let's bring in chief congressional correspondents mike emanuel. >> good afternoon. yes, just obtained a letter that bill barr has sent to the charge of the respective judiciary equipment is on capitol hill. lindsay graham in the senate and jerry nadler in the house. basically explaining where he is in the progress of getting the mueller report ready to be released to congress and umately to the public. he's talking about painstaking process, basically, going through the mueller report, nearly 400 pages long, to make sure you're not compromising other investigations that may be ongoing, not compromising intelligence matters. sources and methods and that sort of thing. saying that this is a very painstaking process, very careful to make sure you aren't infringing on anyone's rights or giving out sensitive information to those who might want it. might use to it harm us. a detailed letter that we're just going through right now from bill barr to the chair of the respective judiciary committees on the hill. he's willing to talk publicly about the findings in this report,

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on capitol hill, mike emanuel, fox news. cohen on capitol hill as it is reveal his attorney tried securing a presidential pardon after the fbi raided cohen's home, an attorney push donald trump's lawyers to discuss the possibility the president shot the idea down. cohen was sentenced to 3 years in prison for lying, will testify behind closed doors. the former trump attorney testified last week against his former boss. cohen said in the past he didn't ask for and wouldn't accept a presidential pardon. jillian: congresswoman rashida tlaib will join protesters is democrats increase calls for donald trump's impeachment. two advocacy groups tell the hill the michigan democrat will deliver remarks on, quote, need to address the crisis by donald trump's administration. protesters will flock to the office of an unnamed lawmaker. democrats are urging neighbors to stop impeachment calls until the mueller russia probe is released. rob: the state of california doesn't want to give the united states its money back, fighting donald trump

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mike emanuel reporting live on capitol hill. mike?trace, there were fireworks after the homeland security secretary suggested someone would not be turned away. check this out from a california democrat. >> so in the meantime, you didn't do anything at all and you let kids be separated without tracking them. do you know how outrageous that is, madam secretary? you have no compassion, no empathy here. >> secretary nielson says she has plenty of compassion. >> my heart breaks for the system that we have. it does not help us to have vulnerable populations in their journey. there's nothing humane about a system that contemplates what we see today, that contemplates 60,000 children coming across the border unaccompanied. >> nielson says family units are the surging metrics coming across the border right now, trace. >> there was another hearing on the u.s. southern border in the senate. >> you're right. the senate judiciary committee and when connecticut democrat richard blumenthal suggested that the number of people coming across the border

mike emanuel live on capitol hill. mike? >> good afternoon. vermont senator bernie sanders is blasting it saying this is a budget for the military industrial complex for corporate ceos, wall street and the billionaire class. it's dead on arrival. we don't need billions for a wall that nobody wants. we need a budget for all of americans. much of the fight over the budget debate this spring will be over that border wall. the president wants $8.6 billion for it. the president's allies support that request but note that democrats are in the majority in the house. >> they don't want a border wall, they don't want border security. you know, they give lip service to it. we really could have resolved this the last time if the senate could have voted for the budget that came out of the house. >> that was last time. expect quite a fight in the months a head as they fight over the issue of the border wall. trace? >> what is the latest to reject the president's call for a national emergency at the border? >> all indications are a vote is expected this wok

mike emanuel reporting live at the white house. mike? >> trace, good afternoon. this hit a nerve with otto warmbier's parent who quickly put the blame on the north korean regime. kellyanne conway offered this explanation of the president's thinking earlier today. >> the president is talking about chairman kim didn't know what happened to otto at the time of when it happened. of course he holds north korea responsible. he has deep affection and shares the grief of the warmbier family. the president agrees with the warmbier family that they're responsible. >> a key senate democrat mocked that defense. >> kim jong-un knows everything that happens in this country, certainly with respect to an american who has been held prisoner there. kellyanne conway, this is the cleanup brigade again trying to clean up after the president. >> the president invited otto's parents to the state of the union last year and noted the brutality of the north korean regime. a number of congressional republicans expressed discomfort with the way the president handled that issue in the news c

