vamos con pedro rojas y Él estÁ en mcallen texas. adelante.ho, nos encontramos justo fuera de esta sede de la patrulla fronteriza donde el presidente donald trump continÚa llevando esta mesa de diÁlogo esta mesa de diálogo. hemos escuchado figuras no sÓlo de la patrulla fronteriza,tambiÉn figuras del estado de texas, el gobierno del estado de texas y al principio esta mesa de diÁlogo, hablÓ con dos familiares de personas que perdieron algÚn familiar justamente por razones de alguna acciÓn de un inmigrante indocumentado, ahora, mientras todo esto ocurre a las afuera de esta sede de la patrulla fronteriza, continÚan grupos que apoyan y que estÁn en contra del presidente donald trump y de este mensaje de construir el muro fronterizo podemos ver grupos que estÁn a favor del presidente donald trump. Éste globo que lo hemos visto en otros lugares de protesta contra presidente donald trump y estÁ apostado en este lugar tambiÉn.ademÁs la organizaciÓn que los prÓximos minuto llevarÁ una rueda de prensa en este lugar y nosotros estaremos aquÍ para verlo

he's going to meet with people on the front lines of border protection down there in mcallen, texas. and in hidalgo where the border crossing between the mexican city on the southern part of texas is. we will likely hear from them on what they see as the need for a physical barrier to cut down on cross-border traffic. let's listen to what the president said this morning. >> we need help. if we have the welcome we could have far fewer people working. in terms of border security. and doing an even better job. if we have the wall, we could have a tremendous savings. >> of the president also sang this morning that declaring a national emergency would be the easy thing for him to do. he prefers to work with congress to try and get a deal. however, he was clear about this -- if democrats stand firm on their intransigence to negotiate on a border barrier, he vowed this morning that he will pull that trigger. listen here. >> i have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. the lawyers have so advised me. i am not prepared to do that yet. if i have to, i will. i have no doubt about i

texas. the mcallen area of texas. with alana rocha of the "texas tribune." ann is up next in newport richie, florida, an independence, and what's your comment or question? >> caller: hi, john, how are you today? >> i'm doing well. >> caller: i wanted to see? i could ask, i'll stay on the line if she could answer maybe a couple things for me. i'm in florida. >> we'll leave this conversation here and go live to president trump who's visiting the u.s./mexico border. getting a tour. he is attending a briefing on the situation at the border. >> apprehendedpack

en mcallen, texas, todos los detalles para la visita relÁmpago que el presidente trump harÁ maÑana juevesobuses conocimos a dos madres, una de ellas fue separada de su hija de 18 aÑos y fue liberada con una hija menor. >> inmediatamente que entramos nos separaron y ya no la volvÍ a ver. me sacaron sola. no pude verla a ella. >> los agarran por la tarde nos sacaron como el mediodÍa al otro dÍa. >> en diciembre de 2008 la patrulla francesa arrestÓ a 27,228 miembros de familias imperantes. la cifra representa un aumento de 240 por ciento en comparaciÓn con el mismo mes del 2017 cuando arÁn 8120. univisdecenas de jÓvenes abordaban un vuelo comercial. algunos incluso viajaron en asientos de primera clase. >> mientras tanto, en el ebrio puerto de mcallen, texas, sÉptima los preparativos para la llegada del presidente trump. >> acondicionan el andar donde serÁ recibido el mandatario. ademÁs, un aviÓn de la fuerza aÉrea ya estÁ en el aeropuerto y personal armado realizado por este reconocimiento. por otra parte, la meta ahora es ramificarse con su hija mayor de edad. >> querÍa que si me daban una

that was president trump today at a round table on immigration and border security in mcallen, texas.oday at theen border i talked to the texas senators ted cruz and john cornyn about this border crisis. take a look. >> sean: senator, you came here. this, right over my shoulder -- >> yeah. >> sean: it's, like, a two-minute walk. literally, you can walk across the rio grande and we saw the drugs when i was interviewing the president. >> yeah. >> sean: this is happening every day here.. >> this is over 500 pounds of drugs that was intercepted right here. i think this trip was very valuable.ashi i was pleased to come down with the president to meet with border patrol but also to meet with victims whose w family had lost their lives to illegal immigration. there are real human tragedies and when you see chuck schumer and the democrats force a government shutdown because they are so adamantly opposed to securing the border, that's really out of touch andop it's not where the american people are. >> sean: you know, i sat in a briefing here in this very sector and -- come on over, senator. r

stop. >> dana: we've been watching president trump as he makes his first stop at the border in mcallen, texasing on trying to end the government shutdown by getting funding for the border security areas that he is looking for down there. in texas. and across the border. please stay tuned to fox news channel and your local station for continuing coverage of this story. i'm dana perino in new york. >> president trump: really is happening, without -- >> dana: that was president trump down there at the border. oh, yes, he did, new jersey democratic congressman gottheimer stayed with me, appreciate that, josh. you listen to the president, he there is to make his case. i wanted to read two quotes from freshmen democratic members, are you no longer a freshman, you have graduated on, but you know what it's like to be a freshman. this is the first fight. this is abby gail spamburger from virginia, if i am getting comments and contacts from my constituents expressing concern that the democrats are not prioritizing security then i think we can do better. and collin allred of texas, said it's putting us

