good morning. i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm christi paul. we're live in washington with you here. and this isn't really how the president expected to celebrate his first year in office. it is the one year mark for the president. and right now you're waking up to a government that is shut down for the first time in more than four years. in about an hour, members of the house will be back on capitol hill where they will try to find some sort of compromise on a budget deal despite last minute negotiations and huddles and votes, it was the senate who failed to pass a deal to deep the government open. >> and president trump is accusing democrats ev s of play shutdown politics. it also forced him to cancel his anniversary party at his florida

resort, but soon he will be joined by thousands of protesters headed to washington for women's marches and rallies. we have a panel of experts here, but we'll start with the team of reporters. ryan nobles is on capitol hill. ryan, is there any indication that we're hours away from a compromise, days away from a compromise? what are you seeing and hearing? >> honestly, it could go either way. there is a possibility that somehow senate negotiators today could come up with a compromise that wouldn't be this big grand bargain, that will be a necessity at some point, but would essentially push this decision down the road at least in a shorter time frame than the deal that is currently on the table. and yesterday here on capitol hill was a day filled with tension and for the most part, leaders on both sides were engaged in a staring contest waiting to see who would blink first. in fact it wasn't until the late night hours at around 11:00 where we saw furious activity on the senate floor, fierce

negotiations. but no breakthrough was to happen. the vote went down. the senate -- that senate vote leading to a government shutdown. and afterwards leaders from both parties blaming the other side for the responsibility. take a listen. >> perhaps across the aisle some of our democratic colleagues are feeling proud of themselves. but what has their filibuster accomplished? what has it accomplished? the answer is simple. their very own government shutdown. >> president trump, if you are listening, i allem urging you, please take yes for an answer. the way things went today, the way you turned from a bipartisan deal, it is almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown. >> so today both the house and senate will be in session. the house set to gavel in in about an hour at 9:00 a.m., and then house leaders both

republican and democrat are going to go to their separate caucuses and begin the conversation. the senate doesn't arrive here until noon and that is where the real negotiations begin. and right now, the most viable option on the table is an idea proposed by senator lindsey graham of south carolina. this is something that mitch mcconnell has said that he will support. it essentially shortens the window of this dli,elay, it wou keep the government funded through february 8. that seems that both sides seem to be inclined to agree to, but as you look at this calendar, this is going to put the president's state of the union speech right smack dab in the middle of this three week period. it doesn't solve any of the big problems that these two sides face. there will be no deal for daca. it doesn't deal with military funding, the children's health insurance program would also be something that will be up for discussion. so even if they are able to come up with a deal today that does temporarily keep the government

open, the big issues are still on the table and there is no sign that serious negotiations are taking place to end that current standoff. >> ryan nobles for us on capitol hill. a lot of big issues to be solved. president trump tweeting as we said about the shutdown this morning blaming democrats for the political panic on capitol hill. >> yeah, abby phillip is live from the white house. talk to us first of all about what president trump seems to think it will take to get this deal going? >> good morning. yes, as you mentioned earlier, the president waking up on the one year anniversary of his inauguration with a government shutdown. but at the same time, it seems very much like the talks have broken down between democrats and republicans. the president remember yesterday had senator schumer over to the white house for some talks over lunch. they seemed to have ended that meeting positively, but by the end of the day, the white house and the hill went back and forth with some phone calls and the message was clear, there is no

deal. the white house is now saying that they do not believe that there is any grand bargain to be had. they want to take the immigration discussion off the table. now, the president tweeted this morning about the shutdown talking about how there is the need for more republicans because blaming democrats for this shutdown. and also another sign of just how contentious this debate has gotten between both sides, sarah huckabee sanders put out a really feisty statement last night talking about the schumer shutdown as she termeded eit a saying democrats were obstructionist losers for placing the country in this position. now, today we are entering this morning with no sign that the white house is interested this getting back to the table with republicans. the president is here. he is now planning at the moment to go down to florida for that gala that had been planned for him this afternoon. in the meantime however we are still back to where we seem to