. >> dana: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. what's the latest you're hearing from lawmakers? president is saying you gotta do something different here, guys? >> reporter: no question about it. some republicans are saying if the supreme court throws out obama care, they must be prepared with a healthcare solution. but that's been a struggle. susan collins says, the focus should be on fixing obamacare. >> now the administration is going way beyond that and seeking to invalidate the entire law. this is just contrary to the tradition of the justice department which generally defends law. >> reporter: a moderate senate democrat found exasperated, lawmakers are facing this fight once again. >> mitch mcconnell not to move that bill forward for a total repair. i guess their estimation is it's better not to fix something because you have nothing else to complain about. this is the people's life and death, this is healthcare. it's ridiculous what they're doing. >> reporter: to be clear, dealing with healthcare has been an epic struggle h

the chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reporting live. mike? >> trace, good afternoon. explained his thinking on this matter writing "i support president trump, i supported his fight to get funding for the wall from republicans and democrats alike and i share his view that we need more and better border security. however, i can not support the use of emergency powers to get more funding, so i will be voting to disapprove of his declaration when it comes before the senate. today the senate majority leader said he knew some of his colleagues would have constitutional concerns. >> i was one of those hoping the president would not take the national emergency route. once you decide to do that, i said i would support it. i said i hoped he wouldn't take that path. >> now mcconnell expects this measure will pass the senate and will be sent to president trump and promptly vetoes. trace? >> trace: mike, what do we know about other republicans leaning against the national emergency? >> three came out quickly against the national emergency, susan collins, lisa murkowski and tom til

mike emanuel reporting live from capitol hill. mike? >> there were attempts by some senate republicans to cut a deal with the president to see if they could limit future national emergencies. sources say they were noter into where the president stood in some of these proposals offered to him. so here's why utah senator mitt romney was a no today. >> i'm voting in favor of the resolution. it's not about the balance of power. it's not about the president or border security. i support border security. i support the construction of a border barrier. >> in terms of republicans, supporting the president on this issue, florida senate eric scott explained why he understands or says why he understands the president's frustration. >> the president didn't like this process. he tried to get funding done. he offered other things. he offered to do something with daca and it's pure hatred of the president. they don't want the president to have a win. the truth is, americans need a win. >> thom tillis was originally against it. it changed his vote toda

the chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reporting live. mike? >> good afternoon.oy blunt said that president trump seemed appropriately relieved at lunch with senate republicans today. >> the mueller report was great. could not have been better. it said no obstruction, no collusion. could note have been better. >> here on capitol hill, there's been a major push to get the full robert mueller report released as soon as possible. mitch mcconnell told us a short time ago that attorney general barr should be careful to not let sensitive information out. >> throwing innocent people under the bus and throwing open classified records doesn't strike me as a good idea. i trust him to go through this, i hope he will be as transparent as he can. >> justice department official tells us that william barr told senator lindsey graham it's a matter of weeks and not months to release a redacted version to lawmakers on capitol hill. shep? >> shepard: mike, what are democrats saying now? >> it's clear they want to see the fine print of the robert mueller report and the underlying do

the chief congressional correspondents mike emanuel live with the news from washington. >> that's a concernying he has concerns about the white house using private e-mail and messaging apps. elijah cummings said he sent a letter on december 19 requesting that the white house producing documents caught by his committee and a briefing. cummings saying the wide house failed to produce documents the past two months. in fact, as you know, the white house has not produced a single piece of paper to the committee in the 116th congress in this or any other investigation. cummings saying that abby lowell, the personal counsel for kushners has said he's used what's app as part of his official white house duties. lowell fired back saying -- >> shep? >> mike, on a another pop tick, what do you know about roger stone pleading the fifth? >> his attorney sent a letter to gerald nadler. nadler has been looking for information from any one individuals or entities. this letter says -- >> so at this point roger stone won't be handing over documents or appearing before the house judiciary committee, shep. >> s

mike emanuel reporting live on capitol hill. mike. >> shep, we don't expect congressional democrats to let this go. the last time we saw nancy pelosi, she was signing the bill that rejects the president's national emergency declaration this afternoon before it was sent off to the white house. a house democratic aide said the house vote to overright the veto is likely to occur on tuesday, march 26 and the senate democratic leader said his side is not giving up. >> the president will veto it. it goes to the house. he won't have the 2/3s. but i believe the law allows us to bring it up every six months. certainly we would intend to do that. >> the house vote was 40 votes shy of the threshold. it would seem like that many would flip their votes in the coming ten days or so. this could signal to the base they're doing everything possible to fight the president on his border wall, shep. >> shepard: how are republicans dealing with this divide? >> as you mentioned, there are 12 senate republicans that voted against the president on this.