>> president trump looking at security in mcallen, texas, where he makes his case on a wall. he is telling reporters he has a right to declare a national emergency if talks continue to go south in washington? speaking of capitol hill, i'm not sure we're getting. is executive privilege the only way out? connell: we'll see what the president chooses to do. connell: dow ending fifth day in a row in the green. edward lawrence starts off in washington with what is happening there including comments from the fed chair. reporter: exactly, connell. the market listened as the federal reserve chairman spoke. he signal ad possible pause in rate hikes to let the economy grow. >> the good thing is we're in a place where we can be patient and flexible and wait and see what does evolve and i think for the meantime we're waiting and watching. reporter: powell outlined the strength of the u.s. economy with unemployment under 4% and inflation just around their 2% target. in their view the biggest threat to the economist is outside influences. powell wants to see how global slowdown will impact

debra pace is a retired mcallen, texas school teacher.e thought it important to get her perspective tonight. tell us a bit about the strain that, again, you can't blame the kids, their parents are the ones who brought them across the journey, not their fault, but nevertheless we have to look out for the american people and taxpayers. tell us about the strain that this flow of illegal alien children place on the border communities, many of them hispanic people by the way. >> of course. right, the children come of no fault of their own, they come with their parents. and we do educate them when they come into our school system, the language is first of all a barrier. we need staff to deal with that, a language development class. all of our students, if they do not have the english language, and most do not, they go in to an english development class. where they are taught english, and then part of the day they go into regular classes. which is a strain on both the students and the teachers. to be teaching a class in english, and the student

texas se centran en lo que va ocurrir aquÍ el día jueves cuando el presidente trump llegue a mcallen, texastricia: el cierre parcial del gobierno podrÍa estar afectando la seguridad en el transporte aÉreo. numerosos empleados estarÍan reportÁndose enfermos para no ir a trabajar. un correo electrÓnico que obtuvo la cadena cnnasÍ lo confirmarÍa, al menos en el caso del aeropuerto.g gslo arellano nos tiene mÁs. galo: una excesiva ausencia de personal estarÍa ocasionando problemas de seguridad, al menos en el aeropuerto de palm springs, en california, debido al cierre parcial del gobierno estadounidense. la cadena cnn obtuvo un comunicado en la cual advierten a los empleados que llaman enfermos que podrÍan enfrentarn acciones disciplinarias, sino se presentan a trabajar. >> es alarmante que en nuestro paÍs se obligue a un trabajador a presentarse a laborar sin gozar de su sueldo. eso no debe suceder. galo: segÚn cnn, en el correo electrÓnicoidenad de ausencias programadas en el aeropuerto de palm springs, han impactado las . los pedidos de permiso han aumentado. mientras el cierre del gobierno

vamos con pedro rojas y Él estÁ en mcallen texas. adelante.dro: asÍ como ustedes lo han dicho, nos encontramos justo fuera de esta sede de la patrulla fronteriza donde el presidente donald trump continÚa llevando esta mesa de diÁlogo esta mesa de diálogo. hemos escuchado figuras no sÓlo de la patrulla fronteriza,tambiÉn figuras del estado de texas, el gobierno del estado de texas y al principio esta mesa de diÁlogo, hablÓ con dos familiares de personas que perdieron algÚn familiar justamente por razones de alguna acciÓn de un inmigrante indocumentado, ahora, mientras todo esto ocurre a las afuera de esta sede de la patrulla fronteriza, continÚan grupos que apoyan y que estÁn en contra del presidente donald trump y de este mensaje de construir el

juan: una de las cosas que unen a las ciudades fronterizas de mcallen, texas y tamaulipas, mÉxico esinmigraciÓn. comparte la preocupaciÓn ante la medida tomada por la administraciÓn trump de que los solicitantes de asilo deberÁn esperar una respuesta en mÉxico, por la ciudad de tijuana. de llegar a otras ciudades como reynosa, tamaulipas, las pondrÍan en serios aprietos han dicho las autoridades desde un principio. >> tenemos que pedir el apoyo a otras instancias federales para que se diera una buena atenciÓn. juan: el gobierno de mÉxico ha reiterado que recibirÍa los inmigrantes bajo ciertas condiciones. dicen que de por si apenas les alcanza para atender a los migrantes que van de paso y que esta situaciÓn rebasarÍa su capacidad.

