Just one of the places where no one is going to work. All kinds of government activities suspended. No flu monitoring. No irs audits, either. But Social Security and unemployment checks will go out for now. We have Team Coverage right now from the white house to capitol hill. Lets start with abcs jon karl. Reporter george, the shutdown is here. This morning, some 800,000 federal workers are being told to stay home, as government buildings and National Parks across the country are closing down. Overnight, there was no stopping the shutdown or the fingerpointing. Senate democrats have offered nothing. Yesterday, mr. Speaker, they didnt even show up for work. What a shameful day this is in the history of the house of representatives. Reporter all of the fighting is over a bill that would fund the government for a matter of just six weeks. Republicans tried yet again to pass a bill that would tie funding to delaying the key provision of the Health Care Law. The president making any concess
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Hear . The Nuclear Summit is the reason everyone is gathered here. The russians did not come to it. And the g7 summit has been tacked onto the sidelines. President obama called that late last week. It is really the g7 summit where the focus of conversation will be, and president obama will be in listening mode. He will be testing, probing to see how far he can press his counterparts to put on additional sanctions on russia over ukraine. Earlier we heard from the president near the scene, and there is an emphasis on being united. The question is, can you remain united and ratchet up pressure that will dominate in the next 24 hours . Why wouldnt they remain united in this case . Is this an issue of europe getting the national gas the natural gas and other energy it needs and they are reluctant to be more aggressive with prudent . That is more aggressive with Vladimir Putin . That is the theory. Givee phrase goes, Vladimir Putin and offramp so he can deescalate himself. They will have a d
A republican worker is arrested for voter fraud. He is a contractor. Someone working at a business in a local g. O. P. Headquarters building spotted a man dumping Voter Registration form. They found 8 completed forms in the dumpster. Stephen so, some voter forms got dumped. Thats how the electoral sausage is made, folks. And like with sausage, its often tainted, and once in a while an bleep gets in there. [ laughter ] ground up. [ laughter ] folks, i condemn this mans actions. You destroyed Voter Registration forms, but only eight . [ laughter ] whats the matter, was the paper stock too heavy . [ laughter ] and why didnt you shred them, or bury them, or batter fry them at the state fair . [ laughter ] frankly, id have expected better from the albino monk from the da vinci code. [ laughter ] now, of course, the voter watchdog spoilsports at the fec would have you believe that tampering with Voter Registration is a federal crime just because it is. [ laughter ] but i say, its all part of
Theres. Options there. [ laughter ] of course, these debates may not matter at all. Because theres one issue that could invalidate the entire election. Voter fraud its a big concern in this case. Voter fraud allegations. Voter fraud . Stephen yes, voter fraud. Now, im not going to bore you with any shocking examples of voter fraud because it is virtually nonexistent. [ laughter ] but i say we cant be too careful, folks. Anybody voting that i dont personally know is kind of suspicious. [ laughter ] thankfully, there are some heroes out there trying to keep this process pure. A republican worker is arrested for voter fraud. He is a contractor. Someone working at a business in a local g. O. P. Headquarters building spotted a man dumping Voter Registration form. They found 8 completed forms in the dumpster. Stephen so, some voter forms got dumped. Thats how the electoral sausage is made, folks. And like with sausage, its often tainted, and once in a while an bleep gets in there. [ laughter