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That leave republicans on capitol hill? the interesting element of that, i just spoke with senator john corn cornyn. i asked him what's his sense of the president's broader strategy to find a way out of this? he said i don't know right now. that's where things stand. everybody on the republican and democratic side is waiting for the president to weigh in on what the next step should be. republicans don't want to undercut him, but they acknowledge two things. first and foremost, the meeting and the president's willingness to take the blame on himself for a potential shutdown was problematic for...

But not necessarily always. that's why susan collins' announcement in the next few minutes, dana, is going to be so critical. we've been getting some information from sources close to her. it's going to be coming up very soon, right? >> that's right. now it's coming up on 3 p.m. eastern. we expect her to speak in probably about five minutes. >> let's go to our congressional correspondent phil mattingly. jeff flake, the senator from arizona, republican, he told reporters he will vote yes tomorrow barring some unforeseen development. what are you hearing about susan collins' mindset right now? >...

Potential dismount not just for trump, alex, but for the entire republican party considering so many of these legislators who have opposed similar spending packages like this in the past, including for hurricane sandy, did come from the texas delegation. senators ted cruz and john corn cornyn, to name two. i do think in this case we've seen every indication from this white house that they are going to push for this type of funding and an initial downpayment very quickly. the bigger question is long term is the money going to be there. president trump has promised to do this. he's made promises...

>> you can't overstate how important that leadership is. senate leadership and house leadership will determine whether or not there are changes towards the policy here, whether or not congress will actually work towards a special prosecutor or an independent panel and so long as senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and his number two, senator john corn cornyn, i spoke to him earlier. the interesting element here is that's as republican members of their conference seem to be starting to break with them or at least start to raise concerns. i just spoke a couple of minutes ago with democratic s...

New york, you ain't going nowhere. still ahead on "morning joe," unforced errors in international relations from the awkward photo op with angela merkel to insulting the british completely. former cia director and secretary of defense leon panetta joins the nversation. as judge neil gorsuch confirmation push gets under way, democrat richard blumenthal says he'll use every tool he has to prevent his swearing in. he'll join us in the morning, as well as republican senator john corn cornyn. you're watching "morning joe." we will be right back. my ancestry dna results are that i am 26% nigerian....