the nation is barreling towards a self-inflicted calamity, a shutdown coming in fewer than 35 hours, a short- term spending solution put it down and another short-term solution in the senate is not likely to get past before saturday at midnight. if that deadline passes without new funding, about 3.5 million federal workers when i get paid including active duty military. strachan alphabet soup of federal agencies would face closure or a cutback in reductions of services, the iris, sba, fda, osha, snap, headstart amongst many other. lauren kahl you have breaking developments, a last-minute attempt by mccarthy with the stopgap measure was essentially doomed to fail? >> yes, more than conservative -- 20 conservative hardliners voted against the measure, a show that they are not sticking

by the speaker, they need to have some kind of republican plan to go to the negotiating table with united states senate, working on a bipartisan basis. our colleagues caught up with kevin mccarthy just moments ago and he told our colleagues,

people relying on food stamps or the step program, that program is funded through october, one person we spoke to, she got her check on 16 september, the next one will come on 16 october, but beyond that it is a huge question, there are millions and millions of americans who rely on that federal government to feed themselves and their kids and their entire family is, if it goes away it's going to become very difficult for a lot of people, so everybody we have spoken to in the last couple of days, preparing for the long haul, hoping that it will be much shorter. also big in congress to go to work and do their job, they go to work every day, they do with bosses sometimes that they might not agree with everything on but they still do their work, they go home at the end of the day i hope congress does the same. >> the federal workers might get paychecks, members of private -- congressman i get

there is if there is a shutdown.>> it has been an emotional day, as tributes continue for senator dianne feinstein. she is died at the age of 90, the longest-serving female senator in u.s. history and the first female mayor of san francisco. you see the flag flying there at half staff outside the capital, serving in congress since 1992, she worked right up until yesterday, casting her final vote on the senate floor. voting on legislation to prevent a government shutdown. among those honoring dianne feinstein, majority leader chuck schumer got choked up as he was paying tribute to his long-time colleague.>> so today we grieve, we look at that desk, and we know what we have lost.

>> i'm joined by jamie, and senior political analyst gloria borja, woody career she had, on capital he or she had -- what a career she had on capitol hill. >> right here on the banner, it says trailblazing, will was barack obama's statement about her today or mitch mcconnell, she was a trailblazer, as mitch mcconnell said, an iconic figure in the senate, and one of my favorite stories, she was tough and fierce and a fighter and a dependent, but one of my favorite stories was actually from the new york senator kiersten jill brand, who told me many years ago, when she first came to the senate, she

was really overwhelmed, she did not know how to put together staff and everything, and dianne feinstein took her to lunch and said how can i help you, and asked some questions and feinstein said i have something for you. this is a memo, it's very confidential, but it laid out for her exactly how to be a senator. how to put together her staff, a roadmap, a manual. >> we say sometimes it doesn't come with instructions but it did in the way, which is a blessing. and you as well, you had some experience is with her over the years as a journalist. >> i did, and i was lucky enough to be among a group of women that she did -- invited to dinner once every six weeks or so, and she would have the table like cafc milano in the little room in dc with beautiful flowers the middle and women would get together, and it wasn't about what

happened in the intelligence community today, madam chairman, it was just about what was going on in washington, a little bit of gossip, you could tell she was reaching out for friendship, embroidery, and interested in what was going on elsewhere other than the united states senate, which she devoted so much time and energy to. what i discovered is that while people said she was a centrist, she was a pragmatist. this was a woman who had great moral clarity, but was completely unpredictable sometimes. she would fight for the cia and on the other hand she would author a report about torture, and say that the cia's actions were staying on values and history, so she was somebody who did have a moral compass,

and therefore wasn't predictable like we see so much today. >> she took on some tough fights right, she's the one that introduced the assault weapons ban in 1994, and just going back to the cia torture report, that was a huge blow to take on the cia and the white house at the time. >> she was taking on her own party, barack obama was president, the white house did not want this information to come out. she stood right up to them and said no, it has to come out. it is a great example, not only of how forceful and direct she was, but she was willing to stand up to her own party. >> i want to listen to something that former congresswoman jean herman said, she happened to meet with senator feinstein yesterday, a day in which she was still on

