Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that would ultimately avert a government shutdown at midnight, despite intensifying pressure from across the Democratic Party to block the GOP’s funding measure.

CNN's Capitol Hill correspondent Manu Raju reports on the struggle taking place within the Senate Democratic caucus over whether to accept a House-passed continuing budget resolution or allow the government to "shut down" at the end of the week: MANU RAJU,