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A shorter-term extension. a number of different options. but the reality right now, jim, even though there may be legislative action shortly after democrats take the majority in the house, there is no sense it's necessarily going to go anywhere. senate republicans feel very burned by what happened last week when the president decided not to sign something that had been agreed to unanimously in the chamber. and they have made clear, they don't want to move forward on anything until the president signs off. and that basically puts everyone in the same place they have been for a matter of days. e...

With the shutdown. at the same time, it's not clear if any progress at all is being made on that front, jim. >> home alone, but the phone is on. abby phillip, thank you very much. is there any hope for negotiations to end the shutdown? that's the question at this hour. let's go to cnn congressional correspondent, phil mattingly, on capitol hill. phil, what are you hearing? >> yeah, jim, in a town and building devoid of action. the only thing happening is nancy pelosi's belongings are being moved into speaker paul ryan's office, showing there is going to be a transition in just about a week, an...

How long do you predict this shutdown will last and how do you see it ending? >> well, my guess is probably a couple of weeks after the -- this senate and the house reconvene on the 3rd. so probably mid january would be my guess. and i think -- >> that's a long shutdown. >> yeah, it is. it is. and fortunately, it's only a quarter of the federal government. it's not a full shutdown. but it's still significant. particularly for those who aren't getting paid. obviously, the federal government will likely backfill the salaries and the payments that were missed, that always happens, as it should. b...

Funny, you had a terrific soul. >> "love, gilda," tomorrow at 9:00 p.m.. >> tune in sunday for "state of the union." our guest will be lindsey graham. our coverage on cnn continues right now. happening knew. walled in. president trump says he's staying in washington over the new years holiday and is threatening to close the entire border with mexico if he doesn't get his money for the wall. as the trump team fires a new broadside at nancy pelosi, is there any hope for behind the scenes talks to end the nearly week-old shutdown? lawyering up. house democrats prepare to take control. they're...

And specialists have full coverage of the day's top stories. let's begin at the white house and cnn's white house correspondent, abby phillip. abby, there is a lot of finger-pointing from president trump and members of his team today, isn't that right? >> that's right, jim. seven days into this shutdown, the blame game is in full force, and the white house unveiled a new strategy today, which relies squarely on trying to divide democrats by blaming nancy pelosi. but the two sides don't even seem to be talking, and president trump remains sequestered in the white house, issuing tweets and new t...