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We're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. you know how we like to end the show. no matter what, there's always good news somewhere. for this, we go to port orchard in washington state. unwrapped a gift of an insta pot. the ring slipped off her finger while looking at insta pots in october. two months later, she found it, posted it online and joe ann responded. they connected and the ring was returned on christmas. isn't that great? honesty rules. that wraps up this hour. coming up now, more news with halle jackson.

Father. his father, the governor of michigan, george romney, was that kind of moderate republican that i think many would like to see return. and hopefully -- he doesn't have to run for president, chris. sometimes you can be -- you can lead from behind. >> but look at republicans, they ran out of washington. >> as another guest said a moment ago, 2020 is around the corner. and so this is an important time for them to think about their future. trump is in trouble, and whether or not they want to hitch themselves to his train, i think, is something they'll think about. >> mark, peter, jim, abby,...

And number two, that a border wall is the best way to deal with it. on that first point, statistics indicate that there has been an uptick in apprehensions at the southern border. according to border protection, nearly 62,000 people were detained in november, the highest monthly figure since 2017. but there is a bigger issue out there that the president and his legislation rarely talk about. because the majority of people who are in this country illegally didn't sneak across the border or climb over a wall, they have actually come in legally but have overstayed their visas. 6 million people ov...

Is going to be a split screen washington here for the next two years with both sides weeding out meetings, trying to explain their view of what happened inside. chris? >> and they're rarely reading the same way. what do democrats expect from this briefing and what are the chances this moves the ball forward at all? >> reporter: chris, this granular detail about this meeting in the situation room as opposed to elsewhere in the white house is kind of important. democrats i was talking to yesterday were very nervous that this meeting at the white house would be another political stunt. the last t...

He said it is not ideal financially to run up the tab on credit cards. that's not the way he's done in the past. that's what they are going to have to discuss. i asked, is there one side you blame more? he said he's not a political person. he doesn't know who to blame. he needs washington to figure it out to get meals and pay the bills. chris. >> thank you so much. coming up, the brother of the american arrested as a spy in russia will be here. does he think the administration is doing enough? tion is doing enough? but what i do count on... is boost®. delicious boost® high protein nutritio...