it fills you up right. >>> i'm chris jansing. watching the events unfolding on capitol hill tonight. within the next few hours, we are expecting the house to vote on a funding bill to keep the government running. but as part of the deal, the tea party wing of the gop is demanding the president's health care law be defunded. that's a nonstarter in the senate. the house gop leadership just broke out of the meeting. we're expecting that vote within the next half hour, hour and a half or so. keep it here on msnbc for complete coverage. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, are viewer discretion is advised. >>> i'm surrounded every day by murderers, rapists, child molesters, cannibals, serial killers, the worst of mankind. but me and the men in here are -- hard to believe -- pretty decent guys. >> the old-school convicts and the younger less disciplined inmates at indiana state prison usually keep a distance between themselves. but another segment of the prison population roams wherever and with whomever they choose.

>>> i'm chris jansing. the house has begun debate on a bill to continue funding the government but including the amendment to delay obama care for a year. senate democrats say they won't touch a bill that contains that provision. the government set to shut down monday at midnight without agreement passed by both the house and senate. debate will last for an hour on the obama care amendment and other provisions and then a vote live here on msnbc. now, to "lockup." >>> why did you hit an officer? >> plead the fifth. >> we have now didn't tasked to go in that dorm and restore order. >> the jail responds with force after an officer is assaulted, and inmates attempt escape. >> how many times did you shoot him? >> ten, 12 times, you know, it is horrifying. it's very traumatic. >> an 18-year-old shoots her father to death. and found a surrogate mother on the inside. >> when she walks in, she was scared, shaken, i took care of her, showed her the ropes. >> you're just going to have to take my word for it. >> somebo

i'm chris jansing. pressing his case.own for six network interviews ahead of his primetime address to the nation tomorrow. he'll make the case for military intervention in syria. but right now it does not look like the votes are there. so he'll really need to be convincing. >> mr. president, lay out the case. it's an important case for the future national security of this country. >> what lesson will assad learn if the international community shrugs to the use of chemical weapons in such a big way? >> here's where the president has frankly

i'm chris jansing. >>> breaking news. a key senator who was backing the president's plan to strike syria may be pulling his support. we just learned senator john mccain will not support the senate resolution as written on syria. right now, two senate committees are behind closed doors with the secretaries of defense and state at this critical moment for us foreign policy. while the obama administration is trying to build support for a strike on syria here at home, the president is in sweden laying the groundwork to lay a international coalition to get behind him too. he says he wasn't the one who drew the red line against the force of chemical weapons. >> i didn't make it up. i didn't pluck it out of thin air. there's a reason for it. my credibility is not on the line. the international community's credibility is on the line and america and congress's credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. >> now we should point out that he made those comments lit

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i'm chris jansing. >>> breaking news. president's plan to strike syria may be pulling his support. we just learned senator john mccain will not support the senate resolution as written on syria. right now, two senate committees are behind closed doors with the secretaries of defense and state at this critical moment for us foreign policy. while the obama administration is trying to build support for a strike on syria here at home, the president is in sweden laying the groundwork to lay a international coalition to get behind him too. he says he wasn't the one who drew the red line against the force of chemical weapons. >> i didn't make it up. i didn't pluck it out of thin air. there's a reason for it. my credibility is not on the line. the

i'm chris jansing. on the brink.ht deadline to prevent the first government shutdown in 17 years. barring some last-minute deal-making and right now it doesn't seem like people are talking, the shutdown would be inevitable. both sides miles apart and playing the blame game. >> so far majority leader harry reid has essentially told the house of representatives and the american people go jump in a lake. >> we are going to accept nothing as it relates to obama care. >> we are the party that's willing to compromise. they're the party that says no way, we're not touching obama care. >> there's only one side that is linking obama care with the shutdown of government. >> so here's where we stand. in four hours, the senate will convene and essentially kill a house bill that would keep the government running, but only delaying obama care for a year, so that's what they want to happen. the senate then sends that political hot potato back to the house, giving speaker boehner a clean bill, one that would just keep the government

