i'm christine romans. one long day. >> never going to sleep. i'm dave briggs. it is friday, january 19th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. you find people are actually surprised by the brink of the government shutdow? it seems not so much wherever i go. >> it seems inevitable. that is what is different about this shutdown than in 2013. we thought they would be able to come up with something. there was a shutdown. there is at least a feeling. we moved to the blame game. >> this is the first of it's kind. the house and senate and white house all controlling party. a shutdown which is increasingly likely. the senate adjourned without spo voting on the funding bill. there is no clear path. >> the senate returns at 11:00. democrats are resolute and united against the measure. on the senate floor, democratic leader chuck schumer had a plan to fund for days, but others say

that is a story for another day. >> christine romans, great information. looking forward to the speech. the president delivers his first state of the union tonight at 9:00. washington talking about the fbi, andrew mccabe and russia and growing efforts to blunt the investigation. you won't see these folks they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> when you have a deeply flawed person in the oval office, that flaw can affect the government. >> the russia probe is picking up steam. the president can release classified gop memo critics say could do damage to the fbi and doj. >>> did the clinton e-mail investigation cause andrew mccabe his job at the fbi? details on an what the fbi director told colleagues after his deputy abruptly left. >>> mr. speaker, the presid

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it's wednesday, january 31st. christine romans' birthday. happy birthday you to, my friend. >> thanks. >> 5:00 a.m. in the east. we start with reaction from the state of the union. president trump walking a fine line in his first state of the union speech last night. he held fast to the tough-talking populism he emboldened in year one, while making some effort to reach across the aisle. the hour and 20-minute speech, the third longest state of the union ever, behind two bill clinton speeches. the president touting the economy, defending his america first approach, and even taking a bit of a jab at nfl players for not standing during the national anthem. >> the president pushed for his bipartisan immigration deal that includes a border wall and a path to citizenship for dreamers. >> as president of the united states, my highest loyalty, my greatest compassion, my constant concern is for america's children, america's struggling workers, and america's forgotten communities. so tonight i am extending an open hand to work with members of both par

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christine romans. glad you are ann early riser.esident wants to take credit for economic gamein. >> he will brag about it. the american economy is booming. he will take credit for that. let's talk about the stats he has to back him up. stocks and jobs and corporate profits. gang busters. these were strong when trump took over. his pro-business attitude flipped a switch. consumer confidence and optimism at all-time highs. the cheerleader in chief bragging his way to an economic boom. there are spots in the strong economy. unemployment rate at 17-year low. that doesn't include the americans not in the labor force. 95 million people who are not working and not in the labor market. the majority of them are retired and some in school and taking care of a loved one. that leaves 6 million workers unaccounted for here. what about jobs? there were 2 million jobs created during president trump's first year. that is a great number. 2 million jobs. let's put it in context. this is important. that pace is the slowest in six years. that is not u

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is typical "new york times" fake news. here is what we are talking about. expect one provocative question. did you attempt to have him fired? we have learned president trump ordered the firing of robert mueller last june. one person familiar with the matter told cnn the president backed off when house lawyer don mcgahn threatened to quit. >>> senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny joining us live from davos. jeff, good morning to you. pushing back on the breaking news. >> reporter: indeed. good morning, dave and christine. the president as he was heading into the meeting in davos, he was asked by reporters about the bo bombshell report. that he wanted robert mueller fired last june. he said fake news. fake news. typical "new york times" story. the president went on to talk about his warm reception in davos. reporters asked him specifically about. that he respond-- specifically that. he gives that speech later this morning he will essentially be wearing a sales man's hat. enc

i'm christine romans. >> i'm alex marquardt. the federal government's authority to spend money runs out tomorrow night. two groups to watch for are the house democrats and senators. gop defense hawks in the house say the party's short-term bill does not meet campaign promises. >> are you in a position to vote on what is out there for a budget resolution on friday? >> no. i want to do what we told the american people to do. what they elected us to do. fund the fence. do what the election was about on immigration. if the democrats want to shutdown the government to give amnesty to people who came here illegally, you can have them on the show and explain why that is appropriate. >> senate democrats under heavy pressure from the administration. they want protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers. people brought here illegally as children. many democrats leaning against a stop-gap bill. >> i know how my colleague can look the d.r.e.a.m.ers in the eye and say we will engage in breaking america's promise and violating our trust. at some point, sta

