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Its -- campaigned on effectively. its important to realize one of the reasons the president finds himself in a tough place is because while he spoke frequently about the need to maintain law and order and do what is legal, the narrative behind dreamers is one thats very positive. we saw them during hurricane harvey, like you said, in the military. and doing great work in colleges and businesses as a whole that made americans sensitive to their plight. >> the presidents decision on daca could com...

Decision saying if president trump chooses to cancel the daca program and give congress six months to find a legislative solution, i would be supportive of such a position. ive always believed daca was a presidential overreach. however, i equally understand the plight of the dream act, kids who for all practical purposes know no country other than america. bottom line, congress comes back today. harvey relief, debt ceiling, fund the government, tax reform. would you believe theres any chance tha...

Distress, but youll have employers, universities, communities pretty much up in arms about this. i think it is the worst possible decision at the worth possible time. >> you said the party of lincoln has become the party of charlott charlottesville and arpaio. lindsey graham said i always believed that daca was a presidential overreach, however i understand the plight of the dream act kids who for all practical purposes know no home other than america. shouldnt everyone out there want this to be...

Expected to happen until tuesday. were joined from boston massachusetts but the former executive director of freedom house and has worked extensively with students helping them with their daca applications. thank you for being with us, we appreciate it. of course, you understand the plight of these students, youve helped many of them. so how will these nearly 800,000 people be affected if president trump announces the daca program will come to an end. >> first of all, thank you for having me. th...

Congress and both parties for ending daybreak. >> right. especially among democrats. theyve called the consequences of ending the program disastrous. chris murphy from connecticut said your moment has come. show the courage and grace to save these children and our nation. paul ryan said he opposed the creation of daca as unconstitutional, but hes against president trump ending it without congress devising a solution. lindsey graham, another republican said i have always believed daca was a presi...

Evidence, but instead, this is a slighter statement, we simply have no evidence, and, you know, the president may take bridge in a private or public way with the attorney general. i doubt the attorney general was too thrilled with this problem either, but there it is. when you get a lawsuit like this, your justice department is compelled to answer honestly. thats what the department peoples its done. there are people, some people justice department out to get us, and thats why they did this fili...

Week. brad, you hate to make this political in any way, but it is political. these trips by the president down here and showcasing this plight, he takes ownership of the response, but at the same time he says to congress, if you dont deliver on this funding, its on you, not on me. >> look, good government requires good decisions, and the president is taking a leadership role. thats what presidents do. congress now has to step up to the plate. its not the amount of money thats appropriated its th...

That takes to criticism very well, but i do think that he knows when its something that he has to clean up. just like when he was apparently caught saying that the white house was a real dump, i think thats the kind of thing where he knew that ultimately thats going to be something thats going to really turn off his core supporters. and this too, right? the idea that he doesnt have to be the most empathetic person in the room. thats obviously not why the people who voted for him are in his camp....

Coming together? >> i do. i honestly do. and again, chris, this is what this country is supposed to be about. so then you get to the larger question, why do we keep having these 100-year storms like every other year? so i asked the presidents senior counsel, kellyanne conway about it. she berated me. we heard secretary pruitt push the same suggestion to the side. that is, should the conversation at some point be about why these happen and if climate change has something to do with it. both of th...

We want to monitor this if possible and give this information to our viewers. thanks to your crew, the photographers, people running cables. you see the plight of these people. its been going on for so long, for five days. certainly moved to the east now. in port arthur, this is a brand new disaster, brand new last night. their disaster didnt start days ago. it started in the middle of the night. think of it. the rain is pouring and the winds are howling. youre in the house with kids. the kids a...