menendez. as we begin a new hour, grasping for a plan. the new house speaker facing a major task to avoid a costly government shutdown. with time running out, republicans and democrats are already criticizing his new plan. also tonight, the israeli prime minister with a significant statement about the future of gaza. and the new warning about the 2024 race. donald trump has a few things planned for the doj and immigration policy if he were to win again. and it is just as dangerous as you would expect. this is american voices. we begin this hour on capitol hill, with yet another countdown to a costly government shutdown. congress has until the end of friday, six days from now, to pass the funding bill. just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two state approach, funding some parts of the government until january, others through february. this new plan does not include spending cuts, nor additional milit
just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two-step approach, funding some parts of the government until january. others through february. this new plan does not include spending cuts, nor additional military aid to israel. this untested strategy also serves as a major first test for speaker johnson, who has -limited experience with budget battles. he s already getting pushback from his own caucus. texas congressman chip roy saying, today, quote, it s 100% clean and i 100% oppose. nbc confirms roy is one of three republicans already saying no deal. meanwhile, the white house calls this plan, quote, recipe up plan for more republican chaos and more shot down. house republicans wasting precious time with an un-serious proposal that has been panned but members of both parties. nbc news capitol hill correspondent, julie tsirkin, has more. hey, alicia. six days ahead of next friday s government shutdown, deadline
tonight, more than 2 million people are under flood warnings and alerts, with streets and entire neighborhoods underwater. in miami, more than a foot of rain fell in the last 24 hours, and fort lauderdale is declaring a state of emergency. they are telling people to stay off the roads. apartment buildings and homes became their own islands, surrounded by floodwaters. hundreds of flights across the state are delayed or canceled, strandig passengers. similar scenes along florida s gulf coast. emergency crews responding to drivers trapped in their cars. and that area could see more than 2 feet of rain in the days ahead. cbs miami s larry seward is in is near fort lauderdale, florida, where the rain shut down a section of the interstate. reporter: relentless storms pounded south florida today, dumping more than half a foot of rain from coast-to-coast on the already-waterlogged state. flash flood warnings were issued for parts of miami-dade and broward counties, where rainfall