mike emanuel reporting, he's live in washington for us. hi, mike. >> reporter: yeah.for beto o'rourke. he said his wife's been raising their three children sometimes with my help. that led to this apology in iow iowa. >> i'll be much more thoughtful going forward in the way that i talk about our marriage and also the way in which i acknowledge the truth of the criticisms that i have enjoyed white privilege. absolutely, undeniable. >> reporter: o'rourke all benefitted from some free media in the form of the cover of vanity fair magazine. the magazine quoted him as saying, quote, i'm just born to do this. some criticize him for saying that he feel likes he's entitled to the presidency. o'rourke ran for the president in texas. stakes are much higher in the white house. >> shepard: he and gillibrand in michigan. >> shepard: they lost michigan by a little more than 10,000 votes. those 16 votes went in president trump's column. it's clear democrats want to make sure it goes blue in 2020 so now gillibrand and o'rourke are making a very early visit to michigan. >> all that ma

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>> melissa: mike emanuel, thank you. republican congressman mike johnson of louisiana chairs the republican study committee. he's a member of the house judiciary committee, as well. what is your take on this? >> melissa, the audit states congress has no place for this kind of hateful rhetoric. i think it's really sad, as many of my colleagues have come to -- or just on that montage there -- that this is even a debate. a resolution to condemn anti-semitism should be an easy vote, and it's really disturbing of the democrats can't get their act together and can present this resolution, which we still haven't seen yet, to do that very thing. it's a sad day. >> melissa: so far, 42020 presidential candidates from the democrats are defending congresswoman omar. they are senators kamala harris, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, and kirsten gillibrand. what does this tell you about -- i don't know, the sentiment in the party right now? >> that's a very important question, isn't it? there is a fracture, obviously, and the democrat

to congressional correspondent mike emanuel's level now. i don't think love is the point. that's not really what's being argued here. mike? >> harris, good afternoon tea. the #metoo movement has graded an awkward moment for the female senator and presidential candidate. kirsten gillibrand has been a proponent of the leading women when they make these kind of sexual harassment allegations. women in their mid-20s, it is revealed, quit her job in protest of the way the book complete was handled in a former staffer was critical of julie brown for not living up to her standards. delegation is a male aide who was more senior and married made unwelcome advances and sit in the appropriate things. kirsten gillibrand's communications director, whitney mitchell brennan, saying that male employee has been held accountable. "recently we learned of never before reported and deeply troubling comments allegedly made by the same individual. the office immediately began another investigation and interviewed relevant witnesses, which is led to the office terminating the employee from staff la

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on the hill. wondering what the temperature is on the hill, mike. >> fascinating times, harris. congressman al green is pledging to continue the fight, writing on twitter, "mueller's report did not investigate bigotry emanating from the presidency, harming our country. the findings do not negate the president's bigotry as long as bigotry influences the president's policies i will continue to seek his impeachment. #impeachmentisnotdead." with elder democrats on the hill, the attorney general of the united states is taking some heat. >> the person i think is in the wrong is bill barr, who gave himself the authority to make a determination when it seems that what mueller wants us to do is have that debate in congress. >> democrats are pushing to get the full report from robert mueller and underlying documentation, and would like for attorney general william barr to come up to capitol hill to answer questions about his actions after receiving the mueller report. chairman lindsey graham told us he is in

. >> harris: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on capitol hill. >> good afternoon to you. president trump says his former fixer michael cohen was shopping around a book which directly contradicts his capitol hill testimony. cohen's manuscript shows that he committed perjury on a scale not seen before. he must've forgotten about his book when he testified. what does hillary clinton's lawyer say about this one? is he being paid by cricket hillary using her lawyer? michael cohen spent three days and capitol hill this week, to behind closed doors and one in open session. former new jersey governor chris christie and former federal prosecutor says cohen gave house committees leads to follow up. >> what he really did yesterday was create a whole bunch of additional witnesses at the house is now empowered to bring before them. folks like the trump organization, who he must've mentioned a dozen times. if the president's children who he said was involved in the hush money payments and others. >> now top democrats are praising cohen following his appearances this week. >> he wa

mike emanuel, thank you very much. i want to bring in marsha blackburn, who sits on the senate armed services committee. she supports emergency declaration and met with the president's yesterday on in this issue. let's start there, the conversation with the president and going forth. i'm trying to rally the troops among republicans. >> what he was doing yesterday was making the point -- we had some of our border patrol leadership, a local sheriff, we had the dea that stepped into that meeting and gave some comments harris. what they were saying is, "look, we need more resources. we need that barrier." the border patrol is very consistent in what they need. they need technology, they need more agents and officers, and they need a barrier. if we are going to end this posture where every state is a border state and every town a border town, because of the influx of drugs, human trafficking, labor trafficking, sex trafficking, we have to make this decision and support the president. that is what i am going to do today, is

