we'll talk to george stephanopoulos about that coming up. >>> also ahead, look at these live pictures out of the vatican on this sunday morning, yet another example of pope francis setting a new tone as he celebrates family weekend, more of this event coming up on the show. >>> we're going to start with that wild scene at game three of world series. controversial of ninth inning call that put the cardinals over the top. did the red sox get robbed here? ron claiborne, arguably the biggest baseball fan in all of abc news is here to break it down. >>> i have been to hundreds of baseball game and i have never seen anything like what happened last night. game three of the world series being decided by one whacky play and an umpire's ruling that will be debated for a long, long time. were the sox robbed? you decide. game tied 4-4. cardinals runners on second and third. tied drama. dustin pedroia throws out the runner at home. catcher throws to third and the ball gets away and rolls into left field. and here comes the runner and he's out. no, wait, he's safe. the umpire's rule that the runne

let's get back to washington and check in with george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. george, good morning. we know that the president has promised to end the wars in afghanistan and iraq. but he's really made a point of continuing to go after suspected terrorists, hasn't he? >> from the very beginning of his presidency, john, that's exactly right. very aggressive, even though he is pulling out from iraq and afghanistan. the drones were dramatically escalated under president obama and facing some questions about that from congress. what's interesting about these raids are, that these were not drones. these were manned raids, navy s.e.a.l. team 6, going in. i guess they're the definition of essential government employ employees doing this in the midst of the government shutdown, six days in. >> you mentioned the government shutdown. you have an interview with john boehner today. he's facing immense pressure within his own party. does he have a resolution coming up with? >> none coming. you're right about the pressure building, bianna. when you look at

let's bring in abc's george stephanopoulos who discuss it on "this week" later this morning.he is one of the president's longest serving cabinet members. could she lose her job? >> i wouldn't think so. she's one of the president's longest serving cabinet members. most haven't called for her resignation. she has to calm fears and a lot of tough questions to answer about it especially about what they knew about the problems before october 1st. this is all going to depend, though, on whether or not those problems with the website can actually get fixed by the end of november as the white house has now promised. >> right. that won't help her when she gets up in front of congress. >> a tough day. >> you have a big live guest, dick cheney, former vice president out with a new book talking about his long struggles with health care problems. what do you want to talk to him about? >> we want to talk about that but we also have to talk about the spy scandal with the vice president this week. we've been learning all week long that americans at the nsa have been spying on american allies

overall -- george stephanopoulos suspect to speaker boehner. >> it's time for us to sit down and have a conversation. that's what the american people expect. that's what i've eave erred the last ten days. >> congress has 11 days left to raise the nation's borrowing limit. >>> contract talks are set to resume tomorrow between b.a.r.t. and its two unions. workers could go on strike this friday if a deal isn't reached. besides wages, the biggest issue answer to be the length of the contract. b.a.r.t. officials want four years, the unions, three years. a federal mediator will oversee the talks. >> something goes terribly wrong during a monster truck stunt. >>> the olympic torch arrives in russia and not everything went exactly as planned. >> leigh: i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. everything went exactly as planned in terms of our weekend. a terrific one. hope you enjoyed it. we'll see big weather changes this work we can. we'll have the ok at them with we co back in our day, that u-verse wireless receiver. we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment w

jim points out one of the leaders of the center of the showdown, john boehner sits down with george stephanopoulos and abc news exclusive sunday morning on this week with george. in the meantime, we head out west to oregon, where this evening officials are studying this dash cam video, watch here as a father pulled over by police, his three children in the car. police warned him to stay put. >> sir, get back in the car for me now. sir, please back in your car for me now. >> he then approaches. opens fire, a deadly shootout, that father later died. that cop recovering this evening. the children unharmed. officials tonight trying to determine what made the father snap. stunning new developments in that other terrifying encounter on a highway, this one right here in new york. that video captured on helmet cam showing the moment an suv is swarmed by bikers, a young family inside. for the first time tonight, we are seeing what happened next. after that camera stopd rolling. tonight police say they have a suspect in the attack as a new eyewitness speaks out. abcs lindsay janis back on the story tonight.

