Here are 3 big things you need to know—

One — The government shutdown is entering entered its 30th day with no end in sight.  A 13th effort to end the shutdown impasse failed in the Senate and there are no plans to vote on the measure today.  The Trump administration says that the military will be paid, but thousands of air traffic controllers have missed their first full paycheck. 

Two ---  The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates for a second straight meeting.  The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point today.  The benchmark rate is now in a range of three-point-75-percent to four-percent.

And number three ---    A new study is suggesting women may need less exercise than men to have a healthy heart.  Researchers in the UK found women who got around four hours of moderate exercise each week lowered their risk of heart disease by about 30 percent.  It found men, however, needed about eight hours of exercise per week to achieve the same level of heart health.