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Advance. it spread pretty rapidly. >> what are we looking at in terms of a timeline now? obviously the fires have been burning for some weeks. the drought is particularly bad in california and over the western region of the country. what are we looking forward to in terms of relief? what do we need? >> well, obviously the heat plays a huge factor in that. weather is a big factor as well. you know, theres a lot of thunderstorms. the good and the bad this comes with rain is usually lightning that ...

Priority items. youve become president. these are the top five things you want to accomplish right out of the box. >> obviously the economic side of this is where you have to go first. you got the economics headed in the right direction. you 34 tax rate. that does multiple things. not only does it give a clear message and incentive for peel to invest in the united states, to bring back that manufacturing that has moved offshore. it raises the wages for the workers. thats a thats a powerful messa...

Priority items. youve become president. these are the top five things you want to accomplish right out of the box. >> obviously the economic side of this is where you have to go first. you got the economics headed in the right direction. you 34 tax rate. that does multiple things. not only does it give a clear message and incentive for peel to invest in the united states, to bring back that manufacturing that has moved offshore. it raises the wages for the workers. thats a thats a powerful messa...

Addressed. i would like to stress that it was a warning to me and by july it was clear to me that your department is being less than transparent about whether the changes would be ready by october the first, as a result i introduced the exchange sunset act of 2013 and my bill wouldve sunset at the exchanges of the the individual mandate the beneficiaries could not enroll starting october 1, a promise. in august, the hhs office of inspector general identified privacy and security vulnerabilities ...

Raise the debt ceiling. so that is the package theyre talking about. what is really interesting is that as we were discussing before, the house republican leadership basically has a wish list, a laundry list, maybe even a christmas tree of all the things that they want to do in congress, whether its delaying obama care for a year, the keystone pipeline, tax reform. theyre attaching all of this, im told, maybe more than a dozen republican priority items to the measure to raise the debt ceiling in...

Students sitting by the front door because they thought he was going to bring a again. teachers afraid. >> i hate to say this, because it is sensitive. we want to find out -- what did the parents know? >> sean: i think they knew. >> what action should they have taken? in fairness to them and the teachers, was there any action available that could have been used? it is possible there wasnt. because our laws now should change so you can evaluate these people better. if we hadnt had one week of fal...

I think one is health care based on what you are saying. >> top priority items, two, the economy and terrorists. the economy, health care tied into dramatically. i see health care as driving the economic problems we have in the country. obamacare being part of it. not just what obamacare does but what it doesnt do. we have to contain the cost of health care. the reason states are going that bankruptcy or could go into bankruptcy if the law were changed is because of the cost of health care. pens...

Students sitting by the front door because they thought he was going to bring a again. teachers afraid. >> i hate to say this, because it is sensitive. we want to find out -- what did the parents know? >> sean: i think they knew. >> what action should they have taken? in fairness to them and the teachers, was there any action available that could have been used? it is possible there wasnt. because our laws now should change so you can evaluate these people better. if we hadnt had one week of fal...

Based on what you are saying. >> top priority items, two, the economy and terrorists. the economy, health care tied into dramatically. i see health care as driving the economic problems we have in the country. obamacare being part of it. not just what obamacare does but what it doesnt do. we have to contain the cost of health care. the reason states are going that bankruptcy or could go into bankruptcy if the law were changed is because of the cost of health care. pensions are funded. underfunde...

Doesnt want to do the hard work of selecting low priority items and eeliminating they say to do something good to help people. >> neil: im getting -- >> indeed. one thing im getting inconsistent vibes out of the white house n november of 2009, the president signed the jobless benefits extension and heres what he said. >> its important to know that the bill i signed will not add to the deficit, its fully paid for and fiscally responsible. >> neil: all right that was then, this is now. many in you...