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Federal workers not digging in as all. we begin with john at the white house. >> reporter: i should point out vice president, secretary homeland security, acting omb director just completed one hour pen and pad briefing with reports on where we are in terms of the government shutdown and fight over border security. vice president saying day after christmas, the white house made what he called a good faith offer to democrats to say listen, well take $2.5 billion for the wall as part of border sec...

For us it doesnt bother what they want to call it they can call it a wall a levy wall. steel barriers that doesnt matter to border p patrol agents. we need a barrier so we can protect our country and keep our people safe and border patrol agents safe as well. ainsley: i know there is 16 different sectors and each sector was asked to present recommendations to the president and his team on how to move forward. did all 16 recommend the wall? >> yes. the majority of the sectors did recommend some t...

Border security package. but the wall and the wall that the president -- that the president wants has become this moral issue for the democratic party. they see it as a sign of something that america just shouldnt be. so theyre not willing to fund that part of what the president is calling for. and the two, while in dollar sense and budget sense may not be too far apart, if you look at the broader -- sheer size of the federal budget, the president is not willing to budge from the $5.6 billion th...

Now, despite that tweet, and several other, blaming democrats for the shutdown, incoming acting chief of staff, budget director mick mulvaney says congressional democrats havent actually been invited to the white house for further talks. mulvaney says the white house is waiting on a counter-offer for democrat, because recall last week, vice president mike pence went to capitol hill, and offered support for a border security package, plus wall funding worth about $2.5 billion, an offer that democ...

Border security package that included funding for the wall. democrats had rejected that number. the white house is increasingly pointing the finger at pelosi for dragging on this shutdown, claiming that her upcoming speakers race has limited her ability to negotiate with this administration, to strike a deal that could reopen the government. but, ryan, there appears to be no end in sight for this shutdown as both sides remain entrenched and there doesnt appear to be any kind of deal that funds t...

Team. he wasnt negotiating with us. we were there engaged in -- >> so how do you move the ball forward? >> look, we were there to discuss what we need to do to ensure that we protect the american people who want rising wages and safe streets. that is a very worthy reason to get together. we were building a strategy to get border security outcomes that the president ran onment i think there are senate democrats who are interested in solutions like the bridge act, like tps, who might be willing to...

Strategy discussion. look, we were there to discuss what we need to do to ensure that we protect the american people who want rising wages and safe streets. that is a very worthy reason to get together. we were building a strat bring to get border security outcomes that the president ran on. some senate democrats are interested in issues like the bridge@act, tps, who might be willing to come on board with a robust border security package, with a physical barrier, wall, whatever you want to call ...

And says that must be for the construction of a physical barrier along the southern border and not general border security and senate democrats are signaling theyre not willing to give the president any money for construction of a wall but might be willing to support a border security package. mike pence, in a meeting with senate minority leader chuck schumer offered support for $2.5 billion border security package if it included funding for the wall. schumer rejected that approach, so it seems ...

Lying to you like everyone else has, more agents, surveillance, drones, thats all fine but without a physical barrier, not a fence, a real wall, all those other things could be taken away or not as effective. thats whats being litigated right now. if you dont get that money up front, you lose this debate. griff: and youve been writing to us here. heres some of our viewers saying -- lets see. this is a twitter to us. "yep, im old enough to remember that deal. we gave full amnesty to three million...

Daca, the dreamers, with a border security package. theres a foundational amount of work done there, but i think what were looking at is a number negotiation, and border security. >> we have about five minutes left and i want to get to a number before that time is sup. we have other issues to talk about, but do you two have an agreement. are you on the same page on something you would both vote yes on today? >> the answer is yes. theres a number. that number associated with the approp appropriat...