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Ahead, we will debate it with "america's newsroom" 18. plus... >> it is quite stunning. 53 of them have issued emergency declarations. >> sandra: massive flooding in the midwest, details coming up has vice president mike pence prepares to tour the region a short time from now. >> jon: brand-new polling showing 70% of americans feel optimistic about our economy. breaks down the numbers. but the va home loan benefit is a big one. if you want to use it to get cash, call newday usa. and don't let less than perfect credit hold you back. even if you've been turned down for a va loan by your bank, ca...

To school. they take kayaks to this side of the river and pick up the school bus from here. all of this flooding is the result of snow melt and the rain that we have been getting. so much that you have some 14 states, nine million people that have been impacted no one is getting hit harder than nebraska. governor people ricketts says there's emergency declarations. crop losses because farmers can't get their seed in the ground, around $400 million. so you're talking a billion dollars in crop losses alone. what everyone needs in this part of the country is a break from the rain. the bad news is...

How do you fix them? >> the weather service has these conditions will likely continue until wednesday. >> bret: thank you. let's get an update on the situation and nebraska. ben sasse joins us now. thank you for being here. he did a tour around your state and you said that there was a hundred year flood in 2011 but this is much worse. >> we are with the national guard on saturday visiting some of the most impacted communities. it is quite stunning. and it three counties and 53 of them have issued emergency declarations. >> bret: what do you they need most? >> we are still in the response phase...

Border. utah republican senator michael introducing a measure to overhaul the 1976 law that allows the president to circumvent congress might enact emergency declarations. part of what the senator told "the new york times." ultimately this is a problem created by congress and it has been allowed to persist by congress. congress has started to make up to the fact that over time it is delegated out too much power. the senator wants a time limit. for more let's go to gillian turner live in the washington newsroom. reporter: hey, eric. i'm pretty president trump issued the first veto of his presid...

Only in the trump presidency could you do that. if it had been me, i would have told us all to go to hell, get out of here, i'm having dinner with my wife. the point is that we had a very good discussion whether or not we can bridge the differences. i don't know. >> according to sources, the president was irritated the senators had interrupted his family meal to present different proposals for resolving the impasse. graham pushing trump to support the deal to support emergency declarations and cruz pushing a proposal not to use money to build a wall. last-minute lobbying didn't work but trump ...