the job, here is what she said about the visit. >> i probably had the last meeting with her, late afternoon yesterday i went to her home, her study, we spent an hour together looking at old pictures and talking about the future, and as we were leaving, her housekeeper took this beautiful picture, i want everyone to remember diane this way. strong and elegant, no one is like her, i loved her very much and i'm so glad i got the last hug and kiss. >> people will remember her for her legacy, and also remember her for going until the very end, there were questions about whether she should do that especially as we have a lot of questions right now that people are asking across the country about the age of elected officials and if they really should go until the end.>> she always said the senate was her

calling, and at the time, we know that nancy pelosi said there's lots of old men who served in the senate, what about dianne feinstein, as long as she is competent to serve, and if you hear jane harman, she said she had a great conversation just yesterday. a question of age, something we will be talking about as we head into the presidential election obviously, but joe biden, let me just say, was very close with dianne feinstein and served for 15 years and worked on the assault weapons ban, and she was older, and it's something that her age reminds everyone what we are discussing now.>> it's also true tha t

a possible plea deal, for

the case against president trump, for sidney powell and the alleged architect of the fee collectors scheme, kenneth cheese borough, the first defendants in the election interference case said to go on trial next month. nick's live in atlanta with more details, nick, walk us through the latest developments? >> if a plea deal is offered, one of the defense attorneys expected to go on trial the 23rd has indicated it would be a high bar to be accepted, the attorney for ken cheese borough, said -- chesebro, they fully expect to go into the trial on october 23, during a procedural hearing, the judge asked these district attorney's office if they would be in a position in a near future to offer a plea, to which the das office signaled yes, they seemed to

signal it would come soon, even if it is offered the case could go to trial depending on what the defense attorneys decide to do. one of the outstanding questions is whether they will go out alone or whether they will be joined by others of their codefendants, still a handful of 19 codefendants that are not indicated one way or another if they want a switch trial, they did ask for a switch trial, that's what they are going to get, the question is will they get a loan are joined by others. >> thank you very much nick. >> one week after bob menendez was slapped with a federal indictment on bribery charges the democrat won't say if he will seek reelection next year but making himself available to wealthy donors, a political action committee is hosting donors any luxurious hotel in puerto rico,, they can chat at a evening reception and a golf

course with ocean views, with us now, what else can you tell us? >> this happened yesterday, meeting behind closed doors with senate democrats, telling them he would not resign, and reelection next year, and and a very good chance of holding onto it, a blue state, and bribery charges in real fear, and potentially the democrats hold onto power in the united states senate, a clear indication from the invitation i obtained last night, and he is a political action committee tied to the senator, and the fundraising event, and in puerto rico, and at the ritz

carlton in mid-october, singly would be a reception the evening with the senator, and the chief of staff, go play golf with the senator, with the centers chief of staff that evening and finishing with a evening reception with donors who come and take off, and the democratic ranks, and i asked him will you support bob menendez, noncommittal, and incumbent and up for reelection, and real concerns, and what bob menendez plans to do here, and closed doors, and fight these charges and potentially running for election causing concerns within the ranks. >> very interesting, live for

us on capitol hill, catch manu at 11 am right here on cnn on sunday. more on the uaw strike, the union is expanding the strike against general motors and ford, workers walking out at you more simply plants. uaw says the progress in the talks, and kept the union, expanding the picket lines there, 4 ceos responded calling for compromise, listen to this. we can't build vehicles in the u.s. without the uaw, whether they believe it or not, they need a healthy ford, general motors and stelantis to have a future, it will take compromise leadership to meet the moment.>> we want to go now to nathaniel meyerson, tracking