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.t room is christopher and alisyn. >> it was absolutely no collusion. everybody knows it. >> the president seems to repeat this mantra as if he could wish it away. >> president said he would speak with special counsel. now he is pulling that back a little bit. >> we should be pursuing closure. he doesn't get closure until he talks to bob mueller. >> he's obsessed with hillary clinton. >> we don't care about

. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. you can see there will be a countdown clock. the federal government runs out of money tomorrow night. two groups to watch. conservatives and democrats. the house expected to vote on the resolution to fund the government through february 16th. gop defense hawks in the house say the short-term bill does not meet campaign promises. >> are you in a position to vote yes on what is out there for budget resolution on friday? >> no. here is what i want. i want us to do what we told the american people we would do. what they elected us to do. fund the fence. hold the line on non defense. do what the election was about on immigration. if the democrats wants to shutdown the government because they want amnesty to people who came here illegally, you can have them on the show and have them explain. >> senate democrats under heavy pressure. they want renewed protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers who were brought here el -- illegally as children. >> i don't know how my colleagues can look the d.r.e.a.m.ers

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.nt wanted to fire special counsel robert mueller and live coverage from davos tomorrow. no, on monday. it's friday. i almost forgot. it's friday. i almost forgot. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day". it is is friday, january 26th, 6:00 here in new york. chris is off. john berman joins me. another day, another bombshell. >> new developments just in. >> we sure do. we begin with breaking news for you. president trump is denying the bombshell reports that he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller last june. sources say the president backed off that demand after white house counsel don mcgann threatened to resign over it. it could be a key piece of evidence for robert mueller as he investigates crimes, including obstruction of

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. we will go to switzerland shortly. president trump is eager to talk to russia special counsel robert mueller. the president unexpectedly dropped by john kelly's office when his staff was meeting with reporters. listen. >> i'm looking forward to it actually. >> you want to? >> just so you understand, there's no collusion whatsoever. there's no obstruction whatsoever. i'm looking forward to it. i would love to do that and i would like to do it as soon as possible. good luck, everybody. here's the story. >> do you have a stadate set? >> i don't know. two or three weeks. whatever they want. >> it is a critical moment in the russia probe. a day after cnn confirmed the special counsel investigating the firings of james comey and michael flynn. the story following president trump to switzerland. he is on the way to the world economic forum. a helicopter flight away in the beautiful mountain setting of davos. that is where our jeff zeleny is with the latest. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: good morning, christine. the preside

. >> i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. january 24th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. robert mueller focusing on the firings of james comey and michael flil ynn. the story reported by the "washington post" that mueller is aggressively scrutinizing efforts by the president or others to hamper the investigation. cnn sources say the terms for the questioning the president are far from set. >> the president's lawyers want him to answer questions in written form only but understand there may also be in-person interviews. press secretary sarah sanders was asked why the president has not simply fired mueller. she says he hasn't partly because of how the media would react. >> why doesn't the president just get rid of bob mueller, just fire him? mr. gidley said it's wasting taxpayers' money. in that regard, why doesn't he just end the investigation? because it's wasting the taxpayers' money. >> we want to see this come to a complete and full conclusion. i think we all know what everybody in this room would do if the president did that, and i don't think that's helpful to the pr

and christine romans is also with us.eff, this is a club of elites, unless you're a journalist, it's tough to get an invite. the president as a businessman never got the invite before. now he's not only invited, he's on the world stage making a speech. how was he received with that message this morning? >> reporter: poppy, that is such a good point. of course president trump, donald trump had such a well-known brand name, but not in this crowd, not at this level. i was struck here talking to people. they were curious about what president trump was going to say. was he going to come to davos and essentially poke his finger in the eye of globalist, people having conversations about the global economy? in fact, one thing i was struck by was the president's tone. it was muted in one respect, but almost sounded like he was the head of a chamber of commerce, urging people to come to america, to invest. much less of what america can do for the world, what global partnerships can do for the world. overall, i think any talk of --

