With republican senator cruz of texas. He has elevated the fight to new levels. I intend to fight on the obama care until i am no longer able to stand. Where does his fight go from here . Plus, our political roundtable, joining me msnbcs Chris Matthews, former governor, john huntsman, and democratic strategist, dee dee meyers, is the Nuclear Disarmament deal now possible . Im david gregory, for meet the press, on sunday, september 29th. From nbc news in washington, this worlds longest running television program, this is meet the press. And good morning, the fastmoving developments, last night the house of representatives voted to delay president obamas Health Care Law as part of an emergency spending, the president promises to veto, the vote brings the country a step closer to a Government Shutdown, Kelly Odonnell has more. Reporter well, good morning, david you might expect there was action since the government was threatening to shut down tomorrow. But that is not happening, congress
Enough. Well, the next step, lets talk about that, the senate needs to act, in my view harry reid should call the senate back in today. We have a bill in front of us, there is a Government Shutdown in 48 hours. Listen, i would love to be in houston with my two little girls playing with them this afternoon, but as you know im here in washington, d. C. , as you know the senate should not be on vacation you know, the senate has acted, the majority leader would say, passed a bill to keep the government open. And then weve gone back to delaying or defunding obama care. Should they take a part of it . Would you filibuster this bill . Lets be clear what the senate has done so far. So far, majority leader harry reid has essentially told the house of representatives and the American People go jump in the lake, he said i am not willing to compromise or talk. His position is obama care must be funded 100 in all instances or he will shut the government down. I hope he doesnt do that, david, i hope
I reiterated to president rowhani what i said in new york, while there will surely be important obstacles to moving forward and success is by no means guaranteed, i believe we can reach a comprehensive solution. So what is behind the recent actions of the iranian president . Joining me now, our chief Foreign Affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, and former adviser to president obama on arms control and wmd, one of the few who met with rowhani while he was in new york, welcome to both of you, what i am fascinated by, what brought you to this moment . I think the answer is very simple, it is pressure, the economic sanctions imposed, started by president bush and strengthened by president obama has been sufficient to force the iranians to seek a deal so they can get relief from sanctions. But how do we get from there to here . That is a big question, i was at a small gathering with rowhani, it is very clear theyre concerned about the bank situation. He is a politician, he was elected wi
If you are traveling 95 in the area. This in white marsh, north of 43. Everything up to speed. No delays downtown. If you are using the south side, no concerns either, traveling from elk ridge in to the city. The vetch takes you 12 minutes. Normal condition on the jfx, 1 minutes, southbound, 695, downtown to east fayette street. New years eve traffic remains calm on the beltway. Thats a look at the traffic, over to you. Tax hikes and spending cuts are hours away. Down to the deadline if congress and the president are going to stop the nation from going over the fiscal cliff. Without a deal, taxes are set to go up on about every american. Reporter talks continue but this morning, still no deal. Republicans and democrats nee gobuated all weekend, with the hope of passing legislation that would protect most people from a massive tax hike, set to kick in type at midnight. Our top priority is make sure taxes on middle class families dont go up to hurt the economy badly. Reporter optimism ab
Of shower as the weak front makes hits way through the bay area. Whether or not we see any more rain, thats the big question and i will answer this with the accuweather sevenday forecast next. Katie. Lisa, thank you. Breaking news. Former Prime Minister ariel sharon has died. The announcement was made today saying sharon lost his final battle today. He was behind israels un lat roll with dahl from the gaza strip. He played a giant role in israels roles. His family has been by his side in recent weeks. Hes been in a coma for nearly eight years now since suffering a stroke in 2006. He was 85 years old. Also developing news here in the bay area this morning. The chp is investigating a hitandrun after a body was found on the san jose freeway on ram. The person was found on southbound interstate 680 on ramp last night. The name is being held pending notification of nextofkin. Ramp reopened just before 2 30 this morning. And on the peninsula investigators are looking into the palo alto house