Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the potential shut down of the US Government

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A potential US government shutdown is on the cards as Donald Trump calls on Republican lawmakers to reject a cross-party funding bill.   The incoming president's urging Congress to scrap the deal and pass a streamlined bill.  His intervention follows heavy criticism of the bill by tech billionaire Elon Musk.  US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Heather du Plessis-Allan the deadline for an agreement is tomorrow night.  He says so far they won't have the bi-partisan vote numbers by that time.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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