have been for quite some time with democrats still wanting to talk about a short term fix and that a bigger deal on immigration and other issues and the white house saying there is no way that we are putting immigration back on the table in order to get the government funded. >> all right. appreciate the breakdown. >> let's bring in our panel, jen psa psaki, jack kingston, engineer michael single ton, and april ryan. good morning to everyone. april, let me start with you. most people have excellent through the first eight hours of the government shutdown. there will be relatively little pain today and tomorrow, right? because the government is closed. because as we go into next week, they have got to come together, somebody has to come off of their perch. is there any likelihood, any indication that they will get back to the table to talk about

those big immigration issues? >> i will say this, if yesterday was an indication, the urgency, there was urgency even though this did not work the way america hoped it would, there was a sense of urgency. let's see if there is going to be a wait and see who will blink first. i'm sure it will be. this president is very interesting in how he likes to negotiate. this does not serve the republican party, the democratic party or the president of the united states well for him on his anniversary, 12:01, to be sit management midst of a shutdown. he came to washington saying that he was going to see all these wins. sarah said democrats were losers. there is a big l for washington today. the america public is losing. and when those paychecks come due, if they are posturing, that will be a problem. and i want to ask jack and jen something really fast.

do you think that really that earmarks could have really just -- if it was clean, it would have been fine, but do you think that mucked it up? because president obama did not want earmarks. i'm wondering if earmarks are really the issue. >> the president suggested earmarks at that meeting two tuesdays ago, the projects that could have gotten people to the table. >> i actually was on the appropriations process and also served in republican leadership when we had a five vote majority. earmarks are congressionally directed spending. so you say to the burebureaucra democrat or republican, that the department of transportation we actually want to build a road here, we want to dredge this port there, or we want research in the case of something i worked on transitioning from tobacco to blueberry production. and what happens is you get skin in the game on individual spending. it does not break the budget because it is built into the budget and it does help pass

legislation. >> got a huge laugh in that meeting two tuesdays ago. >> because this is about much larger issues. and to democrats and republican, it is about in part the fact that running government can be about short term cr to short term cr to short term cr. and if you talk to against hade hawks, many democrats, that is the concern that they have. they want long term spending. the other issue that is much bigger than earmarks to democrats is daca. because you are talking about 800,000 people who are now on the gambit because they don't know if they can stay or go. so earmarks and road projects, i know we were not for them. i don't know that that is the thing that i'm most proud of from the obama administration, but i would say for this it won't solve this. this is much bigger. >> it is throwing favors out. >> but it is also in the constitution that congress would direct spending. but let's me say this. the reason why we're in this is

because we did not do 12 individual appropriations bills which is where you would fight these battles instead of having one mega battle in which the white house and leadership is taken away from rank and file democrats and republicans. what 12 individual appropriations does is talk about the roads here under this bill, talk about military under this bill. >> but i want to listen to senator michael bennett yesterday because he is talking about the crs as you are and how truss trat frustrating it is in general. >> i'm very inclined to vote against the continuing resolution. for one reason, because i don't think the government should be running on continuing resolutions. since i've been here in the ten years that i've been here, we passed splik omething like 36 continuing resolutions and now we're doing work that should have been done before the enkd end of the year and we're proposing to delay it another two weeks. nothing is going to change over

the next two weeks. so we should do our work. >> listening to that, it makes you say you knew this was coming. why weren't you better prepared to do more than offer -- >> it is so funny that you ask that question because i was talking to the congressman about that in the greenroom. this reminds me of the government shutdown back when george h.w. bush was ' occurre. and my hope is that they pass a cr to allow them more negotiating time. the president has talked about the economy and the economy is doing very women. but when the government shut down in 13 20 12013 under presi obama, they said the lot was around $23 billion. so there will be an impact as it relates to the economy and this is a president that is a businessman. with the state of the union coming up. i find it very difficult for him to make the case to the american people that he is a great businessman with the government shut down and it is costing