i'm george stephanopoulos in new york. we're coming to you right now because president obama about to hold a press conference in the white house briefing room. his first press conference since the government shut down about eight days ago. we're also ten days away from a far more consequential deadline when the government begins to lose the ability to make its interest payments and pay off other government obligations like social security payments starting on october 17th, when it loses the ability to borrow more money. that deadline looming as well. but both the white house and congress now stuck in a stalemate. house republicans saying they will not open the government, extend the debt limit unless they get changes in the affordable care act or more restrictions on government spending. the president saying he's not going to negotiate over those issues until, unless and until the government opens up again and the debt limit is extended. and john karl down at the white house, that is the position the president just reitera

. >> reporter: speaker boehner told george stephanopoulos a bill to fund the government cannot pass unless it includes changes to obama care. >> there are not the votes in the house to pass. >> reporter: by abc news news's count there are enough votes. with 217 needed to pass, all 200 house democrats plus 18 republicans have said publicly they would vote to fund the government with no strings attached. but in just ten days, congress faces an even more frightening deadline. it must raise the amount the government can borrow, or america will go into default. on that the two sides are as far apart as ever. >> we are not going to pass a clean debt limit increase. i told the president there is no way we're going to pass when the votes are not in the house to pass a clean debt limit. >> reporter: the only thing cross has agreed on is that those 800,000 federal workers told to stay home during the shutdown should get paid when they get back. in other words, diane, the only thing that congress is not fighting about is that federal workers not working should get paid for not working. >> all right,

here's abc's george stephanopoulos. >> reporter: she is the definition of perseverance, determinationance swimmer diana nyad inspired the world last month with that successful swim from cuba to florida. 110 miles, it took 36 years of never giving up. >> never too old to chase your dreams. >> reporter: if you thought this 64-year-old would hang up the swim goggles, you were wrong. her next challenge will test her physical limits again. while raising awareness and money for the victims of superstorm sandy. >> we are installing a very cool engineered pool in herald square and i will swim for 48 hours to show my solidarity with what they went through. >> joining her will be friends like olympic swimmer ryan lock tee and everyday new yorkers. >> those people want to be valued members of the community and help each other. those are the people i admire. >> truly is a great cause. >> 48 hours. she gets 30 second breaks every 90 minutes to hydrate but treads water while she >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here are some of the headlines this morning -- >>> the government

i'm george stephanopoulos in new york.e're coming to you right now because president obama about to hold a press conference in the white house briefing room. his first press conference since the government shut down about eight days ago. we're also ten days away from a far more consequential deadline when the government begins to lose the ability to make its interest payments and pay off other government obligations like social security payments starting on october 17th, when it loses the ability to borrow more money. that deadline looming as well. but both the white house and congress now stuck in a stalemate. house republicans saying they will not open the government, extend the debt limit unless they get changes in the affordable care act or more restrictions on government spending. the president saying he's not going to negotiate over those issues until, unless and until the government opens up again and the debt limit is extended. and john karl down at the white house, that is the position the president just reiterate

house speaker john boehner telling our george stephanopoulos, unless president obama agrees to talk, nothing. with that bigger danger over the debt ceiling now nearing. >> he continues to refuse to negotiate, the country is going to default. >> that's the path we're on. i do not want the united states to default on its debt. but i am not going to raise the debt limit without a serious conversation about dealing with the problems that are driving the debt up. >> speaker boehner this morning with george. washington watching closely, also tonight. the situation in afghanistan. after word today that four u.s. servicemen were killed in a suicide vest attack in the southern part of that country. it was the worst loss of life by coalition forces since june. >>> back in this country now and tonight to oklahoma, where a zoo worker is recovering after nearly losing her arm in a brutal tiger attack. it happened in a zoo south of oklahoma city. a spokesperson says the tiger bit the woman's hand and pulled her arm into the cage through a four-inch hole. doctors managing to save her arm. the zoo s

