3 PM ET: Shutdown deadline looms, high schooler sues, asteroid sample landing & more

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is projecting optimism despite a possible government shutdown now just one week away. A Texas high schooler is suing Gov. Greg Abbott after being suspended for his hairstyle. Talks continue in Hollywood as the financial toll of the writers' strike grows. Pain and silence loom large in an Oregon community nearly eight years after it was rocked by a school shooting. And NASA prepares for asteroid samples to land on Earth.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices