no one is going to vote for a budget. they only know the number, not how the money is spend. that s why it went down 4-14-0. it will make a dandy commercial. then betalkwe talked about the simpson/bowl plan. they put that plan on the house floor last night. it only got 38 votes. listen to steve osterat, republican of ohio about this plan. when you know you have a good deal is when the left and the right are pounding the is not out of you. americans are screaming for us to take off our red jurscys and the blue jerseys on that side and put on the red, white, and blue jerseys of the united states of america. reporter: richard, you often here throughout the halls of capitol hill, we need to do something big, something serious, something to cut down the deficit.
talked about today. you have taking the entire debt crisis off the table until after the 2012 election. you have non-existent cuts that don t solve anything. andrea: one person that came back to the house floor last night to vote on this, with a smile on their face, though bob did not, gabrielle giffords. she voted in favor of the vote, i guess probable angered the left, bob. bob: it didn t. i was happy to see her. i was worried about her being in the crowd but she got to see her colleagues. wonderful to see her in there. one thing you mention about this committee, the select committee, this is important, because what you are hearing, all the screaming and yelling from the committee chairs on both sides saying oh, that is my territory. you guys are going to this committee can take away my power. they can. it is a very sweeping mandate for them to do things that go in territory of other people. if they do something it will cause a real ruckus. these guys could have got
michelle bachmann without offering information has been on the campaign trail saying let it go. when asked? we ll be fine. speaking of irresponsible, harold ford, we ve got to talk to you about mitt romney. mitt romney said he would vote against he would vote against the debt ceiling. he said he would vote against? he said he was in favor? no. came out against the deal? against the deal just in time. and so he s saying if he were on the house floor last night, he would have voted to allow the united states of america to go to the first default in history? a lot of dell cats were on the air last night saying, you know, the bottom line is that a lot of republicans were holding this bill hostage, i m sorry to use the words that our parents did about cutting the baby in
a closer look at that emotional moment on the house floor last night. one that we all in washington needed when congresswoman gabrielle giffords, still recovering from her injuries, returned to the capitol to vote on that all important debt bill. according to her friend and fellow congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, it was a moment that congress sorely needed. this was a triumphant return. just listening to the whole thing all over again was i teared up again. everyone has been praying for this moment. and for it to happen at a time when we have had bitter partisanship and very grizzled, hardened hearts, gabby melted that hardened heart last night. we re joined by kelly o donnell. kelly, looks like this was in
south dakota. do this while you listen to them. representative wassermann schultz to talk about gabby gifford s appearance on the house floor last night. can i go on? no, please, stop. up next, politico takes us behind the scenes of why vice president joe biden was so critical in reaching a deal. but first, let s go to bill karins with a check on the forecast. we got to share some of our meds this morning. good morning, everyone. temperatures continue to be the highlight of the forecast in the middle of the country. nasty thunderstorms rolling through areas like long island. a pretty rare event. clear skies this morning. today will be a nice day. hot once again around dc, new york, philly, low 90s, lower humidity there too. great lakes, watch out for thunderstorms this morning. heading for chicago later today. talk about hot. look at kansas city, 107,