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Secretary anthony fox say failure to fund repairs and improvements will cost americans in more ways than one. >> how many jobs potentially at stake here? >> we're estimating 700,000 jobs at rink. >> reporter: in 2011, commuters wasted $2.9 billion gallons of gas sitting in traffic costing the average consumer more than $800 per year, according to one study. the highway trust fund gets revenue from 18.4 cent per gallon gas tax. the tax has not increased to keep up with inflation since 1993. now, the clock is ticking, as congress debates how to prevent the fund from going broke next month. >> we...

Congress debates how to prevent the fund from going broke next month. >> we need to be able to get those investments moved into filling gaps, reducing congestion, lowering travel times. >> improving the ability of the american public to move around and for goods to move around but that can only happen if congress acts. >> well, on tuesday, states all across the country received letters saying "prepare for the worst, payments are about to slow down." what lawmakers cannot agree on is how to pay for our infrastructure. the ideas range from raising the gas tax to scaling back saturday mail delive...

Contraception mandate and the new medicare panel that republicans are calling rationing board. the fact is, though, nicole, if these governors opt out, people that come to your free clinic will have nowhere to go. >> that's right. they will continue to utilize free clinics which have been filling gaps for years. where these people don't have anywhere else to go. i'll tell you what's going to happen. if this doesn't get expanded, more people are going to the emergency for their health care. and that's something we don't all want. >> and guess who pays for that? >> us. >> milism melissa, nicole,...

Of m.c.ing the gala for the 100th straight year here in washington, d.c. actually it was the fourth year in a row but doing it eight years. familiar face on our show, president of executive director of the armed forces foundation, patricia driscol. what a great job you did last night. each year brings up new challenges. this year, the message is a lot about health care for those who serve. and those left behind. >> yeah, our whole message for last night was about coming home, you know, we need to take care of the guys who are here at home and we have so many that are wounded but not just physi...