Attempted. But given the complexity of the system and youve already gotten people who have lost their policies, who cant get new ones. You can add at least one more high profile democrat to this bipartisan bandwagon. Senator Dianne Feinstein is cosponsoring a bill to help people keep their plans. With both parties keeping up the heat, jay carney tried a little damage control yesterday. I think as you saw the president say in an interview with nbc last week, the answer is yes, the president has tasked his team with looking at a range of options, as he said, to make sure that nobody is put in a position where their plans have been cancelled and they cant afford a better plan even though theyd like to have a better plan. So it appears the damage is done. At least when it comes to the president s credibility. A new quinnipiac poll finding more than 50 of people do not think the president is trustworthy. Joining me now is Ranking Member of the House Committee on homeland security, Mississip
Slavery. Insisting the comparison isnt racist. Our free stuff today is being paid for by taking money from our children and borrowing from china. When that note comes due and this isnt racist. Try it and try it. When that note comes due, its like slavery. We are going to be beholden to a foreign master. Our federal debt is like slavery . Slavery was horrific, vile, a vile practice that was explicitly based on race. So its hard to avoid sounding racist when you make comparisons like that. This kind of talk has no place in our political debate. But palin doesnt seem to care. She only cares about throwing red meat to the right wing. The president now broadcasting his shamwow style infomercials. The far left stifling, strangling, shackling agenda. Leaders who would exempt themselves from the laws they force on the rest of us, thats dictatorship. A dictatorship . This stuff might work with the rabid right wing audience, but not with the rest of america. In swing states, palins Approval Rati
Well get to race and the gop in just a moment. But first, the latest on the supertyphoon in the philippines. Officials say the storm may have killed as many as 10,000 people in one town alone. Another city reported 300 dead and more than 2,000 missing. But the death toll is expected to keep on climbing as rescue crews reach remote villages cut off by massive flooding. Officials say at least six of the islands in the philippines were seriously damaged when the typhoon brought winds of more than 170 miles an hour and 20feet storm surges. In one province, the storm destroyed 70 to 80 of all structures in its path. And the provinces capital city, tacloban, has been devastated. And thats where nbcs angus walker is this morning. Reporter this is tacloban airport, which was completely destroyed by the supertyphoon. Its now a place where thousands of people have come, hoping to be rescued and the filipino air force is flying in, transport aircraft taking people away. The old, the young, the si
Thank you for joining us. Im mike hydeck. Monday is the deadline for americans to buy Health Insurance under the Affordable Health care act if they want coverage by january 1. But the white house is making a last minute change that would spare some people from being fined if they dont sign up. It would also offer a new option. Ko im is at the white house. Reporter millions are recently dropped because their plans didnt meet the new standards under the Affordable Health care act. Earlier this week, this woman told cbs news her family was considering going without coverage. We would like catastrophic insurance. Thats what we would take but they dont give you us that option. Reporter now the white house is providing that option. In a lastminute change people who lost their insurance may be able to sign up for cheaper catastrophic coverage plan. The bare bones policy comes with lower premiums but also higher deductibles and limited benefits and many of these people will also have more time
The Syrian Air Force of using incendiary weapons dozens of times. One alleged attack killed 37 people at a school in aleppo. A doctor who treated those who were attacked described the scene. As i was tending to one patient, it was difficult to work out what was cain and what was fabric, the way that it was hanging. August,aw in syria, in stands alone, in terms of the cruelty, the extent of the devastation, the severity of the injuries. Also, the tragedy of the lack of infrastructure to deal with these kinds of casualties. Another report today details the plight of Asylum Seekers who flee abuses in their home country to seek shelter in the United States. , theding to the report United States is the only country in the developed world that denies Work Authorization and government aid to Asylum Seekers. One rape survivor from wanda said she was unable to work for four years while her situation was pending. Reports street journal fewer than 50,000 people have successfully enrolled in priva