i love logistics. lou: apologize for taking off my coat but i will sh you but first saudis are threatening to takeover levision this season premiere of walking dead ashes the ratingsecords with the premier with 16 million viewers. 5 llion more than last year thatis a pretty good performance thou what he dan the top-rated series onsecoc sunday night football which drew 22 million it is giving nbc'some serious competition will cut it had the eight-point rating compared to the 8.4 matchup i should say the cowboys as they won the game. flu season is onts way after a moderately severe i want to beprepared just like you vaccines are available to combat more strains joined a gestalt is dr. marc siegel professor of medicine at nyu medical center in here to received a flu shot one of our producers. i think i will join you but how bad i it expected to be? when should they get the shot? >> last year was very bad they had more hospitalizations over the whole past decade over 200 children died it it very early which is

i said not this show. but, we're seeing this. lou: i just wanted to -- take care of our own turf. >> anyway, got it anyhow. this is about whether the american people are going to win. we're seeing two party system crack up over an inability to do what the american people sent them to do, that is make a deal. why is it so tough to make day deal. that does a disservice to american people, we should be talking about jobs, protects american people investment, and retirement. we may be moving into a new area, an unknown area, where the banking system could be in trouble. the fed gets more power at fellow from moody's said, the president gets more power, congress weaker as a result. we're moving in to terrory uncharted i hope they will step back and think about america first. lou: to you congressman phil roi, your assessment. idea that leadership has been wanting in washington. >> i agree with you, some of that dennis said. people do not election me to come to congress to shut the government down, they elected me to help run the government

lou: why do i hate? >> canada. : live canada are you kidding me. >> you have states that are building their exchanges. lou: i'm not sure i can say -- >> it works. lou: turn her down. normally we rely on good manners of our guest, jehmu, we bring in sophisticate the technology to bear as well. i love canada, but i'm not the guy who went out and contracted with the company that had already screwed ontario's deal, and now america's deal. >> yep. lou: there has to be some accountability, do you not think someone in obama administration should take responsibility. >> yes. lou: i'll take that. >> fire whoever you need, it does not mean that obamacare is a bad thing. lou: i said it is a bad web site. and bad management. she is going to talking. >> one thing to add. number of people enrolled. and arrogant of secretary of hhs to say, i'm too busy to go to congress to testify is abhorrent. >> it is a bad law, it will never work. the problem with jobs, it still is a problem. lou: and i'm turning you to for last word. i will tu

lou: i don't mean to laugh at this. so absurd. place it is. i agree. , powerful, powerful political personality. he appeals across all wide range of political views, but he is libertarian. you have a libertarian candidate who's running as boiler. our you going to be able to overcome that? >> first of all, and the strongest pro liberty elected official statewide in virginia in my entire lifetime, whether fighting the federal government over of care or the epa or whether it is fighting on behalf of one person. i have been to court personally to give wrongfully convicted felons is underrated. am arguing in the case next month. whether on behalf of a single person or whether it is fighting the biggest threat to liberty in america from our own federal government, have been there. that is a mess is that we have driving hard, and it appeals way beyond just republicans and libertarians. a lot of independents and democrats appreciate someone who will stand up and fight. lou: attorney general. good to have you with this. >> eight days. i count election day. we ha

lou: i am with you. >> i find these see that this is reverberate. lou: day you want to see that message? you put away defunding. let go of the language of defaults in show everybody the president's approval rating. put that up please. take a look at this. here is. theres the effect of doing a good job and the intelligence job avoid you say is a life-and-death issue he is now at the all-time low of 37 percent of the associated press. >> maybe starts to sink in the absurdity of the gunt. >> if we have to migrate from defund obamacare to the fairness argument out as we have hea one of the thing i am very proud of y for doing in to give you great accommodationis 2.0 the debt ceiling does not equal default does not equal a recession. every elected offial in congress democrat or president, i don't care who makes up nonsense the talking points deserves to be rejected by the american people. >> even today with ddbt that print media. we had a bit of a breakthrough because two years ago there is only a couple of us to get in front of the came to walk america t

