john schiumo is here in new york with more on that. good morning, john. >> good morning, anne-marie. house conservatives insist they have the votes to reject that plan. now, that plan also does not include democrats' demand to protect immigrants brought here illegally when they were children. with a doed deadline looming, the pressure is mounting. lawmakers in washington are working to strike a deal to avert a government shutdown, but with friday's deadline approaching, the focus remains on finding common ground on immigration reform. >> the only one who can allow a government shutdown is donald trump, and i don't know why he would humiliate the united states, humiliate himself, humiliate his party by having a government shutdown. >> reporter: at issue, what to do about d.r.e.a.m.ers, immigrants brought to the united states illegally when they were children. democrats are threatening to vote no without a deal on daca protections. complicating matter, president trump's description of haiti, el salvador, and african nations as blank-hole