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The government may shut down this weekend. Here’s what to know.

Congress is careening toward another government shutdown deadline.

Without new legislation, crucial services and legions of federal workers will be sidelined or go unpaid as soon as 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The White House and Congress have agreed on spending laws for the rest of the fiscal year , but they may not have time to enact all the legislation before the deadline, so a short partial shutdown might be hard to avert.

Here’s what you need to know about a possible shutdown.

What is a government shutdown?

The federal government can only spend money that’s appropriated by Congress — that is, spelled out in a funding law. When those laws expire, Congress has to approve new funding or agencies have to shut down. That’s what lawmakers are facing this week: Congress needs to approve new funding legislation for parts of the government because the existing spending laws for those agencies are set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

How long would a government shutdown last?

A shutdown could be relatively short, though it’s nearly impossible to know in advance. Congress has been setting its spending deadlines on Fridays, so if the government does shut down, lawmakers have the weekend to try to resolve things while most federal workers are already off the clock. If lawmakers miss the midnight deadline, they could still pass funding legislation over the weekend and have the government open again Monday like nothing ever happened. In this scenario, a partial shutdown might only last a few hours, if final passage of new funding legislation comes Saturday morning, or about a day, if it happens Sunday.

The shortest government shutdown lasted just a few hours.

Lawmakers are set to leave Washington for 16 days at the end of the week, so the prospect of cutting into that break might also encourage them to wrap up speedily.

Which parts of the government would shut down?

The funding that expires Saturday covers a number of agencies that represent roughly 70 percent of the federal government:

• Defense Department.
• State Department.
• Department of Homeland Security.
• Treasury Department.
• Labor Department.
• Education Department.
• Department of Health and Human Services.

Other important agencies are also funded in these appropriations, including the Small Business Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission. Resources for congressional offices and the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, are also provided through these bills.

Not all of the agencies and departments whose funding will run out would see the same effects — and most wouldn’t shutter completely. Activities that are considered essential to public safety, economic stability and the president’s constitutional authority continue during a shutdown. For example, Transportation Security Administration officers would stay on the job, but go unpaid, as would the United States’ roughly 1.3 million active-duty military service members.

Who would be affected by a government shutdown?

A partial government shutdown that lasts past the weekend would affect a wide range of crucial federal services and thousands of employees.

The IRS — which historically has been among the most aggressive federal agencies in curtailing operations when federal funding lapses — says it will furlough more than half of its nearly 90,000 employees if the shutdown happens. That move would affect vital services to taxpayers during the height of tax filing season.

Most government employees who are crucial to travel safety would continue working without pay during a government shutdown, but that designation varies by agency.

All but about 3,000 of the Transportation Security Administration’s more than 60,000 employees will stay on the job, according to the agency’s most recent shutdown plan .

The State Department will continue issuing passports and visas in the United States and abroad, the agency said, because the work is considered essential to national security, and most funding is covered by the fees that passport applicants typically pay.

Some passport locations, however, are located in government buildings run by agencies more deeply affected by a government shutdown. If those buildings are closed, the State Department might suspend consular and passport services, it said in its contingency plan .

Social Security recipients will continue to receive payments because the program is funded by a payroll tax, not annual appropriations. Medicare and Medicaid are also funded separately from annual appropriations, so those benefits will continue uninterrupted.

Would national parks close in a government shutdown?

Closed national parks and Smithsonian museums in Washington are often the most visible early signs of a government shutdown. But in this case, a partial shutdown this weekend wouldn’t affect them: Legislation to fund the Interior Department, which includes parks and federal museums and other sites, was enacted about two weeks ago, ahead of the last deadline.

What date would the government shutdown begin?

Federal funding for these agencies expires on Friday, March 22, so a shutdown would begin at 12:01 a.m. on March 23.

Why is the government about to shut down again?

Congress already passed the first leg of a government funding package worth $459 billion earlier this month. But the spending laws that are set to expire this weekend are the latest round of short-term extensions, known as continuing resolutions or CRs, that lawmakers have enacted to push deadlines off.

Congress passed the first one in late September after then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) relied on Democratic votes to push the stopgap bill through, prompting GOP rebels to oust him from the speakership.

Those rebels have been upset over an agreement last spring between President Biden and McCarthy to suspend the U.S. debt limit in exchange for limiting federal discretionary spending in the 2024 fiscal year — the current one, which began Oct. 1.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected to succeed McCarthy, but he’s stuck to the spending caps that McCarthy and Biden agreed on. He promised the rebels he’d try to win GOP policy provisions — on issues ranging from restricting abortion access, limiting LGBTQ+ rights, promoting fossil fuels, instituting harsh restrictions on immigration and more — in the funding bills. But with only a two-vote margin in the House, and little support from Senate Republicans, Johnson hasn’t had much leverage to force Biden to agree to such proposals.