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i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is bright and early.ts taking steps to protect robert mueller following the statement that donald trump wanted to fire the special counsel last june. now they will try to find protections for the special counsel in the upcoming spending talks. among the ideas floated is giving the special counsel the right to challenge his firing in court. >> another idea stipulates a special counsel can only be fired after a judge finds cause or misconduct. >> it probably wouldn't hurt for us to pass one of those bills. there are some constitutional issues with those bills, but it would certainly wouldn't hurt to put that extra safeguard in place given the latest stories. >> i've got legislation protecting mr. mueller and i'll be glad to pass it tomorrow. i see no evidence of president trump wants to fire mr. mueller now. i don't know what happened last year. it is clear to me everybody in the white house knows it would be the end of president trump's presidency if he fired mr. mulvan mueller. >> we will just continue th

he's certainly tailored his message to this crowd here and they seem to enjoy it. >> enter christine romans who was furiously taking notes during all of this. is there anything that needs to be fact checked. >> a lot of the numbers about the stock market and the economy are right. the stock market is up really big over the past year. job creation has been very good. it is a 17-year low in unemployment. many of these numbers he didn't believe during the obama administration, and he believes and takes credit for. he even goes one step further. the president says he knows what the stock market would have done if hillary clinton were elected president. it would be down 50%. that's a crystal ball i don't think anybody has. it's vintage president trump. he goes further than the numbers in front of him to try to sort of exaggerate how well things are doing here. the tax cuts were really important. for everyone in those rooms, they love those tax cuts. there are some who worry privately and publicly it will exacerbate income inequality, most of those tax cuts will go to the top 1% and to companies,

. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. lawmakers begin to face a complex agenda and ticking closclos clock. the government will run out of money on friday. it is complicated by the president's comments last week. >> usually cooler heads prevail, but conservatives don't want another short-term solution. this is the first time members are considering withholding their votes. some want to fight for a long-term daca fictix. phil mattingly has more on capitol hill. >> reporter: they want to keep the government funded beyond friday. things are in a difficult position. issues are completion in terms of the pathway forward as you talk to democratic and republican aides. they don't want to vote on any bill if there is no daca resolution included with it. republicans now have made very clear that resolution, any deal on potential daca bill, will not exist by the end of the week. here is the dynamic. republicans in the house led by speaker paul ryan need 218 republican votes of their own. they cannot rely on democrats. nancy pelosi m

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.y were debating on twitter who is to blame for the shutdown with hash tags. now it is sellout. he got rolled and the left is not happy. it is 4:30 eastern time. back to work this morning for 800,000 federal workers after an unscheduled long weekend. president trump signed the stop-gap funding bill ending the shutdown. it funds the federal government for less than three weeks. >> great. the house and senate voted to end the stalemate after mcconnell firm up immigration and measure to protect d.r.e.a.m.ers. as the shutdown was coming to an end, the president held two meetings to discuss immigration reform. one with six conservatives republicans and one with two red state democrats. >>> at the white house, celebration. the president up late tweeting. big win for republicans as democrats cave on shutdown. now i want a big win for everyone. including republicans, democrats and daca. especially for our great military and border security. should be able to get there. see you at the negotiatin

