on border security. the white house indicating that it would be open to a three week stopgap funding bill only if it included a large down payment on the wall. >> one of the ideas suggested is that they open it, they pay sort of a prorated down payment for the wall which i think people agree that you need. >> democrats were sceptical. >> he is talking about a prorated down payment for the border wall. >> i have no idea what that means. >> speaker pelosi called it not reasonable. a senior aide says that the idea that he has leverage is not in touch with reality. certain a big issue is a lack of clarity on what the president would accept in any type of deal. >> cnn learning about one possible tactic, the white house preparing a draft proclamation to declare a national emergency along the southern border and identifying more than $7 billion in potential funds to build the