fiscal year in october. it appears there about $38 billion in cuts. we don t know what the result is of the fight over funding for clinics that provide women s services like abortions. that was a major stumbling block. here is what the house speaker said a few minutes ago. senator reed and i and the white house have been able to come to an agreement that will in fact cut spending and keep our government opening. and i expect that the house will vote tonight on a short term continuing resolution into next week to allow for time for this agreement to be put together in a legislative form an brought to the floor of the house and senate for a vote. so i would expect the final vote on this to occur mid-next week but i do believe we will have what we will call a bridge continuing resolution passed tonight to ensure that government is open. reporter: talk about 11th hour. the key phrase there ensure the government is open. looks like the shutdown has been averted for at least