Host good morning. It is wednesday, september 20. The senate is in at 10 00 a. M. We are 11 days from a potential Government Shutdown. The password is still unclear after republicans pulled the gap yesterday on a stopgap spending measure because they did not have the votes. Some members of congress are now calling a shutdown inevitable. We want to know what you think on phone lines split up by party. 202 748000 for republicans. 202 7488001 for democrats. And 202 7488002 for independents. A very good wednesday morning to you. Start calling in now. Here are some of the headline stemming from yesterdays action in the house. The shortterm spending bill hits a new hurdle is the headline that the New York Times went with this morning. The house punts a key vote. Republican senators are increasingly alarmed as chaos over house spending bills. We will take you through all the action on the house floor today. The house is in at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. For more on what, we are joined on zoom. Guest
This syndrome is extremely rare. Good friends dont have to be. When youre connected, youre not alone. Cox supports cspan as a public service. Along with these other television providers. Getting you a front row seat to democracy. Continues. Host a focus on the deepening ties between russia and north korea. Joining us now is victor cha and kim jongun met with Vladimir Putin last week. What did each want from the other from this meeting . Guest i was say at the first level is quite simple. Who needs ammunition for the war on ukraine and he is blowing through ammunition like nothing. The north Korean Leader needs putins fuel because they are coming out of a covid lockdown and so a simple transaction is food for arms. That is what brought these two together and its an unholy alliance. Host when was the last time they met and what was the significance of the timing and the length of this meeting was several days . Guest the last time they met was four years ago and 2019. The timing is relat
Role. Host congressman henry cuellar, member of the appropriation committee. Washington journal, continues. Host a focus on the deepening ties between russia and north korea. Joining us now is victor cha and kim jongun met with Vladimir Putin last week. What did each want from the other from this meeting . Guest i was say at the first level is quite simple. Who needs ammunition for the war on ukraine and he is blowing through ammunition like nothing. The north Korean Leader needs putins fuel because they are coming out of a covid lockdown and so a simple transaction is food for arms. That is what brought these two together and its an unholy alliance. Host when was the last time they met and what was the significance of the timing and the length of this meeting was several days . Guest the last time they met was four years ago and 2019. The timing is related to the fact that kim is coming out of this covid lockdown and north korea is the only country that has not vaccinated its populati
Korean leader kim jongun is visiting russia in the coming days at putins invitation. In pennsylvania, weve got new images from Doorbell Cams of a convicted killer on the run, and they show a dramatic change in how he looks. A sick american scientist trapped in a cave deep underground could be brought to the surface soon as rescuers literally move mountains for him overnight. And we begin this very busy hour with a desperate race against time in morocco where crews are tirelessly searching for survivors in the rubble after a massive earthquake rocked the region on friday. The critical 72hour golden window when the chances of finding people alive are most likely is already more than halfway closed. The death toll now at nearly 2,500 and counting. As officials rush to deliver humanitarian aid to people whose lives have now been completely changed by this tragedy. On sunday, a 3. 9 magnitude aftershock struck panic for many in these affected communities. Families already traumatized by the
hopes there would be good news soon. president biden weighing in this morning. we re now very close, very close. we could bring some of these hostages home very soon. i don t want to get into details. nothing is done until it s done. new numbers from our nbc news poll showing strong bipartisan support for border control far exceeds support to fund wars in israel or ukraine. as holiday travel rush kick into high gear, tom costello looks at the life of the airplanes we fly all day. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. new indications thasrael and hamas could be getti closer to a deal. a deal for the release of 50 women andhildren in exchange for 0 palestinians held in israel. this could you include a halt in fighting to permit fuel and other aid to get in. a key u.s. dend israel s prime minister netanyahu is meeting with his war cabinet. they would need to sign off any deal, which sources say could be imminent. officials in qatar who have been brokering the d