>> occasionally democrats say the president is holding people hostage with the shutdown. you see the word hostage tossed around in common conversation. i understand what people are getting at, but you were a hostage for 544 days. >> don't use that term, politicians, please. i was a hostage. i know other former hostages. it is not something to be taken lightly. respect the term. >> jason rezaian, the book is "prisoner" and it is a terrific read. thank you very much for writing it and being part of the cnn family. we're lucky you are here. >> thank you very much. >> thanks, jason. we are following a lot of news this morning. can there be any progress to the longest shutdown in u.s. history? "new day" continues now. it is very important that we are making this offer saying, come on, let's negotiate a solution. >> democrats made clear they are