this bipartisan group is backing. republicans are seeking buy-in from their leagues and veteran lawmakers hoping it will come together soon. i m guardingly optimistic. i can t guarantee it but we have literally almost all of the issues resolved. and so, i still think that it s very possible we could have this done at the end of the week. at the same time michael mechanical could introduce legislation this week that focuses solely on border security. the point is making sure that component is not lost in the overall immigration debate. shep. shepard: what about reaction from the white house tonight, shep? everybody seems to recognize this would still fall apart. the white house press secretary doesn t want to declare victory until it gets there. there is evidence that bipartisan agreement is there. and we are encouraged by what we have seen. but we are not there yet. we are not going to prejudge legislation or the language contained in it before it arrives.