plus ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. don't wait- call today. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we are now 228 days from the election. we are less than an hour away from it like deadline to pass

the bill to fund the government and avert a partial shutdown. earlier today, the house passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, which then went to the senate for a vote, and that vote has not happened. let's bring in sahil kapur, senior reporter for nbc news, because we need you to explain this to us. why hasn't this vote happened? it's almost midnight. >> reporter: stephanie, they are haggling over amendments right now. if it sounds excruciatingly boring, that's because it is. the senate can vote on anything quickly without the unanimous consent of all 100 members, and they don't have that right now, simply, because republicans are trying to force votes on a bunch of tough issues like immigration, trying to put democrats in politically difficult positions, votes on amendments that some centrist democrats with support if they came up, and that means it would actually pass. it would change the bill, which would then be forced back to the house, which has just adjourned for a two week recess, so we would have a protracted shutdown, which puts

chuck schumer in an awkward position to having to make sure all of those amendments failed. this is only because they left things until the last minute. this is a 1000 page bill, more than $1 trillion. it was released yesterday and passed the house this morning, giving the senate very little time to do it. if they had saved more time, they could've ping-ponged the ball -- bill back and forth, but this is what happens when you wait until the 11th hour to do your job. >> i see what you did there. what's the over under? is there going to be a vote tonight? >> reporter: they are still negotiating behind me. they haven't given up hope, but we are going to enter into a partial shutdown because it's less than an hour away. even if they come to an agreement right away, it would take several hours to get through all of the boats on amendments, so the best case scenario is, we are looking at a technical government shut down for several hours while they figured out. if they don't get a deal, and it's plausible they don't get a

deal to vote quickly, this could drag out until monday, which means it would not be a technical shutdown, not just the weekend when a lot of government workers don't show up to work, it means some services could be suspended on monday. it means there could be a bunch of furloughs of workers, hundreds of thousands of workers, essential functions, like tsa and air traffic control would continue regardless, but this would be the first government shutdown since 2019. >> do not go too far. if anything changes, come on back. we want live updates, and while this is happening, house republicans, who do currently hold the majority, could be on the verge of yet another battle over the leadership. hard right republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is back again. she filed a motion to oust her speaker, mike johnson, even as the house was voting on the spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, that's when she did it. that bill was pushed through by speaker johnson himself. greene, among but no votes, said the bill was a win for

democrats, and showed johnson had betrayed house republicans. >> it's more of a warning and a pink slip, and i do not wish to inflict pain on our conference, and throw the house into chaos. it's time for us to go through the process, take our time, and find a new speaker of the house that will stand with republicans and our republican majority, instead of standing with the democrats. this bill was passed without a majority of republicans. this is a democrat budget, and it was passed by mike johnson. >> meanwhile, the speaker is once again facing a shrinking gop majority. congressman mike gallagher of wisconsin, who announced last month he would not run for re- election, said he would now leave congress sooner, april 19th, months before expected. that means the parties already slim majority is now down to just one single vote. with that, let's bring in our leadoff panel tonight. john allen is here, senior politics reporter for nbc news.

susan glass, staff writer for the new yorker, and mark leibovitz, staff writer for the atlantic. it seems like a lot of house republicans are mad at speaker johnson for working with democrats. marjorie taylor greene said this is a win for democrats. what about a win for america? isn't it the job to work with other lawmakers on the other side of the aisle to do very basic, crucial things, like keeping the government open? >> yeah, that is so quaint and old-fashioned. that is not how this has worked. the fringe elements of the party, which is now the main element of the party, like marjorie taylor greene, hold a veto on anything that could possibly pass, and this has been hanging over mike johnson since the day he became speaker, and what is interesting about the guy who preceded him, kevin mccarthy, is, there are, arguably, two responsible things he did. one was cut a debt ceiling

