Hugging dog. [ indiscernible ] announcer this is the cbs overnight news. This is the overnight news, im elaine quijano. It has been a weekend of dysfunctional drama in washington. It started friday night when the senate failed to pass a temporary spending bill. First minute stat our day, the federal government ran out of money for the fiscal year and grinded to a partial shutdown. Since then there has been a lot of talk from President Trump and key players in congress, but no deal to end the deadlock. Errol barnett has the latest. Reporter pressure mounting in the halls of congress for a bipartisan solution to end the Government Shutdown. The president must take yes for an answer. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer who negotiated for an agreement with President Trump friday implored him to revisit those terms. President trump walked away from not one but two bipartisan deals. If he had been willing to accept any one of these deals, we wouldnt be where we are today. But Majority Leader Mit
Participate. What do you say to the dreamers who are worried that you wont keep your word. I intend to keep my word. Reporter democrats did assure their restless base that senator schumer had rescinded an offer that he made off to the president last week to throw billions of dollars in border wall funding into the mix. They say those negotiations went nowhere, jeff. And theyre starting a fresh with their gop colleagues. Nancy cordes, thank you. We are back in just a moment. Growing up, a lot of people judged me because of the way i look. I thought all asians were good at math. You all look the same to me. No, where are you really from . 9 11 was your fault. How do you see out of such small eyes . Go back to your country. I guess i wish that people knew. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. This is the cbs overnight news. The state Department Said today americans were among those killed when terrorists stormed a hotel in afghanistans capital last we
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Organizations from endorsing political candidates, a 1950s era law named for lyndon johnson. But that would require an act of congress. Todays executive order only signals to the irs that it should not aggressively enforce the law. Even though mr. Trump in his remarks went further. This executive order directs the irs not to unfairly target churches and religious organizations for political speech. Reporter religious nonprofits also wanted exemptions from obamacare provisions mandating Insurance Coverage for contraceptives, an issue a group of catholic nones took all the way to the supreme court. And we know all too well the attacks against the Little Sisters of the poor. Reporter todays order just instructs Government Agencies to consider crafting new regulations. A number of prominent religious leaders celebrated alongside the president today, but others were left disappointed. Greg baylor is senior counsel with Alliance Defending freedom. We hope the president and his agencies follo
The cbs overnight news will be right back. [female narrator] even if youre not planning on getting pregnant now, you should know that foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens before you even know youre pregnant. It is raining in the east from florida to up state new york. This follows a cysystem that brd bloods to nine states in the deep south. Rivers rose to record levels in missouri, illinois, oklahoma and arkansas where residents are assessing the damage. Michelle miller is there. Reporter in walnut ridge, arkansas greg gill used a motor boat instead of a tractor to sail every his rice, corn, soybeans and peanut plants. More than 5,000 acres of crops have drowned in up to 16 feet of water. This is definitely not normal. You know, they say it was a 100year flood but it is the fourth in my lifetime kim chaff fin are mopping up the last of 19 inches of floodwater that drenched their Furniture Store up the road in pocahontas. How big a setback is this . I told someone