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FOXNEWSW Happening Now September 25, 2013

Or child has asthma or chronic condition. Say you have four healthy kids. Jon senator rubio helping his fellow republican, senator ted cruz from texas started talking 20 hours ago on the senate floor. His mission . Voice his see hands to deFund Obamacare with some help. Senator cruz expected to continue to hold the floor until noon when a new day is gaveled in on the senate. Sparks could fly. Stand by for that. Well have it for you when the noon hour rolls around just an hour from now. But first, some brand new stories into fox. Jenna police in a desperate search for a university of Minnesota Student who was last seen with an accused killer. Well tell you the story on that. Plus, tv doctor drew pinsky revealing a Serious Health care. He wants to spread awareness of his disease. High seas action in the americas cup. The catamarans getting ready for todays final and defending champions, Oracle Team Usa is looking to win. It may not all be smooth sailing, jon, pun intended there, fyi. Usa. Jenna well watch that for you. It is all happening now. Jenna lets go back to the our top story out of washington, d. C. Today, as senator ted cruz continues to rail against obamacare, 20 hours and counting. Welcome to the show, everybody. Great to have you. Makes our measely two hours look like nothing at this point, jon. Jon he is still going strong although at the podium a little moment ago hes has a little help from one of the republicans marco rubio. Jenna thats true. Jon jon senator cruz and other conservative republicans are trying to delay a mustpass spending bill but as they continue to speak on the senate floor theyre virtually sure to lose test vote on spending legislation that would defund portions of the health care act. Chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. Mike, i guess you have not been up all night with senator cruz. How has he managed to keep talking all this time . Reporter jon, recently he was talking about some of the heroic efforts of our founding fathers. As you saw he is joined by some of his Senate Colleagues including florida senator marco rubio who made the case that all republicans want to deFund Obamacare but the debate is over the tactics. Then there is this reference to star wars, rebel fighters taking on the empire, in this case, washington, d. C. Immediately on hearing that phrase, i wondered if at some point we were going to see a tall gentleman in a mechanical breathing apparatus come forward and say in a deep voice, mike lee, i am your father. This is a fight. To restore freedom to the people. This is a fight to get the washington establishment, the empire, to listen to the people. Reporter senator cruz loosened his tie a couple hours ago but he is still on his feet at this hour, making his case against obamacare, jon . Jon so we have heard, obviously from senator cruz and many of his fellow republicans. What are the democrats saying about this senate floor marathon . Jon among the more interesting moments were several democrats have actually joined him on the floor over the course of last night and into this morning. At one point there was this comment about the risks of delaying funding the government. We need to come together on a bipartisan basis. A filibuster, a delay, long speeches, may gets the attention of the media for a few minutes, but it wont solve americas problems. Reporter to be clear to folks who have not been watching, cruzs marathon on the senate floor will not delay the senate from acting. Were expecting a initial vote on this bill, the continuing to fund the government about two hours from now. Jon . Jon mike emanuel, a lot of fireworks yet to come today. Keep an eye out for us. Reporter thank you. Jenna what comes next after the dart straighter reference, that is the big question . What tops that . Jon pretty good impersonation there. Jenna senator cruz is taking on the Mainstream Media with his marathon effort that the public would be better served on focusing on serious issues rather than personal attacks. I like everybody on member of this body am a flawed human being, a man much many imperfect shuns. A reporter wants to write on these imperfections there is no shortage of material but as long as theyre writing on those theyre not talking about the ideas. As long as theyre writing about the personalities, theyre not talking about the American People that are suffering. As long as theyre writing about the personalities, about the politics and the back and forth and game playing and insults and all of the nonsense, they are not talking about the millions of americans who are desperate for greater opportunity, desperate for a job, desperate to work to provide for their families. Desperate to hold on to their Health Insurance. We read letter after letter after letter of real people, real live people, who are losing their Health Insurance. Jenna well as the senator continues to speak on the senate floor, here are some other key concerns about obamacare according to the critics. Employees may end up working fewers hours. Many of these insurance exchanges offer limited plans with fewer options. There are warnings about the potential for fraud and abuse a big concern and some folks are worried about the security of our private information. That said, the Obama Administration continues to say that more people will have access to health care, at more affordable rates. Jon so our next guest, alaska senator mark begich, finds himself in a tough position