Death toll in europe. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. After years of talks, the uk and eu seem to be close finally to agreeing to a post brexit radial. Cabinet ministers were summoned to a Conference Call with the Prime Minister, and the announcement is likely to be held over until the morning press c0 nfe re nce. Talks are expected to continue throughout the night. The final text is thought to be about 2000 pages. With the view from london and brussels, our two correspondence. The talks will go on for a few more hours, they are into the nitty gritty now. It really is crossing the ts and dotting the is. It is likely going to be concluded in the next few hours, it looks like it will be the morning before we know for sure that this deal is done, it does seem to be going that way, i dont think anything has happened that makes us think that there is not going to be a deal agreed between the eu and the uk, in the next few hours, but, if you are holding your br
Newsroom starts right now. That is our top story. Were five hours into a partial u. S. Government shutdown. It effects hundreds of thousands of federal employees and the agencies they serve. Lawmakers left days before the Christmas Holiday without a bill to fund the government by this midnight deadline that already passed. Their deadlock over the demand to fund a border wall, a wall that democrats oppose. Call it a democrat shutdown, call it whatever you want, but we need their help to get this approved. So democrats, we have a wonderful list of things that we need to keep our country safe. Lets get out, lets work together, lets be bipartisan, and lets get it done. The shutdown hopefully will not last long. President trumps democratic opponent, Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi issued a new statement. After eight years in the minority their party is set to regain control of the house in january because of the midterm elections outcome. Their Statement Reads in part
Trumps commitment to nato and about this shutdown, this was day twoif. And while more wurgers have been called back to the job, they still arent getting paid and no wps going to blink. Day six of the Trmp Administration it will be day 26 by the end of this hor. We have new it developments. The mueller team did reits latest court fooling what it says paul map fort lied about after he began cooperating with with enforcement and between redactions are multiple headings that say thupg things like quote manaforts false and misleading. With can taths russian and in the trumped a mp straegz. Today we lurped hes not done with rig gates. Mueller and gates asked for another delay in sentencing because gates quote continues to cooperate with respegt to several ongoing investigations. To put a fieper point opthis, they would be sentencing gates if they were dup with him but hes apparently still being helpful. Mi Michael Cohens testimony is expected to be highly reskrekt stricted to avoid interferi
An actor being praised for his hands off approach to women. And what is your sleeping habit say about you . A jampacked friday follies is ahead. The debate over the white house relationship with the press is front and center in the wake of Sarah Sanders announced departure. Media talking heads are going out of their way to take personal shots on her way out the door. Sarah sanders lied again and again and again. Its not my opinion, those are the facts. The hold for does it matter that shes leaving . Again not really part. She has changed fundamentall the press briefing in a negativ way. Per tenure has been blocked with, lies, and videotape. Now, what you just heard there reveals much more about the pettiness of those people then anything about Sarah Sanders. The giveandtake between the house and this ministration has been one of the defining features of this presidency wit all of the very serious people telling us that this combative relationship is a stain, as stain on our democracy.
New this morning, a tariff billor between the u. S. And mexo late yesterday averting an economic and a political stando between two neighbors. President trump announced the threatened tariffs slated to start monday are now indefinitely suspended. Part of the deal includes an agreement from mexico to reduce the flow of migrants crossing the border. Mexico will deploy up to 6,000 National Guard troops to its border with guatemala to reduce the number of Central Americans heading north. Mexico agreed to expand the Trump Administration program allowing the u. S. To return immigrants to mexico while they wait forle their asylum claims be decided. That policy has been challenged in the courts, and civil Rights Groups say it violates migrants rights. Mexico says m it did not accept position pushed by the Trump Administration that would have required Asylum Seekers to apply for Refugee Status in mexico before reaching the United States. Mike, how and why did this come together . The pressure f