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Trump is 'edging closer' to declaring a national emergency

On day 31 of the partial government shutdown, the only deal on the table is the one President Trump proposed Saturday, which would provide temporary protection for DACA recipients in exchange for $5.7 billion for a border wall. Democrats immediately rejected the plan, but Sen. Mitch McConnell is expected to bring it to a vote. Judy Woodruff talks to Yamiche Alcindor for more.