Job done. After midnight, funding for millions of federal workers and some vital programs could dry up. Im Michael George in new jersey. How a shutdown could impact everything from air travel to the cost of food. Also tonight, strike deadline. Medical workers across the country threatening what would be the Largest Health care strike in u. S. History. The strike would impact five states, including here in california where medical support staff says extreme understaffing is putting lives at risk. Plus, car hacked. Thieves going high tech to steal your vehicle in under a minute. Well show you how its done and how you can stop it. Iphone fix. What apple is doing after Customer Complaints their new iphones are too hot to handle. And later, show of support. Superstar gymnast simone biles reaching out to a young girl snubbed at her Medal Ceremony. I want you to know you deserve a medal just like all the other girls. This is the Cbs Weekend News from washington with adriana diaz. Good evening. We begin tonight here in washington, where congress is running out of time to avert a Government Shutdown. The deadline is midnight tonight. This afternoon, House Republicans and democrats passed a shortterm Spending Bill that provides funding for 45 days. The senate is expected to take up the measure shortly, and there are waiting cars outside the capitol suggesting to members of the media the vote could be quick. Scott mcfarland is on capitol hill with the latest. Reporter one congressman says it felt like College Students cramming for a final exam. Less than 12 hours before a dea deadline, the u. S. Passed a bill to fund the government for 45 more days. Get it to president bidens desk before midnight. With millions of federal workers from Military Bases to tsa check points to Government Medical facilities poised to lose their paychecks when the clock struck midnight, they agreed to a brief 45day plan to keep the government open. Listen, it gives us the time to continue down the road of getting through budget bills. Reporter for days, the u. S. House had been gridlocked as House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy tried and failed to pass a bill to fund the government with only republican votes. Today he agreed to a deal both parties accepted. These right now, we have enough people on both sides of the aisle to keep government open. Reporter the plan had no changes to current spending but also eliminated money to help the ukraine war effort, which some republicans had opposed paying for, which democrats said must be addressed and readded come november. We need to address the Security Situation in ukraine to ensure the ukrainian people can continue to fight. Reporter the deal includes billions of dollars in Recovery Money for areas recently devastated by natural disasters including flood ravaged vermont and Hurricane Victims in florida. Reporter but Speaker Mccarthy immediately took heat from conservative republicans for cutting a deal. Reporter meat gaetz says mccarthys speakership is on shaky ground. New york democrat Jamaal Bowman was accused of pulling a fire alarm, which House Leaders say they will investigate. He declined cbs request for an interview and then in a statement said he didnt realize he could trigger a Building Alarm as he was rushing to make an urgent vote. At one point, the senate was poised to pass its own bill, but b pivoted once the house reached its deal before the paychecks stopped at midnight. Adriana . Reporter scott mcfarland, thank you. If a deal is not reached, the impacts of a Government Shutdown will be felt across the country. Michael george reports on the federal jobs and programs being put on the line. Food banks around the country are bracing for more visitors, specifically women and children on wic, a Food Assistance program that serves Seven Million people, including half of all infants in the u. S. Going without snap and wic benefits for people who rely on them is going to be catastrophic, honestly. Reporter the Biden Administration says if there is a shutdown, wic could run out of funding in days. A nutrition Assistance Program snap could last through october. Social security, medicaid and medicare recipients will continue to receive benefits. What wont shut down are programs with essential workers, the military, border patrol, air Traffic Controllers and the tsa are required to work in a shutdown without receiving paychecks. But in past shutdowns, some tsa workers stopped showing up, leading to airport delays. We are american workers, and we want to do our jobs. Reporter a shutdown could also hurt the economy overall, according to Clemson University finance professor thomas smite. We have seen more Government Shutdowns probably in the last 10 to 15 years than we ever saw prior to that. So people are getting weary of that and i just creates a level of uncertainty. So businesses may not spend to invest. Reporter and Rural America could feel an extra blow. The farm bill is also set to expire tonight, which could raise commodity prices. That could mean higher food costs for everyone. Having a delay that could be avoided just by working together, thats really unacceptable. Reporter and National Park locations like the Statue Of Liberty and Mount Rushmore will likely be closed until State Governments step in to keep them open. Michael george, thank you. Tonight parts of the northeast are drying out from fridays record rains. Bronxville, new yorks Police Department shared these videos from around the village. Lets bring our meteorologist from our partners at the Weather Channel. We have been seeing an increase in big rain fall events across the nation have been increasing over the last seven years. So it is not just new york city. Were seeing a lot of these events. Yesterday, wow, what a day. Four, five, six, nineinch rain events from this kind of