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>> neil: west virginia democratic senator joe manchin joining us on the the presidens demands to include $5 billion for a border wall. already chuck schumer has indicated that there if there is any shutdown, it's on the presidents back. do you agree, senator? >> there is no reason to shut down. we have to stay here and work through our differences. that's it. i believe very strongly in border security. i think most mcgrath, republicans believe in border security. they have a different way of coming at it. in 2013, we put a piece of legislation, immigration reform, $42 billion of border securit...

Security and president trump and his allies are saying he wants serious funding for the border wall. one idea that's being floated is $5 billion for border security over two years. but senate democratic leader chuck schumer didn't like that option. >> if there's any shutdown, it's on president trump's back. first, left to our own devices, the senate and house could come to an agreement. second, the democrat -- the republicans are in control of the presidency. the house and the senate are shut down is on their backs. stick to the $1.6 billion. >> chuck schumer said he's not going to negotiate w...

>> well, i guess that's a question chuck schumer is going to have to ask, you know, he was in that boat a few years ago and it didn't work well for chuck up schumer during the schumer shutdown. there's an opportunity for an agreement to be reached here and it's all about border security and $5 billion is the number. >> neil: where would you get the $5 billion, then, to offset the deficit getting even deeper? >> we're negotiating that right now. and again, the negotiations are ongoing. both sides are going to have to figure this out. but president trump has been very clear how this is going to ...

5 billion, how it's going to be spent, they put 1.3 or 1.9 was requested in the 2019 money which i thought was put in there. i'm willing to do whatever it takes to secure our border. i truly believe the whole thing that we have a on asylum needs to be changed. need to be investing money in our embassies in the country where most of the immigrants are coming from seeking asylum. basically build out in our embassies we can protect the families that are needing protecting with their children and vet them properly to see if they qualify for asylum in the united states before they make a 2,000 3,00...

Obviously, that includes building the wall and all the other things that are involved in keeping our country safe. and look, i think this president has been very clear of how big of a priority it is and we agree strongly this has to get done. >> all right. the two sides are far apart. that is democrats, chuck schumer more to the point. $1.6 billion is it. the president wants $5. ain't going to happen. you say? >> we've already funded $1.5 billion. but president trump is very clear that $5 billion is the number that needs to be included for this to work. and so these negotiations are ongoing bu...