mike viqueira is at the white house. good sunday morning to you, mike. >> good morning. >> a couple of hours and it's closed doors, right? >> no, open session today. it's a rare sunday session. they're not so rare anymore. the senate has been trying to jam in a lot of activity at the end of this lame duck session before republicans take over control of the house and have those enhanced minorities in the senate. the s.t.a.r.t. arms control treaty, the president has been pushing very hard for this. they came to an agreement with russia earlier in the year. it the senate had the some 18 hearings on the subject. it has been there for everyone to look at but republicans are saying they are not given enough debate time in the senate as democrats try to get this through before they leave for the christmas holidays. the administration has said that national security depends on it. they've trotted out any former republican officials like colin powell, brent scowcroft, henry kissinger backing the treaty. but republicans say the missile