action. lawmakers were hoping to approve a $1.1 trillion package to keep the government operating beyond midnight on thursday. talks broke down after the renewal of the terrorism insurance program and other disagreements in there as well. congressional leaders are ready to pass a short-term extension to give leaders a few more days to negotiate if necessary. the president will hold a town hall in nashville this afternoon. that city is home to one of the fastest growing immigrant populations in the country. 17 states involved in a federal lawsuit to block the executive order to grant temporary work status to immigrants in the u.s. illegally. the president went on the colbert report for the first and last time overnight. it was a spirited and frequently awesome exchange. host stephen colbert tackled
responsibility for that killing. william henderson s death in august was previously described as a result of a car jacking. this morning, his family awoke to news that a militant group with ties to isis is claiming responsibility for his death. henderson s daughter was asked if the family believes the group was responsible. saying, quote, i don t have a clue. congressman gregory meeks of new york. first to the hill today, where there s a lot on the agenda not a lot of time to get it done. what do you think will get passed? we have to pass a continuing resolution to move on. it s important that we get certain things done. like we re concerned about terrorism insurance. and i would hope that we would pass terrorism insurance, doing something on a more permanent basis with xm bank. there s tax extenders.
can they sue anyone here? they can. it depends on the circumstances and what was known. for example, the russian shootdown of k-007 ended up paying for some of that. they have terrorism insurance. if terrorists are being responsible, they do have that. then they have insurance depending on the facts to sort out. david, this is the second time malaysia airlines is dealing with families, two sets of families dealing with this unbelievable tragedy. that s right. it s been just devastating for these families. i m sorry, i m a little upset. after seeing these pictures, and how they were being treated and the bodies and people walking around in them, it s very disturbing to me. i ve been on many accident sites and it s disturbing to see that going on. that s got to be difficult for the families to see that as
act, that means terrorism insurance kicks in. it s unclear how many of these businesses carry terrorism policies. if it is officially deemed a terrorist attack, then your regular insurance policies are null and void and it s terrorism insurance that takes over. now, for individuals, people who with a car, a boat, personal property that may have been damaged or hurt in the siege on boston, your regular comprehensive auto insurance policy will likely hold. your regular homeowners policy or renters policy, there s no exemption for terrorism in those. but it is the small businesses around copley square and on boylston street who are going to try to figure out with attorneys quite frankly and with state and insurance officials what happens next with them. will they be able to get some sort of recompense for the last week? christine romans, cnn, new york. coming up you re going to
but it is a terrorist act and you don t have terrorism insurance, you may not get reimbursed. businesses had to be offered terrorism insurance. it had to be declared a certified act by the secretary of treasure. the insured property losses is going to be in the low millions of dollars, but it is the loss of business that will be so expensive. you can see how the terrorist attacks were in terms of property loss. i m going to tell you some of the business owners behind you are starting to ask what do their policies cover and what do today cover if it is designated a terrorist attack?