. -- bret baier. the divided government returned in washington but president trump declared he will work with new speaker nancy pelosi but won't give up on key principles. democrats in control of the house for the first time since 2011. key parts of the federal government are still closed. the stalemate with the president over the border wall is at the top of the agenda. he renewed that call a short while ago with friends from i.c.e. speaker pelosi will hold a press conference later this hour. we bring with kevin with the president who made a surprise appearance in the briefing room to state his case. >> a big surprise. we got 5 minutes before he was schedule to come in. we got a chance to watch it happen live on folks. -- fox news. the president took creative license today. using a post, taking a rip off "game of thrones," and declared the wall is coming. it's in sharp contrast to the sober tone he struck today in the press briefing room. >> i have never had so much support as i have in the last week

i am ed henry in again for bret baier.resident trump woke up early and again was quickly setting the tone by twitter. wishing a happy new year to the "haters," and fake news media. equipping that people suffering from trump derangement syndrome should sit back and enjoy the ride because he said good things are happening. he went on to cheerlead the strong jobs market and tweeted out a charge that democrats are really for open borders. the commander in chief facing a new power dynamic. the partial shutdown is well into its 11th day. there's still no end in sight as democrats prepared thursday to officially take control of the house and they hope to quickly pass legislation to reopen the government on their terms. none of the $5 billion the president is demanding for a border wall. that may be why the president did try a slightly more diplomatic approach on twitter by the afternoon, saying to democrats, let's make a deal. he invited congressional leaders to come wednesday to the white house which is where we find our corresp

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we bring back bret baier. the president also pointed out obviously the drugs being smuggled across the border. he talked about human trafficking. he talked about the human toll, the amount of crime that has been committed that statistics that we have now heard for days. and he also pointed out, bret, that in 2006 and 2013, people like chuck schumer, hillary clinton, barack obama, many democrats, they supported a border wall. >> that's right, sean. a lot of these democrats have voted for much more, as far as dollar amount, for border security and enhanced border security, including a wall or a fence. in previous comprehensive immigration bills. the president was trying to tug at the heart strings there, obviously, calling it a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart, a crisis of the soul. and making the case that this is important. it's obviously something, as you talked about many times, is something he campaigned on. what democrats will say is that you need to open the government. other people shouldn't fe

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i want to bring in the anchor and executive editor of special report, bret baier. happy new year, great to see yo you. can we start with a primetime address? bret, why do that? what does the person need to say to the make people on the subject of the wall. >> we are hearing he will ask for time. that is significant, because you don't usually do that unless you have something important to say. networks don't give the time unless they are told that something of national importanc importance. so, it could be that he is going to declare a national emergency he has talked about, to get the wall done. it could be that he is going to throw out some other compromise to democrats. harris, the timeline is interesting. internally, the next real deadline is thursday night. because the next paychecks go out, they are drafted on friday. that's really the paycheck that counts, because they have been paid through the holidays. all the federal workers. it comes to an end this week, at the end of the week. that's when the next paychecks go out. look for some intensity. i think you're

we'll see you back here on monday, "special report" is up next with bret baier. is a fox news alert. i am bret baier in washington. president trump said the partial government shutdown could last months or more than a year, although he ups negotiations will be fruitful in coming days. but the president also says he is considering declaring a national emergency in order to build his border wall with or without congress. the statements come on the day the stock market searched on higher-than-expected jobs numbers for december and the federal reserve chair saying he will be patient with interest rate hikes. fox news coverage tonight, doug calloway is on capitol hill, democrats firmly entrenched against the presidents portable. kevin corke starts us off from the white house where the president seems equally

our man, on point, bret baier.ad a great party. i came into the kitchen to talk to you. i am with my wife. say hi. we are having a blast. countdown. it's going to be a fantastic year. no matter what your politics are, no matter what your ideology, it's going to be jam-packed with news. we've got you covered. >> kennedy: it's not an easy night technologically speaking. bret baier is always there, whether it's on skype, whether it's live. are you there? we lost you for slacken. >> can you hear me? i'm here now. >> pete: we got your audio. >> kennedy: we may need you to get in the minivan and head over to miami to rescue our coworker phil keating. phil keating may be in a little bit of a pickle. >> pete: could you rescue him if need be? >> look at this party. this party is happening, people. it's not raining. it's 77 degrees. we have champagne bottles on fire. hundreds of people around the pool. where else would you not want to be other than the w hotel. this place is happening. it's a lot of fun. everybody's having a

this is "special report." ♪ good evening and welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. of a whirlwind of abortion backlash tonight. the democratic governor is being accused of supporting infanticide by pro-life groups as across

" on the southern border.top news personalities including cnn's chris cuomo, fox news channel's bret baier and abc's george stephanopoulos attended the tuesday lunch, which lasted about an hour and 20 minutes.white house counselor kellyanne conway says the group had a "robust exchange" and "questions were asked and answered."baier said on air that attendees agreed to quote only one line from the president: "it was wonderful having lunch with you today." but he said that the white house believes the wall is a winning issue for trump, whose refusal to sign a budget without billions for the border has forced a partial government shutdown.the no. 2 house democrat is blaming president donald trump for the partial government shutdown and says trump is holding the government "hostage." maryland democrat steny hoyer says tuesday that "in another context, we would call that an act of kidnapping or terrorism."hoyer says it would be akin to an imposition of martial law if trump declares a national emergency in order to unilaterally build a southwest border wall. he says trump doesn't have that author

." ♪ good evening and welcome to washington, i am bret baier.undreds of thousands of federal employees are entering their third week of forced vacation or work without pay. there are no signs of the situation will stabilize anytime soon. friday marks the next pay period in which the standoff is not solved, paychecks would not be going out. the president is holding out for money for his approval and threatening a possible declaration of the national emergency to get it done. that will be the focus of his address to the nation tomorrow night in his schedule had to the border on thursday. democrats already ramping up to fight the president if he tries to bypass congress. chief white house correspondent john roberts tells us where things stand at minute. good evening. >> the first time since taking the presidency, president trump will address the nation from the oval office. the location carries with it a sense of gravitas. president trump hopes it will help sell his demands for $5.7 billion to build a barrier on our southern border. >> and his addr

house majority leader steny hoyer, he told bret baier tonight he doesn't think the wall is immoral. he also admits some walls work. he also says the stuff about president trump being disinvited to deliver the state of the union not official yet. trace is on the case to tell us more. >> let's begin with the shutdown showdown. highlights which include the president meeting with the bipartisan group of lawmakers including seven democrats. details of the meeting are thin but a few of those who attended reportedly called it productive. the president met with a group of g.o.p. senators. it appears a plan by south carolina senator lindsey graham to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations over border security continue is gaining very little traction. in a letter to the president, house speaker nancy pelosi called on mr. trump to delay his january 29 state of union address because both the secret service and homeland security are in tangled in the partial government shutdown and may not be able to secure the event. except senior homeland security officials saying no one from

john roberts, mike emanuel, and bret baier during the life.hwriter of "the wall street journal" breaks on the significance of the first oval office speech, and to go beyond the headlines looking at a different crisis at the mexico border and how illegal immigration is an issue across the globe. we will see you at the top of the hour. ♪ >> i think we are at a moment not only in the history of our country but in the history of our world -- there is a lot that is in flux. a lot that is changing. i believe for all of us, history will say, and our children and our grand children were asked, at that inflection moment, where were you? what did you do in service of your family, your neighborhood, your community, and your country? >> harris: that was democratic senator kamala harris as the 2020 presidential field begins to take shape. just days after senator elizabeth warren barnes stormed iowa, senator haro was watching a book tour and sitting down for several television interviews paid meanwhile, former hud secretary julian castro was in iowa last ni

