WATCH LIVE: President Obama to speak on looming government shutdown

LIVE VIDEO — President Barack Obama speaks to the media from the Brady Press Briefing Room.

By Lou Dubois, NBC News

NBC News is covering the latest developments in real time as Congress is paralyzed by a bipartisan standoff that could bring the first government shutdown in 17 years. Check in here for the latest updates.

This story was originally published on Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:58 AM EDT