one thing that still puzzles me is how come r. kelly s music continues to be played? what s the role of sony and rca and the companies that are in bed with him and have these contractual arrangements with him. even if you can t get a conviction in the courtroom we have seen powerful men lose their jobs, contracts terminated as a result of these allegations. so the question still remains, what about the companies that are supporting r. kelly s music? what are they going to do in light of the documentary? on that note, lady gaga tweeted, i stand behind these women. i m sorry for my poor judgment when i was young and for not speaking out sooner. she did a duet with him. thank you both very much. john? in a few minutes, the president leaves for the southern border. this after saying bye-bye to negotiations. we have new reporting on plans to declare a national emergency next. [clap, clap] hey, jen, which tie says, trustworthy but also fun ? gold down, oil up. oil down, gold up.
is on the table and up for discussion. reporter: and the senate appropriations chairman said it should not be hard to cut a deal. this could be settled in 24 hours or less if we could get together. i think we ve got to get together because ultimately, maria, this will all end in some negotiated settlement. the american people want us to work together. reporter: but so far it s just been a lot of bickering and blinking with no signs of a deal. dana? dana: joining me now tbexas senator john cornin. more important, you re from texas. you have huge border there to your south. i m curious what you think, how you would describe the situation right now. do you think there s a national emergency at the border? well, this is a very serious situation. president obama called it a humanitarian crisis when 2014
right trump was based. he has a ton of bad news the last six weeks. his lawyer went to jail today. he wants to talk about anything but impeachment and the problems of people around him. so he s picking the wall fight. dana: that s a fight he has picked from the beginning, josh. again we will see what happens there. let me ask you about this. there will be a vote on the criminal justice reform bill. it might be a big bipartisan win at the end of the year. there is some people not onboard yet. senator tom cotton. listen to what he said today. surprised that the democrats are prepared with a bill to cut michael cohen s sentence by up to a third. i m shocked the democrats will support a bill dana: obviously making a point, a good point. listen to john cornin from texas
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hours before trump reportedly admitted the memory part of his test was hard, he made a appearance in the republican retreat in west virginia. at the beginning trump reading from a teleprompter thanks senator john cornyn and seconds later forgot he had just thanked senator john cornin. senate majority whip john cornyn. thank you. and house majority whip steve scalise. thank you. and house majority leader kevin mccarthy. kevin. jared john thune and house conference chair. kathy mcmars rogers. did they forget your name, john? what is going on here? john cornyn, everybody knows. they didn t put his name up, but that is okay. senate majority whip john