bret baier, not many people. one of those individuals. >> it's a pretty select group that you can focus on. i don't know who leaked it. >> laura: it goes to the angle. they leaked it because when president trump said, and i don't know why he would have said it, that it was a waste of time, that's not a really good thing to have said if he said that behind closed doors. it went to their narrative. >> yes, but what i am told is the tone may have been a little bit lighter. he may have just been tweaking. >> laura: he's always off the cuff. michael goodwin, before we let you go. i think it's eroded the credibility of the american media. they want to fact-check the president, that's fine, that's the job. but when you become a political pundit and try to pass yourself off as an objective anchor, i'm not getting out. i don't see how that helps democracy. democracy dies in the darkness. [laughs] i think journalism is dying in the darkness. >> listen, the bias has been obvious of course for more than two years now but i t

we want to bring in bret baier for our panel. than turley is a fox news contributor and law professor at george washington university and shannon bream is up early, anchor of "fox news at night." bret, let's start with you. we saw a list of questions that lindsey graham has today. >> good morning. i apologize for the sexy voice. it is just gone. as william barr starts, there are going to be a lot of questions as you just focused on, on syria, on the robert mueller investigation and what he thinks about this 19-page memo he drafted about obstruction of justice. a lot of questions likely from democrats. remember, there are three potential democratic presidential candidates on this committee, amy klovichar, cory booker and kamala harris. expect there to be some fireworks when it comes to the mueller probe. however, bill barr in his opening statement will say that he wants mueller to complete his probe. it is vitally important in his words. he also says it is important that the american public and congress know about that. how he says

bret baier, we will see you at 6:00 p.m. tonight as we always watch on the east coast. and elsewhere, with "special report." thanks, bret. we are awaiting the president's remarks at that annual farm bureau convention in new orleans. any moment now, he will take the dais there as the partial government continues on. more come alive, as it happens. and the white house is heading back at two reports on the president's alleged links to russia, as the president tried to conceal details about meeting with president putin. >> he has met with different leaders and i don't recall him ever leaning over on a hot mic and saying "after i get reelected i will have more flexibility." ♪ mom! he's blinking too loud. sorry, is that too loud? you don't need any more hormones in your house. that's why you chose kraft natural cheese. made with fresh milk without the added hormone rbst. it's cheese as it should be. reach her health goals! i'm in! but first... shelfie! the great-tasting nutrition of ensure. with up to 30 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals! ensure. for strength and e

our own bret baier and other network anchors met with the president today for lunch to 7 learn more aboutd for word outside of the white house team. the president is unpredictable. we have to see what he says at the top of the hour. following the speech nancy pelosi and minority leader chuck schumer will deliver a rebuttable. three weeks from tonight is the state of the union. you can almost see this as like a second state of the union in atthe month of january with a rebuttalm from the democratic side and a message from the president to the nation. >> tucker: thank you for that. >> a few weeks away. >> tucker: i'm watching. i will sit right here and watch him. good to see you. t >> thank you, tucker. >> tucker: nbc news recently reported that only six suspected terrorists were caught trying to cross the u.s. mexico border. is that a reassuring number? what does it mean even? we called tim fitton, president of judicial watch. joins us tonight. so should i feel better that only six suspected terrorists are caught trying to cross the border? how many were not caught? what is the context her

bret baier was on earlier. senator coons, senator manchin.ator cardin on our air here saying that at some work. majority leader comes anyway. you are seeing them concede that they do work. kamala harris not among them, though. let's move on. republican leaders have amplified their support for the president and reelection at the rnc winter meeting on friday. i know at the rnc passed a resolution giving president trump undivided support as the party's official nominee. some state leaders are reportedly considering canceling the republican caucuses or primaries in 2020. why do that? is there some concern about a primary farther to the right? >> there's not concerned. this is just to share overwhelming support for the president in the media environment that is consciously trying to amplify and give voices to dissenting republicans who have come up by the way, no support among the actual voters. this was never to say, "hey, we send our voters." standing with the voters mean supporting the president who enjoys a 91% approval among republicans. got

