was that your takeaway? >> yes, it was. in fact, i was just listening to the show where you read the statement this morning, the follow on statement from mr. schumer and mrs. pelosi. i think that's the accurate description. we have the makings of a deal. there's a deal on the table. think it's unfair to say there's a done deal. . i know there's no done deal. really what we're discussing right now is how big a portion this border security will be. border security continues to be absolutely critical to the president. i think that's where the discussions will go. >> let's focus on one of the key elements of this conversation. it's about those dreamers. nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants. will the white house fight for legislation to protect those dreamers? >> it will. in fact, i think general john kelly, now the chief of staff, has been very public, saying when he was at dhs, he was begging congress to do something about getting daca into law and congress didn't act. i think what you've seen is a