in europe the new year began with an ice cold dip in the sea as here on the a stony and island of sabri much. further south there was similar scenes in croatia dozens braved the adriatic chilly temperatures to take the plunge but the dutch far outstrip everyone at new year's some ten thousand people rushed into the north sea here it's craven ing and to welcome twenty eighteen. around half a million people lined the streets of london on monday for the traditional new year's day parade. at twelve o'clockne day nearly ten thousand performers from all over the world begin their perceptions through the british capital. this year cheerleaders and marching bands from the united states joined in the celebrations the annual parade has been held since one thousand nine hundred eighty seven and is considered the largest new year's street procession worldwide. leo arden and the netherlands and the letter the capital of malta are the new european capitals of culture the two cities could hardly be more different and neither could their programs for the year but let is the european union smallest capi

sa sabri sabrina. and a friend of president trump and john, former tax and investigative counsel for the senate finance committee. sabrina, starting with you. people wrapping their heads around this play. people don't want the government to shut down. republicans want some things and democrats want other things but now you have, talking about chip, children's health insurance program. it's not, dacca is something separate but the republicans said, okay, we'll extend funding for chip, which is something very enticing for a lot of these democrats and we'll extend that for 6 years, daring democrats to vote now. >> absolutely. i think part of the calculation there is that they do not believe it's good politics to wait for a government shutdown over the specific issue of d.r.e.a.m.ers. the olive branch on children's health insurance program is to put those in a tough spot and a bill that includes it. having said that, there's never been a government shutdown when the party controlled and both chambers of co