if they don t, the government could shut down again or the president might declare a national emergency. eric: and we will look a little bit later on if indeed the president will declare a national emergency and with the chances of negotiating throughout this hour. thank you. arthel: and other congressional side, members of both sides calling each other to come to the table willing to negotiate. the president made offers. and pelosi said she won t talk. you talk about 35 days of the speaker not negotiating. list step back about where that s divisive and let s talk about what we have in common. let s find that thread of commonality amongst republicans and democrats. i think the threat of commonality is, will want to protect the board. arthel: garrett tenney joins us live there from washington with more. hi garrett. reporter: hi arthel. this time her negotiations will largely take place behind closed doors. tamara conference committee