It is a crisis. One way he can help solve it. It is hard to make a rational case for an Emergency Declaration. The border has never been as safe and secure as it is now. Bill where to next . Reaction from the hill and the white house. Kevin, lets begin with the white house. One hour from now what will we hear . Expect the president to recognize that there is Political Risk from both ends of the political spectrum. As he has shown previously he is willing to accept that risk and tell the American People why now is the act to do something about the Ongoing National security and humanitarian crisis along our southern border. The president tries to lay out not just the reason for doing this but how he intends to secure our border. 8 billion is what he hopes to claim. This money is listed in order from least likely to be contested in the courts to most likely. 601 million from the drug for tour fund. 2. 5 p billion from the dod drug interdiction program. 2. 2 billion reprogrammed from dod20