Lights out for the federal government. As of two hours ago it is no longer being funded. Only 50 senators voted for the spending measure passed by the house falling short of the 60 required to proceed. A senate vote to fund the government through february 16 failed. The motion is not agreed to. Reporter private discussions continued on the floor even after the midnight deadline came and went. But to no avail. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. All because Senate Democrats chose to filibuster a non controversial funding bill that contains nothing. Not a thing they do not support. Reporter democrats were holding out for a comprehensive spending bill, and a deal to protect dreamers brought to the u. S. Illegally as children. Minority leader, chuck schumer, said his earlier meeting with President Trump looked promising, but the president later back pedaled. He walked away from two bipartisan deals, including one today in which i even put the border wall on the table. Reporter the w
Have known for a long time our country was founded by geniuses, but it was run by idiots. Reporter now we are still waiting to hear what the president has to say or tweet. Now a partial shutdown wont affect much in the early hours of the weekend, but it could ultimately force National Parks and monuments to close, as well as the centers for disease control. Passport and visa processing will slow down or stop, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed. Whats not affected . Law enforcement agencies and the military stay on duty. Social security and medicare will continue to operate. And the u. S. Postal service will keep delivering your mail. Federal courts also remain open. Now during the last Government Shutdown in 2013, the iconic cliff house restaurant in San Francisco was forced to close. Thats because the privately owned restaurant and bar is on federal land. We can only imagine that if the shutdown drags on, it will be forced to close this time too. And we ch
Was between evan smith and spence. A sure sign the team is ready for thursdays preseason opener against the eagles. One guy thats added a dash of saltiness to the defense this camp is new defensive end robert ayers. Our Kevin Odonnell has his story. Reporter robert ayers on the side of chaos. He brings to the bucs what theyve been missing. An edge rusher with an attitude. He brings grit. Sometimes, you know, things happen and, you know, fights break out. Ive never b of a team where there arent fights and guys going at each others neck. But its the nature of the beast. I want to win. Reporter ayers saltiness is spreading. Even when he is on the sidelines. Its great. We need it. I mean, we need that. And i think if you are have really been paying attention i think you see hes got other guys falling in line behind him. Thats a great thing to see. Reporter the bucs love the grit ayers brings to the defense but the offensive players will tell you in Training Camp that your skin. He get unde
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