Well, were at the brink. Reporter with time running out, House Speaker john boehner announced his partys newest salvo a bill to fund the government that also delays the individual mandate in the Health Care Law which requires all americans to buy insurance. The house will act this evening and whether send it over to the United States senate. Reporter Senate Leader harry reid warned this bill would meet the same fate as the previous two which would have defunded or delayed the Health Care Bill all together. They are closing down the government. I dont know what in the world is wrong with them, why theyre fixated on this obamacare. It is the law reporter the strategy is being championed by texas senator ted cruz, along with dozens of Tea Party House republicans who road a wave of obamacarerelated ang interoffice in 2010. Louisianas john fleming. Do you think this is worth shutting down the government over . I think this is worth fighting over obamacare, which the American People reject.
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is a special western edition. The house and senate spent the day runnin running into full spo a fiasco of their own making. Major parts of the federal government will shut down at midnight unless Congress Passes a bill to keep the government funded. House republicans have refused to do that without a oneyear delay in one of the key provisions of the Affordable Care act, also known as obamacare. There are latebreaking developments in this story and here is nancy cordes on capitol hill. Reporter scott, the capitol is locked in what appears to be a neverending game of chicken. The g. O. P. Led house is voting tonight on the third republican attempt to use a government funding bill to weaken the president S Health Care law. The democraticallyled senate has already said it will block that. Well, were at the brink. Reporter with time running out, House Speaker john boehner announced his partys newest salvo, a bill to f
Everyone. Im jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. The vote today was 4070, a umaninous decision in the house of representativeses to give backpay to furloughed federal workers. Thats about all congress completely agrees on right now. It is day five of the Government Shutdown. We also learned that defense secretary chuck hagel is ordering most of the defense departments 350,000 furloughed civilian workers back on the job. Withnioore on all of this, heres jeff pegues in washington. Reporter if House Speaker john boehner had a plan to end the Government Shutdown this morning, he wasnt sharing. Good morning, everybody. Nice to see you all. Reporter speaking today on the senate floor, majority leader harry reid pointed the finger across the aisle. All the speaker has to do is find the courage to defy the tea party for the good of our great country. Reporter reid and boehner have not spoken face to face sinced withs meeting at the white house. Fund the government reporter democ
With the anti-vaccine movement gaining more traction everyday, many doctors have taken to “firing” their patients. In the wake of a measles outbreak in California, one doctor has posted a crystal clear notice in his office waiting room with a special message for parents who have chosen not to vaccinate their children.