cathy chase. how ludicrous it is that this government is shut down over a promise the president of the united states could not keep! ♪ flared in the senate with two bills to end the government shutdown failing. good morning. day 35 of the government shutdown and the second missed payday for federal workers. we will get your take on the negotiations to reopen the government and the border wall. democrats 202-748-8000. republicans 202-748-8001. at independents 202-748-8002 -- ts, 202-748-8002 . >> after the two competing bills to reopen the government failed, the president had a meeting on immigration, and talked to reporters. here is what he had to say about a possible deal going forward. [video clip] >> will you support the bill? pres. trump: it depends on what the agreement is. but if it is reasonable, i would support it. i have other alternatives if i have to. we want to go through the system. we have to have a wall in this country. we have criminals pouring into our country. i am not talking ab

also, cathy chase for advocates for highway and auto safety on how to make roadways safer. be sure to watch "washington onrnal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern friday morning. portions of next, the u.s. conference of mayors winter meeting from earlier today. that's followed by stacey abrams discussing health care needs in georgia where she ran for election.n the 2018 later, several measurement from across the country join house democrats for a news conference to discuss the government shutdown's impact on local communities. conference of mayors is meeting in washington, d.c., this week for its annual winter meeting. next, a look at some of the speakers from day 2, starting with former vice president joe biden.

also joining us is cathy chase on how to make roadways safer. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 this morning. join the discussion. coming up live friday on c-span, the third day of the u.s. conference of layers meeting. discussing ways to combat hate crimes and remarks rome former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. that is followed by the house gaveling in a 2:00 for a brief pro forma session. on c-span two the senate is back to work on a potential solution to the government shutdown. u.s.n c-span3 or from the conference of mayors on gun violence prevention. house homeland security committee bennie thompson gathered former da sets -- dhs formerls including homeland security jeh johnson to discuss the impact of the government shutdown on the agency and its employees. mr. johnson joined a bipartisan group of former homeland security secretary's to offer a letter to president trump and congress calling for full funding for the department. this is one hour and 50 minutes. [applause] . >> thank you very much. good morning.

also joining us as cathy chase of advocates for highway and auto safety on how to make roadways saferbe sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern friday morning. during the discussion. -- join the discussion. ♪ >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable-television company. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. on day 34 of the partial government shutdown, the senate ailed to move forward the legislation to reopen the government by blocking to measures that require 60 votes. the first option offered by republicans includes the president's portable proposal any temporary daca fix while the second measure will have reopened the government. seven senators crossed party lines by voting in favor of both proposals, but that was not enough to advance a legislation. house approved a bill to fund the homeland security depa