. >> i'm christine romans. it is nice to have you back, dave. we are 20 hours away from the possible government shutdown. one that is increasingly likely folks. after the senate adjourned out a stop-gap funding bill, there is no clear path to a solution. government workers are preparing to shut the doors and turn off the lights at midnight. >> senate returns at 11:00 a.m. with both sides dug in. we're told democrats have enough votes to block the spending bill. one democrat says the senators are resolute and determined and united against the measure. on the senate floor, democratic leader chuck schumer a stop-gap bill to fund for a number of days but mitch mcconnell says they don't see the point. >> and schumer said he was not trying to play for political points, efforts republican senators laughed out loud. mcconnell went right after the democrats. >> there is a real emergency in the immigration area. we have until march to deal with it. make no mistake about it. we are where we are for one reason only -- within the day of the government shutdo

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.ative-american talking stick to chris and alisyn. . >>> the businessman dealmaker was awol. >> what the president did clearly worked. >> president trump claiming political victory saying he's eager to

. >> i'm christine romans. this is the day we remember and honor martin luther king jr. school is out. it's 4:00 a.m. in the east, 11:00 p.m. in honolulu, 6:00 p.m. in seoul. president trump defending himself over days of controversy over those remarks to describe haitians and african-american. this was thursday. the last night the president pushed back about accusations his words reflect racist believes and lawmakers within the gop, they disagree on whether he used this explosive term at all. >> the president talked about the possibility of a federal shutdown. white house correspondent boris sanchez traveling with the president has more from west palm beach. >> reporter: the president taking a few moments before dinner with house majority leader kevin mccarthy on sunday night to answer reporters questions and he made news on a variety of fronts. having to answer that uncomfortable question that came up this week after the president reportedly made some disparaging remarks about african nations and haitians during a meeting at the white house. he's the president answerin

i'm christine romans. it is monday, january 22nd, 2018. 4:00 a.m. the first day of unpaid furlough for about 800,000 furloughed workers. a key vote on a measure to reopen the federal government through february 8th. new to the deal, mitch mcconnell's intention, he says, to take up the bill to extend protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers. republicans hope the mcconnell promise will lure the democrats to turn the lights back on. >> but some are expected to have the vote fall short. the mcconnell commitments are not firm enough. a source tell s cnn that mcconnell's promise is not enough for the senate. and then john cornyn says it is better to have a successful vote today than failed vote overnight. >> they have enough to pick off democrats to get the bill moving forward. let's bring in ryan noble was the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: dave and christine, good morning from capitol hill. it turned out to be earlier night than anyone expected. that is not because a grand bargain was struck with democrats and republicans. they just extended the debate for

i'm christine romans this monday morning. >> i'm dave briggs. it is a delicious story but is it just celebrities talking about this? >> we'll see. >> it will certainly dominate the day. that much we know. we start with top aides for trump and president trump himself forced to defend him. the book sparking an uncomfortable interview and a series of bizarre tweets. cnn's state of the union, senior policy adviser stephen miller slashed bannon. >> one of the other tragedies of this grotesque work of fiction is its portrayal of the president, the reality is the president is a political genius. all these so called political geniuses in washington, whether it about the big lobbying firms or -- >> the only person who has called himself a genius in the past week is the president. >> which happens to be a true statement. a self--made billionaire who revolution niced -- >> i'm sure he's happy. >> i'm not being condescending. >> a lot -- >> i'm getting to the issue of -- >> but the president's tweets absolutely reaffirm the plain spoken truth. >> so here ar

i'm christine romans. the president coming up from mar-a-lago where it's like 75 degrees or something. >> that's a wicked change of pace there. if you saw those shots of niagara falls there, just spectacular. it's tuesday, january 2. 1:30 in teheran. we'll check in on the protests shortly. president trump back in washington facing a full and challenging agenda. the january alone, what to do about dreamers, infrastructure, entitlements, children's health care and keeping the government funded. four weeks from today he gives his first state of the union. >> four weeks from today. 44 weeks from today the midterm elections that will hang over many of the political decisions you'll see

