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The government shut down. ainsley: oh my gosh. >> heres what im really concerned about, ainsley. i see chuck schumer on tv and he seems smug, you know, like this is not a big deal. i see him laughing. i see him smiling. i see his staffers in the background and i watch c-span. im a nerd. i get that. i see these things and i think this is serious stuff. ainsley: whats your message to him because in three weeks we could see another shut down and lives could be affected. whats your message to folks ...

The question they have to ask themselves is do they trust mitch mcconnell to follow through on these couple promises he made in order to start debate on daca measures, security related measures before february 8th. i talked to senator flake earlier tonight he said one of the hiccups was whether theyll have to deal with government funding at the time, table a resolution and get back into immigration after that, which would take a lot of time and bring us closer and closer to the march 5th deadlin...

Meant he needed to go back to his caucus and they needed time as a group to decide if they take the deal. the question they have to ask themselves is do they trust mitch mcconnell to follow through on these couple promises he made in order to start debate on daca measures, security related measures before february 8th. i talked to senator flake earlier tonight he said one of the hiccups was whether theyll have to deal with government funding at the time, table a resolution and get back into immi...

The pictures we are getting from the c-span cameras in the chamb chamber, i want to emphasize how it is to see what are normally private negotiations play out in such a public way. we saw that all night on friday night, groups of senators going back and forth. im going to narrate for just a little bit, because we are seeing that mcconnell is looking like hes going to start speaking imminently. mitch mcconnell on the senate floor. we are waiting for him to start making remarks to see if were goin...

Looney tunes bugs bunny, road runny meets c-span to some extent. it happens again and again. and people, as you say, they wanted thing to work. we adjudicated that in 1995. its hard to believe it has been 22 years since that happened, but that was a real question. the newly empowered house majority, the first time the republicans had had the house in 40 years took the issue to the country. the country on one side of its mouth said we really dont want as much government so speaker gingrich and th...

Do you think were getting to a point where we need to see all of this on camera? along c-span? >> look. as a television reporter i would love it. that was a nice moment, and inspiring moment but look, just like business in our world and the worlds of all the people watching us right now, you cant do it with cameras and people watching. sometimes you need to get behind closed doors and hammer things out. it was a feel-good meeting last tuesday but you had the closed-door meeting on thursday where...

Could actually get something done and they could put politics aside and say you know what, the truth is i could live with this if i could have this. where is in politics you have to say theres no way im going to let that happen. >> harris: do you think the camera makes people act better? would we need to do, have everything recorded at this point? does not have everybodys -- >> katie: and make sure theres accountability. when theres accountability for what people say and what their actions are, ...

>> but should it? one good question, should all of this stuff to be televised in a way not just on c-span. do you think he gets fitness points? >> yes. >> on the "fire and fury"? >> i -- >> i love that. >> i dont see, because he forgets things and repeats himself as evidence that there is obviously mental deterioration. i made this point before. ill make it impetuous. he is a bully. he aligns facts in the best of circumstances. but that doesnt make you mentally unfit for the job is. it may make ...

Public? >> we have cameras on c-span in congress, but maybe -- >> but thats not where the deals are made. >> but you know, cornell, that these guys have to cut these deals carefully. >> you do. heres the problem with the came cameras. you are playing to the camera. at some point, you have to be like -- >> no, youre not playing to the camera, youre playing to the american people. >> were on camera, by the way. the roundtable is sticking with us and up next these three will be giving us some scoop...

A chance to live longer. because who wouldnt want...that? ask your doctor about opdivo. thank you to all involved in opdivo clinical trials. now to something a little different. no matter what you think of donald trump, there was an extraordinary development at the white house today. trump meeting with lawmakers from both parties in an open setting about immigration for over 50 minutes with the cameras on. now, we do see certain types of debates play out on camera. c-span began showing the hou...