12 PM ET: Gov’t funding, Paris shooting, winter weather, & more

Congress is down to the wire to approve government funding for the next year, which is set to pass today. Three Kurdish people are dead and several others are injured in a fatal shooting in central Paris. More than half of the US is under some kind of weather alert, with officials encouraging people to stay home if they can. Iranian families are worried dozens of protesters will be executed while the West is distracted with Christmas. Lastly, why Christmas in Japan is...finger lickin’ good.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy