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debt ceiling. some lawmakers are prepared to let the government shutdown. according to a cbs/new york times poll, an overwhelming numb number of americans, 80%, say it's not acceptable to threaten a government shutdown during budget negotiations. susan mcginnis is in washington the latest. susan, good morning. >> acceptable or not there are those on capitol hill who are willing to take the risk. there's part that defunds obama care, kills obama care, not something all sides want. the trouble is while they are bickeri bickering, the clock is ticking. texas senator ted cruz joined every one of his senate colleagues, 100 in all, in voting to begin debate to keep the government funded. cruz voted yes after spending 21 hours on the senate floor to try to preserve part of the bill
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that would defund obama care. cruz's republican colleagues concede they don't have the votes. >> the reality is that we will need 13 democrats to override a presidential veto. >> a final vote on the resolution without the obama care provision is expected in the senate tomorrow, and then the bill heads back to the house where anything could happen. >> it's really unclear how the this. is going to react to all >> democrats and republicans are meeting to figure out their next movement democrats had dinner here on capitol hill last night and appear to be on the same page. >> where are you all on a c.r. that contains any kind of limit on obama care? >> totally 100% against. >> republicans meet today and while some gop members want to keep up the fight, they realize the real deal. >> i think they're smart enough and they'll take the brunt of the blame if the government does
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shut down. >> a new cbs/new york times poll report 44% of republicamericans blame republicans. house republicans are report lid looking at possibly moving this fight over obama care down the road just a bit to fund a bill which allows the government to raise the nation's debt limit. another option is to add in a one-year delay to obama care. either one of those answers, anne-marie, would at least allow the government to -- allow congress to approve the funding for the government and avoid this shutdown that would happen on tuesday. >> high drama and gridlock. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. well, october 1st isn't just d-day for the budget. it's also the day when open enrollment begins for president obama's health care law. the obama administration says the cost of a mid range plan would average about $328 a month nation nationally, but that varies depending on where you live and
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the plan you choose. don dahler explains. >> reporter: these phone counselors are in training at the new york state health exchange call center. starting next tuesday, hundreds of them will be on duty to help guide people through the dozens of choices they make. the calls have already been pouring in. lisa sprana is with the new york department of health. >> we're getting 85 calls o day on average. >> reporter: what are they mainly asking about? >> what their rates will look like. >> reporter: depending on where you live and the plan you choose, rates will vary. rates vary from city to city within the state. in new york city a 40-year-old making $50,000 a year would pay an average of $415 a year but upstate in ikt i ka the average is $446. that's 372 dollars more a year. why is there so much variation in the average premiums even within the state? >> some of it is related to the
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geographic area in the state. in the city, of course, you have thousands of provider, which is really different than if you're in a small upstate county. >> reporter: it's the insurance companies that set the rates. the more competition within a community in general, the lower the premiums. after the exchanges are up and running reviewers will be able to read reviews on the health care websites to see how well the plan works. that's intended to weed out insurance companies that aren't living up to expectations. don dahler, cbs news, new york. well, we are learning more about the gunman who opened fire at the washington navy yard. the fbi said aaron alexis had a history of mental illness suffering from paranoia and delusions. alexis believed he was being bombarded with radio waves and there is now dramatic video of alexis just before he started shooting. vinita nair reports. >> reporter: surveillance video shows aaron alexis pulling up to
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the navy yard in washington, d.c. and prowling on the floors with the sawed off shotgun. you even see him run toward a group of people at the end of the hallway. the new images don't report why he gunned down but the fbi says it now knows his mindset. >> there are indicators that alexis was prepared to die during the attack and that he accepted death as the inevitable consequence of his actions. >> reporter: the shotgun had three messages etched into it. not what you all say. the other side, better your off this way. my e.f.l. weapon. >> he head the belief he was held or inflused by extremely low frequency or e.l.f., ooe election trromagnetic waves. >> reporter: he had a well documented history of mental
