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I don't see that. >> i would modify that. i agree with you in general on that, but i think that a bigger part of the problem that people recognize is that the republican party, first, they won't negotiate over the shutdown. say you open the government, then you could have a negotiation with the democrats. i think they would be open to making changes on obama care. people talk about the medical device tax, which republicans say -- the thing is, and this has been the problem, republicans don't want to give anything back. the democratic party, and i think the president, would be open to trading t...

Is now announcing most furloughed employees will return to work. meanwhile, a working weekend for the senate and house as the government shutdown stretches into day five. but with no resolution in sight there are growing fears that the shutdown and the debt limit could combine into a super sized standoff. the rhetoric is turning piping hot. >> we will continue to be here this weekend. we will continue to wait for any indication from the majority leader in the senate or the white house that they are willing to sit down and talk with us so we can relief the pain on the american people and end th...

President barack obama isn't wasting any time trying to convince the american people, congress, and the u.s. congress that a strike against syria is justified. he sent john kerry to meet with european leaders in lithuania today. afterwards eu ministers insisted there is strong evidence the syrian regime used chemical weapons. they said, quote, a clear and strong response is crucial to make clear that such crimes are unacceptable and that there can be no impunity. but they stopped short of supporting u.s. military action. back at home, president obama is working the phones trying to convince ...

Leaders in lithuania today. after wards, eu ministers ins t insisteded there is strong evidence the syrian regime used chemical weapons. they said quote, a clear and strong response is clear to make clear that such crimes are unacceptable. but they stopped short of supporting u.s. military action. at home, president obama is working the phones, trying to convince congress to authorize use of force in syria and he's preparing to deliver a major speech to the nation tuesday night. brian todd joins us from washington. this is very much a working weekend for the president. he'll be making his case...

Of the senate? >> i was disappointed with the ruling and i disagreed with it. i think it is is quite frankly a goofy ruling constitutionally but politically it probably energizes the right all the more and helps conservative candidates and mitt romney. >> shannon: all right. senator david vitter of louisiana. thank you for your time today. >> thank you, shannon, very much. >> shannon: our next guest calls the damage in his state the worst from any storm short of a hurricane. that means it is a working weekend for crews coming in from around the country. virginia governor bob mcdonnell, next. p...