i don t understand the point that you are making. i m not discounting the importance of the border. bill: ted cruz ahead with his view of the handling of the surge. we begin with mark meredith live from the north lawn at the white house with reaction and more from there. good morning. a lot of critics jumping over the nbc clip you played from earlier today. later today the vice president will meet with the president of mexico expected to say the u.s. and mexico need to work together to stem illegal migration from central america. as you mentioned there is still a lot of questions why she isn t going to the u.s. border to see what s going on firsthand. on monday the vice president was down in guatemala said a u.s. border visit would be a quote grand gesture but remember we ve heard from lawmakers from both parties who said this is a real problem with the administration s border policies. during a joint news conference she offered a direct message to migrants considering making the t
guatemala city yesterday afternoon. i came here to be here on the ground to speak with the leader of this nation around what we can in a way that is significant, is tangible, and has real results. i will continue to be focused on that kind of work as opposed to grand gestures. bill: the vice president of the national border council. is this a grand gesture how you see it along the border? she can go down and say she is trying to fix things over there. unless you have been on the actual u.s. border and seen what is affecting the agents and what is affecting our nation s security how can you go over there and speak? bill: unless she has a plan or idea how to resolve it. she has to have seen what the issue is. then she came back and did speak to those individuals down there and said don t come to america. well, that s nothing more than a poker bluff unless you are willing to change the policies
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frances, thank you. the pulse is live, reminder, pulse.msnbc.com. we move on to politics and the polling gets worse for hillary clinton. new one just out from monmouth university shows bernie sanders and vice president biden are gaining. the new york times is reporting that the clinton camp wants to shake up her image, they want her to show humor, heart, and they are planning to show her spontaneity. yes, they have decided to plan spontaneity. a new poll from nbc news and mar ist finds clinton less popular in iowa and new hampshire democrats. on monday the vice president joked about the possibility of a run. nobody to stand the biden for president! no, i you have to talk to my wife about that. i ve got to talk to my wife about that. but guys, i ve taken too much of your time. back in delaware, if you make