Transcript for Federal employees in chaos during partial government shutdown

Now just shut down a stalemate factor home that's entering its third day the trump administration is now warning the partial shutdown could last into the new year. In the meantime the shutdown also threatens did the stability of financial markets is the Dow comes off its worst week in a decade. ABC's Stephanie Ramos joins us for look at the turmoil. Zachary it's made good morning wall president Robert skipping his sixteen days Florida vacation to stay in Washington. As the senate compromise is all legislation that will keep the government funded. Into the new year so far no deal. On this Christmas Eve a partial government shutdown is still in place after funding expired for about 25% of of the federal government at midnight Saturday. And there is no end in sight negotiations between congressional Democrats and the truck team over the president's border wall. Haven't resulted in an agreement. The president tweeting overnight the most important way to stop gangs drugs human trafficking and massive crime is at our southern border. We need border security and as everyone knows. You can't have border security without a wall. The president's view acting chief of staff saying this shutdown could drag on into the new year this is what Washington looks like we have a president to. Refuses to sort of go along to get along. But over the weekend a shipped. The White House backing down from its original demands a five billion dollars for the president's border wall and possibly willing to accept a lower amount. But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also lowering his original offer of one point six billion for border security to one point three billion. The president digging into his unfulfilled campaign promise. Often saying Mexico would pay for the wall in the end Mexico's gonna pay for the I've just how. Today more than two years into his presidency mull Laney technology and the money won't come from Mexico. Yeah but none of that is Mexico paying for the wall let's just Bieber technical you and I both know that they did that he cannot work exactly like that Department of Homeland Security can't actually spend money from Mexico we have to get a from the treasury. Lawmakers are not Slade it returned to Capitol Hill until Thursday. In the meantime Treasury Secretary Stephen the Newton called the CEOs of six major banks on Sunday. To reassure them the government has enough money to finance its operations he did this of the markets wouldn't get spooked by the partial shutdown. Today and some 800000 federal workers not sure milk at their next paychecks Stephanie thank you.

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