hello, i'm sumi somaskonda.vernment shutdown. the house passed a stopgap spending measure to keep the government open for an additional 45 days, while they work to pass long term funding. these are live pictures from the capitaljust past seven p:m.. the senate will take up this vote now. we understand there has been somewhat of a holdup, but that senators are expected to come together to cast their vote. expected to come together to cast theirvote. remember, it would then have to pass over to the president for his signature before midnight to avert a shutdown. so we are keeping a close eye on everything

hello, i'm sumi somaskonda.ng to avoid a government shutdown. the house passed a stopgap spending measure to keep the government open for an additional 45 days, while they work to pass long—term funding. these are live pictures of the capital. we understand senators have come together to work on patting that bill and the next step would be to pass the bill onto the president �*s desk for signing. let's take a listen to what house be kevin mccarthy had to say.

hello, i'm sumi somaskonda. at this hour in washington, the senate is working to avoid a government shutdown. the house passed a stopgap spending measure to keep the government open for an additional 45 days, while they work to pass long term funding. these are live pictures from the capitaljust past seven p:m.. the senate will take up this vote now. we understand there has been somewhat of a holdup, but that senators are expected to come together to cast their vote. expected to come together to cast theirvote. remember, it would then have to pass over to the president for his signature before midnight to avert a shutdown. so we are keeping a close eye on everything that is happening there. let's take a look now at what house speaker kevin mccarthy had to sayjust after the bill was passed. just moments ago on the house floor, we passed by overwhelming numbers the ability to keep government open for the next six weeks. you've got to understand why we are here. the senate has produced not one appropriation bill th