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>> bret: claudia, thank you. we are getting a look at some of the prototypes for the the presidents border wall. contractors have until thursday to complete their designs before testing begins. testing will include how long it takes to scale the barrier or breach it using concrete saw or jackhammer. eight prototypes have been constructed. iowa has withdrawn its request with the trump administration to opt out of the affordable care act and redirect federal money towards lowering premiums for younger participants in a single state run program. the idea was designed to stabilize health care insu...

Million per trip? is he willing to cut back on those trips at all given his concerns for the priorities of american tax dollars? >> i think that is a vast reach. presidents always travel. i think the president, wherever he goes, he express the apparatus of the white house with us. that is just something that happens. the president will continue to go and travel around the country and have meetings to solve the nation's problems. again, i think just with -- bus i know you took a little bit of a shot there, i think even the "washington post," which is no friend to conservatives, even they sided ...

Given his feelings about the priority for the american tax dollar? >> i think that is a vast reach to suggest -- the president -- presidents always travel. i think the president, wherever he goes, he carries the apparatus of the white house with us. that is just something that happens. the president will continue to go and travel around the country and have meetings to solve the nation's problems. again, 'cause i know you took a little bit of a shot there. even "the washington post" which is no friend to conservatives, even they sided with us that these false sort of narratives on meals on whe...

Inaccurate assessment data. we reached out to fema, and they basically said, no, that's not a fair assessment. the new jersey program is a state run program, eligibility is determined by the state of new jersey, at the state's request, fema required its individual assistance data which is specific to eligibility for fema's program, not intended to be comprehensive data assessment for long term work. frustrated with the fact that the christie administration were not offering clearances over why hgi was fired and paid a settlement of more than $10 million, we put up an e-mail address and asked y...

Repeal. one out of four applicants who was initially denied money ended up having that decision reversed. the data tracks with anecdotal evidence we heard from sandy victims and evidence that suggests hgi was not doing a very good job of disbursing the money. hgi did not respond to our request for comment. we heard back from the christie administration, which did not dispute the data, but placed the blame on fema. saying the fair share act investigated the high number of rejections and learned fema pry provided the state with inaccurate assessment data. we reached out to fema, and they basical...