again, we know he is going to the rio grande valley. we have a reporter who will be accompanying him, who is based in el paso. along the border but completely different section. i messaged him yesterday to see what we knew. he forwarded me a release that was geared towards the media and when air force 1 would land, when media needed to be in place. we did get more insight from some of the state officials that will be accompanying him, that being john cornyn, who will meet with mayors in the region to get a picture on what the situation is down there. aside from that, we're not clear. all we know from the white house is that the president will be meeting with several local officials to get a better picture of what's happening down there. >> we heard mcallen, texas. is that what you are hearing as well? >> correct. yes. in reaction to the president's speech the other night, we saw the mcallen mayor react saying that he hopes that the president doesn't come down there and kind of paint his city as a lawless swath of america, that there is

. >> sean: rio grande behind us. these are the guys in the front line. are giving them encouraging messages. right behind them is 500 pounds of drugs that they have captured from this river. >> president trump: that's right. they are incredible people. we have just spent some time together and we had a whole group at a meeting that we also had that was just covered on your network and other networks. and it's incredible the job jthey do. we really appreciate it. they have a tremendousru amount of drugs that they just captured right behind us.. and that's what they do. if we had a steel barrier, concrete barrier, we wouldn't have the problem. >> sean: i have some shots that we will show in this. people can walk across the river and take them about, what, a minute and a half, two minutes? >> president trump: that'se true. >> sean: there is no barrier. all those drugs get in if these guys can't carry every inch of, you know, the ch2,000 miles. >> president trump: that's right. they have easy access into the united states. we built a lot of wall.. we have re

this is the rio grande valley. have you mcallen which is the biggest city in the rio grande valley.ht this is the corridor. what is different and why there is an an you are jest crisis right now it's not single guys coming across like it was in the old days. now entire families are coming the and not just from mexico and they're coming from central america. they are getting on this side of the bridge or coming across the river in small boats and request asylum. >> sean: 2%. i think 98% are good people. but the 2% that come to america and kill americans are involved in crimes, drug-dealing, rapes. look at the numbers. >> but the good news, sean, you have to let people know is the wall is being built here in mcallen, texas and through the rio grande valley with money allocated. >> sean: president. >> they already have 1.6 from the omnibus spending bill that beto o'rourke voted for it and now a month from now, the first 25 miles of president trump's new wall will be built. >> sean: we're still in need of the billions more to get it done. >> that's right. we are still short. there is en

we were in the rio grande valley at maccallum.ers and ice agents enthusiastic to see the president, believe in his border wall. i will bring you interviews with those family members some of which are furloughed, members of the border patrol, their thoughts on the showdown right now in the need for a wall. part of the visit he made to the southern border was to meet with the rio grande valley acting chief, raul ortiz and other members of the border patrol. a long conversation in front of the cameras where mister ortiz laid out what he thought was needed on the border. he had an exclusive opportunity to sit down with the acting chief and the rio grande valley a very important sector. he talked about if you don't have an opportunity to walk in our shoes it is tough to get a sense of the crisis we see down here. >> right now, we would like to see another 120 miles of fencing in the sector alone. we have 270 miles of river country that winds an awful lot. if we get infrastructure, if you more agents in the technology i like our chances

through deserts, cross mountains, through cities and probably end up getting a little wet in the rio grande river picky would meet folks who are proud of the strong bonds our country has with our southern neighbor. many of course have relatives in both countries. you would talk to sheriff's, police officers, border patrol agents, all who took it the about protecting our communities and undoubtedly you wouldp end p eating some good tex-mex along the way. in my time innocent i fed the opportunity to meet countless texans who live and work along the southern border, and i seek their advice and counsel on what congress ought to do, what the federal government ought to do to protect them and their communities. what they tell me is that texans and the nation rely on the billions of dollars of legitimate trade that comes across the ports of entry with mexico, over the growing volume of goods and the staff shortages for the custom order protection they want to make sure you are no security gaps that can be exploited by criminals or slow down the legal movement of goods. goods. that's a concern i sh

