>> partially, yes. a courtroom in florida... >> the case against casey back in the courtroom. >> casey'sbizarre behavior... >> bergman: the trial of casey anthony dominated television news for months. america seemed enthralled by the forensic testimony. >> when you have skeletonized remains... >> bergman: one of the networks' "go-to experts" was dr. cyril wecht, considered by many to be among the top forensic scientists in the country. >> there is the great, great hunger, this incredible fascination with forensic science. i often quip that we are up there now with sex, motherhood, apple pie and baseball. i think we are in the top ten, forensic science. >> bergman: for many years the elected coroner in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, dr. wecht has been a controversial character, and something of a local folk hero. >> you're just as handsome as ever. >> thank you. that just cost me $25. >> a lot of people are familiar with the casey anthony case. >> yes. >> which was filled with forensic testimony. >> yes. >> right, of all kinds... >> yes. >> ...that was allowed in. >> yeah, by experts. >> by al

. >>> in the "crossfire" tonight two the ted cruz's bob casey of pennsylvania, and saxby chambliss of georgia, who wants to repeal it. senator chambliss, the first question to you. senator cruz has been taking a lot of people from his own party. senator mccain said this has been debated, the american people have spoken and when they reelected president obama. senator mcconned said our strategying have been to be based in the real world, in real yi9, not based on what ted cruz just did. you've also been a critic of what senator cruz did last night. is this good for the republican party? where is the strategy? >> well, look, you know, bob and i are privileged to serve in a very unusual institution. you've been there with us, you know how it works. the thing about the united states senate is every member has the opportunity to express themselves when they feel passionately about some idea. ted cruz feels really passionate about repealing obama care. i disagree maybe with the method, but look, he is a member of the senate just like each of us are, and he has the right to take the floor as

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casey, what can you me about what you are seeing. >> hey, chuck. it is a chaotic scene here at the navy yard. there multiple fire trucks and police cars and ambulances. we were just moved across. a few minutes ago this is still an active shooter situation. they don't have it under control. there multiple agencies down here. the police have taken the lead that it is here. the police are also involved. the capital police and marshals with long rifles. when they warned us to move back and said we were in physical danger standing too close to the yard itself. >> clearly no shortage of law enforcement at that part of washington, d.c. with everybody that is involved. at this point it is our understanding that d.c. police is taking the lead on this. is that everything you are hearing? jim? >> as far as i know. there some security personnel at the navy yard. but i can tell you in terms of a rapid response to this kind of incident at the navy yard, it would be the washington, d.c. police involved. according to navy officials, those security forces have ente

. >> casey. >> i came by to see you guys. >> my name is casey. i do all the accounting here.'d like to see the business more organized. there's a renewal packet that came from your insurance company that is nowhere to be found. >> yeah, it's over here. >> it expires today. i'd like to see the business grow. so it's really good to have the help of somebody like marcus. >> is this the whole place right here? >> this is just the office part. back there is where we do--like, cook all the popcorn. >> my name is brittney mcbride, and i'm sharla's daughter. >> we need to roll all this and wrap it. >> do you want me to count disney first? >> yeah, 'cause we have to do the reports. >> okay. i do cash control, i count money, you know, whatever my mother asks me to do. >> how do you guys function in this? >> [laughs] it's very tight. >> we just do. i know. >> is there, like, another trap door that takes me somewhere? >> this is my mom's desk. it's actually cleaner than normal. >> you know what? >> sharla... >> that's the "to be filed" pile. >> walk me through your-- >> oh, i'm sorry. i

. >> joining us from washington, nbc political reporter casey hunt. good morning to you, casey. the comparisons being made to the shutdown of the mid '90s. people say this one could be even more toxic because, well, the sides aren't talking. >> there's just not a lot going on. conversation-wise. i was at the capitol yesterday. it was eerily quiet. the halls were empty. we did get a handful of house researches who came up to ding the democrats for not coming back to deal with this yesterday. but at this point, there is just no negotiation going on between the sides. and what that reflects is this sort of evolving political conventional wisdom that it's going to take a shutdown to actually move either of these sides anywhere. harry reid has dug in, he's already said that the senate's going to come back today and reject outright what the house passed late on saturday night. and john boehner is trying to wrangle this sort of group of conservatives who resist him at basically every turn. and we're at the point where new year's an impasse. and there's acknowledgement from republican a

