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The fight continues on obamacare, but the timetable is not conducive. the idea that the supercommittee is going to come up with a fix in december and pass something in january on another deadline for another goth shutdown is wishful thinking. jenna: wow. some good context there. carl, thank you. >> reporter: you bet. jon: so the shutdown standoff and fears of a default overshadowing another big political story really, the rollout of obamacare and massive problems with the insurances exchange web site. millions of folks have visited the site or tried to, but a fraction of them able to start enr...

Dependent on those checks? what happens to them? >> well, right now social security checks are going out in some states. arizona cuts them off, they immediately reinstated them when i'm sure they heard the outcry. we just got the news that social security cost of living adjustment, the cola, is going to be 1.5%. that is pretty darn low when you look at it historically. why? because inflation is not that hot right now. it's not running that hot. so they feel, oh, well, this is how we calculate these adjustments and perhaps we don't need to raise these. everybody is down for the count right now....

What is the tone down there? >> reporter: it definitely does feel like some of the pressure has been released. they see an escape hatch, if you will, from this mess that they are stuck in at the moment, and so some are hoping that this is the start of or a sign that things are going to improve, although the republicans are not offering to reopen the government, and some are definitely wanting that to be included in a final deal. jenna: interesting, mike. thank you, appreciate it very much. mike emanuel on capitol hill, he'll continue to watch that for us. you know, when did the shutdown stando...

Jon: for more on the shutdown standoff i'm joined by juan williams, fox news political analyst. when you look at the last time we had a shutdown in the clinton administration, juan, bill clinton did manage to negotiate with then speaker of the house newt gingrich to get something done. this time around there doesn't seem to be any movement toward negotiation. what's different? >> well that was a negotiation, jon, largely about budget and spending priorities. and so they could in fact have that negotiation without the emphasis on something that was already established law which is obamacare in ...

Jon: coming up we'll bring you all the breaking news from capitol hill and the white house and new fallout from the shutdown standoff. how it is affecting the investigation into the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in texas and how it could impact your safety. also a new suspect in the disappearance of madeline mccann. the little british girl who vanished during a family vacation in portugal six years ago. what scotland yard is saying now. a salmonella outbreak in chicken t has sickened hundreds. why this new strain is so dangerous. jon: there is some new action to tell you about in the g...