Is the longest government shutdown in the history of the country about to come to an end?

Or not? The lead starts right now.

Welcome to The Lean. I'm Jake Tapper on Capitol Hill.

And breaking news this hour, at any moment, almost every Senate Republican and eight Senate Democrats are going to vote

on funding the federal government.

Also coming up, does...

A wave of staffing problems as a result of the shutdown airlines are ready to cancel even more flights.

If the government does reopen soon, how quickly can planes get back on schedule?

What the White House said today about the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period?

And could you, the American taxpayer, be getting a $2,000 rebate, the fine print taking shape today as the president again floated this idea.

This is CNN Breaking News.

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper on Capitol Hill, and as I mentioned, our breaking news

this hour at any moment. Almost every Senate Republican and eight Senate Democrats are expected

to vote for what they are calling a compromise government spending bill.

Finally, some progress towards ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which has left air travel in chaos, food stamp benefits in limbo, and federal workers without pay.

Here is where things stands right at this minute.

The Senate vote to reopen the government is about to happen because last night that group of

eight moderate Democrats dropped their key demand, a guaranteed extension of Obamacare subsidies,

which expire at the end of the year.

Most Senate Democrats, we believe, are going to vote no, and many Democrats on Capitol Hill

are furious because they think they have little to show for their fight on health care.

Here is what some of the compromise bill would do.

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