going to try to do it. the president has rejected that. the stalemate is what it is. you have this situation with the polls just absolutely not budging in any way and not looking good for republicans and democrats almost that well. it was pugh research. 11% said a barrier would be acceptable. in a question in support of the wall, 27% said they would be okay with a bill ending the shut down that does not include wall funds. so i can see why everyone is dug in here. yeah. we also know that people support walls. if it wasn t for donald trump being for the wall, everybody on capitol hill would be for the wall as we have been for decades. the walls work wherever the border patrol thinks they re necessary. my best advice, it s easier to see compromising on the number if they can get there. the other issue is if the president were to say he will have nothing to do with where
with currently dleliberating bu they are not formally accepted this request from the white house. cnn is planning to carry it live tomorrow evening as well as fox according to sources that spoke to my colleague. the president wants to make his case directly to the american public as administration continues to adds a matter of national security and a crisis that is only getting worse at the southern border. president trump now considering an unprecedented move to get his border wall. i may declare a national emergency dependent on what s going to happen over the next few days. trump suggesting to reporters he could declare a national emergency to bypass congress to get the wall funds he requested. we have an absolute crisis and criminals and gang members coming through. it is national security. it is a national emergency. arguing for those emergency
experts blame rise on interest rates. senator mcconnell is attempt to go get $5 billion for the border wall by the end of the year, senate majority leader telling washington examiner that the senate wants to up the $1.6 million previously approved after the midterms, now, currently the wall funds are part of the homeland security budget which expires mid-december, some democrats already plan to go shut down that proposal. president trump is taking to ohio for third america america great again rally this week, he s expected to stomp for republican jim renacey, is facing democratic incumbent brown in a tight senate race and the president will rally at eastern kentucky university tomorrow. he s opinion very fussy. super bowl champs helping 34-13
phil and i were in the newsroom filing that story for tomorrow s paper. we re watching in real time a walk back of sorts from the white house, congressional leaders are telling the white house, there are not enough votes to have explicit wall funding as part of the spending package this week. you have the president itself you have the president itself tonight telling a group of reporters at the white house that he s willing to maybe push back specific wall funds till later in the year. there s a pattern here. this is reminding me as this is playing out, the white house made big promises threats and ultimatums. we re get a vote next week on this friday. i don t care, you ll have to mark it. before you know it they have to retreat with their tail between their legs.
border security. having made his very public demand, he and his administration, the president has put himself in impossible position. he will either provoke a crisis this week or be completely humiliated. i feel like they re retreating from their own threat. phil and i were in the newsroom filing that story for tomorrow s paper. we re watching in real time a walk back of sorts from the white house, congressional leaders are telling the white house, there are not enough votes to have explicit wall funding as part of the spending package this week. you have the president itself tonight telling a group of reporters at the white house that he s willing to maybe push back specific wall funds till