But today a powerful moment of unity and silence. [ no audio ] Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving woman in the senate and a champion nor gun control and gender rights dies at the age of 90. The emotional tributes bridge a divided washington. The tension and the impact as any hope of averting a Government Shutdown is looking bleaker by the hour amid republican infighting. A key vote failing in the house today. And breaking in new york the State Of Emergency as torrential rains trigger flash floods, roadways and subways inundated. It is a nightmare for commuters. And the Breaking News for michigan the uaw president called for an additional 7,000 autoworkers to go on strike. Or nbc News Reporters are following all the latest developments and we begin in washington with Rare Displace of raw emotion after the death of legendary senator Dianne Feinstein. Ryan nobles is following this for us. What are you hearing today, ryan . Reporter well, chris, you were right, you described it perfectly, just an outpouring of support from across party lines for the legendary senator Dianne Feinstein. Her death, greeted with innumerous amount of sadness, but also an enormous amount of respect for the legacy she will leave behind here not only in capitol hill but across the country where she was a trailblazing pioneer of womens rights, gun rights, gay rights and so many other things. Earlier today, our Andrea Mitchell was able to talk to nancy pelosi, a close friend of Dianne Feinstein, about her legacy. Take a listen. This is for us very personal. Its very San Francisco. Were neighbors, were friends, we love each other very much. Im heartbroken, but dianne would want us all to just rise to the occasion. I want everyone to know, this was an iconic figure. This is a figure who every now and then someone comes along like this that you think, wow. She was about goodness, she was about greatness, she was about love. She was about power and using it. She was about strength. I just want to make sure Everybody Knows that this giant of a person, this trailblazer, this icon, this champion, this hero walked among us and we all benefitted from it. Reporter and of course this is a stark difference from the way that Dianne Feinstein had been talk about in the halls of congress over the past few months because of her Failing Health and her ability to continue on in the job of the United States senate. There was questions about whether or not she should step down. Those questions are no longer a part of the conversation. Instead, everyone given the opportunity to reflect on her incredible legacy. Her seat inside the United States senate draped in black. Beautiful White Flowers placed on that seat and of course flags throughout washington and the country at halfmast in honor of the great Dianne Feinstein. Ryan nobles, thank you so much for that. Just around from where ryan is standing literally steps away also on capitol hill is where the house now failed to pass a republican shortterm funding bill. What can you tell us . Reporter hey, chris. This is a major setback for House Republican leadership and Speaker Mccarthy. His shortterm funding bill to avert a shutdown and keep the government open for another month just collapsed on the floor of the house by a vote of 198 to 232. The house is narrowly controlled by republicans, but 21 of mccarthys own republican lawmakers voted with democrats to tank this bill. These are overwhelmingly hard right member who is say they oppose a stopgap bill under any circumstances. This bill would have kept the government open through october 31st. It would have included spending cuts and Immigration Restrictions that democrats widely opposed. Mccarthys pitch was, if you dont pass this, youre emboldening the democratic senate. Meaning joe biden could jam the house and force them to pass a less conservative bill. That pitch did not work. Hardliners still oppose it. This leads the house to a goth shutdown. Senate is hoping to pass a bipartisan bill, hoping to pass today or tomorrow. Its in good shape to pass, but its happening slowly, sluggishly. What happens next is unclear. The white house weighed in to blast the approach by republicans saying Kevin Mccarthy is reneging on a twoyear deal he struck with President Biden two years ago. This is a major path to opening the government after it likely shuts down. Democrats do not trust mccarthy to negotiate anymore. Murphy said, quote, thats lime mccarthy cut a deal with biden he double crossed the president in weeks. Mccarthys word is worth nothing now. The white house branding this an extreme republican shutdown, saying that their bill would have imposed 30 cuts to Law Enforcement, Meals On Wheels to head start. Highly unclear where this goes next, but this is not the outcome that House Republicans wanted. Chris . Thank you for that. We want to go to the Breaking News. More than seven inches of rain have been recorded in brooklyn and other parts of New York City in the past 24 hours. Nbcs george solis is out in it. Looks like youre in midtown. We had one of our guests who just had to walk over a bridge from brooklyn to get here. What is going on . Reporter chris, it is ugly. Theres no better word to describe it. Its not just inkweept, it is also deadly, and thats messaging from officials across the tristate as this weather continues to add inches of rain here in New York City. That state your legal name now in effect from both the governor and mayor adams here, urging people to stay indoors because obviously this is not a day to be outside. Everyone here in Midtown Manhattan were seeing a lot of people with umbrellas. There is a little bit of reprieve, but officials warning people not to fall into a false sense of security, because this Weather Event is going to continue. As you mentioned, weve seen seven inches of rain, more than five in central park alone, and were going to see those accumulations start to rise as this weather continues into saturday. Some of the images we have been seeing are completely incredible. Youre seeing the roads, bridges, that extreme flash flooding. Laguardia airport, terminal a, rising waters. Its indescribable. Some people ive spoken with on the street, new yorkers, telling me theyve never experienced a Weather Event like this. As i mentioned, Governor Hochul declaring the State Of Emergency not st for the city, he has says, declaring State Of Emergency across New York City, long island, and the hudson valley. Stay safe, never attempt to travel on flooded roads. Thats something we say a lot when the roads are flooded, turn around, dont drown. Waters rising in areas. Brooklyn getting hit