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The American League division series. The oakland as head to detroit and we have Team Coverage and begin with ktvus debora villalon, live at the coliseum, where it was another exciting game for the fans. Reporter ken, can it get anymore exciting . The sellout crowd is making their way out, but they are in no hurry, they are savoring the moment, a walkoff win and Success Story you have got to love. The rookie against the veteran. The curveballs had heat, and exuberant crowd, the 23year old in his 11th big league start more that on held his own, just as hi fans predicted he would. I could feel the energy and excitement. He just has to stay focused. Those boos are for detroits ace, Justin Verlander, coliseum craziness doesnt rattle him, but being meshed by a rookie. Its his calling and his time. Its his moment to be in here. Reporter inning after scoreless inning, the potential skyhigh as fans know what a second loss means. Detroit needing only one more at home. Who knows . We might go dow
When even paul ryan, the tea party whisperer, can no longer please the right wings right wing, its clear the Republican Party has a serious problem on its hands. This debate has exposed a dep schism between the base that will only relent when obama care has been repealed and leadership that actually and very recently believed this. You had said next year that you would repeal the health care vote. Thats still your mission . Well, i think the election changes that. Its pretty clear that the president was reelected. Obama care is the law of the land. Obama care is the law of the land. Joining me today, former rnc chair, michael steele, u. S. News editor of the the guardian, alex coppleman, and the washington posts ezra cline and luke russert. We had to play that boehner sound from last year because its pretty stunning given his position less than a year ago, which is potentially defaulting over the repeal of obama care. I must ask you first about the latest from the coke industries. The
Republicans that would say they would join democrats. Speaker boehner said it is not true and its open to interpretation if it went on floor. A lot on capitol hill think it would be true and the president offering that challenge. Where you see the both sides now, toure, they are staking out positions, president obama says he will not negotiate on a grand bargain or large scale compromise until the government is funded and debt limit is raised and Speaker Boehner saying thats not a position to have. Take a listen to what he said on the house floor. The president s refusal to negotiate is hurting our economy and putting our country at risk. American people expect when their leaders have differences, were in a time of crisis, that well sit down and at least have a conversation. Really, mr. President , its time to have that conversation before our economy is put further at risk. So here we are on monday, toure and back to where we started last week. Both sides holding firm in their positio
Look at this. Were going to get to that in a little bit. Right now, lets start with the wicked weather that slammed the east coast. It was at rush hour for several cities. From the top of the east coast to the bottom of the east coast. Ground stops at baltimore, washington, reagan, newark, la guardia. Let me show you this picture. We started getting tweets from all over the place. Can we put the picture up . Is that possible . I cant wait one more time. When we start getting tweets like this up and down the eastern seaboard, you take a front thats powerful enough to shift seasons, throw in tropical moisture, and its not going to end well. The entire east coast, from florida to maine, under a curtain of pounding rain, and treetoppling winds. It rained so hard here, you couldnt see nothing. Many in places like burgeon county, new jersey, with a quick but energypacked storm. Howling winds, snapping power lines. This one becomes a glowing fireball. It was as bad as ive ever seen. Reporter