what works best in the rio grande valley doesn't necessarily work in an urban environment like el paso, with one has just right across -- juarez just red cross international bridge. we need to customize solutions that meet the specific needs rather than trying to dictate here in washington foundde miles away a solution that solves nothing. we need to look at border security as as combination of three things -- physicalnf infrastructure. yes, that includes barriers, walls, fences, vehicle barriers in appropriate locations. but it also includes technology, radar, ground sensors, drones, aerostacks. this is a layered approach that provides flexibility for the expert on the ground to determine what is best for each sector can what is best for each part of our immense border and implement the changes necessary to achieve the desired results. as i said in many areas the landscape location means physical barriers may not be needed, may not be practical. in rural areas, technology, sensor technology or cameras may be sufficient but we know we need additional notes on the ground, too, because i

mcallen right there in the rio grande. the rio grande separates that part of texas from mexico.xpecting to give remarks in just a moment. we're going to bring in our fox television station is a cross the nation. across the station. from fox news world headquarters in new york, this is shepard smith, president trump's visit to the nation's southern border, getting a briefing much sorts on border security over the last hour or so. these are live pictures coming in to us from mcallen, texas. right on the rio grande. mexico is across the river. this is not an area that anyone has suggested there would be a border wall at all. the president not talking about it for this area. but he certainly wants a border wall, or barrier, over an extended period. for der. he hasn't been specific about exactly where and where not. but he has been specific about wanting 5.7 billion to begin the construction of the wall. no construction has begun on such a wall. the wall maybe isn't the parlance they'd rather we use. i think they'd rather we say barrier, the president has pointed out this steel barri

as my friend, former chief manny padilla, formerly chief of the border patrols rio grande valley sector once told to come he said the answer to border security from the border patrols perspective is finding the right balance of three things -- personnel, technology, and infrastructure. now the landscape along the u.s.-mexico border, particularly the 1200 miles common border between mexico and texas, the geography varies significantly. so there is no one size fits all solutionts to border security, d that's what it's important to listen and learn from law-enforcement and key stakeholders on how to adapt the right mix to each area. that way we can ensure we are deploying the most effective and practical solutions to achieve operational control along the southern border. yes, we need physical infrastructure in places, a fence, a wall, a vehicle barrier, for example, because the hard-working agents and officers on the ground tell us that it works and would benefit from more of them. but we also need personnel to enforce the laws along the border and mature ventura portf entry are operating

vehicle was floated across the rio grande river. floated on a trailer. narcotics in the bed of the truck and the cab of the truck. this is technology that we have here making use of. grande onong the rio the mexican side, getting ready to cross the united states. that technology is so important so our agents have time to deter that traffic. sadly, this is a deceased subject. somebody who was probably trying to cross the rio grande and didn't make it. he died. he drowned. right here. mexico tryingfrom to smuggle 1000 pounds. vehicle, they ran into a border patrol agent. that is assault. they were trying to get away. over 1000 pounds of marijuana. this is a stash house. the smugglers don't care. they are treating human beings as commodities. they put them in deplorable situations. sometimes they're in these houses up to eight days or more. this is terrible. the american people need to understand, like you stated just now. to our families, to the country, we are here to serve and we're everybody in the country and the people who are being taken advantage of.

he is the acting director of the rio grande valley sector.s in charge of. they talked about the hard stats, the reality. the president asked about walls and fencing and whether they worked. we then had an opportunity to sit down with raÚl ortiz later in the day and asked him about that interaction and what he said to the president. here is what the real expert says about walls and whether they work on the border. listen. >> we have two corridors in south texas. our eastern corridor and our western corridor. our eastern corridor accounts for about 4% of our traffic and on our western side accounts for 96% of the traffic that comes through the rio grande valley. most of our fencing is on the eastern side. we have some technology that helps us out an awful lot. they used it back in the 1990s was the busiest area in the country. pete: guys, the western side where there is no wall is where 90% of the foot traffic comes through. he has 55 miles of fence. he told me wants another 120 miles of fence in order to properly patrol his border. in the inte

