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Debate at this point. rick: is a government shutdown likely? what's the sense in d.c.? >> well, there's always that threat. i think that republicans and democrats both have reasons not to want to shut the government down. that's certainly not -- certainly a political liability for either party, i think at this point. president also, though he seeks to blame democrats, blame pinned on himself as well because he's been so, you know, drawing such a hard line on the things he wants out of this daca deal. so i think it's possible, but at this point, you know, there are several days left until the g...

Democratstor blame if a deal isn't reached. if the government is shut down, pin the blame on democrats there. certainly doesn't seem like they are anywhere closer to a bipartisan deal despite progress made last week. rick: part of the progress by the bipartisan group of senators to include money for the border wall. then what happened? >> well, it was thrown into disarray last friday when the reports came out about alleged comments that trump made during the meeting on daca with bipartisan lawmakers. obviously, that is really roiled the debate and dominated it over this and seems trump is taki...

Were involved. president trump tweeting earlier his frustration saying hopes for a deal on daca is, quote, likely dead, but he talked about it moments ago. did the president raise the stakes, would the government shut down looming or negotiating tactic? >> reporter: lawmakers weighing in on hawaii's false ballistic missile alert. could this be a blessing in disguise when it comes to missile defense. >> we pass a government funding bill that funds government systems. there is a limited number of there is a limited number of options that we have. don't wait until february. walk into a jackson he...

Debate over daca in quite a tizzy and i think it's going to continue to influence it and dominate the conversation going forward the next few days. rick: one other question on the topic, morgan. immigration officials are encouraging some 800,000 dreamers to apply for renewals now before it's too late. you can explain why that's happening? >> because the trump administration plans to shut this down in march. and, of course, if congress doesn't agree on a deal to actually make this program law, it's going to expire. rick: yeah, we're going to ask you to stay there for a minute if you don't mind....

Democratstor blame if a deal isn't reached. if the government is shut down, pin the blame on democrats there. certainly doesn't seem like they are anywhere closer to a bipartisan deal despite progress made last week. rick: part of the progress by the bipartisan group of senators to include money for the border wall. then what happened? >> well, it was thrown into disarray last friday when the reports came out about alleged comments that trump made during the meeting on daca with bipartisan lawmakers. obviously, that is really roiled the debate and dominated it over this and seems trump is taki...