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Were working to make things simple, easy and awesome. you know how we like to end the show. no matter what, theres always good news somewhere. for this, we go to port orchard in washington state. unwrapped a gift of an insta pot. the ring slipped off her finger while looking at insta pots in october. two months later, she found it, posted it online and joe ann responded. they connected and the ring was returned on christmas. isnt that great? honesty rules. that wraps up this hour. coming up no...

Father. his father, the governor of michigan, george romney, was that kind of moderate republican that i think many would like to see return. and hopefully -- he doesnt have to run for president, chris. sometimes you can be -- you can lead from behind. >> but look at republicans, they ran out of washington. >> as another guest said a moment ago, 2020 is around the corner. and so this is an important time for them to think about their future. trump is in trouble, and whether or not they want to h...

And number two, that a border wall is the best way to deal with it. on that first point, statistics indicate that there has been an uptick in apprehensions at the southern border. according to border protection, nearly 62,000 people were detained in november, the highest monthly figure since 2017. but there is a bigger issue out there that the president and his legislation rarely talk about. because the majority of people who are in this country illegally didnt sneak across the border or climb o...

Is going to be a split screen washington here for the next two years with both sides weeding out meetings, trying to explain their view of what happened inside. chris? >> and theyre rarely reading the same way. what do democrats expect from this briefing and what are the chances this moves the ball forward at all? >> reporter: chris, this granular detail about this meeting in the situation room as opposed to elsewhere in the white house is kind of important. democrats i was talking to yesterday ...

He said it is not ideal financially to run up the tab on credit cards. thats not the way hes done in the past. thats what they are going to have to discuss. i asked, is there one side you blame more? he said hes not a political person. he doesnt know who to blame. he needs washington to figure it out to get meals and pay the bills. chris. >> thank you so much. coming up, the brother of the american arrested as a spy in russia will be here. does he think the administration is doing enough? tion...

Take. there are very few politicians who will say they dont support border security. everyone is for border security, the wall is the issue. again, to echo what everyone else has said in this panel, in my conversation with house democratic members, they say they believe that they have the upper hand in this. so there is absolutely no urgency on their part or, seemingly, from the president to resolve this. >> there is a new kind of set of players in this, mark, and that is you have 63 new democra...

Didnt you think there was a guy there about to propose? no. >> well, i love it. love you. see ya later on. chris, thank you very much. i am hallie jackson in washington. the shutdown is turning into a situation. that is where president trump is hoping to meet with democrats today. the situation room, set to be the first face-to-face since the partial shutdown started. im told not so much a negotiation situation, instead, a border briefing as the president pushes for money for a wall that democra...