the vatican. the vatican has the biggest wall of the mall. democrats assume control of the house. one of their first orders of business will be a vote on two spending bills that would temporarily fund government agencies. without additional funds for the wall neither are expected to pass the senate in the president is hoping to have another meeting with leaders on friday. he is waiting for the house leadership elections to be over and they will take place tomorrow. he thinks democrats will be able to work more then. in the past hour on the four onto james taylor told us he believes the president will have to negotiate with democrats. it is going to be very difficult for trump to blame this on the democrats when he had all three branches of government for the past two years. he has a more visible target now which is nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. the memory of the american people is longer than i think and they will remember how we got to the stalemate. at this point i
tomorrow is the start of a new era for the trump administration. the democrats take over the house with nancy pelosi returning as speaker. good evening. thank you for joining us. earlier today president trump met face to face with congressional leaders from both parties. they were hoping for a shutdown break did you through but that didn t happen. the president has asked leaders from both parties to return to the white house on friday. reporter: as the partial government shutdown entered its 12th day, president trump with this warning. it could be a long time or it could be quickly. it is too important a subject to walk away from. reporter: congressional leaders walked away wednesday where the president hosted a bipartisan briefing on security. both sides said negotiations went nowhere. both sides can sit down and find a compromise that secures the border. we re asking the president to open up the government. we are giving him a republican path to do that. why wou
tomorrow is the start of a new era for the trump administration. the democrats take over the house with nancy pelosi returning as speaker. good evening. thank you for joining us. earlier today president trump met face to face with congressional leaders from both parties. they were hoping for a shutdown break did you through but that didn t happen. the president has asked leaders from both parties to return to the white house on friday. reporter: as the partial government shutdown entered its 12th day, president trump with this warning. it could be a long time or it could be quickly. it is too important a subject to walk away from. reporter: congressional leaders walked away wednesday where the president hosted a bipartisan briefing on security. both sides said negotiations went nowhere. both sides can sit down and find a compromise that secures the border. we re asking the president to open up the government. we are giving him a republican path to do that. why wou
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was her score too good to be true and how she s fighting back. going dry for january? the effects giving up alcohol for one month has on your body. and that mystery poster on the table at the white house. the many questions this morning. good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with the shift in power in washington. the 116th congress just hours away from convening. here s a live look at the capitol where the newly elected lawmakers will be sworn in this afternoon as democrats take control of the house for the first time in eight years, but republicans will hold an even bigger majority in the senate. they ll be immediately tasked with reaching a compromise to end the government shutdown. it s a tall order after the first talks in three weeks with no deal on the president s proposed border wall. abc s zachary kiesch has the details from washington. zachary, good morning. reporter: good morning to you, janai. you know, no breakthrough as the president met with cong