Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate Democrats and republicans reach a surprise agreement aimed at avoiding a government shutdown — for now. Then, children in Ethiopia's Tigray region are dying as the ongoing war exacerbates widespread food shortages. And, how scientists are using genetically modified mosquitoes to combat the spread of deadly viruses.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Schumer and McConnell on brink of agreement in debt talks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8c98LnXx8o
WH adviser: Congress must raise debt limit for the long term
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEfPt4ogxQc
News Wrap: White House plans to expand at-home rapid testing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSHxi_jlBhk
American pharmacies face trial over role in opioid crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW6-6IKb0Kk
Ethiopia withholding food, fuel and other aid from Tigray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C55TesaOHgI
Florida has a dengue problem. More mosquitoes may solve it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T-t08iUTOI
The complicated life and legacy of artist Robert Indiana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU8kl2A5Xdk

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