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For a wall. that's pivotal. mitch mcconnell has made it clear the senate will not take up any house spending bills unless they have president trump's approval. some gop lawmakers are breaking ranks and say they would support reopening the government. let's go to kevin corke reporting live. kevin? >> what a very eventful afternoon here at the rose garden. the president speaking at length about the shut down and the border security circumstance that obviously the negotiations are ongoing with democrats. he spent a great deal of time and political capitol talking about the productivity of the mee...

Envoy said american troops would not be leaving any time soon. >> it's fair to say americans will remain on the ground after the physical defeat of the caliphate to make sure that that defeat is enduring. >> in a statement, the coalition is liberated but the process is not over. we started to bring home troops as we transition to the next phase of the campaign. i'm told the troops have not started leaving syria but will in the coming days. one of the reasons defense secretary mattis and john bolton wanted to keep the troops on the ground, to make sure isis doesn't return and keep an eye on ira...

World, don't test me. jennifer griffin reporting live. >> putin rejected the u.s. claim that russia has developed and test add new land-based cruise missile that puts it in violation of the intermediate forces on the inf treaty. the u.s. says they will pull out of the treat if russia doesn't begin to comply. putin scoffed at that bragging that russia has all of the weapons they need including similar missiles on ships and war planes. putin spoke to the of the brass and talked about the new hypersonic weapons like the caliber armed submarine and the hypersonic glide vehicle, which he says are n...

A tentative date has been set for the end of january. there will be more horse trading before we get to that point. >> shepard: thanks. mike pompeo ripping to russia for sending bombers around the world. he tweeted his criticism as the kremlin sent two nuclear capable bombers to venezuela calling both governments corrupt. now a spokesman for the russian government says the secretary's comments were inappropriate and undiplomatic. again, this is from the russians. jennifer griffin reporting live. hi, jen. >> hi, shep. the kremlin added a swipe that the pentagon said such criticism is odd coming...

Mike emanuel reporting live. hi, mike. >> good afternoon, shep. senate republican leaders sound hopeful there may be cooperation later. perhaps a christmas miracle. missouri senator roy blunt telling reporters, giving president trump something he wants and giving democrats something they want isn't that complicated. >> if you can solve a couple of them together, solve a couple problems together, if you can be for $25 billion in building walls and fences, why can't you give for building walls and fences for $5 billion. it's not that hard a problem to solve. >> daca is a reference to young peopl...