government shutdown overnight, but there could be the start of even bigger problems for speaker mike johnson and his republican majority. plus, the former giuliani associate who blew a russia-sized hole into republicans impeachment dreams. we ll talk about his testimony on capitol hill. later, michael cohen is with us as his former boss tries to scrape together $454 million all before monday. we ve got a lot to talk about. welcome to the weekend. congress managed to avoid a shutdown at about 2:00 a.m. eastern time, passing a bill that funds the government through the end of september. republicans left for a two-week recess without delivering crucial aid to ukraine and israel, as well as taiwan. overnight, russian authorities detained 11 people following a terror attack at a concert venue just outside moscow. the russian government says at least 115 people are dead after several gunmen opened fire on the crowd. there were fears moscow would blame ukraine for the att
associate that blew a russia sized hole into the republican impeachment dreams but we will talk to lev parnas about his testimony on capitol hill. and michael cohen is with us as his former boss tries to scrape together $354 million all before monday. we have a lot to talk about. welcome to the weekend. congress managed to avoid a shutdown at about 2:00 a.m. eastern time passing a bill that funds the government through the end of september. republicans left for a two week recess without delivering crucial aid to ukraine in israel, as well as taiwan. overnight, russian authorities detained 11 people following a terror attack at a concert venue outside moscow. the russian government says at least 115 people are dead after several gunmen opened fire on the crowd. there were fears moscow would blame ukraine for the attack but the group isis claimed responsibility in a post on telegram. nbc news has not verified the claim and isis did not provide proof of the attack. joining
human rights and continuing to teach sunday school at his church in his hometown. a person of faith, president carter said he is ready for what comes after his death. jonathan is joining us from georgia with more on former president carter s health condition. reporter: the carter center said that former president is moving to home hospice care. his grandson, jason, a former georgia state senator, tweeted saturday. i saw both of my grandparents yesterday, they are at peace, and always their home is full of love. the spokesperson from secret service tweeted, rest easy mr. president. we ll be forever by your side. in 2015 mr. carte cart er carter he was the perfectly at ease with whatever was to come. we responded well to treatment at the time. and presumed his active schedule that included international travel, his work. and continued to work through his nonprofit, he founded with his wife rosa lynn in 1982. the carter center. providing election monitoring services in the wor
georgia, where the former president lives just ahead. but first tonight to east palestine, ohio, where a train derailment and toxic chemical spill have residents and lawmakers demanding answers about the safety of the air and drinking water. garrett tenney is live in that small ohio town near the pennsylvania border. garrett. reporter: yeah, jon, it s now been more than two weeks since that train derailment, and a lot of people here are still feeling sick despite officials saying the data shows the air and water are safe. and these are just the short-term symptoms from chemical exposure with. what is even more concerning for a lot of folks here is the long-term effects, what things could look like 10-15 years down the road potentially as a result of this disaster. i think we coneed to be concerned about the long-term effects of exposure to this chemical. back in 20 the 12 is the there were hundreds of people who went to the e.r. in the aftermath of that train derailment
disaster. the epa says it has not detected any contaminants in the town s drinking water and says tests have shown the air is safe to breathe. but, you know, many residents in east palestine and other nearby towns, they re concerned about the potential long-term health effects. this town is going to need long-termest thing term testing. there s a lot of people who don t want to stay and really can t blame them. a major concern for me would definitely be the water. i think they should have dredged the creeks that are going out because, you know, it s spreading into other communities. arthel: garrett tenney is live in east palestine, ohio, with the very latest. garrett? reporter: yeah, arthel, that is such a tough question that a lot of folks are naysing now. facing no. with so much uncertainty about what the future of this town looks like, do we stay or do we go? to answer that question, it s going to take some answers, and some of those answers are going to take time.