possible state of the union address during a government shutdown soon entering its 34th day as "the 11th hour" gets under way here on a wednesday night. and it goes on. good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 734 of this trump administration. and as the government shutdown heads into day 34 by the end of this hour, a senior official's telling nbc news the white house is preparing for this impasse, get this, to potentially continue for many more weeks. that is just ahead. we begin with long-time trump personal attorney michael cohen suddenly pulling the plug on his upcoming live congressional hearing. cohen says he will not testify publicly on the 7th of february because of intimidation coming from the president. cohen's legal adviser lanny davis issued a statement today that reads in part, and we quote, "due to ongoing threats against his family from president trump and mr.