sitting down with each other but part of it is when the shutdown started right before a couple of federal holidays, a lot of people had taken time off this time of year so the shutdown wasn't going to be felt as immediately for federal employees, but now that the new year is coming and, you know, a lot of people with worried, how are we going to pay our bills, and a lot of people are already tight on cash after the holidays so as we see more stories come out, things may change. the shutdown hasn't changed donald trump's approval rating by very much. it's within margins of error but that could change. >> people may be paying attention to it more once the new year starts as well. white house press secretary sarah sanders was asked what president trump would be willing to accept. this is -- was her response. >> can you give us any idea what the president would be willing to accept, financially, for border security for his border wall where we could reach a deal if democrats would get there. >> we made that clear to the