. >> i'm christine romans. this morning the "new york times" reports president trump lobbied attorney general jeff sessions no the to recuse himself from the russia probe. that move might be considered no evidence of obstruction by the president. "new york times" reporting robert mueller is aware that trump ordered white house counsel don mcgann to stop sessions from recusing himself. >> the incident another possible example he sought to influence. ty cobb told cnn he respectfully declined to respond. congress man and top grdemocrat it completely unacceptable saying mcgann should make himself available to the committee. >> also reporting four days before he was fired an aide to attorney general sessions asked the congressional staffer whether he had any damaging information about comey. a person with knowledge of that meeting tells the times sessions quote, wanted one negative article a day in the news media about mr. comey. a justice department spokeswoman tell the cnn this did not happen. >> a highly anticipa

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. the trump stakes of nicknames. we start this morning with lawmakers returning to capitol hill facing a complex agenda and ticking clock. they must agree on the spending plan on friday when the spending authority runs out. the main issue is a deal on d.r.e.a.m.ers. complicated by the president's comments last week. >> cooler heads usually prevail. want another short-term don't - solution. this is the first time in memory democrats are considering withholding their votes. some want to use the moment to fight for a long-term daca fix. phil mattingly has the state of play from capitol hill. >> reporter: dave and christine, there are four days to figure out how to keep the government funded beyond friday. things are in just a difficult position. the issues are still very complex. in terms of the path forward as it stands when you talk to democratic and republican aides, it doesn't exist. democrats don't want to vote on any bill to vote on funding if daca is not included. republicans have m

. >> christine romans joining us now moments away from the opening bell.eninet secretaries, the president, a huchlk u.s. legationaking the case that america first is not necessarily america alone. that's a message to a globalist crowd, increasingly nervous about american protectionism. the congress secretary defending the tear rariffs. many countries very good at the rhetoric of free trade, but actually practice extreme protectionism. he's talking about the tariffs. more could be coming on aluminum and steel. the administration stands against many things hammered out against globalists. the president has threatened to pull out of nafta, bailed on tpp, that trade deal, by the way, goes forward. a counterweight to chinese trade dom names in the region. without the u.s. it goes forward. these countries are moving ahead. the president says his new tariffs will not start a trade war. ross, the commerce secretary, had tough language in davos to reporters. he said trade wars are fought every day. our trading partners are not trading fair and, quote, the u.s. troo

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. i'm not sure how your health would hold up, but mine would not hold up well after an hour of questioning before the white house press corps. we'll discuss that. wednesday, january 17th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. three days until a government shutdown. house republicans introduced a short-term spending bill last night to fund the government through february 16th. it includes six years of funding for the children's health insurance program or c.h.i.p., and delays famous obamacare taxes. republicans hope it puts pressure on democrats to support the bill. right now even some republicans oppose it. >> the chairman of the hard right freedom caucus, mark meadow, says there are enough nos and undecide, that it will not pass with enough gop votes. many came out with stopgap funding without a long-term fix for daca. d.r.e.a.m.ers were brought here illegally as children. some democrats, especially those facing tough races in the fall, worry about taking the blame for a shutdown over fighting for d.

christine romans will help you get your finances in shape heading into the new year. >> and late nightv shook up 2017. will the political jokes keep us laughing in 2018? we have that and much more ahead on this special edition of "new day". but first a check of your headlines at the news desk. >>> good morning and happy new year. i'm boris sanchez. there was bone-chilling cold and beefed up security to ring in 2018 in new york's times square. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. >> the temperatures in new york plunging to 9 degrees at the stroke of midnight. minus 4 with the windchill, making this the second coldest times square ball drop on record. meantime, a new year's eve ambush in a denver suburb to tell you about. a deputy was shot and killed but a barricaded gunman. four other officers and two residents were wounded. the suspect shot and killed by police. authorities say the deputies were wearing ballistic vests but shot in areas not protected. >>> iran's president addressed the people and acknowledged the economic hardship that some iranians face. he said people are free to protest but warned aga