>> i do. lou: and michael? i do not applaud the administration for handling this i think we've become partners with a man we called adolf hitler just two weeks before that idea that bashar al-assad will ever reform, will stop slaughtering his own citizens and russia will be our friend, this is a fiction that will explode. lou: looking like a candy rock mountain out there? >> you know, i agree with -- israeli ambassador of u.s., made point if not for president obama's threat of force, putin would never have come to the table to deal with this issue, i don't think we look weak. lou: you applaud? >> he made a mistake by going to congress. lou: i applaud him for going to congress, i believe that day the age of the emperrial, in in case imperious presidency flieds to end, we have a congress, all but over course of decades abdicated much of its constitutional power, to presidents who act unilaterally. let's turn if i play to this shut down -- if i may to this shut down, two parties trying to blame one another, but th

that is what i jokingly say. >> we had the exception of the political clout. lou: is one-party more give in to extortion than the other? >> it is pretty common with both of them, sadly. i talk about in the book. it is hard to believe. lou: the book is extortion, it is available online at bookstores now and we recommend that it's a terrific book and let's continue the conversation tomorrow evening right here. lou: taking a minute to find out that facebook.com/lou dobbs. you can follow us on twitter and search at loudobbs.com. including a closer look at why bank of america is counting the thousands jobs in their mortgage department. up next, obamacare seems to be repealing itself and democrats supporting, at least some of them, on the weight of way to government shutdown. that will be part of the "chalk talk." we will have that next at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in. with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the worl

lou: i am confused. a guy like grover norquist, americans for tax reform, i have not heard him talk and immigration for years. of the sydney is clamoring. i get sort of suspicious when billionaires' start marching have been trying to push policy. i really do. and there are a handful out front on this deal. no one is talking about the impact on the american middle-class, the economic condition of this country. no one is talking about the millions of americans is still not getting a square deal or being able to seize opportunities command we have all you big shots out there talking about illegal immigration amnesty. >> i would like to see my billion dollars. lou: i was not referring to you. some others and the establishment of the republican party, you know, you are doing the lord's work. lou: you just gave one of the most important speeches about immigration reform. it is about having an economy that performs in the 21st century like we had that 20th-century where we saw robust economic growth, the middle

so i am not looking for an increased cat in defense but just the opposite. lou to on the touch upon the military death benefit. the senate approved the house measure today to restore benefits that were cut. there are a number of interpretations. the defense department's, you disagree, but they have been restored by the senate. how important and how much would you like to say thank-you saw all of the folks had fisher house for stepping in to solve a problem which should never have been? >> you are right. we thought it was covered in the legislation we passed to pay the military. we found that we need to do further legislation to satisfy the justice department. we did that. i'm glad this and picked it up. after the meeting tonight when the president came to shake hands, i tell them we need that fixed. he said, that is done, you know. he assured me that he will sign it and they will take care of that immediately. he talks to a couple of the families of those that were lost today. it should not have happened, but it should be fixed. going forward, that type of thing

i am lou dobbs. republicans passing a funding bill without any conditions in order to end the partial government shutdown. behind the closed doors of the white house, president obama has been listening to numerous proposals over the past two days. for some house from house republicans, most recently from their senate colleagues. press secretary jay carney moments ago confirming the constructive talks that have begun. >> the talks have been constructive in that there is a recognition, at least among some republicans and republican leaders that shutdown is not good for the american people or the american economy. and that the threat of the full is damaging to the economy and this would be catastrophically damaging to the economy and the american people and it looks like there is a possibility of making some progress here. >> within minutes of that statement, jay carney flatly denied that any negotiations are taking place between the white house and republicans. but with a collection of brand-new polls

i love logistics. louderal government officials issuing a public health warning over a salmonella outbreak that sickened people in 18 states, linked to raw chicken from three facilities that are operated by california poultry producer much abou foster farm,r there is no recall, most of chicken was sold in california, oregon and washington. >> campaign contributions taking center stage in supreme court's first major campaign finance case since 2010 citizen's united decision, numbers us now former chairman of federal elections commission, and partner at pot pat and boggs, don m mcgan . >> this case it about letting wealthy people contribute more money, don, how do you think this court will rule? >> i think the court will probably strike the limit that is at issue. i'm not convinced they are going big as some suggestion. throw out all limits. remember the limit that is at issue is a belt and suspenders limit designed to cap overall ability to give to certain candidates, if you do the math it is result in a ba

