Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and around the world. The u. S. Government less than 19 hours away from shutting down. Ahead, well look at the republican infighting thats making a deal nearly impossible. Plus, the first one flips. One of Donald Trumps first codefedefendants in the sprawl 2020 election case sfroo strikes a deal with prosecutors. Highways, subways and laguardia is flooded. The u. S. Government is down to its final day of operation before it must shut down beginning at midnight, sunday, eastern time. On friday republicans roundly rejected u. S. House speaker Kevin Mccarthys latest attempt to gain their support. Unless theres a breakthrough this weekend, active duty troop etc. And Border Agents may have to work without pay. Food assistance for millions could be at risk. Government loans to farmers, students and Small Businesses wouldnt be processed. And air travel could be disrupted if unpaid tsa workers dont show up, as has happened befo
And good morning to you, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is saturday, september 30th. The last day of the month. Im amara walker. October is almost here. Im omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. Amara, good to be with you, so close but so far away. I feel close to you. Same to you. Great to see you, omar. Were watching a lot of news this morning. In fact, here we are again. Just hours away from a Government Shutdown. Lawmakers still cant agree on a deal to fund the government past midnight. Were specifically talking about the house right now. The last ditch efforts are under way to keep that from happening. And the impact of a shutdown could have a huge impact from our National Security to clean drinking water. Well discuss. And flood waters ripped through parts of New York City, submerging cars, disrupting mass transit. Look at those images there. Prompting water rescues. Well show you the damage left behind and where were tracking more rain this morning. Police make an arre
This guy has not only divided our party, he has divided families all over this country. No trump, no problem. Some of his republican rivals took shots at him anyway. Plus, we are starting date, really the night if you are out in california, good day to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, i am kasie hunt. And it is thursday, september 28, 5 00 a. M. In the east, 2 00 a. M. Out in simi valley, california. Of course out there still in the middle of the night after the second republican president ial debate whereas we all know, the elephant was not in the room. Donald trump opting out once again, although didnt prevent some of his rivals from attacking the frontrunner by name this time. Donald trump is missing in action. He should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record. This is where President Trump went wrong. He focused on trade with china, he didnt focus on the fact that they were buying up our farm land. You are afraid of being on the s
Good lines. Punches that didnt landa. Thats is true. And five things to get to september 28th, thursday. Chaotic to the debate. Appears to have left little change in the republican primary. The candidates sharpening attacks against each other and the frontrunner, donald trump, who, again, wasnt there. And taking an former President Trump today, President Biden calling him a threat to democracy. And the first public hearing in the Impeachment Hearing of President Biden. The Clock Ticking down to a government shutdown. Now just two days away. Also breaking this morning, the american soldier who crossed into north korea on purpose is now back on u. S. Soil landing near san antonio. An important fyi for starts, dress code officially business casual. The rule after John Fettermans became a bit of a flashpoint in the upper chamber. Cnn this morning starts right now. We will get to the debate in a moment. What is Business Attire these days . I havent seen my husband wear a suit to the office
Im fredricka whitfield. And we begin this hour with Tropical Storm ophelia. Just hours after making land fall in north carolina, heavy rain, coastal flooding, and high winds, are hitting much of the Eastern Seaboard today. North carolina, maryland, and var are all under a State Of Emergency right now. And the storm is already knocked out power to more than 50,000 homes. And businesses. With those outages expected to grow. Allison chinchar is Tracking Ophelia from the cnn Weather Center and Polo Sandoval is in pelican island, new jersey, watching the impact and feeling it there. Lets begin with you, allison. The National Hurricane center issued a new advisory moments ago. The biggest change that we noted is the sustained winds have calmed down ever so slightly, dropping down now to 50 miles an hour. Still gusting up to 65. Look at the scope of this storm. You have so many of these Outer Rain Bands far away from that center point. And the center is still over north carolina, and you have