>> nbc's garrett haake, who has been working triple duty, joining me live from capitol hill. garrett, you and i were together in the early hours of the morning when this began. there was some sense of potential momentum. the house got into order at 9:00 this morning. the senate at noon. there was some sense that maybe this will be short-lived if they can come to a deal. that does not look like it is on the horizon tonight. >> reporter: no, it doesn't, ali. for all intents and purposes, things are almost exactly as we left them when you and i last spoke on television at 1:00 this morning. this evening, the house has primed the pump by changing the rules on their end, so if and when the senate passes something, anything, the house could act on it quickly. but today, the minority leader in the house, chuck schumer, did not speak in any serious way with mitch mcconnell about a deal. he did not have any conversations with the white house about a deal. democrats and republicans at the top level remain as far apart as