number of prisons by the am rautys who are tied with the saudis in trying to overthrow or defeat the iranian houthis. if these are true, the u.s. has to be extremely careful, not only is this counterproductive, but it runs very close to the line of some prohibitions against u.s. involvement in these this is really, really bad both politically and legally. and we have to make sure that u.s. officials are doing the right thing and then we have to be tough regardless of how important we think thing that fight against the houthis is in yemen that we have supported through two administrations, we have to be tough with our allies and say we cannot stand for some of these potential offenses. michael leiter, so great to have you here. great to be here. coming up, more on the breaking news from capitol hill and that striking scene, 15 people with disability advocates for the disabled arrested outside senate majority leader senator mcconnell s office, taken out as part of their
delayed. police in texas say a muslim american soldier confessed to plotting an attack on ft. hood just two years after a muslim officer shot to death 13 people on that same base. tropical storm don could hit the south texas coast tonight and drought-stricken farmers are welcoming the prospect of up to 7 inches of rain. we begin with that sobering reality check on the debt crisis and just how daunting the challenge has become. in less than four days, the federal government could run out of money and default on its bills. but on capitol hill, the process has taken a huge step back. house speaker john boehner abruptly delayed a vote on his debt plan because of a revolt within his own party. joe johns is in washington with more on the political battle and ali velshi in new york waiting to see how the markets will react. ali, let s start with you. the new gdp number that just came out moments ago. reporter: this is going to add a whole new wrinkle. we have seen futures tank
and died in 2006. bill: is the governments tightening its grasp on one of the world s last bastions of free enterprise, the sec passing a slew of internet regulations, will it affect the web site you use on a daily basis? lawmakers are asking the same question. today the obama administration which is already nationalized health care, the auto industry and insurance companies and banks and student loans, will move forward, with what could be the first step in controlling how americans use the internet, by establishing a federal regulation on its use. as americans become more aware of what is happening here i suspect many will be alarmed as i am, at the government s intrusion. they ll wonder as many already do, if this is a trojan horse for further meddling by the government. bill: mitch mcconnell on the floor of the senate and lou dobbs is on the floor, fox news, fox business network and syndicated radio host, how are
maybe the only opportunity we get to pose questions to him on this topic today. but, again, remember this is a president who had promised since the start that he would repeal and replace obamacare, so as you and casey were just discussing, if there was pushback right now on the idea this isn t a full repeal of obamacare, won t be the frustrations and criticism from democrats who are upset with the process in general, but from some republicans who say this doesn t go as far as he had promised from the start. peter alexander and casey hunt starting us off and on capitol hill. police are currently removing protesters in wheelchairs outside of majority leader mitch mcconnell s office. the protesters are from a nonprofit group called adapt. and it is pretty extraordinary these pictures. we had people being carried out by capitol police, clearly they are under orders to clear the hallways. it is not their fault. but this is what they re being told by house leadership. and senate leadership