visiting the border admits of a roundtable with immigration and border security officials in mcallen, texaswashington. i want to go to blake burman. he is following discussions in texas. he joins us right now with more. blake. reporter: two different teams playing across the country. first here in washington, d.c., the stalemate continues between president trump, republican leadership, democrats up on capitol hill the way forward to sort of untangle this mess now entering, set to enter tomorrow, its third week of a shutdown. the president decided to go down to the southern border. mcallen, texas, is the border town he has been on the ground better portion of an hour. left side of your screen, live pictures after roundtable that president trump is holding with customs and border protection, i.c.e., law enforcement, that is fighting this crisis as the president sees it on the southern border. here is president trump just moments ago. >> with ms-13. we know what you do with the gangs. we know what you do with the crime. and we also see what you do on the border. boy, i will tell you what, it i

i have been to mcallen, texas., yes, there are places where there is a need for the fence. fine. but what we need to do here is reopen government, give time to finish these negotiations. a wall, where do you want to put the wall, mr. president? what's it going to cost per mile? >> actually, the plan is very clear. it says how many miles and where it will be built. >> that's never been presented to congress. >> it certainly has, and the president has given it to me, he's given it to democrats, he's given it to democrat leaders -- >> he sent a letter that was vague and said 200 miles of fence. >> no, it's very specific. 27 miles is going to be built in yuma, arizona, in my state. >> that leaves about 170 miles. in any case, the reality is here, we should never appropriate money until we know precisely where it's going to be spent, to what effect and for what purpose. >> we do know. >> but why not open up the rest of government? why not leave this issue, we have been negotiating for months, until mid-february, where w

he is in the border town of mcallen, texas, and why did the president decide to go on this trip if he does not think this will make a difference? >> reporter: well, it's part of this p.r. campaign on the part of the white house to drum up support for the wall. it's not changing the minds of a lot of democrats right now. they don't want to give in and give the president his way on this wall in order to end this shutdown and so it seems as though the shutdown going to drag on. just to tell you what's happening right now, the president is having a roundtable discussion with border patrol agents, also with some members of congress, two republican senators from texas are down here and they're going over what they feel to be the current threat posed by people coming across the border. the president during this presentation at that roundtable is talking about some of the crime and drugs coming across the border and how he wants to have a steel barrier along the border. what he's essentially calling a wall but just to let you know where we are in mcallen, texas, local officials have pointed t

now on route to mcallen, texas right now on board marine one to air force one in southern texas. >> sandra: there is a live shot there. we will keep that up. we want to bring in america's a-team on this jehmu green joins us fox news contributor. kayleigh mcenany is here rnc spokesperson and tom bevan publisher of real clear politics. kayleigh, you were listening to the president as he departs for the border your thoughts. >> is he very serious about border security. we all know that he has tried to compromise with democrats. look at the two parties here. you had the president who said i will go from 25 billion to 5.7 billion. the president who said if you are hung up on concrete i will go from concrete to steel. he has moved. he wants to compromise and secure our border. the democrats have stood firmly at 1.3 billion. have not moved one iota, have not compromised. they pay lip service to border security. they do not care about the angel moms and dads who have lost their children. the drugs crossing our border or 20,000 children smuggled. if they did they would move toward the president and

>> well, people are really divided in mcallen texas and really all across the border in texas here. t there we large groups of protesters when the president touched down in texas today. o there wa group that was anti-trump, anti-the wall, ying the walwas going to be a racist political tool to have the president.er on the o side, pem were welcoming president trump and cheering him on and saying ade wall nto be built. one woman suppowall. she said she actually found people in her backyd running from the cartel and mexico so she's fearful for her own safety. another man said he's 71 years old and never protested until today and wanted to come out because he thinksis president trum liar and thinks president trump is using fear to demand his all. of cours the end of the day, it's up to washington what endsth up happening with wall, but people are feeling the strains of the shutdown. >> woodruff: as you're saying, much division as we're seeing across the rest of the country. lisa, you have beenlo fng this, what's happening with federal workers? their paychecks coming due, there are lawsui

llegÓ a mcallen texas.veces, destacÓ. invito a dos familias de crÍmenes a dar sus testimonios. una de ellas fue marie vega, que perdiÓ a su hijo que era patrullero fronterizo. >> un inmigrante ilegal lo matÓ. >> en la sala fueron presentadas drogas confiscadcon de seguridad y otras zonas dro espacio de la edificaciÓn. y de esta forma el presidente liderÓ esta discusión que tuvo lugar en mcallen texas. trump partiÓ hacia las riberas del rÍo grande. oficiales de la patrulla fronteriza presentarÁn más drogas y armamentos incautados en la zona. en ese lugar raÚl ortiz, le dijo al mandatario por quÉ es necesaria la creaciÓn de un muro fronterizo en la zona que registra los mÁs altos nÚmeros de arrestos de inmigrantes en el paÍs. sÓlo 6% de nuestra Área tiene muro. y eso es el 6% de nuestro trÁfico. donde no tenemos cerca, se registra mÁs del 90% del trÁfico. trump regresÓ al aeropuerto de mcallen, donde partiÓ de nuevo a la capital de la naciÓn. en texas, pedro rojas, univisiÓn. patricia: en la frontera de arizo

