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>> am i happy at first glance? i just got to see it. the answer is no, i'm not. i don't think you're going to see a shutdown. i wouldn't want to go to it now. if you did have, it's the democrats fault. >> bret: we have a deal but will the president go along with it? the deal structure, the agreement is 1.375 billion for a border wall. that's 4.3 billion less than what the president demanded. 55 miles of new border fencing. does not include a strict new cap on democrats have sought on detainees beds. provides enough money for 45,000 i.c.e. detention beds. wants to reduce that over the fiscal ye...

$1.6 billion for border fencing but with caveats. most of it would go for secondary fencing or pedestrian fences along border areas. only $38 million was allocated to the border barrier design and planning. this time, nbc news has learned the cop fence commnference comm only authorize $1.3 billion. no wall. as for the president's 200 miles of barrier, back in 2018, congress authorized a little more than 39 miles. this time, it's up to 55 miles. like last time that would be geographically limited. the 2018 fencing was added to existing structures in san diego and the rio grande valley in texas....

$1.375 billion for 55 miles of new border fencing. although not a concrete wall. this is twice as many miles adds funded in 2018, but it's not what the president asked for. it would pay for more than 40,000 ice detention beds. here's the big question. is the president down with this? nobody is really sure. >> just now, just now i said wait a minute. i got to take care of my people from texas. i got to go. i don't even want to hear about it. i don't want to hear about it. but i had a choice. i could have stayed out there and listened or could have come out to the people of el paso and texas. i ...

For dhs. let's say it prevails this negotiation and they put a bill with zero money for the wall, some low number. how does he sign that? he cannot in good faith sign that. >> there is no indication there will be zero money. it will be for border fencing. it does look like the shutdown is a possibility. >> yeah. i think it's outrageous. the fact that our government isn't able to function without, you know, having these sort of back and forth between these ideas of shutdowns is highly problematic. i think it's important to remember how the shutdown happened though, the last shutdown which is th...

What they want is they want the president and they want ice to detain and deport criminals. listen here. >> we don't want this administration to use those detention beds as a way of punishing people that come to this country seeking asylum or somehow seeking safe haven. they've been doing that. we want them to prioritize the use of those beds for people that are dangerous. >> republicans want to increase the number of those detention beds in addition to some new border fencing, especially in texas. here's kellyanne conway. what she said this morning. >> the president is not part of the negotia...