Between two countries. Mexico has got to help us at the border. A lot of people coming in to take advantage of daca. Arthel peter ducey is live in palm beach florida as the president is getting ready to return to washington from his maralago resort. Reporter the president s Easter Service started with a shot at people he did not think were helpful in securing the border or coming up with a permanent solution for the temporary daca recipients. Democratsblew it. They had a great great chance. Well have to take a look. Mexico has got to help us at the border. They flow right through mexico. Cant happen that way anymore. Reporter more specifics about the president s complaints came on twitter where he wrote, Border Patrol agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the border because of ridiculous liberal democrat laws like catch and release, caravans coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws now. No more daca deal. That few minutes later the president wrote, these big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of daca. They want in on the act. The big flow of people in a caravan the president is referring to are 1,000 strong right now according to the soarnt f Immigration Studies and theyre heading north trying to illegally walk across the u. S. Border to ask for easter asylum. The state Department Tells fox news that quote were aware of a large group of migrants from Central America making its way through mexico to the border of the United States. And this could present a realtime test of the president s strategy of keeping Illegal Immigrants out without a wall. Virginia congressman don buyer wrote, lies with which trump has tried toga to dch. It was President Trump who threatened to veto the big budget that Congress Passed because it did not have a cabbing ka deal in it. As what comes next, both sides are as dug in as ever. Back to you. Arthel indeed. Peter ducey, thanks. Eric the war of words between President Trump aryp california governor jerry brown. Hitting a boiling point after the democratic governor pa pardd five exconvicts. This fueling the feud over the golden state over immigration. Were live in los angeles with more details on this. Hi, william. Well it appears that Governor Brown is provoking the president on his signature issue, immigration. Two of the excons are in removal proceedings and by forgiving the record, brown eliminates the grounds on which they can be pardoned. He pardoned 56 excons on friday alone, prompting the president to tweet that governor moon beam brown are pardoning criminals. Is that what california wants . Well brown responded using the president s own words on redemption quoting this month we celebrate those who have exited the prison system and successfully reentered society. We encourage expanded opportunities and emphasis our beliefs in second chances. Governor brown has pardoned more excons than the last five governors in california combined. Drawing criticism this morning from a man who lost his son to an illegal immigrant. It just show nas that he doet care about americans. He just want to gets back at trump and hes going to put us all in danger just for a personal vendetta he has with the president. California calls itself the resistance. Its filed 28 lawsuits against the administration ranging from Oil Royalties to immigration and the census. What were fighting is that the Trump Administration seems to be constantly reacting against a state, california, that has decided to be the neared in our country when it comes to pioneering better ways, new ways to do things. So the next fight, eric, who has the right to effectively regulate auto emissions nationwide, the epa or california . Back to you. Eric william, thank you. Arthel eric for more on this lets bring in the white house columnist for the while. Niles, here we are. Lets start with this. Lets look at the substance of the tweet. The president no longer supporting a deal to fix daca. And since mexico is not writing a check for the wall, President Trump wants to scrap nafta . Break down theup shot of this. Well, where do we begin. I mean nafta is a separate issue obviously from immigration but i seems as if the president is seeking to use this as leverage as hes entitled to do in terms of his own negotiations with mexico. Now, the daca issue is somewhat different. The president had, of course, proposed a deal there that would have given a path to citizenship for a very large number of people, more than the number of people already enrolled in daca. But the price that he wanted to be paid for that was not one that democrats were willing to meet. Arthel right. So on that point, as you know, daca protections and the president s border wall werent fully funded in the 1. 3 trillion spending bill that at first the president threatened to veto and then ended up signing. Does the president bear any responsibility in this or were his hands somehow tied . Well, he did when he signed that bill make pretty clear that he was going so grudg grudginglt that wasnt the bill that he himself would have come up with. But of course hes confined as me president would be by the congress. He is a president within no, no. He cant rule by fiat. I think that is a valid point. Of course that is what creates some of these tensions between the white house and even some republicans on capitol hill. Arthel so then what happens next . What happens to daca now. One of the issues with daca is that at the moment its tied up in the court system. Basically the courts have ruled that while the administration does the right to end it, it does not hav show it has a justifiably legal basis to do so. I know thats a fine point in the legal weeds. But the upshot is that this case being before the courts has taken some of the political