Burgdorf. We begin in washington, d. C. Where lawmakers are one step closer to avoiding a second Government Shutdown with under 48 hours to go until that deadline. The house approved a continuing resolution to fund the government yesterday and a 245182 vote. The bill keeps the lights on until march 23 and fully funds the department of defense for the remainder of the fiscal year. It also includes two years of funding for Community Health centers and extends several expiring health care programs. The measure now heads to the senate where leaders are expected to rewrite the bill to not only avoid the shutdown, but also get a longer term budget deal in place. Leaders are working to finalize the plan. That is expected to include a defense spending boost demanded by President Trump as well as an increase in domestic programs sought by the democrats. But Mitch Mcconnell and Chuck Schumer both gave optimistic outlooks about reaching a final deal. Watch this. Senator schumer and i had a good meeting this morning about the caps deal and other issues weve been discussing for some months now. Im optimistic that very soon well be able to reach an agreement. Im very pleased to report my meeting with leader mcconnell went we vwell. Were making Real Progress on a spending deal that would increase the caps for both military and middle class priorities on the domestic side that democrats have been fighting hopeful. Nothing is done yet. And President Trump did more saber rattling over immigration threatening a Government Shutdown if measures are not taken to strengthen the border. If we dont change it, lets have a shutdown. Well do a shutdown. And it is worth it for our country. Id love to see a shutdown if we dont get this stuff taken care of. If we have to shut it down because the democrats dont want safety and unrelated but still related they dont want to take care of our military, then shut it down. Well go with another shutdown. We dont need a Government Shutdown on this. I think both sides have learned that a Government Shutdown was bad. It wasnt good for them and we do have bipartisan support on these things. You can say what you want, were not getting support from the democrats on this legislation. If you put it up in the senate well see. Its one bill. They are not supporting us. Can you then clarify would the president rather see a shutdown or short term spending fix . Look, again, we are not advocating for the shutdown. That is the fault of the democrats not being willing to do their jobs. The president wants a long term deal and he wants to get a deal on immigration. And we hope that democrats will come to the table and get those things done. So needless to say no one we spoke to capitol hill had much of an appetite for another Government Shutdown. Take a listen to this. Speaks for itself. We had one trump shutdown. Nobody wants another maybe except him. We dont need a shutdown. We obviously need new border security. Well do it as part of the daca fix. But we dont need a shutdown to debt there. Hes prayed for the good shutdown. He is the only guy that finds anything good in a shutdown. So that is not helpful. Our goal is not to play mother may i, our goal is to be the United States shutdown. Ive been through two shutdowns which were horrible and im not going to vote for a shutdown. So as lawmakers continue to hammer out an immigration deal, john kelly is facing backlash for comments he made about daca recipients. In remarks to reporter, kelly touted the administrations plan which would provide citizenship for up to 1. 8 Million People, more than democrats had sought. Kelly went on to suggest that some undocumented immigrants were, quote, too afraid or, devote, too lazy to sign up for the daca program. There are 690,000 official daca registrants. And the president sent over what amounts to be 2 1 2 times that number to 1. 8 million. The difference between 69 and 1. 8 million were the people that some would say were too afraid to sign up, others would say were too lazy to get off their asses but they didnt sign up. I have to tell you that the rest of them who are now claiming not even claiming, have been granted essentially daca status by the president of the United States who has become the champion i believe for 1. 