controlled manjib after reclaiming it from isis forces. residents of manjib are a difficult position. they face invasion of the turks or take control of the city, both of which could lead to more violence in northern area. laura come a flexible takeover of manjib by the government forces would be another big area for syrian president bashar al-assad to a schema normalization of this country are the past two months. but the uae and bahrain said they would be at the syrian capital of damascus. laura: last watch in the new year. thank you. eric: bacchanal no one in sight for the partial government shutdown over president trump s border wall. lawmakers now react and to the standoff. we ll have the latest imac. expected to be the first order of business when they are sworn in this week. what will they do, what will it take to end it when? well have not.