back our efforts to provide health insurance to folks who don t have it. it s all about rolling back the affordable care act. this more than anything else seems to be with what the republican party stands for these days. i know it s strange but one party would make some people uninsured the centerpiece of their agenda but that apparently is what it is. of course what is stranger still is that shutting down our government and it doesn t accomplish their stated goal. the affordable care care act as a law that passed the house and passed the senate and the supreme court ruled the constitutional. it was a central issue in last year s election. it is settled and it is here to stay. because of its funding sources it s not impacted by a government shutdown. these americans are here with me today because even though the government disclosed part of the affordable care act is now open for business. for them millions like them this is a historic day for a good reason. it s been a long
want this to end? this is a republican crisis right now. and the republican party is desperate to get out of the crisis of their own making. when does john boehner finally say screw you guys? let s dive in for the very latest details on this. we have nbc capitol hill correspondent kelly o donnell and white house correspondent kristen welker standing by. kelly, let me start with you. it looks like there are about five possible scenarios or solutions that could come out of this. kelly, what are you learning is likely through today? reporter: one of the things that s been so difficult, thomas, in most crises we can see the leap frog of likely steps. even if there s some heat and fire in between, you sort of know where it s headed. this has been more difficult. part of what could happen is what has been requested but flatly denied. the whole idea of just simply republicans folding, passing funding for the government with nothing else attached. that seems less and less likel
december 31, 2012. it s down to the wire. we are less than 24 hours away from hitting the so-called fiscal a cliff right now. the house and senate are striking a deal oh avoid massive tax hikes and spending cuts. derek ward is live with more on what s happening today. the end is near. that s the end of the year, of course. what about the path that ends at the end of the fiscal cliff. senators should be back at it. the house reconvened this morning. such new year s eve appearances are on the hill. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and joe biden kept in place to avoid $200 billion in tax increases. broad stroke spending cuts and domestic and defense spending. they would take effect gradually over a period beginning at midnight if the white house and congress can t reconcile their differences. it appeared to have been movement on the cost of living increases for social security recipients. opposition to the white house s proposed rate of increase was dropped but the com
antonin scalia hunting and vacationing at the sebola ranch. that s a ranch in martha, texas. i have been down there. it s a pretty remote area of this country in the big bend area of texas as arthel said. he was with some friends and apparently was found this morning. we are told a hearse from the town nearby was seen at the site in the last couple of hours. so as we are sadly reporting today, antonin scalia, a legal giant born in trenton, new jersey, grew up in queens, new york, then off to georgetown and harvard making an impact on all the lives of americans in our country. absolutely. nominated by president ronald reagan. john roberts is in south carolina in anticipation of tonight s gop presidential debate. and, john, i know earlier we were speaking and you were telling me that you were following tweets and various postings to this reaction of this sad news. good evening to you, arthel. obviously, the twitter responses are short from the campaigns but we are getting s
this is the cbs evening news. mason: and this is our western edition. good evening. i m anthony mason. president trump today began unraveling the signature domestic and foreign policy achievements of his immediate predecessor. he cut off subsidies for obamacare. more about that in a moment, but first the iran nuclear deal. the president declared iran is not living up to the spirit of it, told congress to fix it or, he warned, he will scrap it. we have reports from washington and tehran. and we begin with white house and senior foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan. we will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror, and the very real threat of iran s nuclear breakdown. reporter: presidentmpsed an e spirit of the nuclear deal, but he stopped short of withdrawing from the agreement. instead, he asked congress to set new terms that satisfy his concerns and gave it power to reimpose sanctions on tehran if it does not compl