the very latest details in the story. what we're learning nathaniel is that ford says it's close to a deal with the uaw on wages and benefits, and yet there are now more workers striking against ford? >> yes boris, and close to a deal, we are seeing the expand, and the two sides are far apart, wages and benefits, and the auto industry, moves through electric vehicles, and still far apart on a deal, and 25,000 uaw members on strike, the uaw president said it's unlikely to be a short strike, we see it play out like that. >> thinks for the update. and getting very close to

shutting down, the house failing to pass a short-term funding bill, about the next steps. parts of new york, just got a full month's worth of rain in just three hours, stunning pictures out of new york when we come back, stay with cnn.

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with each passing minute the federal government is moving closer to a crippling shutdown, fewer than 35 hours from a critical deadline to extend federal funding, lawmakers are nowhere near a deal, getting ready for work stoppage, 4 million federal workers, working without a

paycheck including members of our armed services. joining us to discuss is california democratic congressman, tony cardenas, it appears we are headed towards a shutdown, roughly a shutdown, in california, wondering what the messages to the constituents, and whether you would be willing to have the pay while the workers do. >> what i would like to tell federal workers, i'm sorry that the extreme republicans in the house of representatives are not working with us. need to realize in the united state senate have been working on a bipartisan bill, and the actually are going to be advancing it as soon as the sunday, that's what we should be doing in the house but is not happening, you got speaker mccarthy being led by the most extreme members of his party, and unfortunately they brought us to the point where there is going to be a shutdown. it just doesn't seem to be enough time in the procedure process make sure it doesn't

happen effective tomorrow night at midnight. >> only give you an opportunity to answer, a lot of federal workers that are going to be missing paychecks, will you go -- go without pay quick >> i will definitely be there to do everything i can to make sure i do my job i think every federal worker doing their job should get paid, i am the maid -- main breadwinner in my family and let me tell you, this paycheck, just like many federal workers, is what we need to make sure we pay our bills, but again, we're showing up to work, we should get paid, republicans need to show to the house and negotiate with us to make sure we don't shut the government down for day 123 or weeks at a time. >> are you concerned that house speaker mike mccarthy has underestimated the stubbornness or unwillingness of hardliners to work with him? he's in danger of losing his job because of them and if he turns and works with democrats,

the potential of surrendering. >> let's not forget that as recently as june of this year mccarthy sat down with the senate republican leader and the democratic leader in the senate and agreed to a spending limit etc., that is what was agreed, and mccarthy is reneging on that, mainly because i believe, too many of the members in his house or unwilling to allow him to keep his word to the american people. >> there is concern that some hardliners, matt gaetz specifically, have floated potential replacements for him if they vote to remove him, is there a scenario in which we wind up without a speaker in the middle of a government shutdown?>> it is possible if the republicans try to follow through on the threats to mccarthy but what i would like to see republicans do is just be reasonable and negotiate with us, don't threaten him, they have tremendous responsibilities. one of the fundamental things

is to make sure that the federal government continues to serve the people of our country.>> i wanted to give you an opportunity to reflect on the passing of a titan in the senate, senator dianne feinstein. >> my heart goes out to catherine her daughter and the family and beautiful amazing team that served her so well, and it was sad to see a black cloth draped across her desk, but she's the longest-serving united states senate woman in the history of the country, i had the honor to call her my senator and my friend, my roommate, senator alex padilla, when we heard about the news, we were both heartbroken, and many people in this country were heartbroken as well, because she did so many wonderful and amazing things

that are too long to list. >> she obviously leaves behind a towering legacy and big shoes to fill as well, as governor gavin newsom decides on a potential replacement to fill the vacancy, what qualifications are most important quick >> someone who is thoughtful and has a servant's heart like dianne feinstein did in the appointments that gavin newsom has had the other to me, like alex padilla, a tremendous fit for california and the country, i believe that gavin newsom will do the right thing and think very thoughtfully and quickly and appoint somebody who will fill the shoes for the remainder of her term. >> look forward to having you again. >> thank you. parts of new york are just getting slammed by the remnants of tropical storm ophelia, excessive rain has brought severe flooding to roads and subways, central park saw nearly 2 inches of rain in one

