but the graham/cassidy version of obamacare repeal may still lack the votes to pass. republicans can only afford to lose three yes votes, as you may know, they have still got a long list of uncommitted. also today, ten u.s. governors, five dems, five r s signed a letter urging leaders not to move forward with this. with us to talk about all of it, white house reporter for usa today, change in title please know the, and white house correspondent for bloomberg. shan nan, tell our audience where did this come from out of nowhere and high this time? we ve got 11 days to decide one sixth of the u.s. economy? well, while everybody was on vacation in august and we thought that this was dead, there was a group of senators and the vice president actively working behind the scenes to try and revive some form of obamacare repeal and replace. and they re trying to get this done by the end of september
white house reporter for usa today, change in title please know the, and white house correspondent for bloomberg. shan nan, tell our audience where did this come from out of nowhere and high this time? we ve got 11 days to decide one sixth of the u.s. economy? well, while everybody was on vacation in august and we thought that this was dead, there was a group of senators and the vice president actively working behind the scenes to try and revive some form of obamacare repeal and replace. and they re trying to get this done by the end of september because that s basically the deadline where insurance plans have to set their plans for next year and pretty soon people will be able to start enrolling soon. so everybody left for august recess thinking healthcare was dead and that people would grow further apart during the recess when they went back to their districts. but it seems like they have grown a bit closer together. and i was talking to some analysts today who feel like
0 with all the challenges they face coming up. there are a lot of challenges. we are also following new developments on the deal with syria. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with his counterpart there. this after working out a deal to destroy syria s chemical weapons. the question of it all, will it work? john mccain will be joining us live in studio coming up. you don t need me to tell you we have two families of football crashing into each other. one manning bowl, with brother eli. we will hear from both of them coming up. get this, super bowl champ joe flacco won yesterday, but he missed the birth of his son in order to make that game. get the reaction from him and his teammates coming up. that one will get a plot of dhaert. up first this morning, we want to tell you about this natural disaster of epic proportions unfolding right now in colorado. take a lock at fees stunning pictures. homes under water. 3,000 damaged or destroyed. roads washed away. six people dead.
additional money and the house and senate are expected to act on a larger and more comprehensive sandy aid package in the next couple of weeks. a centennial celebration underway for one of the most controversial presidents in our history. president nixon would be 100 years and he was born in yorba linda, california. hi there, shan nan. january 9th, 1913 president nixon was born in the house behind me, 36 years since his presidency ended with the watergate scandal and people gathering to consider what he did in a great historical context. and watergate is not forgotten or here at the library, but people today considering really what he did in terms of his greater political legacy for the world. take a listen.
additional money and the house and senate are expected to act on a larger and more comprehensive sandy aid package in the next couple of weeks. a centennial celebration underway for one of the most controversial presidents in our history. president nixon would be 100 years and he was born in yorba linda, california. hi there, shan nan. january 9th, 1913 president nixon was born in the house behind me, 36 years since his presidency ended with the watergate scandal and people gathering to consider what he did in a great historical context. and watergate is not forgotten or here at the library, but people today considering really what he did in terms of his greater political legacy for the world. take a listen.