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Side with democrats. president trump tweeted "veto." >> i'll probably have to veto. it won't be overturned. it's very important. it's really a border security vote. it's bureau poo you are and simple. it's a vote for border security. it's a vote for no crime. >> reporter: even though there aren't enough votes to override a veto, they've been lobbying wayward republicans for days. the southern border is a national security and humanitarian nightmare, but it can be easily fixed. aides to the president dramatized their case by posting this sinister-looking and sounding video. but it wasn't enough...

It's really a border security vote. it's pure and simple. it's a vote for border security. it's a vote for no crime. >> we'll leave that to the fact-checker. cnn's phil mattingly joins us live on capitol hill. phil, what are we looking for here? >> here's what we do know. it will pass the united states senate. the president is right. it will not pass enough to override the veto, so the emergency declaration will stand, but you noted there are already seven republican no-votes and by my caught there are six to eight other republicans on the fence. i just ran into senator roy blount on my way ov...

Defense department to go toward the wall. just a short while ago, the president said this about today's vote. >> i'll probably have to veto and it's not going to be overturned and we'll have our whole thing. it's been -- the legal scholars all say it's totally constitutional. it's very important. it's a border security vote. it's pure and simple. it's a vote for border security and a vote for no crime. >> however, many members of trump's own party say this vote is actually about a president overreaching his powers which is why the list of republicans voting to approve this block is growing of ...

Authority and that there was certainly the need for an emergency declaration. >> the legal scholars all say it's totally constitutional. it's very important. it's really a border security vote. it's pure and simple. it's a vote for border security. it's a vote for no crime. >> democrats say it's purely about politics. >> democrats and republicans both know the sad truth. the president did not declare an emergency because there is one. he declared an emergency because he lost in congress and wants to get around it. >> the president believes his veto will not be overturned. the house is expected...

The legal scholars all say it's totally constitutional. it's very important, it's really a border security vote. it's peer and simple, a vote for border security. it's a vote for no crime. we are going up a very strong border, very soon. we are building a lot of wall. there's a lot of while going up. i don't know if you see it or want to see it, but we are building a lot of wall and there's a lot of contracts being let out. tomorrow and over the next week. >> melissa: some republican senators maintaining there's a crisis at the border, while democrats call the president's order unlawful. watch...