briefed on the planning." so there's where we begin. let's bring in our leadoff panel on a tuesday noiight. phillip rucker. white house bureau chief for the "washington post." shannon pettypiece for "bloomberg news." and the pool reporter on duty at the white house today. so, todd, i'd like to begin with you. talk about the president's demeanor, the kind of bluster index compared to other days you've spent on the beat and the mood around him in the west wing. >> it was pretty extraordinary to hear him talking with such enthusiasm about the possibility of a shutdown. when we had a 16-day shutdown a few years ago, basically the economy lost about $1 billion a day. the three-day shutdown didn't seem too damaging just a few weeks ago, but it's pretty unusual to hear a president or anyone in washington say it would be a great thing to have a