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Become law. >> the president is also made it clear that his number 1 responsibility is to keep this country safe. secretary nielsen wanted to go over some very alarming numbers, things that are happening at the border and what happened last year. last year alone, there were 3700 suspected terrorists that were stopped from entering the country. a lot of bad things happening. the bill we passed in the house -- >> neil: no real progress there. you're seeing the fact that republican and democratic leaders in the house and senate have met with the president. no progress on the border wall or border...

Litmation of those here already, and you kind of saw that was what people were talking about a year ago when pwe were still talking about the money for the daca deal, and the president didn't take that. and the gap of where they are on how much to spend on the border security situation, whether you want to call it a wall or anything else, it's really narrow given how big the federal budget is. but, but, this is all kind of the first step of what the negotiations are going to be between house democrats and the president, and between senate republicans and the president because there's not exact...

Democratic obstruction of the needed wall. mick mulvaney said the partial government shutdown could very well go into the new congress. democrats say that they support border security measures, but they do not believe the wall is an effective border security measure. of the president of course disagrees. he says that the technology alone, funding for physical barriers, and the government will not open until he has some funding for some sort of physical barrier. >> leland: the semantics here becoming important. security measures, we were on the air yesterday as word broke from the president in ...

Biometric record of exit, a border security measure mandated by congress in 2004. passengers who feel those e-gates might be too much like big brother can opt-out and board the traditional way, but customs and border protection says biometric boarding is the future and hope to have the technology installed at airports around the country within four years. in san jose, claudia cowan, fox news. jon: from mass shooting survivor to police officer, sworn in as the newest member of the springfield police department in oregon. she says her decision to join the police force came from her experience do...

Impressed. >> it's quick. i just was afraid maybe it wouldn't recognize me, but it did. i'm going to london. >> as far as getting through, i like it. >> so far it seems these e-gates make it easier for people to board and get to their seats and settle in for their long international flight, but some critics argue people may be sacrificing privacy for convenience. >> my concern about this technology will be used beyond its current scope. i worry that facial recognition will migrate from airports all across federal law enforcement, putting the privacy of law-abiding americans at risk. >> but cus...