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Terms of congress right now? you have this meeting but congress itself actually is not back in session for a couple days yet. >> that's right. they come in tuesday night and will start working on wednesday. of course, nancy pelosi last week the first order of business was to pass some of the spending bills that led to the shutdown. the fact they have not been signed by the president or passed by congress, seven of 12 that have not been passed in the last congress, pelosi plans to keep on the pressure announcing they'll announce four of those bills in appropriation bills beginning with one that...

Calling out sick, tens of thousands of tsa agents are forced to work without pay, however, dhs press secretary issued a tweet, calling the sickout nonexistent and security will not be compromised during the shutdown. >> and the tsa isn't the only federal agency feeling the effects. shutdown. most irs operations have also stopped under the shutdown, meaning more than $140 billion in tax returns could be delayed or frozen if this extends into february. that's bad news for lots of americans. food stamps 38 million low income americans could face reductions, if the shutdown goes until march. thoug...

50 to 60 thousand a year. after the 11 that bite comes out. that's not a lot of money and people will start falling behind on their house payments, falling behind on car payments, falling behind on their rent. that's when we're going to see this get beyond the overflowing trash cans at national parks out west and elsewhere. so the negotiations continue. it's inare unclear whether they'll bear fruit. i would guess not. the house is not scheduled to come back into session under wednesday, and as you report. 38 million penal could face reductions in their food stamps, 140 billion in tax refunds f...

Months or even years. >> this really has a higher purpose than next week's pay. >> with the panel here, i wonder if the key to what drives this shutdown towards a conclusion is the way that the american people feel it. here is part of what the "washington post" has reported on the way that this is affecting everyday americans. the "post"reported food stamps for 38 million low-income americans would face severe reductions and more than $140 billion in tax refunds at risk of being froez frozen or delayed if the government shut down stretches into february. the trump administration had not antici...

Pence started a meeting in the last hour with staff. included is jared kushner and kiersten nielsen, as well as acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. we'll bring you new details on that as soon as we get them. meanwhile, yesterday the president threatening to keep 25% of the government closed for months, if not a year. and he's considering dollar a national emergency to build that border wall without congressional approval. "the washington post" records the trump administration recognized only this week the severity of the potential consequences of the shutdown. 38 million low-income american...