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About more than just the short term damage of a temporary shutdown. its also about the accumulating and lasting damage that comes from a paycheck to paycheck approach to budgeting for the defense of our country. we need to innovate. we need to continue to attract the best people to develop the next generation of capabilities and to meet the current generation of threats. yet again, we face the real risk that political gridlock will hold us back. without a negotiated budget solution in which ever...

Mitch mcconnell and john boehner have contacted the white house about budget talks. mcconnell was hopeful they can start soon. lawmakers want to negotiate a long-term budget solution. one spaning the next two years. meantime president obama and raul castro is meeting at the united nations. they are working to normalize the relations following the cold war era. cubas foreign minister believes removing the decade long trade embargo is a vital step. he said it will be lifted with time. >> as these ...

Talk of default behind us and instead start talking about finding solutions to the problems. >> reopen the government. lets pay our nations bills, and then lets negotiate a sensible budget solution that secures our countrys long-term fiscal means. >> reporter: now, why are they moving? well, look, both parties are feeling some political pressure right now. you look at this nbc news/"wall street journal" poll this morning, it suggests republicans have taken a real hit for combining the health car...

Was that a three weeks ago, a week ago, a day ago? jay carney went on i point out to say he thinks the solution if the republicans reopen the government, we wouldnt fight over the benefits, wouldnt fight over the grand canyon being shut down. that battle is obviously going to go on the broader budget battle. the president will have house republicans over here to get the government reopen. to deal with the government being reopen so we dont have the drip, drip of of the government being shutdown....

It takes some time to. >> reporter: there are people who care about it and want it done quickly. why wont you tell us what date he learned. was it yesterday or the day before? >> when the president found out, he was disturbed and he asks his lawyers and the l & b to work on it and we expect an issue today. >> reporter: nice try. you wont tell us a simple fact when the president learned. >> when he learned about it he asked for a directive -- direct those who work for him to find a solution and w...

Lawyers to take action. >> so why didnt he have that action taken before today though. >> you have to work out a process, unless youre willing to write the check, ed. it takes -- >> who would write the check. >> it takes some time and are you suggesting we dont, ed? >> im say people who care about it who want to get it done quickly. >> it is getting done today. >> why wont you when he learned about it? was it yesterday, day before? >> when the president found out he was disturbed and asked his l...

Keep them coming. tell what you think. @billhemmer, @marthamaccallum. well read a lot of those a lit later this hour as well. martha: a lot of people symbolic of a president has a couple times overlooked veterans in this situation. we saw the world war ii story closed down. you have to ask yourself if these are ways to show the pain of the government shutdown or bill: send us a 2008. well read them later this hour. breaking news. fox news confirming now, sources say that john boehner will bring ...

Hair. more and more high schoolers are driving high or riding in a car sw someone w-- with someone who. driving while high or riding in a car with a driver who used drugs or alcohol in the last two weeks. the twist here is the number of teenagers drinking and driving that apparently is down. >> republicans and democrats are fighting for a budget solution before the end of the month. political waters are getting dropped a government shut down is looking fore likely. here on this story is diane ma...

"politico." everyone seems more at interest of "i told you so." people are too happy it blame it on the other haparty and i thin that will run for a while. your reaction to, the unnamed transportation official there. >> tamron, thats why we should get on with the conference committee. the whole purpose is to try and iron out your differences. to try to negotiate a common budget solution and we would like to do that in a transparent way, in the light of day. the so-called regular order. our repub...

Traditional legislating than weve seen over the last few years to try to work through some sort of a budget solution for a longer term. >> and kelly, on wednesday, the eyes of washington and much of the country were fixated on rand pauls epic filibuster. >> still being talked about. >> what that filibuster was about came to fruition yesterday, john brennan confirmed by the senate, although some high profile democrats voting against him. that is now done. >> he will be headed off to longlong -- l...