deal, with the white house, and that was the thing that actually ended his speakership. that was what did it for him. look, this is what happens. this is the chaos that has defined the republican conference, and this will probably happen again, and as you mentioned, the majority is down to one. that is going to continue too, but there is barely any room for that to continue also. >> susan, marjorie taylor greene has got nothing done on a legislative basis, and she says she does not want to cause chaos. how can she possibly think that threatening to remove the speaker isn't pure chaos? >> well, perhaps, the comment wasn't on the level. the whole situation really does remind me of the phrase that former speaker john boehner, who basically threw up his hands and said, i'm outta here, rather than deal with these kinds of taxes, and the motion

to vacate the chair. he called the members of congress like marjorie taylor greene, legislative terrorists, and he said, essentially, this was years ago, that house republican -- the conference that he led had become ungovernable. that's what we are dealing with. and ungovernable conference that does not want to govern, so when they won the majority in the house, essentially, the contradiction embedded at the heart of this conference became everybody's problem, and not just a sideshow circus. governing implies things like keeping the government open, and that is just incompatible with the kind of person -- marjorie taylor greene is in politics not to legislate, but to create a circus performance of sorts, and see all of those cameras in front of her, like we showed today, frankly. with only one vote, you have to wonder if there is one more republican out there, who says like congressman gallagher,

enough of this. then, we really have some chaos and some interesting times. >> i do want to talk about that more, but before we do that, let's talk about a newly elected democrat, tom suozzi. i want to share what he said earlier about mike johnson. >> would you vote to help protect speaker johnson in his speakership? >> yes, i would this is a comedy routine, what they are doing, the idea of trying to kick the speaker out for keeping the government open. absurd. i'm fed up with it, and i will vote to keep him as speaker. >> john, there you have it, the guy from long island calling it a clown show. would other democrats join trying to enjoy -- join suozzi? >> a funny thing happened on the way to congress. tragedy tonight, comedy tomorrow. i think there are a handful of democrats that would vote to not have the chaos, but to be honest, they are trying to win a house majority, so it's only

the few that believe that would help them in their general election in november, but most of the democrats, we've already seen what they would do. they, basically, allowed kevin mccarthy to get jacked by his own caucus, and i don't think they see any reason to bailout this majority. >> i guess it shouldn't be a surprise, but kevin mccarthy, tonight, weighed in on what's happening with mike johnson, comparing it to, of course, his own removal last year. watch this. >> what's happening in congress today goes back to windows 8 republicans, led by matt gaetz, partnered with every single democrat to decide who could be speaker. that's when republicans lost the majority. >> mark, what is the difference between what happened to mccarthy and what is happening now? >> it hasn't happened quite yet. first of all, they are almost losing the majority could mike gallagher leaving today, you do

get a sense that people one after another are just throwing their hands up, and before you know it, you are in the minority. in mccarthy's case, you were piecing together a lot of people with grievances. here, it seems like as susan said, it's legislative terrorism, but it's just a few people. i guess i would disagree with john a little bit in that i think quite a few democrats would sign on to help speaker johnson, probably, because ukraine eight is so vitally important to so many of them. it's quite tangible to actually getting something done in the budget, but also, it's not as if democrats bailing out republicans or mike johnson, specifically, is going to bailout republicans as far as ending their chaotic rain. that could possibly lead to more defections, and frankly, i think, helped democrats more down the road if this continues. i don't think it's tenable for

johnson, but i think you might see more of that, and it could be an interesting dynamic going forward. >> let's stay on this slim, slim majority the republicans now have, now down to one vote. john, what we know about mike gallagher's decision to leave, and leave early? now that seat will sit vacant until november. >> is a fascinating thing that happened. he already said he would not run for re-election, would stick around and help get things done, and boom, today, myself and scott long at nbc, he basically starts telling colleagues, hey, i'm out of here now. he is attributing this to family , personal decisions, but obviously, what has gone on in congress has rubbed him the wrong way. he is a republican, who voted against the impeachment of alejandro mayorkas, very much at odds with his party and caucus, very frustrated with what is going on in congress, and i think he felt like it was