jim casey was sort of an adopted son. he was a gatekeeper and i told mr. casey what i wanted to do.nd he said that mr. lee in fact could be spoken to but that his memory was kind of spotty. some days it was good and some days not so good and when it wasn't so good they got frustrated with himself but he told me to come on up anyway if i were willing to risk it which i certainly was. on december 3, 2003 at walked into the long-term care wing of the va hospital in syracuse and map 104-year-old eugene lee. worn on march 24, 1829 in salina new york a small town that is now essentially part of syracuse he turned 18 just a couple of weeks before the united states entered world war i. as soon as the united states did enter world war i he dropped out of high school. he only had a couple of months left to go in and listed in the marine corps. for those of you who -- i can assure you that mr. lee did indeed eventually get his high school diploma. in fact he was awarded his diploma on his birthday. this was his 104th birthday. he had it there proudly and display in his room when i visited that

from dallas, texas, please welcome casey switzer. what's up, casey? >> hi! >> what's happening? casey, you got to tell me about this. you're a trivia show host. >> i am, yes. >> and you--so do you think you can hale

go ahead, senator casey. >> no, candy. i think our national security interests are at stake related to the threat of the use of chemical weapons. remember, soldiers in world war i were exposed to chemical weapons. u.s. soldiers. that hasn't been the case for almost 100 years. we should never allow that threat to be preb present. a clear and present danger to american personnel or the american people. but separate and apart, and now we're at a point where there may be a pathway, to remove the threat of chemical weapons out of syria. what do we do next? i believe it's in our national security interests to make sure that the assad regime doesn't prevail here, for this reason. i think it's bad in and of itself but let's not forget, few people in washington seem to understand this but the iranian regime plots against american citizens every single day. so does their partner hezbollah the terrorist organize sgags. they've killed more americans than any group other than al qaeda in the world. the iranian regime tried to blow up a

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libby casey with us. are there negotiations happening right now? >> reporter: no, they're not. they're not happening in front of the cameras. there are no meetings behind the scenes, now, there are two things in play, richelle, one is this issue of the government funding. we hit the end of the fiscal year in just a few days, october 1st of the new fiscal year begins. and the republicans say they're going to fund that going forward, but there are strings attached. defunding obama healthcare. that's a deal breaker. and in october the treasury said that the u.s. will max out on its debt limit, and then there will be another big fight over there. >> now the president said i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry, it just doesn't work that way. we're not going to ignore

. >> hello, i'm libby casey. for nearly a year absolutely terrorized. she would receive messages that she should die. she jumped to her death. friends and families wore t-shirts with anti-bullying slogans and a sign that read every day more and more kids kill themselves because of bullying. how many lives have to be lost until people realize that words do matter. what was once a schoolyard problem in the last ten years spread into cyberspace and become more powerful. bullies tweet instagram or post on facebook abusive words hiding behind a screen and doing harm in just a click. >>> there has been a steady but modest increase of cyberbullying in the last decade. 24% of high schoolers said they

and libby casey, live on capitol hill. i have to ask you - i'm wondering after a second day of testimony from secretary kerry are the members getting the answers they are looking for? >> well, they are certainly getting a chance to ask questions. you'll notice in a lot of these hearing exchanges members of congress start by giving a bit of a speech before getting to the heart of their question. it made twitter when liberal democrat allan grayson gave a speech, a preamble. they are asking questions from everything as to how much it will cost, how much of a

. >> al jazeera libby casey has more from capitol hill >> reporter: the house of representatives passed a spending bill largely along party lines that would keep the if he hadral government funding and operating through mid december. however, it has some very big strings attached. first of all, is it would delay implementation of the federal healthcare law known as obamacare by one year. it would also repeal a medical device sales tax, and while that tax is controversial, some say it's necessary to help pay for the healthcare law. another bill passed unanimously, and this one would ensure that members of the military get their paychecks even if the if he hadral government shuts down. the action now goes back to the senate in this game of legislative ping pong. the senate is unlikely to pass or express any interest in the bill to fund the government because of the strings attached related to the federal healthcare law. the senate may have more of an interest in the legislation that would epsure members of the military get their pay but even if they do, that doesn't take

as casey wian reports... jurors must decide whether a-e-g live -- which was promoted jackson's comeback concerts -- is liable for the singer's deat (nats) michael jackson never got the chance to perform what was supposed to be his ultimate comeback tour in 2009. he died of an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol, administered by dr. conrad murray. in 2011, murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison. now, a different jury is preparing to decide if concert promoter aeg live must pay potentially billions of dollars to jackson's heirs... because they claim the company negligently hired murray. "michael jackson didn't die from doctor shopping. michael jackson died because a physician who had agreed to accept $150,000 a month violated his ultimate hippocratic oath. and he was placed in that conflict of interest by aeg. and there's no question about that in this case." aeg live says murray was never its employee and that he was entirely controlled by jackson. "the