fox team coverage mike emanuel on capitol hill but first let's go to chief white house correspondentohn roberts live on the north lawn. and probably a pretty different scene at the white house than the past couple of years, john. >> john: yeah, even though a cloudy day in washington the political storm clouds hanging over the white house for the last two years have finally lifted. finding no collusion between the trump campaign, the president and the 2016 election. good news for the country, good news for american politics. the president was asked about the mueller report when in the oval office with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu a short time ago. listen here. >> mr. president, did this turn out to be not a witch hunt after all? >> president trump: we are glad it is over and it is 100% the way it should have been. i wish we could have done a lot more quicker. there are a lot of people that have done some very, very evil things, some very bad things. things against the country. and i say it strongly, very few people i know could have handled it. we can never, ever let this hap

>> melissa: mike emanuel, thank you for that. michael, i want to bring it out to you and i want to highlight the numbers that stuck out the most to me. it's those large groups. it speaks to the way that the illegal immigration into this country has changed. the idea that so far this year you are looking at 70 of those groups that are more than 100 people. all of last year he was 13. the year before, and 2017, it was only 2. does that -- i grant that everybody could probably find a statistic that would prove their point in these myriad points -- or, myriad facts. but that one seems pretty compelling. does it not? >> michael: everybody confided to statistic but those who want to secure the border can find my more statistics. we were seeing there was a reaction to discovering that the united states is not serious about securing its border. at the start of the top administration, you saw a dip in illegal crossings. now that number is way up. you're looking at over 2500 people per day in the month of february. why? because they realiz

first, mike emanuel on the potential makeover of the high court. should democrats win back the house. the white house. mike? >> good afternoon, many democratic clearly frustrated being out of the white house on not able to influence the balance of the high court. some presidential candidates have called for adding justices from nine to perhaps 15 on the high court. others have talked about the need for supreme court reform, and trying to depoliticize it. here is some of the pitch for what some suggest is supreme court packing. >> if there were five justices selected by democrats, five justices selected by republicans, and those ten pick five more justices independent of those who chose the first ten -- i think that's an idea that we should exploit. >> one idea i think is interesting is you have 15 members but only ten of them are appointed in the political fashion. five of them can only be seated by a unanimous agreement of the other ten. the bottom line is we've got to make some kind of structural form to depoliticize the supreme court. >> candidat

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us about the story tonight. >> there's a push onng great kids to come to know my quote in the next presidential election. house democrats tried to shift the federal age from 18 to 16. their argument is young people are mobilizing and pushing older americans to action on issues ranging from gun violence to climate change. >> they are at the forefront of social and legislative movements and have earned inclusion in our democracy. beginning at the age of 16. >> presley's amendment failed but a majority of democrats favored ad. >> the amendment is not adopted. his biggest out of the house speaker who said she's always favored lowering the voting age. >> it's really important to capture kids when they are in high school, when they are interested in all of this, when they are learning about government, to be able to vote. >> senate majority majority leader mitch mcconnell fired back, there is no need to drive turnout. >> what is the problem? we had the biggest election turnout since 1966 last year. if the idea here is to make it more like

two congressional and senior correspondent mike emanuel has more from l-uppercase-letter. >> harris, good afternoon for the money pouring in shows there is grassroots excitement for beto o'rourke's campaign. today he was in detroit, selling his message. >> we've never faced a set of greater challenges than the ones that are before us now. i believe as an american and i believe in this great country that this movement also produces our greatest moments of promise. >> beto o'rourke also benefited from some free media in the form of the cover of "vanity fair" magazine. the magazine quoted him as saying, "i'm just born to do this." some criticized him for this saying he feels entitled to the presidency. he later said he hoped he didn't say that. while this campaign is just getting going, he also talked about a potential running mate. >> it would be very difficult not to select a woman with so many extraordinary women running right now. but first i would have to win. this is as open as it has ever been. >> o'rourke has taken some heat as a multimillionaire went to boarding school. this is

. >> harris: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on the hill with this.e talking about it when i was there about an hour ago. >> harris, good afternoon to you. the timing is rough for a presidential candidate and female centered on the defensive. somebody who has made these issues front and center for her. >> you have a claim of sexual harassment, the first thing you have to do is believe the allegations so you can do a thorough and professional investigation with the assistance of implement counsel. that's what we've done. i always look to improve my processes with my new chief of staff. with her experience we will look to see how we can improve. >> but she is left dealing with the thought of a female staffer in her 20s resigning in protest over the handling of her sexual harassment complaint. the staff are reportedly alleged unwelcome advances by an older male employee in gillibrand's office and complained he retaliated against her for doing so. she says that fisa has not lived up to her own standards. this, while gillibrand spent much of last summer pu