time to get out and go to the private sector. what that leaves republicans with as a caucus that is that less manageable. someone who would vote for normal things is now gone. they don't have as many of those as they would like. they have more people who are, sort of, inching towards dysfunction and destruction. those two things, dysfunction and destruction are, basically, the point, for a significant number of republicans. >> let's talk about what's motivating them, because gallagher's announcement comes weeks after ken buck decided to leave. are they sending a message that they are so angry they do not care about helping republicans hold the majority? is it there only way of actually curbing the marjorie taylor greene offensive? >> they're not curbing it. essentially, they are throwing up their hands and walking away from the fight. i think that is really the macro story of the last three years in politics, is that you

are seeing what you might call team normal throughout their hands, and largely, walk away from the fight. donald trump has won the day when it comes to the republican party. it's not the same party that was before. i have been really struck by the fact you have seen so many republican committee chairs leave congress. congressman gallagher, he was somebody that had a history of being respected by democrats, as well as republicans. he was working on an area where there is a surprising amount of consensus in today's washington, which is around policy towards china, and that is just not the kind of rational conversation that we are having. i'm really struck by the fact that congress has essentially been transformed into a non- legislative body. it's all about theatrics. this republican majority has been as broken as anything i have ever seen in american

politics. the repeated crazies over there own inability to hold the conference together, inability to pass basic spending legislation. when i was a young reporter on capitol hill, after i graduated from college in the early 1990s, the deadline for congress to pass these bills is september 30th. that's the end of the fiscal year. here, we are having this conversation at the very end of march. it's broken. in my lifetime, they have not passed the spending bills by the deadline. it's a joke, basically. >> campaign slogans, but for me, get dysfunction. new topic. house oversight chairman james comer was asked about his beloved biden impeachment angry today, and i want to share what happened. >> where are you attempting to go at this point, congressman? >> i want accountability. that's what we've said all along.

we said we wanted to provide the true to the american people, and provide real accountability? does it look like impeaching joe biden in the house and senate, tabling it like they're going to do with merrick garland , or does it mean providing real criminal referrals to the department of justice? i think, the latter. i believe that the best path to accountability is criminal referrals. >> i believe that i just heard a word salad, and i'm glad there wasn't a drinking game when you heard the word, accountability. none of that made sense, mark. what is going on here? >> first of all, it's a pretty good idea. that would actually be a good drinking game. >> it is late night. >> i don't know what he's talking about. word salad, i think that is generous. first of all, the merrick garland impeachment, i think he meant alejandro mayorkas. there was a great moment where jared moskowitz, democrat, he looked at jim jordan and comber

during a committee meeting and said, just impeach him now. i will forward it. i'm waiting for a second. no one said anything. no serious person thinks this is a serious effort. i don't understand why the theatrics keep going on, because everyone looks more foolish than they normally do. this is, obviously, going nowhere. >> more foolish than they normally do. before i let you go, susan, i want to get your thoughts on the deadly attack that took place in moscow today. the russian investigative committee said that 60 people were confirmed dead. we will have more this ahead, but i know you have reported from russia for years. what do we need to know about this? what is your take? >> no, i was having terrible flashbacks today. i was actually in moscow. we covered the theater siege, that was the biggest mass casualty event like this, back in 2004. it is an enormous scale.

it appears, both dead and injured at this large concert venue on the outskirts of moscow. i was very struck by how quickly u.s. officials were putting out this american intelligence and trying to say, listen, we validated this claim from the islamic state, which has taken credit for this horrible act. we will see what russia says about this. obviously, it's not lost on anyone, that it is coming right after an election in russia, and also in the midst of this war in ukraine. there was an enormous wave of russian attacks on ukrainian cities today, and ukrainian civilian targets. i'm going to be watching with great interest. i thought it was very notable that we haven't really heard from vladimir putin himself yet, comforting the country in this moment of horrible attack. >> susan, john, mark, thank you

all so much. when we returned, trump's truth social merger could throw him a much-needed massive cash lifeline, but it might not bail them out of the financial trouble awaiting him this coming monday. we will get into it. and later, two former congressman weigh in on marjorie taylor greene's move to get rid of the house speaker. all of this happening in the middle of an election year. they will have to explain politics to me. the 11th hour is just getting underway on a very busy friday night. have heart failure with unresolved symptoms?