i love logistics. lou: critics call out the obama and a station for allowing a massive rally today for a comprehensive immigration reform taking place on the national even though it is supposed to be closed because of the government shut down. open-air spaces like the world war ii merrick memorial have been barricaded since last week but the national park service allowed the rally to take place because they said it is a first amendment activity. democrats like house minority leader nancy pelosi and senator bob melendez attended the rally that was sponsored by obama supporters organized labor. my next guest shows the rhetoric of fear saying the risk of default this fall's and they absolutely will not vote to raise the debt ceiling without spending cuts. joining us now is a member of the house intelligence and energy and commerce committee. good to have you here. what is your reaction to the opening of the national mall to the president's sponsors and a rally for comprehensive immigration reform while he bar

lou: i agree you should not ge it up. bu at the same time, i have t say, that your position there sounds a bit like president obama's, he talks about obamacar subtle law ignores fact with the stroke of a pen and an executive order he has delayed on set of businessman dates within obama carry. despit the law he has written all sorts of waivers and e. xemptions to business friend, special groups prominently lab unions, now you say sequester law, you make the law, everything we assume would b reasonable tos a political toll do so. >> lou, you are 100% correct, only reason i would want to sound like prsident obama circumstance when i am towing his ope words back at him. and t fact is, thatike obamacare, the sequest ser the law of land -- sequester is the law of the land, obamacare can be changed and repealed, and so can the sequester, t this majority do not want to change because it is the one thing we have been able to do in las3 years that caused the deficit to go down, the president brags about the deficit going down, this

i am lou dobbs. lou: good evening. the failures of the affordable care acts are piling up the white house says only three out of 10 could successfully navigate through health care .gov. fox news consume -- confirmed over 70,000 people have received cancellation notices from their insurance providers now reports today that more people are opting for a medicaid and over private insurance despite insuring all of those cited the poor kentucky over 60 percent tuzes medicaid over obamacare but the president chose to ignore the crisis in order to focus on college tuition, the gun-control and of course, illegal immigration and attend a couple of the york city fund-raisers. and with a national campaign to our trying to review calls while leaving the mountain of repairs to health care.gov former executive jeffrey simes neither is willing to give the biggest user to the question, how many people have actually enrolled in obamacare? ed henry has the report. >> even has hhs secretary sebelius was in texas schaede knowledge wildly i

i love logistics. lou: now that the government shut down ended, washington's focuses turns to another train week, specifically, obama care. a newly leaked memo shows the obama administration projected half a million people would sign up for obama care by the end of the month as of today. there are an estimated 49,000 people enrolled according to the advisory board company, just under 10% of the add -- administration's goal. the house republican congressional leadership, deputy whip, chairs the joint economic committee, a senior member of the ways and means committee saying as long as president obama takes serious action to cut spending and begin saving social security and medicare, we may face yet another government shut down three months from now. joining us, congressman kevin brady. congressman, good to have you with us. >> thank you, lou. lou: do you think the newly created committee is serious action as you envisioned serious action? >> well, you know, of all the elements in the bill last night, which

i love logistics. loullout of obamacare is in deep trouble with another problem that could be far more serious than the health care.gov disaster threading the program 20 states have announced they are participating in the affordable care act expansion of medicaid. for it to work and pass to be affordable. as of right now it is not. for -- more people are enrolling in medicaid than buying insurance washington state 87% signing up for it in kentucky 82% in the york 64 percent juices medicaid. it should not surprise anyone the least of all the obama is administration that people are choosing free over relatively expensive for medicaid over private insurance. joining us now to assess what is happening, alice and are fox news contributor david coming and editor and publisher one of the all-time, a great to have you with us. were you shocked 108 million americans right now on means tested welfare and at the same time the newly enrolled italy in medicated and not obamacare? >>. >> i am not surprised from date num

my confidence is not high and that is why i am in the race. loure in the race you have gone off against the guy who is the minority leader of the u.s. senate and i have to tell you that i don't mark you down for ambition. you're going after eight big dog over $10 million and you have how much raised so far? >> i have raised $822,000 committee has raised 17.7 million. but this isn't going to be purchased and i beg to differ on one thing. he's not very popular here in kentucky. it's part of the problem. he's the least popular senator among his own constituents. lou: the least popular senator, as he put it, from kentucky, he is going to have a dogfight and you will have to raise a lot of money. you have been endorsed by the senate conservatives fund, previously they have endorsed such folks like senator ted cruz. a pretty strong company to the end. is it your sense that you will be able to raise enough money to get this going? >> i think so. as long as i have the opportunity. they will have an opportunity to help me they go to the website. lou: there

