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Iran doesnt possess nuclear weapons, but he also said we have an obligation to try to find a diplomatic resolution to the problem. >> we have to test diplomacy, we have to see enough fact they are serious about their willingness to abide by international norms and international law. >> theres no talk today of a time frame, but the israelis have pulled back their prediction that iran would move to the weapons phase of their nuclear program sometime this year. trace? >> trace: wendell, thank you. ...

Overseas. >> the house republicans continue looking at going after obamacare. the senate republican leader was considering the idea of funding the government another week. tension is building as were about nine hours from a government shutdown. trace? >> trace: big talk. with us now the managing editor of the hill newspaper, bob cusack. good to see you. >> hey,. >> trace: trace dont you love how each side thinks the other sized just being absolutely ridiculously stubborn on this? >> both sides -...

>> trace: theres a huge gap on the hill. bob cusack, good to see you. >> thanks, trace. >> trace: at the very heart of the budget showdown is president obamas signature healthcare law, and beginning tomorrow americans can begin signing up for insurance exchanges. administrative officials say that will happen with or without a shutdown. lots of questions still remain, including how much it will cost and whether or not those exchanges will be completely up and running. peter deucey is live in wash...

But it could be somebody they talk about. in terms of blaming democrats for this, its hard. its very difficult. because in part because people blame congress a lot more than they blame democrats, and with a split house and split senate, democratic president in the white house, its easier to lay the blame at the feet of congress and polling shows that. >> trace: and whether or not the government shuts down, obamacare rolls on tomorrow morning, regardless. good to see you. thanks for coming on. >>...

>> okay. you need to sign up by january 1, 2014. provided you have coverage by that start date. if you dont the irs is coming for you. theres a $95 fee or fine or tax, whatever you want to call it, if you dont participate in 2014. after that it goes way up, almost $700 two years hence. so the fees and the fines are high. you have to pay attention because youre required to participate in some way. well talk all about this tonight on the fox business network, the willus report, at 6:00 and 9:00m a...

Insurance next year, that and member and staff subsidies and other government subsidies to go into the exchanges. democrats are saying they should simply pass a bill to fund the government. >> to think that because of his wilful faction of tea party republicans he would allow this government to shut down and continue to play these games back and forth, is just inexcusable. inexcusable for anyone who calls himself a leader. >> theres so much potential for bipartisan evidents toed a -- efforts to ...

This easy-to-understand guide will answer some of your questions and help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan thats right for you. >> trace: then theres this. losing luggages no fun. your favorite pair of jeans, new smith gone without a trace. then we have moscow airport which could be holding the most valuable piece of missing luggage. its 200 pallettes of cash reportedly worth more than $27 billion and its been there for six years and nobody is sure to whom it belongs. one theory it was...

Mutual funds. its another excuse to sit back and not do anything and keep your risk appetite in check. that being said, one thing i think is interesting is nobody feels smart for having panicked over the fiscal cliff thing last year. so therefore the conditioning is, lets not make too much out of this until were absolutely forced to. >> trace: everybody uses the phrase, if the government shuts down for a couple of days no big deal. but what if it goes a week? maybe ten days? right to the edge of...

The hours and days up to the possible shutdown, and it was averted. this time were not going to avert it. >> trace: i was going to mention. theyre not talking. theres no negotiation going on right now at all. so you have the house republican members huddling right now and will come up with some strategy. whats the next strategy? whats the next move on their part? >> i think theyre going to send another version, as mike was saying, some other version back to the senate so theyre replying the ping...

So theyre sending back to the house a funding -- government funding bill that would just fund the government for a month and a half. here are some top senate democrats moments ago. >> it was deliberately designed to be politically provocative. continuing resolutions are always about disputes over money. they were not about political ideological viewpoints over past legislation. >> they tried to send us something back, theyre spinning their wheels. we are not going to change obamacare. if they wa...