. >> schieffer: let me tell you something, john boehner was just on abc with george stephanopoulos, and he didn't seem to think there's any way to get this started unless you all are willing to sit down and at least talk to him. here's part of what he said. >> we are not going topaz a clean debt limit increase. >> under no circumstances. >> told the president there's no way we're going to pass-- the votes are not not house to pass a clean debt limit, and the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. >> under no circumstances will you pass a clean debt? >> we are not going down that path. it is time to deal with america's problems. how can you raise the debt limit and do nothing about the underlying problem. >> schieffer: so he went on to say the president knows my phone number. i decided to stay here in washington. i'm ready to talk. but i'm not going to do anything until we have a conversation. >> let's be clear, bob. congress needs to do the job. it needs to open the government up, and it needs to make it possible for us to pay our bills on time. i think the p

thank you, george stephanopoulos. and by the way, word of a deal sent stocks rumbling back up today. the dow closed up more than 200 points today. >>> and now, we move on tonight, because we are learning more about that spirit airlines flight from texas to atlanta, forced to turn back after passengers heard something so terrifying, many of them scrambled text messages to loved ones. tonight, what they heard, what they saw and what authorities are saying really happened. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: it was an emergency in the sky, spirit airlines flight from dallas to atlanta. >> are you having any instrument difficulties? >> yes. >> reporter: just a few minutes into the air on tuesday night, passengers felt and heard an explosion coming from the left engine. >> some people were praying out loud, some people were praying quietly. >> reporter: casey rogers, in c 21, said he could see the fire burning right outside his window. smoke was filling the cabin and they were gasping for air. >> when the engine actu

and george stephanopoulos, a handsomely convincing george clooney as matt king in "the descenda descendantsy one winner taking the buzzy. will be -- sam champion as king joffrey in "game of thrones." i'm being told sam has to come to us via satellite. sam? >> oh, hello. as the powerful and fair king of the ruler of the seven kingdoms, i say victory is mine, again. i faced many worthy rivals. and iv vanquished them all. abe, i would have doubted our honesty. and "magic mike," what i've seen, is hardly magical. so, i toast myself with this bottle of mead, as should you all, and proclaim king joffrey, and now, owner of a proud buzzy. >> thank you so much. sam clearly felt he needed to stay in character to accept the award. we're glad. puzzled, but glad that he did. now, let's go on to the next award. a very buzzy one, indeed. sensational in every meaning of the world. it's the 50 shades of hairspray award. can't wait to find out who the nominees are. matt damon, michael douglas and rob lowe, a perfectly poofy trio in hbo's "behind the candelabra." >> and i personally support the entire austria

. >>> don't miss our george stephanopoulos going one-on-one with house speaker john boehner, it's his interview since the government shutdown. >> that's going to be a fascinating interview. >>> the overnight news and matt gutman filling in for ron claiborne. >> thank you. >>> good morning to you, new this morning, secretary of state john kerry has a warning about the u.s. government shutdown, kerry is on an overseas trip, in bali, he urged congress to stop the shutdown. >>> turning now to shootout between an oregon state trooper and a man he pulled over for speeding. caught on camera. >> shots fired! >> reporter: it's shocking footage of a face to face shootout. august 29th gun battle between a state trooper and this army veteran he pulled over. according to the oregon state police, the 34-year-old was speeding down when he was ordered to pull over. police said in the backseat, van allen's three kids. >> you were speeding? >> reporter: in a matter of seconds, gun fire. van allen fires shot after shot, taking no cover. what he didn't know what was one of the shots hit the mark. allen w

