rob: 35 days into the partial government shutdown, still no deal. jillian: the president compromising again asking for a large down payment on the barrier but nancy pelosi still saying no. rob: where do we go from here? joining us is the director of policy studies for the and center for immigration studies thanks for coming on this one. this has nothing to do with congress, this is between the president and nancy pelosi. they are the only two players. what do you think? it sure does seem like that and it is not clear what it is going to take to break this impasse at this point. the president has given in time after time. he said okay, not a wall, steel slats, i will take less money. here s my proposal. let s do a bigger deal. nancy pelosi rob: not given a lot in that way too. he proposed to give democrats what they say is one of their
going on. the shutdown is still happening. what s your reaction now that you live in san antonio. border security, it s a crisis. people coming over. we need to know who and want they are bringing and who is coming into our country to keep america safe. brian: steel slats, electronics, smart walls, what s best? i would ask the border patrol which trump went down last week and had conversations with them and asked them what they need. i think whatever it takes to get the job done. brian: del, the thing is when i look at polls in texas it s 50/50 on whether you want a wall or not. i think the majority of americans do want a wall to protect our border, especially here in texas. we have a lot of, you know, gang members coming over, drugs coming over. and i think that a wall is not immoral at all. it s the right thing to do and we need to protect our american citizens. brian: and at the end of this show i m going to make a decision who do you like
reporter: there is hope there will be a solution is the shutdown intraday 35. mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck schumer are talking. a par partisan group with the head of discussions, frustration with the stalemate on the hill was very ugly. you can teach ago to climb a tree but you are better off hiring a squirrel in the first place. the trump proposal will secure the border and get government open and the schumer proposal would do neither. reporter: of the squirrel option is not available the white house is reminding lawmakers while they are trying to work through the process the president has other alternative suggesting he could be closer to declaring a national emergency to pay for the wall. employees will miss a paycheck for the second time today. that is creating the pressure i talked about which is at an all-time high in this tens standoff.
showdown looming on capitol hill after the funding bill fails in the senate. lawmakers scrambling to come up with another deal. rob: the president considers his next move. reporter: that picture of the capital, looking at a pressure cooker. after the senate failed to pass two bill that would reopen the government donald trump signaled he is open to a compromise including a short-term resolution that makes a down payment on a wall. one thing i suggested is they open it and pay a pro rated down payment for the wall which people would agree you need. you need the wall. reporter: nancy pelosi was quick to shoot it down. i hope that doesn t mean something. a down payment for the wall. that is not a reasonable agreement.
capitol hill after dueling funding bills fail in the senate. lawmakers scrambling to come up with another deal. griff jenkins live in dc. the president considers his next move. it is like a game of chess. reporter: it is like a wrecking game of checkers was asked the senate bill to come in and reopen the government, donald trump signaling he is open to considering whatever compromises they come up with including a short-term resolution that has a down payment on a wall. one of the ideas suggested is they pay a down payment, for the wall, and they need the wall. reporter: nancy pelosi who calls with the crisis the president created was quick to shoot it down.