8 Million People who are now considered daca, i got to say that some of them just should have probably gotten off the couch and signed up. Taking a page out of his boss book it seems. Incredible language there. Joining us now, reporter for the Washington Post, eugene scott. Great to have you with us. So either way you look at it, just bad language on the part of the chief of staff to refer at least in very negative stereotypical way about immigrants in that language. What kind of reaction are you hearing to the white house chief of staffs comments and what is your reaction when you hear one of the guys who was supposed to be a calming factor inside the white house, voice of reason, use that kind language . Reporter i think john kelly has revealed himself consistently in the last several months to be one of the administrations or at least the white houses hard liners on immigration. And he has repeatedly said things that i think resonate with the base of trump support who got on the trump train because of some of the comments the president made in the ermiest days er earliest days of his campaign. At best kelly would say some saying too afraid, some saying too lazy. But it seems as if he was affirming that world view as opposed to negating it. For me, im just baffled by the inconsistency ain the depiction of immigrants from the trump white house. They are either taking all of americas jobs or they are too lazy. It doesnt seem to make a lot of sense. But one thing that is clear to Many Democrats, and even some conservatives on capitol hill yesterday, is that these words were viewed as extremely offensive and not likely to help the Republican Party with latino voters in 2018. Lets turn to the shutdown deadline. It is looming as we know. Weve heard some optimism from Senate Leaders on budget talks. At the same time the president is calling for a shutdown if he doesnt get his way when it comes to border security. What do you put the odds on this of a bipartisan longer term spending deal . Reporter if you listen to lawmakers who actually work with members on the other side of the aisle and their staffs, they are making progress. One thing that is telling about the conversation yesterday in the white house is you have republican lawmakers saying we are making progress, we do have support for democrats, and then you have trump and Sarah Huckabee sanders saying they are not supporting and they are not doing their jobs. And so if you Pay Attention to people who are actually in communication with people on the other side of the aisle and their staffs, those are probably the people who are worth paying the most attention to to figure out where bipartisanship is. Beyond all that, if we look back at past policy attempts, it seems as if no matter what is happening on capitol hill in the bathrooms, the president has the ability to shut down everything including shutdowns and other attempts at legislation. So whether or not the president will get behind the republicans who are getting mind bipartisanship, it is still not clear. Eugene scott, well touch base with you later. Stick around. Straight out of wall street, investors are bracing for another bumpy ride after stocks staged a dramatic turnaround. The dow closed up 567 points yesterday after initially falling the same amount at the opening bell. The turnaround which comes on the heels of the indexs worst one day point decline on monday helped put the index back this positive territory for the year. Meanwhile, the s p 500 finished up more than 1. 7 while the nasdaq gained more than 2 . The roller coaster ride with stocks began friday following a strong january jobs report, that report sparked fears that it healthy economy could lead to the Federal Reserve to raise rates multiple times this year and tighten conditions for borrowing money. That led to some investors shifting their money to safe havens such as bonds and treasury notes. Some strategists had also been warning for weeks that the markets continuing rally was due for a pullback, but others say despite the recent stretch of volatility,th underlying economic fundamentals remain strong citing unemployment at an 18 year low, wages are up and Companies Continue to report healthy earnings. Steve wynn has stepped down as ceo of wynn resorts. Wynn faced a firestorm earlier this year resulting in his resignation as finance chair of the rnc. After several employees of his Las Vegas Casinos accused him of Sexual Misconduct detailing a pattern of behavior spanning decades. Wynn denies the allegations against him. News of wynns resignation halted shares trading of other Wynn Companies on the hong kong stock exchange. Wynn will be replaced by the companys president matt mattox. Yesterday 27yearold mike revis won a special election in the Missouri House of representatives defeating his arrival rival by 3 points. The District Voted for trump in 2016 by an overspewhelming marg. And 2012 went mitt romneys way by 12 points. In another special election elsewhere in the show me state also for a statehouse seat, the republican candidate won by about 6 points in a district trump carried by an astonishing 59 . A spokesperson for ben sasse ripped trumps pick for on ambassador. He had reportedly shared political conspiracies. Yesterday in a statement, sasse spoke person says mr. Rizzuto should feel free to put on his continue foil hat and visit our office with evidence for his salacious conspiracy theories and coocoo allegations. While hes at it, the senate probably needs to know his views on the moon landing. Im sure senator sasse will be willing to evaluated the specific evidence for his claimings, but it has to be more than a stack of national inquirers. Sin