Had the passengers door open, telling the person to get out. At that point the sedan slammed in reverse, smacked the cruiser behind it, did a 180, and peeled off on the south side of the capitol and disappeared around there. A couple minutes later we heard a bang on the opposite side of the capitol. After the gunfire people working on capitol hill heard this public announcement. Capitol police. There is a report of gunfire on capitol hill. If you are in an office building, shelter in place. Close, lock, and november away from doors and windows. If you are outside of an office building, seek cover away from the area. One Capitol Hill Police officer was hurt. Apparently when he was struck by the suspects car. He was airlifted to the hospital. Officials say there was a young child in the car with the woman during the police chase. No word on that childs condition. Joining me now is nbcs luke russert, who was on capitol hill when all this occurred. Nbcs investigative correspondent Michael
Republicans would sign on. That would be enough to pass it. But you dont have to take my word for it. Just ask republican congressman peter king. He says, quote, im positive that a clean bill would pass. If it went on the floor tomorrow, i could see anywhere from 50 to 75 republicans voting for it. And if it were a secret ballot, 150. The votes are there. But John Boehners afraid to stand up to the tea party. And president obama called him out on it today. The truth of the matter is there are enough republican and democratic votes in the house of representatives right now to end the shutdown immediately. Just vote. Let every member of Congress Vote their conscience. And decide whether or not they want to shut the government down. My strong suspicion is there are enough votes there. And the reason that Speaker Boehner hasnt called a vote on it is because he doesnt want to see the Government Shutdown ends. Call a vote right now. And lets see what happens. Boehner wont hold a vote because
There . I have faith in this country, darn it, i have faith in politics. I believe good people can come to agreement and stop taking cheap stupid shots at each oesh. It didnt work once. It took us to civil war. But that was due to slavery. It was economic, historical. We came all to know moral. This fight is whether to implement a law that the United States congress passed, that the president of the United States signed, that the Supreme Court of the United States declared constitutional. Is it a sign of weakness for Speaker Boehner to say when he gets up in the morning, were going back to the regular american system. Sorry crazies, were going to enforce the law and move on. Jonathan martin writes for the New York Times, jonathan kay port on the washington post. Jonathan march thin, youre chuckling. Its sad. All he has to say regular order, ladies and gentlemen, were going to enforce a law that we wrote and the president signed. And he would invite a challenge to his speakership if he
Guess what, it wasnt the president s waterlook but today he announced that hes leaving the senate to run a conservative think tank. And just like that, gone is is a man who represented all of the obstruction, the man who defined gridlock and was the face of ugliness in the Tea Party Movement. The night of the president s inauguration, he met with other republicans to plot against the president. He threatened to single handedly shut down the senate in 2010 and stood strong with congressman todd akin after his legitimate rape comments. Todays announcement is another line in the tea party obit. Its another nail in the tea party coffin. A movement that vowed to change washington. The Tea Party Movement is alive and well. Its going to continue to redefine the Political Landscape in 2012. This november were going to take back the senate and fortify the house. Be aware, washington. Tea Party Patriots are alive and well. Didnt exactly work out that way, now, did it . This election sent tea par
Right now senators from both parties are reportedly finalizing a deal to end the Government Shutdown and avoid a default. It would give the president much of what he wants. The republicans are said to be giving in on key parts of their demands. A New Washington post poll shows more and more americans disapprove of how the gop has handled this crisis. In the first week of the shutdown, 63 disapproved of the gop. In week two, that went up to 70 . And now at the start of week three, its 74 . 3 4 of americans dont like what republicans are doing, and thats why Senate Republicans have now stepped up to the bargaining table. Earlier today president obama went to a food pantry where furloughed workers have been volunteering during the shutdown. He said its time for republicans to end this crisis. They can solve this problem today. It doesnt mean the differences between democrats and republicans go away. Thats what elections are for. But between elections were governing and not supposed to be