they have to fund the entire federal government come september 30th. that s going very challenging. a tough summer. hope you re not looking for any invitation. we appreciate you coming in on a saturday. turning now to the fight against isis we have reports kurdish fighters scoring a victory over isis reclaiming a key town in northeastern syria. turkey and u.s. signed a deal to arm and train thousands of syrian rebels in that area. joining us now john huddy. what can you tell us about this news. reporter: the training of the syrian rebels will take about four to six weeks according to u.s. military officials. but today as you mentioned those kurdish fighters won a big victory in syria this as a major ground offensive continues in iraq.