over the weekend. we heard from negotiators after the breakdown, the fact they had not gotten agreement for the potential physical barrier at the wall, but interestingly enough, the other big dividing point is the number of detention beds for illegal immigrants who are criminals in this country. that's something democrats want to see a cap on. they want to see that number of beds reduced. republicans say at that level that democrats are proposing, that's a nonstarter and you heard that tone coming from senator richard shellby. she is one of the people who will be in the meetings today. that really reflecting the sense of. >> peter: michigan pessimism here and the fact we are now four days away. no deal on table. but i think in the next hour or two as lawmakers emerge from the meet, we could see hints of what direction this is heading. >> as we pointed out, how the rules go, that's why today and tomorrow are so key. we'll stay in close contact with