Im not sure that they really realize that more people are going to be hurt by this, especially seniors who do not fall in that doughnut hole anymore. I fell in that with my husband who is terminally ill. Because we fell in that doughnut hole, a onemonth, we had to come up with 2000 for his medication to keep him alive. If we had the bill in play, i would not have had to come up with that money. You can imagine that 2000 out. F one months income yes, it was december. , january, we would have gotten a new start, but he had to have his medication. We had to let Something Else go, like the house payment of the car payment. I wanted to put that out there. Thank you. We go to maryland. Independent line. Caller hi. Im from baltimore. Im really upset. Shuts downrnment september 30, how will i pay for my bills . It is not fair to us that they are cutting everything, cutting my medical. I just got papers the other day. They are cutting my transportation and overthe counter medicine. It is not fa
With more. Anderson cooper 360 starts right now. Ali, thanks. That deal on the fiscal cliff which passed the senate this morning with nearly unified support from both parties hit a snag in the house but may be moving again. Members of the rank and file have voiced objection. The republican majority leader said he wont support it without change, but now things may be getting resolved. How a big can go from a 898 sure thing on one side of the building to a heavy lift on the other side speaks to how washington works or doesnt work. What House Republicans cannot stomach is the version that restores tax cuts and raises upper income taxes, puts off any action on serious spending cuts for two more months. It fails to do precisely what republicans and democrats set to do when they set this whole fiscal cliff mess in motion nearly a year and a half ago. We need to return to fiscal responsibility. How it is that were going to be able to do that . Getting our fiscal house in order. The American P
Good evening. Im ali velshi in for erin burnett. Breaking news. Derailing the deal. Could a revolt by House Republicans kill the fiscal cliff deal passed by the senate at 2 00 a. M. This morning . Two hours after america went over the cliff. The gop caucus just met to try and figure out its next move. Cnn has learned that House Speaker john boehner put two options on the table. Amend the senate bill with a package of spending cuts, or bring up the senatepassed measure for a socalled up or down vote in the house. Im going to ask dana to explain to us what an up or down vote means. Today, the number two republican in the house, majority leader eric cantor flatly told reporters i do not support this bill. Looking for the best path forward. Heres part of the problem for at least some lawmakers. The congressional budget office, a nonpartisan group, said today the senatebacked legislation will add nearly 4 trillion to federal deficits over a decade, but keep in mind that is relative to where
Took off. Because he tried to get away he crashed into this car and it cost two lives. Reporter the driver of this black car with shots fired near valencia gardens. As the officers approached the vehicle he sped off. This killed two people. It severely injured when more. This vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. Colliding with that white vehicle through that intersection. It stopped at that liquor store. Reporter the female passenger died immediately and the driver of the other car was rushed to the hospital. All of the victims are in their 20s. They are familiar with the suspect and the Gang Task Force is involved in the investigation. He is responsible for the debt of two people, and the third is a lifethreatening situation. Reporter kron4s Maureen Kelly spoke to the owner of this liquor store who says this was a close call for his employee who was inside at the time of the crash. Reporter here you can see pictures of the victim carsmashing into the front of the liquor storecaug
Available and when. And cabinet concerns. President elect biden plans to announce lloyd austin. But his military background has some Top Democrats concerned. Welcome to tuesday. Its meet the press daily. Im chuck todd on a busy and historic bay in the battle against the coronavirus. December 8th will be known as the day we got the first shots in the western world. The very first vaccines were administered in the uk. Hopefully its kicking off the beginning of a long end to what has been a long pandemic. Here at home later this hour, president elect joe biden will introduce the health team he hopes will oversee his administrations response to the pandemic. That announcement will come at nearly the same time the white house hosts what it is calling a vaccine summit which appears to be designed for President Trump simply to take a victory lap and try to claim credit for the Coronavirus Vaccine himself. The president is also expected to sign an executive order thats pretty meaningless. Its