Menendez. We begin this hour with Breaking News from capitol hill. At any moment, we expect the senate to begin to pick on the house bill to avert a government shutdown. However, we have Breaking News about why we have yet to the process began. Nbc news now reporting one senator is holding up the bill, concerned about a to a current. The house passed the 45day stopgap Funding Measure with bipartisan support earlier today, the bill includes money for Disaster Relief, keeps the government open until november 17th, but the bill does not include aid to ukraine. The house vote was a uturn for House Speaker kevin mccarthy, who ditched demands from hard on republicans and relied on votes from democrats to get a continuing resolution over the line. But the bill does not include further aid to ukraine. And that is a problem for democratic senator Michael Bennet. Nbc news says he is reportedly holding out this senate vote on the cr, citing concerns over the lack of funding for ukraine. This is w
Ill see you tomorrow. Happening now, Breaking News. A surprise. A surprise from donald trump in the Georgia Election Subversion Case. Stand by for new details on the trump teams decision not to try to move the criminal charges against the former president from state to federal court. Also tonight, President Biden attempts to sound the alarm about the threat to democracy here in the United States posed by trump, maga republicans, and gop hard liners in congress. Will his message break through as he prepares for a potential rematch with trump next year . And the Government Shutdown countdown is growing more urgent with just two days, two days, to the deadline. Tensions among House Republicans boiling over with no solution in sight. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the Situation Room. Lets get right to the Breaking News in the Georgia Election Subversion Case. Donald trump and his legal team deciding not to try to move his
Us. Heres what were watching. Thousands of homes are without power as Tropical Storm ophelia lashes the coast with strong winds and heavy rain. We have a look at the cities in the path and the impact well see throughout the day. Its quickly hurdling toward a shutdown as talks have broken down over a deal to fund the government. How federal agencies are preparing and the talks happening today to try to keep a shutdown happening. Hollywood writers and executives will meet again today to try to work out a deal to end the Writers Strike that has paralyzed the industry for months. What will it take to get production up and running again, even after a deal is made. Plus cnn taking you inside the new High Speed Rail Service connects parts of florida. Why some say it could usher in a new era of rail travel in the u. S. Lets start with Tropical Storm ophelia. It has now made landfall in North Carolina. This pretty strong Tropical Storm washed ashore about two hours ago with winds around 70 Mile
Previously leader of welsh labour. The uk has been plagued by industrial action this year. Tonight car workers in america will decide whether they go on strike. It could cost the us economy 5 billion a week. And will House Republicans pass the bill that includes critical aid for ukraine. We will hear tonight from one of americas most senior generals, who wrote an open letter to the speaker, urging him to stand by americas commitments. 50, president biden s son, hunter biden, has been indicted this afternoon on three criminal counts related to his possession of a firearm. The charges in the District Court of delaware came weeks after the unexpected collapse of a deal with federal prosecutors. The president s son has been open about his struggles with substance abuse, but he is charged in two of these counts with lying about his drug use in connection with his purchase of a colt cobra revolver. The third count charges him with possession of a firearm while an unlawful drug user. The two
Breaking news from capitol hill. Any moment now House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is expected to hold a gaggle with reporters, and we will bring that to you when it begins. This comes as two sources confirm reports the speaker will formerly endorse an Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden, and as the House Returns today after a six week recess, lawmakers need to accomplish a lot before the end of the month. What more do we know about speaker mccarthys plans to endorse an Impeachment Inquiry . Well, we are standing out his Office Waiting for him to come and talk to bus this inflexion point, and the house is coming back to town with the Government Funding deadline, and the conversation of if there will be a shutdown is one i have been having with my colleagues, and this is meant to really allow mccarthy to placate some of the further right members of his conference that want to see the House Majority use their gavel to be more aggressive on the impeachment front, and impeachment doesnt pla