texas se centran en lo que va ocurrir aquÍ el día jueves cuando el presidente trump llegue a mcallen, texasopuerto.g gslo arellano nos tiene mÁs. galo: una excesiva ausencia de personal estarÍa ocasionando problemas de seguridad, al menos en el aeropuerto de palm springs, en california, debido al cierre parcial del gobierno estadounidense. la cadena cnn obtuvo un comunicado en la cual advierten a los empleados que llaman enfermos que podrÍan enfrentarn acciones disciplinarias, sino se presentan a trabajar. >> es alarmante que en nuestro paÍs se obligue a un trabajador a presentarse a laborar sin gozar de su sueldo. eso no debe suceder. galo: segÚn cnn, en el correo electrÓnico mencionan que la cantidad de ausencias no programadas en el aeropuerto de palm springs, han impactado las . los pedidos de permiso han aumentado. mientras el cierre del gobierno se aproxima la tercera semana, miles de empleados se complica. lÍderes e sindicales aseguran que aquellos que trabajan en puestos de control pueden desmoralizarse por la falta de pago. esto hace que las lÍneas hacia la regiÓn, los nuevos reclu

congressional republicans up on capitol hill, then tomorrow he's going to go to, we believe, mcallen, texas, to survey what's going on at the southern border. he's making the case that there's a crisis down there. and last night while he did not, sarah, mention declaring a national emergency at the southern border, that certainly remains an option. the big question is how likely, given the fact that that -- if he does that, it could probably reopen the federal government. >> certainly still an option, something that's on the table, that's something that we are looking at. but at the end of the day, the best solution to fix this problem is not just a budgetary issue. we have legislative fixes that need to take place, and we need congress to help us do that. so we're hopeful, again, that they'll get serious about doing their jobs and work with us to accomplish these things. brian: sarah, also there's some other news. rod rosenstein, the report -- and fox confirmed it -- will be resigning in the next two weeks. what could you tell us about that, and what's the president's reaction? >> i know t

he's set to visit mcallen texas.ne of the people he'll be meeting with is the mayor there, mayor jim darling. i spoke with him a short time ago. when the president touches down tomorrow, what do you want the president to see? >> well, hopefully he'll see my smiling face. i think i'd like to have him see really kind of what the conditions of the border are, especially relating to two things. i think one would be the building of the wall or the barrier, a couple of things in relation to that, one would be property owner rights, how that affects property owners. number two, the efficiency of where it's going to be from that standpoint. and three kind of explain -- i think what is missing in some of the messages is we already have a border unlike california or new mexico. we already have a border. by creating a wall, you may be creating a new border and the impact of that in relationship to these asylum seekers and how well that works. is tekd thing the second thing is some of the port of entries and the needs in the por

mcallen, texas, where the president is visiting the border. and we expect to hear from him live in this hour. after he threatened, again, to declare a national emergency to build a border wall or barrier, and called china more honorable than the top two democrats in the congress. also, the showdown now shutting down most fda food inspections. and an nba player, says he's skipping a game overseas because he's afraid a world leader might have him killed. our reporting, begins now. >> shepard: reporting begins with president trump speaking right now, in texas, about the border, as talks about a wall seem to stall in d.c. the president visiting a border patrol station in mcallen, texas. it's in the rio grande valley, one of the buyiest parts of the border for crossings. the visit a day after an unsuccessful discussion with democrats aimed at ending the now-20 day partial government shutdown. today, the president threatened to declare a national emergency, if congress will not give him $5.7 billion to begin a wall. >> president trump: i have the ab

we'll go next to cnn's jim acosta in mcallen, texas. how much closer is the president tonight to declaring a national emergency, jim? >> reporter: well, he said, anderson, that he's still thinking about it. he told reporters earlier today that his advisers, lawyers at the white house, have told him that he could do this, he could declare a national emergency and that it would stand up in court. one thing that his advisers have been telling him is that the more he talks about this being a crisis and an emergency and so on, that would actually strengthen their case. anderson, the president may see declaring this national emergency down on the border as a way out of this fix he has gotten himself into. essentially, he has painted himself into a corner on this wall fight. and basically, by reopening the government but declaring a national emergency, he knows democrats will take him to court. it will be tied up, as barbara said, for some time. but at the same time, he could go back to his base and say, see? i reopened the government. i got t

