This is cnn tonight. Im laura coates, in for don lemon, and we begin with breaking news. Congress voting tonight to avoid a government shutdown, which would take place one hour from now, at just midnight, eastern. Both the house and the senate, passing a stopgap bill. A twoday extension of government funding to keep federal agencies operating, just through sunday night. Why just through sunday night, you ask . Well, heres where it gets a little confusing. Congressional leaders are trying to tie together a 900 billion pandemicrelief deal, with a massive, 1. 4 trillion package to keep the government funded through next year. And so far, both sides, republicans and democrats, have failed to come to an agreement on the covidrelief deal that millions of americans are waiting for and counting on. So, lawmakers are going to have to stay in washington over the weekend. Trying to hammer out a final, covid stimulus agreement, that they have said, for days, they are on the cusp of reaching. Also,
Congress is voting to avoid a government shut down that will take place an hour from now. They are passing a stop gap bill, a two day extension to keep federal agencies operating through sunday night, why just through sunday night, you ask . Well, here is where it gets confusing. Congressional leaders are trying to tie together a 900 billion pandemic relief deal with a massive 1. 4 trillion package to keep the government funded through next year. And so far, both sides, republicans and democrats have failed to come to an agreement on the covid relief deal that millions of americans are waiting for. And counting on. So, lawmakers are going to have to stay in washington over the week. Trying to hammer on out a final covid stimulus agreement that they have said for days they are on the cusp of reaching. Also, breaking tonight, the fda issuing an emergency use authorization for a second Coronavirus Vaccine. This one with, made by moderna, all that is needed now before modernas vaccine can