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Sunday morning at 12:00 a.m. how much of a role did the president play in getting this deal done today? >> i think the president has over the weekend and a couple different times tweet about how important it is we get the government reopened and that we're not going to have a discussion about daca until the government is is reopened and functioning again. his role is always an important one, and as you pointed out, if there is a bill that comes out of the senate and goes to the house, in order to get it passed in the house, it's going to take a tremendous amount of input and support and encour...

Pass by considerable margins in the house of representatives. that's the failure and breakdown in our democracy -- the refusal of house republicans to allow this vote to move forward. there's bipartisan legislation worked out by congressman aguilar and congressman hurd that has substantial support. we need presidential leadership, wolf. there is the tuesday trump who says he'll support bipartisan legislation. then the thursday trump blows up a bipartisan deal and uses racially derogatory phrases to describe hardworking people from haiti and the continent of africa. hopefully we'll see presiden...

Of that as part of a larger deal. he does want the d.r.e.a.m.er population, the daca population, to stay in the united states if it can be part of a responsible solution that provides long-term solutions to our immigration problems. >> and if it is part of a long-term solution, the deals with the other three issues including border security and the other issues you've raised, will the president support ooer eventually a pathway to citizenship for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> that would be part of the negotiation but certainly we're open to it as the white house. those other pieces must be addressed a...

Day from the next. what influence will he have on house republicans to get the daca deal done. listening to some republicans talking about the deal who were talking about hoping to get a deal, they seem nervous that daca won't be done and that it will take a big push on behalf of the white house. we'll see if the white house is there. >> the president will have to take charge if this is to be a done deal. not just in the senate but the house. >> the politics many the house are the problematic one for getting daca done. the republicans haven't been as willing as the republicans in the senate. t...

Citizenship, some border security issues, other issues? is the president committed to allowing this debate to go forward not only in the senate but in the house? >> well, the president has invited this debate and engaged in this debate, and actually two weeks ago in the white house for what we saw a televised debate for basically an hour, we walked away with wanting immigration reform that outlined four principles. it was the daca that you just talked about, but it was also border security and the border wall. the extended family chain migration system. those are still the points and contours ...