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okay, here's the question of the day. now that trump's media merger between trump media and technology group, the company that owns truth social, and digital world acquisition corp. has been approved, folks are now wondering if you can use this money to cover his bond, like elon musk did with his tesla position to buy twitter, and now there is a lot of

chatter out there that his 79 million shares in the company could be worth more than $3 billion. here's the thing, nobody actually knows how trump media will trade, or if anyone is willing to lend him big money against the value of his shares, but here's what we do know. his company is losing tens of millions of dollars. it generated only $3.3 million in advertising revenue over the first nine months of last year, and the entire platform is, basically, dependent on one man's posts, donald trump. plus, the shares are locked up for six months unless he gets a special waiver, so the big question for any real lender, what is the real business plan for this company? i don't know, would trump donors or followers pay a monthly fee for truth social memberships so they could see his posts? maybe, or is this the beginning of donald trump, the mean stocks, because we've all learned that meme stocks --

let's turn to bill cohen, founding partner at huff news. bill, here is an analogy i've been using to describe this. trump's followers, who are, theoretically, going to buy up the scott -- stock because they love this guy, is akin to his most devoted stormers -- supporters storming the capital, while trump watched, didn't pardon them, didn't cover their legal bills, and goes on throwing parties at mar- a-lago, running for president and living his life. here we are, they're going to buy up his shares, prop it up, and potentially, he will then dump his shares into their laps, and he will keep on trucking with the dough. >> i saw you tweet about that earlier tonight, stephanie, so, basically, what you are saying is, donald trump, business as usual. >> is that how you see this?

>> he is one lucky guy, because if this had not happened today, he would be really in trouble come monday. now, he can make a colorable argument, not a great one, but he can make an argument that he has something worth $3 billion, maybe. perhaps, somebody will lend him something against it, maybe one of his wealthy friends, of which there are big handful, who might be willing to do this for him, but as you said, stephanie, this company has zero revenue, tens of millions of dollars of losses, it's going to be a meme stock. if he goes to sell, his stock is going to trade down dramatically like most specs stocks do anyway, so i don't know if anybody is going to take this risk. >> that's the thing. ron, yes, he has some wealthy friends, but this company, all it is is donald trump's posts, without them, there is nothing

there. is anyone paying attention to history repeating itself? the last time trump had a publicly traded company, it failed spectacularly. it was a casino company, of course, and it even traded under the symbol, dj t, which this well. is anyone paying attention to this? >> i know the story quite well, stephanie. in fact, there was a now late and list on wall street that had very negative prospects to say about ddt. donald trump sued him. he won the lawsuit and won enough to start his own business, because he was right about what happened to dj t enterprises, a series of casinos in atlantic city. very hard to lose money on the business, but donald trump found a way to do it. is somebody willing to put up $500 million and take the risk that that will appreciate almost immediately once dj t goes public? especially, if they know he's going to be selling shares. even billionaires don't like to lose $100 million or $300

million. they have to really be comfortable taking that kind of risk. >> that is exactly the point. even billionaires, they became billionaires because they are smart, shrewd investors. if one were to do this, it would be public that they bought up these shares, that they then toppled in their face, or if they decided they were going to be the person that was going to put up the bond for donald trump, wouldn't that cause so much scrutiny for this person? wouldn't that have people wondering, what on earth do you need a potential next president to fix for you that you would do something like this? >> of course, stephanie, it would raise those kinds of questions. that is why this is a very, very sketchy situation, but again, i go back to the fact that, until today, like yesterday, he could not have offered this as a potential asset for somebody to lend against. now, by some miracle of this

shareholder vote today, a potential waiver of the board letting himself earlier than six months, he might actually be able to pull this off. he might be able to find somebody, this guy that owns 15% of tiktok, who is a big donald trump fan might lend him $500 million against that dw ac spec stock. i wouldn't do it. you wouldn't do it. it will, certainly, trade down, and it may not be a good investment, but he may not care. >> you are talking about the cofounder of cisco hana, who is a huge investor in tiktok. of course, donald trump said, i don't want to see tiktok getting banned. it all stinks to the high heavens. do you think this is the reason that donald trump has not returned to twitter? his posts are the only thing keeping truth social afloat, and truth social is trump's

