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Security of our country, absolutely. we can do it. i haven't done it, i may do it -- i may do. we can call a national emergency and build it very quickly. >> reporter: congressional democrats are already pushing back on this prospect. democratic congressman adam smith, the new chairman of the house armed services committee, said in a statement opposing that move last night by abusing this authority, president trump would be saying that he does not actually believe all the money he requests for our country's defense is needed for legitimate national security purposes. that would raise major que...

Has, jared kushner has, as well as knowledge that what we learned during this president's term is that he has the final say on all of this, that he is going to be the one that makes his stamp of approval or not. when we saw what led to the shutdown, he basically told vice president pence and staffers that he would sign this legislation that the senate presented to him that did not have border wall funding in it, only to change his mind at the last minute. there's not a lot of hope and optimism going into the meeting. still at a standstill. i want to mention one thing, the changing dynamic on c...

At 80 miles per hour and then starting it up again. we're still feeling the implications of closing it in 2013. >> five and a half years later. >> five and a half years later. when you miss a hiring goal, it filters down over and over and over. >> i want to bring in cnn national security analyst samantha vinograd. she also served on president obama's national security council. you hear that from dan mccabe there, sam. help us understand how vulnerable the system is in a situation like this. >> christi, my first reaction is that this government shutdown which the president says is in the name o...

It would have been his third straight european title in the event. instead, he finished last. >> goes to show you. keep your jersey on. follow the rules, ladies and gentlemen, i have to say he took the jersey off going over the last hurdle. put it in his mouth. how can you have that much energy? >> grandstanding during the final stretch there. we will see if that teaches him a lesson. >> maybe, we will see. coming up in "the skinny" -- the huge show last night at san francisco's candlestick park, featuring paul mccartney. and why it is going down in history. >> but first, a safety alert for pa...

Look at them going off in the boat. no word yet if they have been caught. >> if you were with us yesterday at this time you know we told you about the 169 dollar hot dog sold in seattle. now time for some dessert. >> equally pricey. for that we head downtown manhattan to a place called bubby's highline. we find what they call, you're looking at it, the kitchen sink, features 16 balls of ice cream. >> the toppings -- pretzels, pecans, peanuts, cookie crumbs, chocolate, caramel syrup, sprinkles, whip cream, cherries, american flag on top. >> all for just $100. >> is that it? >> serves 8 to 10 pe...