hour, more than 4 inches, fell in just three hours, the governor has declared a state of emergency because of all of this, there is a closer look at some of the areas that have been impacted, and water was literally coming out of the walls in some subway stations? >> we've seen this firsthand all morning long. the rain has not stopped, especially the areas that soy months worth of rain, the result is a whole bunch of water with the shoe place to go, and the entrance to prospect park in brooklyn, what's interesting is we seem no shortage of people walking in the weather, apologies for some of the emergency responders going past, and the

problem breanna is that they are trying to get the infra structure back up and running, deeply affected, mass transit getting around, as you can see the pictures here, strictly challenging in the conditions, possibly only going to get worse and parks in your city that will see half a foot of rain potentially, two or 3 inches on top of that. the good thing is, it is friday, and officials in new york city, what they are focusing on is issuing a warning to those in basement apartments in queens and brooklyn, a situation that has proved deadly in previous storms, they have seen any this far in any fertility aspect fatalities, a concern as we continue to see that, there is no shortage of food careers you will see in the storm, if you're in brooklyn, ordering

food, one of those days. >> tip big, look at what they're going through here, what about air travel, what's going on at the airports? >> we did receive confirmed reports of flights, at laguardia, and passengers traveling up this weekend, out of any of the tri-state airports to call in or at least check the status of the flights, some of them canceled or delayed, the possibility that will continue to expand, there are other airports in newark and jfk, we haven't seen any significant delays reported, as well. >> whoever has the pizza that guys delivering, i hope they see this, they know what he's gone through and compensate him accordingly. thank you paul, we appreciated.>> the state

department issues a warning over trying to control information and disinformation around the world, more just ahead.

a stark warning from the u.s. state department accusing the chinese government of digital authoritarianism, their efforts when it comes to controlling information and spreading disinformation are going further than ever before. cnn chief national security correspondent, alex, tell us what is happening and how the u.s. government is responding? >> they are sounding the alarm with this new report they are calling the first of its kind.

certainly hoping the countries around the world, individuals around the world take notice of what china is doing, what the u.s. is accusing china of is devoting unprecedented resources, billions of dollars every year to control information and disseminate propaganda and disinformation, sensor and intimidate to track, carry out with the state department calls digital authoritarianism in china and around the world, with particular focus, and asia, and over and -- both overt and covert, with the center that put out the report, global engagement centers, talked about china's breathtaking ambition. >> this is the dark side of globalization, if we don't change course custody often imperceptible changes will occur that poison the information

space crucial for our societies to function. we don't want to see an orwellian mix of fact and fiction in our world, that will destroy the secure world of rules and rights that the united states and much of the world relies upon.>> the comments about the dark side of globalization, the said when it was 24 hour news at the beginning and the internet and dawn of social media, they thought more information would be a good thing for freedom and democracy and other recognize it certainly has a negative side. >> what about tiktok, the report specifically mentions it quick >> there are a number of striking examples, but there saying, the chinese company, bite dance, -- looks to restrict people that are potentially critical of beijing, they have maintained a list of those who could be critical of beijing were pushing and

advocating for causes like the independence of uighurs. and another case in africa, a digital cable company that services some 90% of the continent, that offers only chinese entertainment and news channels, so it's not always just about propaganda and information, it might be soft power like entertainment, but they don't offer the western equivalent, that is how china is trying to control the information space. and they emphasized that china has been pushing and echoing the rhetoric and the lies we heard out of russia when it comes to the war in ukraine. >> very interesting stuff, thank you for that report. now some of the other headlines we are watching this hour, a judge ruling that the school shooter ethan crumley can be sentenced to life without parole, the harshest possible punishment in michigan,

he was 15 years old when he shot and killed four students at oxford high school, wounding seven others back in november 2021. in france, prosecutors are investigating a billionaire owner for possible money laundering and the sale of a ski resort in the french alps. owning the french luxury umpire, the second richest man in the world after elon musk according to the bloomberg billionaire index. a night for stargazing, the last super moon of 2023 will be fully illuminated, also known as harvest moons, larger and brighter than most full moons, they are closer to earth, it won't be the only spectacular sight to see tonight, saturn and jupiter are also set to make an appearance. still to come on cnn, a medical breakthrough things to artificial intelligence, how the technology is helping

paralyzed patients move once again. stay with us.