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or delayed for the public. the centers for disease control and prevention for example would back down on its flu tracking even as the nation faces the worst yut breoutbreak in severa. some senior nutrition programs would be passed. 200,000 passport applications went unprocessed during 1995. congress funds much of the science research being done in the country. in 2013, the shutdown meant that some experiments went 00 hoon h and suffered losses of data. in space that same year, nasa put a monitoring system looking for dangerous astroids on hold for about two weeks reportedly. a big one is expected to brush by earth on february 4. as for the 417 national parks, the administration wants to keep limited access wherever possible, but services would be reduced. and all 19 of the smithsonian museums would shut their doors after this weekend. beyond that, not everybody would be out.

for example in the military, there is a lot of worry about the impact on the military. there would be some discomfort no doubt if their pay was delayed, other benefits. but congress has previously gone out of its way to keep that from being too egregious. and the troops would stay on duty. indeed roughly 1.9 million government workers would keep at it since their jobs are considered essential. air traffic controller, food inspectors, prison guards, social security checks would also go out, the post office would remain open. but in virtually all of these cases, people would be working without pay until the shutdown is over. that could cause them some difficulties undeniably. and it could all be pricey for us too. one current estimate, shutting down the government would cost taxpayers $6 billion a week. >> joining us now to talk about

how this affects government workers, jay david cox, american federation of government employees. >> one of the largest union representing federal and d.c. government employees. thanks for being with us. your reaction on behalf of your members. >> i think they are disapa pointed in the president and congress that they are not funding the government doing their job as we do our jobs every day going to work, servicing the american people. >> this is what is interesting. we were talking about this last nig night. if this isn't reconciled, they will be told you need to go to work still, but you're not going to get paid. how many people at home would say okay? >> that is because the government exempts itself from all the laws that it passes for other employers. >> convenient.

>> and other government shutdowns, employees who are deemed essential, nurses at hospitals, doctors, people that are responsible for safety, border patrol, tsa, are required to go to work, however when pay day comes, they don't receive their paycheck and they can't get paid until congress appropriates the money and then people come brooack to work and then there is an opportunity to pay them. it could be a lapse of two, four or more weeks before the people would get their money if there is a two week shutdown. >> so have you identified the first date paychecks would be inasked? skipped? >> yes, many employees their pay ended yesterday, so they would get paid this coming friday. but then two weeks from that friday, then they would not get paid. or if their pay day is this coming friday, they would only

get paid for say half of the pay day. and then after that, they would be -- continue to work, but not be paid. and other employees are told you're not essential, go home. and it is people that want to go to work. they want to service the american public. >> has the government been clear in communicating who is essential and who is not essential? because i've seen some reporting that there is still confusion. >> i've been through two major government shutdowns in my career. this one has been the most confusing. i think there is certainly efforts on part of the administration to window coat like national parks, we'll partially keep them open and things that have drawn bad publicity in the past when they are closed, trying hook and crook to keep those open, but in reality, if they don't have the money, congress hasn't appropriated the money, it is no legal to spend the money, they can't go out and hire contractors, that is also

against the law because they don't have the authority or the resources to pay them with. so it has been a lot more confusing than in the past as to what is going to be essential, nonessential, and who is supposed to work and who is supposed to go home. >> just can't imagine the burden for people who work paycheck to paycheck. >> we heard pick mumick mulvane national parks will be open, but the trash won't be picked up. would your suggestion be to just shut them down until there is funding for the government, until there is a cr? >> i think that is the best way to operate because again, you can't have national parks without the trash, collected, without park rangers on duty to deal with emergencies and the people that visit national parks. it is not safe, you can't run these government services without government employees.

and i'd like to remind everyone the average afge member's take home pay is right at $500 a week. >> which is remarkable when we read that statistic. >> after taxes and other deductions. that is not a lot of money. they are living pay day to pay day. and when you shut off one pay day, it creates a crisis. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much for having me. let's get this government opened right away. >> thank you so much. listen, do you remember these scenes from last year? hundreds of thousands of women marching in protest of the president. now on the first anniversary of his oath of office, they will be streets again. brynn gingras is traveling with some of them today. >> reporter: yeah, extra trains have been added from the poughkeepsie to new york city train route just to accommodate all of these crowds. and look at this sign? tweet others as you would like