urgency out of the search for a solution. Arthel lets move on to this public feud between the president and the california governor, jerry brown. What do you make of it and lit accomplish anything . Well, i think as your reporter noted, arthel, california clearly sees itself as the heart of the resistance, trump regarded out of control as hes described in a previous occasion. You have these two sides bashing heads a lot and i dont think frankly theres much political incentive on either side to search for a compromise. President trump believes reasonably it will play well to his voter to paint california and jerry brown soft on crime. Jerry brown believes in a state that Hillary Clinton won by 30 points in 2016, a liberal position is politically best for him. Arthel either President Trump or jerry brown will take a political hit for this. Which one will it be . Theyre playing to different constituencies. Jerry brown is playing to the californians and theres no real evidence that hes going to suffer for this. But President Trump is taking the argument that you cant have a nation unless you fairly enforce immigration laws. And i think that he believes that as a political winning issue for him. So its really about them playing to those different constituencies rather than there being a winner and a loser. Arthel with the president saying that the democrats blew it, could the president call Democratic Leaders to his office once again to discuss this and somehow get it on the books to try to find a resolution that would be amenable to everyone . He could. Theoretically he could, certainly. I mean, both sides have in the past indicated a willingness to extend the protections of daca. Those daca protections are prodly popular. The problem is what else do you attach to that deal. That is where the disagreement has been. Do you, for example, curtail what some people call chain migration, others call familybased migration. Do you end the diversity visa as the president wants. Its about what price youre willing to play to extend daca. Arthel in the meantime daca is in limbo and so are those kids, young people who are recipients of it . Yes, thats exactly right. No applicant to the program are not accepted but right now people do remain covered by its protections if they have already applied and been accepted to it. Well have to wait on a court ruling for that. Arthel thank you very much. Eric christians around the world celebrating easter today. At the Vatican Pope Francis provided oveprovideprovided ove. Amy kellogg joins us now live with the details. After a week of preventive terror arrests here in italy and lots of concerns, the pops message today was uninterrupted. Asking the faithful gathered on st. Peters square for resolutions on if korean peninsula, relief of the conflicts in africa, and of course he focused very much attention on the middle east. Translator we besiege fruits of reconciliation for the holy land which also experiences in these days the wounds of ongoing conflict that do not spare the defenselesdefenseless for yemene milled east so that die lag may be over violence. Sheer the. Here they took g runoff in elections in the new year. They noted that polling had gone off peacefully. Finally last night during the Easter Vigil Service pope francis baptized eight adults. One john olga had been an undocumentedocumented immigrantm nigeria. He was pan han pan handlinghe dt illegally in the country. But the police hunted him down not to arrest him but to give his his residency permit to remain in italy. And at the mass last night, the standin god father was a member, a captain of italys military police. Eric that is such a heartwarming story. Thank you so much coming up a little later on well have more on the meaning of easter in our lives. Pastor Robert Jeffers of dallas will be here. Arthel will be talking to him. Arthel meanwhile attorney general Jeff Sessions deciding against a Second Special counsel. Instead choosing the u. S. Attorney in utah to look into allegations of surveillance abuse at the fbi and doj. Why mr. Sessions decision is not sitting well with some republicans. Echos of the cold war as u. S. Tensions with russia escalate over the expulsion of diplomats from both countries. What can we expect moving forward . I wish russia were no more than a friendly rival. But unfortunately theyre unfriendly adversaries. And its their provocations that have really, you know, resulted in a relationship that is not healthy for, yo you know, the world. Arthel the Russian Diplomats expelled from the u. S. Are back in moscow. This as the kremlin has retaliated byic canning out u. S. Diplomats. Tensionsremain at a fevered pitch between the two countries after the alleged rush nerv ruse agent attack. Theres really no playbook for the president to rely on when it comes to responding to russias latest moving on the international stage. The british investigation into the march 4th nerve agent attack in salisbury is now under way and so far its turning up some pretty grim discoveries. British officials now believe the following to be true. President putin himself approved the attack in advance. The russian government is planning further asas assassinas of russian defectors around the world. So how is the u. S. To respond strategically to all of this . Well theres the military option. I think the tbetter wa betteo respond is build up troops in the Eastern European country to make sure that russia goes no further. Theres also senator Lindsey Grahams economic pressure option. If i were trump i would look at the reagan playbook and economically isolate russia. Study every major recipient of russia oiled and gas and see if we could find ways to supply those countries with oil and gas. And then the russian ambassadors hopeful approach. Were