negotiators were optimistic they could reach an agreement by tomorrow. hopes are dwindling. white house acting chief of staff and budget chief mick mulvaney says the president is ready to act unilaterally if he doesn t get a deal he likes. we cannot definitively rule out a government shutdown end of this weernlgts whether or not he gets $1.6 billion or $2.5 billion or $5.7 billion he s going to do whatever he legally can to support that border. is declaring national emergency still on the table or persuaded by fellow republicans, let s not go that route. it s absolutely on the table. not a precedent. this is the law. and a republican lawmakers close to donald trump says it is likely the president will declare a national emergency to bypass congress and therefore build a border wall. i do expect the president to take some kind of executive action, a national emergency is certainly part of that.
now it s important to remember that this is a high-security event, and that is the rationale that nancy pelosi uses in her letter. she s trying to say to the president, look, you have members of the cabinet here. you have members of the supreme court and you also have the entire congress and the vice president sitting in one room. that is a high-security event. she says unless that government shutdown end and furloughed workers are getting paid it s not worth having the public address because the optics here could look tough for the president of the united states and congress as they both have failed to come to the agreement on how to end this government shutdown, john? another wrinkle. day 26. still no signs of tangible progress for people missing paychecks. coast guard missing first paycheck. cnn s dana bash, michael bender with the wall street journal, carl holtz of the new york times and m.j. lee. security, secret service, other security officers not getting
you know, it s thanksgiving for folks that can t afford to feed themselves. people are having to choose whether or not they can afford payments for therapy for their kids who need help. this is not some sort of benefit. you know, it s amazing to me the lack of perspective. it is a whole other issue. how does this end? how does this government shutdown end? i have been saying i think it ends when republican senators buckle. i do think there s increasing pressure. i have heard this from behind the scenes why you close them down just for the sake of this dispute on the wall. fine, you have your fight about the wall. that s what legislate ifr fights are about and the appropriations process. it could be open epa and irs and
when everybody comes back to town we ll vote on it. any chance of that happening? i really don t see it, willie. in this political environment i suppose anything could happen. however, in a lame duck session of congress when there s not teen will to do the simple thing of extending tax cuts for individuals that were already passed, don t forget those corporate tax cuts are permanent just the individual ones. we re looking at a lame duck session instead at a fight probably over the president s border wall money. they punted that potential government shutdown end of september until december 7th. you know, especially if there s a change in the makeup of who actually will control the chambers. honestly, forget it. are you telling me my big middle class tax cut that i m cutting on that congress can t do what they always do and phone it in, they can t do that? reporter: no. no. sorry, mike.
texas. thank you, karen. appreciate that. more snow, just what these skiers want to hear. colorado skiers couldn t wait to take their first run. congratulations to them. good day. five questions for the day. is america going to default on its debts? i wish we could say no, but as of now, i can t say that np number two, will the partial government shutdown end? same answer as number one. number three, is it time for dennis rodman to go back to north korea? north korean government warned of all-out war on the korean peninsula. sounds like basketball diplomacy is fading fast. number four, for four teams left in the baseball playoffs, who will play in the world series? he well know for sure a week from tonight. is the week-and is this the week google crosses the privacy line? google plus, they may see their