money to get to get out of jail, theoretically. >> it didn't really become actual money until the deal was closed, until the acquisition corporation and truth social, the shareholders agreed to engage in the merger, and had that not happened, his shares would've been worthless. there is one other way he can get money from this, which is an off market transaction, if you were able to find a willing buyer for one sixth of his steak, versus the presumed billion dollars it is worth. you can just sell it in a single block. there are ways for him to monetize this, but he is the only asset that truth social has, and from a business perspective, it's not a great opposition. the stock will probably trade down, but he might have just enough in the way of a stake in the company.

>> the bad business move, so you have to wonder, why would someone do it? quickly, he knows how to file bankruptcy really well. >> he does, and he has never filed for personal bankruptcy, as you know, but until this merger was agreed to today, i would bet he would be filing personal bankruptcy on sunday night. now, i think you will announce some sort of deal on sunday night. he is mr. drama. he's going to do it on sunday night just before everyone thinks he's not able to pull it off. >> we will see. gentlemen, thank you so much for being here. if you want more of this story, i have a whole analysis piece up on msnbc.com right now. check it out. when we return, from new threats to oust the speaker, two more republicans leaving congress, it's just another day on the hill. making a mess, and getting nothing done for america. i will break it down with two former congressmen, who know it all too well, when the 11th

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we need a new speaker. this is not personal against mike johnson. he's a very good man, and i have respect for him as a person, but he is not doing the job. he passed a budget that should've never been brought to the floor. he did not represent our conference, and it was passed with the democrats, and without the majority of the majority. >> is a special night when we mention marjorie taylor greene throughout the show.

she has officially filed a motion to oust speaker mike johnson, that's why we're talking about her. her move comes as multiple house republicans are heading for the exit doors, leaving the majority hanging on by a thread. if you haven't been keeping track at home, johnson has only been speaker for five months. kevin mccarthy barely held on for nine. republicans only have one single vote to spare on legislation. back with us tonight, two men who understand political dynamics in congress. congressman conor lamb, and charlie dent, both of pennsylvania. charlie, marjorie said today is the fight that she wants to have in an election year. is this smart politics? in an election year? >> i can't begin to tell you, stephanie, how beyond this move is, because they have a very slim majority. a one-vote majority to begin with. it's clear she does not want to be in the majority, so think about it, this very slim

majority is already at risk. the house could easily flip, so why not have another gop circular firing squad now, or whenever she tries to move this motion to vacate? why not do that again? that's the thing. it is beyond absurd. it is pure lunacy that she somehow thinks this is a good idea. luckily, for mike johnson, it sounds like some democrats may not allow her to succeed this time, unlike with kevin mccarthy, but as a political matter, it's beyond stupid. >> democrats to save mike johnson, potentially. i never thought i would see the day. connor, what do you think this means for house republicans? >> i think it just reveals they don't know what they stand for. i think that is why they are having so much trouble keeping their own members. they have talented people like mike gallagher quitting on them, and they can't decide whether it's kevin mccarthy or

mike johnson, or whoever it is, because they aren't actually debating a series of policy issues. it's just a power struggle among a bunch of people, who don't know how to use the power they have, and i think that is because the whole party is based around trump. but, these guys are in washington having to take votes on a multitude of issues. they release budgets, doing things like raising the age of social security in an election year, when people are already struggling with inflation, so they are just lost in the sauce, as we used to say in the military, and they don't know their way out, so they are acting like children, in my view. i think that has put them back in the minority. >> i want to talk about the social security move, but i'm guessing you are on like a retired republican group chat, so you might know this answer. when ken buck announced he was retiring, he warned that more republicans would leave. we hear about mike gallagher. what you think is coming next?

