Good day, im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. Congress is trying to crawl its way out of chaos, but a feeling of inevitability has taken hold on capitol hill as the Clock Barrels toward a Government Shutdown. Both chambers are trying to reach shortterm spending agreements, but will they find the votes . Millions of federal employees and contractors are bracing for impact if a showdown does happen, but how significant a toll could it take on our armed services, both at home and abroad. And tributes for a trailblazer, lawmakers emotional remembrances of california senator Dianne Feinstein who passed away at the age of 90. Very sad. May she rest in peace. Voting the last day. We will take a look back at the life and legacy of the democrat who served longer than any other woman in senate history, and with big shoes left to fill, what happens now to feinsteins seat . A complicated calculation over who could be her successor. But we begin with the 2024 campaign, alr
And we thank her for her decades of service to this country. All of our thoughts with her family. We will continue this breaking News Coverage the death of senator Dianne Feinstein continues now with cnn news central. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And we do continue with the breaking news, Scrat Cdemocrati senator Dianne Feinstein has passed away at the age of 90 years old. We have of course seen the senators struggles with her health in recent years, she has been previously hospitalized in august after a fall. We now want to get to Cnns Wolf Blitzer who is taking a look back at her life and incredible legacy. Announcer Dianne Feinstein emerged on the National Stage after a 1978 tragedy in San Francisco. Mayor moss coney and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. Reporter after the Assassinations Feinstein was sworn in as the first female mayor of the city by the bay. Mayor feinstein quickly got the attention of the National Democratic party on a short list of vp cand
County, georgia. And it is a doozy. The first codefendant in Donald Trumps Election Interference case, that rico case that charged a Criminal Enterprise, has flipped. Scott hall is in atlanta an athletearea Bail Bondsman. Hes accused of being involved in the plan to steal sensitive Election Data in Coffey County. He faces seven charges in the fulton case. And now again we just learned hes taking a plea deal. Lets bring in Greg Blue Stein with the Atlanta Journal constitution and former Acting Assistants Attorney General for National Security mary mccord. The Reverend Al Sharpton joins our coverage, as well. Greg, i feel like this attempt to steal sensitive Election Data in Coffey County never garnered the National Attention that it deserved considering how essential it was to trumps plot to overturn his defeated georgia. But take us inside first the significance of a guilty plea, and second his role in that Criminal Enterprise charged by d. A. Fannie willis. Youre right, scott hall was
But today a powerful moment of unity and silence. [ no audio ] Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving woman in the senate and a champion nor gun control and gender rights dies at the age of 90. The emotional tributes bridge a divided washington. The tension and the impact as any hope of averting a Government Shutdown is looking bleaker by the hour amid republican infighting. A key vote failing in the house today. And breaking in new york the State Of Emergency as torrential rains trigger flash floods, roadways and subways inundated. It is a nightmare for commuters. And the Breaking News for michigan the uaw president called for an additional 7,000 autoworkers to go on strike. Or nbc News Reporters are following all the latest developments and we begin in washington with Rare Displace of raw emotion after the death of legendary senator Dianne Feinstein. Ryan nobles is following this for us. What are you hearing today, ryan . Reporter well, chris, you were right, you described it perfectl
Farewell ceremony. We are also following the Breaking News of the passing of senator Dianne Feinstein, and trail blazer, and the longest serving female senator in history. She has been serving in congress sense 1972, and A Storied Political Career Starting in San Francisco. That is where we will begin. She was the first female to serve on the San Francisco board of supervisors is and then became the first San Francisco female mayor. And she had a Lasting Impact to be elected to the u. S. Senate taking over for harvey milk. She helped to pass a weapons ban, and helped to develop lgbtq rights, and helped to develop the amber alert. She worked all of the way up until yesterday, and voting on legislation to prevent the Legislation Shutdown that is looming. Trying to prevent that. We will be hearing from the colleagues, and throughout the day. The Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer called it a very, very sad day. He is expected to speak from the senate floor. We have received a statement