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You know that shutdown drama we've been following? looks like things may be getting more dramatic. we're just learning from a capitol hill team that one of the republican leaders told a house conference there will be a second meeting later today to talk about the short-term funding fix. we are watching that. we are watching several breaking developments in the special counsel's russia investigation. we have just learned within the last 30 minutes that ethics officials at the justice department have advised acting attorney general matt whitaker that he does not need to recuse himself from overs...

Government shutdown tomorrow. republicans trying to pass a temporary measure to keep the lights on, but has the president undermined the effort? president trump sending mixed messages himself. democrats have demanded a deal on dreamers must be a part of any plan to avert the shutdown. and who will pay the political price if this shutdown happens? abc's mary bruce, back up on the hill tonight. >> reporter: just over 24 hours to go, no solution in sight and the president says a government shutdown is possible. >> it could happen. we'll see what happens. it's up to the democrats. >> reporter: but...

Today, calling it "horrible" and "very, very weak." republican senator lindsey graham says the president's staff is misleading him. >> what we need to do better is a reliable partner at the white house. >> reporter: we asked the president's chief of staff. lawmakers are suggesting you gave the president bad advice on immigration, on the previous bipartisan deal that was on the table. >> ah -- the -- that deal that came over was supposed to be two things. bipartisan and both sides of the hill. it fell short of what he was certainly looking for. >> our mary bruce with the chief of staff there. a...

Country giving bonuses to their employees. >> reporter: but are these more than just one-time gestures? boeing has big contracts with the government. at&t is hoping the administration will green light a big merger with time warner. and even when it pays out $200 million in bonuses, one top tax expert tells us at&t could save $2 billion a year from the trump cuts. >> tax breaks don't lead to job creation. they lead to big ceo salaries and money for the very, very wealthy. >> reporter: even before the trump tax cuts kick in, corporate america has already been sitting on massive amounts of cash t...

A progressive democrat. it's not perfect, but i worry about ceos that are funding fix the debt because, you know, they got us into this in the first place. i don't have a lot of faith in their ability to get us out. one more thing, you know, if there's a deal between the democrats and the republicans, i guarantee you the democrats and the republicans will make out just fine. i'm not so sure about the american people. >> governor rendell -- thanks governor dean for that one. i want to pick up on something you said about kicking the can down the roads. one of the things that had been an issue ha...