Maximum of life in prison. Plus, 20 years. In the newsroom, im erika gonzalez. Hard to believe. So chilling. Thank you, erika. We turn to the dramatic situation unfolding out west. A frantic search for survivors after the deadly mudslides in the Santa Barbara area. New individual kbroe shows the extent of the cars buried in mud and trees toppled over. The posh town of montecito looking more like a junk yard and the system that triggered all of this mess, well, its headed this way now. Thats right. Doug is going to explain the impact when it gets here. First, Pat Lawson Muse has a look at the rescue efforts under way. Leon, some people helping and some dont even know if their loved ones are alive. Ground zero of the storm in the wealthy town of montecito near sant ta barbara. Crews are using every tool available to them. Boats. Nbc had exclusive video as crews rescued a 14yearold girl from her collapsed home. Heres a look at that video right now. Two dozen people are still missing. A ma
We were able to invoke cloture on section 702. We will finish that together. We await a continuing resolution from the house. We expect that it will include the Childrens Health care program, a sixyear reauthorization of that, which are democratic colleagues in the senate have consistently said was extremely important. It also is likely to include elimination of some Health Care Taxes that enjoyed bipartisan support. The elimination of them. As we will be taking that up soon as it comes over from the house, and that should take us through the week. Last night, the senate had a very important vote on considering the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act under section 702. In our a critical tool National Security toolbox, which is taken has taken out and other enemies of the United States and ban any essential tool. The former director of National Intelligence called it one of the crown jewels of the National Security toolbox for the United States. I am optimistic that we will pass it to
Employees dont report to work. And it does happen. The last one was in 2013. Well hear from the president first. If the country shuts down, which could very well be, the budget should be handled a lot differently thanit should be handled a lot differently than it has been in the last long period of time, many years. If for any reason it shuts down, the worst thing is what happens to our military. We are rebuilding the military, bringing it to a level that its never been at. And the worst thing is for our military. We dont want that to happen. Thats got more detailfrom dont want that to happen. Thats got more detail from anthony in washington. Lets get more detail. Were looking at a shortterm deal to extend funding into the middle of february. It has the passport the house of representatives and senate. The house can do it on its own because they have a majority. In the senate, it will take democratic help from a handful of democrats not outright blocking it from passage. The bill we ar
Our e twitter, and then on Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. From the editorials and papers from the shutdown, we look at the winners and losers topic. This is the topic of the wall street journal, Chuck Schumer, shut down. If you go to the opinion pages of the New York Times, the jello president and the shutdown. And if you go to the column section of the New York Times, Michelle Goldberg this morning, schumer sells out the resistance. Thats just some of the ways its playing out in the papers and columns across the United States. If you go to the pages of the hill at hill. Com, a story posted on those winners and losers from the Government Shutdown and joining us on the phone to give us context, alex bolton who reports on capitol hill for that publication. Thanks for joining us. Guest thanks for having me. Host on the list of the winners and losers, the Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer shows up and you focus on the story this morning, how do you think he fared the last couple
Look forward to your testimony. Of the past year our committee has been working to improve, strengthen, and streamline health and welfare programs under our jurisdiction. We have taken action to cut needless red tape, and make it more difficult for providers to deliver highquality care to their patients. We recently advanced targeted bipartisan reforms to improve medicare for the American People. Continuing the drive to strengthen a quality and care coordination. A role intee played developing comrades of regulation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. With the American Health care act that was passed by the house last may, we delivered marketoriented solutions that would increase flexibility, reduce costs, and return control of health care to the American People. While this bill is stalled, reliefs has delivered from obamacare. We also took action to prevent several Damaging Health care taxes from going into effect. When it comes to the welfare and antipoverty programs, we a