love the panda cam. relate to pandas. i, too, am half black, half white and i also don't want to have kids. so i decided the "the daily show" was goin going to do someg about the panda cam being down which is why we brought a live panda to the show! ( cheers and applause ) no, guys, i'm messing with you. we can't afford to bring the panda here. we don't have the oliver hbo money. we canal the star of our panda cam, michael kosta, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) >> this is humiliating, trevor. i'm a grown man. >> trevor: i don't want to cut you off. can you chew on the bamboo while you speak, please? ( laughter ) >> fine. what i was saying is this is undignified and if you keep treating us this way, we won't be around much longer. >> trevor: he's so cute, look at him with his little stick. thanks, panda, we'll check in later. where were we? the government shutdown. the shutdown is affecting lots of people, but the people it's affecting most, most directly, are the government workers themselves. you see

>> the panda -- >> panda. red. i call him red.s enjoying -- he's enjoying happy bubble bath day. we a need a good bubble bath. >> panda. emily: hi, everyone. i'm emily. i'm super excited to introduce my dad because he's my hero. when i was little, he was doing this really important work driving ambulances in iraq. now he's home. and he's still a hero because he tells the ambulances where to go when there's an emergency. i'm so proud of him. he's awesome. he's my dad! announcer: if your service-connected disability hinders your civilian career, vocrehab offers a variety of services to help prepare you for your next mission. while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. when i came home, i felt alone. my family was around me, but i couldn't talk to them about what i'd seen and what i'd done. i remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i don't want to live. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project sinc

even though there aren't any more panda. the less the pandas have their own masks with humans on them . the way you. look i couldn't agree with this more i think it's great don't fix the water buy bottled water don't clean up the food sources just get cancer treatments and syrians are. we here at redacted tonight also now sell. herb an i.v. bag. for you. so you can keep your chemo bleak. i think we can all agree a human beings a one a toxic planet. just like human beings are killing it making the wildlife in fact in fact we have almost succeeded in a limited one of the world's most horrifying pests monarch butterflies i mean just look at a gorilla they look like spiders if spiders were stunningly gorgeous. according to a new survey conducted by. society for vertebrate conservation the iconic north american butterfly which migrates thousands of miles across the continent on an annual basis is now hovering inches away from extinction well it serves them right for being migrants all right not really not welcome here. soon there

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behold our interim panda cam. ♪ ♪ you can find it on the meet the press social media.ntil the shutdown is over and the camera is restored or until you simply find it unbearable. that's all for tonight. we'll be back tomorrow with more mtp daily. the beat with ari melber starts now. we haven't had a hand off in a while. >> what if we don't want to find it? >> you don't have to go look. that's the beauty of it. >> choice. >> choice. you have a remote control you can change the channel now if you wanted to. >> i don't know why you would be baiting people to change the channel now that you're done with your show. >> this has been one way to start the year. >> happy new year. i look forward to so many more of these. >> cheers. >>> all

if youan't visit the zoo in person, you can see the pandas. the panda cam will be open thisn mo hundreds of thousands of government workers and contractors are relieved to be back on the job, after 35 days without a paycheck, everyone is happy they will be paid later this week. for many, the damage is done. >> this shutdown d really -- it caused a lot of problems for everybody. if not mentally, physically, financially, of course. g meanwhile, a bipartisaup of lawmakers is set to negotiate toesrrow in h of avoiding another shutdown. the funding resolution expires on february 15th. president trump is set to give his state of the union address next tuesday. >>> here's a look at other top stories this morning. former trump viser, roger stone, will be arraigned in a d.c. federal court today. he flew in from reagan national yesterday. he faces several charges, inscludii including lying and witness tampering. stone believes mueller's investigation is politically motivated. coming up, troacie potts has moe on what we can expttoday. >>> officers were s