libby casey joining us now from washington. has there been any progress on capitol hill and could a compromise take place before midnight? >> we're not seeing any movement forward. as you mention the countdown clock is really on. we heard speaker baner ticking to that same line. and it's the republican call to make compromises. they're not going to do that, so that brings us much closer to a shutdown. it could be a legislative way forward, but with this very short window now, almost 12 hours at this point it's really unlikely and we are facing that government shutdown. >> there is a lot on the table here. what is at stake if a shutdown goes into affect? >> at 12:01 the partial shutdown would commence. it's not everything that shuts down. basic things will still function. and people deemed essential will go to work. let's talk about things that keep rolling. things like entitlement benefits will continue to get paid. that means medicare, medicare, social security. however there is concern getting new people enrolled in in those

senator casey, can you hear me ? he can't. senator ayotte, many of your colleagues indicated they do not want military force. if this were to be pushed to a vote it looks like the house would say no to use of oh military force and it looks more like the senate would vote no. where does that leave the united states? we just sort of sit and take a public relations beating from the world. we worry about our oh credibility and worry that more weapons -- chemical weapons would be used against civilians. >> i think at this point it's because the administration has not put forth a strategy that's understandable. i mean, i have been troubled by the inconsistencies here. many of oh my colleagues have been as well. so they have to be clear on what their strategy is. you know, they said after the use of chemical weapons in june that they were going to support the moderate forces in the free syrian army. to my knowledge they haven't followed through on that. that's the way they could support the moderate forces there to make an impact on

i want to turn to nbc news, casey hunt joins us by phone. casey, there was a massive law enforcement presence at the scene of this moments ago, hours ago. it seems like it's receding to some degree. is there a sense the situation has been dealt with as far as the shooter? what is the sense of alarm at the scene right now? >> it's definitely a little bit of a different sense than we had a couple hours ago. the presence is receding instead of building. for hours this morning you had first responders just absolutely flooding these few blocks here. fire trucks from all over the city. most of those fire trucks have departed at this point and we're sort of moving into the phase of trying to figure out exactly what the latest information is about these two potential shooters who police seem to indicate may be at large, which is cause of some alarm among those who are watching on the streets here just because the information is still very uncertain. the police chief also mentioned there are several deceased still inside they are still trying to remo

libby casey is in washington right now.ibby what kind of changes will the senate make to the house bill? >> the big one is whether or not defunding for obamacare. senate democrats pulled that out of there. we're all watching what happens as they negotiate funding the government past october 1st. democrats say it's time to roll through implementation of obamacare. and we're seeing key landmarks of that bill in the next couple of months. that's where the real fight is going to come down to in the next couple of days. >> do we have a time able to, libby? >> right now. we're just running down the clock. tomorrow early afternoon is when we'll see the closure vote in the senate. expect to watch some big speeches today from members like ted cruz from texas, he is one of the conservative republicans who are siting with any house republicans and saying we have to defund the federal healthcare law. but even if we see a lot of fireworks the clock will keep running. >> some of the conservative senor tos is saying what is happening in t

that's it from washington and for me, libby casey. ♪

casey's stolen monet. you think sam osgood is his mother's accomplice.the reason that the people for whom she worked never reported anything missing. sam osgood covered it up. except with billings, where it looks like his mom was flying solo. and that's the change in doris' m.o. -- she stopped working with her son! none of which proves murder. chief, i got doris osgood in interview 1. oh, thank you so much, detective. whoa. what is she doing here? we're hoping that, with a little encouragement, mrs. osgood might confess again. what -- what kind of encour-- wow. morning, fellas. chief johnson. there's the george that i remember. and there's the louie i miss. uh, detective gabriel, if you wouldn't mind, let's get ready to bring mr. osgood into the electronics room, please. what exactly makes this different from taking the stand, detective? i'm not perjuring myself in the interview room, chief. it's just a little undercover work. uh-huh, and what makes you think that... george can get your confession? let's call it women's intuition. [ provenza laughs ] yea

