It aint never been turned off, and it never will be. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor good evening. If republicans and democrats cant settle their differences in the next few hours, the federal government will start shutting down operations at midnight eastern time. Senate democrats are fusing to vote for a bill to fund the government until republicans agree to provide legal status for immigrants brought to the u. S. Legally legal as children. President trump and Senate Minority leadery Chuck Schumer had aitdown today, but is it too late . Heres chief Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes. Reporter as the clock ticked down today, protesters took aim at congressional paralysis, and the white house took aim at the senates top democrat. O. Expsmed b. Is preparing for what were calling the schumer shutdown. Reporter but as stalemate wore on, the president summoned schumer to the white house for what he later called an excellent meeting. Schumer was more cautious. We made some progress, but we still have a good number of disagreements. Reporter the main disagreement how to replace the daca program, which protects nearly 700,000 immigrant dreamers from deportation. These young people are in a hurry to find out whether or not they have a life. Thats what it comes down to. Reporter the president plans to terminate daca in march and says any legislative fix must be paired with tough immigration reforms, but the list keeps changing. Were interested in what his views are, and those have not been made fully apparent yet. Reporter the irony underlying this fight is that both sides overwhelmingly support both funding the government and protecting the socalled dreamers. The differences of opinion are not that wide. We could have gotten this done a couple of months ago. Reporter with little to do today but wait for news, lawmakers spent their time preblaming the other side. Im surprised that democrats are willing to shut downtown government. Democrats are not about shutting down government. If youre good at the art of the deal, this is a good time to show it. Reporter but with congress struggling to perform one of the its most basic functions, louisianas john kennedy noted no one looks good. Our countrywas founded by geniuses, but its being run by idiots. Reporter congressional leaders and the white house are still negotiating at this hour, but even if theres a breakthrough before midnight, theyll have to bring the entire senate and the house back to vote, so a shutdown could still take effect, jeff, at least temporarily. Glor nancy cordes on top of the story all day. Nancy, thank you. So what will happen if there is a partial shutdown . Julianna goldman has been looking into that. Were all sort of at a standstill, in limbo. Reporter a shutdown could furlough roughly 800,000 federal workers, among them talana mortonsmith, an i. T. Specialist with the National Endowment for the humanities. We have mortgages. We have children in school. You know, we have bills. Reporter shed be left without a paycheck until a new spending bill is passed. So would congressional staffers, but their bosses, members of the congress, the president , and Vice President , would still be paid. Budget director Mick Mulvaney the military will still go to work. They will not get paid. Reporter during the 2013 shutdown, Congress Passed a bill allowing paydmerkz military personnel paychecks for military expernl supporting civilians, and all federal workers ultimately received backpay. Border will still be patrolled. They will not get paid. Firefighters will be fighting out west. They will not get paid. Reporter and in the midst of a severe flu season, the centers for Disease Control will not have the personnel to support its annual flu program. Unlike in 2013, the Trump Administration will keep open National Parks and monuments, but its not a total win for tourists. The smithsonian says museums and national zoo would stay open through the weekend but close on monday. And get your pandacam viewing in now, because that shuts down with a shutdown. A shutdown is always heartbreaking, and the uncertainty that comes along with it. Reporter Social Security checks would still be mailed out, and because the Postal Service has its own funding, mail will still be delivered and post offices would remain open. It all comes at a cost. The twoweek 2013 shutdown cost economy roughly 20 billion. Jeff. Glor julianna goldman, thank you. For continuing coverage of a possible Government Shutdown and the latest attempts to head it off, you can also watch our 24hour streaming news service cbsn. And John Dickerson will have the latest sunday as he anchors face the nation for the last time. Johns guests will include budget director Mick Mulvaney and democratic senator Dianne Feinstein of california. You can, of course, see john now on cbs this morning. The flu epidemic got worse last week. The c. D. C. Reported today there are more than 14,000 new cases nationwide, bringing the total for the season to more than 74,000. 10 children died of the flu last week. That is 30 so far for this season. The c. D. C. Does not track deaths among adults. The neighbor accused of attacking kentucky senator rand paul has agreed to plead guilty to assaulting a member of congress, according to court papers. Renee boucher could face jail time, according to his lawyer. Paul suffered six broken ribs in the attack last year at his home in bowling green. Federal prosecutors in new jersey announced today they will retry democratic senator Robert Menendez on corruption charges. The first trial ended in a hung jury. Menendez, who is up for reelection this year, is accused of trading political favors for gifts and campaign donations. Olympic Gold Medalist aly raisman lashed out in court today at the former team doctor for u. S. A. Gymnastics. Larry nassar will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing young athletes. Racraisman says nassar assaulted her, too. I am here to face you, larry, so you can see i have regained my strength. I am no longer a victim. Im a survivor. I am no longer the liltd girl you met in australia where you first began groomin grooming and manipulating. Reporter the hearing will stretch into next week as more than 100 of his survivors get a chance to speak out. There is a major change in u. S. Military strategy. Today, more than 16 years after the 9 11 attacks, defense affect jim mattis said terrorism is no longer the number one priority. David martin has more on what is. Reporter these mock ships, the size of american destroyers, are laid out in chinas missileimpact test range on the edge of the gobie desert. They are the mirror image of the u. S. Navy base in yokosuka, japan, headquarters of the seventh fleet. You can see an impact crater next to one of the mock ships, close enough to have destroyed all three. Pentagon officials cite this analysis by a u. S. Navy officer assigned to a washington think tank as one of many reasons china and russia have replaced terrorism as the primary focus of the new National Defense strategy. Maintaining a military advantage over china and russia is now defense secretary mattis top priority. Our