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From a security standpoint we are letting our guard down. >> he is one of the former dhs heads that has penned this letter to the president and congress to thend shutdown. >> its quite a warning because it comes from the five different homeland security secretaries who span different administrations. this is a letter addressed to congress and to president trump. the most remarkable name on the list is john kelly who until just a month ago was the chief of staff for president trump. now he is cal...

Either a tunnel underneath that concrete wall or a ladder going over it. so well have to see if this is acceptable to the republican base. more to the point if its acceptable to the rush limbaughs and ann coulters of the world. remember, president trump tried it earlier in the week. fudge the difference between a concrete wall and metal fence and the right wing media wasnt having it and why he then was against a spending deal he was once for. so, again, well have to see what kind of off ramp com...

All of those other world leaders there. if its safe enough for the leaders of canada and france and germany and turkey and all of these other countries, clearly, the president of the united states could have been there from a security standpoint. so then symbolically you get into the politics of the moment and both president trump and president putin have made clear that the atlantic alliance that we know it, that nato is not something they are independence in contributing to and in putins case,...

Safe staying in their countries, theyre going to continue to come north. so it is in our best interests to continue to support them. thats things -- that is something that weve done in the past. we did that actually when i was at homeland security. then secretary kelly convened a conference specifically to support the central american countries and look at both from a security standpoint and an economic standpoint how to best support them to hopefully stem the need for people to leave those coun...

Dont have to leave and make this journey. >> thats absolutely right. its counterproductive to talk -- talk is one thing. it certainly would be counterproductive to cut off aid or to put these poor countries at further disadvantage. i mean thats part of the reason that individuals are leaving those countries. its the poverty, its the violence, its those factors that if were not able to support those countries and create conditions where the residents feel comfortable and safe staying in their cou...

Caravan coming here unacceptable. >> to those who say this is a hard-hearted stance, lets not forget that the united states is a historically generous nation when it comes to immigration over 33 million people total are currently hire who are immigrated to this country legally. to those who want to come here, come here legally. legal immigration is the surest way to obtain the better life you are looking for here in the united states of america. from a security standpoint, there is no proper acc...

Mystery illness and what we need to know. it is on fox news.com right now. >> the centers for disease control is doing a terrific job going case-by-case trying to figure out whats causing this. >> sandra: 90% of these cases are affecting children younger than 18 years old. >> thats why we worry, because otherwise theyre healthy. >> sandra: if you want to know more about this illness and how its spreading go to our website. >> bill: the migrant caravan making its way through mexico. utah senator ...

Not forget that the united states is historically generous nation when it comes to immigration 1 million people per year granted permanent legal status here in the united states over 33 million people total are currently here who have immigrated to this country legally. to those who want to come here, come here legally, legal immigration is the surest way to obtain the better life you are looking for here in the united states of america. from a security standpoint, there is no proper accounting ...

Should have prevailed from the get-go. >> yeah. so now theyre only getting around to reinforcing what has certainly i think been in a tradition in the white house, certainly was in the last administration, where everybody got rid of cell phones, whether official or not. and certainly before you walked into the white house sit room. >> listen, the administration has been hamstrung with countless leaks. weve had so many, director. it strikes me the problem here probably isnt with the phone policy....

Their worries from a leaking standpoint. its a big deal from a security standpoint. but theres lots of other, as weve seen, lots of other ways for people to convey information outside the white house besides phones. >> yeah. the policy change comes in the wake of bob woodwards new book and "the new york times" -- this anonymous op-ed. kellyanne conway said earlier today that the white house is zeroing in on who that might be. watch this. >> the president just today said he believes its somebody ...