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more on this development lets bring in wall street journal columnist henninger and dan and based on evidence thats swirling around in the public how strong is this case? >> thats an easy question to answer paul. because maybe a thousand or more people have already answered it. unanimously, it is not a strong case. it just isnt which raises the mystery of why its being brought. what trump is being accused of which is related to the possibility of paying hush money to adult film ac tres ...

Ground here? >> yes. this is a real problem for republicans and it has been ever since we have the battle over speaker kefn mccarthy he came that and said okay we work through all of that were going to be united now and the fist big test was, obviously, this budget deal. this budget question and yet the gop is got a lot of divisions, hes not managed to corral them around one position thats a real problem because strategy here needs to be to have a position as for some modest requests, use it as ...

This mechanism that would be a fail-safe less the revenues do not come in. that was good news on the tax front. on the budget front, things have blown up. things are up in the air. sort of in a bad phase right now, and we will see if we can put humpty dumpty back together again. >> shepard: to put humpty dumpty back together again, that is the hard part two user analysis. >> what they need to do is get an overall agreement domestic programs and once you do that, you can set a bigger negotiation ...

Ashton carter here in this building say the one short fall he does have in this stellar, stellar resume is that he doesnt have much foreign policy experience. and its been proven before that just because youre in the military doesnt necessarily mean that you will make a good secretary of defense. nevertheless people say because of the issues the administration is face the military over the next couple of years, particularly over the budget front, enforcing it once it was passed before congress. ...

It comes to the debt ceiling. im not saying he should give up his principles but he will face pressure on that front because the republicans do control one chamber of the congress and they will push for him. if he wins on the shut-down, thats going to be interesting to see if that just strengthens his spine on the debt ceiling or if hes willing to give a little as he has in the past. >> you know, wolf, in the bigger picture here, as the weeks tick on, the opportunity for sort of policy creativit...

And so they can see the path to a pretty big achievement on immigration, they can see the path to a reasonable achievement, ken notwithstanding on gun control. so that is a good conversation to have and a conversation that, you know, im going to be not my usual cynical self here that could set the stable for something, not a grand bargain, but some bargain on the budget front. >> were going to have you both back as this all comes together. we want to update this terrible story, police say 20-y...

On the budget front alan simpson and erskine bowles have joined with others from both parties pushing for a bigger solution to the nations budget problems. judd greg is a co-chair on the campaign to fix the debt and joins me now. great to see you. thank you very much. >> thanks. nice to see you again. >> lets talk about some of the proposals that you all have put together. i referred to it earlier and ken conrad the budget chair you know so well was talking about it being a good step forward to ...

Tornado, an emotional and hugely costly job. on the sunday rounds, house majority leader eric cantor said there will be federal help for city, but something must give. >> families dont have unlimited money, and really, neither does the federal government. but theres no question theres a federal role here to play. congress will find the money. it will be offset. and until the president comes forward with his recommendation about how much, you know, i know there are plenty of charitable efforts go...

1 in 10 of those returning from afghanistan or iraq have lost at least an arm or leg. 1 in 4 coming home with deal with issues like depression, substance abuse or homelessness. and 1 in 4 between the ages of 18 and 24 is employed. having done a job for their country most veterans find a way to cope, but many other need help in the business of living. today, serving those who serve with the vice chief of staff of the army, peter corelli. >> i want to fix it as fast as we can. >> veter...

Policy. if he wants to draw down in afghanistan and in iraq which would help him on the budget front, too, theres no better time to do it than now in that afterglow of bin laden being dead. >> howard, do you agree with that? >> absolutely. you have to take this as a mandate for leadership. nothing looks more presidential than that news conference a week ago when we saw them, the white house with the red carpet, i dont care who you are running for president. you cant buy that. and thats huge powe...