shutdown. if no deal, then it s off to the races. and 21 days goes quickly and negotiations with democrats will start immediately. not easy to make a deal, both parties are really dug in. national security has been greatly enhanced by what has been happening at the bar der and through dialog. we will build the wall. and made it clear if congress cannot come up with a plan by february 15th, he ll declare a national emergency. he s aware this will be a legal fight, but it s something that he s prepared to do if congress cannot come together here in the next 21 days. leland: and political allies taking solace in that. david, thanks so much. kristin has more. kristin: let s get reaction from the republican side of the aisle, texas congressman, louie gohmert. and i want to ask you something about what ann coulter said last
son to the united states and try the give him a better life and obviously keep him away from those dangers. here in this area we talked to one man who said he was deported recently from pennsylvania. he told us he believe his neighbors had called i.c.e. to deport him. he says that may have been because of trump. he thinks law enforcement and people have been emboldened by trump. he is already making a difference before he takes office. back to you. goddy schwartz for us along the bar der, on the mexico side of the border. goddy, thank you for that. thousands thousands of americans, tens of thousands, preparing for this new administration with protests. jacob wrasse cone is on the way to where i am here in the nation s capitol. he is with one family coming to d.c. for a big march this weekend. what do you have, sir? reporter: they are coming from colorado, a 1600-mile drive. we re about halfway there. this is the ruiz family, and
g8. it s now the group of seven economic powers. after president obama suspended russia s membership. thousands of russian troops are now gathered on the bar der. ukraine just voted to dismiss its acting defense minister. in south africa, it s day 15 of the oscar pistorius trial and a warrant officer just took the stand to testify about crime in pistorius neighborhood. he says there was no record of pistorius reporting a crime even though pistorius claimed in a bail application he had been a victim of burglaries. he says he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend because he thought he was an intrue der. two companies have sued over the birth control mandate in the health care law saying it