a ground an air offensive against the syrian region of africa in as they stepped up efforts to oust kurdish fighters that russia and the united states are calling for restraint. and in german soccer survival is the name of the game with cologne looking to build on a rare win last weekend as they face relegation rivals hamburg in a basement clash later today. hello and welcome money christopher spring thanks for joining us a year into donald trump's presidency the u.s. remains a country wracked by political division on the very day marking the first anniversary of trump's swearing in ceremony the federal government has shut down after congress failed last night to reach a last minute deal on spending it means government workers will be staying at home and halting all but the most essential operations recriminations have already begun