quasi associated with the tropics event that brought this rain. It started thursday night, went through much of the early part of friday and gave us that much rain before it slowly pushed out last night. Scattered showers, no big deal. The other story is the heat. More low to mid90s. You got to remember, tomorrow is october 1st. The heat is on. Were talking more potential records setting today, tomorrow and even into the first week of october. Adriana . Paul good low of the Weather Channel . A Charge Scale Evacuation in central illinois. It happened on u. S. Highway 40. Authorities say the truck was pulling toxic ammonia when it overturned friday in a crash involving several vehicles that left at least five people dead. The Ammonia Spill forced evacuation within a one mile radius. Shawn fame visited Picketing Workers today in toledo. After 17 days, a uaw strike is showing no signs of ending. 7,000 members expanded its walkout. Union leaders escalated the strikes because they say ford and gm refused to make meaningful progress at the bargaining table. Accusing it of holding up the deal, while, quote, upping the rhetoric and theatrics. As the auto workers strike gains steam, another potential impact could impact the Nations Health care system. It would be the largest strike of its find in history, affecting more than 12. 5 million patients across the country. Tom wait joins us now from los angeles. Tom . Reporter hey, good evening to you. Kizer permanente workers say they have been trying to negotiate a deal since april, but have not been able to reach one. Management says they are doing their part to support their workers. Tonight more than 75,000 Health Care Workers at Kizer Permanente, one of the largest not for profit Health Care Workers are set to go on strike. We will not be divided. Reporter patients in five states and washington, d. C. Would be affected. People are over worked. People are not not able to give the patients what they deserve. Reporter The Union Represents Hospital support staff like nursing assistants, emts and pharmacists. Workers are asking for raises and support. But the biggest concern is what the union calls a Staffing Crisis in the wake of the covid pandemic. We had nurses that got burned out and just left. And unfortunately we lost a lot of really good Health Care Workers to death. Reporter theyre prepared to cover patients if a strike does happen this week. The walkout would come on the heels of a summer of strikes across the u. S. Nearly 300 this year alone. Hotel workers in vegas may walk out in the coming days, while Hollywood Screen actors and Southern California hotel staff have been on the picket line for months. Hollywood actors and vegas workers will go back to the Negotiating Table next week. The Kizer Permanente strike could start on wednesday. A longer strike could take place in november, which could have an even bigger impact. Thank you. Tonight, police in philadelphia need help tracking down a group of looters. Investigators released new Surveillance Video showing the moment the suspects used hammers to smash their way into a pc richard and sons tuesday night going on a stealing rampage. More looting took place the next night, putting businesses on edge all week. They are taking precautions, hoping not to get hit again. Senator Dianne Feinstein is being remembered as a Trail Blazing champion of her home state of california. Hundreds of mourners signed a condolences book. Funeral plans have yet to be announced. Straight ahead on the Cbc Weekend News, car hacking. How thieves are using cars high Tech Computer systems to steal themem. Plus, the show of support from the worlds top gymnast for a young, black athlete excluded at a Medal Ceremony. And busted. How this photo got a dog owner in trouble. With car thefts at record highs, the computerized system make it an easier target for thieves. More car hacking instead of carjacking. Usher shows us how it works and how you can protect yourself. Reporter these car thieves are using sophisticated equipment to steal the signal from a key fob inside the house. Less than 30 seconds after launching whats known as a relay attack, the criminals and that car in the driveway are gone. This is where it was stolen from . Yep. It was right out in front. Reporter thieves used a tablet to hack into his car by breaching the onboard diagnostics system. But if you Pay Attention to the screen right there, you are going to see a key programmer light up. Basically, it looks like a tablet. Reporter steve is a car Security Specialist outside of chicago. We have seen relay attack and the most common one i see is actual key programmers that you can plug in to the vehicles diagnostic port. In about a minute or less. Reporter last summer, senator ed markey sent letters to deter thieves, do not become a Security Liability for them to exploit. The senator also asked them for data on the number of their cars that are stolen and how. We reached out to them as well. Only five responded and none could provide that information. Are manufacturers doing enough to protect cars from this kind of theft . I dont think so. And i think a lot of them probably just arent aware how easy these cars are to be stolen in the first place. Reporter steve offers his customers this solution, an aftermarket Security System that prompts you to enter a code to authorize it to start. So you are preventing them from being able to program new keys. Thats correct. Reporter he installed that system on ivys car. Code. Beeps twice. Now you can turn it on. Reporter its the reason the thieves couldnt get it started. As you can see, they had to push it away using their getaway car. 17 miles later, they gave up and ditched it. So one way you can keep your key fob safe right away, when you are at home, store them away from a door in a metal box. Another good option