christine romans is here with the numbers, what they mean now and relatively. what do you got? >> i got this. 148,000 net new jobs, and that showed employers slowed their pace at the end of the year, the slowest pace since the hurricanes stalled the job market in the fall, and still sitting at a 17-year low at 1.6, and a lot of economists see it as full employment level. you will start to see wages rise. where was the job creation? health care, as usual. construction and manufacturing. i saw retail jobs relatively flat, and you have 18 states raising the minimum wage this year and that might have something to do with it so watch the space on that. where do we stand overall? i always say presidents get way too much credit and way too much blame for individual economic statistics, and 2.05 million new jobs created and that's the slowest pace in four years, something clearly to watch there. what the president does keep taking credit for, this, and we have futures up almost 100 points here on this news and maybe because the markets think the fed will not aggressively raise interest

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.e least racist person you have ever interviewed. that, i can tell you. >> i'm telling you he did not use that word. it is a gross misrepresentation. >> he rejected a bipartisan deal brought to him by his own republican senator because he wants to make racial politics. >> the democrats are the ones that aren't. >> the democrats are negotiate anything good faith. >> we have a shutdown looming. we have to make sure this government runs and operates. >> if it is the case that a single employee can hit the wrong button, the system needs to be redesigned. >>

christine romans, great to have you here with us. very, very much. >>> the breaking news that makes it an oh, so very interesting day. we're told the president is fuming after the interview that chief of staff john kelly saying the president was uninformed about his border wall, he's hating what the president said what are the ramifications this morning. stick around. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow. the president is undercutting the house and the white house on a plan to hold off a shutdown. and also his own chief of staff, he shuts him down on whether or not his views on immigration have evolved. quite a morning. >> incredible. a source inside the white house tells us the president hated general kelly's comments in an interview where the general said that the president has changed his attitude on the dreamer issue. he has evolved on the wall. and that during the campaign, the president was uninformed on border issues. hated it, and is fuming. cnn's

. >> i'm christine romans. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. democrats are taking steps to protect robert mueller. a congressional aide tells cnn the democrats will seek protections in the upcoming spending talks. the details are still being worked on. the issue is the right to challenge his firing in court. >> a special counsel can only be fired after a judge finds misconduct or other good cause. republicans reaction mixed on whether legislation protecting the special counsel is needed. >> it probably wouldn't hurt for us to pass one of those bills. there are some constitutional issues with those bills, but it would certainly wouldn't hurt to put that extra safeguard in place given the latest stories. >> i have legislation protecting mr. mueller and i'll be glad to pass it tomorrow. i see no evidence that president trump wants to fire mr. mueller now. i don't know what happened last year, but it is clear to me that everybody in the white house knows it would be the end of mr. trump's presidency if i fired mr. mueller. >> the president and his

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. the president got a clean bill of health.e give rise to the girther movement? we'll discuss that in a bit. >>> we start with the government shutdown looking like a possibility. three days to go before a possible shutdown on capitol hill. and the two sides are actually further apart. house republicans have introduced a short-term spending bill funding the government through february 16th. now it includes six years of funding for the children's health insurance program or c.h.i.p., and delays unpopular obamacare taxes. republicans hope the add-ons put pressure on democrats to support the bill. right now even republicans oppose it. >> the chairman of the hard right house freedom caucus, mark meadows, says there are enough nos and undecideds among members that the measure will not pass with just gop votes. democrats face their own tough choices, many of them coming out against stopgap funding without a long-term fix for daca. some democrats, especially those facing tough races in the fall, worry about a shutdown over d.r.e.a.m.er

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. "new day" next. they have sarah huckabee sanders and joe kennedy. happy birthday, christine romans. >> the state of my birthday is strong! >> see you tomorrow. >>> there has never been a better time to start living the american dream. >> what you saw was president trump with one hand reaching out his hand to democrats, and with the other hand, holding up a fist. >> my duty is to defend americans. americans are dreamers too. >> the president has offended his base deeply with this path to citizenship with all the dreamers. >> you are part of our story. we will fight for you. >> he did highlight his biggest asset, the strong economy. >> we enacted the biggest tax cuts in american history. >> we have seen the worst of this epidemic. he didn't lay out plans to deal with it. >> the president very effective using his guests. >> let's embody the goodness of ou our nation. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> all right. welcome the our viewers in the united states and around the world