for more let's bring in george stephanopoulos, hosting "this week" later this morning. what happened over the weekend, we hearing words like "pros greszive," constructive". >> deja vu all over again. the president started to work something out with the house and john boehner couldn't sell it. if senator reid and senator mcconnell are able to come to a deal, only viable path to solve this, is to jam it through. the speaker would have to allow a vote on something that's almost certain not to get a majority of his caucus behind it. it's something that he's been unwilling to do in the past. that's what he would have to do now, assuming there's a deal in is the senate. >> stepping away from washington, let aes assume that don't lift the debt ceiling by friday. >> it could be huge, the truth is, though, we don't know, we have never seen it before, it's never happened in american history. the business community have warned three levels of effects. number one, credit markets could freeze. number two at the end of this month, direct payments from government have to be made in me

martha raddatz is willing in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." hillary clinton has avoided politics until now. what if anything should we read into yesterday's appearance? >> good morning to you, dan. you know, those tea leaves seem to be easier to read this morning. this was the first explicitly political event for hillary clinton in four years and she was on fire campaigning for the virginia candidate, her old front, terry mcauliffe. she was a big draw, lots of applause and lots of fire bombs aimed at the republicans. listen to this one. recently in washington unfortunately we've seen examples of the wrong kind of leadership, clinton said. when politicians choose scorched earth over common ground when they operate in what i call the evidence free zone, ideology trumping everything else. that is not the kind of leadership we need in virginia and america said, she added. she is a long way from announcing anything but each day it seems clear that hillary clinton is itching to get back in the political theatre. >> that does not sound like the rheto

thank you, george stephanopoulos. and by the way, word of a deal sent stocks rumbling back up today. the dow closed up more than 200 points today. >>> and now, we move on tonight, because we are learning more about that spirit airlines flight from texas to atlanta, forced to turn back after passengers heard something so terrifying, many of them scrambled text messages to loved ones. tonight, what they heard, what they saw and what authorities are saying really happened. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: it was an emergency in the sky, spirit airlines flight 361 from dallas to atlanta. >> are you having any instrument difficulties? >> yes. >> reporter: just a few minutes into the air on tuesday night, passengers felt and heard an explosion coming from the left engine. >> some people were praying out loud, some people were praying quietly. >> reporter: casey rogers, in c 21, said he could see the fire burning right outside his window. smoke was filling the cabin and they were gasping for air. >> when the engine

. >>> don't miss our george stephanopoulos going one-on-one with house speaker john boehner, tomorrowbc's "this week," it's his first interview since the government shutdown. >> that's going to be a fascinating interview. >>> we want to get to the overnight news and matt gutman filling in for ron claiborne. matt good morning. >> good morning. thank you. >>> good morning to you, new this morning, secretary of state john kerry has a warning about the u.s. government shutdown, kerry is on an overseas trip, through asia, during a stop in bali this morning, he urged congress to stop the shutdown. saying it sends a message to the world that we "can't get our own act together." >>> turning now to a shootout between an oregon state trooper and a man he pulled over for speeding. caught on camera. >> shots fired! shots fired! >> reporter: it's shocking footage of a face-to-face shootout. this video just released captures the august 29th gunbattle between a state trooper and this army veteran he pulled over. according to the oregon state police, 34-year-old john van allen was speeding down i-84

you can catch "this week" with george stephanopoulos right here on abc7 at 8:00. >>> money problems andkering in washington are having an impact in the bay area. the cliff house bistro, which has a federal lease, is open again, but the cancellation of fleet week is compounding the troubles for tourists and local businesses. the navy cut the blue angels back in april. that was because of those sequester cuts. then the parade of ships was cancelled. but pier 49 and fishermen's wharf is making an extra special effort to make fleet week memorable. john alston shows us how. >> reporter: it wasn't quite the blue angels but the fireworks show was the latest attempt get people down to the waterfront to make up for fleet week. the only nose dive this week was for business. >> it's like this. it's like arrow down quickly and fast. and low. yes, it's pretty bad. >> it was a tame evening. the exact opposite of a fleet week saturday night. a lot of empty tables at some well-known restaurants. >> all right. we're open. >> a different story at the cliff house, which reopened providing a pleasant surpr

