. >> tpwrorpbg, everyone. welcome to our new day. three days and counting until a potential government shutdown. house republicans hoping that another short-term spending bill will keep the government running another month. but hardline conservatives are balking at this. a shutdown could be inevitable because they do not appear to have the votes at the moment. >> we have a pretty significant new development in the russia investigation. cnn learning that special counsel bob mule onner subpoenaed steve bannon to testify before a grand jury. the president's former chief strategist was refusing to answer certain questions during a long interview with house investigators. and they wound up issuing him a subpoena as well. two other trump associates are scheduled to appear today before that committee. will they also say that the white house won't let them testify about certain questions? let's begin with abby phillip live at the white house. abby? >> reporter: good morning, chris. a couple of big questions on immigration. the white house is