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Good day, im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. Congress is trying to crawl its way out of chaos, but a feeling of inevitability has taken hold on capitol hill as the Clock Barrels toward a Government Shutdown. Both chambers are trying to reach shortterm spending agreements, but will they find the votes . Millions of federal employees and contractors are bracing for impact if a showdown does happen, but how significant a toll could it take on our armed services, both at h...

Underscored by new reporting from nbc news on how he single handedly blocked a bipartisan piece of legislation that would have tightened the rules around foreign influence and lobbying in washington. But perhaps more pressingly for the democrats is what Senator Menendez will do to the party as a whole in next years election. The democrats have been working for years to paint republicans as the ones tolerant of corruption, the ones who have locked the other way at wrong doing, the ones who are ok...

also tonight, another deadly shooting rampage across two texas cities. six people killed. a 34-year-old army veteran under arrest tonight. the dramatic rescue. a chopper pulling people from floodwaters as an atmospheric river drenches the northwest with more rain on the way. the fighting raging in gaza. our new reporting. is israel preparing to flood hamas tunnels with seawater? the u.s. charging four russian soldiers with war crimes. the horrific things theyre accused of doing t...

i believed every word my son said, and i still do to this day. answer for this? >> a dramatic chapter 2 mothers fighting for their sons. >> he knows he hurt my son. >> a missing teenager found dead. >> his body was laying in the clearing. >> we want answers. >> was it murder? or was it something else? >> how do you get in a scuffle and the next thing you know youre being charged with murder. >> a trial. >> i watch my son die every day. >> and a twist that stunned un everyone. >> we had...

mess missing teen found dead >> his body was laying over a. cleaning we want answers. >> was it murder? >> who beat my baby? >> or was it something else? >> how do you get in a scuffle with someone, but? and then next thing you know youre being charged with murder? >> a trial -- >> heartbreak. >> nobody wins. >> and a twist that stunned everyone. >> it was the first time i ever had this happen, we had to stop and think. >> hello and welcome to deadline its been fed theres been nothing ...

Of coffee these days. Also on tonights programme. A former tv producer is found guilty of trying to hire a succession of hitmen to kill his wealthy partner. In new york, at least 13 people are reported hurt after a car hits pedestrians in times square. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. The Football Association will introduce new rules that could see players retrospectively banned for diving or feigning injury from next season. Good evening and welcome to halifax, where the conservatives ha...

Witchhunt and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, buti between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speakfor myself and the russians, zero. A man who tried to hire a hitman to kill his partner is facing a Life Sentence after being found guilty of soliciting murder. And some of the best images ever taken we look at the famous archive of Magnum Photos on its 70th anniversary. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News can life away from the lane begin with a win...

Been, a bit of sunshine to the east of Northern England, any sunshine in scotla nd of Northern England, any sunshine in scotland and Northern Ireland, given the persistent rain in the highlands working towards the clyde valley. Breezy with it, temperatures in double figures, five or six celsius where the mist and low cloud lingers. Heading out this evening, the heaviest of the raid will clear from the north, leaving a good divide, cold conditions with one or two wintry conditions in the north, m...

Scotla nd anyone who owns an airgun in scotland will now need a licence. The legislation, which came into effect at midnight, was introduced after a toddler was killed by an airgun in 2005 in glasgow. People in england and wales can own the weapons without any kind of documentation. These are the guns that by january 1 will be illegal unless their owners have a licence. Already 11,000 people have applied for an Air Gun Certificate and anyone with a gun licence already can add air weapons to that...

Demand from business customers, according to the society of Motor Manufacturers and traders. But sales are expected to fall sharply this year, as our industry correspondent john moylan reports once, new cars were the preserve of the privileged few. Not any more. These days, we buy cars like mobile phones. The reason were all buying so many new cars is because the industry makes it so easy for us. In fact, the vast majority of customers are now effectively leasing new vehicles for an affordable m...