i tuned in on the c panda this morning. you could tell, he was sitting up there communi with his father through the howdy window this morning. and they looked about the same size. i mean, heea rllywn has gron 35 days. >> reporter: the elephants are right here where you left them. zoo leaders say the shutdown hasn't been o eas staff or the m animals. >> we observed some of our mo intelligen animals like great apes and elephants, they do know when the visitors aren't there. and there was more interactionee between thers and the animals. >> reporter: museums reopening. lonnie welcong visitors back to the museum of and an-american histo culture. >> it's been a million reunions. >> reporter: for now, on this day, washington getng back to normal. there's a dollar amount attached to all of the losses because of the shutdown we don'tno the exact figures yet but the officialsere at the museum of african-american history believe they lost about a million bucks. adam tuss, ws4. >>> not everything has reopened as yet and some attractio

two giant panda cubs born in china have begun their winning in the new year.e ntly practising drinking milk and a ppa re ntly wa kes practising drinking milk and apparently wakes up as soon as his milk is brought to him. the female is said to be less inclined to behave and hasn't fully mastered the skills of drinking milk, but they have learnt to eat bamboo and bamboo shoots. and both are said to be immensely popular with fair visitors to their breeding reserve. any excuse to put pandas on the telly. now, here is the weather news. hello. that is the christmas and new year festivities done for another year. now we find ourselves in a relatively quiet, but relatively chilly spell of january weather. remember the mild air that was blowing in in december? it is sitting in the atlantic. at the moment we are not able to bring it in our direction because of this area of high pressure parked across the british isles. this high blocking the progress of mild air but also blocking the progress of atla ntic but also blocking the progress of atlantic weather systems. so lo

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. >>> and disappointing news for panda lovers this morning. the panda cams that stream video from the national zoo are dark this morning. they've been turned off due to the vernment shutdown. for years, the giant pandas have been streamed continuouslyo tens of thousands of fans. now that the cameras are off til the government shutd over. and keep it here on news for continuing coverage of the government shutdown. we'll update every new development on air and in the nbc washington app. >>> 5:05 now. new this anmorning, a is in critical condition after being shot in frederick, maryland. this was in the 1100 block of key parkway. police are wutking to figure who shot the man, but they don't believe the public is in any danger. they'rh asking anyone wit information on this shooting to call them. >>> we're learning new details about the marine killed in a shooting at the marine corps barracks in southeast washington. officials say lance corporal riley kuznia died on tuesday. the are still a lot of questions this morning. news 4's megan mcgrath isve

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. >> as for the panda pops, because the national zoo is closed, that means the live panda cam is turned off. >> at's going be a big disappointmen >>> stay with news 4 and the nbc washington app for details on the shut down. we are working for you, covering every angle untilhe government reopens. >>> we have broking new t developments death of a marine. the mother of 20-yele-old announced that the death of her son on facebook. scott macfarlane is at the live desk to tell us what we have learned. scott? >> this service member is lance corporal riley. his mother posted ar pic on facebook. in the post, she said with broken hearts, we lost a loving son, cherished brother. yesterday, the military confirmed he was shot and killed on the barracks in southeast d.c. he was struck by an accidental discharge from another marine weapon. they have not released the circumstances of theg.shoot he was awarded an award in s terrorim. >>ack to you. such a tragedy. thank you, scott. >>> right now, rain is moving into parts of the area. taking a live look at the radars you c it's at the bottom of the screen

. >> you are going to a panda's game today. >> nice. a carolina panther's fan. >> are you okay? >> when he realizes his dream is coming true, he just falls out. >> this is a birthday gift. they head on out to the game and get to do some of the pregame experience stuff. charles was just excited to get inside the stadium to watch some of the warm up drill. a lot. 79 minutes. you want >> no. >> sadly, the panthers lost that game. >> the you that starts the year off right and the you one month from now. >> the you going back our mobil app. >> kitty loves laundry day. >> the nile. >> cooking at home, so i can afford to go to >> chick-fil-a is so close to home. >> doing the marathon. >> netflix marathon. >> that is the problem, everybody goes so big. >> so it is all about moderation. >> 2019, done with booze. >> beer doesn't count. that's what my uber driver told me. he had 4.9 stars. >> i'm done spending money. lot more of you going back in here. >> it is not real money. i used credit. >> what am i doing on the stupid dating apps. >> 2019, n

