times congressional reporter cerro h weir. sara the senate is planning to debate a disaster relief funding bill. why is the house leadership bringing up that measure in the midst of the reopen push? >> this is one thing that did not get accomplished last year. there is a lot of pressure to get it done sooner rather than later. chair new appropriations is saying this, this legislation is the first step to helping fellow americans get back on their feet. i am pleased it includes important funding to strengthen resiliency against future disasters, especially those being a more frequent by climate change. what are the sorts of things it will fund? like withstanding floods, , disaster relief when it comes to hurricanes and fires, more preparation for those things. >> you are related story has this headline, california water projects could be shelved as trump seeks money for the order wall. -- border wall. tell us what the president is reportedly trying to do here. sarah: there were some projects funded last year in the appropriatio