probably the hardest right now weve seen, and again, dramatic images that continue to flow into your newsroom of these rising waters. So this Weather Event not relenting at any time. And again, from officials, please stay home because this is only going get worse before it gets better. A lot of people hoping the reprieve comes soon. Theyve already seen so much water in the city. They expect it to dry out fairly soon. George solis, thank you. Get in from the wet if you can. Lets get to Breaking News from the ongoing auto strike, and that news is its expanding. Joining me, msnbc digital reporter michael whalen. Whats going on . Reporter the word unprecedented is used a lot in the automotive industry, but what were seeing now is truly unprecedented weve got over 25,000 autoworkers now on strike. They span five plants and 38 facilities for parts and distribution, and thats across the country. But whats really unique about the strikes is its in the National Walkouts where everyone kind of leaves the plants and they negotiate deals. The uaw is doing targeted strikes and picking plants here and there, theyre trying to negotiate with all three automaker, and that has led to a lot of frustration and a lot of problems for the companies. The companies themselves have come out and criticized the union as well as the Contract Negotiations overall. We just had ford Ceo Jim Farley come out and say he thinks the strikes are premeditated and heavily criticized Union Membership for not wanting to get a deal before the deadline. So like i said, were truly in unprecedented territory, and theres no end in site. Michael wayland, thank you for that update. Much appreciated. Still ahead, were in the final hours of the push to avoid a shutdown. Why President Biden is not weighing in on negotiations, in 60 seconds. Ds as congress rushes to try to avoid a Government Shutdown, President Biden is leading them to it. News the president s hands off approach to the looming shutdown is intended to project an image of him out in the country executing on what he considers key accomplishments, as House Republicans fight over how to fund the government. Joining us now, democratic congressman brendan boil of pennsylvania, Ranking Member of the house budget committee. Thanks for joining us. Do you think the president s strategy will pay off, or do you think he could be doing more to help broker in these negotiations . Chris, first lets just be clear, we are one day away from a Government Shutdown because extreme House Republicans want a Government Shutdown. A number of them have publicly said they want a Government Shutdown. Back in june, there was an agreement that was reached by all parties. It passed the House Of Representatives and the senate on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis. More than twothirds of House Republicans joins more than 80 of House Democrats. Unfortunately since then, Speaker Mccarthy has reneged on that agreement, and he is being led by the nose by his extreme maga caucus who want to force on the American People cuts of more than 30 or more. Thats why were here. We know the stakes are extraordinarily high. We had admiral James Stavridis on the last hour. He talked about the National Security and morale problems within the military this is going to cause. Some of the thingseve seen throughout this process senator rand paul pushing to remove aid to ukraine. Marjorie Taylor Greene moving to slash defense secretary lloyd austins salary to 1. Understanding the sort of political morass that youre operating in, is there something democrats can do, something to negotiate at this point to avoid a shutdown . The good news is there is a big bipartisan majority in the senate to avoid this shut down. Their bill for a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open, that passed by a more than four to one margin, a majority actually every House Democrat would vote for that as well, and we hear some republicans. Unfortunately Speaker Mccarthy doesnt allow that to be voted on. Lets be clear, we are in this position staring down a completely unnecessary Government Shutdown because extreme maga republicans in the house want that. Sounds like you dont see any possibility of avoiding this shut down. The shut down would take place midnight into tomorrow morning. Unfortunately at this point there is no way to avoid that. Now, what can be avoid second down is a long Government Shutdown. What i would say to the handful of moderate republicans in the house, heres a chance to prove it. Its my Discharge Petition that right now is active in the well of the house. 213 House Democrats have signed it. We only need five House Republicans to join Us National Guard in order to end this nightmare of a Government Shutdown. Lets see if theyre willing to do it. Its famous United States is not a fan of congress or how it operates. The closer we get to the deadline, the more the worry increases. But if you look at the last and there have been five Government Shutdowns over the last 30 years. Theyve all followed the same pattern, and that is theres a little bit of a concern in the beginning, but once the American People see and are reminded the full ramifications of a shut down, those concerns increase exponentially. Literally on monday morning when we see tsa lines stretching for 50 yards or 100 yards and thats just would be of literally thousands of examples of things that will happen as a result of the government shut down once we see that, well start to hear more and more from our constituents, and i hope theyll be calling the offices of the maga republicans forcing the shutdown. Before you go, i just want the give you a chance to express your thoughts on the passing of senator Dianne Feinstein and her legacy. Yeah. You know, it is the conversation around the late senator over the last couple years, i fear it sometimes obscured just what a legendary figure Dianne Feinstein was. I mean, going all the way back to the assassination of the mayor of San Francisco, which is how she ended up becoming mayor, such a trailblazer, the first woman to ever chair the Senate Judiciary committee as well as the foreign roigs. Legendary figure, and my thoughts and prayers are with her family. Congressman brendan boyle, good luck over the weekend and thank you for taking the time to talk to us. Still ahead, a look back at senator feinsteins career and how her colleagues in washington Are Remembering her today. Plus, new questions about the path forward for the gop president ial field as donald trump again says no to a debate. Youre watching Chris Jansing reports, only on msnbc. 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