." >>> for more let's bring in george stephanopoulos, hosting "this week" later this morning. a lot of people watch this and see what is happening in washington as well. what happened over the weekend, we hearing words like "progressive," constructive" and now all of a sudden -- >> deja vu all over again. the same thing that's happened in previous negotiations. the president started to work something out with house republicans but house speaker john boehner couldn't sell it. everything goes back to the senate. to pick up what jon just said there, if senator reid and senator mcconnell are able to come to a deal, there's only one viable path to solve this, is to jam it through the house of representatives. speaker boehner would have to allow a vote on something that's almost certain not to get a majority of the caucus behind it. it would have to be passed with democratic votes. it's something that he's been unwilling to do in the past. it's only done in extreme circumstances. that's what he would have to do now, and that's assuming there's a deal in the senate. >> stepping away

. >>> coming up on "this week" george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with former vice president dickon spying on its allies, chaney discusses the surveillance debate and he weighs in on the latest hurdles facing washington and the state of the republican party. you can catch it right here on abc7 at 8:00. >>> a bay area couple bought a brand new led tv but were stunned when they opened the box and discovered the screen was cracked. the tv didn't work at all but yet the store wouldn't take it back. michael finney has a warning about the policy. >> lizzy and her husband moved from brazil to the bay area. >> my husband had a job student here. >> the couple was in temporary housing, shopping for furniture, when they saw a great deal from best buy. >> it was 58-inch l. e. d. tv from panasonic. >> the tv was marked down from $1,400 to 1,000 so they bought one. however, they left the tv packed in the box until they could move into their permanent home three weeks later. little did they know that would be a big mistake. >> when we moved into this house, we had the tv out. >> when they finall

i watch abc news, i see george stephanopoulos talking. the a-hole. >> bill o'reilly? >> yeah. bill o'reilly. and i see your colleague, tom brokaw. that's what i wanted to get into. i love politics. you know what i'm saying? i see the katrina response. i see people talking about fema. i read about president bush and his budget cuts. that gets my juices going. >> and in prison, he's discovered a captive audience for his brand of political punditry. >> i have a subscription to "usa today" and i have a line. i let everybody read it. i write little comments. you'd be surprised, we discuss things in here. everything in prison is not just violence or gangs. we discuss issues. people are surprised the conversations we have in here, you know what i'm saying? >> he tried out some spin in response to an unexpected line of questioning from our producer on the pin-ups decorating his cell. >> are these all your girlfriends? >> in another lifetime. most of them come out of "xxl" magazine. minority based magazines. kind of like "maxim." but sided toward

on "this week" with george stephanopoulos, a representative from idaho says republicans asked president obama to extend the debt ceiling without any requirements for six weeks so they can continue negotiations. >> and i don't see why the president is not helping accepting that, why he's not working with us. i think it's been railroad difficult to work with him etch wouldn't even come to the table to negotiate. now that he's coming to the table he rejected two offers. i thought the house offer was a pretty reasonable one. and i'm surprised he also rejected the senate offer. >> well, i mean, it's very simple. we can negotiate and talk all we want to after we reopen the government. as a matter of fact, you know, we can open the government and have any kind of discussions they want over anything they want, but we've got to reopen the government and we've got to pay america's debts. >> though the senate is scheduled to meet, no votes are scheduled. >> money problems and bickering in washington are having a direct impact here in the bay area. the cliff house, which is on federal land, is open

you're going to be is second-busiest man on television, behind george stephanopoulos. >> i look so seriousg my weekend "gma" families. not in the cards. that's part of the deal. >> we wouldn't let you go. >> that's why i love you. >> reporting there. look at that. congratulations to you. we're proud of you. >> thank you very much. >> and everyone at home, we'll see you tomorrow. >>> next on abc7 news at 8:00, bart talks as a possible strike looms for monday. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard will have a report with the latest. and the salmonella outbreak with foster farms chicken with foster farms chicken continues to grow. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. we co back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying

. >>> coming up on "this week" george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with former vice president dick cheney. with the u.s. under fire on spying on its allies, chaney discusses the surveillance debate and he weighs in on the latest hurdles facing washington and the state of the republican party. you can catch it right here on abc7 at 8:00. >>> a bay area couple bought a brand new l.e.d. tv but were stunned when they opened the box and discovered the screen was cracked. the tv didn't work at all yet the store wouldn't take it back. michael finney has a warning about the policy. >> lizzy and her husband moved from brazil to the bay area. >> my husband had a job opportunity here. >> the couple was in temporary housing, shopping for furniture, when they saw a great deal from best buy. >> it was 58-inch l.e.d. tv from panasonic. >> the tv was marked down from $1,400 to 1,000, so they bought one. however, they left the tv packed in the box until they could move into their permanent home three weeks later. little did they know that would be a big mistake. >> when we moved into this house, we

don't miss this abc news exclusive on "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 here on >> how is the government shut down impacting your life? post your video on instagram at abc7 fuse bay area using washington. >>> last year state voters approved releasing low risk offenders from prison and now they will get $1,000 a month to pay their rent starting the 1st. they said it will help more than half the 73rd strikers released in santa clara county, many with just the clothes on their back and $200. >>> with a few strokes of his pen yesterday, governor brown has for ever changed how our state deals with immigration issues. the government said while washington waffles on immigration, california is forging ahead. i'm not waiting. >>> the new laws went into effect on a day of immigration reform rallies all over the nation, including here in san francisco. one measure allows undocumented immigrants to get licenses to practice law. another prevents state and local law enforcement from detaining people just because of their immigration status. >>> saving up frequent flyer miles c

you're going to be is second-busiest man on television, behind george stephanopoulos. >> i look so seriousy weekend "gma" families. not in the cards. >> that's why i love you. >> reporting there. look at that. congratulations to you. we're proud of you. >> thank you very much. >> and everyone at home, we'll see you tomorrow. offensive lineman,afc, defensive tackles, quarterbacks and cornerbacks are all working with united way. for a million little reasons. the kids of our communities. to ensure their academic success, all the way to graduation day. it takes about 12 years to create a graduate. it takes the same time to create a dropout. and the difference between a kid becoming one or the other could be professional athlete. or it could be you. studies show, the earlier we get to kids, the better their chances. so become a united way volunteer reader, tutor or mentor. make a difference in the life of a child. for the life of that child. give. advocate. volunteer. live. united. join your favorite nfl players. take the pledge. go to unitedway.org. ah, this k l! the tour. give him the tour. l

don't miss this abc news exclusive on "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 here onutdown impacting your life? post your video on instagram at abc7newsbayarea using #tell washington. >>> last year state voters approved releasing low risk offenders from prison and now they will get $1,000 a month to pay their rent starting the 1st. than 1st. the board of supervisors approved the subsidy. officials say it will help more than half the 73rd strikers released in santa clara county. many with just the clothes on their back and $200. >>> with a few strokes of his pen yesterday, governor brown state deals with immigration issues. the government said while washington waffles on immigration, california is forging ahead. i'm not waiting. >>> the new laws went into effect on a day of immigration reform rallies all over the nation, including here in san francisco. one measure allows undocumented immigrants to get licenses to practice law. another prevents state and local law enforcement from detaining people just because of their immigration status. >>> saving up frequent flyer m