Competitive Edge has eroded in every domain of warfare air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace, and it is continuing to erode. Reporter according to one official, china has increased its defense spending by 10 each year for the past 20 years in an effort to counter u. S. Abilities to operate in the western pacific. This pentagon report says china has modernized its conventionally armed missile source extraordinarily raptly and this map lists the types of missiles in range of u. S. Bases in japan. Park aircraft, similar to this american f22 at kadena airbase in southern japan. Hardened aircraft shelters like those at misawa airbase, and aboveground fuel tanks laid out like those at a u. S. Military fuel terminal. Americas military advantage has eroded in part because its been fighting wars for the past 16 years. But secretary mattis said, no enemy in the field has done more to harm the readiness of the u. S. Military than congress inability to agree on a budget. Glor along the border between north and south korea today was olympic torch was carried across the unification bridge near the demilitarized zones. Though bitter enemies, north and south will march together at the opening ceremonies in three weeks. After three years of drought, a metropolitan area of nearly four million faces tough choice. Cape town, safer, could become the worlds first major city to run out of water. What theyre calling day zero could be less than three months away. Debora patta is there. Reporter surrounded by two oceans, cape town looks nothing like a city that could soon run out of water, but three years of successive droughts have devastated its water supplies. Normally, i would be completely underwater standing here, but if you look back, you can see the dam levels are critically low, sitting at less than 20 , and this is one of cape towns main source of water, a source that could run dry within a matter of weeks. Local government has imposed severe water restriction. Security guards make sure there is no violence as lineups grow longer. How will it be . Chaos. Its going to be terrible. It will change our lives dramatically, you know. But, i mean, theres also a lesson for us not to waste water. Reporter residents are only allowed 23 gallons of water per person a day. Next month, that goes down to 13 gallons, enough for a 90second shower, a quick toilet flush, and one large bottle of drinking water. Americans use around 100 gallons daily. Climate scientist Peter Johnston doesnt like the look of cape towns future. We are very, very confident that temperatures are going to increase. They have been doing so, and they are still going to do so. So the increased temperature is going to increase evaporation. Increased evaporation will mean theres less water available for our use. Reporter day zero may be fast approaching. Debora patta, cbs news, cape town, south africa. Glor now to some other stories were following in the evening newsfeed. America this year could become the worlds leading oil producer. The International Energy agency predicts the u. S. Will hit historic highs, topping 10 Million Barrels a day. That will overtax saudi arabia and russia, which have agreed to limit production to keep prices up. The Clark County Sheriff in nevada release aid preliminary report today on the october 1 las vegas massacre, including photos from the gunmans hotel room. They show stephen paddocks arsenal of highpowered rifles and the surveillance cameras he rigged to a food cart and his door. The report sheds no light on paddocks motive for murdering pretty people and wounding more than 500 before he killed himself. Baltimores Police Commissioner was fired today. The city has a recordhigh murder rate. Kevin davis is out after two and a half years. He is replaced by Deputy Commissioner darryl de sousa, a 30year veteran spp and there is much more ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Its just nice to have something there to cuddle with. Reporter why one airline is making it harder for your pet to be a passenger. Glor pilots struggle to land in heavy winds. Hey, baby, im back again. 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Reporter six days a week for years, retired mechanic Clarence Purvis had lunch with his wife at this restaurant in paulpaulareidsville, georgia, be here today because he still does. Although carolyn died four years another she remains his lunch date. They were unbelievable. I mean, you could tell that they adoard each other. Reporter thats why Restaurant Owner joyce james says she wasnt surpriseed in the least when clarence started showing up with the picture, which is really just a small part of his allday devotion. Each morning begins with a trip to the cemetery. Hey, baby. Im back again. Reporter . Where, at the ripe old age of 93, clarence gets down on bended knee to give his wife her morning kiss. Baby, i wish you could go home with me. Id trade places with you. Reporter before the sun sets, he will be back here again, at least four more times. Ill be back. Reporter just to check on her. This is her here . In between visits, he basks in the memory of their 64year marriage. Oh, you have posters his house like a monument to their love, complete with an eternal flame, of sorts. And that light turned oit aint never been turned off. And it never will be. Reporter outside of the taj mahal, you wont fiend a more convincing testament to true love than this home outside of a shakespeare sonnet, you wont find a more eloquent love poem than her picture on her pillow. I cant figure out if this is a really sad story or a really happy story. Its a happy story. Reporter tell me why. How many people in this world have that much love to stay in time, you know,. She was sweet, and still sweet. Reporter i had to agree with joyce he is happiest when he is talking to her or about her. Im going to give you all something. Reporter which is why if you cant make it to the shrine, he will bring the shrine to you. Its never been turned off since my wife died. You keep, that okay. Reporter there isnt a resident of reidsville who hasnt had a picture. Obviously, no one ever wants to suffer a loss like his, but Clarence Purvis does offer us something to strif strive fore ability to love this deeply. Steve hartman, on the road, in reidsville, georgia. Glor its like the best part of the week, every week. If you have an idea for an on the road story, steve would love to hear from you. You can send an email to ontheroad cbsnews. Com. That is the cbs evening news. Im jeff glor. Good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs house of horrors exclusive. The photo of mom pregnant with baby number 13. And tortured with pies . Did the parents eat the food while the kids went hungry . Then, thunderous applause as aly raisman faces down her molester. Larry, it is your turn to listen to me. As the brave victims tell their stories to inside edition. And the flu phone. How doctors are treating patients by phone so they dont spread the flu. Have you been around anyone who has been sick . Plus, 15 days and she still doesnt have her luggage. Im tired of it. 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