Default. Congress pushes the government to the brink. After a separate proposal for House Republicans completely fell apart. Ratings put the United States government aaa on the negative watch. It would be armageddon for the economy. Dow fell 133 points yesterday. Boehner has to make a decision whether hes going to abandoned the tea party. Police have made an arrest at the airport. Scary moments on a Airline Flight to atlanta. The engine burst into flames minutes after takeoff. It looked like the entire plane was on fire. A florida sheriff is charging two girls for bullying a 12yearold girl who committed suicide. What makes the girls acts criminal . They terrorized her. A powerful typhoon is lashing japan and blamed for at least 14 deaths destroying dozens of homes. Your next rock n roll hall of fame nominees. All that. Cardinals win it. A friend explained to me today finally what ted cruz is doing. I understand. Hes having bunny sex. Are you high . What are you talking about . Let me e
17 minutes away when the lights went out. Cardinals win it. A friend explained to me finally what ted cruz is doing and i finally understand, hes having bunny sex. Are you high . Im high. Let me explain. And all that matters. A salute seen all around the world. He moved his right hand into position when he received his purple heart. The way they lead off. Michelle obama shows how easy it is to create your own garden. All you need is water, seed, and 50 unemployed federal employees. Announcer this mornings eye opener presented by toyota. Lets go place. Weekend to cbs this morning. Good morning, norah. Good morning, charlie. It looks Like Congress is going to have to get something done. This is day 16 of the part shall Government Shutdown. If theres no deal reached today, the deadline will be reached at midnight. It raises the risk that the government will soon be unable to pay its debts. That deadline led to warning. The Fitch Credit Rating Agency says it may lower the governments aaa r
Well talk to him. Today exclusive, brad pitt opens up about his new film, his family, and hitting the big 50. I dont know, im busy right now. I havent thought a lot about it. Thats today, wednesday, october 16th, 2013. 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. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Remember 24 hours ago when it seemed we might get a deal. There was optimism in the senate but that was so yesterday. Overnight everything came to a halt. And the deadline is looming ever closer. Thats right. This race to end the shutdown is todays top story. Lets get right to Peter Alexander at the white house. Peter, what can you tell us . Reporter good morning to you. Most americans are asking themselves is it over yet . I just spoke to a Top Republican senate aid that said optimism abounds. But this is c
Theres no doubt that if we have a shutdown, republicans are going to get blamed for it for the simple fact that the whole country will see that this is a shutdown brought on by the republican party. Democrats are not making any demand, erica. The only people making demands here are republicans who are talking about not only shutting down obamacare, but if you look at the things they are discussing, asking in return for raising the debt limit, which is a much more important issue than the Government Shutdown, it is so far beyond what we have become accustomed to in normal democratic governance, its more like a saturday night live kit. I bet there will be is saturday night live kit tonight on it. A good promo for that, john. John harwood, appreciate your insight. History was made on friday at the oval office. President obama taking a phone call from irans president rouhani. They spoke on for nearly 15 minutes. It was the first conversation between the two nations leaders in more than 30
Incredible feat later on and we wanted to show you bait of it to get things started. We want to begin with todays top story the ticking clock and looming Government Shutdown. Luke russert is on capitol hill right now with the latest. Reporter here on xcapitol hill as they tried to avoid a Government Shutdown. Yesterday on a party line vote, the Senate Passed a bill to continue to fund the government. Its a clean bill that did not have any funds to defund the president S Health Care law and not sitting well with House Republicans who want to see changes to the law. President obama issued this warning to House Republicans in congress. My message to congress is this do not shut down the government, do not shut down the economy, pass a budget on time, pay our bills on time, refocus on the everyday concerns of the american people. Reporter so House Republicans have a meeting today as a conference. They are going to try to figure out some sort of possible compromise, but, as of right now, it