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Government and its ideas of what it can and is and how it does, in fact, influence people's lives. >> jim, who do you surmise is going to pay the political cost for all of this? >> you know, that's a good question. i think there's a possibility still, i think advisors are telling the president do the national emergency. get your wall and also get the government open. even if it doesn't pass muster through the courts, which i guarantee you the democrats will, of course, sue him the minute he declares a national emergency to get his wall. at least you can tell people you tried. i think it's a re...

Michael corleone type of offer here, nothing. >> democrats say senate republican be complicit in the shutdown if it doesn't pass. but is this a risk politically given they will soon control half of congress? >> pamela, i don't think so. the american people are clearly on the side of the democrats. reuters put out a poll that shows 47% of americans blame donald trump for this, that's 13% more than they blame democrats at 33%. quinnipiac a month ago that blamed donald trump on this. and the fact of the matter is donald trump said he would be, quote, proud to shut down the the government over the...

Gotten serious. one of the things we heard overnight, the president is not going to go to mar-a-lago if this thing doesn't pass? i am not sure i understand where the white house thinks this is going? >> that's a good question, john berman. the fact that president trump acknowledged -- i should say the timeline on this was initially we were told by an administration official the president was going to go if there was a government shutdown, and shortly after that something happened and the president changed his mind and decided to stay in washington. there are a few things president trump likes ...

Live to capitol hill. nbc's garrett haake. what can you tell us about this deal? clearly nancy pelosi has some good mojo working after she left the white house two days ago. >> this is the last in a series of deals that pelosi has made with her own caucus to lock up the speaker's gavel starting in january. this deal involves putting term limits on the top members of the democratic leadership structure. the deal is they would be limited to three terms. a fourth term if they're able to get a super majority of the democratic caucus. this is not actually guaranteed to pass within the democratic ca...

Reform justice bill. he says he may have to work between christmas and new year to get it done. listen to senator tom cotton, he has concerne concerns about the. >> what should of been an effort to help prisoners get back on their feet when they pay their price to society -- >> dana: there are changes to the legislation making it more pal itable to folks concerned. bret, there isn't much time left. proponents of the bill feel if it doesn't pass before the end of the year. the new democrat you can congress will ask for so much there won't be any republican support. >> i think you're right, dana...