the rio grande which separates the u.s.and mexico. >> this stop sign, there may be no more mandatory stop sign in the world because if you don't stop here action it's about a 300 foot drop to the rio grand which means it's 300 feet up. >> the sheriffs and others here call these cliffs god's wall which lines the river throughout most of the county. that's why the sheriff always thought that the concept of a continuous border wall made little sense. other parts of the county's border, though, are level, as the rio grand runs through heavy brush. >> in a flat area like this where it's easier to cross the river, and you have this money, would you use any of it for a wall or take all of the money and use it for more people and technology. >> i'd use it for technology and people. that money is better spent on those situations instead of a wall. >> sheriff hughes said every time received should be spent on law enforcement and technology. terrell county has a small population, but it's about 2,400 square miles. the sheriff only has

president, for coming to texas and for the rio grande valley. i especially want to thank you for calling this what it is, a humanitarian crisis. when you use that language, it set bells to ringing. that is what it is. people in my profession see the suffering, the human suffering, brought by drugs, by the arms that are brought across making our communities more violent, the trafficking of women and children especially and boys and young males as well. and the truth that needs to be talked about that is seldom talked about is the amount of underreporting of the crime. when these things happen, in the shadows, people are not always eager to point out the crimes that are taking place. it goes underreported. people in my profession, especially spanish speaking pastors, especially spanish speaking pastors in this sector know firsthand the human suffering, the human toll that's taking place because of the onslaught. the sickness, the disease, the lack of sanitation that's going on because of the bunch up at the border. people are trying to come in. i

the rio grande which separates the u.s. and mexico. this stop sign.may not be more mandatory stop sign in the world. if you don't stop here, about a 400th foot drop to the rio grande which means it's 400th feet up. the sheriff and others call these cliffs god's wall which lines the river throughout much of the county and why the sheriff has thought the concept of a continues border wall made little sense. other parts of the county's border are level as the rio grande runs through heavy brush. in a flat area like this, it's easier to cross the river and you have this money, would you use any of it for wall or use it for more people or more technology? >> i wouldn't use it for a wall. i would use it for technology. >> reporter: the sheriff says every dime received should be spent on law enforcement and technology. the county has a small population but it's about 2,400 square miles. the sheriff only has four deputies and very few border patrol agents. most of the time only cows observing my migrants swimming across the rio grande. >> we need to stop deal

to visit the u-s - mexico border along the rio grande in mcallen. he recieved a briefing on border security, and continued to argue for his solution to what he is calling a crisis at the border. (pam) the president's visit comes .... as the government shutdown heads towards historic territory, and after he characterized his latest meeting with democrats a "waste of time." kron4's camila bernal has the latest. president trump -- visiting the u-s- mexico border thursday.ground zero in the border wall battle at the crux of the government shutdown. pres donald trump: border security, the wall, the steel barrier... they can have whatever name they want, but we have to have it and it's going to happen.on the agenda - an immigration round-table, a visit to the u-s border patrol station, a border security briefing and a trip to the rio grande river.pres donald trump: we have to give these incredible people the tools to work with we're not doing that.back in washington -- the government shutdown reaches day 20 - nearing the longest in u.s. history.some 800 -

he's going to go to the rio grande river. he's going to have a briefing on border security and beyond that he's going to meet with some of the people on the front lines of what he describes as a humanitarian and national security crisis. this really is a wrestling match between the two sides. the president saying the crisis is not the shutdown, but it's the border. the democrats saying we're glad to talk about the border security issue but we need to reopen the government right now. the president, a short time ago, as he departed aboard marine one saying there's is a national emergency. he said again he has the right to declare one, which he has not done yet. here's what he said in defense of one of his key campaign promises, his promise that mexico would pay for that wall. take a listen. >> when during the campaign i would say mexico's going to pay for it, obviously, i never said this and i never meant they're going to write out a check. i said they're going to pay for it. they are. they are paying for it with the incredible