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health issues. they say there is no indication that alexis was targeting anyone specific when he opened fire. vinita nair, cbs news. the fbi is helping with the investigation into the mall massacre in kenya. agents arrived yesterday. at least 67 people were killed by al shabaab militants, the al qaeda group that took over nairobi mall. but numerous uncounted bodies remain in the rubble of the collapsed floors. the militants stormed the mall floors saturday afternoon. at united nations today representatives from iran and six other countries will discuss how fro seed with the next round of negotiations over iran's nuclear program. iran's new president hasan rsan rouhani sailed he wanted to
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speak with the "washington po " post." they asked him why he didn't want to meet with president obama. >> what's necessary for you to have a bilateral meeting with the president? >> translator: well, after all, we're speaking of two countries who have had no relations for 35 years. so it's clear that to begin talks requires some preparation work, and whenever the prep work is completed, i believe that it's possible to have the meeting. perhaps if we had more time here in new york, we may have been able to coordinate what was necessary for that meeting to take place. >> rowhani insists they have no intention of building nuclear weapons. you can see more of charlie rose's interview with the iranian president coming up on "cbs this morning." coming up on the "cbs
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morning news," miracle on the bay. we'll hear from the winners. and jaw-dropping diamond that's a shade different from the rest. this is the "cbs morning news." i don't just make things for a living i take pride in them. so when my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis was also on display, i'd had it. i finally had a serious talk with my dermatologist. this time, he prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin by actually working inside my body. in clinical trials, most adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis saw 75% skin clearance. and the majority of people were clear or almost clear in just 4 months. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis.
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i can see the edge of my couch! (balloons popping) pakistani activist malala you sa sief was honoredst she was shot last year for her outspoken support of girls' education. >> women are denied, they are fle glekted, even in the developed countries. they are not given the opportunities to move forward and be what they want. even in america, even in america people are waiting for a woman president. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton was in the audience. malala is the youngest person to be nominated for a nobel peace prize.
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on the "cbs moneywatch" now, jpmorgan chase in settlement talks with the government, and a giant diamond that will have you tickled pink. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian stocks were mixed after a report of corpse tax cuts in japan. tokyo's nikkei added more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng lost a quarter percent. worries about the economy and looming budget battles sent stocks on wall street lower. the dow jones lost 61 pointses the nasdaq composite was down seven points. jpmorgan is in settlement over is claims prior to the recession over $11 billion. they have been investigated over the securities which lost value after the housing market plunged, leading to financial crisis. the settlement would include $7 billion in cash and $4 billion to consumers. >> the financially strapped post office wants to raise the price of a first class stamp to 49
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cents. that would be a 3-cent increase. they say raising postal stamp is the last resort. if it is imposed, it would go into effect january 26th. a new high-tech $100 bill is scheduled to go into circulation on november 28th. it still bears benjamin frank link but part of the declaration of independence has been added. it'sal part of an effort to make counterfeit bills easier to spot. check out this rock which ways 59.6 carats. it goes on auction. it with us first sold in 2007. it's the most valuable diamond ever offered at an . anne-marie, i think it would look good on you. >> big for a finger, maybe a
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necklace. we'll pool our money together. well, straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in sports, a home run drop that runs into a roadblock at home plate. [ sally ] my antidepressant worked hard to help with my depression. but sometimes, i still struggled to get going, even get through the day. so i was honest with my doctor. i told her i'd been feeling stuck for a long time. she said that for some people, an antidepressant alone only helps so much and suggested we add abilify (aripiprazole). she said that by taking both, some people had symptom improvement as early as 1 to 2 weeks. i wish i'd talked to my doctor sooner. [ female announcer ] abilify is not for everyone. call your doctor if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in behavior, or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens and young adults. elderly dementia patients taking abilify