, disagrees telling abc's matt gutman -- >> what was the murder rate in mcallen, texas, in 2018? >> zero. >> zero. >> zero. we had no murders. >> reporter: throughout the standoff 800,000 workers in the crosshairs. the president insisting they're with him 100%. >> they want us to win this battle. these people want us to win. >> reporter: but for those missing a paycheck today, it's their lives on the line. >> the bills keep coming. they don't stop. >> you have 30 days to get your payment in full, and after 30 days we report you to the creditors. >> it's a matter of life and death for me because i have to pay out of pocket for my medical insurance and for my medication. >> reporter: and their absence from the job being felt across the country. and beginning saturday miami international airport will shut down a terminal so they can send available tsa agents to busier checkpoints. live in washington, serena marshall. kenneth, janai. >> a lot of resilient workers are still at work protecting so many. our thanks to them and to you, serena. >>> president trump's former lawyer is set to

patricia: y maÑana jueves, el presidente trump visitarÁ mcallen, en texas, en la frontera con mÉxico,olÍtica por los fondos del muro fronterizo. mientras tanto, numerosos grupos pro inmigrantes realizan protestas en contra de la visita de donald trump. jaime: a sÓlo horas de la llegada del presidente trump a mcallen, texas, activistas preparan manifestaciones en contra de su visita. esta noche conversamos con amanda salas, quien estuvo todo el dÍa diseÑando mensajes, junto a varias decenas de personas. asegura que la protestaba mÁs allÁ del rechazo al muro fronterizo. >> no es nada mÁs por el muro. no queremos el muro, pero hay mÁs cosas tambiÉn. pedro: las concentraciones estÁn pautadas en varios lugares de mcallen y se espera la llegada de autobuses con activistas de otras zonas de texas, que se unen a las expresiones de rechazo. ¿quÉ fue lo que no te gustÓ de lo que dijo anoche? >> todo. Él estaba acreditando una crisis, pero no hay una crisis. pedro: activistas dicen que la intensidad de sus protestas maÑana dependerÁ de las locaciones que visite el presidente trump. allÍ decidirÁ

president trump is traveling to mcallen, texas, today, touring the southern border. there are a couple events on the president's schedule including a roundtable discussion and briefing on border issues. we will try to show those to you live when they happen this afternoon here on c-span 3. georgetown university hosted several panel discussions recently marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement in northern ireland and the shared experiences found in the parallel movement happening in the 1960s in the united states. speakers during the first panel including several northern ireland civil rights activists who recounted their stories and the former irish justice minister and chair of the northern ireland 50th anniversary civil commemoration committee. we'll show you as much of this as we can until the afl-cio rally which starts at about noon eastern.

-mexican border in mcallen, texas. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo has delivered a scathing rebuke of the brags's middle east policies. he is touring capitals in the region to brief allies after president donald trump announced he is pulling u.s. troops out of syria. while speaking tolled at the american university in the egyptian capital pompeo accused trump's predecessor of being naive and timid when fronted with the challenges posed by the arab spring uprisings which shook the middle east and its political order back in 2011. pompeo said that obama's policies have diminished america's role in the region and harmed its long-time allies. >> these last witness convulsions as old systems crumbled and new ones started to emerge. that has happened here, too. at this critical moment, america, your long-time friend, was absent too much. >> all right. i'm joined now at the big table with my guest from the german institute for international and security affairs. it is good to see you again. we've got this major middle east pol

kristen holmes is live in mcallen texas waiting for the president to arrive. as the government shutdown drags on--president trump -- taking his case for a border wall -- to mcallen texas visiting the u-s mexico border city-- as negotiations between the white house and democrats to reopen the government remain stalled over the president's demand for wall fundingthe trip coming a day after president trump walked out of a meeting with democrats sen. chuck schumer/ -d- minority leader:"he asked speaker pelosi, 'will you agree to my wall?' she said no. and he just got up and said, 'then we have nothing to discuss,' and he just walked out."president trump later tweeting that the discussions were a total waste of timevice president pence defending the president's tacticsvice president mike pence: "what the president made clear today is he is going to stand firm to achieve his priorities to build a wall."while republicans on capitol hill seemed to be getting anxious sen. richard shelby/ -r- alabama:how can we resolve this? we owe it to the american people -- this is l

