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"We're not looking for a major war with Iran." Who are they trying to reassure? The American people or the ayatollah?

Of maryland. the folks with lots of federal workers in their states who wake up tomorrow morning and not go to work. combine that with the pressure of the protests that have been going on outside the capitol tonight from drooemers saying keep up the fight. theres a lot of pressure on democrats, in particular, to figure out how and what they might be willing to do to get out of it. it doesnt seem like theres a deal in the works. >> it strikes me that were waiting minute by minute for what mitch m...

Broader parts of the democratic base saying stand up for this, shut this down, dont fight. are you hearing from them? are they cheering you on still or has that kind of gone silent? >> well, they really want to get something done here because theyre not -- for them, this isnt political. theyve got a bunch of kids they represent. >> doesnt it seem like you stand to lose out politically from this? does this seem like its going to be a bad move for democrats in the end? >> i think, speaking persona...

In the next call, the president said he was going over the objections from conservative republicans and his own staff in making this deal. the "washington post" reporting that congressman mark meadows met with the president on friday afternoon. by saturday it was finger pointing. >> chuck schumer said im giving you everything you asked for the wall and then when pressed admitted he wasnt it. thats the type of negotiation that mr. schumer has been engaged in with the president. >> that say you of...

Which is the truer trump self? i think to a certain extent hes being pushed by hard liners to a place he doesnt want to go. >> theyre the hard liners we didnt always identify as hard liners. john kelly was supposed to be someone to soften the president, be considered the adult in the room. were starting to see the john kelly head of dhs have hard line immigration stances i think he pushes the president on. the most remarkable thing i heard all weekend was when chuck schumer said to you donald tr...

Accept or not accept. hes in a box in terms of being able to negotiate on many of these issues. how much is acceptable to the president on disaster relief? thats tough to predict. what will he accept in terms of a border wall or security? i think leader schumer made a forward-leading offer on friday and he rejected it. i think ultimately what matters is senator schumer and mcconnell can come to an agreement that each trusts is a commitment that we will address all of these issues by a time certa...

And we did. and we, obviously, passed it in the house and moved it forward. >> he called you to say the house needs to get it done. dont stand in the way. >> correct. >> the deal that even senator schumer is talking about. he did a press conference that said we have major disagreements right outside the white house. so its in his own words. you dont have to look at the presidents words. senator schumer is there. you know, weve got very serious senators over there, but theyre not making serious o...

>> and schumer said you can have your wall. >> according to senator schumer its a seven-year deal of $20 billion. and when you look at the seven-year deal, senator schumer cant even give that. you cant bind one congress to the next on an appropriations that takes on an annual process. >> youre saying schumer was saying, okay, well pay for the wall but over seven years. you may not be in office. >> a down payment on the wall is not the wall. but thats only one-third of what this president has ask...

Also, also before he made promises to senator collins and flake about voting theyll have. hes not bargaining in good faith. >> senator schumer held the line here. hes under a lot of pressure with the anti-trump sentiment. he said im going listen to you and fight. im not going to back down and sign on to the bill. do you think that ultimately that was the right decision? >> i think so. i kind of wish we would have framed it in the broader sense of the budget. why are we here right now? were here ...

That you wanted, and yet we dont seem to have the right kind of movement or signal from the white house. and he really didnt give us much in terms of specifics, except, as you know, he indicated that the campaign candidate trump was far different than president trump. and he really tried to minimize in that meeting that we were really talking about a 20 to $30 billion 2000-mile structure, a wall. and so, as you know, it changes every single day. >> congresswoman, do you agree with luis gutierrez...