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Trying to strike a deal with the white house. he would back it up if president trump supported his bill to support national emergency declarations. mike lee said in the last hour that he is going to vote for that resolution of disapproval all but assuring it will pass tomorrow. >> all right. thanks so much. let's dive into this. sources saying the white house is warning republicans who don't get in line that there could be 2020 consequences. the president just hinted at that. i want to play you his full comments about what he said he told republican senators. >> i told them vote any way you wa...

60-day window wouldn't apply. it seems like you're trying to have it both ways. >> that's false because we would be able to determine whether that emergency is truly an emergency and would be required to make an inquiry. we have emergency declarations on the books from 30 years ago. that is not the way to have emergencies dealt with in america. the president is going to have to act in emergencies, act at the border but congress has to agree with that and if not that declaration ceases and that authority ends. if we do agree as part of congress with the president, then that emergency declaratio...

Meeting that sent shock waves th china. >> i think he saw that i am somebody that believes in walking when the deal is not done. there is always a chance that could happen at he probably wouldn't want that. >> president trumps that he would be happy doing it either way and completing a deal on them getting together for signing ceremony for getting a deal almost none of them getting together to negotiate the final points. pulling it across the finish line in a summit if you want to. the president said he would prefer to do it that way but it does not matter. one other thing we should point out....

Working republican senators over pretty hard, rand paul told "the washington post" they are being beaten up right now so if you see anybody that has blood dripping out of her ear, they may be changing. >> nobody's being beaten up. >> utah senator mike lee with the support of texas john cornyn loaded a compromise to put limits on future presidencies with emergency declarations that allow president trump has border emergency. how >> nancy pelosi chart tied down tweeting, the house will not take up this legislation to give president trump a pass. louisiana senator john kennedy is supporting the p...

Congress can choose to do that. congress needs to do that in each and every emergency declaration that occurs going forward so we can put limits on this so you don't have emergency declarations from carter's administration still on the books that presidents today can utilize to go beyond the scope of the executive branch. >> if you think on principle that a president should not be able to overstep and go around congress in this way, why not stand up to the president on this one? >> what i'm saying is in the future there will be emergency situations. the president needs the emergency authority....