kate. >> yes, bill. >> bill: you basically have two speculative arguments., if you hit them, it might not do any good for anybody. that's speculative because it might inhibit. and the other that i make is if you don't hit them then other people might do this with an easier campaign. that's speculative, too. based on history. based on history. whenever you appease and turn the other way, it comes back to haunt new a larger arena, kate. you say? >> bill, i'm 100% agreeing with you that we should not be appeasing and turning a blind eye. what i believe is that you didn't point out the third option. and that is that a strike right now, without having laid the groundwork, without knowing what's going to happen, and you have got an empowerment of forces that hate the united states of america, and i'm talking about the al qaeda and muslim brotherhood forces, which have been proven to be in existence and a part. i don't know how much of a part but they are a large part of the fighting force of the rebels in syria. you do not want to create a situation worse than the

i am bill o'reilly. remember the spin stops here because we are definitely looking out for you. >>> this is a fox news alert. president obama announced just a few hours ago that he's spoken on the phone with iran's new president, hasan rue han ee. he believes a nuclear deal can be reached. welcome to "hannity," i am monica crowley in for sean. president obama made a brief appearance in the white house briefing room and made this announcement. >> just now i spoke on the phone with the president of the islamic republic of iran. the two of us discussed our on-going efforts to reach an agreement over iran's nuclear program. i reiterated

they put bill on the stand. he insisted he never confessed to the crime and claimed that his ex-wife, who worked in the sheriff's office at the time of his arrest, tampered with the evidence. >> she had access to all of the evidence. door was unlocked. shell casings, fingerprints. >> back in 1976, carol took the stand and denied the allegation. >> that's insane. but then look at the source. >> when jerry, the meticulous fingerprint technician took the stand, he agreed. >> my opinion is that my evidence, lift number one, as i testified to it in superior court on two occasions had not been tampered with. >> and carol had plenty of motive, said bill. even though the judge wouldn't let the jury hear it, bill said it explained everything. carol, he said, wasn't just playing some divorce revenge game. no. by accusing him, she got her colleagues in the sheriff's office to stop pursuing her. the one thing remember carol was taken in for questioning about the shooting incident at bill's house. there was something else to

bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning.that deadline for a federal budget after a weekend which we saw, well the house passed another plan, while the senate spent their time away from the office. they did not meet but there was at least one senator making his case in republican rand paul. he seems to think the solution to this shutdown mess is rather simple. here he is. >> you had a conference committee, equal number of republicans and democrats and you hashed out your differences. why don't we have conference committee on this? you could appoint one today and meet tomorrow and hash out the differences. that is the way it is supposed to work. martha: that may be the way it is supposed to work. not the way it is working right now. joining me fox news senior political analyst brit hume. good morning to you. >> good morning, martha. martha: a, does rand paul have a point there and b, where is the president in all this. >> rand paul has a point but a little late to take a conference committee. those things take days and we're d

read the bill. read the bill. the 109-page bill that didn't go through committee that's before us under a closed rule, read the bill. this will impact not just people who are trying to look for work and can't find it, it will impact senior citizens. it will impact children, and it will impact veterans, 170,000 veterans will be cut from this program. shame on us if we do this. you know, i say to my colleagues on the republican side, i know, i know a lot of you believe as i do that it's important that we maintain a safety net for the most vulnerable. i know you believe that it's important that we should end hunger in america. i know you believe that it's wrong to cut $40 billion from this program. and i'd urge you and i'd plead with you, stand with us on this. stand with us and reject this move, this harsh move, this tten thing to do to poor people. i think you will be proud of standing up against this bill. this is the wrong thing to do, so i urge my colleagues to vote no on this bill, do the right thing, let's do

