the money will go toward steel barriers like these, not the prototype steel and concrete walls the president had wanted to build. the president's allies are furious. >> any republican that supports this garbage compromise, you will have to explain. >> reporter: conservative firebrand ann coulter declared, quote, "trump talks a good game," but it's "increasingly clear he's afraid to fight." but republican congressional leaders say it's a down payment and more than speaker of the house nancy pelosi wanted. she said, not more than one dollar for the wall. >> i hope he'll decide to sign it. i think he's got a pretty good deal here. >> let's get to jon karl, live at the white house. and jon, of course, 800,000 american workers anxiously awaiting word, watching all of this. they want to know whether the government will shut down again on friday. so, bottom line, from your sources, does it look like the president will sign the deal? >> reporter: david, it does not look like there will be a government shutdown. he looks like he will sign it. he said point-blank today that he does not want another