Good evening, I'm Omnenevaz on the NewsHour tonight.

In an exclusive NewsHour interview, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with Jeff Bennett

about the ongoing auto-worker strike and the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

I think that we are very clear that we're not going to be distracted by political games,

and we're going to stay focused on what we have been doing.

Congress wrestles over a deal to avoid a shutdown as far-right Republicans continue to

stymie the process.

And we report from on-the-ground in Ukraine, as the grueling counter-offensive tries to

recapture territory from Russia.

Welcome to the NewsHour.

Today, warnings from within and outside of government about the potential effects of

a government shutdown.

That includes concerns from the Department of Justice that national security could be

affected.

A signal from Moody's that it would downgrade U.S. credit and red flags from scores of

other groups, from the military to low-income families.

Congress has until Saturday to figure this out.

So where do things stand?

For that, we turn to our congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins on Capitol Hill.

Lisa, great to see you.

So at this stage, is there any hope on Capitol Hill that a shutdown could be avoided?

There is always hope, of course, Amna, but I will say it is very faint at this moment.

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