i wore sparkles for you. i did like that. have a great show. good day to all of you. it s high noon here in the east. 9:00 a.m. out west. this is weekends with alex witt. a new headline raising questions about the president and whether he was working on behalf of russia. the white house fired back as we action pours in. a bomb shell report by the new york times. it s an extraordinary, unprecedented, pick your a adjecti adjective. it s chilling. it s extraordinary. it falls in the category of shocking but not surprising. the government shutdown now the longest in u.s. history. capitol hill is a ghost town with no new talks scheduled with federal workers caught in the middle. new proof washington s most famous novembice is getting und the establishment.