the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the nanny state. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. over the past few years, the obama administration has greatly increased the government's role in your life. today, republicans in the house tried to block funding for the huge obama care entitlement in a showdown over that will come in the next 10 days. it's complicated but opponents of obama care want to shut down funding for the entire government, if money for obama care is not denied by congress. and as we reported last night, the senate and president will never go along so obama care will kick in on october 1st. no matter what. but republicans aren't going down easily. on another front, the g.o.p. wants to cut the record spending on food stamps. 5% over the next 10 years. yesterday, the vote in the house was 217 to 210 to do that even though the cut is small, the senate and the president will not go along. when president obama took office, 40 million americans were living in poverty. four years later, 46 m

i am bill o'reilly.e remember the spin stops right here because we're looking out for you. >> good morning. it's september the 3rd. we begin with a fox news alert. in a few years key members of the senate are holding the first meeting about a strike on syria. there's growing concern the president's case isn't strong enough. we are live in washington with developing details. >> extreme weather leaving a deadly path in florida. one man dead two others hospitalized after they were struck by lightening. the latest on the scene that's coming up. >> are you battling the blues? turns out it's not just your job or finances making you depressed. a new job revealing surprising reasons you could be down. fox and friends first starts right now. ♪ >> good morning. you are watching "fox & friend " first". >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> xheems of the senate intelligence committee will make its case in congress hoping to win support and military action in syria. what can we expect from today's hearing? >> kelly wright is

time for the other bill. the factor is next. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> i don't think harry reid and barack obama should shut down the federal government. if harry reid kills that harry reid is responsible. >> bill: conservative republican senator ted cruz under fire from his own party and things are getting pretty vinchts analysis with karl rove. [gunfire. >> horrifying terror attack in cane i can't, once again fanatical muslims killing innocent civilians. why are they doing that? we will tell you. >> you organize a protest against a general that was disgusting and despicable and you seem to be okay with that. were. >> bill: jesse watters confronting a college professor who is orchestrating attacks on general david petraeus. >> what kind of person are you. >> bill: a special edition of watters world tonight. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly, thanks for watching us tonight. the world failing to confront the true nature of muslim terrorism. that is the subject of t

bill: certainly does. with what happens on that and those charges. 22 before the hour now. martha: indeed it is, bill hemmer. we'll move to this story in a moment. a wave of terror attacks taking the lives of innocent people like the one in kenya that allegedly targeted anyone that is not muslim. why is there no mention of islamic radicalism when we talk about this kind of terrorism? bill: also in a moment here. pay attention to this. this is a great american story that no one's frankly talking about. this is the dash for the america's cup in san francisco bay. beautiful sights there, by the way. oracle team usa was down 8-1. they won seven straight races to tie new zealand. if america wins today it will be one of the greatest comebacks in the regatta's 122 history. martha: look at those guys. they look like a s.w.a.t. team. we'll be right back. ♪ clay. mom? come in here. come in where? welcome to my mom cave. wow. sit down. you need some campbell's chunky soup before today's big game, new chunky cheesebur

bill: i'm bill hemmer.now, that house committee finally getting the chance to question those who conducted the review at the department of state. the board's report blaming systematic failures for last year's terror attack, but it does not hold anyone there accountable. four americans dead, no arrests, no firings. lawmakers demanding to know why senior state department officials are being let off the hook. martha: chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge joins us now. what are we hearing in there so far? >> reporter: well, thank you, martha, and good morning. the hearing began about 20 minutes ago with the republican chairman quite unexpectedly reading from a series of letters from the family members who lost one of the four americans at benghazi. the family of ambassador chris stevens asking that his death not be politicized and that ambassador stevens underthe risks of diplomacy in high-threat areas. now, from glenn doherty, his sister wants answered a simple question, not only why was there no

bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning at home.nues to pour out of the shopping center, a place where kenyans, werners, tourists they all shop there. as the military conduct as raid the operation continues. we talked to a reporter on the ground in nairobi last hour. people inside were asked questions before the attack happened. >> we understand that the gunmen were demanding that people reveal information about whether or not they are muslim and if they said they were muslim, they would maybe have to pass a test. for example they might be asked a question what is the name of the prophet's mother. could be killed execution-style. martha: chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge joins us live from washington. catherine, analyzing this, what make this is attack different? >> reporter: martha, good morning. there are two elements that stand out. eyewitness reports that terrorists were targeting non-muslims. the one way they apparently differentiated victims who could not cite a islamic prayer or arabic were shot dead. accord

