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It appears as if the president was on the telephone with the president of turkey who said hey, ive got this. and r all the pv-- and the presp decided to withdraw troops. theres no evidence that he understands the ramifications. identify lot of questions. number one, if you say that isis is defeated, whats the criteria you base it on. number two given the work thats gone into having our partners pay for many of the essential services that go to the towns and cities in syria that have been reaped ...

Win. as of right now, we do not have that certainty. we dont just not have that certainty on nafta either. >> what about just the big knew out of washington. weve got this shutdown. does that have any impact on the overall economy? >> that has a relatively minor impact on the economy longer term. fact of the matter is upwards of 80% of the government operations will be funded throughout the shutdown. essential services are open. all the entitlement programs are still in place. speaks to some of ...

And clearly he is eager to do that. he talked quite a bit about how he has canceled his air force one flight down there. meanwhile, melania trump, the first lady, and the presidents son are still heading to florida to spend the christmas break at mar-a-lago. >> thank you very much. so more than just the back and forth between politicians, what is really at stake during this shutdown? at least 420,000 federal workers are expected to work without pay until lawmakers make a deal. 380,000 employee...

Look at the numbers. talking 420,000 federal employees would work without pay, very difficult in this holiday season. 380,000 put on leave without pay. essential services would, however, continue. youre looking at u.s. customs, border patrol, tsa agents, those that have to be at work, considered a critical job. also, those jobs and departments impacted at justice, homeland security, state and hud. i talked to steny hoyer this morning who said he is hopeful that there will be a deal perhaps soone...

So this could go on potentially for days. phil mattingly, cnn, capitol hill. >> he said 25% of the government shut down. so lets break it down. what is at stake during a shutdown? at least 420,000 employees will be expected to work without pay until lawmakers make a deal. about 380,000 employees will be placed on furlough as we head into the holiday. essential services like social security will still get funded. and the mail will be delivered. federal employees who keep people safe like the mili...

Visible change because a whole lot of the government is already funded. weve already passed five of the 12 bills, and theyve been signed by the president. and then you have the essential services on top of that. so i very much think the president may well just say, im going to leave it like this until the new congress comes in. the new congress will then send him a bill unlike now, because the house refused to take up the bill and send it. send him a bill on his desk, and hell have to decide whe...

Today, melania trump and barron trump are in florida. theyre keeping plans to spend christmas pat mar-a-lago. its quiet here at the white house. theres no sense of urgency or staff running around trying to make this happen. it seems that the shutdown is here and here to stay until we get a little bit more clarity about what sprupresident trump willing to accept in terms it was a compromise on the hill. >> thank you very much. so beyond the politicians, what and who is at stake here during the ...

New applicants. the checks will go out, but the cards may not get done. new applications for medicare or veterans benefits. theres a host of things. but i dont think youll see a visible change because a whole lot of the government is already funded. weve already passed five of the 12 bills, and theyve been signed by the president. and then you have the essential services on top of that. so i very much think the president may well just say, im going to leave it like this until the new congress co...

Aides arent saying what level president trump will accept. he is facing enormous amount of pressure from his base, from conservatives on the right that say mr. president, stick it out. meanwhile, he has been quiet. instead, trying to reshape, reframe the blame game for the shutdown, saying this is the democrats fault. where is the compromise going to come, when will he say where he stands on these key issues. >> thank you so much. whats at stake during a shutdown? at least 420,000 federal empl...

Senators are expected to return to the capital in the coming hours to continue their talks. well, lets dive deeper into the facts surrounding the partial shutdown. 420,000 employees will be expected to work without pay until lawmakers make a deal. about 380,000 employees will be placed on furrlough as we head into the holidays. >> essential services like social security will continue to be funded, the mail will continue to be delivered, federal employees that keep people safe like military, la...