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>> one of the ideas suggested is they open it, they pay sort of a prorated down payment for the wall which i think people would agree that you need. >> democrats have skepticism. >> he is talking about a prorated down payment for the border wall. >> i have no idea what that means. >>elosi called the done payment not reasonable. a senior aide says that the idea that he has leverage here is not in touch with reality. certainly one big issue remains a lack of clarity on what the president would accept in any type of deal. >> cnn has learned about one possible tactic, the white house preparing a d...

Stopgap funding bill only if it included a, quote, large down payment on the wall. >> one of the ideas suggested is they open it, they pay sort of a prorated down payment for the wall which i think people would agree that you need. >> democrats greeted that idea skeptically. >> he is talking about a prorated down payment for the border wall. >> i have no idea what that means. >> speaker pelosi called it not reasonable. an aide tells cnn that the idea that he has leverage is not in touch with reality. one big issue is a lask claick clarity on what the president would accept. >> and one possible...

On border security. the white house indicating that it would be open to a three week stopgap funding bill only if it included a large down payment on the wall. >> one of the ideas suggested is that they open it, they pay sort of a prorated down payment for the wall which i think people agree that you need. >> democrats were sceptical. >> he is talking about a prorated down payment for the border wall. >> i have no idea what that means. >> speaker pelosi called it not reasonable. a senior aide says that the idea that he has leverage is not in touch with reality. certain a big issue is a lack of...

One threatening alternatives like declaring a national emergency. >> we have a lot of alternatives. we have a lot of alternatives. there are a lot of people that want this to happen. i have other alternatives if i have to and i'll use those alternatives if i have to. we want to go through the system, but we have a lot of alternatives. >> couldn't be more clear? if you don't go through the system we're talking then about executive orders, national emergency and we have exclusive reporting from cnn at this hour, the white house is preparing a draft proclamation for president trump to declare a n...

>> one tactic, the white house preparing a draft proclamation to declare a national emergency along the southern border and identifying more than $7 billion in potential funds to build the wall. as soon as today the white house may invite a group of eight congressional leaders for a meeting with the president and nancy pelosi unsure if she would accept that invitation. >> and the tempers are flaring in the senate. typically mild mannered democrat michael bennett unloading on senator ted cruz. watch. >> these crocodile tears take the senator from texas is crying for first responders is too hard...