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That kind of political transition wouldve been much easier. its a lot harder now. john kerry has been doing excellent work in moving that process forward. i do think that you have seen from the russians a recognition that after a couple months they are not really moving the needle that much. thats what i suggested would happen because theres only so much bombing you can do when an entire country is outraged and represent them. >> thank you, mr. president. id like to ask about this in congress. s...

And their unwillingness to move this process forward, are there any countries that they may invite in to help them with this? >> theres at least 30 countries involved in the relief operations in nepal. and a lot of aid agencies with all of the different united agencies. world bank. so a lot of agencies involved but nepal is sort of trying to coordinate all these different agencies involved and thats been the problem really. because theres too many interests here. nepal obviously has a fractured ...

That authority, or at least begin the debate on moving that process forward. those who didnt vote for it i want to keep on trying to make the case and provide them the inspection they need to feel confident that despite the fact that there have been genuine problems with trade deals in the past the approach we are taking here i think is the right one. not just for big u.s. businesses but small and medium sized businesses and ultimately the authority for american workers. >> i wouldnt be promotin...

The details. you know, i started to explain some of the challenges that im facing on the ground and that i want to move the process forward, you know. and thats the challenge here is that there are, again and again, i have found myself in meetings explaining to the christie administration, listen, weve all got to be careful here. we cant have a conversation about what the plan is for the rockefeller group because it hasnt been designated, and its my job as the mayor of hoboken to follow that red...

And hearing from them, hearing their voices, and hearing their priority is essential to helping compel this process forward. >> reporter: as you were saying, martha, so far for the week ahead scheduled there are no meetings on the public schedule with congressional leaders. martha: yeah there was discussion that there would be a sit down, a meeting sometime this week. a lot of people are looking for leadership from the president on this. is there any sign this hes convincing the republican lawma...

Our own security, and that partnership we expect to continue. so your majesty, you are always welcome here. the american people feel a great affection for the jordanian people, and we trust that during this remarkable time of transition in the region that jordan will be at the forefront in being able to move a process forward that creates greater opportunity. and ensures that jordan is a model of a prosperous, modern and successful arab state under your leadership. so thank you very much. >> tha...

Partnership we expect to continue. so your majesty, you are always welcome here. the american people feel a great affection for the jordanian people. and we trust that during this remarkable time of transition in the region that jordan will be at the forefront in being able to move a process forward that creates greater opportunity and ensures that jordan is a model of a prosperous, modern and successful arab state under your leadership. so thank you very much. >> thank you. mr. president, i am ...

>> reporter: open floodgates, thousands hit by floodwaters so new orleans stays dry. the alternative, city officials say, would have been worse than katrina. >> water is pouring through 15 of 125 floodgates at morganza, louisiana right now, a quarter of the gates will eventually be opened. downstream, water from the spillway is already overrunning some homes. as many as 25,000 could go under water in the next few weeks. president obama is welcoming jordan king abdallah to the white h...

Hosting with the congressional leaders? >> look. this is the beginning of an ime por -- important process. the president by appointing the simpson/bowles commission, and implementing the plan at george washington university vision for reducing the deficit in a balanced way by investing in the essential priorities in government to allow us to grow, and allow us to create jobs, he is now taking this step to move this process forward, because he believes that we are at an important point here where...

There is a house vote to keep the government running. democrats looking for a short fix to keep the government running. both sides question why we have not heard more from the president. chris van hollen ranking democrat on the house budget committee. thanks for coming back. does anything move this process forward without the presidents involvement? >> at the end of the day you need the white house involved just like you need the house and the senate involved to get things done. the president ma...