>> at this rate, house republicans could be in the minority by memorial day, if the resignations keep going. i don't want to speculate about who would be next. but, you have to look at those members, who have already announced that they are retiring. you have to look at that list of people, who might decide to resign early. think about it, republicans have lost about five members. mccarthy, santos, bill johnson of ohio, gallagher, and buck have all announced, or will soon be leaving. you look at kay granger of texas. she has a distinguished record, she has served a long time. she announced today that she is stepping down as chair of the house appropriations committee. she is over 80. maybe she decides to pack it in early, and there could be other members that have personal or family reasons why they need to leave, or perhaps, obviously, some might be heading to the private sector, so it's hard to say who will be next, but at this rate, i bet there will be

another one or two, who might leave. >> only in congress, when leaving when you are over the age of 80 is considered packing it in early. that is amazing to me. conor, let's go back to the house republican budget , calling for raising the retirement age for social security. you mentioned a moment ago, this is an election year. they have to know, this will not go over well with older voters. >> again, when trump isn't telling them what to do, they are totally lost, and at times, they fall back on the old paul ryan playbook, and maybe it makes a group of them feel good, but it's not just politically stupid, it's wrong. think of the challenges we have in society right now, in a state like mine, which has one of the oldest populations of all the big voting states. people's social security checks are not going as far because of inflation. they can't buy enough, and that

really hurts seniors. your people talking about ai every day, and the effect it's going to have on the workforce, and driving people out of the workforce at the time they can least afford it. it's not the time to be adding four more years of working life to people before they can collect on the investment they made all of those years in their contributions. >> in an election year, just raise the age for gentlemen, thank you both for being here. when we return, one of the largest and most popular music venues in moscow, attacked by gunmen and set on fire. the latest out of russia as the death toll rises, when the 11th hour continues. ing) h ou see me squinting? (shouting) i can't! i'm just telling everyone! ...hey! see your tax refund go further with buy one get one free at visionworks. see the difference. ah mornings! cough? congestion? i'm feeling better. all in one and done with new mucinex kickstart. headache? better now.

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we are following shocking news out of moscow. officials with the russian investigative committee say at least 60 people are dead and more than 100 injured after a shooting at a popular concert venue. that number may still grow, and the incident is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. my colleague matt bradley has more, and we warn you, these images are disturbing. >> reporter: tonight, terror strikes russia's capital. islamic state claim responsibility for an attack on a concert hall in moscow, where at least three gunmen wearing camouflage open fire. the terror group claimed responsibility on telegram. nbc news has not been able to verify their claim. the gunmen threw bombs inside

the theater, targeting a sold- out house at crocus city hall, a concert venue that seats a maximum of 10,000 people. >> translator: we heard gunshots, at first, we didn't understand what happened, and then the terrorists came in and started shooting everyone. >> reporter: the attacks set the huge theater ablaze. emergency workers are still struggling to put out the fire, and save whoever remains inside. deployed helicopters to try to rescue people from the building's roof, which has partially collapsed. the attacks come two weeks after the u.s. embassy in moscow warned americans about terrorism, telling them to avoid concerts in places with large crowds, the identity and fate of the terrorists remains unclear, but russia's government has a long list of enemies. earlier this week, russian president vladimir putin earned a third term as president, after elections that many said were rigged, and many voters protested. the controversial war in ukraine is now in its third

year. just today, russia launched a barrage of 165 missiles and drones at ukraine in one of its largest salvos yet, targeting the energy grid. the white house tonight cautioned against linking ukraine to the attack, but as a death toll rises, so too will demands for justice. >> i want to welcome former fbi special agent, clint watts, also a consultant for the fbi's terrorism division and and msnbc security analyst. what do we know, so far? >> it seems more and more likely that the claims by what is known as the islamic state, that is the group that was in afghanistan. you might remember, it was known for the suicide bombing it did as a u.s. was withdrawn from afghanistan. they have claimed responsibility for this, and looking at all the different options and possibilities that are out there, it does match a targeting pattern that would line up with a terrorist group.

