forcing thousands of more federal employees to return to work without getting paid. this as ceos and the president's own advisers start raising the alarm on the long-term negative impact on the economy. jamie diamond of jpmorgan warning that the shutdown could wipe out first quarter economic growth entirely. and in money power politics, new reporting that high level executives at t it mobile had reservations at trump's dc hotel one day after announcing a megamerger that would need the administration's approval. executives staying at least 38 times, including the company's ceo who previously mocked trump hotels in now deleted tweets. hmm. we're going to begin this morning with lawmakers looking for promises from attorney general nominee bill barr that heal not interfere where robert mueller's investigation. that might it be bad news force michael cohen, paul manafort and trump himself.