peter alexander was in the briefing room a few moments ago when mick mulvaney and mark short were briefing reporters about what's going on with the shutdown. he joins us now. peter, fyi, i understand the president was scheduled to go to mar-a-lago and isn't going now. what is he waiting for? >> reporter: we heard from the white house in the last 20 minutes or so, they declared the president will not be traveling to mar-a-lago this weekend. he was scheduled to travel this afternoon. those would not have been good optics for the white house. i spoke with officials earlier and initially, they were discussing whether he would go. then it was unlikely. now it is official, he will not go. it is notable tomorrow, he was intended -- would be hosting what was to be a one-year anniversary gala at his florida estate. mar-a-lago, the property there. $100,000 per couple. that's where tickets were starting. a senior adviser of the president said to me, there is