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Time. because in ten days, in ten days, the government will shutdown unless government passes a spending bill to keep the lights on, and a significant number of republicans don't want to do that because they're mad at president obama about immigration. they've only got ten days to sort it out before another shutdown. and it's their call, right? they want it. they won congress. so that means it's their opportunity to break it if they want to break it. now, though, on the other side of congress, there's a whole new way that they might go. if you ever think about being a united states senator, yo...

The opportunity to break the thing that you just won. the republicans in congress just won congress. you see where this is going. republicans won control of the house in 2010. the two sessions of congress that have happened sense then have been the two least productive congresses in the history of the united states congress. today, though, the congress did come back to town and go back to work. and that makes this next couple of weeks a really interesting time. because in ten days, in ten days, the government will shutdown unless government passes a spending bill to keep the lights on, and a s...

Republican party dog. >> jay carney is answering some questions at the briefing. let's listen in a little bit. >> tell us what the president just said about having conversations with people on the hill. does that include speaker boehner, and is he making any progress. >> the president said you can expect he will be having conversations with leaders on the hill as he has in the past. and i assume that would include the speaker of the house. the point i think though is that we are at a moment where the house of representatives has to decide. and the speaker of the house is the leader of the hous...

Already react package. if dana, the senate is expected to reject a spending plan passed by house republicans that would delay obama care for a year. so is that the point of no return? are we heading down this path. >> reporter: yes. it looks like there is -- it's looking a lot more likely that the government will shutdown for a little bit. here's why. i was just talking to some republican sources who, by the way, are going to meet. house republicans will meet at 2:00. in two hours to figure out their next move in of this chess game. and i am told a leading option for them to respond with isn't...

And to capitol hill now where the obamacare battle is heating up. raising the threat of a possible federal government shutdown as both sides fight over funding for that program. the next stage of obamacare is brought out and look at that calendar. it is going to kick in, ready for this, in like eight days from now on october 1st. it also happens to be the day nonessential government operations will shutdown if a budget agreement cannot be reached. what is going to happen? steve is listening in from washington. hello, steve. >> cr the crisis looming, the senate will take action on a controversi...