>> i am saying they have been co-opted by tax of american at that pointaxpayer, andthe rule . loue we going to see a rise of intensity here. >> i think so. yeah, when people realize what they are pushing, doubling legal immigration amest inest amest i. >> we put out a report saying over 40 states that premiums are going up, as people get that and also seeing, that something like illegal immigration and amnesty will hurt the job market for many of those same people, i think you will see people rise up. i think once they are focused on the issue and president obama wants to make this an issue, let's go for it. lou: he has done so. today. thank you very much genevieve, and steve tnk you. >> we're coming right back. stay with us. >> president obama said there are not any, but we respectfully disagree. political strategist brad blakeman and doug schoan their assessment of the lou: newark nai mayor cory book. won 55% of vote. that 11 point win is a lot closer than most people had expected. it fell short of expectations however that the election was a referendum on republicans in the tea

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lou: i have to ask you.d to a number of folks here on this broadcast tonight, conservatives, republicans. and i get the feeling that there is not a sense that they need to change the way they're doing business. to you find that surprising, or do you concur? >> they being who? >> the republicans, the leader should, they being the speaker of the house to every member of the super committee and was formed. i just don't hear people. they're saying the same things about the budget. much the same things about obamacare that led to nothing. >> i am not sure i understand what you're talking about. what they need to do is change of there doing because it is not working. lou: you understood very well. that is the issue. >> it is the issue. and it is really unfortunate that it turned out the way it did. i personally believe that it was the right strategy. it is the strategy that we use in 1995 when we won. not only did we win, we got -- not only did we win, will be no welfare reform, balance the budget, had a surplus c

lou: i love that phrase. ake a second to go to lou dobbs.com in checkout fox business today featuring the analysis on a tumultuous week on wall street and up next very more than their souls and colorado to push obamacare enrollment the former cbo director on the failing rollout. next. any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? lou: organizer is from colorado referred to desperate measures to promote obamacare sending now makes and models on the streets of denver to get people to sign up for the state health insurance exchange and we foot the bill through a $20 million federal gov

i want to create a reaction from another transaction. louice business if ever there were one and the difficulty is getting good people to serve tables, tend bar , i mean, that has got to be tough. you even go on to say don't pay a lot of attention to someone previous employment. help me out there. >> all about personality. you give me someone who has never run a bar with the perfect personality and in three weeks and will show you a great manager. you give me someone with the wrong personality in the ten pages man i will show you mediocrity every time. you have to create relationships to motivate people, except people. real leaders, and it takes a certain personality to do that. lou: a certain personality and perseverance. you have to have all of that plus, how would you say, a cast-iron stomachs and spines of steel the top rate in this environment. >> no question. theegulation is coming down on us as we speak. making it that much tougher. they're not going to hire full-time employees. everyone will be part time now. lou: u.s. seen that alre

>> i don't think it is, lou. it is excellent question. n't think whatever we can do or would do, maliky would support us enough, i am in a position, you i don' own it nowe obama administration pulled out we turned into over to iran and made it an iranian proxy. i may be too pessimistic but that is my take. lou: the middle east seems to inspire pessimism with greater experience. >> it does. lou:ly turn to iran. and israeli aircraft striking inside syria, by at the same time, vice president of united states, was going over to capitol hill to lobby democratic lawmakers about removing sanctions against iran. your thoughts about the administration's motive and times, and also the intelligence of such a move. >> i think it is insane. why would we have -- when we have most pressure on the iranians right now, why would we remove that pressure, and give them breathing room, this they want. so they can continue their nuclear weapon development. this -- these sanctions are very effective. and if the senate votes for increase antions, which i believe

