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. >> i'm alex witt. we have all of that to bring you along with a billion dollars in tax refund money no one has claimed. we'll get to that for you. no room for error on health care. president obama heads to capitol hill this afternoon to persuade wavering democrats. mike viqueira is live at the white house for us. democrats believe they can reach the 216 votes. where do they stand? >> reporter: it's very interesting the way this works. the way the president and democratic leaders are pressuring wavering democrats. no republicans will vote for this thing. the president is shooting three-pointers from beyond the arc. going four times outside the belt way in the last two weeks to hold rallies as recently as yesterday. not too far out, in fairfax, virginia. putting public pressure on. the inside game, he's hosting meetings in the white house. 64 according to aides. take the place of canfield from ohio and boccieri. he voted no the first time you it was on the ballot. a woman was denied premiums, they were s
. >> i'm alex witt. we have all of that to bring you along with a billion dollars in tax refund money no one has claimed. we'll get to that for you. no room for error on health care. president obama heads to capitol hill this afternoon to persuade wavering democrats. mike viqueira is live at the white house for us. democrats believe they can reach the 216 votes. where do they stand? >> reporter: it's very interesting the way this works. the way the president and democratic leaders...
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. >>> i'm contessa brewer filling in for alex witt. sarah palin is back in the campaign spotlight. again today, she will rally for senator john mccain just like she did yesterday. >> we've been accused to be the party of no because we've opposed some things the administration is doing. no, we're not the party of no, we're the party of hell, no! >> and mccain facing a tough reelection fight here of his senate career, leaning here on sarah palin to get a big boost. nora mcdonnell is there, up bright and early this morning. how does herm message really ply to arizonans who are really torn? >> the people who turned out yesterday for the rally was there to see sarah palin. and that's what john mccain is hoping, that some of her star power rubs off on him. he's facing the toughest fight of his career. he's been in the senate for 20 years. he's never been faced with such a tough campaign. he had scott brown out here, he's asked jeb bush, mitt romney. there was a huge rally yesterday. there will be a huge rally here today in this gym in mesa, arizona, and sarah palin is trying to vouch for
. >>> i'm contessa brewer filling in for alex witt. sarah palin is back in the campaign spotlight. again today, she will rally for senator john mccain just like she did yesterday. >> we've been accused to be the party of no because we've opposed some things the administration is doing. no, we're not the party of no, we're the party of hell, no! >> and mccain facing a tough reelection fight here of his senate career, leaning here on sarah palin to get a big boost. nora...
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alex witt of congressional quarterly, what kind of changes should we see -- what kind of changes should we expect to see in the region between ourselves and the insurance companies? guest: it struck me throughout the debate that there has not been more anger and the public directed toward insurers. -- from the public directed toward insurers. they say in policy-making circles that largely, people who have insurance are happy with their insurance plans. and i think that is because a lot of people do not use their insurance plans very much. the story changes a lot when you get sick currently in this country. and the caller that just called and made an interesting point about drug purchases under insurance plans, how people can suddenly find out that the drug they were using for some reason and explain to -- for some reason, and explained often, just off their insurance. it will be harder in the future for insurance companies to do that, particularly those that are running -- but are operating in this government-run exchange. those exchanges are going to forbid behavior like the caller jus
alex witt of congressional quarterly, what kind of changes should we see -- what kind of changes should we expect to see in the region between ourselves and the insurance companies? guest: it struck me throughout the debate that there has not been more anger and the public directed toward insurers. -- from the public directed toward insurers. they say in policy-making circles that largely, people who have insurance are happy with their insurance plans. and i think that is because a lot of...
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. >>> i'm alex witt. thank you so much for watching.l be back at noon eastern tomorrow, 9:00 am out west. up next, "andrea mitchell reports," talking to haley barber about the future of the republican party here on msnbc news. nature knows just how much water vegetables need. so, to turn those vegetables into campbell's condensed soup, we don't boil it down, our chefs just add less water from the start. ♪ so many, many reasons ♪ it's so m'm! m'm! good! ♪ >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," 2 million people displaced, more than 700 dead, with that toll expected to rise in chile today. unlike haiti, strong inf infrastructure reduced the potential widespread devastation. secretary of state hillary clinton will be traveling to the region tomorrow, take with her emergency communications equipment. a live report, straight ahead. >>> in washington today, the president prepares his last-ditch strategy for getting a vote on health care, as he faces his own health update. overall, his health is good. but he's got to watch that cholesterol
. >>> i'm alex witt. thank you so much for watching.l be back at noon eastern tomorrow, 9:00 am out west. up next, "andrea mitchell reports," talking to haley barber about the future of the republican party here on msnbc news. nature knows just how much water vegetables need. so, to turn those vegetables into campbell's condensed soup, we don't boil it down, our chefs just add less water from the start. ♪ so many, many reasons ♪ it's so m'm! m'm! good! ♪ >>>...
