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Vote on the senate if we can't get clarity from the president. the senate will be the senate and we will move forward. i think that's a good step forward. chris: democrats like to say when republicans shut down the government the real people are going to get hurt and here is the secretary of defense james mattis on the real effect of this is done. >> i would just tell you that we do a lot of intelligence operations around the world and the cost money. those obviously would stop. chris: as a member of the senate foreign relations committee are you willing to see that and other vital programs sh...

Drastic. he must have known it was illegal to do it in the way they structured it because that is the way they structured it. on a personal level, shocked and dismayed. my heart goes out to his family. from the fbi agent perspective. >> you used to be an fbi agent. >> i did. lots of questions. was he extorted likely the way they written the indictment where individual a is likely to cooperate with the fbi at some point in the investigation. i think there is more story to be told here. >> one of the most popular speakers and members in washington. considered very low key. took on a job as a lob...

And low key speakers in the last several generations. the 73-year-old resigned his position as a lobbyist yesterday. that's a job he held since leaving congress in 2007. this morning, less than three days remain before major u.s. intelligence programs shutdown unless lawmakers find a compromise to reauthorize them. the white house says there is no plan b if the nsa expires. this does put pressure on congressional leaders who are scrambling for a solution before sunday's deadline. we have michelle kosinski with more. >> reporter: the white house is continuing this push to try to get the senat...