certainly true, i was doing the polls. loue. >> but the situation, these are the pauses, such that a thin and popular president increasingly gain support because a man in transit republican. president obama is in a weak position. lou: he is uer water in every major poll. >> but the republicans are even more so, and their own divisions. lou: congress is always under water. >> -or maybe, they're playing a bad hand badly. lou: why are you so nervous? >> i can see it. i hear what you are saying. and not so sure. >> but on this issue, republicans have the vast majority of their american people with them? and the reason they did that defunding first, you can argue about whether that was rider not, what they're doing to my note. absolutely the case. the reason i said what i did, bottom line, such a lack of confidence in this country, far less than 95 and 96. i worried al house of cards could come down. lou: well, when m may have been holding the wrong standard aloft, tha is to my defunding obamacare. but where is he now? has he gone

lou: i love that phrase. e a second to go to lou dobbs.com in checkout fox busine today featuring the analysis on a tumultuous week on wall street and up next very more than their souls and colorado to push obamacare enrollment the former cbo director on the failing rollout. next. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from t best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. lou: organizer is from colorado refeed to desperate measures to promote obamacare sending now makes and models on the streets of denver to get people to sign up for the state health insurance exchange and we foot the bill through a $20 million federal government grant. naked or not it will be a tough sell premiums for the young people aged 18 throu

lou: the interaction, the communication would be -- i mean, it is -- >> it's shocking. . lou: ubiquitous tustin companion , and giant binder. >> it is true that the law is complexed all but nevertheless, they had three years. it makes youonder about confidence. after three years so much is done ready. >> terrier really wondering? >> when you were saying computer glitches, they are much more than glitches. you were talking of what the percentages. it is about one-third of people who tried to go on to the website, tried to get through this, trying to sign up. >> these malfunctions, this lack of readiness, this in confidence. lou: let me ask you, steven haze, you are worried about these as well. actually indicative of a larger even holistic failure. >> well, i think they have had three years to plan for this. gasol like anyone was surprised at the october 1st would be the day. we knew this was coming. they should not have been surprised that this is complex. this is something conservatives have been morning across as the initial conception of obamacare. back to the 2008 cam

disagree with lou. ielieve drugs should be part of sports because people who do media are often using performance- performance-enhancing drugs, some people use coffee. isn't it hypocritical to condemn these birds when you yourself are drunk? >> you're saying we should all be doing drugs and drinking to equalize things? should cats and dogs be drugged as well? >> no. >> i feel i can rehabilitate pigeons and other animals. if you have an animal that's addicted to a drug, come find me. >> moynihan, the bird scandal. >> and what a scandal it is. >> at the daily beast, i'm sure you're going to be covering this. it's a wild live ply popular sp. could this do to racing what armstrong did to cycling? >> who -- oh, lance. i didn't know who that was. this is really just sad but blowing this whole scandal open in belgium. previously known for -- >> not having a government. >> not being a real country. i was really surprised. you were listing all the drugs, all of which i do. i was unaware that a performance-enhancin

i love logistics. louare looking at the of live video of the house floor the debate over three separate funding bills going into the second hour to open in the national parks and allow washington d.c. to return to normal operation all to be debated and voted on shortly. the three proposals that obama vows to veto the democratically led said it that voted to shut the government down when it chose to give members of congress special treatment accorded to our next guest to says it is unfair for the president to provide delays for big business and subsidies for the politically connected indented by the same thing to the hard-working men and women. you congresswoman die on -- dianne black also a registered nurse for the 40 years. you have had a busy day and it continues. just to get your interpretation the threat of a veto from the white house does that imply there is a fear the senate may go along with you? >> we don't know and tell it goes over there i will not even take a guess. this is a difficult time. the

lou: i love that phrase. com in checkout fox business today featuring the analysis on a tumultuous week on wall street and up next very more than their souls and colorado to push obamacare enrollment the former cbo director on the failing rollout. next. lou: organizer is from colorado referr to desperate measures to promote obamacare sending now makes and models on the streets of denver to get people to sign up for the state health insurance exchange and we foot the bill through a $20 million federal government grant. naked or not it will be a tough sell premiums for the young people aged 18 through 35 low-rise nationwide under obamacare with an average increase of 260 percent according to the news report from the american action forum in joining us now douglas holds eaton a president of the american action forum. it is fascinating to see with the old cliche as stark relief the incentive for young people. >> the naked truth. lou: they havencentives not to join obamacare to pay the penalty in be done with it. >