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have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor if you have high fever, stiff muscles and confusion to address a possible life-threatening condition. or if you have uncontrollable muscle movements, as these could become permanent. high blood sugar has been reported with abilify and medicines like it and in extreme cases can lead to coma or death. other risks include increased cholesterol, weight gain, decreases in white blood cells, which can be serious, dizziness on standing, seizures, trouble swallowing, and impaired judgment or motor skills. [ sally ] since adding abilify, i feel better. abilify and my antidepressant make a pretty good team. [ female announcer ] ask your doctor about a free trial of abilify and go to addabilify.com. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york, a perfect fall day, sunny, 72. miami, thunderstorms today. chicago will be sunny and 70s as well. dallas, sunshine and some clouds in los angeles. well, it's being called one
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of the greatest comebacks in the history of sports. oracle team usa raced to its eighth straight victory on wednesday to capture the america's cup. oracle was one loss from elimination before skipper jimmy spittle led the improbable rally to the oldest trophy in the american sport. >> i'm loving every minute of it. i'm doing it with the team around me. it doesn't get any better than this. >> oracle team usa actually won 11 races in the competition. the team was penalized before it began. in baseball one more division crown has been claimed. detroit pitcher max scherzer wins his 21st game of the season as the tigers beat the twins 1rks-0. detroit wins the american league central for the third year straight. and the cleveland indians are getting closer to securing their first playoff spot since 2007. in fifth inning, nick switzer's
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powering home run gives the indians a 4-1 lead and cleveland's pitchers combine for 16 strikeouts in 57-2 win over chicago. with four games to go, here's a look at the american league wild-card race. tampa bay and cleveland holding the top two spots, and texas one game behind. the atlanta braves have already wrapped up the n.l. east title, but they're still taking things pretty seriously. milwaukee's carlos gomez hits a homer off paul maholm, but rays think that he's walking it a little too long and they let him know it as he rounds the bases and when gomez reaches home plate, catcher brian mccann is blocking the way. both benches clear and punches are clear. gomez never actually touches home plate but milwaukee is credited with the run and milwaukee would win the game, 4-0. when we return, a major strietd for artificial limbs. an amputee is able to control
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forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., sunshine, 77 the high. atlanta, clouds, but nothing but sunshine in st. louis. breezy and sunny in denver today. seattle, sunny with a high of 62. well, a team of specialists is giving new hope to the 1 million americans who have lost leg deuce to disease or injury. they've created the first bionic leg controlled by brain power. dr. jon lapook takes a look at the breakthrough research. >> reporter: four years ago zach lost his right lower leg in a motorcycle accident. after years in a prosthetic leg, he's testing the first one controlled by a brain wave. >> i go up foot over foot like you do, whereas with my normal pros threat ek, i kind of have to drag it behind me as i go up
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the stairs. >> reporter: in the "new england journal of medicine," researchers describe how it works. when the person thinks about moving, a signal is sent through the brain down through the spinal cord. these impulses control the muscles. after the amputation the muscles are no longer there, but the nerves are. zach underwengt surgery to remove these nerves to his hamstrings. sensors relay these nerve strings to the computer in the leg which instructs the knee and ankle how to move. researchers levi hargrove and a research team in chicago engineered the device. >> you think about the device, it pushes you along, pushes you up stair, helps control you when you walk down stairs and it's all in a seamless manner. >> it really blew my mind. it was pretty amazing. i hadn't moved my ankle in two years or whatever it was. >> reporter: the army funded the
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research hopes to improve the lives of soldiers and americans who have lower leg amputations. >> we're really trying to make these advanced devices that will allow them to get back to active duty or later in life allow them to move around their home and remain independent longer. that's one of the primary goals of this research. >> the hope is that in three to five years many more people will be able to get this new leg, and with each step zach takes, researchers move closer to that goal. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. from bionic limbs to nasal transplants, a chinese man's face who was damaged during a car crash, grew his own nose. they placed tissue expand ders into his for herd in the shape of a nose and used cartilage from his ribs. it's taken nine months but it will will be performed soon. this is the "cbs morning news."
