things political, 6:00 p.m. eastern time, each week day night. jenna: "happening now", the iraqi government and u.s. are trying to hammer out a new deal about just how many u.s. forces will remain in iraq next year. one report out over the weekend suggests on january 1st, there may be virtually no american troops left in iraq. national security correspondent jennifer grefin is live from the pentagon, on what, jennifer, appears to be a major stumbling block in these negotiations. tell us more about that. >> well, jenna, there was an almost visceral reaction from white house and pentagon spokes people over the weekend when a report by the a.p. from baghdad came out suggesting the administration had essentially given up on the idea of keeping any more than a token number of troops, u.s. troops, in iraq past december. here's tommy veeter, national security person, we're building a comprehensive partnership with iraq under the strategic framework agreement, including a robust scoort relationship and discussion with iraqis about the nature of that