for more on this, let's bring in bret baier, anchor of "special report." we're glad to have you here with us. take a listen to this one that caught my attention today about why he agreed to accept the nomination and to go through this process once again. >> i did not pursue this position and when my name was first raised, i was reluctant to be considered. ultimately i agreed to serve because i believe strongly in public service, i revere the law, i love the department of justice and the dedicated professionals that serve there and i believe that i can do a good job leading the department in these times. >> dana: i wonders what your thoughts were about his declaration there about believing in public service. if the trump administration feels like they got a good nominee here. >> i think they did, dana. i apologize for my voice. they picked a guy who has been there before and essentially is a very credible compelling witness. he's kind of steering through this nomination hearing. a couple of bumps in the road from questions from democrats where he answered t

i will talk to bret baier.ely shaking up the entire political system, he certainly dominates the headlines. let's see what brett has to say about that. >>> i call it the new cold war, america versus russia. it seems to be taking hold in venezuela. i'm wondering how far putin would go to protect his interests there? general jack keane, military guy, with me next. >>> check the big board. we've come back nicely. now we're down just 50 points. 24,961. that is where we are. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? ♪ liz: former reagan economist art laffer says he is optimistic about gdp in the next few quarters despite a projected drop in the economic growth rate. roll tape. >> i don't think that gdp number in the fourth quarter is really a bad number at all and when i look at the long-term trend of this country, with the policies in place i'm still very optimistic. the policies are all in

ian cole, nbc bret baier news. >>> justice ruth bader ginsburg doesn't need any more treatment following cancer surgery last month. many people were quhernld the 85-year-old justice missed oral arguments monday. it was her first absence since joining the supreme court. in 1993. for now she'll work from home relying on written briefs and transcripts. >>> she was missing for months but tonight a brave 13-year-old girl has been reunited with her extended family in wisconsin. jayme closs was kidnapped right after her parents were murdered. she made a daring he is came. she then helped police find man accused of crimes. >> reporter: tonight 13-year-old jayme closs is alive and safe. >> my legs started to shake. it was awesome. >> reporter: three months after she disappeared, jayme turning up 70 miles there the home where her parents were murdered. police say she escaped her captor. >>old girl to survive and escape. >> reporter: thousands of volunteers have been looking for her for weeks. police told her the incredible news. >> i just sat down on the bench and i cried and i hugged him. and i s

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he said that to bret baier.ith us later in the sew. >>> prime minister theresa may hanging on, surviving the no confidence vote barely. people in britain calling for a second reverend up. what does the eu think about this and what will they do about it? i will talk to italy's deputy foreign minister. he is on the show. more after this. ♪ across the country bring financial stress to work. if you're stressed out financially at home, you're going to be too worried to be able to do a good job. i want to be able to offer all of the benefits that keep them satisfied. it is the people that is really the only asset that you have. put your employees on a path to financial wellness with prudential. bring your challenges. ♪ liz: american conservative union chairman matt schlapp, he says not all democrats are the same and as the government shutdown continues he says we'll see more of them split from house speaker nancy pelosi and senator charles schumer. roll tape. >> senators have to win statewide, even democratic senators

. ♪ bret baier is back on the air after a car his family was driving crashed up to a pickup truck. on pelosi and schumer's failure to act. >> the men and women work their lives, nootd getting paid. chuck and nancy are being paid. but they are not working. lou: wright house officials say the president is planning to deliver the state of the union one week from tonight at the capitol building. they have a backup plan to deliver the speech at an undisclosed location outside of washington, d.c. china is trying to stop the extradition of the huawei executive from canada to the u.s. so there is something to hang your hat on. thanks for being with us. gordon chang and matt gaetz will be here with us tomorrow. like me at facebook and follow me on instagram @loudobbstonight. we thank you for being with us. good night from new york. >>> i think these talks actually could wind up helping china. cheryl: good for china and good for the u.s.? the white house is reassuring investors the china trade talks are on track. lauren: the dow dropped 300 points yesterday on concerns about a trade deal, pl