bill: yeah.an go to benghazi and have a cup of coffee with this man, how does that make you feel? >> well, absolutely. i feel that he has got a lot more presence than i do. it is kind of crazy. craziest thing i ever saw. i never expected this from my government. bill: i bet. >> they all lied to me! and, it's hard, it is, it's just hard. i can't, i can't explain it. bill: wow. pat -- >> all they have to do is tell me the truth! bill: we're looking for that, on your behalf, on behalf of the american people but do you think today that you will ever get the answers you need? >> eventually i will, eventually i will. i don't know where it will be, how it will be or anything but i will not give up. bill: wow. >> that was my only, my only child and i know he was doing his job and he was doing what he wanted to do and he was doing what he was sent to do but they could tell me. they could just tell me, if it's only to say, i really don't know but what they do tell me is, it was the video, and we'll get bac

>> bill: a flying flip.orters carl cameron and james rosen. >> bill: carl, please explain so even i can understand it what senator cruze accomplished yesterday. >> even though he said it was not about him but he got a lot of attention and that's good politically. he spoke up for opposition to obama care more than anybody else on the right and that's good. may be downside to g.o.p. colleagues bad mouthed a few of them for not fighting hard enough against obama care. on the downside that's probably it for him. cruze and allies knew they couldn't stop out stripping out fund obama care. on friday or saturday of this week the senate will send a clean bill back to the house that are fund the government for at least another three months and does nothing else. we won't really know the political impact for cruz and for republicans and democrats about this shutdown near miss probably until next year's midterm elections. >> bill: now, when they send the bill back on friday to the house and we assume it will be voted so

bill: 5-1.john: it's a shame that with the exceedingly high level that we watched for a good portion of this match that novak is letting it all go away, rather meekly at the moment. yeah, it was incredibly tough to overcome that third set and it really stung when he wasn't able to get that early break the first time rafa served and this guy is like a freight train, nadal now, looking to win this for the second time, serve it out. bill: one game away. >> out. ? -- john: he came into this event, bill this is a first, where every single seeded player in the draw had a losing record against him. he's got a 21-10 career head-to-head edge over roger federer. we know about this man, 21-15 coming in, edge to nadal. even more dominant against the other players. john: so quick. to move forward and cut ball off. looks fresh as if he was playing in the first set. another excellent display. everywhere, anything, whatever you threw at him he could deal with. served exceptionally well today. taking more chance

any president would do this. >> bill: you think so? >> yes. >> bill: you think so? >> of course with scandals for god's sakes. does it help president owe obama being seen with chris christie? >> this guy is -- oob thoob is, i don't know. i don't know if it meant anything to you. >> they both can serve like this, do you what i mean? chris gets something out of it. he looks like an open minded guy. >> bill: he's running again. okay. >> also, christie when you're north of 400 pounds you've got insecurity issues so maybe he being with the popular kids. >> bill: you may know eric holder, miller thinks is really steadman, oprah's boyfriend. do you think they're the same person? >> i don't think they are. >> you're positive? >> bill: he wants to marry oprah. >> is steadman going to resign? >> that point doesn't know whether to admit co 2 to negligenter regions or wind his watch. the fact is that once he did the thing he's -- it's like belly best. he'll go when he wants to go. before then he's going say listen, i did dirty lifting i'll go when i want to go. >> bill: worst t

bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning at home.ut funding the government for another week, moving that government shutdown deadline from october 1 to october 17, and with that the debate over defunding obamacare. but that delay could be a gamble. could be. martha: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel's live at the capitol. mike, as we wait to hear from speaker boehner, what's the focus of the republicans in the senate right now? >> reporter: well, martha, it's fascinating because a lot of senators say they're really focused on trying to pick off enough red state democrats to keep harry reid from putting obamacare money back into this critical government funding bill. on the house side, much of their focus has been on the debt ceiling package, in other words, what they hope to get out of agreeing to raise the nation's borrowing authority such as building the keystone xl pipeline, doing tax reform, things of that nature. they're also waiting to see what the senate sends them in terms of this government funding bill. in the

