CNNW Early Start With Christine Romans And Dave Briggs February 19, 2019
5 00 on the east coast and we begin with the escalating challenges to president Trumps National Emergency Declaration. Protesters took to the streets coast to coast monday rallying against the plan to use billions from federal programs mostly from the department of defense to build his border wall. Last night 16 states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Emergency Declaration. Led by California Attorney general Xavier Becerra the states argue the president is using the pretext of a manufactured crisis. Its pretty clear that the president is trying to usurp congresss authority. The president d...