Welcome back. It is day 30 of the federal government shutdown and after a month of deadlock and stalemate, there is still no clear path to reopening the government anytime soon. But there are some fuzzy paths potentially emerging as lawmakers say talks are happening between rank and file members on both sides of the aisle about trying to end the current mess by focusing on a bigger and broader and hopefully bipartisan appropriations process.But how quickly, if at all, those talks produce any actual concrete ...

Joining us now, vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington. All right, I want to get you first on what Burgess Everett was reporting a moment ago. Uh, and that was positive vibes coming out of the Appropriations Committee.What can you tell us about that. >> Well, what I can tell you is conversations are really important and Democrats want our country and our government to work for people and that includes the appropriations process. But the fact of the matter i ...

Earlier today, I had the chance to speak with Senate Majority Leader John Thun, a Republican from South Dakota, about the status of the shutdown and what can be done to end it. Here's part of that conversation. >> Majority Leader Thun, thank you so much for being here.Um, I understand you want to get this shutdown over with. When are you going to get in a room with Senator Chuck Schumer and the Democrats and sort this out. >> Well, I mean, I think that I don't know there's a lot to sort out, Tom.I think rig ...