Between Bells: February 7, 2018

The president says he'd **love** to see a government shutdown...but he might not get his wish...as the senate scrambles to put together a budget deal today. We'll talk the latest on the shutdown showdown. We also look at SpaceX's successful Falcon Heavy launch, and the hiccups that delayed it. Also the latest news from the cannabis world: how legalized marijuana helped one Girl Scout sell a lot of cookies. New York Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow. We'll talk about how the industry is changing things up in the #MeToo era.

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