politicsnation. tonight s lead, unfinished business. right now, some unfinished business is heaven over washington as a drones for thanksgiving. congress haven t passed a short term government funding bill, just days before last night s deadline, a version the shutdown. but leaving president biden s request for emergency aid to israel unfulfilled. six weeks into its war against hamas. the president firing back in a washington post editorial late this afternoon. meanwhile, even republicans appear to be losing patience with alabama gop senator tommy tuberville s blockade of hundreds of top ranking military nominees. some submitting that may actually join democrats to confirm the picks in one swoop, ahead of the christmas break. new york democratic senator kirsten gillibrand joined us tonight, with her views on things from the senate armed services committee. that s in just a minute. and later, the family of dexter wade is preparing to give him a proper funeral, almost nin