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>> happy to. >> do you think the government is going to shut down? >> well see. i mean, the house passed a bill thats over in the senate. well see what the move is here on the senate side over the course of the next couple hours. but being able to answer that question, maybe a couple hours from now, i could give you a more concrete answer. i dont know what the next move is going to be. >> what you say is maybe the most important statement, it is that tenuous of a situation, its changing really m...

Without pay. the agriculture dp, some parks services and parks would close. and related to that, santa and his lambas will still visit on christmas eve. so not overwhelming impact from an entire shutdown of the government but still enough that people could see it, pam. >> of course it is the holidays. tom foreman, thank you very much. were hearing senators mcconnell and schumer are meeting to find a way out of of this shut down. what are you hearing, ryan? >> reporter: there appears to be some m...

That senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer are expected to come to the senate floor any moment. phil mattingly on capitol hill. phil, what are mcconnell, the republican leader and schumer, the democratic leader, discussing? >> behind me, vice president mike pence, jared kushner, mick mulvaney, walking from the house side back to the senate side in the midst of their shuttle diplomacy, and discussions about finding a procedural path forward. this is not a deal on substance that...

Majority lead aarer mitch mccon had to said and what minority lead are schumer said moments ago. >> president trump, you will not get the wall. youre not getting the wall today, next week or on january 3rd when democrats take control of the house. >> lets advance this legislation, mr. president, lets pass it and fin ush oish work for this year. lets secure our country. >> thats the 30,000 foot level. lets take it more to the weeds. as it stands, the united states senate is having a procedural vo...

Do they leave out how to deal with the presidents demand for $5 billion in funding for his border wall, or do they suggest that there is a middle ground somewhere between what the president has been asking and what the democrats put up initially, $1.3 billion. or what was agreed on a bipartisan basis, $1.6 billion. far short from the $5 billion the president is demanding. do they get into any of these details or simply discuss a process of moving forward and trying to get to a deal ultimately on...

A government shutdown. trump says the democrats now own the shutdown but that is a different take that we heard several years ago. take a listen. >> they talk about the government shutdown. theyre going to be talking about the president of the united states. who was the president at that time? theyre not going to be talking about who the head of the house, the senate, who is running things in washington. theyre going to be talking about one person. i think the pressure is on the president. >> tw...

Senators, he did not say that what he would ultimately endorse below that $5 billion number, something that will not get the support within the united states senate and at a closed-door lunch meeting im told that republican senator after republican senator laid out options. but they said they wanted to hear from the president exactly what he would get behind to avoid a shutdown right before christmas. but, wolf, at this late hour perhaps theres a way forward with schumer and mcconnell expected t...

>> dana: let me stop you there because senator cruz is at the microphone. >> -- irresponsible thing to do, but its a decision for schumer. >> you didnt have 51 people to get the procedural vote to move the vote to the floor so how are you expecting to get 60 votes on this if it does reach the floor? >> listen, the president said if chuck shumer and the democrats adopt an extreme line, if theyre not willing to give a penny for border security, then schumer will go forward and shut the government ...

Time, as you talked about yesterday, they got their checks this week. there is a holiday coming up, so there is some buffer room there. but its still very serious. tom rogan, kevin terry writer of the "washington examiner" for an mollie hemingway, senior editor at the federalist, david kenned kennedy. they left as both open today because republicans didnt have the votes. they make a vote, now they are talking. we just dont know if where thats going to go. >> somethings going to give. they can ei...

The republicans have been in control for two years. why havent they passed -- >> tucker: you dont need to ask me that. >> they like to tell the viewers and the voters they are for. >> tucker: i think paul ryan would like to leverage the enthusiasm and the donations of ordinary republicans to win, and then subvert their will on behalf of his donors. >> youre being honest.nd >> tucker: i dont work for anybody. >> lets talk about good faith on the democrats part, which is what you asked about. i th...