Realistically, how does this end?

I hope that some Democrats in the Senate will wake up and say enough is enough.

Let's turn the lights back on and let's get into these vigorous debates about the subsidies

and all the rest.

That's what needs to happen.

That's the only thing that can happen.

People say, why aren't you negotiating with Democrats?

I literally, Ali, don't have anything to negotiate.

I didn't put any of my Republican priorities on I literally, Ali, don't have anything to negotiate. I didn't

put any of my Republican priorities on the CR, so I can't pull those off and say, gee, is it better now?

Can you vote for it? I sent over to the Senate exactly what they voted on the last time. And now

suddenly they want to have a political fight. Why again? I mean, this is, frankly, this is the truth.

Chuck Schumer wants political cover. And's what this is about. That was just part of my sit down with Speaker Mike Johnson, as we're now in day six of the government shutdown. The question is, will Senator Schumer and Majority Leader Thune meet today and change any of these dynamics? Also ahead, we'll go through the flurry of moves related to the National Guard

and the efforts by the Trump administration to send troops to Chicago and Portland, Oregon.

The question is, can the courts keep pace with the administration's moves? Plus, we'll bring you

the latest on ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas ahead of a key meeting today in Egypt.

The question is, could the end of this conflict come soon? It's way too

early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that knows what it's like to

work through the weekend. I'm Ali Vitale on this Monday, October 6th, and we'll start with the news. The federal government

remains shut down this morning with no clear endgame in sight. Republican and Democratic

lawmakers remain at an impasse, and House leadership provided few public signs of meaningful

negotiations taking place during interviews yesterday.

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