as the senate gets closer to vote. He is a democrat in red state facing reelection next year and vote against defunding obamacare could hurt him politically. Senator mark begich, democrat from alaska, joins us now. Senator, we were talking a moment ago how Senate Republicans see senator ted cruzs marathon speech on the senate floor. How do you see it . He is very passionate about his views and issues, no question about it. As i looked into it last night and this morning and every senator has their views on certain issues. He obviously has one here. The fact is we have to move forward. We have to deal with the budget. As you know, the budget will run out come next monday and we have to deal with the continuing resolution to keep this government moving forward and making sure that all those things he talked about, job opportunities, as he just said, and making sure people can see the future, we have to make sure the budget is dealt with. He is passionate. I give him a lost credit for that but at the end of the day i think you all and many other pundits, talked about the vote that comes up at 1 00, we will move forward because we have to do the continuing resolution. Honestly we cant keep doing these start and stops on the budgets. I met a group of economist this is morning and this and figuring out how to pay our bills in the sense of the debt limit, these are all issues the markets, the economy, the Business People are watching very carefully and we have to get our act together an get on with the show of running this government because that is what people are expecting and thats what i hear back home. Theyre very frustrated with washington how we respond to issues. They want to see us get some things done, move forward. Jon move forward. Say with obamacare. Do the folks back home in alaska, do they want to see it implemented in the way that the president , you know has so far put it forward. P . I will tell you on obamacare i suggested solutions making fixes. A lot of people recognize its a large piece of legislation. There are some areas we need to work on and fix. 30 hour week i suggested ideas, pushing off business extension for a little while. Increasing tax incentives for Small Business. I think we need to focus on those issues. Today it was announced for example, a family of four in alaska, making 50,000 or less, based on all the program, subsidy they will pay zero or young person at 27, making 25,000 a year basically, a person in the service sector, they will pay less than 50 every single month. So when you, when you think about this those are the issues, we have some issues with it. We said it. The medical tax, device tax. I voted to get rid of that. I dont like the cadillac tax but he have to move on. Get this economy moving. If i hear one thing back in alaska, the number one subject matter i hear about, jobs, jobs, jobs. That is what people want to hear about, what were doing. What things were doing to make sure, for example the roads are built, infrastructure are built. Schools are taken care of. That is what people tell me back in alaska. Jon no doubt you heard criticism of implementation of obamacare is hurting employment prospects because it encourages employers to hire parttime people. Well i would not necessarily agree with you on that. For example, it hasnt been implemented fully until next week. So what youre hear something people who arent sure what is going to happen. What i can tell a store in anchorage, or juno or out in juneau, or rural alaska or worker making 25,000 less or 27yearold, all you have to do is maybe pay 40, 50 a month, that is pretty reasonable cost for insurance program. But let me make it very clear here, one of the things were working on is trying to make sure the Small Business community has opportunity. Most small Business People, and im one of the few in the senate that has come from the Small Business community, built my own businesses, one thing we like to make sure we keep our employees and the way you do that is good benefits. If we have more flexibility, lower cost to do that we should do that but the real question here is, and let me make it very clear we have not been able to move forward making sure the federal government moves forward on budget. We have only four or five days left. This is ridiculous. The market already responded in a negative way and what theyre watching congress do. I get there are people who are passionate about this issue, lets figure out how to fix it. Quit complaining lets move forward. On the flip side we have to move this budget forward. It is ridiculous for us, if i was, let me tell you, as mayor, when i was mayor of anchorage, if i was doing where we had budget for every month and stop and go, i would have been recalled and kicked out of office. That is outrageous way to do the business. Should get the budget as the number one priority. Jon as you well know, there were several years, this began before you joined the senate there was several years, senator reid, your party leader didnt put forward a budget. Youre right. I wasnt here. You know what . Every year we should. I support ad balanced budget amendment. This budget that came forward this year i didnt support, had too much in taxes over a troll dollars in new taxes but we should have a budget. If you think about last three years, we didnt have a budget. Now we have a budget j house has a budget. We cant get people to sit down from both House Majority and minority as well as senate to actually debate it. Why i was that . Because when you have that debate it is in