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Do that. conservatives trust liberals to do that. they think that we cooked up ted cruz. you know what, i wish liberals were that smart. but liberals are not helping with this, as all. this is a full-blown occasionally profane fight, solely among republicans. about how hard they want to wage a fight, that they all acknowledge will be futile anyway, against something that democrats feel very comfortable about, and are unified around. this is the kind of day in politics where democrats just shut u...

Fight will move over to the senate where it belongs. i expect my senate colleagues to be up for the battle. >> reporter: of course, democrats are making hay of the republican tangle. >> it would be good political theater to watch them self-destruct and thats what theyre doing. >> reporter: now, as house speaker john boehner did say yesterday, they do expect this vote to pass the house later today. of course anything can happen. if it does pass and moves over to the senate for debate next week, s...

With this, as all. this is a full-blown occasionally profane fight, solely among republicans. about how hard they want to wage a fight, that they all acknowledge will be futile anyway, against something that democrats feel very comfortable about, and are unified around. this is the kind of day in politics where democrats just shut up, pop popcorn, and watch the other side self-destruct. but how does this end and who is likely to be left standing in this very, very ugly fight? joining us now is r...

Will only hurt the party, and democrats are warning the republican disarray is bad for the economy. >> it would be good political theater to watch them self-destruct and thats what theyre doing. if there were not so much at stake. >> reporter: its not just a fully functioning government at risk here. house republicans have said they will link raising the nations debt limit to stopping obama care. the president has said he wont negotiate. >> while the president is happy to negotiate with vladimir...

I expect my senate colleagues to be up for the battle. >> reporter: of course democrats are making hay of the republican tangle. >> it would be good political theater to watch them self-destruct. thats what theyre doing. >> reporter: now, we learned today that senate republicans intend to vote to move forward with the debate on the house bill that then gets it into a procedural position where senate democrats need just 51 votes to restore funding to obama care and just 51 votes to pass the full ...

Theater to watch them self destruct. thats what they are doing. if not so much as stake. >> it is deadly source. >> look at calendar october 1st is not that far off. the white house issued a veto threat on the bill that the house is going to vote on tomorrow. well watch and so if anybody blinks. >> the game of chicken continues. mike, thank you. this is how it will likely go down. the republican plan keeps the current spending rate with a added provision to defund obama care. when the cr reaches...

Controversial and flying off the shelves. the new "grand theft auto" is apparently the hottest one yet. the second hour of "newsroom" starts now. good morning, im carol catello. on capitol hill, the clock is ticking. with only enough money to keep the government running another 11 days, republican leaders say they will approve new funding, only if obama care is defunded. moments ago, the senate majority lead leader, the democrat, harry reid, spoke on the senate floor. >> watching the republica...

>> you traveled to washington, d.c. to testify and that says to me that you think theres some hope that that building behind you can be responsive to testimony such as yours. what do you have that path after all we have seen? >> i have no other choice. i have no other choice. whats happening in the country, most assuredly what happened with jordan, its heinous. i do not believe that our country was founded to be evolving into the violent culture that we are now. i dont believe that by any means....

Insiders. doug, whats your take on this? this could be really bad for the gop. >> thats what the president is counting on. he made it clear this morning with george stefanopolous. bottom line, his numbers are going down, but as weak as he is, the republican rating is actually lower than the democrats. so the president is going to stand firm, no negotiations, and hope the republicans allow the government to shut down. the republicans will be blamed, and it is the only possibility i see in the num...

Levels, and getting them to give up these patterns is not going to be easy. you are sitting on the edge of a very defining moment because i think youre at least facing the truth that he is in complete self-destruct. >> oh, hes absolutely in complete self-destruct. >> will you say to him, i want you to leave and stop drinking for 90 days? >> oh, i wont say that because i swore i would not say that to him. >> so then i dont have the leverage unless he lets you off the promise to ask him to leave? ...