Good evening. I'm on the Navas and I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight.

Congress works to avoid a partial government shutdown, but could it cost the House Speaker his

gavel?

Princess Kate Middleton announces she has cancer after weeks of speculation about her

health.

And the first Muslim American nominated to be on a federal appeals court hits a roadblock

with both Republicans and Democrats voicing concerns. Welcome to the news hour. The federal government is just hours away from

partially shutting down as Capitol Hill scrambles to finalize its 1.2 trillion

dollar spending deal.

The bill would keep the lights on, but could also cost the speaker his job.

Congressional correspondent Lisa DeJardin is here with more on the deal and why House Republicans now face the threat of yet

another chaotic leadership search. Lisa let's start with this shutdown deadline

we're just six hours away where do things stand? All right the House passed this bill that would fund the rest of government.

70% of government agencies need funding or they'll start shutting down this weekend.

They passed that barely today, just five or six votes to spare. The Senate now needs to act by midnight.

Here is at this minute, minute to minute decisions being made in the Senate and right now

Amna it looks like we may in fact get to that midnight deadline without this getting through the Senate.

Senator Susan Collins has just said that other staffers confirming.

The two sides are not agreeing over amendments that they want to vote on for this.

Everyone knows amendments won't pass.

This is all election year symbolic votes, but they can't agree on it.

Add each of this, Senator Susan Collins Collins top Republican appropriator her mother's funeral is tomorrow in

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