for tomorrow. at the request of house speaker nancy pelosi, president trump putting the operation on hold for now. immigration and customs officials were expected to arrest and deport some 2,000 families in 10 cities. hello, everyone. welcome to a brand-new hour inside of america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. eric: i'm eric shawn. president trump putting congress on notice, urging lawmakers to work in a bipartisan measure to address the issues at our southern border, focusing on two specific immigration issues. the president tweeting this, quote, at the request of democrats, i have delayed the deportations for two weeks, to see if the democrats and republicans can get together and work out a solution to the asylum and loophole problems at the southern border. before the president left the white house, he spoke about this and we have more from christina coleman live in los angeles. hi, christina. >> reporter: hi, eric. fox confirms house speaker nancy