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>> reporter: yeah. i mean, the most striking moment to me dpr all of that was paul ryan saying if he continued in this job his children would only know him as a weekend dad. and as paul ryan is someone who lost his father at a young age, i do believe this is -- that is an honest, genuine feeling that he wants to be there for his kids, his youngest daughter -- or his daughter's in high school now. he cast it as a very personal decision. and we heard that from some of the law make whords were leaving the meeting in which he gave a very similar message to them earliered it. second, he's not going...

To be clear, i am not resigning, i intend to full serve my term as i was elected to do the 'but i will be retiring in january leaving this majority in good hands with what i believe say very bright future. it's almost hard to believe, but i have been a member of congress for almost two decades. this is my 20th year in congress. my kids weren't even born when i was first elected. our oldest was 13 years old when i became speaker. now, all three of our kids are teenagers. and one thing i've learned about teenagers is their idea of an ideal weekend is not necessarily to spend all of their time wi...

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Topic. >> and house speaker paul ryan has added his name to the long least that he would not seek re-election. he announced he would not seek re-election saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. >> what i realize is, if i'm here for one more term, my kids will only have ever known me as a weekend dad. i just can't let that happen. my dad died when i was 16. the age my daughter is. and i just don't want to be one of those people looking back at my life thinking i spent more time with my kids which i know if i spend another term they will only know me as a weekend father. i really do...

Beef up security but, quote, this will not be a mission to build a new wall and the california national guard will not be enforcing federal immigration laws. arizona, texas and new mexico sent troops to the border of the request of the president. jillian: the race to replace paul reiners on after announcing his retirement. the wisconsin republican will not seek reelection after 20 years in washington. family played a big role in his decision. >> what i realize is if i'm here for one more term my kids will only have known me as a weekend dad. i can't let that happen. much work remains but i lik...