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Derailment. the crash trapped the conductor for about 25 minutes. her injuries are not believed to be life threatening. seven train passengers were also treated for minor injuries. a honda behind that truck was also in the crash. the drivers of both the truck and the honda refused treatment. those are just some of the other stories were keeping on eye on today, ed. of course, the big one, health care. >> it is a big one. it is a big day for the president. big day for a lot of americans. thanks...

Finish this this week. he said essentially he will not release his numbers until they have taken a vote on this final package, if it does come back. they go to recess on monday. so a real sense of urgency to get this done before a two-week recess, ed. >> what are these 20 hours going to be like, luke? >> reporter: well, youre going to have the gop really trying to take a scalpel. theyre going to go through line by line, saying this piece of the fix-it bill does not apply to the reconciliation pr...

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For. i dont like that in politics. >> what do you think, jennifer? >> well, i think that ron is putting it nicely for the republicans. i think its a sign of absolute desperation. i think its a fight to stay relevant. i think the apology is because he went too far. didnt realize it because hes caught up in a whirlwind. theres a whipsaw going on. republicans cant see straight, theyre so angry. their entire world and entire political landscape has changed 100% in the last week. they dont know how t...

Congratulations for all you did. you were the one that stepped forward with a 50-state strategy. i dont think any progressive in this country will ever forget that. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. coming up, a former bush speechwriter says that president obamas win on health care will mean waterloo for the republicans. david frum joins me in just a moment. tiger woods told the golf channel his addiction is horrific and afraid of how fans are going to react to him when he hits the course at th...

Ban on pre-existing conditions. i think, you know, at some point i think the american people are going to say, what is this all about? why arent you standing up for me? why arent you helping me to make my family safe and provide them with the care they need? >> its a tough campaign to run saying youre going to take stuff away from people. >> thats exactly right. >> republicans in our coverage yesterday said people dont believe the cbos and the democrats do. >> our republican friends have a tende...

Happened yesterday is your question, ed. there are 37 states around this country that have said we should leave it to the tenth amendment. those powers not specifically delineated in the constitution we should allow that power and abilities to the state. i think it has never, ever been attempted by a congress, democrat or republican, to say an american has to purchase a particular goodened service. that has never happened. >> you think they withstand the legal test here? >> i do. i read the cons...

I dont think leader reid would have come over and made a statement to our entire democratic caucus if such were not the case. he said he had the signatures and i believe him. >> congressman, did you see the letter? do you know what was in the letter? i mean, theres a lot of devil in the detail here about, you know, when it comes to fixing this bill and doing the reconciliation fixes on this. are you comfortable with the language in the letter? >> i did see a letter that was addressed to us in th...

Of texas. >> i think that says it correctly. >> nice job, congressman. very nice. im sure you made your family and constituents very proud last night. >> thank you so much. ed schultz is next right here only on msnbc. the place for politics.

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