Now Congress is considering the remaining six funding measures all rolled into one bill. Five of those measures were worked out before Monday, and the White House and lawmakers agreed Monday night on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security, too, after long delays over how to regulate immigration through the U.S.-Mexico border.

But House rules require 72 hours between when legislation is made public and when members can vote. So if the spending bills are released Tuesday, the House couldn’t vote before Friday — which would mean the Senate would have to work fast to follow suit, which it can only do if all 100 members give their consent. Any delays past Tuesday would almost guarantee at least a short partial shutdown, because lawmakers wouldn’t be able to enact the legislation and send it to Biden to sign before the deadline.

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WSDOT website resumes working after lengthy outage

Dec 27, 2023, 2:08 PM | Updated: 4:41 pm

(Photo from KIRO 7)

BY BILL KACZARABA

MyNorthwest Content Editor

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) website resumed working after a lengthy outage that began early Wednesday. However, the agency cautioned Wednesday afternoon that more work needed to be done.

The agency confirmed the outage on Wednesday afternoon on X , formerly known as Twitter. The posts added that while many services had been restored after the outage, “ it will take a little while longer for everything to return to normal.”

Today we experienced information technology outages affecting public facing web applications like our website, mobile app & ferry vessel watch. Many services have been restored & our IT department is working to bring all applications back up & running. (1/2) — Washington State DOT (@wsdot) December 27, 2023

WSDOT confirmed the site was back up just after 1:15 p.m. Shortly after that social media announcement, WSDOT said the commercial vehicle permitting web page and its cameras also began working again.

Justin Fujioka, a spokesperson for Washington State Ferries , also told KIRO Newsradio the cause of the outage is not known, but it is being investigated.

The agency’s website first alerted the public to the outage on X , shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday, telling users they weren’t sure how long it would be down.

Another recent WSDOT website issue

WSDOT confirmed in early November that a cybersecurity incident was responsible for outages affecting its website and apps.

The attack, was aimed at interrupting real-time travel information for travelers, the agency reported at the time.

WSDOT said at the time no other systems appeared to be affected by the attack.

Getting information when the site is down

“Our social media platforms are probably the best place for any type of information relating to ferry schedule(s) (and) real-time information on our ferry status,” Fujioka said to KIRO Newsradio.

Morning. As you’ve probably noticed, our website and app are down. Our IT department is working on it but not sure how long it will take to get them back running. Until then we’ll do the best we can to provide info on our social media platforms. — Washington State DOT (@wsdot) December 27, 2023

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Contributing: Steve Coogan; Micki Gamez, KIRO Newsradio; KIRO 7

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Crew member on DALI said everyone on board was safe hours after bridge collapse, official says

From CNN’s Amy Simonson

A crew member on the DALI cargo ship sent a message hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday saying everybody on board was safe, according to Apostleship of the Sea director Andy Middleton.

Middleton, who spent time with the captain of the DALI Monday, told CNN’s Laura Coates he reached out to a crew member after hearing about the incident Tuesday morning. 

He said there were 22 members aboard the ship from India who were setting sail earlier Tuesday morning and were heading toward Sri Lanka.

“I was able to reach out to a crew member very early this morning around 5:30 (a.m. ET) or 6 (a.m. ET) and get a message to them asking if they were OK,” he said. “That crew member responded within just a few minutes advising that the crew was safe, and everybody that [was] on board was safe.”

Middleton was told by the ship's captain Monday that the vessel was going to take a longer route to avoid risks along the Yemen coast.

“When I was out with the captain yesterday, we were talking while we were driving, and he advised that they were sailing down and around the tip of South Africa in order to avoid the incidents that are going on off the Yemen coast, and it was a safer way to go,” he said.

Middleton said the  Apostleship of the Sea  is a ministry to seafarers with members that spend time in the port and on the vessels as a friendly face to the seafarers that visit the Port of Baltimore, “taking care of their needs to make sure that they're reminded of their God-given human dignity when they're here in Baltimore.”

Search operation ends in "heartbreaking conclusion," Maryland governor says. Here's the latest

From CNN staff

Six people, who were believed to be part of a road construction crew, are presumed dead after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning. The collapse came after a 984-foot cargo ship hit the bridge's pillar.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told reporters Tuesday evening it's a "really heartbreaking conclusion to a challenging day."

