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Department of Homeland Security is already asking the pentagon for more u. S. Troops on the southern border, possibly extending the Controversial Military mission nearly into next year. Its our first show of 2019. Lets get it on. Joining me now is republican strategist scher michael singleton, alexei mccammen, political reporter for axios, chris lew, former deputy secretary of labor under president obama, and caitlyn dickerson, immigration reporter for the New York Times. Let me go to you first, chris. You were in the administration of president obama, and you went through a Government Shutdown. I think need to understand that while were looking at this back and forward with the Senate Congres ....
Campaign and russians. What Paul Manafort shares with an alleged russian operative during the 2016 election. A very big day on the russia investigation, folks. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Its wednesday, 4 00 a. M. The president tweeting about his address. A very interesting experience. Sounds like that restaurant you tried and not sure youll go back to it. Were at day 19 of the federal Government Shutdown. This afternoon, President Trump will attend the Senate Republican lunch and then return to the white house for a meeting with top congressional leaders. The president setting the stage for todays meeting in his Oval Office Address last night. Federal government remains shut down for one ....
Government shutdown now what weve seen plenty of rhetoric, political bluster, and finger pointing. What we havent seen, any signs of real progress. Now President Trump is warning he will consider declaring a National Emergency to build the border wall based on what happens over the next few days. Vice president mike pence wrapped up another meeting with capitol hill staffers last hour after talks yesterday for about 2 1 2 hours went nowhere. No word yet on whether todays talks went any better, but even President Trump himself wasnt very hopeful, saying he didnt expect any progress. And trump has made it clear he will not back down on his demands for wall funding. This is a very important battle to win from the standpoint of safety, number one, defining our country and who we are. Also from the standpoint of dollars ....
So we have learned in the last hour from these aides telling cnn, really today, not expected to accomplish much. Right. Really today, not expected to accomplish much at all. As you were talking about the republicans that are starting to break rank. Democrats see that as their strategy working. That really gives them incentive to stay exactly where they are and keep putting their pressure on. The republicans, the white house, President Trump, has given no indication hes willing to budge at all, and in fact, we have heard from various people within the administration, no wall, then theres no deal. They have been saying that over and over again. Were looking to 11 30 for this meeting. We have the gang of eight coming back here. Again, theyre having this meeting in the situation room. The white house trying to frame this as a National Security emergency down at the border. Th ....