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>> ed: president trump keeping his pen at the ready. john roberts live on the north lawn. what are we expecting? >> reporter: good afternoon. it was stinging rebuke for the president yesterday. 12 republican senators voted against him. but not over the principle of the border barrier. the president though seeming to relish his first veto of his presidency tweeting after the vote yesterday, i look forward to vetoing the just passed democratic inspired resolution which would open borders while inc...

Patrol action. the president is trying to get done it repurpose money in order to secure our border. so he did it and the senate went -- the house went ahead and said we are going to disapprove of this. and the senate did, too. by a counts of 59-41. with 12 republicans deciding they could not support the president on thi for constitutional reasons. i dont know one republican and if democrats were given truth serum im sure they would feel the same way. doesnt think there is a crisis or emergency ...

Defections when you and i preview this yesterday grew into a dozen republicans that crossed the aisle to vote against the emergency declaration, what can only be seen as a strong rebuke to donald trump. mitt romney says this wasnt about border security. >> it is a question about the balance of power that is court to the constitution. this is not about the president or border security. i support border security. i support the construction of a border barrier. >> reporter: chuck schumer was applau...

For new zealand to begin to make sense or at least begin to move passed this? >> its a tough one. we have never experienced anything like this. we always see terrorism in other parts of the world and sort of -- very different parts of the world. we never expected to see something like this here. just in the last few moments, we heard that two people are still fighting for their life. one, a 4-year-old child and in critical condition having to be transported to another hospital. >> shepard: he sh...

Vigilant so we can prevent such violent hate. >> bill: the story will change throughout the day. when it does well get past to it. >> sandra: president trump poised to use his first veto after the republican-controlled senate voted to block his national emergency declaration yesterday. 12 republicans voting with democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the president citing a constitutional issue. >> the balance of power core to our constitution. it is not about the president or about border secu...

Blocks his national emergency declaration for the southern border. it doesnt republicans joining all the democrats in the senate to stop that measure in its tracks. >> reporter: the president didnt wait for the resolution to reach his desk. moments after the vote he made his promise very well-known. he tweeted this, i look forward to vetoing the democrat inspired resolution which with open borders while increasing crime, drugs and trafficking in our country. i think all young republicans who vot...

The president, mean for 2020, shelby? >> the presidents people have hinted that these republicans could face a lot of blowback, the president wont forget who voted against him on this issue. you have to remember these people are lawmakers as susan collins said. it is my job to uphold the constitution. she believes the president is overstepping his boundaries here. senator lamarr alexander said never before as a president asked for a certain amount of money that congress refused to provide it and...

Trafficking its our family. >> laura: right. >> like, we should be mad -- >> laura: youre okay with this? >> killed by home bred terrorists. >> laura: youre saying its okay? >> im not saying its okay. >> laura: thats why i just called them out. >> we have a system of government. i believe it works. >> laura: you believe its working. a lot of families dont have a loved one tonight. they dont think it works. byron, this tonight was a rebuke to president trump, was it not? this was a rebuke to the ...

But i will tell you. they are so lucky were peaceful. law enforcement, military, construction workers, bikers for trump. how about bikers for trump? they travel all over the country. they got trump all over the place. and they are great. theyve been great. these are tough people. these are great people. because were tough as hell. were going to stay. dont forget, weve got the police. law enforcement loves us. >> got to love it. joining us now from washington, senior writer at world call, neil. n...

To appear to be threatening americans with their own government against them if they go against him. listen, this was a strong rebuke of the president, this vote on the emergency declaration in the senate and in the house. and whether he vetoes it or not is really not the point. because the president has been rejected. i think when this ends up in the courts, as it will, it will finally reinforce congress separation of powers and congress authority over our purse and the powers of the purse. >> ...