government bill. it is unfortunate. they are shutting -- showing their hand. it was not just the military bill that will be hurting. a lot of other americans will be by a government shutdown. republicans are trying to govern -- cover their bases with the content -- constituency we all care about. that is insanity. i think that is the shameful part of it. republicans are telegraphing they intend to shut government and the only folks they will worry about our military personnel. pretty sad. >> what is even scarier about this, we went through the same routine on the debt ceiling when republicans passed the page china first at. they called it the debt prior jersey nation act. -- priority act. paying first, including china. it is the same -- different fight, but similar actors. if we do shut down government, we will give you some of the hostages. you can almost see it right now. they let some of the hostages go and run across the streets. they are let go, but you are still left with the rest of the hostage

bill: i'm bill hemmer, good morning. back early from the its summer break to start working on this resolution. committee members admitting there are still serious concerns that need to be addressed. >> the president cannot go to war unilaterally without congressional authority. this is what john kerry has been asked, if you lose the vote, will you adhere to the verdict? john kerry shouldn't be let off the hook, the president shouldn't be let off the hook, and congress shouldn't be let off the hook. the constitution's very explicit, it's congressional authority. it is not presidential prerogative to go to war. >> the fact that we got from a spectrum that goes from john mccain who is one of the most hawkish members of the senate to dick durbin who is one of the most progressive members of the senate gives you a sense that we have struck the appropriate balance in this resolution. >> i'm confident the president of the united states can make a strong case to the american people as long as they can be confident that it's no b

you can't afford it, bill. >> bill: all right, juan, here are the rules of our bill o'reilly.com questiontary action against syria. would you support it? >> about 40,000 of you voted. a huge number. 91% say no. just 9%. would amazing result. we come right back, six network news anchors interviewed president obama about syria. bernie goldberg has the score card. karl rove on whether the republican party sees syria as [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. e-trade. less for us. more for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutioning power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job.

bill: heather?fierce criticism for what some say a lack of fire power while defending president obama's to delay action on syria. listen. >> you know, as staff been advised? people can weigh in but everybody knows that ultimately no decision is made until the president makes it. the president made this decision. i believe it is the right decision. i think we're stronger. heather: we will take a look at his five sunday show appearances and compare that them with that commanding performance when he urged action less than 48 hours earlier. bill: the supreme court set to hear the case challenging a pledge of allegiance in schools. why one couple says students should not be required to recite that in a moment. on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have them... oh that's right i don't because i rolled my account over to e-trade where... woah. okay... they don't have hidden fees... hey fern. the junkrawer? why would they... is that

we'll know how the meetings went, bill, by lunchtime. bill: thank you. peter doocy leads our coverage there. he is on capitol hill. martha has more here in new york. martha: this has a lot of folks asking how did we get here? back in april of 2011 the u.s. slapped sanctions on syria's intelligence agency in washington's first response to a crackdown on antigovernment protesters. that was happening throughout so many of the countries in this region during the arab spring. then you go to july of last year. syria says it could use chemical weapons in response to any, quote, external aggression. but promised that it would not be used on opposition forces. a month later president obama warned assad that the use of chemical weapons in his mind would be a red line that should not be crossed in terms of the u.s. response. then you go forward to march of 2013. syria's government and the rebels accuse each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of aleppo. go to august 21st, syria's opposition accuses government forces of gassing hundred

go long. >> bill: thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly.k just happened tonight segment. controversy in the national football league doesn't have to do with violence or drugs. it has to do with with the team nickname. the washington redskins and i have been using that name and logo since 1933. now there is a move to force the skins as they are called to come up with a new nickname. here to talk about it bernard mcguirk and greg gutfeld. gutfeld, i understand on the little show you do the five? yeah, small. >> you are offended by the redskins name. >> i'm not offended by anything. it's a strange name. i will tell you this what bugs me is roger goodell if one person is offended we have listen to. that's physically impossible. if i listen to every person i offended then i would have no time to offend them. >> bill: i understand that the cleveland indians, the brafs. the warriors. >> the patriots. >> bill: all of these things are to can he kenote warrior. strength. win the game. this is such touchy feely. are we going to have the washington sus