the panda cam has gone dar>> upsetting that i drove all the way from miami. >> reporter: for 800,000 federal employees, anher day ofiving without the guarantee of a paycheck. >> not knowing when youmight get paid is frustrating. >> reporter: frustration aimed t washington where common ground is more allusive when democrats take control tomorrow. among the top priorities, introduce a plan to reopen the government. a plan dubbed a nonstarter. for th hundreds of thousands of federal workers, the hit comes january 11th. that is when most employees will miss their first paycheck, unless the shutdown ends. >> thank you. the shutdown goes well beyond the halls of government. all smithsonianuseums are closed now. that includes the air and space museum, one of thost visited visitors ntry, 19,000 a day there. the national zoo is closed and doors at the national museum of history and culture are locked up. news 4s chr gordon continues team coverage now. >> visitors from michigan stopped at the sign outside the natural history museum. all smithsonian museums are closed today, due to thego ernmen

critics want risotto to be panda mediately for failing to comply with the conditions outlined in september twenty eighth what is compliance review committee will me in montreal and generate fourteenth and fifteenth so a final course of action could be determined then. hong kong he's famous for its iconic neon signs which have been lighting up the island's shops and restaurants for decades but as modern alternatives increasingly popular say the territory is at risk of losing the bright lights and signs unless aussies and some activists. mucci car is one of the last to master craftsmen of neon signage in hong kong business people bring him there hand drawn designs that he makes the neon signs that hong kong is famous for he works with glass tubes which he painstakingly bends into shape it's precision work who found his profession by chance. it was the summer holidays when i was eighteen my father thought i was doing nothing so we got me a job with the neon sign make. who was offered the opportunity to stay on and he decided not to go back to school it's quite a challenge to form the complica

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. >> the national zoo's panda cam is turned off. for years, the giant panda bears have been streamed continuouy by tens of thousands of fans. il , the cameras are off u the government shutdown ends. stores located on connecticu a avenuoss from the zoo are losing money with fewer customers. >> we don't have money for paying the rent. we don't have money for paying employees every month. >> visitors on the mall try to figure out where to go now that the smithsonian museums are closed due to the government ut wn. >> i didn't know that was the case coming from new orleans. kind of disheartening to hear that. >> reporter: families with children left very d.disappoin >> sad. ou have an expectation to see that. it's a lifelong dream you could say. >> it's sad. n it every day you can come here. i hope they wi be open while we are here. >> reporter: today, we found some museums onthe mall still open and free to the public like the east wing of the national gallery of a and the sculpture gardens. i'm told they are open bause they have a diffe

and this video is delighting people all over the world: two giant panda cubs born last october in easthina have been practising their feeding skills. sway—bao and sinojin are learning to drink from a bowl and eat bamboo shoots, just like their parents. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the home secretary, sajid javid, has cast doubt on whether migrants trying to cross the english channel in small boats are genuine asylum seekers. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. apple crumbles — shares in the tech giantare apple crumbles — shares in the tech giant are bruised after it warns of slowing sales in china and lower than expected iphone demand. more trade war in pak — how the conflict is hitting chinese investments and in the united states —— pact. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is thursday. i am glad you canjoin us for asia business report. i'm rico hizon. and we start with apple and the stock price slumping in after—hours trade after the technology giant warned its first—quarter revenues, blaming a variety of factors for the

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afterward sarah lacey found her panda media talks about women in the workplace and later government officials discussed the trump administration's criticism of the so-called deep state. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's tate cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the

the panda cam at the national zoo is going to be turned off, don't understand me wrong i like pandas just as much as everyone else, but we do need to question whether the national zoo is something that needs to be in the federal government operation. what are federal activities in nature. especially as we enter this decade.sa perhaps this could go on even longer. i think it is very important for rest to think critically about what are proper federal functions and what are things that should be handled on the state and local level in that kind of major political disagreement leading to a government slowdown. in many of the functions are affected not just for the federal government but not for any government at all. many of the black programs, transportations and those are things that should be handled on the state and local level. nen we wouldn't be inat this problem right now with the shutdown. >> host: let's let john who called from silver springs, maryland. john good morning speech three i want to make sure that they economy, has been hurt. they have dropped way way down. as realit

the panda cam went dark.ef broadcast this morning, it is officially down until the government reopens. workers are stuck in the middle. it's up to congress to decide if they get