this is a mass casualty target, the way they entered in the videos you saw there, the indiscriminate killing and the destruction all matched that pattern. i think we need to wait and gain more information, but the state department warning was very clear and very spot on from what we saw today, which was large venues, large gatherings, and even concerts, and when you compare that to what is known as the islamic state, they also did a major attack just a little while ago in irna . they are still a force to be reckoned with, and it points to the u.s. still having really good intelligence on the group, and being able to forewarn others about what might happen. >> there was that state department warning, and we have great intelligence there. however, the majority of the information we are getting tonight is from the russian investigative committee. is there any reason for us to

not believe the information we are getting from them? it is russia. >> stephanie, we should be skeptical, and we may never know all the details or no if they are accurate. immediately after the attack there was a flood of information coming out of russian state media, some of it blaming ukraine, orbits on telegram, others trying to make bold statements, but very little details to it, so anything coming out of russia, at least, this early, especially with -- there is still some reaction to the actual fires that were there. the roof caught fire on the facility. i think we need to hold and wait and see if more information comes out tomorrow. >> what about skepticism around isis? yes, they claimed responsibility, but they did not provide any proof of this, and the claim did, from an isis affiliated news agency on telegram, again, not exactly a trusted source. >> that's correct, stephanie, it's not exactly a trusted source. they have executed other

attacks and taken claim for them. some of the attacks i saw were remarkably credible, in the sense that they do take claim and they do annotate attacks that happen around the world and take responsibility for them, but as you noted, as we were starting the segment, there are a lot of people upset about what's going on inside of russia, and those who are mourning the death of alexei navalny, who believe that vladimir putin's administration was in charge of the prison, and brought about his death. separately, you may remember, nine to 10 back months ago, yevgeny prigozhin did a march on moscow, and he was later killed in a plane crash, so many of his fighters, just a year ago, were fighting and losing their lives. there are a lot of different entities at stake in what is going on inside of russia, that might be willing to commit violence. >> excuse me, there are still u.s. citizens in moscow right now. the state department says that aid is severely limited,

obviously, due to russian constraints on travel, where does it leave those americans? >> stephanie, they are in a tough spot. anyone who has been inside russia over the last three years will have a difficult time. everything from communication to travel, and the other part that we don't know about this as well, this may be one attack -- we have seen from the islamic state terrorist groups, al qaeda terrorist groups, the many -- stage many attacks in forward, so i'm sure that's a great concern for the u.s. government right now as they try to protect all of the citizens of the united states that are still in russia at the moment. >> certainly, clint, thank you for helping us tonight. we have to turn to washington where we have breaking news. it looks like we may have some movement in the senate on a boat that could, hopefully, avert a government shutdown. let's bring our friend sahil kapur back with the latest. what's going on? >> it's more the movement, stephanie. we have white smoke in the

senate. they have reached that unanimous consent agreement that i mentioned last hour. they were still negotiating the they have that deal, and votes are going to begin imminently. that is chuck schumer you see on the screen, just announcing that agreement, and we heard the magic words, without objection in the senate, which means all 100 senators have agreed to it. this sets up a vote on nine different amendments before final passage of the bill. these are all republican amendments. three of them have been to on a voice vote, which means it will be done instantly. the other six will get roll call vote's, i'm just muting my screen over there. the other six will get roll call vote's. chuck schumer has pleaded with members to do this quickly, so the amendments can be 10 minutes each, which would set up passage in the next hour. that's a little ambitious to get senators to vote that quickly, but they have a deal here, and there's not going to be anything more than a technical shutdown. there will, officially, be a lapse in funding at midnight, in a matter of minutes, but for

all intents and purposes, the government will remain funded. this completes a roller coaster of an appropriations process, $1.6 million, the government will be funded six months into this process, after four different stopgap bills, after months of negotiations and haggling, going from good to bad to sour to weird, they finally figured this out. >> good, bad, sour, weird, six months, and it's almost midnight. you better stay close, we will have much more on this breaking news from capitol hill, right after the break. breathing claritin clear is like... (♪♪) is he? confidently walking 8 long haired dogs

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last-minute save, biden signs a bill keeping the government open after the senate passes a spending package in the morning. over in the house, chaos reigns