NBC Nightly News - 1995-12-17
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[0:02] The crisis in the capital. More
[0:04] fingerpointing as the president and
[0:06] Republicans dig in their heels on the
[0:07] budget.
[0:09] American troops find new ways to get
[0:11] into Bosnia, but the going is slow. And
[0:15] democracy in Russia, early returns
[0:17] suggest a communist surge.
[0:21] >> From NBC News, this is NBC Nightly News
[0:25] reported by Elizabeth Vargas.
[0:29] Good evening. Another day and no deal to
[0:31] reopen the American government. Late
[0:34] today, a possible late hour reprieve
[0:36] failed. With the president and the
[0:38] Republicans blaming each other, a
[0:39] quarter million federal workers face a
[0:41] Christmas week furlow. NBC's Joe John's
[0:44] joins us live from Capitol Hill with the
[0:46] latest. Good evening, Joe.
[0:47] >> Good evening, Elizabeth. After a full
[0:49] day of posturing on the Sunday talk
[0:51] shows and here at the capital,
[0:53] congressional leaders and the White
[0:55] House have virtually given up any hope
[0:56] of ending the government shutdown by
[0:59] tomorrow morning. Amen.
[1:01] >> Moments after the Senate convened late
[1:03] today, Majority Leader Robert Dole
[1:05] announced bad news that there will be no
[1:08] temporary spending measure to put the
[1:09] government back to work.
[1:11] >> I think it's fairly certain I'll not be
[1:13] getting any continuing resolutions from
[1:14] the House today. So, we're not be in
[1:16] session here but a few moments.
[1:18] >> Earlier in the day, in an effort to end
[1:20] the budget impass, White House chief of
[1:21] staff Leon Petta came to Capitol Hill
[1:24] with a message from the president to
[1:26] keep working.
[1:27] >> Panetta was here to meet with Democrats
[1:29] and a bipartisan group of Senate
[1:31] moderates whose bu