evil. in november, u.s. intelligence sources told nbc news that north korea is continuing work on its ballistic missile program. and then there's capitol hill, where up until today, things seemed to be on track to keep the government open. but now we are seeing optimism fade over whether negotiations will reach a compromise that the president can sign. let's say that the hard-core left wing of the democratic party prevails in this negotiation and they put a bill on the president's desk with zero money for the wall or $800 million, some absurdly low number. how does he sign that? he cannot in good faith sign that. >> my sources are saying talks have stalled and if a deal is not struck, keeping the government open is in serious jeopardy. joining me msnbc contributor jeremy peters, associated press and white house reporter and msnbc political analyst jonathan lemire, former nrcc communications director matt gorman and npr white house correspondent and host of the podcast, tam ra keith. thank you all for being here. when i left the hill at the end