What could become the First Federal Government Shutdown in nearly two decades and right now there are no signs are deal will be reached before the midnight deadline. Less than two hours ago, the senate killed the bill designed to delay the Health Care Act implementation for one year. Today president obama once again urged congress to avoid a shutdown. The senate has passed a bill that keeps the government open, does not have a lot of extraneous issues to it, and allows us to negotiate a longerterm budget and address a restaurant j of issues, but ensures that were not shutting down the budget and an economy at a time when a lot of families out there are just getting traction and digging themselves out of the hole we have had as a consequence of the financial crisis. We have every angle covered for you, well look at how a shutteddown could effect the economy, paul is look at how a shutdown could effect the victims of the recent flooding in colorado, but we begin with Mike Viqueira. And m
In need. A pivotal u. N. Weapons report reveals concluding deadly sarin gas was used in that mass killing in syria, and all but directly pointing a finger at the syrian government. Theme there are new details surfacing this morning in connection with the Navy Yard Shooting in washington, Authorities Saying aaron alexis had a history of anger and psychological problems. He was arrested twice on gun charges, once in texas and again in seattle. He wasnt charged in either case. There are also reports that alexis was treated a number of times for psychological issues at the Veterans Affairs hospital in new england. The 34yearold act the alone, opened fire around 8 00 a. M. , killing 12 and injuring eight before dying in a shootout with police himself. So far, authorities have yet to reveal a motive for this crime. Also this morning, renewed concerns about security at military installations. Last night, d. C. Delegate addressing those concerns. There are many outstanding questions. I would s
Twitter, and we received an interesting link to community justice. And it leads to a photo that says no to the 45year water contract. And we asked, what could this be about . And we started looking at the Water Company and out the story came. So remember, this is a live conversation, and its still going on as we speak. Feel free to join in the conversation by using the hash tall or our facebook pang. So next time you grag a bottle of spring water, you may not recognize the name under the cap. Its where you find the evergreen stream. Thats the source of the controversy. Its owner, fryburg, is privately owned. And its good for up to 45 years with the springs company, its under the name of the Public Utilities commission, but all three have ties to nestle. Two have chosen to recuse themselves while the others have not. Afraid this will deplete their water supply, some in the town have organized to get nestle out and take back their precious natural resource. The debate over water. He has
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