>> melissa: mike emanuel, thank you for that. i'm going to take that up to the couch. jake, what is your reaction? >> jake: so, i'm jewish. i think that we do need to be much more careful, much more empathetic, much more thoughtful about the language that we use when we talk about israel and the jewish people. i think that we need to be very careful about making distinctions between the current government of israel and the jewish people in general. >> melissa: do you think she did anything wrong? >> jake: so, i think that we all need to understand the way that our words are taken. i don't know how these words came about. what i do know is that these tropes are harmful. one recruit will not can correct them, it's really important to correct them. i also don't appreciate becoming -- being used to make a political point. >> melissa: what do you mean? >> jake: i think a lot of the conversations going on right now are just ingenuous. >> melissa: like what customer give me an example. >> jake: you've got the same people who stood behind donald trump when he said that they we

that's where we find mike emanuel. mike, what's the layest? >> reporter: well, ed, good afternoon.n created an awkward spot for republicans with a bit of a split. you had kevin mccarthy voting for it but the newest member of the republican leadership team liz cheney voted against it. she explained the no vote on fox. >> so this resolution ended up really being an effort to protect her and was completely watered down. as i said, it didn't mention her by name. it really sort of piles on a whole bunch of other things that, frankly, allowed them, allowed her to claim this resolution was a victory. >> reporter: democrats struggled with this issue much of the week. some wanting to be it more forceful. others wanting it broadened. the majority leader fired back at some of the criticism. >> i could not have articulated any more forcefully that any semitism is unacceptable, that anti-semitism led to grievance result, unacceptable results. >> reporter: looking at the week ahead, on the senate side, we expect there will be a vote rejecting president trump's call for a national emergency to go

. >> laura: joining now with details chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel.t is going on? >> a party-line vote to pass the house at the end of the week. this bill on campaign finance would create a matching fund system for presidential candidates matching small donations with taxpayer dollars. on ethices, presidents and vice-presidents would have to release 10 years of their tax returns. it allows citizens to register to vote on line and election day would be a federal holiday. the house speaker is selling it. >> the senate as you receive this bill, you will also be receiving the aspiration and mobilization and the persistence of the american people to have government work for them for the people. >> senator majority lead mitch mcconnell blasted it and said it seems tailor made by democrats to exploit confusion and swing elections. he ads they are clothing this power grab in shades of restoring democracy. it could be called the democrat politician protection act. >> this is a terrible proposal. it will know get any floor time in the senate. but it is importan

mike emanuel is at the white house as the president gets back to business after a disappointing summit in vietnam. >> president trump is on the defense about the comments about the death of otto warmbier. he is blaming north korea but not calling out their leader. on twitter president trump tried to clarify. of course i hold north korea responsible. in vietnam the president did not blame kim jong-un. >> i believe something very bad happened to him. i don't think the top leadership knew about it. >> the parents of otto warmbier disagreed with the president saying kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto warmbier and for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no lavish praise can change that. the president took heat from both sides. >> kim jong-un knows everything that happens in his country, certainly with respect to an american being held prison there. >> we should not be naive about this regime and the way they mistreat their own people and mistreated otto warmbier. >> in vietnam, president trump fixer michael cohen testify on capitol hill. president trump w

mike emanuel has more. mike, she started with some pretty startling information about border crossings. >> reporter: dana, no question about it. kirstjen nielsen today backed up what customs and border protection is saying. that the situation at the border is an emergency and is unsustainable. >> we are on track right now to be at 900,000 this year. >> okay. our apprehensions of family units of aliens of accompanied alien children increasing or decreasing? >> they are increasing extraordinarily rapidly. family units went up around 30% from last month. same for uac's. those are the two vulnerable populations that are dramatically increasing. >> reporter: uac is the lynn go for unaccompanied children, which is all part of that surge at the border, dana. >> dana: there's this other story about this anti-semitism resolution in the house. where does that stand? >> reporter: expectation was it would be on the house floor today. but after the comments of congress woman omar. it has been broadened to include other t

mike emanuel reporting live on capitol hill. mike? >> trace, good afternoon. the resolution does not mentioned congressman omar by name and some think it should. the draft obtained by numbers news says -- >> a leading democrat today says words matter. >> what i know is i've seen it too many places. we have racism in this country. why is it so politically acceptable to have all of this kind of hatred against so many people? i want to fight back against every ounce of hatred i'm seeing. >> some republicans say they should remove congresswoman omar from the house foreign affairs committee. >> why would you have her on a committee that important to our foreign policy if she has those anti-semitic beliefs unless you're willing to tolerate it. she should be removed immediately. >> this has exposed friction with house democrats. democrats don't care for the high profile freshmen making waves, trace. >> trace: another freshman democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez also facing accusations. >> that's right. there's an accusation that her chief of staff funneled $1 million o

