Shutdown is all but certain at this point. Republicans in the house failing to pass a short term measure to fund the government, but the House Speaker says he has other ideas. Top official at the white house will join us on how the administration is bracing for a shutdown. Plus senator Dianne Feinstein, Longest Serving Female senator in history, passing away at the age of 90. How her impact is being remembered from congress to her home state of california. And speaking of the golden state, donald trump is in california this hour speaking at a republican convention. His message as one conservative group trying to keep the former president from becoming the gop nominee admits they are struggling to stop him. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here on cnn news central. The nation has just moved one step closer to a Government Shutdown. House republicans are expected to meet here in the next hour after their leader just suffered his latest defea
John and sandra. Good afternoon. Its a wet friday. Im martha maccallum. Thanks for joining us. We have a big lineup for you this hour. We begin here in the northeast where sandra was just saying millions of new york City Residents are being urged to shelter in place at this hour as torrential and lifethreating rain causes huge highway tieups and subways are flooding in new york city. Theres hundreds of flights that have been cancelled or delayed at this point. Katie byrne reporting live from hoboken, new jersey just across the river. High, katie. Hi, martha. A lot of people that were able to make it in to the city or to hoboken for work this morning are now wondering how theyll get home. We have roads submerged in water here in hoboken. If i step out in the street, the water gets deeper. Weve been here all day. The water has not receded much at all. Its one of those days that you cant get around hoboken by car. Ive talked to a lot of commuters. Were by the Train Station here. Some told
Years as a young adult in california, there were two female senators, senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both elected in 1992 during the socalled year of the woman. I was 9 years old when that happened, too young to grasp what was going on, and not entirely aware of Anita Hill Saga that prompted it so to me it was norm toll look to have washington and see two women representing my state. Completely normal to see one of those women led by bipartisan or to see her lead the Intelligence Committee or see her held to account for egregious wrong doing after 9 11 or see her stand up to the chief to get an apology out of it. It was norm toll watch Dianne Feinstein work in washington, and i know you see this coming, but looking back at the unremarkability is precisely what makes it so remarkable. Wasnt until i came an adult covering politics that i understood how hard she had to fight, sometimes against wings of her own party. Today the flags around the capitol are flying at half staf
transparency. that s what this moment is about. and over 100 unarmed this is more than 100 unarmed people have been killed and brutalized by police since george floyd was murdered last summer. that s unacceptable. black and brown lives matter in this country. this is about saving lives and this is about holding those who commit murder accountable, regardless of who they are. no one is above the law. it looks like, you know the way capitol hill works, if you want to get to yes, you can get to yes. and so the question is, but sometimes there are some bridges that are just too hard to cross. what is a compromise on qualified immunity look like to you? i have to say, chuck, first of all, i know what it s like in these negotiations and i want to just say, our negotiators are doing a magnificent, phenomenal