What is the next domino to fall in the russia probe. And the interim president in venezuela in talks to oust Nicolas Maduro who is blaming the u. S. For the upheaval. And why the highly anticipated live tv production of rent was mostly on tape, but ill watch any way. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave bringing a briggs. Monday, january 28. We start with the shutdown that is over short of. 800,000 federal workers back on the job today, but they have not been paid. A deal to end the record length 35 day shutdown came friday. Huge issues remain. Lengthy backlogs, looming deadlines and a gigantic bureaucratic reboot. Those workers again havent been paid. They could see checks this week. The u. S. Economy recovering from an estimated 6 billion hit, slightly more than the amount the president wanted to build the wall. And the clock ticking down toward a new deadline, now just 18 days away. Even the president himself less than optimistic, telling the wall st