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>> have you seen a decrease in the unaccompanied alien children, asylum cases since decision to end central american minor program? >> we have seen some decreases but i would like to point out we have 30% increase from october through december. and we also have a 68% increase in family units during that same time period. >> as you know, congress is currently considering a number of young men and women to provide legal status to in any potential deal on daca. some people, like this senator, believe that we should limit any status to the 690,000 individuals currently enrolled in daca. these youn...

Whether he looks at that bipartisan deal that dick durbin was just talking about. but take a listen to what sarah sanders had to say earlier today. >> worried that democrats unwillingness to actually put the country ahead of their party is what is stalling things from moving forward, whether it's the budget or whether it's a deal on daca. >> democrats are definitely using lt thursday comments as leverage. schumer said on colbert last night. >> i don't think they are using it as leverage. using it as excuse not to help this president get something accomplished which i think is assad day for our...

Get what i suggest to be this right solution is a clean bill on the budget. and then move on to daca. because the daca deadline is not until march. that's my hope. but having said that there is no definitive solution to the project. >> why wouldn't democrats feel they can use this as leverage? they saw what happened in december and before them. you have to imagine chuck schumer is looking at this saying this is the last chance. republicans and democrats have to come together to keep the government open. so this seems like a natural leverage point for demes. >> i think it's poor strategy for re...

I don't -- i don't -- there's not a word i remember being used. it was very impages paugsed. not a particular phrase that i heard. >> in a hot seat not just about that but over daca program over all which is creating a real stand off on capitol hill. democrats seem to be gearing up for this hearing. >> that's right. hallie. and the negotiations here over daca have been scrambled as we know by the events of thursday, friday, over the weekend, with essentially arguments about just what kind of people the president wants coming here to the united states. this had been something where we had felt ...

Along with political reporter vivian. guys, let me pull up what we are watching on the hill. senator grassley made hoping statements. senator feinstein during hers nous. opening statement from kirstjen nielsen. and then the questioning begins. let's look and listen and see what news is made out of this. relating to daca, this deal, potentially coming together or not coming together over a shut down. brad, when you watch this, is this dysfunction or is this just the way congress works together? >> it's congress. it's synonymous. >> isn't that sad? >> it is sad. but nothing happens in this count...