into this in the first place. with no way out, president trump announced today he will make his first prime time address from the oval office tomorrow night. will it be to declare a national emergency? he is planning to follow up his address tomorrow night with a visit to the southern border on thursday, all to rally public opinion to his side. it comes after the president threatened to declare a national emergency when talks led by vice president pence failed to yield any results over the weekend. >> we're looking at a national emergency because we have a national emergency. just read the papers. we're looking at it very strongly. hopefully we can do it this way. >> while the president said the government could be closed for months or years, his administration is struggling to cope with the mounting fallout. according to "the washington post," administration officials acknowledged they were not prepared for the potential consequences of an extended shutdown. and trump's decision to demand wall funding. furthermore, the president has been engaging in debate over