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I dont want we should make a big deal of it. I really dont. Thats why people talk around. Im a grandmother and thats a different story, but words weigh a ton and the president has to realize that his words weigh a ton, too. We begin this hour at the white house on the 14th day of a partial government shut down. Congestiressional leaders are meeting with the president in the situation room to try to find a path forward to funding the government and ending the stalema stalemate. Expectations though could not be any lower. Aides said zero progress is expected today. At the white house they are re...

With abby philipps and a number of a black female journalist. he's tested the waters and seeing that his base is not only responding well, but responding extremely well and are parroting back those things he is saying. because he is escalating the behavior. he will continue to do it until he stopped. that to me is what it is indicative of. until he is accountability. the base is rewarding it and the democratic party has not done much to hold him accountable. why would he stop? >> daniella, you worked for one of donald trump's chief triggers, president obama. when donald trump led the birtheris...

Campaign saying donald trump is a racist. full stop. we know that from his history. from where he is going now is separate from racism. it's white nationalism. wanting to have a country for white people. that kind of rhetoric, that's not something a republican party was prepared for. did it surprise you? >> he has been escalating and testing the waters all along. he got away with saying mexicans are rapists. congresswoman maxine waters being low iq. consistent attacks and women generally, in particular, women of color. we saw that with april ryan. remember that whole episode? with abby philipp...

President on this idea, but white house officials informed staff on capitol hill this is not something they are pursuing. democrats want no part of this. they have been led down this path before and republicans at the white house decided not to go in that direction. it's not on the table and we will see what happens. right now, no. >> thank you very much for the reporting. with me to share their reporting and insights. karen with "the washington post" and sirius xm. nancy cook with politico and npr. happy friday, everybody. >> let's just go off of what phil and abby were reporting. as we speak...

>> nancy pelosi speaking on capitol hill. she is now at the white house. that's where abby philipp is. abby, if nobody is willing to budge, what does the white house hope to achieve besides the ability to say they met? >> we are getting some indication of how the white house hope this is will all go down. part of it is that the message was clear. the president is not budging on the wall, but what we have heard in the last few minutes according to two sources is the white house is preparing for president trump to make another public appearance to make his case for the wall. probably in the rose...