but nobody wants jon stewart banging on their office door anymore because he has such a platform and can move the needle in such a direction, frances. been so vocal so far. i want to ask you about the midnight deadline. it doesn t seem to be the panic scale on capitol hill we ve seen in the past. it is expected that the stop gap will sail through on a vote now. is that a reaction of maybe a more calmer ryan house versus previous times, too? reporter: absolutely. if john boehner was speaker right now, the sky would be falling. you would have the shutdown clock going on, no one would know what was happening. but paul ryan has been calm, cool and collected and still has the trust of the house gop conference, even amongst conservatives. if john boehner had asked for conservatives, hey, give me five more days, i m still trying to figure out my backroom negotiation, they would have freaked out. but they trust ryan. even for all the talk ryan s said about regular process and open process,
dishonors not just the memory of the four we lost but of everybody who have served our country. joining me now, nbc capitol hill correspondent luke russert, a lot to talk about. you have a vote within hours now and we just heard the comments of hillary clinton. reporter: yeah. kate, the vote by the way is fine. we don t have to get the shutdown clock we have seen other times here on capitol hill and rest assured that will go through but the big story, i think you are right. is this gaffe i think it s safe to say that kevin mccarthy said last night and it s caused some angst among house republican aides and said quote/unquote, yikes. john boehner from the beginning of this select committee set up has gone out of his way to say this is not partisan, directly been constructed to investigate the deaths of four americans in benghazi that occurred back on 9/11 a few years ago and they have done nefrg their power, the leadership level, to try to get
i asked 12-year-old maria if her family fears they ll get sick be. of course, we re worried she says. we re all crowded together here. if one person gets sick, they ll definitely spread it to everybody else here, too. the medics wrap up as the weather worsens. winter s at hand. the cold only exacerbating the misery. parents who worry about polio now also wonder how they ll shield their families from are the elements. but the children keep playing. no matter how young they are, for them, the harshest possible existence is almost expected. mohammed jamjoom, cnn in the bekka valley, lebanon. in the u.s., the senate under a lot of pressure now to prevent another government shutdown. a vote is scheduled tomorrow in a bipartisan budget deal the house passed last week. the shutdown clock is clicking. time running outs. if the senators do not pass the
won t be having a having a shut down clock. the end of the so-called force sequester cuts. there are people who don t like it on both extremes. liberals don t like it. it forces federal employees to pay more into their plans. republicans don t like it, kate, because spending does go up a little bit. doesn t deal with medicare, social security but paul ryan, patty murray, they think there are enough votes in the house and senate that we re about to find out. paul ryan said something interesting during the event yesterday. paul ryan said this is the art of the deal in washington where you can t always get everything you want. so is this something that everyone all of a sudden realizes down there? even though it shod have been obvious for a long time. does this mark some kind of
jackie. i want to say thank you to all the significant others and spouses like mine who dealt with us not being home for the last 16 days. well rested and fired up miami dolphins will be ready this sunday. they will not go anywhere on the bills. we re going to pull it off on the road and i want to give a shameless plug to my colleagues on capitol hill, kelly o donn l o donnell, frank thorpe, great job during the entire shutdown bonanza. check out our website for more on how potential 2016 candidates handled the shutdown. log on and sign up to be part of the new online community and stay plugged into all things tdr. that s it for this edition of the daily rundown. chuck todd will be back on monday. have a great weekend, watch college football and we don t have to be on the shutdown clock anymore. coming up next on msnbc, chris jansing and company, lovely lady, do not miss.