Late Tuesday, it was discovered that two of the construction workers who went missing after the bridge collapsed were from Guatemala , the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late Tuesday.

Here's what you should know to get up to speed:

• The victims: Eight people were on the bridge  when it fell, according to officials. At least two people were rescued — one was taken to the hospital and was later  discharged , fire official and the medical center said.
• The incident: Video shows the moment the entire bridge structure falls into the water, as the ship hits one of the bridge's pillars. CNN analysis shows that the  ships lights flickered  and it veered off course before it hit the bridge. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the crew on the ship were able to issue a "mayday" before colliding into the bridge, which allowed the authorities to stop incoming traffic from going onto the bridge.
• Response efforts: Earlier, dive teams from various state and local agencies were brought in to assist in search-and-rescue operations, according to Maryland State Police Secretary Col. Roland L. Butler Jr.. The mission started with 50 personnel and continued to grow before the Coast Guard announced Tuesday evening that it was suspending its active search-and-rescue operation and transitioning to a "different phase."
• The investigation: Authorities are still working to establish exactly how the crash occurred. The National Transportation Safety Board will look into  how the bridge was built  and investigate the structure itself. It will "take time to dig through" whether the bridge had ever been  flagged for any safety deficiencies , NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said.
• Rebuilding the bridge: US Sen. Chris Van Hollen said the path to rebuilding the bridge will be "long and expensive." Senior White House adviser Tom Perez told reporters Tuesday “it’s too early” to tell how long it will take to rebuild the bridge. President Joe Biden said Tuesday he wants the federal government to bear the full cost of rebuilding the collapsed bridge, noting that it will not wait for the company who owns the container ship DALI to shoulder the costs. Funding could come from the Federal Highway Administration as well as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, but it may require additional funding from Congress.

2 of the missing construction workers from bridge collapse were from Guatemala, foreign ministry says

From CNN’s Allison Gordon, Flora Charner and Amy Simonson

Two of the construction workers missing from the bridge collapse in Baltimore were from Guatemala, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement late Tuesday.

Those missing included a 26-year-old originally from San Luis, Petén. The other is a 35-year-old from Camotán, Chiquimula, the statement said.

The ministry said both were part of a work team “repairing the asphalt on the bridge at the time of the accident.”

The statement did not name the two people missing, but it said the country’s consul general in Maryland “went to the area where the families of those affected are located,” where he hopes to be able to meet with the brothers of both missing people.

The consulate   also issued a statement Tuesday saying its consul general in Maryland "remains in contact with local authorities," and also confirmed that two of those missing "were of Guatemalan origin.”

Six people, who were believed to be part of a road construction crew, are presumed dead after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when a cargo ship hit the bridge's pillar.

State and federal officials have not released information about the identities of any of the six missing workers.

Underwater mapping of bridge collapse area to begin Wednesday, Baltimore fire chief says

From CNN's Jennifer Henderson

Search operations near the Key Bridge collapse have shut down for the night due to dangerous conditions, but the process of underwater mapping with many local, state and federal dive teams will begin Wednesday, Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Tuesday night.

Wallace said the portion of the Patapsco River is “tidal influenced, so it goes through tide cycles just like the open waters of the Chesapeake Bay does.”

The water depths in the area under the bridge vary from 40 feet to more than 60 feet, Wallace said. The deeper the divers go, the colder the temperatures they encounter, and the visibility is zero, he added.

 Wallace said when crews arrived Tuesday morning, the surface water temperatures of the Patapsco River were about 47 degrees with an air temperature of 44-45 degrees.

Here's what you should know about the historic Francis Scott Key Bridge

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday after a massive container ship lost power and crashed into the iconic Baltimore bridge, sending people and vehicles into the frigid Patapsco River.

Six people, believed to be part of a road construction crew, are presumed dead and the Coast Guard has ended its active search and rescue mission.

Here's what you should know about the historic bridge:

• How old?: The Francis Scott Key Bridge, also referred to as just the Key Bridge, opened to traffic in March 1977 and is the final link in the Baltimore Beltway, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA.) It crosses over the 50-foot-deep Patapsco River, where former US attorney Francis Scott Key found inspiration to write the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner, the MDTA says.
• How long?: The bridge was 1.6 miles long when standing, MDTA reports.
• Traffic volume: More than 30,000 people commuted daily on the bridge, according to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
• How much did it cost?: The bridge cost $60.3 million to build, MDTA says. Since its collapse, President Joe Biden said he’s committed to helping rebuild the bridge as soon as possible.
• About the port: Baltimore ranks as the ninth biggest US port for international cargo. It handled a record 52.3 million tons, valued at $80.8 billion, in 2023. According to the Maryland state government, the port supports 15,330 direct jobs and 139,180 jobs in related services.
• About the ship: The bridge collapsed after a container vessel called Dali collided with one of its supports. Dali is operated by Singapore-based Synergy Group but had been chartered to carry cargo by Danish shipping giant Maersk . The ship is about 984 feet long , according to MarineTraffic data. That’s the length of almost three football fields.

