testimony next month before he goes to prison. this comes a day after cohen pulled out of the a february appearance before the house oversight committee citing threats to his family by president trump. this hour, i will talk with angus king and our co correspondents an analysts are standing by. first, live to capitol hill with manu raju. also, white house, caitlyn kin collins is covering the talks. we heard from the president on his search for a compromise. update our viewers on the latest. >> reporter: the president is now saying he is open to a deal if senator chuck schumer and senator mitch mcconnell can reach one, but only if it's reasonable. that comes after his press secretary issued a statement they would agree to a three-week short-term reopening of the government.