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The clock is ticking as the government shutdown is looming over capitol hill this morning. congress and donald trump need to agree on a federal budget by friday. lauren blanchard has the latest on the shutdown showdown in dc. >> not only is congress jittery as the shutdown looms but so are the markets as americans are waiting to see if the house and senate can come up with a plan to avoid a government shutdown by the end of the week. they are looking at christmas in dc. the markets closing bell marking the end of another dizzying day on wall street, stocks dropping to their lowest levels in mo...

>> turning to politics now, president-elect donald trump naming dr. ben carson as his pick for secretary of housing and urban developments. meanwhile, mr. trump blasting china in a series of new tweets, breaking deck eights of diplomatic protocol by speaking with taiwan's president. cnn's jessica schneider is live outside of trump tower in new york with more. >> alisyn, we were told that this would be a quiet weekend for the president-elect. but if you count twitter it was anything but. donald trump taking to social media to slam china, calling it a currency manipulator, putting american busin...