political reporter vivian solama. thanks to both of you for being here. robert, talk to me about how it would be best for our viewers to think about a government shutdown that occurs 32 hours from now. >> you have to think of it really as a political drama that has consequence for people who live here in washington, who work for the federal government across the country. but so many of these services, as you just listed, continue to operate. the question is can this government function? can congress and the white house and the executive branch come together and actually keep this government funded more than just a few days? and that's the political dynamic. they don't have an answer for, even though the federal government itself seems to be okay for the most part should it not get specific funding for a few days. >> vivian, the speech was interesting that the president just gave. it was actually worked around a campaign. it was speaking very broadly about the economy. i remember in the 32 hours leading up to a shutdown in