the host of fox news special report bret baier is with us now.ng to declare his native emergence day. it looks like he's moving in that direction, doesn't it? >> it does only because he doesn't be any movement in the negotiation with congress. there's an effort underway right now led by lindsay graham and others to cobble together some compromise in part by using democrat put forward legislation dealing with border security and getting republicans and democrats to sign much like the gang of eight. the problem is two things. one is that this group manages to get to something, some compromise, there's no guarantee that either mitch mcconnell or nancy pelosi can get their members to sign on to it in this current environment. number two is there's a lot of activity, especially in the house democratic caucus for president trump to the point where they just want to make a point but is not going to get what he wants. stuart: i think you're right. if he did sign a declaration of emergency, that would be one way out of this government shutdown border wall

from a bald eagle to bret baier. "special report" is up next. >> bret: happy new year, thank you. this is a fox news alert. the president is ringing and the new year by laying out his position on just about everything. the president turned his first cabinet meeting of 319 into a stream of comp to my consciousness media availability coming touch and obamacare, gasoline prices, foreign policy and how he would fare as a general the headliner continues to be the partial government shutdown. the president's demand for a border wall. kevin corke is at the white house tonight for some of the top players in congress for both sides of the aisle just met with the president a short time ago. good evening. >> just seconds into the briefing on the border wall homeland security secretary krista nielsen was interrupted by the incoming speaker, nancy pelosi. just a window into the mood if you will of the tone of that meeting and perhaps the best indication that the shutdown can last for quite some time. >> it could be a long time and it could be quickly. it could be a long time. it is too importa

welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. it is payday for federal workers.re is nothing new to pay bills or buy food or put gas in the car. it is the first misse

been on the show before, really enjoyed having them on here, one of the news anchors for fox news bret baier his family were in a car accident in montana, jaws of life had to get them out of there. they're all in the hospital. they're okay. we just want to say we hope you're doing better. we reached out to them, and bret's message is they're going to be okay, thank you for the thoughts for him and his family and wear your seat belts, it makes a difference. ( applause ) you know, these 800,000 workers who are furloughed during the shutdown? none of this is their fault. and everybody feels bad for them and they want to help like our friend, jose andres, whose world central kitchen is feeding government employees on pennsylvania avenue, just blocks from the white house. jose normally does this in places that have been struck by a disaster, so, washington... yeah. checks out. ( laughter ) we here at the late show wanted to help out the only way we knew how: with mugs. to raise some money for jose's d.c. kitchen, we created this exclusive "don't even talk to me until i've had my paycheck" mug ( c

." ♪ good evening and welcome to washington, i am bret baier.wo military personnel and two civilian defense workers are dead tonight after what i says claims was a suicide attack in northern syria. the strike comes just days after the u.s. began the process of withdrawing its troops and equipment from syria. that fact led one senator to put some of the blame of today's events on the feet of the president and his syria policy. national security correspondent jennifer griffin leads us off tonight from the pentagon. good evening. >> delegation of republican senators from the armed services committee including john cornyn and marco rubio attended a meeting at the white house with the president late this afternoon. they discuss your policy in the wake of the attack. rand paul says he pushed the president to declare victory and bring u.s. troops home. >> as people walked across the street in northern syria, an explosion suddenly ripped through the restaurant where u.s. special forces had gone for a meeting. among the dead in dead anybody aftermath, tw

i am bret baier live tonight from the white house. in just 3 hours in the oval office right down here, president trump will explain to the nation why he believe there is is a crisis at the u.s. border with mexico. the president is demanding money for a border wall. a demand that resulted in an empasse with congressional democrats and a partial government shutdown in its 3rd week now. can the president's first oval office address tonight or the democrats response to that speech move the needle in any way in this standoff? we have fox team coverage looking at what is on the line and the push by television networks to fact check this real time. mike emanuel with how democrats will counter the address. we begin with john roberts. >> good evening. it's a significant event. the address from the oval office has been mentioned many times. the first one for president trump. it's a location that is often used to address the american people in times of crisis. president trump tonight will say this nation is in a crisis. one that has become a pol