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libby casey is on capitol hill. is this the republican version of the bill, and if so is it dead on arrival in the democratically-controlled senate? >> reporter: the senators are voting to bring the bill to the floor and open up debate. it seems that we've been hearing debate on this bill already, especially if your name is senator ted craz cruz. this is the house version. it is to keep the government running, and it defunds obamacare. the bill will change as it goes through the amendment process in the senate. this essentially will be dead on arrival by the time it gets out of here. a lot of members of congress are supporting this vote, including senator ted cruz even though he spent the last 20-some areas staging a bill of a filibuster in spirit a talk-athon, he voted to end the debate and get this bill to the senate floor. both parties move the bill forward. >> ted cruz now being attacked by members of his own party. who is lining up to say that they thought it was a waste of time. >> senator john mccain is one o

bob casey joins me live now. senator casey, you're fresh off the floor there. what first of all, what's the mood like there in the upper chamber? >> i think there's some sense of relief that we've at least reached this point where the senate has done its work but now the question is before the house whether they are going to act to keep the government running or act to shut it down. but i think most americans know what's at stake here. when you shut the government down, you stunt economic growth and do real damage to the country. i hope the house will make the right decision. >> if you're a betting man, what would you bet the house would do? >> try not to bet on something like this, but this is -- i think a lot of house members in both parties understand the consequences of a shutdown. and we've had unfortunately in the not too stant path of our history, a dress rehearsal, dry run of this and it didn't go well. it was bad for the country then. we're at a point now where we have some historical context. we have the shutdown from the mid-90s and almost debt ceili

. >> well, from the opposite point view, bob casey prom pennsylvania. i asked him if the news came decision ifis america should act. >> no, it doesn't, i don't put a russia andk in what syria says about chemical weapons. don't have much credibility in chemical weapons. administration will weigh this as they do every factor. in terms of senate, we're going have a vote this week in should gohink that we out with the vote. the senate delay it while this is playing out. but don't rule out a delay, i don't think this is the proposal to delay the vote. they make the proposal, but no details in terming of timing when they would do this, how would do it, i think it is a delaying tactic. wrong abouti'm that, but in the end we'll have a vote and senators will have to basicnt that very questions about whether you condemn the act of chemical weapons orac as well. >> taking three weeks of the .cts of august 21st is there a downside to waiting further and giving every diplomatic opportunity a chance? >> well i think already there is the senatee between vote and the h

libby casey is live at the capitol, libby what happens next?he could actually continue talking over the next hour after the senate begins its day afresh, but it sounds like he is done for now. now they move ahead to open up debate on this senate bill. the house bill would fund the government but defunds obamacare. that is expected to change as the democratic-lead senate gets its hands on its in the next couple of days. senator harry reid wants to move forward pretty quickly. he says let's move forward, but he is going to have to get republicans to sign off on an abbreviated schedule, otherwise you can see 30 more hours of debate, and we'll see more discussion and debate on the senate floor. >> if senator cruz accomplished nothing how are his fellowseptors reacting? >> the question is in the eye of the beholder what he accomplished. they wanted to really drive this point home. there are other republicans who are concerned about what this is actually working towards. and democrats will be perfectly happy to draw down this footage, and they will b

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libby casey live in d.c. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> the united nations nuclear watchdog says there has been a significant change in attitude from iran over its nuclear program. john terrett joins us with more. tell us what is going on here, john. >> reporter: here is the document, which the security council put together last night, and it has now gone off to the hague in holland, and it is going to be responsible for getting those out of syria. then we're expecting a vote n the security council at around 8:00 eastern time. but it could all slip, so don't hold us to those times. but we have had a little bit of a lucky break here at the united nations, because our diplomatic educate james bays has just caught up with the syrian prime minister. this was the result of the interview. take a look. >> foreign minister are you confident at the concept of peace right now? >> it's premature to speak about it. >> reporter: do you think there could be a deal that will bring everyone to geneva? >> i hope so. i h

. >> hello, i'm libby casey. it often takes a horrible crime followed by graphic headlines to draw attention to a problem that has been right before our eyes all along. such is the case in india why a violent sexual attack made a nation come to its feet and stream, no more. but a flash of anger or regret is not enough to end sexual violence against women. we'll unwrap the reasons behind this global problem highlighted in a new united nations study. we begin with adjustment day in new delhi. >> four men in india were sentenced to death today after a new delhi court found them guilty of raping a 23-year-old student last december. >> today not just one person, but the whole country is happy that the accused who committed such a horrendous crime with our daughter has finally been punished. >> reporter: the victim was on her way home after going to the movies with a male friend when five men and a juvenile lured them on a bus and repeatedly raped and tortured her. the woman died from internal injuries two days later.

