the president says if the shutdown is continuing, he will not attend. he did attend last year. had plans to be there again this year. says he will not go if the government is still in this shutdown mode, steph. >> all right, thank you. we should point out it's not about whether the president slammed the table or stormed out, it's about did he sit there and negotiate and actually spend time working together towards a resolution, not optics. up next, federal workers have one message for leaders in washington, please do not use us as pawns. ♪tryin' to hold back this feeling for so long♪ ♪and if you feel, like i feel baby then come on,♪ ♪oh come on let's get it on applebee's all you can eat is here.