>> most likely, it will actually be on thursday, because the senate is about to depart for a weeklong recess for st. patrick's day. this will likely be the last legislating the senate does before it leaves. what we are looking to see is whether or not senate republicans get together and muster the votes to try to at least amend the resolution of termination as it came over from the house that would effectively

stop the national emergency designation for the southern border wall. we do not know whether or not there will be enough republican senators who will be supportive of making any changes to the resolution as it came from the house. >> the house last month 245-182. 13 republicans supported the resolution. what will we see in the senate, and which republicans might

support the resolution? handful of republicans to support the resolution. there are several who are involved. susan collins of maine is the lead republican sponsor of the senate version. lisa murkowski of alaska, tom tillis of north carolina, and rand paul of kentucky are already on board. we expect if push comes to shove and there has to be an up or down vote on that resolution as it is, there are several other republican senators who have been waiting to see what the

department of defense wants to reprogram where military housing or construction projects or whatever, what they take the money away from to build the border wall. if the vote occurs before any of that information is public, it probably becomes a more lopsided vote. >> you wrote about the majority leader, mitch mcconnell, his view on the emergency declaration itself. what has been his view of the resolution to end it, and how is he influencing other republicans? niels: senator mcconnell seems to be sort of keeping his powder dry in terms of the influence on other senators.

mcconnell had said he would support the president's emergency declaration, but he has not exactly been very strident in his support for it. he has generally demurred when asked about the legality of the emergency declaration. so i think it is a message from mcconnell to republican senators that they should do what they think is best. on the other hand we have been hearing in recent days that the trump administration has been louder and louder in terms of pressuring republican senators to keep the vote total down, but i do not think they will get this low enough that it will not pass. >> if the resolution does pass

the senate, and the president plans to veto it, what are the next steps for the house and senate? niels: then we would have a veto override that would have to play out after the march recess week. we do not expect there will be enough votes in the house. you mention the tally earlier, we do not think there is enough votes in the house to get a two thirds majority to override a veto. then we are on to the courts and into the next round of appropriations. remember that there have been so many disasters, the natural disaster of variety, not the questionable disaster declarations border variety.

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to serve and fight and lead. to be a voice from within the ranks for women, and then in the house, and now in the senate. this is personal for me too. but it is personal from two perspectives. as a commander who led my airmen into combat, and as a survivor of rape and betrayal. i share the disgust of the failures of the military system and many commanders who failed in their responsibilities. it is for this very reason that we must allow, we must demand that commander stay at the center of the solution, and live up to the moral and legal responsibilities that come with being a commander. we must fix those distortions and the culture of our military that permits sexual harm towards women.

and yes, some men as well. we must educate, select, and then further educate commanders who want to do the right thing, but who are naive to the realities of sexual assault. we must ensure that all commanders are trained and empowered to take legal actions, prosecute fairly, and rid perpetrators from our ranks. >> we will now show you the full hearing including testimony from two women who were sexually assaulted what -- while serving in the military. this is a two hour and 15 minute hearing. understand senator gillibrand will be here briefly. she is in the building. i think that will give me time to make a few brief opening comments. i want to take everyone for being here today. this afternoon to receive testimony on sexual