still confident that only close interaction between our countries can help maintain International Strategic stability and find mutually beneficial solutions. President trump is conferring on a daily ba basis about option with his National Security team inside and outside the white house. Meanwhile a diplomatic breakdown of Epic Proportions continues sending hundreds of diplomats across the u. S. , europe and russia headed for home. Arthel thank you. Eric . Eric we just heard senator ron johnson say hes worried about the russian threat to the baltic states. On tuesday the president will hold a bat tick state summit at the white house. The leaders are united in celebrating freedom after they were ruled by soviet union as part of the eastern block for decades. And the three countries have met their nato spending page. The director at the defense studies for the National Interest joins us now. Harry, i mean the summit in 48 hours, on tuesday, will be a strong message to putin but will it be enough . Well, i guess all i would have to say is welcome to cold war 2. 0. The baltics are on the front lines of this. I think President Trump has done a lot to really push back against the russians. And to be honest with you, i dont the president gets enough credit if we compare what president obama did vis visavis the russians, President Trump has taken a hard line. Hes done a lot of front line training. Weve done a lot to push back and make sure that some day they have the potential to join the eu and nato. So i think the president has done a good job and this is going to strengthen our communications with the baltics is a good ad. Eric there are tiny areas in there that could potentially succumb also. This is what the russians love to do. Their playbook is very simple. They like to destabilize countries and turn past millation actions into conflicts talking about moll do va and maybe syria to be honest with you. They want to make sure that the countries around and them specifically in the olds former soviet union never really join part of the west. Thats the russian play book and its something we have to figure out a way to respond to. Eric russia continues that playbook. The president gets a lot of criticism for not calling out Vladimir Putin by name, sparing him almost every single time, even congratulating him even though he won the sham faked rigged election. Whats your view of that . Isnt that a danger and something that is unfortunate say some that he doesnt mention him by name and call him out . I think its strategic. On the one hand through trumps actions, arming the ukrainians, pushing back on syria, helping our baltic friends, hes showing president putin that were going to operate from a position of strength. The president does have hope for a day where we might have better relations with russia. We do have some areas of overlapping strategic issues, we both dont want to see the rise of isis. I think the president is hopeful to have some sort of workable relations with the russians. I think thats why you see this duel liistic approach. Eric shouldnt he be tougher verbally. He discussed the 27 nations that banded together to kick the Russian Diplomats out. Let me play you a clip about Ronald Reagan. Remember when he said this about the evil empire . They are the focus of evil in the modern world. So in your discussions, i urge you to beware of the temptation of declaring yourselves above it all, to ignore the facts of history and the depressive impulses of an evil empire. Eric look, being behind allegedly the assassination of turn coat spies in britain with a nerve agent, doesnt that require the harshest of language against russia . That gives me chills there to be honest, watching that. I think if the russians continue, yeah, President Trump is going to have to throw out the hope that he might have to have better relations with russia. And its incumbent on the russians to determine one thing. Do they want to be the rogue nation. The north korea of europe where everybody is afraid of them and all of the neighbors around russia are building up their military forces to contain russia. And eventually where this could go is the United States would have to dust off the cold war playbook of containment. And thats what brought down the soviet union. Vladimir putin needs to be very careful here. Eric its basically up to peut. And his plans. Harry, good to see you. Arthel attorney general Jeff Sessions stopping short of naming a Second Special counsel. Instead happening the u. S. Federal attorney in utah, this gentleman here, john hoover, to look into allegations of fisa abuse at the fbi. Is the washington outsider the right man for the job . Plus the attorney generals decision not to appoint a special counsel like mr. Robert mueller seen here, sparking a backlash among some conservatives. So, what happens next . Arthel attorney general Jeff Sessions facing a conservative backlash after declining to appoint a Second Special counsel to investigate claims of fbi fisa abuse. Instead mr. Sessions appointing a u. S. Attorney to handle the case. Some republican lawmakers today defending the attorney generals decision. Good first start. This prosecutor will somewhere subpoena power, can file charges, can do everything that needs to be done. The problem with a special prosecutor is, as were seeing with bob mueller, they tend to go off of the rails and start chasing things and having an unlimited degree of scope. I think this is a good first start. Jeff sessions consist always go back and appoint a special prosecutor. But once you cross the line, you cant uncross it. This is the right move. Arthel and live from washington gay rhetgarrett is here with mo. Republican lawmakers are a bit decided over the attorney generals decision. Instead he infor