sheriff s office, is responding to this possible hazardous material threat at this irs building. jeanne meserve and i were talking about this a while ago and i was curious why this person was being taken out in a gurney, and taken out in that situation. you might see people being walked to, perhaps, a fire resc rescue, but to be taken out. wolf blitzer will be all over this. you can expect it on the situation room. rick, thanks. also happening now, scrounging for food, digging for survivors and counting the dead. the people of chile try to claw their way out of a new earthquake catastrophe. plus 2,000 federal workers forced to walk away from their jobs without pay. unemployment for hundreds of thousands more on the line right now, and it s all because of a single u.s. senator. we re following the fallout from a political smackdown over federal spending. the health advocate in chief says it s time to walk the walk. how did one of our fittest, trimmest presidents wind
republican jim bunning from kentucky force 2,000 workers to take furlough and hold up benefits for millions more? we ll have governor haley barbour. we begin today with the very latest from chile. food and drinking water reportedly in very short supply in concepcion, ground zero for the 8.8 quake. survivors under the rubble, rescuers communicating with victims trapped inside a fallen apartment building in concepcion. mark potter joins us live from the capital of santiago. what s the latest? reporter: hi, andrea. that s a little bit of good news in an otherwise bleak environment. in that apartment complex, they ve already pulled 25 survivors out and eight people eight bodies, people who did not make it. that building collapsed during the earthquake. they heard some tapping inside and they re now digging toward it to see if they can rescue even more people from that complex right now. that earthquake was so massive, andrea, that even here in santiago, 200 miles away from
search for survivors. this morning we re live on the ground in chile. democrats could be on the verge of passing a billion dollar health care bill without a single republican on board. jim acosta explains the nuclear option that could come into play next. a deadly plast of winter weather hits europe. in france, severe flooding has caused dozens of deaths leaving people without power. we ll have a live report ahead. we begin this morning, though, with a country in chaos after two days of one of the strongest earthquakes ever hit that nation. the death toll in chile now over 700 and likely to keep rising. more than 500,000 homes are said to be damaged. on the streets there are scenes of looting. chile s president now calling for international help and today secretary of state hillary clinton is on her way to the region. this morning cnn is covering this story like no one else. we have karl penhaul and, karl, the big problem today appears to be looting. what s going on?
about that as well and shed more light. thank you. thank you. shannon: texas republican senator kay bailey hutchison plans to say in the senate until the healthcare effort is defeat and says she will stay a senator for eight months more if congress is still debating healthcare. she s challenging governor rick perry in the republican primary has no firm deadline for resigning. the lonestar state might be the battleground for the republican party heart and soul this year. recent rasmussen survey has perry leading hutchison 48 to 27% in the latest poll of likely g.o.p. voters with conservative activist debra medina pulling in 16%. with the state s primary two days away, how will it shake out? wayne plaiter is writer for dallas morning news and joins us from live from austin. great to see you today, wayne. great to be with you. shannon: so the deal on tuesday for at least the governor trying to avoid a potential runoff? because you hear so much about perry and hutchison, but ther
criticized. eric: thank you. that s it. i m eric shawn. have a great sunday. juliet: have a wonderful sunday. eat dark chocolate and have walnuts in the chocolate. america s news headquarters with shannon bream from washington starts now. shannon: desperate search on for survivors as many as 100 people could be trapped in a building. we have a live update next. health concerns, after the big healthcare summit, are the democrats planning to go nuclear in order to pass a bill? we re going to hear from one of the lawmakers who was in that room this week. and texas showdown. the wild west of texas politics takes center stage. the tea party movement may once again be getting in the middle of a republican family feud. i m shannon bream. america s news headquarters live from the nation s capital starts right now. we begin this afternoon in chile where 400 people are reportedly dead following the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake. that number is expected to rise. right now, hund