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just about 8:30 on this saturday morning. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. despite last minute negotiations and votes and some deals possibly, the government is shut down for the first time in more than four years. the art of the deal president couldn't strike a deal with democrats or few republicans and just a few hours ago, they marked the one year anniversary of his president is i bcy. >> and the president said democrats could have easily made a deal but played shutdown politics instead. >> and thousands of activists are getting ready for the second annual now women's march. >> organizers are looking to

keep up last year's momentum. live now with the latest is britaynn gingras. tell us what you're doing there. >> reporter: well, you can probably tell how loud it is just here at the poughkeepsie train station. all of these women are gathering because we have a train leaving in about 20 minutes headed to new york city, thousands of women from the area flooding into new york city for this march. not to mention there are dozens of other marches all around this area of the state. but i want to bring in the organizer of this particular peace train as we're calling it. you are organizing this with so many women. so much motivation. tell me how you particularly are feeling about the turnout right now. >> we are so psyched. we've been waiting for this. we had a wonderful time in d.c. last year and now to be able to march in new york and to join

over 300 marches worldwide today, we are excited. we have a lot of people joining us today that we've been working with throughout the year. we haven't been quiet since last year. we have been up and out. and really working very, very hard to keep everybody energized. >> last year the election happened, everybody got motivated. now you all have had over a year to really get together and motivate. do you think that it will be different this year? >> i actually have a lot more hope this year than i had last year. last year we were kind of like a little numb, a little shocked. and this year we got really, really excited because look at what has handled. the grass roots have taken hold. so many organizations that started over the last year that we didn't have, so we are organized, we're getting together, we're communicating. >> you're psyched. you're ready to go. >> a celebration of what we've been doing all year long.

>> reporter: thank you so much for joining us. and we'll join them on the train so you can come back to us and we'll talk to more women about why they are here. so many reasons. back to you. >> thank you so much. so bringing you'our panel back t that we watched it last year. i didn't know it was going to be an annual thing. did anybody expect that they would be back out there this year? >> no. and i marched last year because i didn't know what to do with myself with donald trump in the white house and i think that is true of tens of thousands of those that marched. there was cynicism about what this would actually result in. i count myself among the cynics. but what has happened, you have a record numb women running for office, many of them democrat, some republican, but a record. 400% more than in the past. women turned out they elected a democratic governor in virginia, almost flipped the state legislature. so the question now is can we continue the momentum. but this is real about that it

is activism, it is actually the backbone of the resistance movement. >>nd wh and what is interestingg fe women feel that they are not heard by this administration. and i think about to the late great shirley chisholm said if you don't have a seat, bring a folding chair. and they are bringing a lot of folding chairs today. and i'll bring it back to something that we saw last year. the day after the inauguration. you know, we all worked inauguration day and the crowds were not as robust as they had been in years past. i was in the crowd, so i saw it. and i walked through easily. but the next day, a few women just started walking around washington, new york, lansing, sydney, london, and it caused sean spicer to come to the podium because there was a challenge of the look, you know. he came to that podium with that

ill fitting suit screaming. and that was the reason i think that the tumbling began for him for six months. but i believe if the women kept that momentum, i think, you know, they would push a little bit more in the ear or the face of the president and the white house. >> and we have seen that. >> yeah, and if it is -- i'm just saying this from someone who has observed for the last 21 years how people get reaction from government. and that last year, they saw the crowds. and there was a huge location for the white house about a. and if it were to be a consistent movement, i think that it would be more -- >> and the president vacillated actually on day. first criticizing the crowds for prote protesting his election and then reaffirming their right to be out there. the president's legacy, i guess it is too soon to talk about legacy, only finished his first year, but the record over the first year legislatively as it

