we ll see. it s important to remember the rules of the senate changed thanks to harry reid s nuclearing on. you no longer need 60 votes to confirm someone in this job. only 51. that does not mean that there won t be a fight over this. even in the post-nuclear option senate where an executive branch nominee can get through with only 51 votes, there will still be a lot of tough questions to ask. there will still be a lot of concerns, i suspect even from some of my democratic colleagues who are themselves facing some of the heat of this unpopular law. and the other thing to consider here is the upcoming midterm election. yes, democrats have 53 seats in the senate. they have enough to do this on their own. some of them may be reluctant to go along with the president, especially those that mitt romney carried. for them, this will be a tough reelection fight and a lot of it may come down to obamacare. steve, brian and elisabeth. all right. doug live in the dc bureau,
and we came outside and everything was already on fire, in flames. there was a bunch of screams and there was a man that ran out and his back was like on fire. both drivers of those vehicles along with seven passengers on that bus died. the fedex truck, they believe, crossed into oncoming traffic. investigators are now trying to figure out why. hum bolt state university sent that bus to southern california to bring perspective students on tour. our hearts and prayers out to those families this morning. a night of prayers in detroit. hundreds attending a vigil for the driver who had been brutally beaten bay mob after he tried to save a boy that he accidentally hit with his car. and this morning, we have learned that one of the suspects, a 16-year-old, has been charged with a hate crime. the victim steve utash remains in a medically induced coma this morning. he was punched and kicked and robbed while he was trying to help the 10-year-old boy. also new overnight, satellite images
granted, she was the head of global development, but i don t really think she dealt with basic medical issues. with the walmart foundation she wasn t dealing with the pharmacies in walmart, i guarantee you that. she s a brilliant woman. i think she could be successful from a financial angle. again, the health care system itself is a mess and that s about patients going to doctors and seeing whether they can get the care they need. she says by the way to atlantic that access is improving. i don t see any evidence of that. you raise an important question there. he even bet $100,000 on it believe it or not. we will get ready to pay up. white mom is here and she s angry. did you miss a second this week? you missed a lot. why brian and steve went brian t wedding dress shopping? i wonder what they picked.
that s contagious joy. thank you very much. here is something, here is a question whether or not maria molina ever had a smash burger before. i wonder. maria, have you ever had a smash burger? yep. last year, steve and i did outside on the plaza. that s right! they re delicious! yeah, they are. and he s known as a mad scientist of burgers, that s got to be good. his unique specialty is mashing. we re talking about the founder of smash burger, opening its first location right here in new york city. welcome, thank you for joining us early this morning. you re opening a new location in new york city. this is your first one in the city. yes, at 10 west 33rd street between 5th and 6th. we are so excited to finally be in manhattan proper. this is great news. the location opens at 10:00 a.m. today and you re also giving out free burgers? yes. today only at that restaurant it s going to be a lot of fun. we re kind of having everyone have their first smash burger in manhatta
ground, there will be more government stepping in the way of getting in the way of capitalism and free market. when he called you and said private sector, he was singing your song. i was like what? always great to see you. thank you. unfortunately we always have to keep talk being these race issues, but i appreciate your point of view. we ll continue to evolve as a nation. thank you. let s go back up to new york issues steve and elisabeth, what s straight ahead? coming up, he s ready to wage a war against the federal government. you re about to hear from a rancher who is being told his own cattle can t graze on public land. but first a disheartening study says people are turning their backs on the bible. pastor joel osteen on that next. chico s effortless shirt. play in it. work in it. go wild in it. do everything but wrinkle in it. the perfect fitting no-iron effortless shirt in 4 styles and 31 colors and prints.