if congress can t agree on a funding bill the government will partially shut down beginning at midnight tonight. the next move belongs to the senate which convene this afternoon. the senate leaders say they now will reject the proposal from the republican-led house. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. good morning, susan. good morning, anne-marie. so many people i m talking to have already accepted that a government shutdown is coming tomorrow. the latest proposal is guaranteed to be rejected by the senate. the only hint of a negotiation here has been that the earlier house proposal killed obamacare, and this latest one just delays obamacare, but the senate remains adamant, and right now neither side is blinking and there s less than 20 hours to go. a partial government shutdown begins at midnight unless congress can reach a deal. this afternoon the senate will likely vote down a house plan to fund the government because it calls for a one-year delay of the pre
they are desperate for this bill to fail. reporter: the political stand juf with a midnight deadline has real consequences for federal workers and americans. at the pentagon 50% of all civil yamgian employees will be forced to stay home. 112,000 workers at the treasury department suffer the same fate. 16,000 labor department workers will also stay at home. joe jones who cuts hair in mississippi air force base has a message for congress. if they were to lose their paychecks like everybody else would lose their paycheck it would motivate them to solve the problems they are facing now. reporter: perhaps that isn t even enough motivation to avoid a government shutdown. karen travers, abc news, washington. stocks were mostly down this morning as they watched drama unfold. stocks fell the sixth day out of the last seven and ended the week with a decline. boeing is dealing with yet another problem with its 787 dreamliner. this time forcing an unexpected landing in icelan
shut the government down but to fund it, and it will have a few other options in there for the senate to look at again. gop members sat in front of the senate sunday criticizing democrats for not working in the hours before the shutdown. the senate needs to act. why are they waiting? why aren t the doors open. but senator chris ma holland says bringing the deadline down is part of the strategy. this was part of the strategy to drive it to the cliff by saying this is what we want or we re going to shut down the government. neither side appears willing to budge and both sides blame each other. majority leader harry reid has seep chally told the house of representatives and the american people, go jump in the lake. he says i m not willing to compromise or even talk. about 45 times republicans have voted to abolish obamacare, not to change it or come up with any specific change. president obama has called for a cabinet meeting today to prepare for a possible shutd
wa warned, not just big crowds but all that pressure to buy, buy, buy could take a financial toll on anyone. shopping tips to help you avoid mistakes. a woman posted a photo and after an avalanche of protests loses her job. did he purposely kick an opponent in the groin? newsroom starts now. good morning to you. happy friday. i m carol costello. it is black friday. some 147 million americans are hitting the stores on this weekend after thanksgiving. lines are long. tempers short. push one of my kids i will stab one of you [ bleep ]. police in south sacramento responded to the store where that happened and they were able to calm things down, but as you can see, long lines may not be the only thing waiting for you at the stores this morning. many walmart workers are now walking off the job in stores across the country. this is a live actually, are these taped images from wjla? these are live pictures from our washington affiliate, landover, maryland. these are str
says good monday morning, everybody. we will begin with sopping wet weather in the northwest still getting pummelled after another round of soaking rain. seattle, portland and other cities are slammed by storms. unleashing record downpours, record flooding, and destructive winds. at one point 20,000 homes had lost power. by tonight, some rainfall totals could hit ten inches. abc s ginger zee has more. look at it, malcolm. look at that thing going! reporter: that is just one of the crazy scenes playing out across the pacific northwest. from oregon to washington, they are plowing through record rains. it scares the hell out of me to be honest with you. that s pretty intimidating. it just came down. it was a deluge. reporter: more than a month s worth of water in less than 24 hours sinking cars and shutting down roads. seattle, astoria and olympia, marking the wettest september days. this is crazy weather. unbelievable. reporter: with all this rain comes wild