but if you want to see the panda, too bad. the panda cam has been turned off.d the horror stories from national parks. overflowing toilets, trash. in fact, some joshua trees at joshua national park have actually been chopped down by vandals. so when does all of this end? the president says he has no idea. but he says he may still declare a national emergency. if he does that, funds meant for hurricane victims in puerto rico, texas, and florida and wildfire victims in california could be pulled and used for the border wall. that's right, the wall that mexico was supposed to pay for could be paid for with funds meant for hurricane and wildfire victims. something else the president might just want to consider is the brand new cnn poll that shows the president is to blame, according to the public, for this government shutdown. much more than they're blaming democrats. here's the breakdown. 55% of those surveyed blame the president. 32% blame the democrats. now, senator lindsey graham says president trump, who he talked to today, is still considering declaring a nat

that's my favorite part. 60% of the pandas in china isn't that fantastic is this. >> is this where theakers have to dress up like pandas >> in some cases, yes. >> why >> make them feel better, i guess. back to you guys. >> thank you, sue. sue herera >>> general electric shares having the best day in about a decade wall street believed no new nasty surprises in the business report but ge with the major question mark by a billion dollar settlement with the justice department on the street with a $21 price target on the stock still about double where it is right now you feel a lot better about getting there, huh >> feel a lot better, yeah no new bad news is the first time in two years we haven't had inceremental bad news. i think the rally in the stock was justified and room to grow >> made it clear there would be no details about what's to come at another date. sounds like a potential for shares to drop. >> i don't think so. i wouldn't reach much into it. he has to navigate into this power restructuring. restructuring is code word for layoffs. you don't just come out in wall street and s

in other news,nan affront to the animal kingdom, gay pandas -- what's this?t in, tragedy has struck again when all remaining members of the supreme court were devoured by wolves. a nation mourns. for more on the story, we go to ainsley. what's that? oh, this is steph dating -- devastating. without any

." >>> on this 12th day of the government shutdown, you will not get to g see thent pandas or any of the smithsonian museum the national zoo and the museums are closed. >> news 4's tcie potts is live on capitol hill. we know congressional leaders are coming to the white house today. is it a done deal that they're actually going to meet with the presid t? >> reporte, it's not a done deal. we don't know. i guess the question there is are the democrats actually going to show up? you would think they might because they haven't had a sitdown with the president since is began but are they going to make any progress? that we don't know. b this isng billed as a briefing on the border wall. $5 billion that the president wants for the wall that's at the center of the shutdown showdown. it's not clear if there's any movement there. the presidents supposed to come and talk about the wall one democratic aide said they're skeptical that this is a stunt and the president isn't ready to negotiate. on the other side, you have democrats taking over half of congress. when they take over the house they

even the panda cam gone dark. >> very upsetting that i drove all the way from miami. >> reporter: and for some 800,000 federal employees it's another day of living without the guarantee of their next paycheck. >> not knowing when you might get paid again is frustrating. >> reporter: that frustration aimed at washington, where common ground may prove even more elusive once democrats take house control tomorrow. among their top priorities, introduce a plan to reopen the government, one the white house and senate republicans have already dubbed a non-starter. blayne alexander nbc news washington. >>> the "today" show is's -- on democrats take control of the house. you can see that tomorrow morning on "today". >>> the government shutdown affecting national closed but remains partially open, and the visit not very pleasant for many. visitors are complaining about all the garbage and waste. staffing is limited and that means bathrooms aren't being cleared. yosemite has cleaned bathrooms and campgrounds in play areas. rangers will now be at a check point during the day at a south entrance, o

that means the panda cam has gone dark. and the popular natusnalm of african-american history and culture. news 4's shomari stone is live with more of the far-reaching impacts from pets to marriage licenses. shomari? >> reporter: well, that's right, doreen. the governmentn shutd effecting everything from trash pickup on the national mall to pelt owners, to people who are waiting for their marriage licenses from the duk superior courtind me. some of them come here to the building, trying to get their marriage licenses, only to find out that the marriage bureau is closed. in fact, one couple said, you know what, we're going to get married regardless, we're going to go ahead with it. let's take aook. this couple gotew married a days ago, and now the newlyweds, who live in d.c., smile in their hon honeyho honeymoon in upstate new york. bud they were turaway from getting a marriage license here at d.c. superior court because of the federal government shutdown. >> we showed up and asked which chai to the mark bureau, and he said,

