Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, a group of Senate Democrats breaks with party

leadership and makes a deal with Republicans to end the longest ever U.S. government shutdown.

From Al-Qaeda to the White House, militant leader turned Syrian president, Amel Dalshara, announces his country

is joining an anti-IS coalition during an historic meeting with President Trump.

Syria itself, which was under the influence of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, is now coming

and wanting to be an ally of Western democracies.

And we speak with FDA Commissioner Marty McCarrick about the agency's decision to lift warnings on hormone replacement therapy for menopause. Welcome to the News Hour.

At 41 days and counting, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is not over yet,

but the end could be in sight.

A group of Democrats and one independent crossed the aisle last night to make a deal with

Republicans.

It still needs final approval, but the government could reopen as soon as this week.

Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardin has more.

In the Senate today, a question of time.

Majority leader John Thune pushing for speed.

Mr. President, after 41 days, I'm grateful to be able to say that we are close to getting the government reopened.

And again, I ask all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle of both parties to make it possible for us to quickly pass this bill.

This after a breakthrough last night.

On this vote, the yeas are 60 and the nays are 40.

A shutdown deal getting exactly the votes needed to get over a Senate hurdle.

Seven Democrats and one independent voted with Republicans to advance the idea.

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