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. mike, where do we stand? i think the vote's happening any time. >> reporter: that's right. any time now. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will stand with president trump on this border emergency. >> beyond all the partisan rhetoric and denials of reality that we see from our friends across the aisle, just the facts of the matter. and the facts are not at all ambiguous. there's a clear border security and humanitarian crisis on the southern border of the united states of america. >> reporter: mitt romney is one of at least eight senate republicans expected to oppose president trump saying, quote, i am seriously concerned that overreach by the executive branch is an invitation to further expansion and abuse by future presidents and the senate democratic leader is trying to put pressure on republicans. >> all of a sudden again because president trump simply wants it. they say let's abandon those principles and vote, and vote to change fundamentally the way the balance of power works. shame. >> reporter: ag

mike emanuel is on the hill with the latest. mike? >> good afternoon.ow my principles dictate. my vote is to the constitution not to any plan or political party. i stand with the president often and do so with a loud voice. today he's wrong, not on policy but looking to expand the powers of the presidency beyond their constitutional limits. the other republicans on the record are susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski and senator tom tillis from north carolina. the republicans are worried about other emergencies could be declared. >> the next president believes that we should have bridges, not borders tears down the walls and creates a bigger crisis. >> with four against that led to the senate majority leader drawing this conclusion. >> i think what is clear in the senate is there will be enough votes to pass the resolution of disapproval, which will be vetoed by the president and the veto will be upheld in the house. >> likely a little awkward between president trump and the senate republicans but he has veto power and the courts will sort it out. char

shannon: mike emanuel tells us they are broadening the thing and branding anti-muslim bias as part ofon as well. two senior democratic sources telling him in that way, mental tweeting, racist -- a race jews from the incident, and other groups suggested was culpability, it is very simple, don't know why both right and left still need this explained to them. a lot of dragging of feet. >> it is a big mistake the democratic leadership should not do it. it muddies the water, defuses the issue. if there's an issue anti-muslim bias we need a resolution. this is different. this is something that is in the realm of anti-semitism. americans have a close relationship with canada. we have a close relationship with the united kingdom. of those who advocate and say those alliances i never called out as having dual loyalties but when americans say we should have a close relationship with a major ally in the middle east, the only democracy in a sea of theocracies or dictatorships, when someone suggests strong alliance with that one ally somehow suggests a dual loyalty, the oldest game in the book to

mike emanuel reporting the official request for years of the president's tax returns will go to the irs in the next few weeks. we are also learning the ways and means committee chairman richard nielsen of massachusetts reached out to several house committees that are in charge of the investigation. in a statement of fox news a spokeswoman for nancy pelosi wrote, quote, every day the american people in congress learn more about donald trump's improprieties from conflicts of interest influence peddling, potential tax evasion and violations of the constitution, all roads leading back to donald trump's finances. the president's tax returns took center stage many times during the 2016 campaign before trump got into office. a big reason michael cohen, his testimony on camera to congress this week, trump deflated the value of properties to lower his tax bill claiming the president call the irs stupid for giving him a $10 million tax refund and it doesn't end was just taxes. ask use is important democrats plan to call trump associates and family members to testify and they may issue subpoenas i

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill to break it down for us. mike?> reporter: dana, good afternoon. we heard other lawmakers express concerns about the president signing this national pherpbl. then kentucky senator rand paul wrote on fox tphaousz.com, quote, i must vote how my principles dictate. my oath is to the constitution, not to any man or political party. i stand with the president often and i do so with a loud voice. today i think he's wrong, not on policy, but in seeking to expand the powers of the presidency beyond their constitutional limits. the other republicans on the record against the national emergency are susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska and tom tiller. that led to the senate majority leader drawing this conclusion. >> i think what is clear in the senate is there will be enough votes to pass the resolution of disapproval, which will then be vetoed by the president, and then in all likelihood the veto will be upheld in the house. >> reporter: leader mcconnell knows this is why he counseled the president against taking

