is trying to set up a situation in which he could potentially walkway as he would say a winner, that's looking very, very difficult. it was already caved in the first round of shutdown negotiation. the second go around he's trying to walk away with some kind of win. the national emergency seems like at least one option he's explored. the white house is prepared for that if he so chooses to go down that path. but look we're not going to know which way the president goes until the president publicly says what he's going to do because it's been made clear to these congressional negotiators that nothing is final until the president says it publicly. >> david, which of the three is the likely scenario? where is mitch mcconnell. >> mitch mcconnell is trying to protect his conference from a big shutdown problem. nothing is a done deal until the president says so. even when he says so he'll change his mind and say something new. i spend the walk talking to