from a bald eagle to bret baier. "special report" is up next. >> bret: happy new year, thank you.he president is ringing and the new year by laying out his position on just about everything. the president turned his first cabinet meeting of 319 into a stream of comp to my consciousness media availability coming touch and obamacare, gasoline prices, foreign policy and how he would fare as a general the headliner continues to be the partial government shutdown. the president's demand for a border wall. kevin corke is at the white house tonight for some of the top players in congress for both sides of the aisle just met with the president a short time ago. good evening. >> just seconds into th

bret baier is back on the air after a car his family was driving crashed up to a pickup truck.'s failure to act. >> the men and women work their lives, nootd getting paid. chuck and nancy are being paid. but they are not working. lou: wright house officials say the president is planning to deliver the state of the union one week from tonight at the capitol building. they have a backup plan to deliver the speech at an undisclosed location outside of washington, d.c. china is trying to stop the extradition of the huawei executive from canada to the u.s. so there is something to hang your hat on. thanks for being with us. gordon chang and matt gaetz will be here with us tomorrow. like me at facebook and follow me on instagram @loudobbstonight. we thank you for being with us. good night from new york. trish: america nearing a dangerous tipping point. opening its arms to socialist newcomer alexandria ocasio-cortez who now claims that a society that allows billionaires to exist is immoral. this as the dictatorship south of us prepares for a massive uprising against the chavez-maduro

. >> good evening, this is a fox news alert, i'm john roberts in for bret baier -- we begin with the fiery shootdown of competing bills to reopen the government and end the partial shutdown, now in its 34th day. moments ago president trump on what comes next. >> president trump: mitch mcconnell's meeting with chuck schumer, we'll have to see what happens. they are meeting to see if we can work out something on a temporary basis, we have a lot of alternatives. a lot of people who want this to happen. >> john: rejections came hours after president trump backed down in his tug-of-war with the house speaker over the state of union address. if kevin corke is at the white house with the president's decision on what it's going to take for the two sites to come to the agreement. we start off tonight with our chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel at capitol hill and the senate's thumbs down on ending the shutdown. >> speaker nancy pelosi just told reporters she's not entirely sure what the president's requesting in terms of what the white house as described in terms of a large down p

." ♪ good evening and welcome to washington, i am bret baier.resident trump is being a lot more forceful tonight and his denial and suggestions, he has actually been working for the russians. his first crack at refuting that was tempered and today he has significantly turned up the volume on this push back. he is also keeping the criticism of democrats for their role and his role on the partial government shutdown from center. we have team coverage on how the president keeps fighting back against the russia probe and how that may be affecting his poll numbers. catherine herridge with the reaction to the allegations about the president's loyalties. we start out with john roberts in a most unusual accusation against an american commander in chief good evening. >> was an extraordinary arab news reports. when accusing the president of trying to sell out his country to the russians, the other accusing the president of trying to hide from his senior aides, the contents of meetings with vladimir putin. as you can imagine, the president came out swingin

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that evening and welcome to washington, i am bret baier.e major breaking stories right now. the president's pick for attorney general performs a balancing act before senators, actual support for the trip agenda on the special counsel probe. house democrats turned on a free lunch with the president, refusing to negotiate over the partial government shutdown on a day the u.s. coast guard missed its first paycheck. we begin tonight with a political crisis and great britain. british lawmakers have shut down theresa

good evening, this is a fox news alert, i am bret baier.ration throws with small way to be on getting rid of even a civilian strongman. pedicure at home, president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi continue to feud over the state of the union address. the president telling nancy pelosi, he tends to deliver the speech of the house chamber. she has other ideas as well as it seems, the final say on that particular venue. it is the latest saga and the fallout from the partial government shutdown, now 33 days old. we start tonight with john roberts on the north lawn. >> good evening. the language from

welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. it is payday for federal workers. for about 800,000 of them, there is nothing new to pay bills or buy food or put gas in the car. it is the first missed paycheck in the three-week long partial government shutdown. it shines a new light on the impasse between a president demanding a border wall and congressional democrats that refuse to give it to him. there is the growing prospect that president trump will declare a national emergency to get the construction money flowing. he appeared to put the brakes on that this afternoon, at least for now. mike emanuel is on the hill where congress is gone and thousands are demanding some kind of action. we start out with chief correspondent, john roberts, with the latest on this back and forth. good evening, john. >> reporter: good evening, bret. president trump kept the pressure on democrats hosting a round table on border security. which pressure is greater, the president's argument of having to preserve national security or the mounting pressure from hundreds of thousands of f