if you don't stop here, it's about a 300 foot drop to the rio grande.hat means it's 300 feet up. >> the sheriffs and others here call this god's wall which lines the river throughout most of the county. that's why the sheriff has always thought the concept of a continuous border wall made no sense. other parts are level. >> in a plat area like this where it's easier to cross the river, different than before? >> right. >> reporter: and you have this money, would you use it for the wall or use it for more people and more technology? >> i wouldn't use it for a wall. technology and people. that money would be better spent on those situations instead of the wall. >> reporter: the sheriff says every dime received should be spent on law enforcement and technology. this county has a small population, but it's about 24 00 square miles. the sheriff only has 4 deputies and there are few border patrol agents. most of the time it's only cows observing migrants swimming across the rio grande. >> the hell with the wall for right now. i mean, it's going to happen, it's

to visit the us mexico border along the rio grande in mcallen. he received a briefing on border security, and continued to argue for what he says is the only solution to what he is calling a crisis at the border. (grant) president trump's visit comes as the government shutdown heads towards historic territory...and after he characterized his latest meeting with democrats a "waste of time." - the end- game is increasingly un-clear. kron 4's camila bernal reports. president trump -- visiting the u-s- mexico border thursday.ground zero in the border wall battle at the crux of the government shutdown. pres donald trump: border security, the wall, the steel barrier... they can have whatever name they want, but we have to have it and it's going to happen.on the agenda - an immigration round-table, a visit to the u-s border patrol station, a border security briefing and a trip to the rio grande river.pres donald trump: we have to give these incredible people the tools to work with we're not doing that.back in washington -- the government shutdown reache

the rio grande which separates the u.s.> this stop sign, there may be no more mandatory stop sign in the world. if you don't stop here, there is about a 300 foot drop to the rio grande which means it is 300 feet up. >> the sheriff and others here call these cliffs god's wall which lines the river throughout most of terrell county, which is why the sheriff has thought that the concept of a continuous border wall made little sense. other parts of the county are level as the rio grande runs through heavy brush. >> in a flat area like this where it easier to cross the river, if you use the money for the wall or money or technology? >> i wouldn't use it for a wall. i would use it for people and technology, and better spent on the technology. >> and every dime he says should be spent on law enforcement and technology. terrell county has a small population about 2400 square miles. the sheriff only has four deputies. and very few border patrol agents. most of the time, it's only cows observing migrants swimming across the rio grand

it's likely that he will go visit somewhere in the rio grande sector of texas. that's an area where physical barriers, there are some south of mcallen, texas. just above reynosa, the mexican city there. but they are very small, just a few miles of steel barricade. it's not an area where a big, tall fence would really work because there is a lot of private landowners who are against the rio grande. they won't want a wall built there on their property, to cut them off from access to the river. the president making more clear in a letter to the appropriations committee chairman in the senate, richard shelby, exactly what he's looking for. the president asking in the letter for "a request for $5.7 billion for construction of a steel barrier for the southwest border, a physical barrier wall creates an enduring capability that helps field personnel stop, slow down, and/or contain the illegal entries. the requested fund construction of a total of approximately 234 miles of new physical barrier." last friday and over the weekend, as you mentioned, the president threaten

i was in an area near the rio grande valley sector patrolled by border patrol.ources are slim so they have them scattered throughout the area. it's a heavy sector, heavy traffic flows. i was sitting on private property of a texan who owns land near the rio grande valley. across the board here come two men crossing the rio grande river coming up through. i went up to them and was speaking to them in spanish. they had no idea what i was saying. i realize they do not speak spanish. i asked if they spoke english and they settle little. i asked where they were from. they were from bangladesh. these two men were trafficked all the way from bangladesh, through dubai, through brazil with special-interest aliens. the reason dhs qualifies them as that and it was qualified under the obama administration come is because bangladesh had issues with al qaeda and islamic state. within 15 minutes of me sitting there in a desolate area, two men from bangladesh across the border. they're talking to me. no identifiers, no backpacks, they're coming to turn themselves in. >> you been

