latest. the clock is ticking. >> reporter: it s. as we speak, house republicans are meeting to try to plot what their next move will be. late word from sources is that they are likely to try to pass a stopgap measure as soon as tomorrow so that the department of homeland security doesn't run out of money at midnight tonight. even passing that could be tough. three men arrested and accused of trying to join isis inside the united states. today, democrats are seizing on that and other threats to warn about the dangers of cutting off funding for the agency that keeps americans safe. >> american people are frightened and rightfully so. isis appears to have money. terrorists appear to have money. why shouldn't our homeland have the at built to protect itself? >> reporter: the homeland security secretary is on capitol hill again, walking the halls, begging lawmakers to fully fund his department. >> this is not just an inside the beltway political jousting.