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I think they have a ways to go until were back. the next thing is the debt ceiling fight. basically, theyre going to have a repeat of 2011 when they held the country hostage to get their way. when they were willing to put their own political objectives over the well being and health and economy of the country and really the world as a whole. theyre going in that direction again. so, as bad as their favorability ratings are right now, as bad as things look for them right now, i think they are onl...

Possibility of a run. >> reporter: the secretary is reportedly in good spirits, engaging with doctors, staff and her husband, former president bill clinton, who has been by her side. but its unclear when shell leave the hospital. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. a major new medical study finds a few extra pounds might be okay. researchers found that people who were slightly overweight had less risk of dying than people of average weight. they found other factors like high cholesterol were f...

Does this accumulate more of a brand problem for the gop, or do they just want to take the win? >> the base eats this stuff up. they watch him say that sort of thing about the secretary of state and the reason she might not be able to testify, and they bang the drums and say that must be it. shes afraid to testify. the idea that she would be afraid to testify on this is frankly ridiculous when you are talking about hillary clinton, who is not afraid of anything. it just absolutely looks facial t...

The senate right now. so lets see what reid and mcconnell come up withed today >> i have been hearing some optimism this morning at least in relation to these two men, mcconnell and reid, veterans being able to get something through the senate. so theres some optimism theyll be able to come up with something. but the issue is now what happens in the house. where is your optimism in terms of whatever they send over to the house is going to be something that all of you all are going to be able to ...

But lets not miss this deadline. thats the bare minimum that we should be able to get done. and it shouldnt be that hard since democrats and republicans both say they dont want to see taxes go up on middle class families. i just have to repeat, outside of washington, nobody understands how this cemenseem e a repeat pattern. ordinary folks, they doo their jobs. they meet deadlines. they sit down and they discuss things and then things happen. if there are disagreements, they sort through the disa...

The only reason we ever allowed that vote on that proposal is i said at that time, we knew it didnt pass constitutional muster. and if democrats were really serious, they had proceed to a revenue bill that originated in the house as the constitution requires, and as i called on them to do again last week. to repeat, the so-called senate bill is nothing more than a glorified sense of the senate resolution. lets put that talking point aside. last night i told the president wed be happy to look at ...

Meaning hell let us know if the speaker decides to come become to washington for any kind of meetings. house republicans say they passed the stopgap measure extending all existing tax cuts and are pressing the senate to approve it. in a statement yesterday the house g.o.p. leadership said quote the lines of communication remain open and we will continue to work with our colleagues to avert the largest tax hike in american history, and to address the underlying problems which is spending. we just...

Debt limit when there will be anything substantial don entitlement reform and things of that nature. and how worries are you that we could see a repeat of the possible down great of the u.s. createit rating? >> im concerned about it. we reached the debt limit, but tricks we can play to keep the government operating. that looks like no more than 60 days. its an arbitrary and useless statute. denmark i think is the only other country that has something like that. this would be gamesmanship of

Watchers. >> pancake crisis or political fearmongering? i cant read the teleprompter today. well discuss the lead up to november 6th. in the lead up to november 6th, period. there is more chance you will get hit by lightning, i think, on a plane -- actually, that would be increasing your chances. but he does have his own stash of several millions of gallons of oil. im kidding, private stash. presidents private stash of oil, dont listen to me. >> peg gi newman today in the gop? wall street journa...

Was unraveling and that they needed extra help. shep? >> shepard: catherine herridge, thank you. >> you are welcome. >> shepard: today vice president joe biden met with his task force on gun violence. it was their first meeting. president obama has given the group until next month to come up with proposals to try to prevent mass shootings like the shooting spree at sandy hook elementary. today met with law enforcement across the country. he said this is one washington tax force that will get res...