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There was tsa agents calling in sick. things were falling apart, things were breaking. and there was a republican revolt that has been in slow motion for days that picked up a lot of steam last night. trump didnt have anywhere to go and he was told he didnt have anywhere to go. he was told that by erin in the white house. he was starting to hear it from his friends and cronies. >> and this is a gigantic opening shot victory for nancy pelosi. it was a starring contest, who is in charge of this re...

Like yourself say the shutdown is necessary for the security of the country. but youre seeing the effects of the shutdown here. you have fbi agents saying investigations are being put on hold. you have tsa agents calling in sick because they cant pay their expenses, theyre holding down two jobs. you have air traffic controllers holding down two jobs just to pay the bills. you have to coast guard going out to sea with their sailors unpaid. in your view is it worth damaging security in other areas...

Anxiety and frustration and holding their leaders now accountable that there is going to be more and more of this type of activity on the hill. >> definitely a lot of anxiety across the board. suzanne malveaux, thank you. president trump makes this very simply. it will stop crime and it will stop drugs and it will stop human trafficking and he has shown that hes willing to shut down the government to get it, but the irony is thick considering that the shutdown is actually making america less saf...

Work without paychecks begin seriously interfering with the paychecks of every day americans. yesterdays tsa unscheduled absent rate was 3.7%. today its 4%, almost double. some have been experiencing a much longer wait time of tsa agents calling in sick. the national vice president for the federation of government employees, one of the largest unions for federal workers. phil, are we seeing the beginning of the blue flu? >> reporter: im not sure its an ork stated blue flu. our union wouldnt abdi...

President trump has scheduled a trip to the southern border on thursday with the full expectation and probably the desire that the shutdown is still a shutdown, but the big problem looming for president trump and republicans in congress if they do set a record with this shutdown is that 800,000 federal workers will miss their first payday on friday. federal workers get their paychecks twice a month and friday is their first payday of the shutdown. in government shutdowns, nonessential workers ar...

Shutdown. president trump has scheduled a trip to the southern border on thursday with the full expectation and probably the desire that the shutdown is still a shutdown, but the big problem looming for president trump and republicans in congress if they do set a record with this shutdown is that 800,000 federal workers will miss their first payday on friday. federal workers get their paychecks twice a month and friday is their first payday of the shutdown. in government shutdowns, nonessential ...

Work with this president. this president needs to take the border conversation out of this deal, accept the bill that was just introduced, approve it. lets have a civil conversation about this wall. but do not put this on the backs of democrats and american people. for two weeks who are not working. i think therein lies what you guys are missing. >> we heard federal workers say theyre being used as pawns. >> theyre not pawns. i dont think anybodys accusing them of leverage. >> government opened,...

African-americans. pete: its a tap dance she cant win. when you in the middle of identity politics some identity is going to be offended. ed: only had the job two or three days. it will get interesting. the president refusing to back down on the fight for our southern border. >> we wont be opening until it is solved. we think this is a much bigger problem. the border is a much bigger problem and dangerous problem. its a problem of national security. ed: up next an angel mom whose son was tragica...