pass another short-term cr, continuing resolution, to keep the government funding and fight the big fight another day. >> sunlen serfaty on capitol hill, thank you so much for that report about the sticks points we're seeing and there are a lot to discuss with mercedes, assistant to the president, she's senior adviser for strategic communications for the trump administration. mercedes, it's so great to have you on. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> i wanted to ask you, because cnn was talking to a person who is directly involved in these negotiations and their quote about how they're going, it's a mess. i know for anyone who has been through immigration negotiations before, perhaps that's not a surprise, but the clock is ticking here. so, you know, what do you say about that and what does the president want out of this meeting that's going to happen here in just a few minutes. >> well, i will tell you that president trump will solve the daca problem. it's very clear that we want to find a permanent fix for the