BLITZER: We're going to continue to monitor all of the breaking news. What's happening in the U.S. Senate right now, a procedural vote, surprisingly passes, 100-0, unanimously passing, despite the efforts of Ted Cruz to try to delay what's going on. He clearly did not succeed. He even voted together with all the other Republicans and Democrats to get this process, this debate going in the U.S. Senate. It will continue over the next few days. Remember, the deadline, next Monday at midnight, the government runs out of money -- at least huge chunks of the federal government, runs out of money on Monday, Monday at midnight, unless legislation passes the Senate and the House of Representatives. The president has made it clear if any of the legislation includes any defunding of Obamacare, he will veto it. And the Senate has now made clear, is about to make clear, that if it includes any defunding of Obamacare, it's not going to pass the Senate, either. But Ted Cruz and a few of his fellow Republicans, they tried to delay all of this. He spoke for more than 20 hours on the Senate floor. Didn't necessarily succeed, but he did make his point to his supporters out there. We'll have much more coverage on this throughout the day, later in the day, back in "The Situation Room." I'll be back 5:00 p.m. Eastern. I'm Wolf Blitzer, reporting today from New York. NEWSROOM right now continues with Brooke Baldwin.
Procedural Vote Passes in Senate.