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The tax on medical devices for two years and remove health care subsidies for the president and members of congress. just a little while ago, oo the house speaker john boehner said he's trying to find a way forward that avoids a government default. >> there are a lot of opinions about what will direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. but we're going to continue to work with our members on both sides of the aisle to try to make sure that there's no issue of default and to get our government reopened. >> all right. so that's just part of the story. let's fill...

First try was completely defunding obamacare and now they are chipping away at it in different ways and they want to president to negotiate. that's their line and they will keep sticking to it. they want the president to come to the table. he's not going to do it. i haven't talked to anybody who don't think it's a very big possibility. >> i'm looking at the tally as well. it's now 17 democrat who is have broken rank. it's a nonstarter when it comes to the senate. do you think they may get some democrats on board judging from what's happening in the house? >> that's the republican hope. democra...

Death in the senate. harry reid said any bill that would change obama care is unacceptable. we have this whole thing covered for you. we are on top of it, every angel. gloria is standing by. at the capital, chief congretion that correspondent, dana bash standing by as well. gloria, i want to go to you first. why would house republicans push changes to obama care in senate democrats insist, insist it's a nonstarter? >> reporter: well, have you ever heard of a show boat, don? i think that's what this is. precisely because they know that it isn't going to go anywhere in the senate. this gives a r...

Congressional correspondent dana bash standing by inside the capital and brianna keeler is outside the white house. dana, one of the biggest policy decisions of his presidency, certainly his legacy on the line, a lot of national security interest in the middle east on the line. he's gambling on a congress as you well know that often struggles to agree on anything and is bitterly not only divided but so many members, especially republicans, seem so totally opposed to almost anything the president comes up with. >> that is right. that is why it is so significant that the house speaker, john boeh...

>> members congress got a look at intelligence on syria from white house, pentagon and state department officials. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash standing by on capitol hill. dana, did law makers have anything to say about the legislation the president sent to the hill? >> reporter: they had a lot to say. first of all, the bottom line is that it's not going to stay as-is. they believe many of them in both part why is it is simply too broad, that it doesn't do what the president says he wants, which is a narrow scope. it allows him to broaden this mission if he wants to in a wa...