From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer.Senate majority leader Harry Reid has blocked too long shot moves by GOP senator Ted Cruzinto having the senate approved without changes, the stop gap spending bill passed by the Houseto keep the government operating pass the end of this month.NPR's Craig Windham reportsReid says the bill is dead on a rival in the senatebecause it includes provision that would define the president's healthcare law.To keep Raid and democrats from removing the defunding provision,Cruz is likely to try to stall consideration of the House measure with the filibusterand he's urging his GOP colleagues to join him."It is our obligation to our constituents to do everything we can to prevent the majority leader from funding Obama care with just 51 votes."To sustain filibuster though,Cruz will need the support of at least 40 other senators.There are 46 republicans in the senate.But in number of them, including senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, saythey will not support the effort by Cruzand other TEA party backed conservatives to hold up the stopgap spending bill.Craig Windham NPR News, Washington.Officials in Kenya now saythe security forces there are in control of nearly all of the upscale shopping mall,where militants opened fire over the weekendleaving more than 60 people dead and many more wounded.Kenyan foreign minister said todaythey are very certain there are few if any hostages still inside the Westgate mall.Represented Somalian terrorist group, Al-Shabaab began shooting people on Saturday,so that clear if gunmen may still be inside that facility.
