specious data and facts. do we expect new data tonight? reporter: what we expect from the president tonight is for him to try to control the framing of the national debate about immigration so it is held on his terms as he tries to keep up the pressure on democrats to fund his border wall. the president s first address will come as the aides worry that the messaging over the past few weeks has failed to resonate. they fear for example that his build the wall slogan has lost its effectiveness because he has used it so often and has failed to break the grid lock on capitol hill. the proposal has been floating around the west wing for about a week. sources tell cnn that the chief of staff was a big proponent in the idea. we expect the president to continue to try to frame this border security issue as a matter of national security as he threatens even to declare
concrete barrier, at the border wall, including a whole list of other things. we ll pull it out screen. $571 million for additional i.c.e. workers, $563 million for additional immigration judges, 211 for additional border patrol a littles. democrats have made it clear that they want the government to be reopened before they even address any sort of border security issue. nancy pelosi will make her move on that again to pass bills not related to the border wall funding, reaping pa iopening re related to the border. but the republicans saying the government will not be reopened before any deal. and so very little if any progress sort of the actual paper statement, opening point if you will, come from the white house on what they want.
going to happen over the next few days. they ll be having another meeting. i don t expect to have anything happen at that meeting. does the president have the authority to do this? he absolutely does not have the authority to do it. he probably knows he does not have the authority to do it. and it seems to me to the extent there is a national emergency in the united states of america, it s because of the individual sitting at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. so that is just a nonstarter as it relates to a reasonable proposal. what s happening right now is donald trump is looking for presidential lifeline in order to get him out of a mess that he s created. by proposing a fifth century solution in terms of this medieval border wall for a 21st century problem. yes, we have a border security issue that we need to work through. that s why democrats are prepared to provide additional funding for enhanced security on the border as long as it s done in a fair and humane fashion. that does not in
have the authority to do it. and it seems to me to the extent there is a national emergency in the united states of america, it s because of the individual sitting at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. so that is just a nonstarter as it relates to a reasonable proposal. what s happening right now is donald trump is looking for appraisal lifeline in order to get him out of a mess that he s created. by proposing a fifth century solution in terms of this medieval border wall for a 21st century problem. yes, we have a border security issue that we need to work through. that s why democrats are prepared to provide additional funding for enhanced security on the border as long as it s done in a fair and humane fashion. that does not involve a wall. congressman, let s switch gears. i want to ask you about one of your new freshman members, rashida tlaib of michigan. was i don t even want to say caught on camera because it seems as though at the event multiple people were filming.
getting sick and dying. also criminal elements from across the border coming over here and killing folks. a classic example, police officer in california was killed. this is the border security issue. heather: they know the president will not agree to this. remains to be seen what the senate will do, as they allow the president to veto if it gets that far. is that all smoke and mirrors at this point for the democrats? i think it is. as far as democrats are concerned they are doing political posturing. what will take is we are going to have to, the citizens have to mobilize like they did in 2009 with the tea party movement, that is what it will take, we have to confront elected officials in their home