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In congress, they reached a deal to avoid a shutdown back in december. the president blew it up the last minute which was why there was the longest in history of 35 days shutdown. until it actually happens, i am going to remain a little bit skeptical that president trump is going to go for something that can so easily be portrayed as a defeat for him. it is as you pointed out, less of a deal in terms of funding for his border priority and the deal that he previously rejected. this comes after th...

Hannity on fox calling into question of the deal wondering any republicans would vote for it. in congress, they reached a deal to avoid a shutdown back in december. the president blew it up the last minute which was why there was the longest in history of 35 days shutdown. until it actually happens, i am going to remain a little bit skeptical that president trump is going to go for something that can so easily be portrayed as a defeat for him. it is as you pointed out, less of a deal in terms of...

Furloughed. imported food inspections are not interrupted, right? but their domestic food inspections have taken a hit. theyll try to call back the inspectors without pay. joining us here is dr. margaret hamburg who knows a thing or two of this. served as fda director during the obama administration. you were commissioner during a shutdown back in 2013. so you know this. you have a level of expertise few people do. put into realistic terms here, what is the level of risk or not here when it come...

The shutdowns are always very difficult. and frankly, i know the presidents going to speak tonight. if i were there advising him, id say give us some way out. and as far as the democrats, they need to figure out how they can they can give a little bit and how they can still have a win. i was involved in a shutdown back in 95, 96. we got to a balanced budget. what it gets down to is both sides really want to reach an agreement, or do they want to keep fighting? >> but governor, isnt the issue the...

Hold the line. >> harris: but you need more democrats. >> lisa: that was the problem with the schumer shutdown back in january. they did this have election coming up, you had vulnerable senators who didnt want to do with it. they just wanted to pass something. they were worried about reelection. i think you will have some republicans having the same outlook, looking at 2020. nancy pelosi is saying that a wall is immoral, its intellectually dishonest. its ridiculous. democrats voted for a fence i...

Tear gas at migrants, including the mother who spoke with nbc news about shielding her kids. are you comfortable tear gassing children? >> as you know, they had to use because they were being rushed by some very tough people and they used tear gas. heres the bottom line. nobodys coming into our country unless they come in legally. >> reporter: president trump suggests he might close the southern border for good if mexico doesnt disburse the group of gathering migrants, a controversial and unlike...

once it was hijacked? and the federal government fails us time and time again. lets go, "outfront." im "erin burnett." countdown to shutdown. 28 hours to go. feel like deja vu? me too. i feel like bill murray in "the ground hog day." ♪ put your hand in mine >> the government is due to shut down tomorrow. ♪ then put your little hand in mine ♪ >> were now less than 30 hours away from the government shutting down. ♪ >> only this isnt "ground hog day." this is our reality. this...

So i think one of the problems that democrats have is they really havent put out anything like a unified argument on this. and i dont know if theyre ready to do it. >> david, john boehner, the point you make seems right to me, that hes not like newt was hankering for a shutdown back in 1995. the michelle bachmann factoid you mentioned is fascinating and how are they going to work this out internally? youre privy to all these secret conversations. >> i hardly am. but we have spend a lot of time c...

At is a possible federal government shutdown. when washington reaches the ultimate stalemate. it has real implications for millions of americans. tom foreman is here with more. how much of this is being fueled by echoes of the global economic crisis? >> a lot of it in the sense of the actual money involved here. we have real money problems all over the country. federal government, state governments. but whats happening now when we talk about the deadline two weeks from now is also a political pr...