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Know how many days it will go, without a specific deal on daca, the d.r.e.a.m.er issue, will democrats pay a price, a big price, in the november elections? >> the simple stark fact for the president is that he is in the office where the buck stops. he has to lead or get out of the way. he has to stop thinking of it as a good shutdown and the american people will rightly hold him accountable and his party because even though 60 votes are necessary, four of our republican colleagues sided with us ...

It too, that could be the way the senate digs out of the shutdown. you to remember f think make significant changes, anything else other than shorten it, they have to kick it back to the house where they can then vote on the changes if they want to and that is not a guaranty either because they went right up to the last minute as well. julie: i mean, the finger pointing has got to stop. nancy pelosi saying, happy anniversary, mr. president, your wish came true, you want to shut down, the shut do...

Some time. schumer says dealing with the president is like negotiating with jell-o. republicans today said the democrats are 2-year-olds throwing temper tantrums. heres senator schumer part of what he said earlier. >> negotiating with this white house is like negotiating with jell-o. its next to impossible. as soon as you take one step forward, the hard right forces the president three steps back. eric: heres mitch mcconnell in kind of a response. >> the president wouldnt resolve months of ongoi...

Up with a resolution for the dreamers. so why the emphasis this has got to get solved now today? i think that is at the heart of the republican claim that you guys are holding the federal government hostage. >> first of all, finger pointing is not going to solve the problem and theres an awful lot of that going around and i hesitate to do more than what ive done which is finger pointing. but the reality is the daca issue is important, as is the funding for health care centers, i know that there ...

Date is good enough or whether they want to keep the government shut down until the president is willing to negotiate. thats going to be the choice for democratic lawmakers. tonight, as you pointed out, you had four -- lets count four republicans who voted against this measure because mitch mcconnell did it purely for a procedural reason. >> right. >> reporter: if this is good enough for lindsey graham, its probably good enough for jeff flake. those two would likely vote yes to change the date. ...

Negotiate. thats going to be the choice for democratic lawmakers. tonight, as you pointed out, lets count iv republicans who voted against this measure because mitch mcconnell did it purely for procedure reason. if this is good enough for lindsey graham, its probably good enough for jeff flake. those two would likely vote yes to change the date. mike lee and rand paul dont vote for continuing resolutions. theyre going to stay no. the question is this good enough for democrats. well know and get ...

Four republicans who voted against this measure because mitch mcconnell did it purely for procedural reasons. >> right. >> reporter: if this is good enough for lindsey graham, its probably good enough for jeff flake. those two vote likely vote to change the vote on this. mike lee and rand paul, they dont vote for continuing resolutions. theyre going to stay nos. the question is, is this good enough for democrats? well know or start to get a better idea as they trickle off the floor tonight. i do...

D.r.e.a.m.ers. its a big and complicated debate. >> the republicans are in majority control of the house and senate. the republicans are in control of the house of representatives. the repz cublicans are in contr of the white house. >> i understand. its an election year. theyre all political partisans. this is what they have to do. could they wait until 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 to do that and go into a private room and stop pointing fingersnd try to stop this?asking too much in this department? >> i don...

Get that, then i dont know how you get off a shutdown. once youve shut down the government, somebody is going to have to back down and i dont see either side backing down quickly. >> sandra: were looking at the live briefing room right now. a live shot inside. were waiting for mick mulvaney and marc short to step up and explain whats going on and the perspective of the white house at this moment. chris, i feel like pointing out the obvious here. the american people must be frustrated watching th...

The senate and white house are in the center of confusion and finger pointing over the most basic function of government, that is keeping it open. on the eve of a potential government shutdown, president trump places blame on democrats. i really believe that the democrats want a shutdown to get off the subject of the tax cuts because they work so well. >> reporter: never mind republicans are in charge. at the white house and on capitol hill. the president sparked confusion saying the childrens h...