roiters reports that the president will ask congress for an additional $8 billion. members of hi party are about to rebuke him. four...

To turn up the heat to try to change some minds, to try to bring rand paul back over to the no column. is something thats realistic and could happen? >> its possible, but probably not. rand pauls marker sounds very firm. i dont know how you back away from that. you have susan collins, relatively moderate republican senators. and thom tillis, the north north carolina republican generally votes with president trump. hes up for reelection. he was one of the first out of the gates with an op ed sayi...

Overreach of his executive powers. >> long road there. thats for sure. out front with me now, one of the attornies general signing on this this lawsuit, the democratic attorney general of north carolina. thank you for being here. >> its great to be with you. >> why are you joining this lawsuit? >> new mexico is being harmed because the president cannot act like a king. this is taxpayer money and in new mexico we have vital military dollars going to strategic projects that are vital to national s...

Global warming and climate change, they see sea levels rising in florida where there are u.s. military bases. u.s. military personnel at risk because of climate change, whats to keep them from declaring a national emergency on the very same basis that the president is doing it today? >> well, those hypotheticals are usually based in strange facts that youd have to look at some time in the future. what i look right hie right now what is the emergency -- >> congressman, its very similar. in that c...

Certain" to be blocked by the courts on at least a temporary basis preventing the immediate implementation of the presidents plan to circumvent congress and build the wall using his executive powers. in 2014, president trump criticized then president obama on the day he announced series of executive actions relating to immigration, tweeting the pubs must not have allow president obama to circumvent the constitution for his benefit when hes unable to negotiate with congress. right now, president ...

To 1993 under president george h.w. bush. hes medially going to face intense scrutiny from two democrat-controlled house committees, judiciary and intelligence, who are preparing broad investigations. that program almost down party lines. we saw similar pattern we saw the procedural vote were three democrats cross over. that is kyrsten sinema of arizona, joe manchin of us regina, doug jones of alabama. one republican objection, rand paul. but the main objection came from democrats that barr woul...

Signs his bill. there are pots of money. the biggest, 3.6 billion is part of a pretty big deal if he did, which is declaring a national emergency. we have been talking about the fact that republicans in congress starting with the leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell has been saying dont do that because if a democratic president did that it would be considered by far an overreach of executive powers. but the other things on that screen smaller pots coming from the department of homeland security...

Keep things going, make clear that he believes that congress cant do its job and look for avenues where he can use his executive powers. now, i am told that there are options, which we have been reporting on that the president has been presented when it comes to how he can use executive powers. the emergency declaration is probably low on the list right now. he has other options like using a pot of money from the department of homeland security or from the pentagon. that is likely going to be wh...

They met with crocketontractors signaling he is serious about bypassing congress to full phil his signature campaign promise. >> do not wor ri, we are going to build the wall. >> the president met with contractors yesterday to discuss building his border wall. it comes despite the increasing complaints from some senior republicans if the president does use his executive powers. last year it lasted 80 minutes. tonight they have 45 minutes