at the white house that were in the transition is. if the claim of privilege is used with those witnesses too, i will tell you we will come to a grinding health. the thing that is puzzling, the president said there is absolutely no wrongdoing here and yet is instructing all of these people not to be forth coming or be forth coming with the investigative committee. this is really going to slow the whole process. >> let's move on to some of those things. do you think the government will shut down on friday? >> i feel like i'm seeing the same movie for the 20th time. the dance steps are so predictable. yesterday the republicans who run this place say they have a deal that will allow the government to remain open for some period of time, three