So we should be careful assuming were car reening toward the end. Well it seems to me this all comes down to who thinks they will get the blame for a shuttown. F shutdown. For 17 years its been that the republicans paid for the shutdown in the 90s but new republicans arent sure thats true. They say healthcare was more unpopular than anything debated in the mid 90s. They think this is a different time t. Way people get their information is different so it wont be just the big, bad Mainstream Media controlling the narrative. Theres a lot of reasons they think things will be different this time but theres one article of faith that i always put my analysis in when you see the show downs. Which party is united and which party isnt . Democrats are united and republicans are fighting so thats why you have to assume at some point boehner is going to blink. Is it today or does he allow the government to shutdown for a few days and then blink. Thank you. Special coverage all this week on air and
November 16th, 2012. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, welcome to today on a friday morning, i am matt lauer. Good morning, i am Savannah Guthrie. We look at the statue of liberty live. Were going to witness something incredible on the plaza. If theres a dry eye left when the ceremony is over, ill be amazed. 30 people that worked so hard to become u. S. Citizens, a wait sometimes measured in decades will become u. S. Citizens on the plaza this morning. So many of us take this for granted. Those people on the plaza do not take it for granted. It will be amazing, their family members will witness it as well. We look forward to that. We start with sad news out of midland, texas. One minute theyre taken to a banquet to honor veterans, the next chaos. Witnesses say the float was almost across the tracks when hit by a double decker Freight Train. Investigators are still piecing together how this could ha
The u. S. , a beacon of freedom and hope for people all around the world. The dream of citizenship about to be fulfilled from these people. They come from different lands with different stories to tell, but they will all become americans live today, friday, november 16th, 2012. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie. As we look at statue of liberty live, we are going to witness something really remarkable today on our plaza, and if theres a dry eye left when this ceremony is over ill be amazed. 30 people who have worked so hard to become u. S. Citizens, a wait that sometimes was measured in decades will become u. S. Citizens on our plaza. So many of us take it for granted. Those people out on the plaza do not take it for granted. Their family members are here to witness it as well. Its amazing. One minute
Tonight. Democratic and republican aids are predicting that much. The senate wont even begin considering the house bill until late this afternoon in what is as much a partisan crisis as a fiscal crisis the country is barrelling toward its first shutdown in 17 years. Its decision day. Congress has until midnight tonight to avoid a Government Shutdown but no one is getting their hopes up. House republicans are refusing to fund the government unless the president s healthcare law is delayed one year. The American People deserve to have time to see what this will do before its implemented. And the house plan is a nonstarter for Senate Democrats or the president who huddled with advisors insisting republicans agree to fund the government without conditions. Dont shut down the government and fail to pay the governments bill with the debt ceiling. Reporter the democratic controlled senate didnt even meet sunday. The halls silent. Instead, theyll wait until this afternoon to reject the house p
And hope for people all around the world. The dream of citizenship about to be fulfilled from these people. They come from different lands with different stories t tell, but they will all become americans live today, friday, november 16th, 2012. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie. As we look at statue of liberty live, we are going to witness something really remarkable today on our plaza, and if theres a dry eye left when this ceremony is over ill be amazed. 30 people who have worked so hard to become u. S. Citizens, a wait that sometimes was measured in decades will become u. S. Citizens on our plaza. So many of us take it for granted. Those people out on the plaza do not take it for granted. Their family members are here to witness it as well. Its amazing. One minute families in midland texas are be