Contributor, robert gibbs, senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the Huffington Post, sam stein. And Senior National correspondent for Bloomberg Business week, josh green. Well get right to the news. Does anyone want to crystallize whats been going down on the past 24 hours . Not exactly crystallizable. Its confusing. I think its now republicans selfdestruct. I dont know what the word chaos is the industry here. Thats what weve been seeing all the time. This is different. Special chaos. Seasonal chaos. For breakfast every morning. Its not special word, its chaos part 7. Well let the story speak for itself. There are just three days before the threat of the federal government shutting down becomes a reality. Later today, the senate will begin voting on a bill to fund the government. Majority leader, harry reid will then look to amend the bill, stripping of it any language to defund obama care. After todays vote, the bill goes back to the house, where lawmakers will h
Say Security Forces have regained control of the Shopping Mall. Security forces are now conducting a floor by floor search, but officials believe all hostages have been rescued. The red cross and kenyan Officials Say at least 62 people have been killed and 5 americans were amove the dozens who were injured. Reporter the third night of this siege in what was once a busy Shopping Mall is ablaze. In the darkness, long spells of eerie quiet after barrages of heavy gunfire. Whatever the tactics of the Kenyan Special forces and regular army backup, the interior Ministry Says it prompted the alshabab attackers to respond, and this is the also, fire blazing in a large section of the complex. [ gunfire ] reporter there had been tense battles between the gunmen and Security Forces for prolonged periods. The kenyan army took casualties, as many soldiers ran for cover. The Emergency Services brought casualties to overcrowded hospitals. And then the government announced its forces were in full cont
Less than a week now before the potential Government Shutdown. The senate now set to take the first vote on a bill to keep the government up and running. Right now texas senator ted cruz and some his fellow republicans are Still Holding a talkathon on the floor of the senate. This is Florida Senate marco rubio live. The bill would strip away any funds set aside for the president S Health Care reform law known as about. Libby have they indicated how long they will go . Well the clock is going to run out on them eventually, dell. They have until noon when a new day starts in congress. Well see some procedural items, and then senator cruz can get back on the floor and keep talking until 1 00. Thats when everything changes. Thats when they are take what is called a cloweture vote. What we would see at 1 00 is a vote to move forward on bringing the bill to the floor, and thats when the action continues. Senator will then start the actual debating process of whether or not this legislation s
The senate started debate a bill that would avert a partial Government Shutdown. It took place after senator ted cruz ended a long speech. Here is how he wrapped up after more than 21 hours on the senate floor. The frustration that the United States senate does not listen to the people. I would call on all 46 republicans to unite. To stand together and to vote against closure on the bill on friday or saturday because otherwise if we vote with the majority leader and with the senate drams we will be voting to allow the majority leader to Fund Obamacare on a Straight Party line vote. The American People will understand that, and voting to give that power to the majority leader i suggest is not consistent with what i believe the heartfelt commitment of all 46 members of this conference to oppose obamacare. While several of cruzs colleagues took part it was techily not a filibuster since it didnt delay any senate business. An hour after he ended his speech the senate voted to vote on the b
Possible Government Shutdown on october 1st. That vote coming just 21 hours after ted cruz and some his fellow republicans launched their talkathon on the floor of the senate. They wrapped up just about 15 seconds ago. Cruz is trying to stop the senate from stripping a house bill that would take away money from the Health Care Reform law. Libby casey is live at the capitol, libby what happens next . He could actually continue talking over the next hour after the Senate Begins its day afresh, but it sounds like he is done for now. Now they move ahead to open up debate on this senate bill. The house bill would fund the government but defunds obamacare. That is expected to change as the democraticlead senate gets its hands on its in the next couple of days. Senator harry reid wants to move forward pretty quickly. He says lets move forward, but he is going to have to get republicans to sign off on an abbreviated schedule, otherwise you can see 30 more hours of debate, and well see more dis