Well, it just keeps changing here in washington. Now the house of representatives just went out of session, so we will be bringing you the president on cspan as well as cspan2. So you can watch the president on the networks as well. Jeff is in dallas, georgia, on our independent line. Hi, jeff, youre on cspan. Caller yeah. I would just like to say that checks and balances is right and the power of the purse lies in the house. The president seems to want to negotiate after he gets what he wants. The republicans should be doing the same thing. I fear for the future of our country and just hope that it all works out for the best. Thank you. Host thank you. And were going to show you the inside of the Briefing Room again at the white house as we await the president coming out. Hell be out here shortly. You can see the network, the Network Correspondents are still lined up in the front, so it looks like hell be out here in just a minute, and well try to get this call in from gregory in new
Oklahoma. The chaplain lets pray. Father, i thank you for the heroic leadership that this house of representatives has exemplified in the past week during this present crisis. I thank you for the late nights, i thank you for their heroic efforts to seek compromise. But i thank you for the Creative Solutions theyve proposed. Lord, at present there is no solution. And so today, father, we confess our desperate need for you. We joyfully conquer that you are the source concur that you are the source of wisdom and all strength resides with you. You are the author of unity, even when parties are in conflict. We ask you that you would grant supernatural breakthrough. Where there is no way forward, we pray that you would forge a way. When negotiations break down, please grant fresh ideas for debate. We ask this, lord, for your glory and for the good of the American People. We pray this in jesus name, men. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces
Thats the reason why i have been very clear, we are not going to negotiate run the debt ceiling. That has to be dealt with in a reasonable fashion. Often hear people say, in the past, it has been dealt with all the time. The truth of the matter is, if you look at the history, people posture about the debt ceiling frequently, but the way the debt ceiling off and got past was you would stick the debt ceiling onto a budget negotiation once it was completed. He both figured, well, i dont want to take a bunch of tough votes to cut programs or raise taxes and also have to take a debt ceiling vote. Let me do it all at once. Which,t a situation in what if i dont get what i want . I will let us default. That is what has changed. We are not going to do that again, not just for me, but because future president s, republican or democrat, should not be in a position where they have to choose between making sure the economy stays afloat and we avoid worldwide catastrophe, or we provide concessions t
This is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning, im savannah guthrie. And im matt lauer and told to have sex. Thats whey read in the paper. If you didnt see the show yesterday, what did he just say . Well fill you in later. I was doing fine until yesterday. Miley cyrus advised people that after 40 people dont have sex. Matt is well over 40. Everyone at the table, actually. You guys arent well over. Just past 40. Were a hair past 40. A little later on, have some fun with it. But first the standoff over the nations ability to borrow. And how it could impact every american right away. Peter alexander has the latest on the stalemate, good morning. Hi, matt, october 17th, thats the next potential crisis to circle. Thats the debt ceiling. As bad as the shutdown is, economists warn that failing to raise the debt ceiling would be infinitely worse. Its now week two of the Government
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Welcome to day nine of the Government Shutdown. No end in sight. Embarrassing for lawmakers in washington. We want to report some furloughed workers are back on the job. They are with the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Theyre back on the job. Theyre still not being paid but theyre brought back in because of a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. First, todays top story that Andrea Mitchell broke. It is a story of military families caught in the middle of the political infighting. This is the live look at Dover Air Force base where behind those gates, family members are gathering for a somber ceremony as they collect their loved ones remains. It is happening about 100 miles way from washington where