Continued to try to find enough republicans to take the gavel. U. S. Diplomats over the week and were focused on easing the humanitarian crisis in gaza and keeping the israelihamas work from becoming a regional crisis. We are covering those topics on the washington journal this morning and we want to hear from you. Republicans, 202 7488001, democrats 202 7488000s, independent 202 7488002 and you can send us a text at 202 7488003. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media. A very good monday morning to you. Start calling in there when we begin with the speaker battle. This was former speaker Kevin Mccarthy yesterday on fox sunday morning talking about how hes working all the angles he can to get jim jordan elected to be the next speaker. [video clip] i think jim jordan can get there and i want to i want him to understand how difficult it is. At the end of the day come i think jim can get there. Im doing everything i can to help them be able to become speaker. Does jim jordan have the
It is wednesday, february 17 at 6 00 a. M. Eric it is 30 degrees right now and metinka we have been hearing about warmer temperatures. Metinka they are not here yet so make sure you wear warm coats. Some snow flurries across northwest iowa tracking to the southeast. This is along the leading edge of the warmer push of air and that will be moving in as we head toward tomorrow. Right now it is 30 with occasional flurries. The roads are in great shape so watch out for the sidewalks. Anything that was melting yesterday has refrozen. Heading for 38. That will come warmup is still in the forecast and the get started tomorrow with highs into the 50s. Even some 60s are on the way toward friday. Eric the Iowa Supreme Court is reviewing a lawsuit filed by former slipknot band member paul gray. His wife is suing their former doctor saying she and her daughter deserve financial compensation. The lawsuit was thrown out partially because he wasnt born until six months the child wasnt born until six
Now. But thats another story. For now lets focus on how we arrived at the thurms that bring us to tonights lead story, because i have the guy who did a whole bunch of this crunching. Of that 7. 1 million who supposedly signed up for obamacare, twothirds, two out of three of them, already had insurance. They were just switching over. That leaves the remaining onethird or about 2. 4 million americans as net new enrollees, newly insured on the government exchanges. But even that 2. 4 million figure might itself be misleading since early indications are that fewer than half of them have already paid their premiums. They signed up for coverage, but they have not paid for that coverage. Its sort of like going on amazon. Com and putting items on your car but not yet purchasing the items in that car. That knocks the number of newly insured down to 1. 2 million. That is 1. 2 million net new paying enrollees in the Government Health care program. Not the 7. 1 million figure that the administrati
Now. But thats another story. For now lets focus on how we arrived at the thurms that bring us to tonights lead story, because i have the guy who did a whole bunch of this crunching. Of that 7. 1 million who supposedly signed up for obamacare, twothirds, two out of three of them, already had insurance. They were just switching over. That leaves the remaining onethird or about 2. 4 million americans as net new enrollees, newly insured on the government exchanges. But even that 2. 4 million figure might itself be misleading since early indications are that fewer than half of them have already paid their premiums. They signed up for coverage, but they have not paid for that coverage. Its sort of like going on amazon. Com and putting items on your car but not yet purchasing the items in that car. That knocks the number of newly insured down to 1. 2 million. That is 1. 2 million net new paying enrollees in the Government Health care program. Not the 7. 1 million figure that the administrati
Now. But thats another story. For now lets focus on how we arrived at the thurms that bring us to tonights lead story, because i have the guy who did a whole bunch of this crunching. Of that 7. 1 million who supposedly signed up for obamacare, twothirds, two out of three of them, already had insurance. They were just switching over. That leaves the remaining onethird or about 2. 4 million americans as net new enrollees, newly sured on the government exchanges. But even that 2. 4 million figure might itself be misleading since early indications are that fewer than half of them have already paid their premiums. They signed up for coverage, but they have not paid for that coverage. Its sort of like going on amazon. Com and putting items on your car but not yet purchasing the items in that car. That knocks the number of newly insured down to 1. 2 million. That is 1. 2 million net new paying enrollees in the Government Health care program. Not the 7. 1 million figure that the administration