bill: ten more. martha: yep. bill: jon scott's coming up 12 short minutes away.d, hemmer? that is the sound as the government approaches running out of money. we're going to be talking about the progress of a bill that would keep our government funded. plus, a new strategy that may be emerging from republicans on delaying or defunding obamacare. >>> also it's just three days until those health care exchanges open. we'll tell you where we stand on all of that. >>> and watching the media on two big stories, president obama goes after fox in a speech on his health care overhaul and cnn versus iran in another battle over translations, or is it? it's all coming up, "happening now." boyle bill got it, okay. see you in a couple minutes. nasa's curiosity, a groundbreaking discovery on mars, an age-old question about potential life on the red planet. we've got that for you coming up. martha: and one lucky gator hunter pull anything this mammoth-size monster. good grief, look at that thing. >> got out of work early, drove down to the lake and found him sitting right there

we talk about jobs bills. you have a medical device manufacturer, let them talk to you about the impact this tax is having on their business. it is killing jobs and destroying american leadership in this area. and this is not a divisive issue. we agree on this issue here. and our friends in the senate, mr. speaker, voted 79-20 in favor of this very same issue. . i understand folks are work out, mr. speaker. it's been a long weekend. it's been a long consume of -- couple of weeks. but the american people deserve to know the truth of what's going on and the truth is the passage of this rule and this underlying legislation keeps the doors of the government open, repeals the job-killing medical device tax that both the house and senate have said they wanted to repeal, protects changes on the affordable care act that american families have come to depend on like keeping children on their policies. but eliminates all of the uncertainty of all of the broken portions of the affordable care act, all of the broken porti

side a bill like on this? we can get 233 bill we put together. there are a lot of non members interest xpressed an in the bill. there have been some democrats that like what we're doing seeing the 're negative impacts of the health care law and is hurting people good health care. it is diverse and they're definitely different factions of people but look at what happened funding of government bill. you had a lot of people that came together. in that bill ngs that everybody probably had like with.hey didn't our conference was united, not conservative members that all voted and said this is the right thing to do. we're not holding out for the bill but we want good country.or the we actually put real alternatives on the table. we have time for one more question. thank you for being our news maker. a appreciate. back with our reporters. we heard from congressman steve scalise after the house to keep the government running but if everybody goes long with defunding the affordable care, this now goes to the senate. ha

look it up, bill. >> bill: i will look it up. i'm interested how they source that out. >> i mean, there are lots of different people that do estimates on the number of people that are killed there. and i think that, you know, how many children would be enough for you? i don't know. five? would five be enough for you? >> bill: war is war and we are fighting war in afghanistan. >> wait, powers. please. you know every war in the history of mankind has resulted in collateral damage and civilian casualties. you have to know that because that's the fact. but now we have. >> first of all, i don't use the term collateral damage because they are human beings. >> bill: that's what war is. >> as human. i think that the war should actually be accomplishing something and i don't think that the drones were accomplishing anything. i know you love the drone war. >> i don't love any war but i understand that it's degraded al qaeda to the extent that they may not be able to kill you, powers. >> it's created more terrorists actually. >> bill: that'

you can't afford it, bill. >> bill: all right, juan, here are the rules of our bill o'reilly.com questiontary action against syria. would you support it? >> about 40,000 of you voted. a huge number. 91% say no. just 9%. would amazing result. we come right back, six network news anchors interviewed president obama about syria. bernie goldberg has the score card. karl rove on whether the republican party sees syria as the democratic party's doom. those reports after these messages. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and se

