was collusion. >> think about how much their argument has changed. it went from there were no contacts with russians to there was no collusion with russians to we tried to collude, to collusion is not a crime. if it goes on, rudy's going to say it's not jail, it's a gated community. isn't a crime. if this keeps going rudy will be telling trump it's not jail, it's a gated community. >> seth meyers gets tonight's last word. "the 11th hour" starts right now. tonight, a rare public statement from the special counsel pushing back on last night's explosive buzzfeed news report. robert mueller's office says references to evidence of the president ordering people to lie to congress are not accurate. plus, the government shutdown heads into a fifth week with more drama but little progress between democrats and this administration. why the gop seems to be staying on the sidelines. hundreds of thousands of federal workers still in limbo.