government, i don't think republicans want another shutdown. it was disastrous for them and their brand and it really hurt this president. they don't want to repeat that. >> reporter: after the president signs this bill and declares a national emergency, he is simply setting up the next fight in the battle over his border wall. house speaker nancy pelosi said earlier this afternoon, you just heard him, about whether to mount a legal challenge to block the president to use a national emergency to go around the congress. white house press secretary told reporters a few minutes ago they're ready to take this fight to the courts. wolf, the president doesn't have the best record when it comes to having his policies challenged in the courts. you remember the travel ban and any kind of legal challenge at this point could add a delay to the president's quest for his wall. one thing we also have to point out, wolf, it seems there's always a tweet for something like this. check out this tweet from the president in 2014. he tweeted this. when barack obama, the former president took executive action on immigration, the tweet from donald j. trump, republicans