To you. That deal has now been nixed. Republican leadership in the house appear to have no idea what to do next and there is no good reason to believe anyone knows what will happen next. The house measure that was to have been voted on would have funded the government through december 15, extended the debt limit to february 7 and ended employer contributions to Health Insurance for members of congress and its staff, the white house and its staff as well as cabinet members. In this case government contributions since the government is the employer. As that made its way to the house rules committee, heritage activists urged them to vote no. And shortly after a vote was killed. Just 24 hours after we thought we had a deal coming from the senate. Reporter here is another layer of gamesmanship to the drama playing out in washington. Senator ted cruz in texas convened in a secret meeting last knight. Cruz summoned 15 to 20 House Republicans to the basement of this mexican restaurant. They we
First of its kind default. A deal offered by Speaker John Boehner to reopen the government and lift the debt ceiling, one that was supposed to be voted on by the house tonight as i speak to you. That deal has now been nixed. Republican leadership in the house appear to have no idea what to do next and there is no good reason to believe anyone knows what will happen next. The house measure that was to have been voted on would have funded the government through december 15, extended the debt limit to february 7 and ended employer contributions to Health Insurance for members of congress and its staff, the white house and its staff as well as cabinet members. In this case government contributions since the government is the employer. As that made its way to the house rules committee, heritage activists urged them to vote no. And shortly after a vote was killed. Just 24 hours after we thought we had a deal coming from the senate. Here is another layer of gamesmanship to the drama playing o
Republican leadership in the house appear to have no idea what to do next and there is no good reason to believe anyone knows what will happen next. The house measure that was to have been voted on would have funded the government through december 15, extended the debt limit to february 7 and ended employer contributions to Health Insurance for members of congress and its staff, the white house and its staff as well as cabinet members. In this case government contributions since the government is the employer. As that made its way to the house rules committee, heritage activists urged them to vote no. And shortly after a vote was killed. Just 24 hours after we thought we had a deal coming from the senate. Reporter here is another layer of gamesmanship to the drama playing out in washington. Senator ted cruz in texas convened in a secret meeting last knight. Cruz summoned 15 to 20 House Republicans to the basement of this mexican restaurant. They were reportedly discussing how to respon
Tonight. Shannon breen here in washington, with the rhetoric before and after saturdays cop killings. But we begin with correspondent david lee miller. Reporter good evening, john, mayor de blasio did some finger pointing of his own this afternoon, and perhaps in an unexpected direction, he pointed the finger at the media for portraying what he sees is largely peaceful demonstrations, meanwhile the mayor remains under pressure, critics say he has lost the support for much of his own police force. New york city mayor bill de blasio today visited the homes and families of officers rafael ramos and winjian lu who were killed execution style on saturday. At a news conference, he described their anguish. You can only imagine what a Family Member is going through at that moment, where their lives have suddenly been made unimaginable, that everything that they thought and believed would be a part of their lives is suddenly gone. Reporter Authorities Say the shooter was 20yearold ismaail brinl