we have a link there to a go fund meha campaigns been set up for theil f search oxon hill cras >> unusual. >> it breaks your heart. >>> to the government shutdown, we are in day 34. >> and now all eyes are on the senate floor t and first votes to reopen the government. the republican proposal, president trump's w plant down in defeat and then minutes later the democratic plan didn't catch the necessary votes. >> blayne alexander is tracking this. is it at least a start? >> reporter: even though both of e plans hit a brick wall, what happened today is notable. this is the first time in 34 days that the senate has even voted on bills to reopen the government. but it was clear almost from the start that neither of these meures were going anywhere >> the motion is not agreed >>. eporter: today, the senate taking a stab at reopening the government, voting on a pair of competing bills that would end the shutdown. >> the motion is not agreed to. >>eporter: both expected to fail before even hitting the floor. stop holding innocent federal employees hostage. >> reporter: the republican offer, $5.7