's rio grande ol valley sector. who is from the sector? do you have any specific guys here and ladies? quite a few. are you tougher than the rest? i don't know. maybe. but i heard special -- there you are. how are you? come here a minute. come here. [applause] fantastic. i have heard so much about all of you. we're going to spend a little time in a little while together. i don't know if we're walking or flying. either one is ok with me. we'll see a lot. but thank you for being here. in a few moments the american people will hear directly from our frontline border agents about the tremendous flood of illegal immigration, drug trafficking, human trafficking, a phenomena that has been going on for a thousand years or more and that you think was something that modern society wouldn't have, and hate to tell you that because of the internet it's worse than ever before. human trafficking. a horrible thing. it's a a world problem. not a u.s. problem only. and they come across the border and it's a bad thing. and they drive. they just go where ther

we need a wall to keep the violence out, particularly in the rio grande valley where about half of the people who came in last year were illegal. >> ed: the last question, legal standing, there's a question about whether there will be a legal challenge to the president of declaring a national emergency moving forward with army corps of engineers funds, and the legal standing, the people who are landowners in your state who are saying, as you just heard, we don't want a wall built, i won't sell my property for $1 trillion. what do you say to citizens of your state of texas who say, don't build the wall on my land? >> first of all we had land owners who want to the wall -- you are always going to find people against eminent domain, whether you are building a road -- anytime the government tries to take land someone is going to say, you can't take my land. we will offer a fair price and if it goes to court, it goes to court. we are already ready to build a 22 miles in february, and those have already been taken care of. you are always going to have someone to object to that, but we will w

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it happens to be in rio grande river. mexico on one side and the united states on the other. it's a hotbed of activity, with smugglers using that river to bring drugs and people into the homeland. the president will be briefed by agents on the ground over there on that portion of the river, where he will see the situation on the ground and the unique challenges that this region poses. in terms of constructing some kind of a barrier. because of the waterway. mr. trump did touch sown here in mcallen, about quarter to 12:00 central time. u.s. senators, ted cruz and cornin were accompanying him. the river will be a final stop. and we do expect the to -- the president to make some remarks. then it will be back to the airport. and air force one scheduled to depart this afternoon. i have to say the reaction to the president's visit and his wall has been mixed. really considered the epicenter of the whole issue that seems to be dividing the country right now. the mayor of mcallen says that the community seems to be split down the middle. about 50% or so, say that they support the wal

all star temper the police have to intervene meanwhile president lamb was given a tour along the rio grande day where he talked to border patrol agents using this trip to bolster his argument for his signature complaint promise that what they need more than anything is the barrier the wall color whatever you want whether it's steel and concrete you don't care we need a barrier in macallan trump once again threatens to invoke emergency powers to build the wall without congressional approval but many in the rio grande a valley does agree they don't see a reason to declare a national emergency here most people we talked to at the protest told us that there is no crisis that they feel safe they accuse the president called stoking fear in their community and even some of the time supporters say they do for tighten security but they don't believe that the world is going to fold so much. brenda kennedy has lived in the kalam for twelve years she says she's proud of her community. this is the safest place i've ever lived in my life so this whole idea that there's been you know victims coming over i

and that is just north of the banks of the rio grand. so if is pretty parallel to the way the river run ss andon federal land. but if you go down river in brownsville and hidalgo county,t for example, af this wall that is currently there is half a mile, even a mile north of the river so it cuts right across private land. youne side they say hey, know what, i'm sick of these people going through my prief v and land, tsing through my farmland. i like the security that theha fenc. and some of them the border wall. but they are outflmed by a lot of folks that think the walls a symbol of, you know, intolerance and hate as we heard several times before. you think some people say is a waste of time, they support border patrol, they want to see more men anwomen on the ground, more technology. and you have the environmentalists who say look, th will disrupt the water flows, wildlife. i say on the whole from what i saw, most peple were against t but still against, be care, there were a lot of people thatt were f president and his agenda. >> sreeni

between mexico and the united states and that is why the trumpet ministration has selected the rio grande valley of texas as its number one priority for new wall construction but if you talk to a lot of the people who live here many say that there is no crisis at the border here and there's nothing wrong with the status quo and in fact they want no more wall. this land has been in the florists family for two hundred years it's were mere to florida street all grew up on a ranch tucked in the bends of the rio grande but soon the land may be sheared in half bisected by the border wall planned to be built here it makes me cry because it looks so pretty it's very peaceful the government is now waiting for the signatures of private landowners agreeing to sell this land for less than six thousand dollars a hector i haven't signed no i don't want to get paid by signed that giving me away the family says there is no safety threat here no crisis of migrants overrunning the border as president trump claims living close to the border with no wall federating where you are in mexico do you feel unsafe