president the attorney general says he will release as much as he is alloweds chief correspondent mike emanuel talks about the way forward. >> mitch mcconnell says this evening special counsel reports confirms no collusion for mac the conclusions confirmed the president's account that there was no effort by his campaign to conspire or coordinate with russia with the efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election senate judiciary chairman nancyin graham says it's a good day for the rule of law great day for president trump and his team no collusion and no obstruction that cloud hanging over president trump has been removed by this report. >> there was no evidence of any collusion how you interpret it so all through the endless questions being asked, all the witnesses there was no evidence. >> on the other side speaker pelosi and chuck schumer issues a joint statement to say it on - - attorney general barr letter raises as many questions as it answers the fact the special counsel report did not exonerate on charges as serious as obstruction of justice shows how urgent it is the full report

. >> bill: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel picks it up there. on the hill for you there, mike. good morning, what's happening. >> some republicans say this struggle suggest just how far left democrats have gone. >> this is not your father's democratic party. if it was ever more obvious than today, i don't know when it was more obvious. they can't condemn -- they can't agree to condemn anti-semitism. >> fresh democrat congresswoman ilhan omar has been a lightning rod after saying support for israel is all about the binning benjamins. israel pledging allegiance to foreign country. that has hit a nerve with fellow lawmakers. >> i know what i feel about what was said. that's what i can speak to. it's unacceptable questioning anyone's loyalty in congress united states of america because of their faith is unacceptable. we just to v. to make sure that people understand in this country there is no room for it in our rhetoric. >> fellow freshman alexandria ocasio-cortez has been tweeting her support writing none of this is what aboutism. racism and bigotr

mike: i'm mike emanuel in for sean.se down the border next week if mexico doesn't stop migrantmigrantsmigrants from ily crossing into the u.s. >> we have a border illegally structured. it's very easy to stop them from coming up. we are going twe are not going e them hundreds of billions of dollars and tell them to use their immigration laws. there will be good likelihood i will be closing the border next week. that will be fine with me. arthel: let's go to ellison barber. she is live near the president's mar-a-lago estate. hi, ellison. >> hi, arthel. president trump has trend to shut down the u.s. mexico border in the past. he did not do it. he says this time it's different. he is adamant that this is something he will do. he says he is not playing any games. >> keel keep it close for a long time. i'm not playing games. mexico has to stop it. they have people coming right through mexico. we have run out of space. we can't hold people anymore. and mexico can stop it so easily. they don't go through a court system every t

who receive letters from health -- jerry nadler for documents, chief congressional correspondent mike emanueln this. where does it stand mike? >> the house staffer said they will have an update regarding the level of compliance. they are not tipping their hand so far but the committee says looking to three major areas potential obstruction of justice including the possibility of interference by the president and others in a number of criminal investigation and other official proceedings. potential public corruption including violation of the clause of the constitution, conspiracy with campaign and financial recording laws and abuses of power including attacks on the press, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies. the committee's top republicans say this is a sign democratics including jerry nadler are hedging their bets. >> jerry nadler sent out 81 letters asking for information ranging on white topics. you almost know that they are concerned about mueller or not having what they want because 30 of these letters had anything to do with russia. when we come to this part, it will be obvious

. >> chief capitol hill correspondent mike emanuel from the hill. >> good afternoon. on the house floor some of the top leaders engaged in the debate about whether further steps will be taken against congress woman ilhan omar. >> i'd like to ask the gentleman is there going to be any action taken, especially as relate tos the foreign affairs committee to remove the member that we're talking about? >> you removed mr. king from the committees after ten years of comments. >> republicans have been pushing for the congress woman ilhan omar to be removed from the house foreign affairs committee. many were offended by her comments for support for israel suggesting that they have duel loyalty and much of it is about money. the resolution didn't call omar out by name but instead focused on being anti-hate. >> i think it was more powerful in how broad it was and sweeping it was. the reality is, any form of hatred is unacceptable. we as leaders of this nation should be condemning of all forms of hatred. >> omar freshman rasheeda talib and andre carson praised the measure as bein

our chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports the nearly decade-long fight continues. >>resident trump: the republican party will soon be known as the party of health care. >> president trump making a bold promise during his visit to capitol hill, it's a political fight once and once again heado a political cycle. >> it's the ninth anniversary of obamacare and here we are nine years later we have close to 30 million americans with no health coverage. >> the trump administration called for all of obamacare to be eliminated after a federal judge found the individual mandate unconstitutional. the justice department concluded it has determined the district court's comprehensive opinion came to the correct conclusion and will support it on appeal. top democrats calling that using the courts to kill the law. >> the department of justice declared the entire law and all of its vital health care protections must go, make no mistake about it. this is an escalation of the trump administration and republicans attacks on protections for people with pre-existing conditions. >> mayor pe

