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For his border barrier. in fact, he says the workers affected by the shutdown support it. we'll reality check that claim. with the senate back tomorrow, there's still no compromise in sight, so what breaks the stalemate? plus, another migrant child has died in u.s. custody. now border officials are ordering medical checks on all children in their care. wo we've got the latest developments on that story as we learn more about a mysterious case here in washington, presumably tied to the investigation. it is making its way at break neck speed under an incredible level of secrecy. we lift the ve...

Frankly they do like he is holding firm on this wall and saying why not -- i've heard from people who say shut the government down, screw washington. >> they like what's going on with the wall. they're not going to like what's going on with the market, fluctuating day-to-day, it's taking a real hit. they're going to notice if heaven forbid a recession comes or slow growth. that's going to have an impact. we've not seen previous presidents at similar points, clinton, george w. bush, obama have all made pivots and we see no pivoting, he keeps turning towards the base over and over. >> abby how d...

And then disrupt your pentagon. it is just absolutely amazing. there's going to be very little time for transition. and, i mean, mattis is very subtle, both in the letter to the troops and the letter to the president, undermining the president's branding on the syria operation that everything's going well. and it's quite extraordinary. i mean, i keep thinking back to president bush and mission accomplished. and presidents have got to be very careful about how they brand. i don't know if that's the right word, military operations. >> general kimmett, only a couple seconds left. quickly to you, ...

Shutdowns. and a long december, as the president feuds at the fed chair, the stock market has its worst december since the great depression. >> investors reeling from the worst christmas selloff in history. >> if you were hoping for a mellow holiday week, you are getting anything but that. good wednesday morning to you. we are starting with the clock still ticking in washington, the shutdown clock. the government has been partially closed for just about four days, nine hours. when will this end? when the senate gets back to town? not necessarily, according to president trump. >> i can't te...

Symptoms in a way an adult would. it's very hard with these vulnerable populations. that's why the rules are in place that you're not supposed to be holding them for this amount of time. we do have facilities run by i.c.e. for families. those are in texas. right now they are full. and a large reason is because of not only the number of families crossing the border, but also those who are being held internally again before they're deported. >> julia ainsley in our washington bureau, thank you. here with me donna edwards, curt bardella, and we've heard what about to this young boy. kirstjen niel...