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Maybe declaring an emergency is his off ramp for this. >> 24 hours ago we were talking about the possibility of him declaring a national emergency. heres what the president said yesterday before his meeting with congressional leaders collapsed. >> i may go that route. i have the absolute right to do national emergency if i want. my threshold will be in i cant pak is to have the government declare a funding emergency while at the same time agree to sign a spending bill to reopen the government. p...

Hes not announced it yet. we dont know if he will. the president is certainly preparing the country for his use of that which would again circumvent congress and allow him to take money already appropriated by lawmakers not for the wall teen utilize it separately and we would expect some court challenges there. it is, in fact, the power of the presidency. the question would be, is it utilized under these circumstances and that remains to be seen. >> the president keeps saying it. do we have any ...

Ability to move forces or build forces? and the emergency declaration that president bush made with regard to that was he wanted to be able to deploy troops as they were needed and build the troop base as was needed to address what happened after the attacks on 9/11. that had more to do with building our military capacity to meet a threat coming from overseas. but the other emergencies are clearly there. and the president can do something. its usually if theres a dramatic impact to our infrastru...

Things in the last couple of minutes and ill look foolish to my senators, my house members and my base if he doesnt hold firm on the wall. >> yeah. and he brings up the concrete wall again which is something that he had done away with because hes caving to the democrats who want the steel wall. hes a jello. >> he is right that in the senate barack obama and hillary clinton voted for a border wall and border fencing. hes right. its simply because its trump and not any other president. i just want...

Back criticism of saudi arabia? last week, saudi authorities put on trial 11 people they accuse in khashoggis murder, calling for the death penalty for five of them. but they insist they need more evidence from turkey and have rejected turkeys demand that the suspects are extradited. u.s. officials say the trial has not reached the threshold of credibility and accountability they expect. but president trump has insisted he doesnt want to punish saudi arabia. in life, jamal khashoggi was much mor...

It youll never have -- you can have the greatest talent in the world. you will never, ever in a million years you will not have border security. it cant happen. >> why didnt you announce it last night and when might you -- >> because we might work a deal and if we dont i may go that route. i have the absolute right to do a national emergency if i want. >> whats your threshold? >> my threshold will be if i cant make a deal with people that are unreasonable. >> whats your message to republicans on...

Have broad authority at his disposal he would almost certainly face legal challenges if he were to start construction of a border wall. in fact that is a proposal that has been criticized by conservative allies. the president was asked what would be your threshold for declaring a national emergency. so actually reenforcing the notion that there is no crisis at the border. th the president, last night trying to make it seem as though immigrants are flowing across the border illegally. we have jus...

Joining us now asha. rosenstein said he would leave when he felt the mueller probe was complete or close to complete and it was protected. assuming that remained the threshold for him to depart, what do you make of the significance of the impending departure in just a few weeks? >> given that its a voluntary departure and the special counsel was appointed by him and he wanted to make sure to see it through until it had enough momentum to continue. ive said repeatedly that this investigation has ...

Oceans its estimated that they comprise twelve hundred species. you know in china theyre considered a delicacy one kilo of dried sea cucumber fetches up to a thousand u.s. dollars. during the day the leathery a kind of germs bury themselves in the sand the farmers have to come out every two weeks because the stocks are vulnerable to disease and theft. of the ngo glu ventures helped the village set up their farms about ten years ago now its employees way the sea cucumber to make sure they meet th...

Has the power to declare a national emergency over the wall. watch. >> we might work a deal. if we dont, i may go that route. i have the absolute right to do a national emergency if i want. >> reporter: what is your threshold? >> president trump: my threshold will be if i can make a deal with people that are unreasonable. >> harris: i can say, secretary nielsen has arrived on capitol hill. the play-by-play as we get it from chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. a lot of activity right ...