mike emanuel is reporting live from washington.layers involved in this upcoming senate hearing? there will be a lot of eyeballs on it. >> reporter: no question about that. that senate subcommittee planning to hold two hearings, second one expected to be boeing and industry experts. texas republican ted cruz is the chair of the senate commerce committee subcommittee on aviation and space. he's expected to lead a hearing on the state of airline safety, federal oversight of commercial aviation next wednesday. invited witnesses include chairman of the national transportation safety board, calvin scofeld, inspector general department of transportation and daniel ellwell acting administrator of federal aviation administration. an industry analyst is warning against playing the blame game. >> i think the big danger here is everyone blames the faa, even though there's no investigation findings yet and, most importantly, the most likely logical thing is that the faa was nearly under resourced, which has been a continuing mantra. >> reporter

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mike emanuel was there. >> this is not a manufactured crisis, this is truly an emergency. >> reporter: kirsten nielsen headlined the house. after customs and border protection call the situation at the southern border at a breaking point. 76,000 migrants illegally crossed in february at 11 year high. more than 300% increase the number of family units are rented compared to the same time. go last fiscal year. 70 large groups of 100 or more people so far this year totaling 12,069 people compared to 13 groups in 2018 and only two in 2017. >> is the secretary of homeland security i can no longer ensure you was coming into the country, that is a direct national security threat. >> reporter: time and again she back donald trump's decision to go around congress and build a border wall. >> have you advise the president on his emergency declaration? >> what i've done is given them the facts from the border. >> reporter: one california democrat blasted nielsen as uninformed after nielsen said any migrants seeking asylum would not be turned away. >> either you are lying to this committee or you

mike emanuel tells us what is being done about it. >> lawmakers have heard enough from minnesota congresswomanmar so the houses expected to vote on a resolution condemning anti-semitism what doesn't mention her by name. a draft acknowledges the dangerous consequences of perpetuating stereotypes and condemns anti-semitism as contradictory to the values that define the people of the united states. leading republicans say that's not enough. >> if they are really serious about addressing the problem, nancy pelosi have to remove her from the foreign affairs committee. >> that has been underscored by the comments of some of the new members of the house of representatives. i am concerned about it. >> what congresswoman omar said i thought was wrong and hurtful. >> ilhan omar tweeted over the weekend being opposed to benjamin netanyahu and the occupation is not the same as being anti-semitic. new york democrat blasted her urging her to retract, lawmakers must be able to debate without prejudice or bigotry, i am saddened that representative omar continues to mischaracterize support for israel. omar fir

mike emanuel tells us about the story tonight. >> reporter: there's a push on the left of our youngeresidential election. house democrats tried to shift the voting age in federal elections from 18 to 16. there argument is young people are mobilizing and pushing older americans to action on issues ranging from gun violence to climate change. >> they are at the forefront of social and associative movements that have earned inclusion in our democracy. the beginning of the age of 16. >> presley's amendment failed by 179 votes but a majority of democrats favorite. the amendment is not adopted. >> reporter: so does the house speaker who says she has always favored lowering the voting age. >> important to capture kids when they are in high school when they are interested in all of this, when they are learning about government. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell fired back there is no need to drive turnout. >> what is the problem? we had the biggest election turnout since 1966 last year. the idea is to make it more likely we have a higher turnout, seems to me that is happening. >> reporter: other r

first correspondent mike emanuel with the back story tonight. mike? >> martha, geengetion, first controversial tweet and then congressman matt gaetz continued his attack on the house floor. >> i guess tomorrow we will find out if there is anyone that michael cohen doesn't lie to. does he lie to his own family? does he lie to his financiers who are members of his family? >> the congressman did not stop there. the attack continued in an interview with fox. >> we have got to find out who michael cohen lies to and if there is anyone michael cohen tells the truth. to say he lied to the irs. he lied to three different banks. he lied to congress and now he is going to jail for lying. my objective is to figure whether or not he lied to the people closest to him and i think that says a lot about his veracity and character. >> hours later nancy pelosi fired a warning shot on twitter warning i encourage all members to be mindful comments made on social media or in the press can adversely effect the ability of house committees to obtain the truthful and complete