/mexico border along the rio grande river. he's scheduled to receive a security briefing this hour as the government partial shutdown is in its 20th day. the commander in chief upping the stakes for congress before embarking on this trip, saying he might just have to declare a national emergency to help get money to fund his promised wall. blake burman is standing by live at the white house. blake, the president just moments ago participated in a roundtable on border security after this pretty fiery comment he made this morning. so the question is, how close are we to seeing a national emergency declaration? reporter: well, look, president trump said earlier today that his attorneys have told him that he has the 100% ability to do it. the president says that the united states has the funds to do it, that there are several mechanisms from which that money can come from. he didn't get necessarily specific as to where but the president believes that he is absolutely able to do it, it is within his right. however, the president al

the border patrols, rio grande valley sector, who is from the sector?u have any specific guys here, and ladies? quite a few. are you tougher than the rest, are you tougher than the rest? i don't know, maybe. but i heard special -- there they are, how are you. come on over here, come here a minute, come here. [applause] that's fantastic. i've heard so much about all of you, we're going to spend a little time in a while together. i don't know if we're walking or flying. but either one is okay with me, we'll see a lot. thank you for being here. in a few moments, the american people will hear directly from our front line border agents about the tremendous flood of illegal immigration, drug trafficking, human trafficking, phenomena that has been going on for a thousand years or more and that you think was something that modern society wouldn't have. halt to tell you that because of the internet it's worse than ever before. hate to tell you. human trafficking, a horrible thing. much of it, it's a world problem, in the a u.s. problem only. they come across the

it's a rio grande valley to laredo, anything to and from is houston and beyond. and so even in my jurisdiction, we have apprehended a child trafficking case in that area. we have taken on cases with slavery of the human being. but it's still all about law and order, mr. president. what we're seeing is you have to shore up, you have to pursue the initiative you have led. i have been in forums like this with other presidents and they listened but you are the very first president, even your candidacy, to support local, state, and federal agencies. and i admire you for that and i appreciate you for that but understand it's multidimensional. yes, it's the border. as we told our fellow this was on the border, look -- sheriffs on the border, look, if we can help you fix your problem, that's going to help us. and every day my deputies, along with sheriff loudeback, because we are adjacent with each other, are in pursuit of transnational criminal activity. but i want to -- comment one more thing and move on. appreciate you taking ondcp, putting it back on the cabinet leve

take a look at how customs and border protection is advertising what they call rgv 3, that's rio grande's a lot of wall going in and it's going to start next month. how does the u.s. government actually seize land? take a look. we've got the court documents. the u.s. government says this church's land is going to be condemned and seized. but lawrence, there will be holes in this wall for all of the obvious reasons. and unless a judge steps in, this church will likely end up on the mexico side of the border wall. bells before dawn, praying before the light in la lomita chapel, built in 1899. the government wants to seize this frontier land for its wall. >> what does it mean to be a priest at a small historic chapel along the rio grande river? >> it's sweet. it is sweet. >> does it feel like a frontier? >> well, it keeps us in touch with the frontier, i guess. >> reporter: this tiny chapel is at the heart of the trump administration's bid to potentially seize land, securing the border in this section of texas. when you look at that map, on paper it makes sense. put the wall along the leve

host: one significance i went to put on the screen a map of the rio grande river and this map you seehere is not-- the rio grande starts in colorado and comes down through new mexico, but that's the borderline and when you see that maps in your own experiences, what do you think? guest: you know, i spent a lot of time looking at this map and thinking about this map. when i was thinking more abstractly about the book in the title really comes from thinking about this map and thinking about the way that the line is drawn across the landscape. when i was thinking about the title, i was thinking about what borders we accept as natural, mountain range, river, something in a way that we sort of accept and what sort of boundaries are unnatural and growing up in arizona, and the seeing all these places where the line sort of just etched across the landscape as a very visible way in a very unnatural way i wanted to sort of speak to that tension with the title and i became interested in-- and hyper focused on this point outside of el paso, where the line that is drawn across the desert meets th