lib 86 casey, what options do lawmakers in the house have? >> well, the first option is to pass the clean funding bill, keeping the government funded through november 15th. however it's not looking that likely that the house will take the senate's version as-is. so another option is they could go to the mat and fight over this defunding over the health care law or obamacare law. that's not going to be popular in the senate or president obama. try to cut out some parts of the federal health care law that both sides could agree on changing. the tough thing richelle is the clock is ticking down. even if they make minor tweaks we might see the government shut down or we might see them come up with some other very short term spending bill to get them over the hump of the monday spending deadline. >> has the president said what he would do libby? >> he really hasn't. he said that he wanted to see what the caucus decided once they actually got the senate bill in their hands which they have now. we are hearing these floor speeches. the republicans wi

>> scott walker and john casey are the two likely that i see that might get in. there's a lot of people i know for scott walker. >> i think he's terrific. i don't know he's a national candidate. >> those are two successful governor's, states that are swing states, and they've been auditioning on cable tv, so i think they're both interested in being a national candidate. >> there's a big card to play. >> not the governor of alaska. >> walker is the one governor whom i think it go in. >> do you think he can win? >> he's very personalable. >> and he's been a very effective governor. >> is he roman catholic? >> i don't know. >> does she have twins? >> do i have the right guy? >> he's not good on unions. >> paul walker and john casey are both being pushed. >> john casik has twins. >> who can win? >> either one can win this time around, but, again, republicans appreciate seniority. you have to run once to get your name out there and some experience and then you run the second time in order to win. so, what wouldn't surprise me is if they both got it. >> do you think af

for a closer look, we're joined bier libby casey live in washington, d.c. good morning, libby. which way do we expect the vote to swing? >> we expect it to move forward, and this is really a vote to bring the bill to the floor, and the bill would fund the federal government and defund obamacare. so republicans, not the ted cruz variety, but those like senator mitch, the top republican in the senate are saying let's get this to the floor, that way they can say i voted for this bill that would refund obamacare. what is going to happen later on in the week, is we'll see democrats strip out that obamacare defunding. but at this point the bill is expected to get to the floor, move forward, and we'll see more drama unfold. >> what does the gop think of cruz? what is the party reaction to what he is doing? >> there's a real split here. it's also between the new guys and the old guys. ted cruz is a freshman, marco rubio has only been in the senate for a couple of years. they need to appeal to the tea party fraction of the republican party. the old guard of the republican party remember

we'll talk about the politics of bob casey of pennsylvania. of the architects of alternative legislation tonight. and the pragmatic realities of trying to do a deal in the middle of a war zone. we'll talk to david kaye, chief we can in iraq. he joins me at the top of the hour. >> we'll see anderson in a few minutes. obviously, it is a crucial moment for the president tonight. he is going to be making his case to the american public on syria in what could be the biggest challenge of his presidency. "outfront," douglas brinkley and new york time op ed who spent a lot of time in syria. doug, let me start with you. the president said essentially, i know that there is all this rhetoric around these words. he threatened war. i'm going to strike. and then the united states is not striking at all. is he in uncharted waters in terms of how he has handled this as president? theodore roosevelt said speak loudly and carry a big stick. our big stick is the military. he is in uncharted waters. i think the president tonight has to bring some clarity to what'

libby casey thank you so much. >>> in just a few weeks the country hits the debt limit. al jazeera's robert ray sits dowj with aldown with ali velsh. >> wall street doing great, record highs this month. what will be the effects on the markets in america if indeed a budget is not passed and then after that following that we don't up our debt seel? >> the budgets we've sort of become used to. most americans don't care. but for the fact if there's a shut down people will notice some of their government services are missing. most people don't care. they've sort of stopped worrying what washington does. they've taken the view, don't interfere with my life too much i don't care what you get done. the debt ceiling is a different animal. when you say you are not going to pay up your bills, you get in trouble. they'll mark down that you called and said you're not going to pay the and you'll never get a loan again. the problem is last time we did this two years ago, america was the most credit worthy place on earth and europe was in big trouble. you're is starting to recover and t

