Up Close: Budget showdown in Washington; new poll shows tie in race for New Jersey governor

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- On this edition of Up Close, we discuss the budget showdown in Washington and the latest updates in the race for New Jersey governor.

A government shutdown could happen next week if a short-term funding bill doesn't pass. The Trump administration now threatening to fire federal workers if there is a shutdown.

Will Democrats agree to a short-term spending bill, or will they fight President Trump and risk the fallout from a shutdown?

Up Close talks with two members of Congress from New York: Adriano Espaillat and George Latimer.

Meanwhile, the race for governor of New Jersey took an interesting turn, some even calling it dirty politics.

A new poll shows the race is now tied with the election just over a month away.

We talk with a political expert about how Republican Jack Ciattarelli has closed the gap against Democrat Mikie Sherrill and where the race goes from here.

Up Close airs Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m. on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.

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