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i am bill o'reilly.ps right here because we are definitely look hing out for you. >>> welcome to this special edition of "hannity." we have heard about how the american people do not want the u.s. intervening in syria. tonight for the full hour we are giving the show to you, the mesh, to hear what the average citizen has to say. frank luntz has a focus group to discuss syria and more. let's go to the group and frank in washington, d.c. >> i have been doing testing on world leaders for two decades. i don't think i have ever had a score as bad as this. let's take a look. >> we are not sure chemical weapons, even though you have seen the videotape, the bodies,

bill, this is my brother, alan. alan, this is my old... friend, bill. nice to meet you, bill. same here. i thought you were going to hook up with that old girlfriend who wanted to "see" you. oh, right. turns out she changed her... "mind." anyway, i ran into my old friend bill here. so, uh, stood up by jill, ran into bill. that's funny. you have a sick sense of humor, alan. the house is clean. i'm going home now. i'll pick that up on monday. sorry. that's mine. hi. hi. ok, i'm outta here. so, bill, uh, you from around here? i was, but i moved away for a couple years. now i'm planning on moving back and buying a place. hello. evelyn harper, evelyn harper real estate. oh, yeah. mom's here. no problem. i'm drunk. i'm bill shraeder. i'm a friend of charlie's. no need to apologize. so, are you interested in renting or buying? buying. excellent. price range? i'm flexible. i'll bet you are. but i was talking money. well, so was i. ooh, sexy and liquid. i like that in a man. nice guy. poker buddy? used to. and don't call me "buddy." ( laughs ) i'm sorry. there it is. well, thank you so

this bill, mr. speaker, is an easy fix to ensure developers continue to comply with strict reporting requirements, purchasers have the information they need to make important degreeses and their economic recovery remains on track. i congratulate mrs. maloney for bringing this bill to the floor and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i have no further requests for time, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. mchenry: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2600? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. mchenry: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays. mr. mchenry: i do, indeed. the speaker p

bill: do you? >> any president should use his words very judiciously especially calling the nation's tanks to a major national security crisis and issue. you don't go before the nation as he did, it to talk about a action he essentially abandoned. you don't use a prime time address to talk about a diplomatic pause. this speech was completely point lis. that's why he lost ground here. sometimes president speak volumes and speak more effectively when they don't say anything at you will. bill: he had to do this at some point. he had to frame the argument. , maybe you don't do it at 9:00 at night, but i mean i think people were waiting to hear what his position was. >> yes. he could have done this in a press conference but he was afraid to face the press because he didn't have answers to all of the logistical questions that remain outstanding. monica is right to the extent that she says, ultimately there is no cause and effect, there is no reaction. it was a political move designed to get him time. bil

that's where we are now. >> bill thompson why is that significant? >> could derail the farm bill. if they can't come to agreement you may not have a farm bill. the dairy producers the corn producers, the soy bane producers are all looking for reforms and -- soybean producers are all looking for reforms. we all had a drought last year, this could derail. this could have to extend further the old way of doing things. and a lot of people don't like where that would be going. >> why -- go ahead allison. >> i was going to say, one thing people don't realize speaking of strange bed fellows, is corporate interest and snap are intertwined. who does that ultimately benefit? it is really a tax subsidy a large tax subsidy for the large retailers like walmart and kroger, as well as even j.p. morgan chase who administrators snam -- administers snap k the abt program. food and farm issues being inter29ed, the majority of us don't realize how much snap is really benefiting corporate agriculture. >> bill thompson if no agriculture bill gets passed this month, what happens to the program? >> it wi

bill: i'm bill hemmer.re waiting on, a hearing about problems states are having implementing the health care law. we're less than two weeks away. october 1 on the calendar. republican leadership will hold a news conference likely to hear about the looming budget deadline. the big one, a new hearing on benghazi that will focus first time on evidence that senior state department officials were left off the hook in that conclusion. martha: big questions there. we'll start with chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. she joins us live from washington. what are we expecting to learn from this hearing today, catherine. >> reporter: good morning a year after the benghazi terrorist attack congressional investigators are honing in on the central question, who set the policy that allowed the benghazi operation to go forward with substandard security? based on the congressional investigations the paper trail leads directly to the undersecretary of management patrick kennedy, who has so far escaped blame i