is a Steering Wheel lock. It can serve as a physical deterrent to the new generation of car thieves who would rather hack into your car than use a car saw. Good advice. Still ahead on the Cbc Weekend News, a tiny town defefending i spot o on the map. P. The population in Rural America is shrinking, but one Northern California town, population 100, is fighting to buck the trend and preserve its past. Our cbs Sacramento Station has tonights weekend journal. Reporter the town of freeport, along the Sacramento River dates back to the gold rush days. It is a unique area that needs to be preserved. Reporter bob lake has lived in this town known as the gateway to the delta for 25 years. There is a tremendous amount of history. Reporter its name stems from some pioneering merchants trying to avoid money to sacramento. Because they were free of taxes, it is a freeport. Reporter today there is only 100 residents left, but there is still a drive to preserve the towns heritage. Residents are working with the country to build two modern interpretive signs which will help tell the towns tale. It will be great. Reporter a plaque will include information on the iconic freeport bridge, which is nearly 100 years old and designed by the same man who built the golden gate bridge. What is highway 160 known as the Victory Highway after the First World War that ran all the way to new york with trees along the path honoring fallen soldiers. This was the first highway that went across the entire country. Reporter now seeing new development being built right up to its order. Years ago, they offered to merge the town into the city limits. And the people in freeport rejected it, dont want to be a part of sacramento. We have a unique history here. Reporter a history they hope will be told by some new signs. I dont think very many people understand the history, and they should. Reporter cbs news, sacramento. Reporter next on the Cbs Weekend News, apples hot potato. Apple plans to fix a bug causing the newest iphone to overheat. Apple is working on a fix to stop the iphone 15 models from overheating. The company is blaming a software bug in its ios 15 system. Days after the new phone went on sale, people reported them getting into hot to handle while using instagram and uber. Apple is working on an update to correct the problem. Gigantic gourds are battling it out in massachusetts. Returned to the fair. This years winner was from rhode island. His pumpkin tipped the scale at over 2,100 pounds, landing him the 6,500 dollar grand prize. The pumpkin weighed nearly 2,500 pounds. And a picture might be worth a thousand words, but for one dog owner, it cost him a fine. Police in slovakia posted this image of what appears to be a dog behind the wheel of the car. Police found no evidence of that, and the man was fined for violating traffic regulations. Sounds like hes in the dog house. E. When we retuturn, a viral video that led to accusations of racism, sparking action from an olympic champion. Video of a Young Black Irish Girl who was skipped during a Medal Ceremony sparked allegations of racism on social media. We have the girls reaction. Reporter every girl at this irish gymnastics event gets a medal, apart from one. Video of a 2022 ceremony that began recirculating last week showing an official Handing Out Participation Awards to young gymnasts and skipping the only black athlete in line. It was like, did that really happen . I couldnt really believe that did happen. Reporter the young gymnasts mother who asked that her family not be named said her 10yearold thought she had been excluded because of the color of herr skin. She felt very upset about what happened. It is more like they almost blamed her for being black. Reporter the next day the girls parents complained to gymnastics ireland, the governing National Body to the sport. All i wanted was a form of apology to make her feel supported. Reporter it was a year before they got a note from the official who handed out the medals. Though the bbc reports she immediately wrote an apology that wasnt forwarded by gymnastics ireland. Jump to last monday. After 18 months and the video being viewed by millions online. Gymnastics ireland posted its own apology saying the situation should not have happened and that it condemns any form of racism. They only sent an apology because the world wanted them to. Reporter it was another message directly to the young gymnast that actually hit home. I wanted to let you know that i saw how you were treated at your Gym Star Event recently. I was completely shocked and wanted to let you know that you deserve a medal just like all the other girls. Reporter with the support of her idol, this young gymnast says she will keep going in gymnastic. I was jumping around all over the place and really happy because shes the best gymnast ever. Reporter cbc news london. That is the Cbc Weekend News for this saturday. Mar margarets guests include Kevin Mccarthy and new york governor kathy hochul. Im adriana diaz in washington. Good night. From cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. The date already heating all over who fills then Dianne Feinsteins ascendancy with the tough decision facing Governor Newsom tonight. She has earned a spot. It is not smooth or claim. I dont know who you would put in there. Oakland restaurants closing their doors because of rising crime for how Loyal Customer showed up to say their goodbyes. They took it to the brink but congress avoided a Government Shutdown hours before the deadline for the unexpected bipartisan push to get a deal done. Live from the cbs studios in tampa disco. The senate is in session with that one of his longer longest senators. Dianne feinstein died thursday night in washington. A live look out at fsu sfo. She was 90 years old. 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