can be when it comes to national security. we're going to track what's going on with the efforts in washington to stop the department of homeland security from going unfunded down to the minute. and we have the latest on the efforts among republicans and democrats to avoid that fate. >> that's exactly right. 18 hours and counting let's check in with jim acosta at the white house for us to tell us if these spending bills are going to happen. if they're going to get a clean bill or what the latest is. jim? >> washington is peering over the homeland security cliff as you have up on screen 18 hours until the department runs out of money. there are a couple of different plans on capitol hill. mitch mcconnell has a plan to fund the department through september. the more likely scenario is over in the house, house speaker john boehner has a plan to fund the department for three weeks, a three-week continuing resolution