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. optimism is low about a deal. the government shutdown entering day three. the pain is real since it is monday. the first day of unpaid furlough for 800,000 federal workers. a key vote on a measure to reopen the federal government through february 8th. we're only talking about a cr. not a long-term funding deal. new to the deal, mitch mcconnell's intention, he says, to take up the bill to extend protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers. republicans hope the mcconnell promise will lure the democrats to turn the lights back on. >> but overnight, sources told cnn the vote is expected to fall short. the top aide said the mcconnell commitments are not firm enough. a source tells cnn that mcconnell's promise is not enough for the senate. the number two senate republican john cornyn says it is better to have a successful vote today than failed vote overnight. >> senate leaders think they have enough to pick off democrats to get the bill moving forward. let's bring in susan malveaux with more. >> reporte

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i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. an earthquake struck haiti and more than 100,000 people were killed. today president trump signs a proclamation honoring martin luther king day. neither that proclamation nor spin is likely to quiet accusations of racism. this man has defended white supremacists, mocked a disabled reporter, and said a mexican judge could not be fair because of his mexican ancestry. he was from indiana. the comments from the president of the united states, quotes that were censored by late night comedians mind you, who are on at midnight. why are we having all these people from shut hole countries come here? we should bring in people from norway. why do we need more haitians? take them out. >> the president asked why we want haitians and more africans in the u.s.. the washington post was first to report the president's comments which the post said shocked the lawmakers in the oval office there with the president. late last night, the haitian government sent in the top diplomat there to discuss the pres

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. >> our chief business correspondent christine romans is with me.part of that, america first, does not mean america alone, we need you other countries. that's not something you heard from this president on the campaign trail. it was just the -- >> people are saying this is the goldman sachs gary koen speech not the steven miller speech. this was a nod to the community. he said we're doing really well, that's good for the rest of the world too. he also said, he talked about the tpp countries, the president famously pulled out and said we would talk to the countries separately or together about a trade deal. that's something that the people at the davos meeting liked to see. maybe he'll try to be more of a conciliatory on that front. >> looking at the numbers, fact checking them for us, u.s. added 7 trillion in wealth since electric. 2.4 million jobs. biggest most significant tax reform in american history. >> i wouldn't say the biggest most significant tax reform, biggest since the reagan administration. you talk to the companies, they love the tax c

christine romans joins us with a preview. good morning. >> speaking of davos, the president will be on his way to speak even as though he's announced a couple of big tariffs that are making news on washing machines and solar panels. some whispers of protectionism potentially and that's something they're talking about in global circle, but for stocks mixed. the futures are mixed and maybe if you'll get momentum you'll see record highs again. all-time highs yesterday. watch netflix when the opening bell rings in two minutes. we expect netflix to hit a record high and it had a record number of subscribers and outlined a $39 million cost associated with kevin spacey. i'll have that after the break. let's begin. yes or no? do you want the same tools and seamless experience across web and tablet? do you want $4.95 commissions for stocks, $0.50 options contracts? $1.50 futures contracts? what about a dedicated service team of trading specialists? did you say yes? good, then it's time for power e*trade. the platform, price and servic

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it is 10:31 in switzerland. the president is eager to swear to tell the truth and talk to special counsel robert mueller. the president made that commitment when he popped by john kelly's office when his staff was meeting with reporters. listen. >> i'm looking forward to it actually. >> you want to? >> just so you understand, there's no collusion whatsoever. no obstruction whatsoever. i would love to do that. i would like to do it as soon as possible. here's the story. >> do you have a date set? >> i don't know. i guess they're talking about two or three weeks. i would love to do it. i would say subject to my lawyers and all of that. i would love to do it. >> that comes at a critical moment a day after cnn is foc focusing the investigation on the firing of michael flynn and james comey. the story following president trump to switzerland now. he has just landed in zurich on the way to the economic forum. he has to get on a helicopter and pop over to davos in the mountains. cnn's jeff zeleny joins us with the late

