Its monday, february 11th, 2019 im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Yasmin Vossoughian and louis burgdorf. Were starting off the week with the threat of another Government Shutdown. Its looming as a real possibility as of today. Last friday aides and lawmakers appeared optimistic they could reach a deal by today but now negotiations have stalled. One of the main sticking points is the number of additional beds to give to immigration and Custom Enforcement to detain immigrants who come across the border. Democrats have proposed reducing the number of beds, the more humane policy is to let Asylum Seekers without criminal records to be released while they await their proceedings. Senator shelby didnt appear optimistic about the chances of reaching a deal ahead of fridays deadline. I think the talks have stalled right now. Im hoping we can get off the dime later today or in the morning because time is ticking away. But we got some problems with the democrats dealing with i. C. E. , that is detain