knicks and nuts will probably have a hard time securing senate confirmation. He will face senate confirmation, iffen come firmed, he will also everybody is as ambassador to st. Lucia. Nice gig to have. All right. Still ahead, could it be a new era of space flight . Elon musks heavy falcon rocket have some wondering if this could be the future for space missions. And after reportedly being impressed by the military parade in paris, President Trump apparently wants his own military parade. Those stories and a check on your weather when we come back. At ally, we offer low rates on home loans. But if thats not enough, we offer our price match guarantee too. And if thats not enough. We should move. Our home team will help you every step of the way. Still not enough . Its smaller than id like. Well help you finance your dream home. Its perfect. Oh, was this built on an ancient Burial Ground . Okay. Then well have her cleanse your house of evil spirits. Well do anything, spiritual chatter seriously anything to help you get your home. Ally. Do it right. 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Reporter the Spacex Falcon heavy rocket with 27 engines thundering off on the same launch pad that for decades sent apollo and Shuttle Missions into space, this timen a unman unman mission to prove three rockets tied together could work in perfect sink ronnchronicity. Space control ueuphoric. And in a stroesk engineering genius, two of the three rockets returned safely to earth for reuse. Setting off sonic booms as they broke through the atmosphere and hit their targets side by side. And the falcons have landed. Really feels like we have a shot at going back to the moon, go to mars, and reviving the spirit of exploration that was apollo. And that was one of the things that got me so excited as a kid. Reporter in florida, the gathered crowds could feel the thunder in the sky. It must be experienced live. I cant life aah this is the best one by far. This is opening the door to a new future of space flight for the human race. Reporter this spectacular shot of musks own cherry red tesla with a dummy named starman, dont panic on the dashboard, headed for a solar orbit and david bowie playing in a forever loop. Ground control to major tom there is something about the Science Behind it which is fascinating, but to their credit, they also made it cool again. And you can see how excited people are about the exploration and what it means for generations to come. It looks like the tesla roadster overshot where it was headed and now it is headed into the Asteroid Belt in between jupiter and mars versus just in the mars orbit. Look at you. Fun fact there. Dropping the space knowledge. I got an email in on the way to work. Tahanks to tom costello for that. And another guy doing unbelievable things, bill karins. Lets get a check on the weather. Im still working on my kids pinewood derby car. Lets keep it simple. You will tell us when the snow is coming, so that is an important thing. Today is a high impact travel day. Thousands upon thousands of School Delays and cancellations all the way from texas through the northeast. Right now the advisories extend for 70 Million People, warnings for about 17 Million People and it is really the interior new england through the ohio valley that is getting the worst of it. Also we have had two tornado warnings in louisiana. Nothing confirmed. The southern end of this has isolated potential for some severe weather. But it is really the stuff around the ohio river northwards, that is where it is cold enough for the ice and snow. Here is a closer view of the radar. The pink is where you are getting the freezing rain and sleet. Look at southern ohio, just a mess on the radar here with the wintry police. You have sleet and freezing rain. Southern portions of indiana just about done. And now were starting to watch it heading for washington, d. C. Look at the pink through delaware and maryland here. And that will slowly creep up through areas of philadelphia and new york. So the ice forecast on this, southern ohio, pennsylvania, that is up to about a quarter inch of ice, maybe isolated power problems. And here is that snowfall forecast, the highest totals, north of the big cities interior sections of the northeast. Northern new england, that 6 to 12, but new york, hartford, boston, only 1 or 2. A little bit of ice and then rain this afternoon. So the morning commute is by far the worst. New york city southwards. Feels like we may blow it with that forecast. Still ahead, knicks lost more than just their matchup with milwaukee as their unicorn goes on. And in the nfl, a guy they thought would be their next head coach gets jiltsed. Create sometg this extravagant . Or make a back seat that feels nothing like a back seat . Why give it every feature you could want, along with a few you didnt know you needed . Its simple. You can build a car, or you can build a cadillac. 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