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You what, i am proud to shut down the government for border security, chuck. i will take the mantle. i will be the one to shut it down. im not going to blame you for it. the last time you shut it down, it didnt work. >> in his own words there, the president saying hell take full responsibility for the government shut down. we take to you the senate floor. theres patrick leahy. lets hear what hes saying. opioid epidemic, critical infrastructure, rebuild our crumbling roads, bridges and highway. t...

Has quit in protest. mike, to you with the senate being in session, is there any sign of progress over this partial shutdown there on the senate floor? >> well, alex, we did hear from mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer when the senate opened at noon in washington here today, and really weve been through this so many times, alex, as youve outlined. theres sort of a pattern that beau sides fall into. neither side wants to be seen as walking away from the negotiations. chuck schumer said there have ...

Is there anybody out there that believes mexico will pay for this wall? im sure you believe the colorful language used by the former president of mexico and the current president saying thats not happening of this wall. and i think thats part of whats weighing on this president, it might have dawned on him that he was going to go to other agencies o find that money and, hey, once nancy pelosi becomes speaker of the house, i need to down down and s see. >> my executive producer in my ear told me ...

Behind-the-scenes negotiations were going on with mike pence and jared kushner and mick mulvaney, the gavel cannot go down and its clear they do not have the votes to pass $5.7 billion that the president wants for border wall or border slats or whatever the rhetorical device is theyre using at this point is. as i mentioned, chuck schumer was on the senate floor giving his version of whats happening behind closed doors. >> the presidents destructive two-week temper tantrum, demanding the american...

Hes demanding $5 billion for the wall that he promised mexico would pay for it and the democrats are saying, no, drop your demand for a wall. chuck schumer said on the senate floor earlier this morning, its plain and simple, you dont get the government open until you drop your demand for the wall. >> i dont see mexico anywhere in this equation far but, y yamiche, an estimate said the entire wall would cost $20 billion plus. where does this stand in the big pantheon here? >> the president is play...

Million bucks a year which can go towards other projects. the country is pulling coins out of a fountain you know you might have problems. griff, over to you. train for for democrats by high after their series of election wins this week gloating about it. so much and became a "saturday night live" political priceline. >> .message from the democratic national committee. >> tuesday americans went to the polls. >> we dont like what youre doing at all, sir. >> one thing is clear. we are back, baby. ...

Skit because its not just the democratic policy, the personalities bringing down the party. nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, bernie sanders, joe biden. the average age of the face of the democratic party is in their mid-70s and they are all white. they desperately need some new faces. in the midst of people not loving everything trump is doing, they can build a lot of momentum because of the face of their party. griff: the star of this cat obviously, donna brazile, in the news business we know right...

How much confidence do you have that as people go down this rabbit hole that they get to the right place? which is in my view, the disconnection between the incumbent politicians and the people they represent. >> you become the town leader. you find other ways to influence voters. i mean at the end of the day, what the game is. >> at the end of the day though you guys, none of this is going to matter if people wont be willing to run for office. the reason you dont have other choices on the ballo...