Were going to shut the government down. Im not trying to play for political points. Im trying to get us to come together on a bipartisan nature. Countdown to shutdown. Democrats and republicans far apart as the clock ticks to midnight. A shutdown looks more likely by the hour. We have reports this morning on the top stories from capitol hill, china, iraq and london. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. One long day. Never going to sleep. Im dave briggs. It is friday, january 19th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. You find people are actually surprised by the brink of the government shutdow . It seems not so much wherever i go. It seems inevitable. That is what is different about this shutdown than in 2013. We thought they would be able to come up with something. There was a shutdown. There is at least a feeling. We moved to the blame game. This is the first of its kind. The house and senate and white house all controlling party. A shutdown which is increasingly likely. The
Resort, but soon he will be joined by thousands of protesters headed to washington for womens marches and rallies. We have a panel of experts here, but well start with the team of reporters. Ryan nobles is on capitol hill. Ryan, is there any indication that were hours away from a compromise, days away from a compromise . What are you seeing and hearing . Honestly, it could go either way. There is a possibility that somehow Senate Negotiators today could come up with a compromise that wouldnt be this big grand bargain, that will be a necessity at some point, but would essentially push this decision down the road at least in a shorter time frame than the deal that is currently on the table. And yesterday here on capitol hill was a day filled with tension and for the most part, leaders on both sides were engaged in a staring contest waiting to see who would blink first. In fact it wasnt until the late night hours at around 11 00 where we saw furious activity on the senate floor, fierce ne
Rejected a budget bill, forcing a shutdown for the first time in more than four years. Leaders from both parties are quick this morning to blame each other. Perhaps across the aisle some of our democratic colleagues are feeling proud of themselves, but what has their filibuster accomplished . What has it accomplished . The answer is simple their very own Government Shutdown. President trump, if you are listening, i am urging you, please take yes for an answer. The way things went today, the way you turned from a bipartisan deal, its almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown. We have a panel of experts here to break down every detail. Were going to start with our team of cnn reporters. Abby phillip is here in the d. C. Bureau. Ryan nobles is on capitol hill. Ryan, you first. Weve learned negotiations are expected to start again in just a few hours, right . Yeah, thats right, victor. The house and senate will both be back in session here on capitol hill today with the hope that there
Conclusions drawn by Robert Mueller. Disapproval. With his former Campaign Chairman and former lawyer now convicted felons, a new poll finds President Trumps disapproval rating at a new high. And nearly half of americans say they Want Congress to begin impeachment proceedings that could lead to his removal from office. And lying in state. After his final return to washington, senator john mccain lies in state at the u. S. Capitol where political leaders from both sides of the aisle salute his leadership and service to the nation. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. We have multiple breaking news stories. President trumps legal team is preparing a report to rebut potential conclusions from the special Counsel Robert Mueller. The document will push back on any findings of collusion and obstruction of justice. And that comes as a washington lobbyist with links to an alleged russian intelligence agent pleads guilty to channelling foreign money