regarding the gop health care bill and saying that the house bill will not pass the senate. here s what senator tom cotton said. senator mcconnell and every other senator is well aware of where i stand and frankly where many republican senators stand who are troubled by the break neck pace at which the house is operating and the fact that this bill as written simply would not pass the senate because it would not reduce prices for insurance and make care affordable and personalized. so let s talk about this because some say even if the bill is passed by the house, it s dead on arrival in the senate. is that what you see happening? i spoke with senator rand paul who said just that, that this bill was dead on arrival should it make to the senate. vice president mike pence will be in kentucky later today. senator paul s home state as well as mitch mcconnell s. he will try to meet with business leaders to tout this health care bill. but look, we have a way for the congressional budget
back in the u.s., the fbi launching an investigation into allegations that news corp sought to hack into the phones of september 11th victims. again, the breaking news this morning, rebekah brooks, rupert murdoch s most senior newspaper executive in great britain has stepped down and resigned from her position. we ll see what happens next there. meanwhile back in washington, president obama says it s decision time, telling congressional leaders yesterday he wants to see a deal on raising the debt ceiling in the next 24 to 36 hours. if not, he says lawmakers will have to return to the negotiating table this weekend. the president expected to hold a news conference on the negotiations at the white house in just a few hours. the president s deadline comes as the front page of the wall street journal reads plan bemerges on debts, reporting harry reid is embracing mitch mcconnell s, quote, backup plan that would allow the president to raise the debt ceiling in