the edge and staggered parallel to the edge for the entire length of the edge. Each batten bar or stress plate is secured to the roof membrane by inserting mechanical fasteners through the batten bar or stress plate, and the membrane, and into or through the roof deck. Then another membrane is laid on the roof deck. A small portion of the second membrane overlaps the area where the batten bars or stress plates were laid on the first membrane. The overlapping edge area of the second membrane overlaps an area of the first membrane on both sides of the batten bars or line of stress plates. A weld is then applied between the lower first membrane and the upper second membrane on one side of the battenNew bollard-style U.S.-Mexico border fencing is seen next to vehicle barriers in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, March 5, 2019.

President Donald Trump has told his officials to take new measures in a redoubled effort to build his long-promised border wall before the 2020 election — and has assured that he will issue pardons if his aides have to break laws to get the project done, according to The Washington Post.

Current and former officials involved in the project told the newspaper that Trump has directed his aides to seize private land along the U.S.-Mexico border, ignore environmental regulations and quickly approve billions of dollars' worth of construction contracts.

Trump denied the report in a tweet Wednesday, calling the report "another totally Fake story in the Amazon Washington Post." Trump has frequently