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October 17th, the stakes grow even higher. If congress doesnt raise the debt ceiling and the u. S. Treasury cant meet its obligations, that could raise interest rates, credit card rates and plunge the economy back into recession. Reporter there are still some programs that will remain untouched if the government shuts down. Including mail service delivery, funding for Social Security and also air Traffic Controllers and screeners at airport. Laying out where we stand and whats at stake. Now for more on how this is likely to play out, were joined by nbc political director chuck todd. Reporter well, i can tell you whats going on at the white house. Not much of anything. President obama con veeped a meeting of his senior staff earlier today. They talked about the Government Shutdown but also dont forget, tuesday ....
The rules are suspended the bill is passed. And without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Reporter high steaks high stake ises but low expectations for capitol hill. Notably not how Speaker John Boehner came together to and we want to work and negotiate and get the job done. Tea Party Conservatives held to their demand refusing to fund the government unless the Health Care Law is delayed one year. But Senate Democrats will wait until tomorrow to reject the house plan. This is the old football straenl. When you get to where you want to be in a football game, you run out the clock. Democratic leaders say the tea party delay is going nowhere. Theres a time and place to debate obamacare. But not at a time when millions of innocent p ....
Good evening. Things arent looking good. Were now a little under 30 hours away from a partial shutdown of the federal government. The point at which washington will be unable to pay many of its bills. The mechanics of avoiding a monday night strutdown are pretty straightforward. A simple vote by congress to keep the money flowing would do it. But of course, as usual, its the politics, not the mechanics, that are proving to be the obstacle. And the bart san bickering that weve come to know as business as usual, it was on rare display saturday night. Not a good sign. Weve got full coverage starting on capitol hill. Good evening. Where do we stand . Reporter what makes this different than other showdown crisis in recent years, leaders on either side are not sugar coating it. And none of that frantic back scene negotiation going on. And it seems more and more unlikely that they can avoid this mess. The rules are suspended the bill is passed. And without objection, the motion to reconsider ....
In South Australia, parts of the Coorong's coast are undergoing "incredible rates of change" due to climate change. What does that mean for more urbanised parts of our coast? ....
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