there are no migrants trying to rush toward the fence here in the mcallen, texas, area.tter of fact, there are some other businesses behind me along this highway. there is a gas station, burger king, and so on but no sign of the national emergency that the president has been talking about. as a matter of fact, it's pretty tranquil down here. >> jesse: pretty tranquil because walls work, jim. i think you just made the president's point for him. >> greg: that was paid for by the donald trump 2020 reelection campaign. he is in a spot at a wall. see, there is no problem here. [laughter] he may be dumber than we initially thought which says a lot or i think it could be a really long prank. like andy kaufman, when andy kaufman pretended to be a character all the way until his death. i think he's playing this role and by the way, it's amazing. the media has no credibility on this issue because just weeks ago, they called this a humanitarian crisis, right? there were people rushing the border, caravans, people dying. suffering. when donald trump agrees and says it's humanitarian

llegÓ a mcallen texas. estoy diciendo que me para ver un cheque por 10.000 millones de dÓlares. -- si el congreso aprueba el acuerdo comercial pagarÁn por el muro muchas veces, destacÓ. invito a dos familias de crÍmenes a dar sus testimonios. una de ellas fue marie vega, que perdiÓ a su hijo que era patrullero fronterizo. >> un inmigrante ilegal lo matÓ. >> en la sala fueron presentadas drogas confiscadas. trump saludÓ a un grupo de 100 oficiales de la patrulla fronteriza que estaban en otro espacio de la edificaciÓn. y de esta forma el presidente liderÓberas del rÍo grande. oficiales de la patrulla fronteriza presentarÁn más drogas y armamentos incautados en la zona. en ese lugar raÚl ortiz, le dijo al mandatario por quÉ es necesaria la creaciÓn de un muro fronterizo en la zona que registra los mÁs altos nÚmeros de arrestos de inmigrantes en el paÍs. sÓlo 6% de nuestra Área tiene muro. y eso es el 6% de nuestro trÁfico. donde no tenemos cerca, se registra mÁs del 90% del trÁfico. trump regresÓ al aeropuert

>> jim acosta in mcallen, texas, for us. thanks. >>> the shutdown stalemate has deepened and the mood has clearly darkened. let's go to sunlen serfaty with the latest. >> reporter: lindsey graham is basically throwing up his hands, saying this is the end of the road for what congress can do in the stalemate, now calling on president trump to use his emergency powers to fund the construction of the border wall. earlier in the day, senator graham led a group of moderate republicans he had been trying just hours ago, trying to broker a compromise, some sort of deal for parts of the wall in exchange for a tux for daca recipients, aiming to bring democrats to the table. they met with vice president pence and mitch mcconnell here today but it was very clear that this potential compromise was going nowhere fast. by the end of the day today, senator graham said it is dead and they are now in a complete stalemate. >> i have never been more depressed about moving forward than i am right now. i just don't see a pathway forward. somebod

mexico border, specifically to the town of mcallen, texas. n the ground in mcallen, acosta wasted no time in proving once and for all that walls don't work. watch the standup that changed history. >> here arery some of the steel slats that the president has been talking about. but as we are walking along here, we are not seeing any kind of eminent danger, there are no migrants trying to rush toward this fence here in the mcallen, texas, area. no sign of the national emergency that the president has been talking about. as a matter of fact, it's pretty tranquil down here. >> tucker: you see that? take that, you nativist bigot freaks, you creepy wall obsessives. jim acosta just spanked you. he was there. knotted some cushy air-conditioned studio in washington with the rest of the talking heads, but in the field, on the scene, doing the hard kind of hard boiled, show that a reporting that may jim acosta a household name. he went right to themo wall itself. the very wall he finds immoral andss has often argued against at press conferences. and what

joining us is now one of those people is jim darling of mcallen, texas. of the border that your city shares with mexico, what percentage, if any, do you have any sort of barrier, fence or wall on it currently? >> well, we're not right on the border. we're a couple miles away from the border but our southern portion of the city has some wall on it. it's on the levies. we have a levy system that controls the river flow from flooding and several years ago they built some walls on the levy as part of a levy improvement program so we do have some in our city. >> mayor, how would you describe that? is it a fence or barrier? we've seen all these different pictures and how has it been effective or not for you? >> well, you have to talk to the border patrol guys for that. it's a wall. i think -- i think the bigger picture is from that standpoint is what a wall does in relationship to the crisis on the border and what we're seeing in our city that affects us more is people seeking asylum from south america directly affects our city because we have over 100,000 of t

he will meet with border patrol officials in mcallen, texas. he's making news as he left the white house a short time ago on day 20 of the government shutdown. you are watching "outnumbered." and harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis, town hall editor and fox news contributor katie pavlich, host of "kennedy" on the fox business network, candidate, and in the center seat, a man right for this day, former u.s. attorney and fox news contributor, andrew "andy" mccarthy is with us. i thought they would say that in. >> andy: i like that, thank you! >> harris: to have you. glad you are here. thank you. president trump is speaking with reporters outside the white house as we were rolling cameras before he heads to texas. warning -- once again, he is ready to act on his own if they don't agree to fund a border with mexico. watch. >> president trump: i have absolute right to declare a national emergency. the lawyers have so advised me. i'm not prepared to do that yet. if i have to, i will. i have no doubt about it. i will. we are either going to h

