forward on the emergency declaration. they said they want to see exactly what the president does, what he is proposing to take money away from in order to pay for the wall. perhaps if he goes after army corps of engineer projects that would generate a tremendous back lash on capitol hill. congress will have a chance to vote, both the house and the senate. and where will the republicans come down? the president could have a problem with his own party if there is a significant revolt and they vote to block the president from taking this action. >> the future on this is still quite unclear. thank you so much. joining me right now to discuss, david gurgen, the cnn senior political analyst and former adviser to presidents nixon, ford, reagan and clinton. former director of legislative affairs for president trump. great to see both of you. mark, first, let's talk about state of the union and the theme.