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Sufficient votes to pass it without the president's signature. this is the president essentially being a man-baby all over again. >> kelly o'donell, do you think the house is going to respond on the president being a man-baby. >> reporter: i am going to pass on this one. the other thing i want to share about is pelosi surprised the white house postponing the january 29th date which is her prerogative to invite the president for a joint session of congress. we still have no answer from the white house on that issue. i have been told by multiple sources that a plan walkth throh involving all sec...

Incredibly important and valid point which this did not require the extent of the president and the shutdown. congress used to over ride presidential vetoes. they did so frequently and other times and they can do it now and help 800,000 people feed their children. >> congressman, the white house says this was not a tic-for-tac that this was a good faith effort by the president of the united states to keep the speaker in town in order to negotiate on the shutdown. that's her reporting from kelly o'donell and halie jackson and peter alexander. do you think that this is a good faith effort? could...

Was? >> not publicly but congressional delegation trip happens regularly and the speaker often takes them and they are typically bipartisan including members from different groups and sometimes it is senate and house and the trip itself is typically not classified. it is usually public events that go around it. i don't know the exact itinerary or if there is any elements to this. if it is routined for members of congress and especially during the federal holiday and monday is martin luther king jr. day. this is a typical kind of thing, highly unusual to pull the aircraft. >> you don't announce...

To make for afghanistan. kelly o'donell is at the white house. i do want to g-- kelly, any ide is coming? >> reporter: i was speaking with white house officials who say this should be interpreted as a look at the calendar. the next time federal employees would miss their paychecks is tuesday at midnight. congressional delegation trip out of the country for a period of days, it would cover that time frame. from the white house's point of view, the speaker of the house is out of that country, there is no chance of getting a resolution to the shutdown and no chance that legislation could be passe...

In past recent years, there is been more difficult communications but despite all the partisanship, they do at moments like today coming together. we are told by our colleague who's our senate producer that mitch mcconnell, at the request of cindy mccain cleared the floor of the senate. former members of congress can go on the floor. clear the floor for a private moment with lindsey graham on the floor of the senate. the two went to the desk of john mccain's desk and draped in black as our colleague, kelly o'donell, says, it is covered with flowers. as cindy sat at his desk and graham took two...