different story from the local mane the president mentioned is that what was the murder rate in mcallen, texas18? >> zero. >> zero. >> we had no murders. >> zero murders. >> we're the safest city in the state of texas. >> reporter: the mayor doesn't want a wall here. >> there's places a barricade makes sense. >> but not necessarily right here? >> not in the city. >> reporter: but the president is dug in. even before taking off he was sounding ready to declare a national emergency so he can go around congress and use the military to build his wall. >> i haven't done it yet. i may do it. if this doesn't work out, probably i will do it. i would almost say definitely. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi pointing out even many republicans dislike that idea. >> i think he's going to have to answer to his own party on usurping that much power. i don't think he really wants a solution. i think he loves the distraction that this is from his other problems. and that's most unfortunate. it's a luxury our country can't afford under any circumstance. >> reporter: the president long promised american ta

kristen holmes is live in mcallen texas waiting for the president to arrive. shutdown drags on--president trump -- taking his case for a border wall -- to mcallen texas visiting the u-s mexico border city-- as negotiations between the white house and democrats to reopen the government remain stalled over the

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fox team coverage, in mcallen, texas with the president taking that stance. and peter doocy on capitol hill, democrats say they won't stand for his taking that stand. we begin with casey. >> hey, neil, what you just saw happening is what local leaders say was perhaps in their opinion the most important part of the president's trip to this region. because as you see, he is right there in the field, right there along the border see,ing it for himself and getting briefed by agents on the front line. and the reason they feel that that is so crucial, unlike any other part of our nearly 2,000 mile long border that we share mexico, a narrow river, the rio grande river, is the international boundary. on one side you have the united states, the other side mexico. and it is so shallow, by the way in some spots, you can physically walk across. and the vegetation is extremely thick. that could pose unique challenges to constructing a barrier or a wall. president trump speaking at a round table this afternoon, maintains that a physical structure as you just heard him sayi

pero ahora hay que pasar con las noticias, paulina entiendo que el presidente donald trump va a mcallen texason la primera ediciÓn de noticias telemundo un nuevo dÍa y los titulares del jueves. >>> y visita a la frontera para reforzar su urgencia por edificar el muro el presidente donald trump viaja a mamÁ calen llevo pando a esa ciudad la batalla por el cierre del gobierno que cumple 20 dÍas. >>> y demanda millonaria. quince empresas del paÍs acuerdo apagar una querella colectiva de exni seÑora?s extranjero estÉs acuerdo beneficiarÁ a unas 100.000 mujeres. >>> segunda oportunidad una aplicaciÓn movil detecta sobredosis de opioides y vÍas a los servicios de emergencia mÁs de un centenar de personas muero en el paÍs por la adicciÓn a este tipo de medicamentos. >>> peligroso defecto, llamado a revisiÓn sin precedente en la industria auto mo tribunals involucra a decenas de millones de vehÍculos con bolsas de aire takata que pueden ocasionar lesiones graves y hasta la muerte. >>> crisis en venezuela. nicolÁs maduro asume segundo mandato en paÍs sumido en una crisis econÓmica e institucional sin

here in the mcallen, texas area.re are other businesses here, a gasto station, and i botherrer king and so on. as a matter of fact it's pretty tranquil. [laughter] jesse: perhaps because there is a border fence they are not rushing to the fence because there is a fence illegals cross where there is no fence. is he working for president trump or cnn crack sometimes it's hard to tell. what an embarrassment. exhibit number three beto o'rourke a sensation on social media likes to bring voters into his world sometimes cooking steak in the kitchen but he took it a step too far this week. >> i am here at the dentist we will continue our series with people on the border. she will tell us about growing up. jesse: hoping that you do not have a colonoscopy anytime soon. sometimes more is less. sometimes less is more democrats humiliating themselves and republicans didn't have to lift a finger i wish politics could always be this easy. now senior advisor to the trump campaign former white house communications director anthony sc

y de esta forma el presidente liderÓ esta discusión que tuvo lugar en mcallen texas.za presentarÁn más drogas y armamentos incautados en la zona. en ese lugar raÚl ortiz, le dijo al mandatario por quÉ es necesaria la creaciÓn de un muro fronterizo en la zona que registra los mÁs altos nÚmeros de arrestos de inmigrantes en el paÍs. sÓlo 6% de nuestra Área tiene muro. y eso es el 6% de nuestro trÁfico. donde no tenemos cerca, se registra mÁs del 90% del trÁfico. trump regresÓ al aeropuerto de mcallen, donde partiÓ de nuevo a la capital de la naciÓn. en texas, pedro rojas, univisiÓn. >> la presencia del presidente donald trump en la frontera generÓ manifestaciones a favor y en contra del muro que quiere construir y este es un reflejo de la marcada divisiÓn del paÍs. tambiÉn se oyeron reclamos de terminar con esta disputa entre el mandatario y congresistas demÓcratas que llevaron al cierre parcial del gobierno . >> los manifestantes estaban divididos por sus convicciones polÍticas en la calle del aeropuerto internacional de mc allen. en un lado los que rechazan la postura

