And I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight. The shutdown clock ticks down with Republicans

still divided over how or whether to continue to fund the federal government.

California Democrat and the longest serving woman in United States Senate history, Diane

Feinstein passes away at the age of 90. She would work with anyone to accomplish a result

that was good for the country. She didn't think she had all the answers.

And several major retailers closed stores due to shoplifting, but questions remain about

whether the concerns are overblown.

Welcome to the news hour. Two major stories from Capitol Hill tonight. Congress has lost

one of its longest serving members, California Senator Diane Feinstein. We'll look back

on her life and career.

But first, House Republicans highly partisan government funding plan has imploded on the

chamber floor, leaving the country on the cusp of a shutdown. Congressional correspondent

Lisa Desjardins is tracking the political drama and the probable real-world consequences

and joins us now. Lisa, it's good to see you. So Kevin McCarthy's temporary funding bill

failed earlier today. House Republicans just finished a meeting. So bring us up to speed.

Where do we stand right now?

You know I like to use weather as a way to describe the patterns happening in the U.S. Congress.

Right now, this storm that we've seen approaching on the horizon is starting to hit.

And by that, I mean, as you say earlier today, the House failed to pass that Republican temporary

spending bill and failed by quite a lot of votes, more than Republicans expected.

Twenty-one Republicans jumped ship on that. So now, Kevin McCarthy has been talking to

his Republicans, trying to see if they can come up with some kind of alternate plan.

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