we're looking at monday night to get this resolved. >> libby casey, live in washington. libby, thank you. >> thank you. >> law enforcement agencies around the world are on the look out for the white widow. samantha luthwite or natalie webb, is wanted for planting explosives. we're live from london with much more information on the story. the first question being tell us more about the white widow, who is she? >> well, she's 29-year-old woman from about 45 minutes outside of london, suburban london. and she gained that name the white widow because she was married of one of the bombers involved in the 7-7 attacks here in london in 2005 in which a boston of bombers used the transport system for their attacks. she subsequently remarried and to a person of interest to british authorities. they subsequently loved out of great britain and moved to the horn of africa and have interactions with al-shabab, and she has been on the kenyan radar for quite some time. not just for recent events. >> do we know for certain that this alert is related to the attack of the mall in kenya? >>

if hello, i'm libby casey. a reason gallup poll says one in five americans doesn't have enough money to buy food for themselves and their family. the future of the food stamp safety net is in questions. on inside story we'll unravel the politics of hunger, how to feed everyone in the land of plenty. we begin at a foot bank a short drive from the u.s. capitol. >> i just can't afford the prices. and that's one of the reasons why i thank god for places like this. you know? that i can come by and get nutrition food, you know, and a lot of it, you know what i mean? that will last me for a while. you know. if i had to go in the store to buy what i have here now, it will probably cost me $150, you know what i mean. and i just don't have it. i got $76 from food stamps, you know what i mean? and $76 in the grocery store don't go that far. >> 47 million americans rely on food stamps. officially known and is supplemental nutrition assistance plan. or snap. cutting $4 billion from food stamps over ten years. drippinstrippi

. >> welcome i'm libby casey. every week in the u.s. military there are an estimated 500 sexual assaults and only a fraction are ever reported. just this week at the navy yard here in washington a hearing is underway to determine whether three former naval academy officers should face assault charges. a threat to discipline and cohesion and he's issued directive to try to solve the problem. >> this is going to take all of us. the problem will be solved here. in the -- in this institution. and we will -- we will fix it and we will do everything that we need to do to fix it. this problem can't be fixed by the secretary of defense loon. i can direct -- alone, i can direct people, to be accountable, and i will, the president has held me accountable for it and there's not one of these people in leadership today that wants this to be their legacy. >> first on our program, the facts of the new pentagon plan which went into effect last month. it establishes victim advocacy programs including access to a lawyer. it gives commanders the authority

casey hunt, with a good sunday morning to you, casey. what's the reaction you're hearing?> reporter: good morning, alex. in the initial phase, of course, most members of congress are saying, you know what? this is exactly what we wanted president obama to do. there were hundreds of lawmakers who called for him to ask congress to weigh in before he decided to strike. ted cruz is one of those who has already weighed in on this. >> i am very, very glad that the president listened to bipartisan calls to come before congress and come before the american people and make the case. >> i think the war powers act clearly gives the president the ability to launch whatever he needs to do. >> reporter: so you're seeing there that they're, you know, looking forward to elliott engel, also congressman from new york, saying this is the way the president should be acting. of course, this means that t congress will end up owning the action in a way that they wouldn't have, had president obama decided to go it alone. >> i understand that congressman peter king had something very different to

. >> joining us from washington, political reporter casey hunt. so we heard over the weekend the president saying that we need to have this debate as a country and we're watching it play out, but did secretary kerry sell their case well enough to get the votes they need? >> well, the senators i talked to after the hearing said that secretary of state john kerry acquitted himself well, but that this is really only the beginning. there are classified hearings set for today, a markup to go over the legislation. but what i heard most from senators as i talked to them yesterday even after this was that they really want to hear from president obama himself. they want him to do more to sell this plan. they have problems at home almost all of them, one of the reasons why you're seeing so many conflicting messages from people of both parties is that polls show this potential conflict in syria is deeply up popular and it's almost unequally up popular among democrats as it is among republicans. and that's why you're seeing a lot of trepidation on both sides.

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. >> hello i'm libby casey. to say the least the affordable care act passed by congress and upheld by the supreme court is a complicated game-changing law. in the past few months companies like papa john's denny's and ups says the law known as obamacare is forcing them to eliminate families, spouses and cut full time to part time. richard trumka head of the afl-cio recently told david shuster on talk al jazeera is having unintended consequences on workers. >> the affordable care act does need some modifications. what's happening now is you have employers that the law says if your employers work 30 hours a week or more you got to give them health care. they're restructuring to give 29 and a half hours so they don't have to provide them health care. they're also doing some taxing the nonprofit plans to pay for fosh for-profit plans. so the idea is sound. the country shurlt needs something done with health care. the millions of people who don't have health care should have health care as a matter of right and the a