. >> reporter: he works directly with migrants seeking asilem in the rio grand valley.e says it's the trump administration's policies making things worse. >> all the sudden they started taking babies from their parents. it was manufactured by the government. >> reporter: martin duarte is one of the faces of that crisis. we met him across the border in mexico can. . >> reporter: during president trump's visit to the border last thursday he met with law enforcement agents and community leaders. sister was in the room. she runs the catholic charities where migrants go after their initial claims are processed. >> critics will say people are exploiting the asylum requests. >> when your life is in dangerer and you fear for your life, nobody can exploit anything. they're actually just searching for an opportunity for life. >> reporter: and waiting for the >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> so today is day 24 of the partial government shutdown. most americans may not be feeling the effects. but there's about 800,000 government workers who aren't getting paid. it's a diff

>> liz: nancy pelosi same to henry's bill, the levee walls of along the rio grande, she is saying yeswants to run as an independent. in usa today ran an op-ed that said, elizabeth warren, alexandria ocasio-cortez, your tax policies there might not be a silicon valley under them. what's your take? >> a generation of go, ronald reagan said he did not leave the democratic party, the democratic party left him. i know how or chills, i admire him, the reality is, the democratic party has now left a mainstream liberal democrat simply because he is pro-business. i think that doesn't bode well for the democratic party when someone was absolutely had mainstream democrat just because he believes in the private sector and the prosperity he helped create, is unacceptable to a party. that means the democratic party is leaving those kinds of democrats. >> liz: interesting analysis. that's why we love having you on, sir. great to see you, sir. come back soon. thank you for having us in your home. lou dobbs is next right here on the foxbusiness network. have a good evening. >> lou: good evening everyo

y de esta forma el presidente liderÓberas del rÍo grande.na. 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 arizona con mÉxico hay un rechazo casi unÁnime al muro. pobladores de varias unidades aseguran que el muro afectarÍa enormemente la sÓlida relación comercial en ambos lados de la frontera. de una clientela que cruza desde mÉxico. trump para su visita a texas han provocado rechazo. >> es un engaÑo, nada mÁs del presidente y un capricho que tiene. >> alcaldes de ciudades fronterizas han dicho que la construcciÓn del muro afectarÍa a sus ciudades. perderÍan miles de dÓlares porque su clientela viene de mÉxico. y es que en l

we need a wall to keep the violence out particularly in the rio grande valley. >> last question. legal standing. the question whether there will be a legal challenge to declaring a national emergency and moving forward as getting the army corps of engineers, legal standing, people who are landowners, we don't want a wall built, i won't so my property for trillion dollars. what do you say to citizens of texas who say don't build a wall on my land? >> we had people who are landowners who want the wall. you will always find someone against eminent domain with you are building a road. anytime government tries to take land someone says you can't stick my land. we will offer a fair price and if it goes to court it goes to court but we have 1200 miles, we are ready to build 22 mile starting in february and those who have already been taken care of, you always have someone to object but we will win in that case as well and this thing, a national emergency, 25, 30 million people here illegally, this is a national emergency, the president is right, the majority supporting him. >> very dire

i have gone up to the rio grande and on the rio grande several times. i've seen it at its fullest and i've seen it at its most narrow. i've seen tunnels. i've seen the san diego wall, if you will. i have seen the steel fencing. i have spoken to border patrol agents alongside of the border. the tragedy of young felipe who passed away, i went to the part where he walked up with his father and they presented themselves to the border patrol. and my colleagues, including the gentle chairlady, have likewise walked with me or been to the border many, many times. they have solutions. and so regular order now seems to be a straw man. we are placing on the floor of the house a bill that will open the government until february 28, but it will fund homeland security. may i say those words again? homeland security. we are sitting here today and we are not considering that our homeland security department, one of the largest, i believe, second to defense, rightly so because it's homeland security, which i had the privilege of serving since the heinous terrorist act o