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He blames congress for giving too much power to the executive branch. >> if the president declares an emergency he has a right to do that. it'll probably go to the courts. if that gets us out of the shutdown, so be it, i want out of the shutdown. >> in just four days, it will be the longest government shutdown ever in the history of the united states. shep? >> shepard: we still don't know if the president actually plans to declare an emergency, right? >> yes, we don't know. it's certainly a big possibility. we know that president trump has been considering it very seriously. vice president mik...

Higher, china's ministry of agriculture has approved imports of genetically modified crops. a final deal, though, on trade a long ways off, what we're hearing. trump saying this morning, talks to china are going well. i want to talk about a sector that is doing great things this afternoon, steel. the president has said he's going to change the wall from a concrete wall to a steel wall. nobody wants to be short in steel stocks this afternoon as we go into a big speech by the president tonight. back you to. >> shepard: gerri willis fox business, thank you. a couple of americans reportedly caught...

Iphones? that's weighing heavily. >> shepard: reporting live from new york. republicans taking both the senate seat and the governor's mansion in the state of florida. recounts wrapped up over the weekend. ahead of elections in broward county, she announced she'll resign in the new year. critics slammed the way the county handled the recount. phil keating reporting live from ft. lauderdale. >> reporter: democratic senator bill nelson could have kept this long election recount battle going in the court. when the secretary of state posted the final results just afternoon yesterday, that was enou...

They didn't know what floor they were on. they found out one of the elevator cables snapped luckily the other cables eventually caught but wow, not for several horrifying seconds. >> shepard: how did they get out? >> reporter: because this is an express elevator it only stops at the top and bottom. it's in a blind shaft. meaning there's no doors or windows to access the elevator. firefighters didn't know what floor it was on. the passengers did have cell phone so they were in communication with first responders. the passengers didn't know where they were either. firefighters drilled a lowly an...

Working with the sheriff's department, first responders, we have additional resources out there, really trying to work ahead of these storms. >> reporter: despite the coming rain and cold temperatures, scores of evacuees at the chico wal-mart are refusing to leave. most of the free food and other resources that were there last week have been phased out. some victims say they don't want to be uprooted again. others don't want to risk contracting norovirus. it spread through several evacuation centers. officials here in chico now face the challenge of maintaining safety and security while managi...