relates to many of the concerns of the women, how do you rate it? >> he has the lowest approval rating ever any president at the one year mark. i'm the product of a single mother. my dad was killed when i was very young. so i recognize the importance of women's voices. and i think in this administration right now, you have a president who made that comment from the video that was released, you have a lot of these men who have done very bad things targeting women, et cetera. and so right now i don't think this is a bad thing for women to have their moment, to allow the visits to be heard. and i think it grows the conversation and allows us as men who may not see things from the same perspective as we should. and i think it moves the needle forward as other movements have. i may not necessarily agree with all of the policy positions, and that is okay. but to give women the opportunity to say this is how we have been treated unfairly, we want equity, there is nothing

wrong with that. there should be a level and equal playing field. >> and let me just point out yesterday there were hundreds of thousands of women who were in washington and other cities around the country on right to life, about the rights of the unborn. and so often they are overlooked, they don't count because they don't maybe fit into some of the agenda of the left, but these are women who care deeply. and the other thick i want to point out, if you look at there administration, kellyanne conway and sarah huckabee sanders, international politics led by nikki haley, key role, bet cibe is he devos, women are in in administration. african-american, caucasian women, women of all colors have benefited from jobs that are out there and opportunities and n. a pro business environment.

>> african-american unemployment rate is still two times higher. [ everybody talking at once ] >> let me test a fact -- >> but still a lot of people -- more than any other group. so how do you deal with that one? >> i need to push back on the job killing bureaucracy. >> you talk with women who are members of the straikts, but in august the administration overturned an obama era rule that required big companies to report their salaries for based on race and gender to avoid gender gaps, right? how does that reconcile with your narrative in a this is an administration that supports women? >> i think if that becomesthat administration that supports women? >> i think if that becomes an issue, you would have 535 members of congress who would readdress it. and to my friend jen h-- >> if wage inequality becomes an issue? >> no, lack of the regulation. because there is other

enforcements in the law. but my daughter marched in the march last year, but the economy is in great shape. isis is on the run. america is strong again. optimism in america is an all-time high. >> but you're just continuing. you guys have to stop spinning to make it seem like -- >> all right. we have to take a break. all of you are staying with us. the president once billed himself as the great un fire and now there are being a you coual stations of racism. so is this just talk is or is his rhetoric influencing policy? ♪ (vo) do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day; rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides . look at my african-american over here. donald trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. i wouldli like to have him show his birth certificate. when mexico sends us people, they are not sending their best. they are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are rapists. this judge is of mexican heritage. i'm building a wall. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her poke pocahontas. >> so a wrap of the first year. president trump in this year has had to spend a good portion of it shooting down claims sthae

not that is he not a bigot. >> he billed himself as the great unifier and says he is the least racist than you've known. what happened to that promise of being a great unifier? jack, i'm starting with you. >> what a surprise. >> when you hear that and you watch what the president has said over the last two years let's say, first the administration of the campaign, are you surprised by concerns that the president might be a racist? >> i do not believe he is a racist. i'm not surprised by the charges of the critics of trump that he is. in terms of his language, it is a little unpolished and he does offend certain groups. >> unpolished? >> if you look at him, he has kind of picked on everybody there bob corker to -- >> except norwegians. >> let me say this.

during the campaign, we were often told he was a sexist. and his record as an employer with the trump organization was very solid pro women, with upward moeblbility, with managet decisions and pay and everything else. i believe it is the same with african-americans and i have actually asked that question because i think that there is a story to be told. and otherwise we wouldn't know about it within the trump organization because it is so easy to sue for racial discrimination these days and the fact that there is not all these cases against him -- >> there are cases against -- >> jack, i'll say this. i understand your point of view. but at some point you have to stop and say is thi right, is this insensitive. jack, there have been so many things. let's not even talk about just here. let's go back to -- let's not talk about this year or even the campaign. let's go back to the central