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. good morning. welcome to wusa9. can you believe it, it's thursday already. september 26, 2013. i'm jessica doyle. andrea roane is off today. it's going to be a great day. i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika. >> you know what we call that? pre-friday. >> friday eve. >> good morning. howard. >> good morning. same old same old.
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cool morning, gorgeous afternoon. over to you. no, really, a nice stretch of weather. one slight difference. a few clouds down south. even a few showers to show it. doppler, haven't used that in a while. some early clouds. a great afternoon. 27 by lunch time. more sun to finish. more clouds to start. high today about 77. yesterday got 207 #. and 7 -- got to 78. 75 for the drive home. cloud cover over the region and off to our south and west, a little upper level spinning in southwestern virginia throwing some showers up toward charlottesville. not too far away. i want to show you this on the doppler. this is not reaching the ground but between harrison burr and char lots -- harrisonburg and charlottesville, a little shower. this little shower might clip over to reedville in the next hour. that's it. haven't seen much rain since saturday night when we had the downpour. 48 in martinsburg so a cool start there. we're 60s still in d.c.
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culpeper 61. easton 57 and gaithersburg 52 degrees. let's turn it over to monika samtani. timesaver traffic. looking as good as the weather? >> pretty good. not as good as the weather, no. he's giving me that look like see, i've got you. it's early in the morning. it's really not that bad but not as great as the weather. we'll take that i like this weather this week. if you're planning to head on the westbound side of 66, there is a construction zone just like yesterday at route 28 in centreville. two right lanes are blocked there and it's scheduled to be there till 6:00 this morning. 95 in great shape just like the weather. no problems to report from triangle up to springfield and 395 to the 14th street bridge. we'll take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of 95. very light here. let go back to the maps to the top side of town. looking good on the beltway between 95 and 270 and one more last live look outside at the beltway in college park and prince george's county. back to you. >> thanks, monika. as they continue to look
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for what led to the shooting rampage at the navy yard, the f.b.i. is now starting to release more details about their investigation, including some video of the shooter on that day aaron alexis. we want to warn thu is something you could find -- warn you this is something you could find disturbing so now is the time to look away if you need to. >> the video shows alexis prowling the building of 197 with a sawed off shut gon he purchased just days after. officers say they hunted alexis for an hour after he started shooting. a d.c. police officer and park police officer finally found him and shot him dead. funerals for two of the victims arthur daniels and kenneth proctor were held yesterday. >> aside from seeing the chilling images, is there something that can be lettered from this video? >> our eastbound bra -- our debra alfarone talkto an expert. again we want to warn you this video is t easy to watch.
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>> reporter: experts can learn from the cues we give the way we walk, the way we move our hands, our gaze and our pay. we asked a body analyst expert. >> people see information right before our eyes but we don't seen see it. >> reporter: is there anything, a shred any that we can learn from watching the movements of a madman moments before the unthinkable inside building 197. >> when he walk in, what's going on with his body language? is he nervous. is he looking around quickly, twitching. >> reporter: body language expert chris ulrich is analyzing this just released video from the f.b.i. because we know what happened that day but this video may provide valuable life or death clues. here, navy yard shooter aaron alexis walks in. >> he's opening up the door. he's walking in. he's at a normal, slow, easy pace. >> reporter: but then things change. >> this is interesting. he comes down into this
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imploded body posture. on top of it there's fear involved because he's pausing and looking around. >> reporter: the biggest clue? here. >> the chin goes down. when we see someone who puts the chin down, they're a step away at this point from lunging into action. >> reporter: was there anything anyone could have done we may never know but he says in your everyday, look closer. >> we're looking for anything that is out of the ordinary. how do they normally sit? how do they use their hands on a regular basis? what's their baseline? literally how they carry themselves. >> reporter: that is the take away. it can be tough to watch for me and ulrich but it may be tougher to ignore. >> i think we knee to know from -- we need to know from reality that this is happening. >> reporter: unfortunately he says he does this kind of work all too often. >> the subcontractor who employed alexis is losing business based on

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