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He wasn't looking for a long-term debt ceiling extension. in fact they see the white house as liking this three-month debt ceiling extension because in december it may be the thing when they revisit it that gets daca done and gets daca to the president's desk. this is partly personal in how the decision was made. it comes down to a president who does not think like a republican. he thinks like an independent president navigating the scene. >> bob, speaker -- >> go ahead, joe. >> i was going to say, willie, and again, i think we have to underline this. the president figured out right after the ...

On his party and put it on the floor, and say you want to vote against it? vote against it, that's fine. this is 75%, this is an 80/20 issue, and if you have a problem in your district going with it, then vote against it. that's fine. but we need an up or down vote. maybe that's not what paul ryan's base wants. that's what america wants. putting country above party, and when you have a legislative process that chokes off the will of 80% of the american people, then you have a problem, and you're part of a system that is going down. >> and that's sort of why we are where we are today in a nutsh...

>> so congressman, it's willie geist here. speaker ryan actually kind of shares your point of view on this, in his statement yesterday the reason he supported donald trump ending daca is because the way it came about under president obama was an executive authority is not the way it should have been done. laws are made in congress and now it's in the right place. do you believe that you can get together with republicans and get this done or is it wishful thinking for the president to kick the can over to you all? >> well, anything in this body is possible if there's the will. it's possible to ...

If they can't, i will revisit this issue!" >> so the president, willie geist -- >> is not okay. >> -- shifts again. this is a fourth time he's shifted, and the last shift actually is i think the most remarkable because he says after berating congress all day saying it's up to you, he's now understanding that he is on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue and ends the day by going if congress doesn't iffix this, i will which says you gave up all your leverage. >> you come out and said the master of the "art of the deal" donald trump if it doesn't work out i'll revisit it and fix it myself. even thou...

Gas prices speaking this labor day weekend in the wake of hurricane harvey the storm knock ing out refineries along the texas gulf coast that feed much of the u.s.. the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now $ 2.56, a $0.20 increase in just one week. experts say that number could go up as well to $2.75 a gallon by the end of this weekend. and jj watt continues to break barriers in his fundraiser for hurricane victims. the houston texans defensive end surpassed the $16 million mark. >> i've said so many times before but the worst times bring out the best in people and we're seeing ...