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Responsible for the shutdown and thats what the press conference was about. if you want to talk about obamacare you shouldnt have shutdown the government. that seems to imply we can only focus on one thing at a time. >> we know thats not -- that is them defending themselves for not asking the tough questions they know he wants to talk about. that being said. i think it is too early to say if this is a failure or not. it is fair for them to say it is too early to really be reporting on the number...

On preplanned visits, but it shows the seriousness of the situation in syria that he has been completely looped in. just this morning, he was making calls with his counterparts to the defense ministers about the uk and france, talking about the situation in syria and what the next steps may be. and then an interview with the bbc, he indicated that the u.s. military is all prepared, all options have been presented, and they are ready to go at a moments notice. this follows a defense official tell...

Similar indiana law challenged at the supreme court, the justice john paul stevens, not a conservative by any stretch offered the opinion, saying states can have voter i.d.s. getting yourself to the dmv, pulling together the relevant doctors and posing for a picture is not too much to ask from people who want to vote. martha. >> its not preventing anybody from voting. if you give people all of these avenues to receive that i.d. and from what i understand, about the north carolina law, it doesnt ...

Martha: i think that is a really interesting point. alan, can you think of a congressional democrat, when you think about the victory that this was hailed as, and i think about joe biden you know he said it was a big you know what deal that it was so exciting and wonderful, is anyone going to run on this exciting, wonderful plan now. >> over time, i teu tucker has a point we may have a different view of it looking in the rear view mirror. a lot of it doesnt kick in until 2014. martha: 2015 we ar...

About the importance of a booster shot. >> back again, doing a great job of awareness and more people in the country in the recent survey show that people are very aware of the dangers of pertusis and not taking the booster. we are talking about adults around infants and obviously parents are more aware of it. it was grandparents and care givers. adults get that booster. to the vaxation wears off. >> whooping cough. and it could be deadly if a child gets it at a young age. their vaccination does...

Lets just say, i hate to deal with a hypothetical, that the health care law, individual mandate goes out the door. >> right. jenna: how quickly does that change things for the average person out there? >> well it will stop the implementation of the individual mandate which, as you know, doesnt kick in until 2014. but it will also undo some things that have already been done. some states, for example, have already spent tax dollars on setting up the state insurance exchanges. basically an expansi...

Justices seem unconvinced. >> greta: do you mean that what the consideration was is that you cant sue now? the states cant sue now, theyve got to wait until they actually make the payments, make all their financial investments and then they come in and sue? when you say its not ripe, its too early? >> right. this law says you cant have a lawsuit or maintain an action against a tax that has yet to be collected, so critics say mandate doesnt kick in until 2014. somebody wouldnt have to then pay th...

Understand what is at stake. >> always easier to unite in opposition but still, so much back and forth about health care reform, it is a political lightning rod, as you know, yet still confusion over exact what i has and what has not been enacted into law yet. here iss to of the law that have started. adults 26 and younger can remain on their parents health insurance coverage, a tax credit to small businesses that provide health coverage for their employees, lifetime limits on coverage have been...

Im meteorologist bill karins with a look at your weekend forecast. cooler temperatures arriving on the east coast as we go throughout our saturday. so be prepared for that. beautiful weather through the midwest all the way through the rockies. and on the west coast as we go throughout the weekend, wet weather returning to california, even possibly into southern california. and also wet weather in new england. 14 clubs. thats what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a li...

Interesting that the bump doesnt kick in until after the election, right? >> right. it seems like most of the cuts are there. jon: all right. bill gertz from the washington freebie con. bill, thank you. >> thank you. jenna: were watching the fate of a pastor sentenced to death in iran for converting to christianity remains uncertain at this time. a husband and father of two could be executed at any time for renouncing islam. this is despite growing international pressure to free him. its a side ...