the animals will be cared for, but the hugely popular panda cam will go dark and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will continue to work without pay. the largest federal employee union is suing the government arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. melissa caen, kpix5. >>> a lot of people think the government shutdown stinks and that is becoming a literal fact without park rangers on duty in and around northern california. at rodeo beach in marin bathrooms were closed to the public because nobody is there to keep them clean. san francisco's ft. point littered with trash while land's end saw its share of garbage overflow. >> i understand park rangers aren't working today. so we figured we had plastic bags on us. why not clean up this mess? so we spent this afternoon cleaning up what we can do. >> about a half hour later that very trash can looked good as new because of those folks that were just willing to help out. good for them. democrats officially take control of the house thursday. they are planning to pass two bills to reopen the go

and this video is delighting people all over the world: two giant panda cubs born last october in eastre learning to drink from a bowl and eat bamboo shoots, just like their parents. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the home secretary, sajid javid, has cast doubt on whether migrants trying to cross the english channel in small boats are genuine asylum

. >>> and disappointing news for panda lovers this morning. the pan cams that stream video from the national zoo are dark ththis morning. 've been turned off due to the government shutdown. for years, the giantandas have been streamed conti tens of thousands of fans. now that the cameras are offl unhe government shutdown is over, a lot of fans are just going to have to wait. and keep it here for continuing coveragee government shutdown. we'll update every new development on air and in the nbc washington app. >>> four minutes after the hour. new this morning, a i man is critical condition after being shot in frederick, maryland. the police do not believe the public is in any danger. they're asking anyone with information to call them. >>> we're learning new details about the marine killed in shooting at the marine corps barracks in southeast washington. officials say lance corporal riley kuznia died on tuesday. the gunshot was not sel self-inflicted. n post" says he appears to have been struck by an accidental discharge. his father spoke with n

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two giant panda cubs have been practising learning to drink from a ball and eat bamboo shoots. this is bbc news. now, it is time for one of hardtalk‘s highlights of 2018. zeinab badawi speaks to act, comedian and disability advocates, maysoon zayid. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. my guest today is funny. she's a comedian, actor and a disability advocate. she was born in the united states to palestinian immigrant parents. and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. she also says her standup comedy shows help normalise the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. can comedy really do all that? and where do you draw the line between what's funny and what's unacceptable? theme music plays maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. i really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. laughs i will consider it done. maysoon zayid, you've said if there were an 0ppressio

the animals will be cared for, but the hugely popular panda cam will go dark. and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will continue to work without pay. the largest federal employee union is suing the government arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. >> duthiers: so, chip, what's expected to happen over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, tomorrow is that briefing here at the white house for congressional leaders. but nobody knows if that's really going to have any effect on resolving this standoff. then thursday, a big day, the democrats officially take control of the house. nancy pelosi, if all goes according to plan, becomes speaker of the house, and then the democrats plan to pass their bill to reopen the government. the problem is that bill has already been rejected by the white house because it doesn't provide enough money for the president's wall. so what happens after that is anyone's guess. vlad. >> duthiers: all right, chip reid at the white house. thanks, chip. police in the houston area say the

the animals will be cared for, but the hugely popular panda cam will go dark. and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will continue to work without pay. the largest federal employee union is suing the government, arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. c what's happen over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, tomorrow is that briefing here at the white house for congressional leaders, but nobody knows if that's really going to have any effect on resolving this standoff. then thursday, a big day, the democrats officially take control of the house. nancy pelosi, if all goes according to plan, becomes speaker of the house, and then the democrats plan to pass their bill to reopen the government. the problem is that bill has already been rejected by the white house because it doesn't provide enough money for the president's wall. so what happens after that is anyone's guess. vlad? >> all right, chip reid at the white house. thanks, chip. >>> a nasa spacecraft phoned home today and gave us our first real glimpse o