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it's friday, january 12th. eight years ago today an earth quake struck haiti killing more than 100,000 people. today president trump signs a proclamation honoring martin luther king day. neither that proclamation or any amount of spin is likely to quiet accusations of racism stemming from the president's latest comments. this, a man who has defended white supremacists mocked a disabled reporter, said a judge could not be fair because of his mexican ancestry. that judge is from indiana. don't let these or any other examples normalize these latest comments from the president of the united states. direct quote. why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here? we should bring in more people from places like norway. he later added, why do we need more hatians? take them out. >> the remarks came during an oval office meeting with lawmakers. sources tell cnn when the subject turned to imgrants from haiti the president asked why do we want hatians and more africans in the u.s. the post says the com

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs and a painful morning for georgia fans. up 13-0 at the half. show you what happened in a bit. >>> we'll start with immigration topping the issue at the white house. the president will meet with lawmakers from both parties, focused on daca. >> if republicans and democrats cannot agree the federal government could shut down at the end of next week. the president has assign the john kelly to guide the immigration proposal. it is rare to get that assignment. sources tell us kelly got the job because immigration is the most important issue for trump's base. >> not much time left in the talks still have a long way to go. one person directly involved says quote, it's a mess. with the latest we turn to our reporter on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. a big meeting over at the white house today, a -- group of law makes will meet with president trump to find a way forward on daca. lawmakers are at a real impasse here for daca, which has been entangled into the negotiations. democrats say they won't agree to any spending bill

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. >> i'm christine romans. it's almost friday, we got a lot to get through before then. president suddenly refusing to say whether he would meet with the russia special counsel, a potential meeting with robert mueller, hanging over the presidency. but asked in a white house news conference if he would sit with mueller, mr. trump was non-committal. what he is committed to, repeating this claim about collusion. >> there has been no collusion between the trump campaign and russians, or trump and russians. no collusion. bottom line, they all say there's no collusion. and there is no collusion. i can only say this, there was absolutely no collusion, but it has been determined that there is no collusion. when they have no collusion, and nobody's found any collusion, at any level. >> in case you missed it, that was seven times the president said there was no collusion, eight if you count nobody has found any collusion. that came after he tweeted another one of his greatest hits on the subject, calling it a witch-hunt, and adding that russia and the world is laughing at the stup

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. we pass the native-american talking stick to chris and alisyn. . >>> the businessman dealmaker was awol. >> what the president did clearly worked. >> president trump claiming political victory saying he's eager to negotiate an immigration deal. >> i do not trust him at all. >> the question now is will the majority leader honor that commitment, and i think he's under a lot of pressure to do so. >>> a new report says fbi director wray threatened to quit. >> it's 100% donald trump will tell me one thing that's wrong. i don't get it. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." january 23rd, 6:00 in new york. >>> here's our starting line. the shutdown is over for now. president trump signed a short-term spending bill reopening the u.s. government. hundreds of thousands of federal employees head back to work after their three-day hiatus. >> the senate will negotiate in the coming weeks. they now face backlash from their liberal members. s

christine romans is in the money center to explain all that. >> happy new year.est feud, google fupulle its fire app. google pulled youtube out of amazon's echo in september, and amazon responded by yanking all google nest gadgets from its site, and now yanked fire tv. they both say they want to resolve these differences, but in the meantime the war between the companies have one clear loser, the customers. no google product is sold on amazon, and no amazon device can access the youtube app, and instead amazon directs customers to a web browser. one guy caught in the middle, john? >> kids. kids. >> they are being peculate about this. >> yes, they are. >> thank you. >>> year one of the trump white house now in the books. will we see a more disciplined president in 2018. we'll get the bottom line, next. . even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ you feel better. introducing tommie copper's all new shoulder centr