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News Wrap: Congress approves short-term funding bill

Clip: 4/28/2017 | 4m 5s

The House and Senate approved a short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown.

In our news wrap Friday, the House and Senate approved a short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown at midnight. Lawmakers hope next week to finish a spending package to fund the government through the end of September. Also, two U.S. Army rangers killed in Afghanistan may have been the victims of friendly fire.

04/28/2017

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