Baltimore woman says bridge collapse was "like a piece of family dissolved"

From CNN's Kit Maher

For longtime Baltimore resident, Ceely, who opted not to share her last name, seeing footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse  Tuesday was deeply personal.

“I was very heavy-hearted,” Ceely told CNN. “Very tearful, thinking about the families whose loved ones may be in the water and just remembering when the bridge was constructed, and it was just like a piece of family dissolved.”

Ceely was at a prayer group Tuesday morning when she saw the news. She recalled being afraid when she first crossed the bridge while in Ford Maverick in 1975, but grew to like it because it saved time on the road.

“It was a main artery just like a blood line. It was a main artery to the other side of town. It was awesome. It beat going through the city all the time,” she said.

Elder Rashad A. Singletary , a senior pastor who led Tuesday night’s vigil at Mt. Olive Baptist Church told CNN that many church members watched the bridge's construction.

"It’s a part of the community. A lot of our individuals in our congregation drive that bridge to go to work, and so now it’s really a life changing moment,” he said.

"Heartbreaking conclusion to a challenging day," Maryland governor says as Coast Guard ended search operation

From CNN's Aditi Sangal

More than 18 hours after the collapse of the Baltimore bridge, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said it was a heartbreaking conclusion after the Coast Guard ended the search-and-rescue operation for the six people who were on the bridge when it collapsed.

It's a "really heartbreaking conclusion to a challenging day," he said.

"We put every single asset possible — air, land and sea" to find the missing people, he told reporters on Tuesday evening. "While even though we're moving on now to a recovery mission, we're still fully committed to making sure that we're going to use every single asset to now bring a sense of closure to the families," the governor added.

6 people presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse, Coast Guard says. Here's what we know

As the sun sets in Baltimore, six people are presumed dead after a major bridge collapsed overnight Tuesday, according to the Coast Guard. The Francis Scott Key Bridge came down around 1:30 a.m. ET after a cargo ship collided with it.

The Coast Guard said it has ended its active search-and-rescue operation for the missing construction workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed.

• What we know: Eight people were on the bridge when it fell, according to officials. At least two people were rescued — one was taken to the hospital and has been discharged . The Coast Guard has been searching for six other people. But, around 7:30 p.m. ET, the Coast Guard said it has transitioned to a “different phase” of operation, now it did “not believe we are going to find any of these individuals alive,” Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath said.
• About the ship: The bridge collapsed after a container vessel called Dali collided with one of its supports. The vessel is operated by Singapore-based Synergy Group but had been chartered to carry cargo by Danish shipping giant Maersk . The US Embassy in Singapore has been in contact with the country’s Maritime and Port Authority, a State Department spokesperson said.
• The investigation: The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the collapse. A team of 24 experts will dig into nautical operations, vessel operations, safety history records, owners, operators, company policy and any safety management systems or programs, said NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy. A voyage data recorder will be critical to the investigation, she added. 
• Vehicles on the bridge: Officials are also working to verify the numbers of how many cars and people were on the bridge, Homendy said. Gov. Wes Moore said the quick work of authorities in closing the bridge had saved lives . Radio traffic captured how authorities stopped traffic and worked to clear the bridge seconds before the impact . Maryland State Police Secretary Col. Roland L. Butler Jr. said there is a “ distinct possibility ” more vehicles were on the bridge, but authorities have not found any evidence to support that.
• Looking ahead: NTSB will look into how the bridge was built and investigate the structure itself, including if it was flagged for any safety deficiencies , Homendy said. The federal government has also directed its resources to help with search and rescue, to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge, Vice President Kamala Harris said . Earlier, President Joe Biden said t he federal government will pay to fix the bridge.
• The economy: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warned the collapse will have a serious impact on supply chains . Until the channel is reopened, ships will likely already be changing course for other East Coast ports. Ocean carriers are already being diverted from the Port of Baltimore, where the bridge collapsed, to the Port of Virginia to “keep trade moving."

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