Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20190110:18:09:00
Correspondent jim acosta is in adalgo, texas near the border. jim, the president seems about to declare a national emergency. what steps have been taken? is there a sense of how it might unfold? have they gotten this far at the white house? >> reporter: yeah, brianna, and i should point out we're in hidalgo, texas which is near mcallen. the president will arrive here shortly. he'll make a trip down to the border and talk to border agents here to get a sense of what's happening. it does sound like the white house is making preparations just in case he decides to declare that national emergency ...