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i'm christina brown in for alex witt. welcome to "msnbc sunday." all of that plus big rain for parts of the country this week. first to the new poll that shows americans aren't yet onboard with the changes in the health care system. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house with the numbers. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, christina. there is a bit of good news in the poll if you want to look at the bright side. that is americans are very much engaged in this process here in washington, in this major policy change, and is it any wonder because it's been going on for a year and the passions are running high. one quarter of americans tried to contact their representative here in washington to give them their opinion about the health care legislation as it wound its way through the legislative process. many of those people were opposed. the people opposed are much more likely to have been involved and feel much more passionately about what's happening here in washington and most of those opposed want to see the laurie peeled and that do
i'm christina brown in for alex witt. welcome to "msnbc sunday." all of that plus big rain for parts of the country this week. first to the new poll that shows americans aren't yet onboard with the changes in the health care system. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house with the numbers. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, christina. there is a bit of good news in the poll if you want to look at the bright side. that is americans are very much engaged in this...
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i'm alex witt.pproach half past the hour, here are your fast five headlines. >>> president obama will head to capitol hill later today to speak to house democrats about tomorrow's expected vote on health care reform. we'll have more on that in a moment for you. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton returned to the states this morning after a two-day trip to moscow. she held talks with the russian prime minister vladimir putin on issues ranging from arms control to trade and iran. >>> british airways cabin crews hit the picket lines for a three-day strike that's forcing the airline to cancel more than half of the 1,900 flights through monday. >>> in monterey, mexico, soldiers battle suspected drug cartel gunmen yesterday killing two of them. they killed ammunition and hand grenades after the shoot-out. >>> a.c.o.r.n. says it's on the verge of bankruptcy. they've lost federal funding amid controversy. those are your fast five headlines. >>> president obama heading to capitol hill this afternoon to pe
i'm alex witt.pproach half past the hour, here are your fast five headlines. >>> president obama will head to capitol hill later today to speak to house democrats about tomorrow's expected vote on health care reform. we'll have more on that in a moment for you. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton returned to the states this morning after a two-day trip to moscow. she held talks with the russian prime minister vladimir putin on issues ranging from arms control to trade and...
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i'm alex witt. thanks for joining us. >>> right now on capitol hill, democrats are closing in on the 216 votes they need to pass the senate health care bill. moments ago i spoke to long-time health care reform advocate representative john dingell. >> well, we're going to win. the bill is going to pass. it is going to the president to be signed, and 32 million people are going to get health care. >> nbc's luke russert is live on capitol hill for us. with another good morning to you, luke. we have the democrats sounding more confident. they're going to get to 216. is that how you hear it? >> yeah, that's what i'm hearing, alex. you saw mr. dingell who's actually been in the house since 1955. has introduced legislation on this magnitude every year since he's been in this house. the words i'm hearing are extremely cautiously optimistic. they are right there, right around that 216 magic number. some -- one democrat i spoke to recently says there are about 214. some go about 210, 212. either way, those ar
i'm alex witt. thanks for joining us. >>> right now on capitol hill, democrats are closing in on the 216 votes they need to pass the senate health care bill. moments ago i spoke to long-time health care reform advocate representative john dingell. >> well, we're going to win. the bill is going to pass. it is going to the president to be signed, and 32 million people are going to get health care. >> nbc's luke russert is live on capitol hill for us. with another good morning...
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alex witt is here with a roundup of the headlines. hey, alex. >> here we go.hile the fight over health care, the legislation, that is, may continue, the fight over the health care fight may continue legislation has got that right, at least for now, by a vote of 220 to 207 the house passed a final vote of fixes to the health care plan last night. >>> the money pursuing threats against the u.s. and south korea, north korea threatened today unprecedented nuclear strikes. those threats were reportedly triggered by a south korean newspaper report that the u.s. and south korea ya would be meeting to formulate a plan. >>> these photos were shot by a amateur space enthroughoutist, sent up a cam to to the edge of space and got those pictures. i mean, yeah, i guess that's an rchb project. can you believe that, carl? >> what kind of balloon? like the kind you get at the circus? >> no. the kind that balloon boy went up in. >> yeah. like the balloon boy one, yeah, almost like a weather balloon but yeah, with the camera, $100 digital camera. >> shah shows you how far techno
alex witt is here with a roundup of the headlines. hey, alex. >> here we go.hile the fight over health care, the legislation, that is, may continue, the fight over the health care fight may continue legislation has got that right, at least for now, by a vote of 220 to 207 the house passed a final vote of fixes to the health care plan last night. >>> the money pursuing threats against the u.s. and south korea, north korea threatened today unprecedented nuclear strikes. those...