mike: jackie, thank you very much. we're just learning that president trump will remain at the white house for christmas then the first lady and son barren are due to come back so they can spend christmas together, another impact of the shutdown. president trump blaming the democrats for the shutdown yesterday, but he had a different -- last week. take a listen. >> there's a very good it won't get passed. it is up to the democrats. it is really the democrats shutdown, because we have done our anything, when nancy pelosi said you will never get the votes in the house. we got them. ly take the mantle. -- i will take the mantle. i will be the one to shut it down. i'm not going to blame you for it. the last time you shut it down, it didn't work. i will take the mantle of shutting down. mike: let's bring in editor-in-chief of the firewall, david hawkings. great to have you. >> nice to be here. mike: the senate is gone till thursday, with mcconnell saying