to make his case for the border wall, and he is scheduled to take off for the border city at mcallen, texas any minute. he plans on visiting the border patrol station in a section of the border itself during the trip. he is scheduled to take off for texas at any minute. again, he will be visiting the border. the negotiations for reopening the government are stalled over the demand from the president for the $5 billion for the wall. the president walked out of the meeting yesterday with democrats calling it a waste of time. the moderates are pushing for a deal to end the shutdown first and then continued the border security debate. the president said he could declare a national emergency and take money from the defense budget to pay for the wall. the joshuatree cldaas expected and the desert preserve pay for the ma staff. in the past weeks, lack of staff, human waste and environmental damage caused park officials to consider closing it down. >>> happening today governor newsom will release the state budget in sacramento and boosting budgets for children and preserving rainy day savings. the

protests are very upset about that correspondent alexander phenomenon at the us mexico border in mcallen texas tonight i was under thank you. u.s. secretary of state. delivered a rebuke to the obama administration's of mideast policies from peter was touring capitals in the middle east to brief allies after president obama trump announced that he is pulling u.s. troops out of syria while speaking today at the american university in cairo. accused trump's predecessor of being naive and timid when confronted with the challenges posed by the arab spring uprisings which shook the middle east political order beginning back in twenty eleven and said that obama's policies had diminished america's role in the region and harmed its longtime ally. all right i'm joined now at the big table by barry he is with the german institute for international and security affairs you know it's good to see you again so we've got this major middle east policy speech delivered today by mr on peo what did you make of it well mr pump aoe already obviously wants to do two things he wants to reassure allies in the region t

in mcallen texas for gestures from both sides of the argument staged rallies ahead of trump's arrival his supporters are calling for the wall to be built while opponents are decrying it as an idea built on fear when joining us now from macallan texas at the border is correspondent. good evening to you all xander you you were at a protest there. protests and what exactly are they talking about the. people i talked to the protesters told me that they were born and raised here in the valley allen and if you can see behind me you see opponents on one side of the street and strong supporter of on the other side and potence off the wall told me that they live in this community and it is a safe community and therefore there is no crisis at the border and therefore they don't need a wall and they also think that a wall is not going to be effective to protect the community here but of course when you look at the albert site of the three and talks to trump supporters they will tell you that they want to support the president because he's determined to keep them safe so that's what people are sa

the president will visit mcallen, texas, meet with mator there. we spoke this morning to a reporter about the president's trip. host: with president trump headed to texas today we are joined now from boston by alana rocha from the texas tribune. walk us through what the president will be seeing today. what we know about the details of this visit.

he was in mcallen, texas, dressed in that black crisis jacket, getting briefed on what his administration insists is a crisis at our southern border and about how a wall or a steel slat barrier could easily put an end to that crisis. and that was the moment during that roundtable presentation there that the bad news broke back in washington. amico cohen said yes. before leaving for federal prison, on the 7th of february, michael cohen will be sworn in at a public hearing where he will be asked about what he knows, what he saw from his decade long service inside the insular business world of donald trump. in describing michael cohen and his former role as trump's lawyer, journalists have often reached into the vocabulary of organized crime for comparisons. he's been called a fixer, a tom hagen like lawyer for a single client. michael cohen, who once dreamed of becoming donald trump's white house counsel, can say a lot. to borrow a phrase, he knows a thing or two because he's seen a thing or two. perhaps including but not limited to potential trump moscow construction schemes, payoffs to wo

the president will be joined in mcallen, texas by kirstjen neilsen, mick mulvaney and senior advisor jared kushner. several angel parents, moms and dads of us citizens killed by illegal immigrants say when top democrats accused the president of manufacturing a border crisis it shows they are out of touch with regular america. >> it may seem manufactured to them because they are sitting safely behind a wall but for those of us out in regular america we are victims, we are prone to the victimization of illegal aliens. >> finally comedian seth myers is under fire for mocking those murdered by illegal immigrants went donald trump mentioned california police officer ronil singh who was shot and killed two weeks ago allegedly by illegal immigrant, late night with seth myers twitter account responded, quote, is this oval office is the you? megan kelly then wrote, quote, i'm sure that is hysterical to the families of the murder victims the president just discussed. seth myers himself possibly did not write the tweet because it was not his personal account. nonetheless it did not go over well