park five. let's go back to the issue of putting c on those housing applications and this issue with the swrjustice department. that kind of starts telling the thing. and then sarah wanted to talk about "the apprentice" how he had it on a net work for all these years. you have contestants who won who were african-american who said he was not fair to them to include arsenio hall and the other gentleman randall pinkett who said he wanted them to share the award. now let's move into this piece. this whole year we have not seen any blacking agenda issues when he said on the campaign trail he would deal with fixing the you are back -- he would have an urban fix. >> and eventually asked the question what the hell doig you have to lose. i have a group of african-american women voters that we'll later from tomorrow

because i don't think we hear from him enough who say that when the president says that he is for the forgotten man and woman, that woman does not look like any of them. how much of this impacts policy? because with the s-hole controversy, that was a policy discussion. >> well, there is nothing more important about how we project yourselves internationally than how we handle things domestically. and the president of the united states is the most powerful person in that regard. so you look at high schools s-h comments, obviously it inflamed people who are not repeal and replace racist, but you also look at the fact that it makes it difficult for africanand replace racist, but you also look at the fact that it makes it difficult for african leaders to work on issues like economic development. he is incredibly unpopular in all of those countries. there are huge poll on i is implications that are beyond racism which alone is a huge

problem. >> and we have a minute left. the trump administration has barred haitians from getting low skilled visas. so there are implications for this. and i think if you are an flynn and looking at this administration, you have to ask yourself where is it uniting. >> we're more divided now than we were before. >> trump critics love to gloss over on the profound decrease in the unemployment. [ everybody talking at once ] >> i will say this in temp of foreign countries -- >> let him finish. >> remember when jack kemp said people care about how you make them feel first. if people feel like you are dividing them, none of what you are talking about matters. and that is a reality. we're not robots, we are human

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we talk about the president, but what about the first lady? a year into the trump presidency, melania trump still a bit of a mystery to a lot of people. >> kate bennett has a look at the first year of the first lady. >> reporter: one year into donald trump's presidency and melania trump is settling in as first lady. >> welcome to the white house.

>> reporter: mrs. trump didn't officially move into the white house until june of last year opting to stay in new york until her son barron could finish out the cool year. that unprecedented decision only on served to enhance the mystery of the new first lady. >> in actual modern terms, she is the most reluctant first lady we've had. i don't think she's shy. and she's talked about not being shy. but i think she is private. >> reporter: once melania trump made the move to washington, her transition from fashion model, wife and mother to full-time first lady began in earnest. >> it is very exciting life. and it is a lot of things that you need to take care of, a lot of responsibilities. and it is part of being a first lady. >> reporter: it was on her first overseas trip in may accompanying her husband that the world saw melania trump in the spotlight, winning over the foreign press with her fashion sense and her show of confidence

on the global stage. back at home, mrs. trump decided that helping children would be the backbone of the first lady's platform. a point she made in a rare public speech last fall. >> no children should ever feel hungry, stalked, frightened, terrorized, bullied, isolated or afraid with nowhere to turn. >> reporter: with a husband prone to frequent twitter outbursts, the year for melania trump meant focusing being on the compassionate voice of the family. connecti ining with kids and at white house from the easter egg roll to the annual turkey pardon, and her very first white house christmas. one thing missing from the first lady's first year, a signature cause. in the coming honmonths, that w change.

mrs. trump will tackle bullying, drug abuse and helping kids succeed. in china last november, i asked the first lady about that and she provided some hints. how are you feeling one year into on this role? >> it is my honor to be a first lady to the united states. and it was very busy year. and we love to live in washington. we have a very busy life. and it's exciting as well. and i'm looking forward to work on behalf of the children. >> thanks to kate bennett reporting there. in about 4 1/2 minutes, the house is scheduled to head back to work. and at noon the senate does the same to try to find the solution here. how long will the government be shut down? hopefully we'll get an answer to that soon. thank you for joining us. >> we always appreciate your

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i'm michael smerconish in washington. it's the first anniversary of president trump's inauguration, that is a lot of tweets. year two starting the same way. he is labeling the current government shutdown a present from the democrats. about that shutdown, cue the sound bites, finger pointing and fundraising. i'll explain why it is all of their faults. and president trump's first year is finally in the books. three historians are here to answer whether america has ever seen anything like it. plus the