let's not forget, without this emergency declaration, the president has about $4 billion to build a border barrier. that's good for 70 to 90 miles of border wall depending how far they can stretch a dollar. john? >> shepard: we're waiting for the ceremony. congress does have the power to override a presidential veto but has been successful only 4% of the time that its tried. it requires 2/3s votes in both the house and the senate, which means 67 votes in the senate. 12 republicans voted with the democrats yesterday to block the president's national emergency. it passed with 59 votes. that is short of the number. could they get more? mike emanuel reporting live on capitol hill. hi, mike. >> shep, we don't expect congressional democrats to let this go. the last time we saw nancy pelosi, she was signing the bill that rejects the president's national emergency declaration this afternoon before it was sent off to the white house.