WHIT? >> Whit: WE TURN NOW TO THE >> Whit: WE TURN NOW TO THE POTENTIAL LOOMING CRISIS IN POTENTIAL LOOMING CRISIS IN WASHINGTON AS THE SEPTEMBER 30th WASHINGTON AS THE SEPTEMBER 30th DEADLINE TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT DEADLINE TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS FAST APPROACHING. SHUTDOWN IS FAST APPROACHING. ABC'S MARYALICE PARKS IS IN ABC'S MARYALICE PARKS IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST ON WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST ON THAT. THAT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: WHIT, GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: WHIT, GOOD MORNING. THIS TOWN IS BRACING FOR A THIS TOWN IS BRACING FOR A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THAT SEEMS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THAT SEEMS MORE AND MORE LIKELY. MORE AND MORE LIKELY. THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AT THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BUDGET AT THE WHITE HOUSE HAS STARTED TO TELL FEDERAL AGENCIES STARTED TO TELL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO MAKE THEIR FORMAL PLAN IN THE TO MAKE THEIR FORMAL PLAN IN THE EVENT THAT SHOULD HAPPEN. EVENT THAT SHOULD HAPPEN. WE KNOW THAT SENATE MAJORITY WE KNOW THAT SENATE MAJORITY CHUCK SCHUMER AND SENATE CHUCK SCHUMER AND SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL MINORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL STARTED TO TALK ABOUT A WAY TO STARTED TO TALK ABOUT A WAY TO MANEUVER A BILL FROM THE SENATE MANEUVER A BILL FROM THE SENATE TO THE HOUSE TO AT LEAST KEEP TO THE HOUSE TO AT LEAST KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN FOR A SHORT THE GOVERNMENT OPEN FOR A SHORT TIME, PROVIDING A BAILOUT TO TIME, PROVIDING A BAILOUT TO HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN McCARTHY. HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN McCARTHY. EVERYTHING IS STUCK BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS STUCK BECAUSE HOUSE REPUBLICANS CAN'T EVEN HOUSE REPUBLICANS CAN'T EVEN AGREE AMONG THEMSELVES LET ALONG AGREE AMONG THEMSELVES LET ALONG WITH THE DEMOCRATIC-CONTROLLED WITH THE DEMOCRATIC-CONTROLLED SENATE. SENATE. THE REALITY IS EVEN IF THE THE REALITY IS EVEN IF THE SENATE WERE TO GET A SHORT-TERM SENATE WERE TO GET A SHORT-TERM BILL LIKE THAT DONE, IT'S BILL LIKE THAT DONE, IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER SPEAKER McCARTHY UNCLEAR WHETHER SPEAKER McCARTHY WOULD TAKE IT UP. WOULD TAKE IT UP. HE HAS THESE FEW HARD RIGHT HE HAS THESE FEW HARD RIGHT MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY WHO SEEM MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY WHO SEEM DETERMINED TO FORCE A GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO FORCE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IF THEY DO NOT GET SHUTDOWN IF THEY DO NOT GET THEIR WAY AND THREATENED TO VOTE THEIR WAY AND THREATENED TO VOTE HIM OUT OF HIS SPEAKERSHIP IF HE HIM OUT OF HIS SPEAKERSHIP IF HE WERE TO WORK WITH DEMOCRATS TO WERE TO WORK WITH DEMOCRATS TO GET SOMETHING ACROSS THE FINISH GET SOMETHING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. LINE. McCARTHY SAID HE IS OPTIMISTIC, McCARTHY SAID HE IS OPTIMISTIC, BUT THE CLOCK IS TICKING. BUT THE CLOCK IS TICKING. >> Whit: THE THREAT OF THE >> Whit: THE THREAT OF THE SHUTDOWNS HAS BECOME A REGULAR