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A.b., theres speculation its because "fox & friends" hasnt ended yet. do you think its because he wants to do something publicly? why else wouldnt the president have signed it? >> i think its everything. john berman stole my executive timeline already so i wont use it. basically we know his mornings are consumed with watching many different channels on television and making phone calls to his friends and being in private, executive time. he also loves suspense and loves to keep people guessing w...

The past year. as the shutdown clock ticks down, congress is getting ready to vote on a two-year budget deal that includes about $160 billion to fund our military, but it still faces major road blocks with lawmakers from both sides. adam kinzinger is a pilot in the air national guard. we just found out that the senate is going to delay the vote on the senate side because of rand pauls objection which is on the sheer cost of the bill. what do you think about that? i know that you care about the f...

To both of you. matt and katherine are saying with minimum throughout the hour. all eyes are turning to the u.s. senate first today. theres where lawmakers are getting ready to vote on a budget deal that would fund the government for the next two years. not so fast. the fate of that bill is very much up in the air when it comes to the house where its also going to have to pass. the sticking points for both parties as that shutdown clock keeps ticking. ♪ one is the only number ♪ that youll ev...

Good deal for the taxpayer. were not in favor of that. >> i think what happens is you may be beyond christmas. have you some time going into january. if you have to do another c.r. that takes you to the first or 26th. you are not threatenned with a shutdown clock right before christmas. i think it it would have a chilling effect on our economy and members decisions. in the end, its a more prudent place to put a c.r. >> following the protest, house leaders agreed to extend government funding unti...

But nobody wants jon stewart banging on their office door anymore because he has such a platform and can move the needle in such a direction, frances. >> been so vocal so far. i want to ask you about the midnight deadline. it doesnt seem to be the panic scale on capitol hill weve seen in the past. it is expected that the stop gap will sail through on a vote now. is that a reaction of maybe a more calmer ryan house versus previous times, too? >> reporter: absolutely. if john boehner was speaker r...

Dishonors not just the memory of the four we lost but of everybody who have served our country. >> joining me now, nbc capitol hill correspondent luke russert, a lot to talk about. you have a vote within hours now and we just heard the comments of hillary clinton. >> reporter: yeah. kate, the vote by the way is fine. we dont have to get the shutdown clock we have seen other times here on capitol hill and rest assured that will go through but the big story, i think you are right. is this gaffe i ...

I asked 12-year-old maria if her family fears theyll get sick be. >> of course, were worried she says. were all crowded together here. if one person gets sick, theyll definitely spread it to everybody else here, too. the medics wrap up as the weather worsens. winters at hand. the cold only exacerbating the misery. parents who worry about polio now also wonder how theyll shield their families from are the elements. but the children keep playing. no matter how young they are, for them, the harshes...

>> jackie. >> i want to say thank you to all the significant others and spouses like mine who dealt with us not being home for the last 16 days. >> well rested and fired up miami dolphins will be ready this sunday. >> they will not go anywhere on the bills. were going to pull it off on the road and i want to give a shameless plug to my colleagues on capitol hill, kelly odonn l odonnell, frank thorpe, great job during the entire shutdown bonanza. check out our website for more on how potential 20...

Disappointment, a huge disappointment. >> and there are going to be plenty of upset tourists throughout the country if the government does in fact shutdown. those people are not the only ones upset about the looming government shutdown. all national parks would close if that happens and that is a disappointment to the thousands of people visiting the parks, or in the coming days. kids do it all year around, and plan big events around this. and americans are upset with those on capitol hill for p...

Recession. >> senate republicans say they do not have the votes to get it through that body and democrats are threatening to strip out the provision, defunding obamacare before sending it back to the house and all this, as you heard, the shutdown clock is going to continue ticking. >> get this. the campaign against obamacare has a controversial new mascot. you might call him creepy uncle sam. he is appearing in new ads. he is coming up here. wait for it. these ads from a group called there he ...