This sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin with growing pressure on the u. S. Congress to avoid a crippling u. S. Government shutdown this week. Time is running out. Lawmakers now have just six days to pass a Spending Bill to fund the government. Federal agencies have already started the formal process of preparing for a shutdown. If that happens, millions of federal workers could have their paychecks withheld until a deal is reached. But with the clock ticking, it is clear House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy doesnt have the votes to pass a stopgap funding bill and House Republicans are engaged in Open Warfare Over who is to blame for the stalemate. The hold outs keep saying to Kevin Mccarthy, dont bring bipartisan bills to the floor. We dont want you to use democrat votes to try to avert a shutdown. But theyre using democrat votes to try to cause a shutdown. These individuals, these republican hold outs are voting with nancy pelosi. We should have separate single subject Spending Bills. K
Well, good evening, im laura coates. A week that began with Merrick Garland being accused of weaponizing the Department Of Justice against republicans ends with one of the most powerful democrats in washington, d. C. Now indicted for corruption. The chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, new jersey senator bob menendez stands accused of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Essentially using his official position to force someone to give him something of value. Tonight, we are taking a deep dive into all of it from the investigation to the indictment and, of course, the political fallout and here are the Big Questions ive been asking all day, after seeing all the reports ive cut through all of it, here are the real questions, number one, did he do it . Right did he do it . Could a senator who left a hung jury in his last trial for conspiracy, bribery and Honest Services fraud, sound familiar, led to
Well, good evening everyone, im laura coast. A week that began with merrick garland, one of the most powerful democrats in washington, d. C. Now being charged with corruption. Conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Essentially using his official position to force someone to give him something of value. Tonight we are taking a deep dive into all of it from the investigation to the indictment and of course the political fallout and here are the Big Questions ive been asking all day after seeing all the reports thats cut through all of it. Here are the real yes, sir, number one, did he do it . Did he do it . Could a senator who left a hung jury in his last trial, led to personal favors really have been so imraizenbrabrazen a a second sometime around . Is corruption at its very finest, could the rules force him to step down there his position as chairman oar from the senate or maybe will the better question is will he actually do that .
Coming up. Maybe a little bit of a slipperiness on that morning commute. Bill, thank you. Now to ktvus Cristina Rendon in the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa and christine, People Living in the burn areas are preparing for the worst. Reporter they are. We actually moved. We are in the sutton grove area here in the northern part of santa rosa but this is an area that is very hilly. Ill step out of the way so you can see it has the potential for runoff and you cant tell by looking at this puddle but the storm drain there is protected by a barrier. Thats why were starting to see some puddling here. But its things like that officials want people to realize as we head into the winter season, they say that vegetation thats burned off is at risk for flash flooding due to runoff and this flash Flooding Risk may last up to five years because it can really take that long for vegetation to regrow. Also, debris and ash can be picked up in floodwaters. Thats why city and county crews have be
Ahead of the shooting. Authorities are also working to access kelleys cell phone. They have the phone but describe it as encrypted. At this point, police say they believe kelley acted alone, amid a domestic dispute involving his motherinlaw who attended the church and they now confirm that among the more than two dozen People Killed was a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Records indicate multiple red flag incidents that should have blocked his access to guns. We have a loophole that needs to be closed. Reporter kelley was a suspect in a 2013 texas Sexual Assault case that while in the air force he briefly escaped from a Mental Health facility, and he was caught trying to bring guns on a military base. He was also courtmartialed for assaulting his wife and fracturing her childs skull. This is exactly the kind of individual who should have never passed a background check. Reporter a Community Wide prayer vigil just began at the local high school. Vice president pence will speak and pr