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Refuge is much less. the taliban are not letting anyone out. 0nly traders or those with valid travel documents are allowed to cross. we are seeing that more afghan citizens are interacting with the taliban fighters. they are quietly standing at a safe distance. the border security officials have told me that since the situation afghanistan has deteriorated, they have increased the vetting procedures of those coming into pakistan. so, that is why we see the queue of people waiting here to enter into pakistan. pakistan, worried about a spill—over fighting, had shared its side of the border pri...

Of torkham, the busiest crossing with pakistan. a few days back, hundreds of panicked afghan civilians gathered here for days, desperate for a way out. but then, what seems inevitable happened. 0utnumbered afghan police forces surrendered to the taliban. now the number of afghans seeking refuge is much less. the taliban are not letting anyone out. 0nly traders or those with valid travel documents are allowed to cross. we are seeing that more afghan citizens are interacting with the taliban fighters. they are quietly standing at a safe distance. the border security officials have told me that s...

That this is all key end to 2020 as with everything seemingly in congress not about legislation, not about compromise, i think that's really disheartening for federal workers today who have no paycheck today. >> and you say it is all about politics, but senators are going home. they apparently do not care about how this looks. when did that change? >> what with know right now is that they come back monday at 3:00. but there's still talk i'm hearing among white house sources that trump could decide by the end of this day, tomorrow morning to declare this national emergency. he has a roundtable ...

President trump heads to the southern border to make his pitch for a wall. there is a total breakdown in shutdown talks. the president will travel to mcallen texas to speak with border security officials today. joining us is senator henry quahar which includes 290 miles of the southern border, eight points of entry between the united states and mexico. congressman, thank you very much for being with us. the president is visiting your district. is there a crisis there? >> no, there is not. every day we get 1.3 billion dollars of trade between the u.s. and mexico. it is a booming economy at the ...

A state like nevada, right? you have a hot senate race going on. and dean heller, who i think most people thought at the beginning of the year would be done on arrival, has not only stayed each with jackie rosen -- stayed even with jackie rosen, but is a point or two ahead. if the democrats can't win the nevada race, simply put, i don't see how they can take the united states senate in the fall. >> when brings us back to the caravan that's happening now, rachel. and the fact of the matter is it seems we're hearing a lot from the president because he thinks it works to motivate his voters. why ...