is also back up today. >> we love that panda cam. >>> el chapo will not testify in his own defense atis federal trial. in a rare moment speaking in court yesterday, the 61-year-old said he will follow his attorney's advice and decline to take the stand. guzman has pleaded not guilty to 17 counts including drug trafficking and money laundering. we are outside in brooklyn where a surprise hollywood guest made an appearance in court. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, the man who plays el chapo on television says he wanted to see el chapo in person. so he decided to sit in on the trial yesterday and el chapo communicated to him in a way that even surprised the actor. >> he was just right there. that's the fan. >> reporter: alejandro edda seemed star struck by his face to face encounter with the drug pin he plays in "narco in "narcos: mexico." joaquin "el chapo" guzman smiled and waved. the fact he came to see him in possible to help make his portrayal as accurate as possible. >> i was shaking in a way. i didn't know what to do. just paying my respect from a distance and it was

in may he be a bunny and panda has been a major influence on me so i'm sure that harness meyer had a big effect on him. you know. architect tatiana bilbao is interested in social housing. doesn't live in the. situation in mexico is very difficult there's a huge demand for housing. and the housing that is available is poor quality very rundown. she wants to build affordable housing that does more than just meet minimum government standards. i'm interested in the structure my idea was to design the structure for a house that could be extended to become larger than forty three square metres because that's just too small but i mean we wanted a flexible design that could respond to different needs and climate conditions that's one that's expandable that said must see what that means but i couldn't say if. she's designed a flexible pro. type for a house that can be easily reproduced much like hannis myers gang houses indes out it's intended for the very poorest members of mexican society and is subsidized by the government the most affordable version costs just eight thousand dollars. the

. >> reporter: until the shutdown ends, the panda pops are the closest thing you can get. live at the national zoo, aimee cho, news4. >> aimee, thank you. of can also see the impact the shutdown in national parks across the country. many national park rangers are furloughed. that means america's greatest national wonders such as joshua tree in southern california are closed. trash cans are overflowing with crash and public rest rooms are closed. >> we'reptimistic we'll get word to come back to soon but until then -- >> arizona's doug ducey says the grand canyon will notclose. stay with nbc 4 and the washington app. we're covering every angle untiv thenment reopens. a lot of cloud around this morning. lauryn ricketts, does that mean rain son tis on the way? >> we're going to show you that coming up on futurecast in just about 15 minutes. just know we've got some wet days ahead. it's not going to be raining the whole time but we are going to have rain chances. we have r later on tonight that will last through tomorrow morning and that could aytentially last through the day o

steve: panda cam is turned off. brian: someone unplugged the panda cam.go to the zoo or smithsonian. they are forced to have vacations they don't want. there is a way out. and this is before day one of nancy pelosi' agenda. that's why i think she is eventually going to have to flip. because she can't get out of block unless this thing -- ainsley: the president needed 25 billion. now is he asking for 5 billion. is he trying to negotiate. the democrats say absolutely not. you heard nancy say we are not giving him extra money. senator lindsey graham summed up what she saw and what his opinion is. he summed it up like. this the president said let's make a deal. the president -- the democratic response is basically go to hell. they are going to send a bill from the house to the senate that has no money for the wall. it's not going to see the light of day. mitch mcconnell is never going to bring the bill onto the floor of the senate that doesn't have money for the wall. we need the wall. they have all voted for the wall. >> let me ask you this. >> only way to g

i see pandas. >> a ballerina maybe. >> love all of the pictures, chuck. >>> when the snow comes on theeekend, it is easier to deal with. we'll be dealing with the aftereffecou for the nexte days. the snow totals growing. 10.6, dulles airport. not far ahead of the t10.3 reagan national. manassas, virginia, 7.8. leesburg, 11.4. dumfrie dumfries, 7.8. a foot in aquia. and mainsburgest virginia, a foot of know. if you have a snow report, you can tweet it at mein and me on instagram. a lot of pictures of the beautiful snow over the weekend. it's a slippery start here. most businesses and schools are clostoday. 30 at national airport. not a big beze blowing. the north wind is shaving about o 10 degrees off of the feels-like factors. it feels closer to 20 degrees outside. your planner for today. usun's at 7:25. down at 5:10 this afternoon. we'll have plenty of hours, between 11:00 in the morning and 6:00 this evening, should be above freezing. with the sun out and temperatures above freezing, it will be big improvement on the roads by the end of the day. the last of the snow, going tor the ea

