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Jon: wendell goler at the white house, a very busy place today. of the wendell, thank you. jenna: for more on this, senator joe manchin, democrat from west begin is joining us. he is on the senate armed services committee and currently opposed to military action in syria. senator, nice to have you with us today. >> good to be with you, jenna. jenna: let's start off with the big question. we heard president assad described as a thug. you referenced him as a demon. the president last night described him as a murderer of children. why would we trust a child killer with anything, let alone turning...

Businesses we don't know what is going on, we don't know what the rules are, we don't know what the costs are. one woman says i have four small business, each are below the 50 threshold to cover my employees. do i have to add up and do i have to cover or don't i? there are no rules or regulations. in this mess very few companies are highering new people because the uncertainty is so great. bill: he said small businesses have no idea what to do. they have no idea what to expect. he goes on to say you need data. do you have any data? you have only given me concepts, frankly and not data. do they...

Starting to curve towards the left. we're seeing a lot of heavy rain across portions of the mid-atlantic region. that is where we see some of the highest rainfall couple lakeses with 10:00 since possible. -- 10 inches is possible. sandy is spanning over 800900 miles. we'll see effects as far as the great lakes region. wave heights as high as 25 feet. blizzard warnings in effect across the state of west begin where we could pick up two to three feet of snow. so a lot of impacts from sandy. here is the center of circulation. looks impressive on the our radar image. this is a sign it is intensify...

Down the unemployment rate. the asterisk is the automakers is not doing the usual july shutdowns where they to plant prep for the new models. there was somewhat unusual tax fight going on. there hasn't been a vote in congress yet on the president's tax plan but the white house says president obama will push it publicly over the next several days. >> i can't predict how individuals will vote but i know that democrats, to a person, support extending middle class tax cuts. >> reporter: but some democrats are having trouble with increasing taxes on families who make over $250,000 a year. for examp...