Last position and i make no apologies for what i m about to say. i can t justify leaving millions without the access of the care they need and the ability to exercise their constitutionally protected right. if i believe health care is a right as i do, i can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone s zip code. talk about whiplash. the immediate question, of course, is, why wasn t biden or his campaign ready for this question? abortion is always a hot button issue in presidential elections, but now especially against the backdrop of extreme new laws in predominantly southern states. but there s a bigger problem here from where i sit. now that biden has caved to progressives on the hyde amendment, what s the point of his candidacy, exactly? here s the deal. i m confused. i thought biden s ray son debt tra was to remain in the center.
As you can see, things have flipped. more americans, more voters now say they would choose republicans over democrats as a candidate for congress, a reversal from just a month ago when animosity was directed towards republicans over the government shutdown. talk about whiplash, john. in many ways this is getting back to normal. if you look at history, the six-year itch election, a president in the second term, the other party historically does very well. we were talking about this, right after the shutdown, democrats suddenly got optimistic, the public was blaming republicans in congress much more than democrats. can nancy pelosi be speaker? can we expand instead of losing seats in our senate majority? here s why it matters. number one, it could affect fund-raising and candidate recruitment. more importantly, that number
london as police struggle to take back control of their streets. now americans are being urged to use caution when traveling around the city. good morning again. i m carol costello. three members of the congressional super committee have been chosen. nine more to go. there are 12. they will have 90 days to come up with $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. the selections and reaction to them on this american morning. all right. good morning, it is wednesday august 10th. ali is off today after working i think 15 or 16 straight days covering the markets and all that. more on the markets and the economy in just a moment. you seem a little short today. i know. i have a high chair. i think so. i like that. you re taller than i am, carol. good morning. i m carol costello. actually we have to talk about this first, london is burning a fourth night of looting and violence in the streets, parts of london resemble a war zone with burned out buildings and destruction. 16,000