reluctant to say he wants to play with this, the default issue, at least yesterday, appearing with george stephanopoulos. it doesn't seem as if he's talking that way but everybody is pushing him that way. >> reporter: john boehner's -- if you take the republican party into two and have the tea party red blooded meat crowd and country club free market crowd, he's a part of the latter. plastics company from ohio, millionaire that lives on a golf course. he doesn't want to see the united states default on its debt. that's a lot of folks i'm sure close to him have called and said not to let it happen. a lot of concern among the establishment and those folks on wall street about house republicans playing with the debt limit idea. the problem is as we said all along, there's a group that doesn't want to see that go up. but everyone thinkds that john boehner would never in a million years let the united states default. you've seen goldman sachs, which i'm sure you saw where other nations go, leaning heavily on the gop side, saying it would be a economic ka tas trow fee that can kill points from the gop. i don'

let's check in with george stephanopoulos for a look at good morning america. >> good morning. coming up, more about the woman behind the capitol hill shooting. miriam carey led police on a high-speed chase and we now know she may have been suffering post-partum depression. coming up on gma. >>> the mobile photo sharing app says it will start showing occasional photo and video ads in the coming months. until now the app owned by menlo park based facebook has not shown ads. the users can follow ads and businesses. instagram says it will be selective and only show high quality pictures from a few brands. the app has more than 150 million users and popular with teens and young adults. >>> the oakland a's opened the postseason ohhosting the detroi tigers. they will be facing ace matt scherzer who led the league with 21 wins. bartolo colon will start for the a's. the 40-year-old won 18 games and still throwing heat. the two teams met in last year's division playoffs. the a's will host the tigers tomorrow night and travel to detroit to resume the best of five series on monday. >> we'

speaking to george stephanopoulos, boehner had this to say. >> there are not the votes in the house to pass a clean cr. the american people expect in washington when we have a crisis like this that the leaders will sit down and have a conversation. i told my members the other day, there may be a back room somewhere, but there's nobody in it. >> a back room with nobody in it or a back room with the majority of the house of representatives in it. according to nbc's own count, there are currently as many as 22 republicans who would support a clean bill of funding along with 200 democrats in support of the measure speaker boehner would have just enough votes to reopen the u.s. government. with counts aside as white house press secretary jay carney tweeted on sunday, the speaker says there's not enough votes to pass a clean cr. why not prove it. #, vote. in an article published in the "new york times," the hard right's year long plan to shut down the government over obama care was a year long. according to the "times" a defunding tulle created in early september included talking points for

and namely, this president when he gave an interview in 2008 to george stephanopoulos, he referred toith. number two, and we don't condemn him for that. number two, he has done everything he can to harm israel and american interests in the middle east. our service men cannot even defend themselves properly, they're dying in record numbers in afghanistan because they can't fire upon any jihadist menomonie for fear they're going to hurt a muslim population. >> professor peterson, please, your response. >> just a few things here. you are demonizing islam, just in the framework of the metaphor that you set up in your comments. and i just want to make it clear here in the united states we have freedom of religion, you can practice islam and still be the president of the united states. you may not like that or your group may not like that, but that's the country that we live in. and i wonder, you know, mr. klayman, who exactly you're talking about when you're talking about the president only serves his people. are you talking about people here in the united states? are you talking about peo

boehner told abc's george stephanopoulos he's sticking with the shutdown strategy. though he's got no clue at all where it's going. >> you've tried this several times. it hasn't worked. so there's no change in your position? >> absolutely not. >> when is this going to end? >> if i knew, i'd tell you. >> that's what i call leadership. with no clear path to ending this impasse, the house resumes tomorrow afternoon to continue voting on piecemeal spending bills. yet another sign the republicans have no real strategy. they just think they're winning. meanwhile, boehner has no plans to bring the senate's clean continuing resolution to the floor for a vote. here's what he told stephanopoulos. >> there are not the votes in the house to pass a clean cr. >> actually, boehner, the white house is calling your bluff. press secretary jay carney tweeted, quote, the speaker says there are not enough votes to pass a clean cr. if he's right, why not prove it? #justvote. joining me now, democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. congresswoman, thank you so much for joining