good lord help us out. >> i the guy did relate pretty well i got 76 percent lou: i said you all and you know, what that means. >> but you are right we knew -- need to do a better job to communicate our position and it is very fair and reasonable and all we ask is that the give you an example this benef today that appropriation is sitting on harry reid dusk right now and then you would not have any of these problems can already would have passed but it is not going anywhere but the fairness issue is corrected you will tree big corporations one way that you should treat individuals exactly the same way and that is fair. lou: from your lips to god's ears so they can understand that is the key to their success in 2014 we may have been interesting race and next year. doctor, thank you for being with us. up next the liberal mainstream media says they're trying to sabotage obamacare. that is strong language. and we will show you how this president's health care law fails all on its o. i am sorry the your times you got it wrong again. what is he doing? he is living big in new york city. ♪ [ vil

i am lou dobbs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody.cans waved the white flag in the stock market soars. it appears that the government will be open tomorrow just in time for both the house and the senate to adjourn. more votes will take place on capitol hill tonight. we will have those results for you. the senate taking up the harry reid and mitch mcconnell bill at any moment. it will be passing tonight before going over to the white house for the president to sign. this government shutdown in 16 days ago in speaker boehner has said we have fought the good fight, but we just didn't win. end quote. but the white house claimed victory while still taking shots at congressional republicans for their refusal to give the president exactly what he wanted. >> there are no winners here. we said that from the beginning and we are going to say it to the end because it is true. the american people have paid a price for this. nobody sent here to washington by the american people can call themselves a winner if the american people pay the price for

lou: the democts, not the reblicans. >> i don't think anyone looks goodn this, but it is clear the crisistheea party faction of the republican party. lou: i don't understand to the tea party faction is. it is a good question. >> i think the pol are confetti at the moment. e american pple. those rublicans wereoted in based upon this premise of i don't know.macare. more people today support obacare. lou: thee are doued. en the americaneopleet those new medical bills, the medicalnsurance bills and their wallets, we will be talkg about this. >> that is is that the case. lou: they're thrilled. it looks le a pross in which the republicans stumble onto a theme. they wanted to delay the individual mandate for aear because busses thanks to the largess of the democratic present in this party had year to keept there. also, they wanted to be fair and get rid of their subsidy for the insurance exchangnder obamacare. ey felt that was wrong for them and the president. what happened to those themes? >> i think its gone. it is interesting. wh you are seeing here because of the polls that were menoned earl

but i think realistically, lou, i don't think the administration has the stomach for the military option anyway and i think that's probably why they didn't fight as hard as they probably should have fought to get that option in there. that's the harsh reality of it. i don't see us intervening and the rebels know this as well. that's what's causing some of the problems within their cohesion and why they're breaking apart, because they don't believe they're gog to get supported. >> we're looking at the further ascension in the middle east of vladimir putin and russia. >> absolutely. putin has played his hand about as well as it can played. putin does not have a military of any consequence. he has huge economic challenges. he has demographic problems that are absolutely atrocious in terms of what's happening to his population. but he wanted to climb back on the world stage in terms of prestige. he wanted to hold on to this anchor with syria and he's doing that. i think it's overstated how much influence he's going to have in the middle east. i do believe what he's done with syria certainly

but i think realistically, lou, i don't think the administration has the stomach for the milita option anyway and i think that's probably why they didn't fight as hard as they probably should have fought to get that option in there. that's the harsh reality of it. i don't see us intervening and the rebels know this as well. that's what's causing some of the problems within their cohesion and why they're breaking apart, because they don't believe they're going to get supported. >> we're looking at the further asceion in the middle east of vladimir putin and russia. >> absolutely. putin has played his hand about as well as it can be played. putin does not have a military of any consequence. he has huge economic challenges. he has demographic problems that are absolutely atrocious in terms of what's happening to his population. but heanted to climb back on the world stage in terms of prestige. he wanted to hold on to this anchor with syria and he's doing that. i think it's overstated how much influence he's going to have in the middle east. i do believe what he's done with syria certainly