new technology is creating life-chaining hope for those who suffer from paralysis. a swiss man who was paralyzed has regained some of his movement using a brain implant that applies artificial intelligence to read his thoughts and ultimately stipulate the correct muscles in his body to make them move. cnn's nick watt is joining us live from los angeles. so how was this possible? >> reporter: it is pretty stunning. a 46-year-old swiss man who slipped on ice, ended up

paralyzing, regaining some of his movement. it is responsible through the intelligence and determination of the scientists and doctors involved, also the bravery of people like this swiss man willing to undergo what is still experimental surgery and crucially artificial intelligence. something distinctly nonhuman now helping humans move again. >> if you talk to people with paralysis, it is their number one priority. they want to restore hand and arm function even above -- they prioritize that above the ability to stand and walk again. >> reporter: here is how it works. an implant is placed on the brain above the motor core text, ai in that implant deciphers attempt to move and then relays that information wirelessly to another impalant in the body so by passing the damaged spine. ai in that implant triggers the right muscles to actually make the movements.

they call this thought-driven movement. dr. jocelyn block performed the surgery. >> we replace the piece of bone by this set of electrodes and then close the skin. this implant will work wirelessly and activate the spinal cord stimulation. >> reporter: and her partner a neuroscientist first had this sci-fi idea years ago and waited for tech to catch up. >> if you are paralyzed with your hand and you can just open and close, it is a new change so then you can eat. you are gaining independence. the change in the activity is dramatic. this is why this new product is so exciting. >> reporter: we met them in july to discuss their previous project, another world first, fitting a similar device to this man who lost the use of his legs after a bicycle accident. >> now the implants are able to

capture my thoughts of walking. and able to transfer to the stim stimulater in my lower back. >> reporter: but they say restoring arm and hand function is actually hander. >> you want to restore the movement to the fingers and not just the arm. so help them grasp something or help them use individual double digit is. >> reporter: while it is too early to provide full results, we are pleased to report that the technology works as expected and appears to successfully reannimate his paralyzed arms, hands and fingers. >> we'll learn a lot from that first person and then we'll expand to four or five person. if that goes well, we'll conduct a global trial and hopefully get fda approval and make it available. >> reporter: and it could help a lot of people. there are about a quarter million americans who suffer some kind of paralysis after a

spinal cord injury. but then of course there are those people who say, yeah, that a benefit, the potential danger here is bad actors using the tech to get inside people's brains and basically take away the tiny sliver of privacy we have left. we look into all this, the benefits, the potential pit falls and fierce of artificial intelligence in an episode of "the whole story" airing next month. >> i can't wait to watch that. it is really a fascinating new frontier and potentially scary as you described it. what other aspects of the medical field could use this technology? >> reporter: experts we speak to say that the medical field and environment, those are the two massive areas for real benefits from ai. one man who was actually the gold fathers of deep learning which underpins all this tech, he said that it is possible that within 20 years, we have figured out cures for every single disease.

possible, he says not definite, but possible that that is the kind of revolution that we're looking at. every field of human existence, medical particularly, this could be, to use a cliché, an absolute game changer. >> a brave new world. nick watt, thank you so much for that report. still to come, house speaker kevin mccarthy says he has other ideas after a funding bill vote fails pushing the goevernmenten would step closer to a shutdown. we'll take you live to capitol hill in a few minutes.