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Clearly the president made it clear that he's going put on the table barriers and iron fence or whatever you want to call it. he's going to put it on the table. so it is part of the negotiations. we'll put on investment in other areas but clearly that's going to be apart of the discussion. we are going to sit down at the table and we'll have that discussion. >> final question, we are out of time. when will the shutdown end? >> if it were up to us, it will end today. if it is up to mcconnell and trump, you have to ask them, why did they want to keep millions of people on hostage and those peopl...

From his vantage point, he can't relate to the folks who are suffering as a result of his decision and lack of leadership as president of this country. >> eugene, the president appears to have negotiated himself into a bit of a corner here. >> yeah. >> how does he get out? how does the shutdown end? >> well, you know, if i knew, i would surely tell you, craig. i have no idea how this ends. i really don't. he, from the beginning -- he started by negotiating himself into a corner. there was a deal. he went back on the deal to fund the government through february 8th. meanwhile, talk about border...

Concern for a general election. talking to republican senators and their aides, they remind me six years ago this month, senator mcconnell drew a primary opponent in kentucky, matt bevin, and all the senators are often keeping their eyes behind their shoulder saying who will maybe primary me if i break from donald trump. does mcconnell want to see the shutdown end? his aides say yes. but they believe he can't get away from donald trump and put hisself to the challenges. >> at what point does mitt romney hop into this conversation? we heard he and other republicans say this is a fight between t...

Some of the oh blow from the shutdown says the irs will issue tax refunds even if the shutdown extends into filing season. that doesn't help people who may not get a paycheck this friday. furloughed irs workers are now being called back in to work to process the refunds. and they won't be paid for that work until the shutdown end. this morning senator joe manchin stressed what seems to be obvious. people need to get paid. >> i was born and raised in a little town, a coal mining town. we lived day today, not paycheck to paycheck. i mean, i've watched people basically do whatever it takes to sur...

If the president says 5.7 billion for the wall or else and democrats say we'll give you about 1.3 or else. where's the wiggle room? where's the negotiation? how does the shutdown end? >> well we have always within waling to but we can't do that why the government is shut down. why? because that is an invitation to the president to do that every single time he doesn't get his way. so it is an invitation of those workers to be laid off and furloughed every three or four months when the president doesn't get one of his wild campaign promises passed by congress. this isn't about democrats not want...