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Not include new funding for his border wall saying a partial shutdown will happen if democrats dont approve a house bill that includes those funds. lets bring in ohio congressman jim jordan. he voted for that bill last night. you did get it out of the house, congressman. does not appear that the senate is inclined to vote to approve. what happens now? >> well, jon, youre right. remember just a week ago nancy pelosi sat in the oval office and said there arent the votes in the house to pass this. ...

Money through through the senat night and senators in the back of the chamber singing christmas carols. it was kind of a joyous occasion. everything changed this morning. has republicans aside, lets go to the mat and fight and president trump so much house speaker paul ryan to the white house and he threatened a veto. so by midafternoon, what was in place was an interim spending bill to fund the government through early february, and also include $5 billion in border wall funding. they passed th...

Morning. carley: lets begin with this. the house passing a spending bill with $6 billion for donald trumps border wall. the senate must come up with a bipartisan agreement before the government runs out of money and midnight. todd: griff jenkins live in washington, we get closer to a government shutdown. >> reporter: getting very interesting. 19 hours and counting. a different picture than yesterday when it seemed the senate had the problem solved. the spending bill delivers full funding for a b...

Government shutdown. >> i dont think its a wise or necessary outcome. the federal government, the presidents administration hasnt yet spent the $1.3 billion we appropriated for border security last year. this is a fight more over the message and the president trying to fulfill a campaign promise rather than substance. >> the vote in the house was 217 to 185 with 31 members not voting. it would provide money for the border wall and disaster relief for wildfires and hurricanes. the leader responsi...

24 hours, they were moving the spending bill through the senate last night and you had senators in the back of the chamber singing christmas carols, it was a joyous occasion. house republicans said lets go to the mat and fight and donald trump summoned paul ryan to the white house and threatened to veto. by midafternoon there was an interim spending bill to fund the government through early february and included $5 million and border wall funding. they passed that through the house, 217-185. man...

$700 billion. recently, $716 billion for the military. here we are talking about $5 billion. its a tiny fraction but, unfortunately, they have devoted their lives to making sure it doesnt happen. that wasnt for what should happen, that was for political reasons. we are going to be working very hard to get something passed in the senate. there is a very good chance it wont get past. its up to the democrats. its really the democrat shut down. weve done our thing. when nancy pelosi said "you will n...

Against the president in the oval office a week ago made a prediction. mr. president, you dont have the votes. if you go back in the house. you dont have the votes. not only dont you have the 60 votes in the senate. you dont have the votes in the house to get $5 billion for the wall. remember. this. >> the fact is that legislating, which is what we do. >> right. >> you begin you make your point, you state your case, thats what the house republicans do. if they had the votes. but there are no vot...

>> jon: wow, jennifer griffin at the pentagon. >> julie: another big story this morning. the house passing a short term spending bill. it includes 5.7 billion dollars for president trumps long-promised border wall. the measure is supposed to prevent a partial government shutdown but faces an uncertain uphill battle. its future lies in the balance as it heads to the senate for a vote. the president tweeting this. thank you to our great republican members of congress for your vote to fund border s...

Hours of the republican congress, why now? like two years later? >> you are right, we should havg done it earlier, we should have done it on march with the big spending bill, we told the american people we would. then december, didnt do it, then we said we will do it on december 21st, we did it tonight in the house. just a few minutes ago, it passed, even though last week in the oval office, nancy pelosi said the house cant get the votes to pass a border security wall, funding for a border secur...

Democrats supports. military last year, $700 billion. recently $716 billion for the military. and here we ire talking about billion. a fraction. but unfortunately, theyve devoted their lives to making sure it doesnt happen, and that wasnt for what should happen. that was for political reasons. so we are going to be working very hard to get something passed in the senate. theres a very good chance it wont get passed. it is up to the democrats. so its really the democrats shutdown. we have done ou...