i am bret baier live tonight from the white house.l explain to the nation why he believe there is is a crisis at the u.s. border with mexico. the president is demanding money for a border wall. a demand that resulted in an empasse with congressional democrats and a partial government shutdown in its 3rd week now. can the president's first oval office address tonight or the democrats response to that speech move the needle in any way in this standoff? we have fox team coverage looking at what is on the line and the push by television networks to f

. >> bret: this is a fox news alert, i'm bret baier.cent meeting with congressional leaders was a waste of time. the speaker of the house says the president is being petulant, the president walked out of a session with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer aimed at making some progress in the three and a half week long partial government shutdown. so far, the white house is warning any sort of peaceful approach towards ending the impasse will be rejected. fox news coverage tonight at the capital where the democrats now are being joined by some in the president's own party calling to an end to

." ♪ good evening and welcome to washington, i am bret baier.ployees are entering their third week of forced vacation or work without pay. there are no signs of the situation will stabilize

. -- bret baier.ent returned in washington but president trump declared he will work with new speaker nancy pelosi but won't give up on key principles. democrats in control of the house for the first time since 2011. key parts of the federal government are still closed. the stalemate with the president over the border wall is at the top of the agenda. he renewed that call a short while ago with f

." ♪ good evening and welcome to washington, i'm bret baier.he commonwealth of virginia is at the center of a whirlwind of abortion backlash tonight. the democratic governor is being accused of supporting infanticide by pro-life groups as across the nation democrats push pro-choice bills. correspondent gillian turner is here, this is getting all kinds of reaction. >> ralph northam the governor of virginia, the democratic governor dove headfirst into the abortion debate earlier today with comments on the proposed bill in his stage to increased women's access to third trimester abortion. >> it's done in cases where there may be severe deformities, may be a fetus that's not viabl viable. in this particular example if a mother is in labor, i can tell you exactly what would happen. the infant would be delivered, the input would be kept comfortable, the input would be resuscitated if that is what the mother in the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mothers. >> he himself is a pediatric neurologist and the

. ♪ >> greg: high matt, i am bret baier with dr.icole saphier, juan williams, jesse watters and dana perino. "the five." citing security concerns, nancy pelosi has asked donald trump to give his state of the union in writing. trump's response: canceling her trip to brussels right before takeoff. in the letter he said he was sorry to inform her that he's canceling the trip. no, no. he wasn't sorry. not at all. he basically stole her lunch money and then he ate her lunch. still, trump should accept her offer and send the address in writing, a sheet with just two words: bye-bye. then hold a giant event in the middle of america. after all, the people elected drum, not washington, d.c. nancy and the dems can take shelter under their desks and watch it on their ipad. trump can tell some jokes just so the press has reason to bring their hair. the media will cover it and highly flammable fact checks. it will be the first peoples state of the union. if the media doesn't show it, then we know it is personal and political. for it is historical

good evening, welcome to washington i am bret baier. this is a fox news alert.resident trump, how long has it been? president trump is taking his crusade for a barrier along the u.s.-mexico border to ground zero. today the president toward a security facility at one of the high traffic areas for illegal crossings. this comes the shadow of a partial government shutdown now almost three full weeks old and one day before for low workers missed their first paycheck. we have team coverage tonight. mike emanuel is at the capitol with democrats turning a pressure on republican lawmakers to open at least some of the government offices. we start off with john roberts. the president's southern swing to the fences. good evening. >> day 20 of the partial government shutdown a president trump, he is even more duggan than ever in his demands for some money to build some kind of a barrier along our southern border. he took his argument to the front line in the fight to control illegal cross-border traffic. >> just a few yards from the rio grande within sight of mexico, preside