for his border barrier. in fact, he says the workers affected by the shutdown support it. we ll reality check that claim. with the senate back tomorrow, there s still no compromise in sight, so what breaks the stalemate? plus, another migrant child has died in u.s. custody. now border officials are ordering medical checks on all children in their care. wo we ve got the latest developments on that story as we learn more about a mysterious case here in washington, presumably tied to the investigation. it is making its way at break neck speed under an incredible level of secrecy. we lift the veil and tell you what it could be about. president trump s top ten falsehoods of the year explained. holiday parties over the fedex few days, we have a team of guests here ready to break it all down on what is turning out to be a surprising busy wednesday. day five of the partial
frankly they do like he is holding firm on this wall and saying why not i ve heard from people who say shut the government down, screw washington. they like what s going on with the wall. they re not going to like what s going on with the market, fluctuating day-to-day, it s taking a real hit. they re going to notice if heaven forbid a recession comes or slow growth. that s going to have an impact. we ve not seen previous presidents at similar points, clinton, george w. bush, obama have all made pivots and we see no pivoting, he keeps turning towards the base over and over. abby how does that position him coming into the new year? the new york times has reporting, the president has grown more sure of his own judgment, critical, and more cut off from anyone else s than at any point since taking office, retreating to his residence being concerned he s watching too closely. can you believe this? i m doing great, but it s a war every day. how does that translate to
and then disrupt your pentagon. it is just absolutely amazing. there s going to be very little time for transition. and, i mean, mattis is very subtle, both in the letter to the troops and the letter to the president, undermining the president s branding on the syria operation that everything s going well. and it s quite extraordinary. i mean, i keep thinking back to president bush and mission accomplished. and presidents have got to be very careful about how they brand. i don t know if that s the right word, military operations. general kimmett, only a couple seconds left. quickly to you, patrick shanahan will become the person who will lead the department of defense on an interim basis. are you confident in his ability to bring the troops together over the next however many months? i certainly am. more importantly, general votell, they re not going anywhere, they re going to make modifications to their plans. what s happening back in washington is far less significant than what s
shutdowns. and a long december, as the president feuds at the fed chair, the stock market has its worst december since the great depression. investors reeling from the worst christmas selloff in history. if you were hoping for a mellow holiday week, you are getting anything but that. good wednesday morning to you. we are starting with the clock still ticking in washington, the shutdown clock. the government has been partially closed for just about four days, nine hours. when will this end? when the senate gets back to town? not necessarily, according to president trump. i can t tell you when the government s going to be open. i can tell you it s not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they d like to call it. here s the thing. this fight over border security and immigration, it does have real world implications, right, with real lives at stake, all of that s coming into sharp relief as we learn that yet another
symptoms in a way an adult would. it s very hard with these vulnerable populations. that s why the rules are in place that you re not supposed to be holding them for this amount of time. we do have facilities run by i.c.e. for families. those are in texas. right now they are full. and a large reason is because of not only the number of families crossing the border, but also those who are being held internally again before they re deported. julia ainsley in our washington bureau, thank you. here with me donna edwards, curt bardella, and we ve heard what about to this young boy. kirstjen nielsen faced questions already on capitol hill. she will likely face more. and when secretary nielsen was in front of the house oversight committee a couple weeks ago, she couldn t tell the number who had died under border protection control. we have that sound, here it is. did i understand you