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Achieve both goals. >> sandra: what about the white house? there are reports now that the president is not committing to avoiding a partial government shutdown. he wants funding for the border wall to be included in this. what are you hearing? >> well, the president has made that commitment to the american people. he has stated that he will build a wall and secure our borders and so we need to be working with the administration to make sure he is able to achieve that for the american people. so i hope that we are able to avoid a government shutdown. i don't support shutting down our government...

Congress to act when it comes to border security. iowa senator jodi ernst will join us on all of that next. >> the president has made very clear you can immigrate to this country legally and go through one of the 26 ports of entry and present your claim. the president wants borders and border security.

Cartwright and talk about who he wants to lead the house. >> sandra: horrific scene in california as firefighters try to get the fire situation under control. 63 people confirmed dead statewide. more than 600 still missing. in a moment we'll speak to the butte county sheriff on the recovery efforts in one of the hardest-hit towns. >> jon: also a crisis unfolding at the southern border as 2,000 migrants already have reached the border as part of this latest caravan wave. the white house calling on congress to act later this hour we'll speak with the border patrol. are our agents getting the sup...

We've done a number of very large bipartisan bills that have passed and been signed into law by president trump. now, it will need to be a concerted effort to make sure that we are working with the house as it switches to a democratic majority. there is a lot that we can get done and i do hope the democrats over there instead of stalling and trying to divide america, that they will decide they need to work with the republican-held senate and achieve the goals of the president. >> sandra: if i could just conclude by asking you, you say there is a lot that you can get done bipartisan efforts. ju...

To. after the release of three americans held for a long time it announced it will be deporting an american citizen who crossed into north korea illegally from china a month ago. more details to come on that and finally, south korea this week blew up a military post in the dnc in an effort to ease tensions involving these two countries on the korean peninsula. no one said it would be easy. >> sandra: greg palkot in london. thank you. >> jon: more than 600 people now reported missing in california. 66 others confirmed dead as the situation in that state goes from bad to worse. latest details on...