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Article of the constitution are very clear. the power of the purse belongs with congress. unfortunately, the president really hindered his case yesterday in making his announcement by telling the american people he quote really didnt have to do this. i dont think this is in the course of normal business. i expect he will face a lengthy and unsuccessful battle in the courts and courts of public opinion. >> justin, what do you think they make of the national emergency? it is all of the campaign pr...

You do national emergency. and then other people say oh, if you use it for this, what are we using it for? we got to get rid of drugs and gangs and people. its an invasion. >> president trump trying his n declaration which is facing a flood of legal challenges. joining me now is democratic strategist sarah riggs and justin saffe. good morning. sarah, what you do think? he pointed to past national emergency by past presidents. is that a fair comparison? >> no, it is not, phillip. you have seen bb...

Deaths or climate change or health care. he set the precedent. that is hard to contain once it is opened. >> justin, the house expected to pass a resolution against the national emergency in the coming days. it is going for the senate republicans to take a side. how do you see that playing out? >> i think, look, if you have people of the same party, some republicans, the issue is institutional prerogative. there are some members of congress to jealously defend the power of the purse. appropriate...

Build the wall and what he believes is more border security. you have tens of thousands of people trying to get across the border illegally every month, he is within his right to declare a national emergency. the technical constitutional issue will be about the power of the purse. what power does the president of the united states have to direct funds when that power has been given to congress? thats the constitutional issue. >> speaking of congress and leaders in congress, sarah, i want to ask ...

Before the b.p. oil spill, president obamas rating in florida was 50%, 45% disapproved. last month, a poll came out and showed his disapproval rating went up to 54% and only 40% of floridians now approve of the job that president obama is doing and his approval on the b.p. -- his response to the b.p. oil spill, 54% of floridians disapprove and only 37% approve of the job that hes done on the b.p. oil spill so this is all about protecting president obamas dropping poll numbers, looking forward to...

Oregon. the 7-year-old disappeared in june. his stepmother was the last person to see him and has been the focus of the investigation. gretchen? >> thank you, peter. the white house has sent aides to each of the gulf states now affected by the oil spill. every state will get one aide except for florida, it will get four even though theyve gotten the least amount of oil. is he trying to clean up his image? joining us is justin saffe and president of the womens media center and former advisor it h...