somebody tweeted me a baby in a panda outfit. you know. i love that, yes. this is in fairfax unty. a viewer took this drone footage, showing the conditions ther the storm and its aftermath will continue all morning. you can see the school closures running at the bottom of your screen. see more photos online at nbcwashington.con and our app. >>> as people around the region dig out from the snow, we're enteri day 24 of the shutdown. >> this is the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. federal food inspections have stopped. ami's airport. bush international airport in houston, both closed terminals after tsa workers called in sick. many employees are turning to t food banks f shutdown. a couple unable to afford life-saving medication. >> h doesn't like having to say, i can't get my wife's medicine.il >> it's chsh. you shut down the government because you can't come to agreement. >> members of congress are expected to return to washington today. >>> president trump spent his weekend at the white house tweeting about an exive report by "the new york times." the newspaper reports

in other news,nan affront to the animal kingdom, gay pandas -- what's this? just in, tragedy has struck again when all remaining members of the supreme court were devoured by wolves. a nation mourns. for more on the story, we go to ainsley. what's that? oh, this is steph dating -- devastating. without any verification, fox says ainsley has been struck pr. back to the news. bisexual penguins -- what's that? oh, this just in, earlier today, i drunkenly piloted my pontoon boat into an alligator refuge. i will be sorely missed. >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert. stephen welcomes congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez and method man, featuring jon batiste and "stay human." live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: whoo! nice. welcome one and all. thank you so much. welcome to "the late show," i'm stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) thank you very much, everybody. happy martin luther king day, in which we honor dr. king's dream: 50% off at n

and road and bridge projects, agriculture reports and the smithsonian including the national zoo's panda. >> paying for day care and all of those things, you don't know what will happen. >> expected to run out of money soon federal court offices, rent assistance, food assistance for 7 million low income pregnant women, new mothers and young children. while the food stamps program is okay now next month it may not be. so much seems on the ramp of collapse and it is such a distraction ahead of federal law enforcement law association sent a letter to the president and congress too saying i implore you to find a solution before an unnecessary tragedy occurs. economic analysts say the point is this will not continue to be a slow burn. many federal agencies are patching things together with whatever funds they can find so our contractors who rely on government business but as they run out of options the impact will increase rapidly producing far reaching effect and expensive to reverse. >> thank you so much. the latest workers without pay. 46,000 irs workers. this means americans will get tax

morgan chase expects to see big growth in china's so-called panda bond market.ng it easier for foreigners to sell new debt in the country. we spoke to jpmorgan's china ceo. >> we are very optimistic. given allngs equal, the interest from everyone pulling their effort to make the market more transparent and efficient, i think it is not surprising. viviana: that is the bloomberg business flash. tom: thank you so much. sebastian with us. i first want to get to him with deutsche bank. simon french with us. thank you for being with us in our year-end show. what has changed since your brilliance of december 31? i think the big change is that investors are starting to price in a harder landing for the world economy then just a -- tom: central bankers have shifted as well? simon: correct. you see under mario draghi starting to talk. where it to moderate should to the downside. your notes has got to be the most bullish note on wall street. morgan stanley goes completely the other way. stake thebull case. sebastian: the global economy has decelerated at the fastest pace i

i like pandas as much as anyone else. i think we need to understand whether the national zoo needs to be within the domain of the federal government operation. what are federal actions in nature? as we enter this partisan decade, i think it is important for us to think critically about what are proper federal functions? what should happen on the state and local level that you will not see such major effects when you have major political disagreements leading to a partial government slow down. the nonessential functions for the federal government, not for any government at all. those grants for transportation and in the environmental space should be handled on the state and local level where with private sector actors, and then we would not be in this problem right now with the shutdown. host: let's let john from maryland join the conversation. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to make sure that first of all the guests say the economy has already been hurt. hotels and businesses drop way down. the