Government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans as funding expires Saturday, leaving low-income families without food assistance.

In a matter of hours, more than 900,000 people in Washington will lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as the government shutdown continues into its 31st day.

It's not clear when millions of families will get November SNAP benefits, even after judges ruled the government needs to make partial payments.

SNAP benefits are running dry for American families, and that hits home for the founders of Toasted Bagels & Coffee in Seattle.

States, cities and nonprofits had sued to spare millions of low-income Americans from losing benefits starting on Saturday, after the Trump administration said it would not fund them.

Congress and state officials are scrambling to continue SNAP benefits despite the shutdown, but the first lapse in food assistance is expected Nov. 1.

As the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) faces a November 1 cutoff amid the ongoing government shutdown, leaders in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia are stepping up to help low-income families who rely on the aid to put food on the table.