very important not just in the next several days but weeks and months when this potential incursion continues. i want to talk to you about that, greg. like we said in the open, the international atomic agency said there are people working at gunpoint. they haven t had a shift change in over a week and i think about people who work in high stress jobs like doctors and pilots, you know, there is a limit to how long they work and working these extended times at gunpoint nonetheless, what danger does that pose? yeah, i mean, these crews have to be able to operate at optimal efficiency and when they re operating under the conditions they are and many of them potentially have loved ones in harm s way because of fighting or homes that are impacted or damaged, this is challenging so that goes to their performance. we know that crucial element when it comes to maintaining
contentious, difficult, painful i know that better than most, but i ve never seen a president attack anyone that participates on the other end of that meeting. exactly. but the expectation they were going to be difficult encounters is there. you are right. what is different here is that the white house is critiquing the reaction, whereas in the past, tipcally that has not taken place because a commander in chief absorbs some of the pain of the families for making those decisions and putting loved ones in harm s way. that just goes with the role of being commander in chief. and so i think the thing that really stands out is that john kelly, as the chief of staff, not as a gold star father, made this accusation about congresswoman wilson where some of the facts are just wrong and that s not the thing they re talking about now. kelly o donnell and peter baker, thanks for staying with us and keeping us honest through that whole first block. we appreciate your time. a standoff in
than folks like jt henderson. reporter: jt henderson said he appreciated the president hearing his concerns. it came as a shock, but it was a good thing. reporter: but he would blame both sides for any shutdown. i don t hold one party responsible over the other. i think it s a case of business as usual in washington. reporter: also affected, the military. freshly back at fort campbell, kentucky, after his third tour in afghanistan, this staff sergeant enjoyed a meal with his family. a government shutdown will not mean that soldiers like this stop fighting. but it would mean he and his wife, a federal employee, would not be paid. if they stopped our paychecks it would have a devastating effect. with children and daily life expenses don t go away. reporter: so such problem for president obama, house speaker john boehner, or congressional leaders, they are paid no matter what. even if they cannot hammer out a deal. a cruel irony not lost on military families with loved ones