let s reopen the government. i think if we get in the room and have a discussion about border security, that you would suit the likely surprise that the amount of money people are willing to put into border security. and it would contain many things. we need the experts in the room. we want more custom and border patrol, if there are places that some kind of barrier should be part of it. without as part of it. drones, technology, all kinds. we need technology that is going to harris: can i ask you question? and i respect the experts post on the border patrol, dhs, the people who would come forth and say as are presented of garamendi and others have told me on the program are within your party that it s a three-pronged thing. a barrier. people. technology. but the american people have spoken about this. when you look at the polling on who supports the wall, just in terms of some of them saying to the shutdown is worth it. 71% of them say that, for a cbs poll. but just the idea that
secretary. he said that s not something that president trump believes he could do. trace: it is up for debate. jeff mason, good to see you. thank you. you too. trace: and updating fox s top story. the show down over the partial government shutdown. lawmakers meeting with president trump began as the shut down hits the two week mark. kristina partsinevelos live on capitol hill. lawmakers are working very hard to evercome this shut down impass. if anything, a lot of gop members are struggling to focus on what the president wants funding the wall and to address the problems with the growing consequences of this government shut down on the economy. here at capitol hill, you had one lawmakers that would be representative garamendi said dems do want border security. listen in. the democrats have repeatedly over the last several years up
nancy needs 17 of those 32. harris: we will see what happens to the balance. i will lay your bet. it may be more than 17. harris: i haven t talked anybody who doesn t think she will get it. it s just been the question, how hard will be to govern after that when you have to caucus people? the caucus will stand behind her. harris: you need to go find out if you made it. thanks, harris. harris: congress and garamendi, thank you so much. today s big story, the new guilty plea from the president s former lawyer, and confident, michael coyne. what does it mean for the mueller investigation custom that could be close to wrapping up? that s something the president and his team have been predicting along for the power panel slides and, stay close. very simply, michael cohen is lying and he is trying to get a reduced sentence for things that have nothing to do with me. oh!
so if the federal prison or the department of refugee resettlement in hhs says that that parent can call the child, the parent is allowed to call the child. but it s up to the penal institution. it happens, but it s not hoang a regular basis. well, jacob, this is fantastic reporting. thank you for giving us a glimpse inside. i really appreciate it. chr thanks staying on this, man. as the trump administration continues separating children from their families at the border, speaker paul ryan are allowing two bills to come to a vote. one a compromised bill that is still being hammered out, but is expected to include a provision to end family protection as well as offer protection for dreamers. and one hard line bill that plans to clamp down more forcefully on illegal immigration. the chairman of the freedom caucus and democrat gone garamendi of californi congressman garamendi, let me start with you on the compromise sure.
here is majority leader eric cantor right after the decision was made that was going to be no vote tonight. here it is. is there going to be a vote today? no. no vote today? no. will there be a vote tomorrow? no. are you ditching plan b? are there be a vote today? no. michael tomasky, the leader of the house, majority leader, speechless. what do you make of that? it was interesting. the question you asked cummings and garamendi in the previous segment, how hard eric cantor really worked for this. i pictured him maybe as being like mitt romney s pollster. the guy who told romney don t worry, you ve got new hampshire in the bag and all that stuff. cantor may be feeding boehner bad numbers because cantor of course has his eye on the speaker s chair. and as steve mentioned, that vote is going to happen on january 3rd. and that vote is now very much up in the air.