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New deal and what that could do to america's infrastructure needs. the u.s. military is dealing with a big problem tonight. not enough able-bodied volunteers. the recruiting shortfall has hit the army especially hard. now some of the army are hitting back. very creative fashion. national security correspondent jennifer griffin takes a look tonight for the pentagon. >> 70% of americans age 18 to 24, the target age for recruiters, are not fit to serve in the military. for the first time in over a dozen years, the army missed its recruiting goal. most recruits come from the south and midwest, not...

Congress. there is also the point that donald trump didn't make the strongest case for an emergency. take a look at him at that presser. >> i want to do it faster. coy do the wall over a longer period of time. i didn't need to do this, but i'd rather do it much faster. the only reason we're up here talking about this is because of the election. this is one of the ways they think they can possibly win is by obstruction and a lot of other nonsense. and i think that i just want to get it done faster, that's all. >> just a light preference for a little more speed. is that an emergency? >> it's not...

Past weekend, and the whole situation with those facilities is that they weren't meant to detain families. whole entire families now are being detained at the border facilities, and it's an untenable situation. so i hope that they can work it out. i feel confident that they can. we need to -- you know, the president has been griping about a wall for so long, but there are so many other needs on the border. infrastructure needs, other needs like, you know, new scanners and things like that that we know could make the processing of those documents and people a lot faster. but i'm confident that ...

Have confirmed here at nbc news that the democrats on the house side are, in fact, proposing a billion dollars and more, a little bit more for programs to address those needs, the infrastructure needs, the more immigration judges, more customs officers and others. so there is some movement here, but what the president appears to be planning is being rejected out of hand. this could be part of the gamesmanship, this could be part of negotiation, this could kick start a negotiation. but it is clear that democrats want to knock this down before the president takes the airwaves and makes his propo...

Do something about the infrastructure. >> and we're not even dealing with our crumbling schools. we're not addressing the infrastructure needs in rural communities. look at issues around water and load in our pipes in many communities. and infrastructure needs as it relates to affordable housings there is a crisis in america, a state of emergency as it relates to affordable housing. and so all of these basic standard of living initiatives will fall under what would be a very strong and robust infrastructure plan. the president is not talking anything about in. by doing some of these things we ...