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>> reporter: with the government shutdown less than an hour away, republicans chose a budget compromise, but just a temporary one. >> i'm pleased that senator reid and i and the white house have been able to come to an agreement that will, in fact, cut spending and keep our government open. >> leaders in both parties reached an agreement that will allow our small businesses to get the loans they need, our families to get the mortgages they applied for, and hundreds of thousands of americans to show up at work. >> reporter: as the day dragged on, the possibilities of compromise didn't...

federal money, and not their local money. . >> reporter: a third group, she says, are her own employees who have been deemed essential workers, but who will work through shutdowns without pay. she also says that this couldn't come at a worse time for the district. >> reporter: of course, that is a time when lots of tourists descend on the city not only for the cherry blossom parade and festival, but just for this time of year for spring breaks and things like that. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, we'll hear more about how lawmakers are doing and how they're preparing and how some places...

banned. senate democratic women are furious. >> it's an opportunity for the right wing in the house to really sock it to women. >> we're not going to throw women under the bus to give them an agreement to keep this government open. >> reporter: a stalemate over dollars and planned parenthood that could cripple government tonight. >> a last-minute short-term spending bill with full funding for the military is under discussion up here, but most democrats say no way if it takes funding from planned parenthood. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. as the deadline nears people ar...