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I want to get to a couple of topics, the shutdown and also the general mattis, secretary mattis and his resignation. is there a carry over, crossover between what we're seeing on capitol hill and some of the i don't want to say resentment but disagreement from members of the senate and having to deal with the shutdown. >> i think there is. what you're seeing is a buildup of resentment on both sides of the aisle about president trump's negotiating style, the way he deals with people and congress, you could apply it to diplomats, the military, his own cabinet. his style is in chaos, unpredictabi...

400,000 working without pay. another 400,000 not working in the christmas season. let's assume all of the vital national security functions are still staffed, do you want to go to the airport on your holiday travel and meet and be checked by an agent not paid in two weeks? that person is not going to be happy either. the irony is we all know how this will end. they're going to make a deal. it won't be much different from the deal they made and the president reneglected on. >> may get to the continuing resolution they were passing to get to february at the end of this anyway. let's move to the ...

The president's syria decision. and the drone mystery that shed down one of britain's busiest airports, and it might not be over yet. we've got a live report ahead. but first, the government partially shut down at midnight, so we're headed into our eighth hour. negotiations set to resume in the coming hours. the white house unable to find a compromise last night on a spending bill. the stalemate over the president's $5 billion to fulfill a signature campaign promise of building a border wall. the third. one lasted nine hours, the other, 69. they're expected to work. they won't be paid thou...

Terrific people, and it is totally unfair that they are being made pawns in this. now, yes, they may get their money back later in a lump sum. but, you know, most people live paycheck to paycheck. and it is simply outrageous that these people are hostages to the political game that's going on. >> and you make an excellent point. i'll put up a graphic and show our viewers some 800,000, if you add the 420,000 working without pay. law enforcement types, border patrol types. 420,000. they will have to work but won't get a paycheck, at least temporarily. and an additional 380,000, they'll be placed...