great. >> bill, live long and prosper. >> bill: i don't know what that means.e it's nice. here now is watters. so levar burton he played what in star trek? >> i can't pronounce the name. he was star trek next generation. >> bill: was he an alien. >> a humanoid. >> he was in it a lot. we had him on. he has been on three or four times. >> right. >> bill: always a respectful conversation. >> schurr. >> bill: he doesn't like it? >> he said you were derisive, dismissive, insulting, patronizing and insulting. >> bill: wow. all in one interview. >> second interview talking about race and zimmerman. i think at the end he perceived that you were giving him homework assignment. , when in fact, you actually said do a little research it looks like young black males disproportionately commit crime as a percentage of the rest of the population. he was very, very insulted. >> bill: he didn't like that. >> no. he actually was physically ill when i asked him that question. >> physically ill? >> he said you are cut from the same cloth as your boss and pointed at me. >> that soun

well, that's what this bill does. it says let's take a year off and work this thing, let's get the computers working, which they're not working now, and let's get the computers working right. let's get the staff in the field. let's get people out there who can sign people up, and that takes time, mr. speaker. and that's what this bill is all about. it said delayed for just one year. the individual mandate, which is really all that's left that's still in force, let's take a year and perfect, if we can, this bill for the individual. but to say what we're after tonight to shut down the government is just not so. this is a continuing resolution. this continues the government. like it or not, that's what it does. and so i urge a yes vote. yield back. >> gentleman yields back his time. >> >> that was debate that would fund the federal government past september 30. one was a measure to do away with the tax currently imposed on medical device manufacturers. the other delayed implementation of the healthcare law by one year. t

bill: i'm bill hemmer. hope you had a terrific weekend. a very busy week when it comes to syria. the white house, the administration pulling out al the stops they can to sell a strike on damascus even releasing disturbing video of the alleged chemical weapons attack with men, women and children convulsing. they are are not all convinced military action is the right course of action here. >> my hart is broken and when you see the video and when men, women and children are dieing as a result of chemical weapons. it is pretty clear he did this but the big question for the congress right now what is the most effective way to move forward. >> i can't think of a reason right now based on the objectives the administration has laid out, based on the strategy they have laid out, i can't come up with a reason right now why the united states should support this action. bill: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel, live on the hill now. how intense has the outreach been to lawmakers? how would you characterize it. bill: mike? >> reporter: well

we pay our bills. we pay our bills and we pay them on time. and that's what preserves the full faith and credit of the united states. it preserves our credit worthyness and prevents our interest rates from skyrocketing because that's exactly what will happen if we default on the national debt. our interest rates will go through the roof and not cause an mediate recession but an immediate depression. that is ridiculous to hold the national debt hostage because you're not just holding the debt ceiling hostage, you are holding the american economy and the welfare of every single american hostage as well. we cannot let that happen. it is the most ridiculous thing. and to have that held hostage for political gain, for political ideological purposes, that is simply unacceptable. so, mr. speaker, on behalf of the congressional progressive fellow urge my colleagues in the house to abandon this plan to hold hostage the american full faith redit, american credit worthiness on the basis that it is a great way to extract political extractions for what the

bill: i'm bill hemmer.president will make his first appearance as leader of his country at the assembly in a matter of moments, he and president obama not scheduled to formally meet, but the white house saying it's not ruled out something more be informal. what would that entail? if it does happen, it would be the first conversation face to face between the two countries since 1979. martha: the leader of brazil is speaking right now. the president is up next, and our chief white house correspondent, ed henry, is live in our new york newsroom with more on what we can expect today. good morning, ed. >> reporter: good morning, martha. as bill was suggesting, it could be sort of a sidelines conversation that the president has, it would be something like we saw a couple weeks ago at that g20 summit in russia where president obama did not want a formal one-on-one with vladimir putin but sort of met him on the sidelines. could there be an opening like that today? that's what we're watching for and, in fact, new th