public. You actually have to have the discussion about what youre going to be for and what youre going to be against and American People want to see that debate. I am all for it. If they want a Budget Discussion right now, right today, get on it i will be right there with them but no one wants to do them because theyre using procedural motions to delay it. People can complain about a budget for not last three years but now one has been passed, both sides. So lets get on wit. Do a budget. Make sure this government is running because we have to create certainty to the private sector. They are watching what were doing every day and thats why there is less investment and people, you watch the market today, there is a bump in the road in the last few days. Jon i think certainty would be a welcome thing out of washington. Absolutely. In many ways. Jon senator mark begich from alaska. Thank you. Thank you very much. Jenna well continue to watch what is happening on the floor. 220 hours plus. Well see where it goes. The search is on for a missing college student. She vanished after seen with a i accused killer. Well have more on this missing woman coming up. 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South dakota teenagers, Sherry Miller an pam jackson vanished on the way to a party back in 1971. The car in which they left just found in a creekbed with skeletal remains inside. Now investigators say they will begin the search for the killers again. Police asking for help finding anna ray shunk. Investigators say the university of minnesota teen went missing after her exboyfriend got into a fight with her current one. Police say they shot and killed him and the exboyfriend is under arrest but anna ray is not been seen since. The fbi will hold a News Conference in the next few hours on the shooting in the Washington Navy yard. 12 people were killed by gunman aaron alexis. Jenna iran giving mixed messages in the speech at the u. N. Yesterday. The first time weve heard from him, hughes hassan rouhani, calling america exceptional for guesting involved in the outside world while at the same time condemning us and u. N. And sanctions on the country over its Nuclear Program which he maintains is only for peaceful purposes and those sanctions are causing pain for his people. Translator these sanctions are violent, pure and simple. Whether called smart or otherwise, unilateral or multilateral, these sanctions violate inalienable human rights, the right to the peace, right to the development, right to access to health and education and above all, the right to life. Jenna so what about those sanctions that were imposing on iran . What is actually happening with them . We have the executive director of the foundation for defense of democracies. And head of the iran Energy Program as well. Knows a whole lot about sanctions which is why he is the person to talk to about this. Mark, what is the reality . We dont have access to travel to iran to see what the average iranian is experiencing with these sanctions. What are they doing to iran . Hi, jenna. The sanctions are certainly hurting the iranian economy. Their inflation is up and unemployment is up and iranian oil revenue is down. So it is clear that the Iranian Regime is facing pretty serious economic difficulties but here is something most people dont know. The Iranian Regime has 80 billion sitting in overseas Bank Accounts it can use to buy food and medicine and other humanitarian goods without any restrictions. It is actually not spending that money. Somebody should ask president rouhani why he is not spending billions of dollars in Unrestricted Fund to buy food and he had medicine for his people. Jenna if that is the case is the sanctions being effective in stopping the pursuit of Nuclear Weapons . They havent certainly slowed down irans Nuclear Program but have been very successful getting iran to the table and take these sanctions very seriously. There is no doubt that president rouhani and Supreme Leader khomeni would be at the table but for sanctions. Sanctions are hurting the economy and putting the regimes survival at some risk. That is why they want to negotiate. Thats why theyre there. Jenna where do we go from here then, mark . We understand there able big meeting tomorrow between secretary kerry and his counterpart and his iranian counterpart. We just talked to congressman royce yesterday to passed another round of sanctions in the house but it is stuck in the senate. Where is there to go . Where should we be going to keep pressure on iran . The most important meeting thats going to occur this week is not tomorrow or thursday. It is actually friday, when the iaea, the International Atomic Energy Agency and sits down with iran and asks iran and mr. Rouhani to come clean about the past nuclear activities. If it does not admit it is engaged in mendacious cheating for decades building Nuclear Weapons, we need to move forward with punishing sanctions that send a message to this regime and this Supreme Leader that he will lose his regime unless he compromisings on his Nuclear Program. Jenna i only have 30 seconds mark, but how long do we continue down the sanctions path before it buying time for the regime to build Nuclear Weapons . We have to make a decision very soon whether there is negotiated agreement to be had or not because in less than 10 months, by june 2014 iran will be at the point where they will be able to break out to a Nuclear Weapon without being detected by the International Atomic

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