deal to avoid just that. that might be reassuring, but how they get this over the finish line is still not clear. both chambers of congress need to pass a bill to continue funding government operations by friday. manu raju live on capitol hill with all the breaking details. manu, in the press conference with speaker pelosi. what did she have to say? >> she expects the vote to happen today on this short-term funding bill to keep the government open until mid-february, but that is virtually assured it will pass the house. the democrats have a majority in the house. the rules allow them to pass it pretty quickly. in the senate, it is an open question about whether they can actually pass this before the deadline, 11:59 p.m. tomorrow night is when they have to pass the bill in order to avoid a brief government shutdown that could potentially last into early next week if they do not get some sort of resolution. the reason why there's a question about why there might not ultimately be a quick vote is because of a separate debate