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i'm chris jansing. >>> the furious lobbying continues on syria.president is meeting with members of congress at the white house to try to convince them to vote for a military strike. then this afternoon, secretary of state john kerry, secretary of defense chuck hagel, and the chairman of the joint chiefs martin dempsey, will testify at a foreign relations committee and a lot of members who need convincing. >> it's a very difficult game that he is playing and stakes are incredibly high. >> i don't think an appetite in congress to bail the president out. >> this is iraq are there weapons of mass destruction. no, they have them and used them against civilians. i think we have to take steps that the use of chemical weapons against civilians has a consequence. >> if we get syria wrong and show a weakness here regarding assad's chemical weapons utilization, you're almost ensuring a war between israeli and iran over their nuclear program and we will certainly get drawn that. >> i did not draw the red line and say if you crossed this, we for sure are goin

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i'm chris jansing. in a late-night session, house members are debating a bill to continue funding the government with a provision to delay obama care for a year. republicans have been defending the provision on the floor calling it necessary to stop the affordable care act. a democrat called ate shameful night for republicans. the government will shut down midnight monday unless the house and senate agree on a bill. we'll have that vote live for you when it happens. now, back to our regular programming. >>> angry inmates express their rage by flooding the segregation unit. the targets of the discontent include the prison's sex offenders. >> it's not the neighborhood that's so bad. it's the neighbors. >> it's my duty to put the fear of god into this man. >> the special response team is called into action. and another inmate nears the end of his sentence. >> you got 60 days to polish you up. i don't know if we can do it. >> welcome to my life. ♪ >>> now i'm just finishing up some last-minute paperwork bef

i'm chris jansing. is caving to tea party pressure. tomorrow he'll call for's vote on legislation that keeps the government running only if obama care is defunded. now that's wildly popular with conservatives, but it's dangerous in two ways. if the government shuts down october 1st, social security checks won't go out. government employees will be laid off, embassies will be shirted and not to mention the political consequences. >> and now we are going to let our party run into moving traffic against a red light. it's idiotic. >> i can't remember when a major political party did something like this, threaten the u.s. ec

i'm chris jansing.ere's a crisis in washington, we're hitting a new low, but this time might actually be close to rock bottom. the house and senate can't work together. republicans are blaming the president. the president is blaming republicans. and some republicans are blaming other republicans. right now the house is in session, but they're waiting for the senate. the senate is going to vote on another bill around 12:30, but considering there is still no deal to fund the government, there's no end in sight to what's happening right now. here's a big part of the problem. there is a deep divide in the republican party that exploded onto the floor of the senate yesterday. a ten-minute long confrontation between ted cruz and barb corker. >> this has been a rather confusing week. i know that he must have made a misstatement. >> y'all have sent out releases and e-mails and you want everybody to be able to watch and it just doesn't seem to me that that's in our nation's interests. >> why is majority leader h

i'm chris jansing. this has been a day of solemn remembrances, tributes to the nearly 3,000 people killed on september 11th, 12 years ago today. here in new york. [ bell ringing ] more than 2,000 people were killed in the collapse of the world trade center towers. there were moments of silence to mark the impact times planes hit the towers and when the buildings collapsed. and in what's become a heartfelt and emotional ritual after all these years, family and friends are reading the names of the 2,983 people who died on 9/11. >> my son, our son, port authority police officer christopher charles amaroso. we all love you and miss you very much. may god make your assignments easier in heaven than what you had on earth. >> jay lost his brother glen on 9/11, a volunteer firefighter and emt killed in the line of duty. he's the co-founder of the 9/11 day of servants. jay, good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> thank you for being with us. your organization has turned a tragedy into something v

chris jansing will pick up our coverage from here. chris, take it away. >>> good morning, thank you very much. i am chris jansing and we are following this blereaking news multiple shootings at the washington navy yard. seven people have been shot, five civilians, two are police officers. police and security forces are on the hunt for the shooter who is still at large at this hour. just moments ago, nbc station wrc got this footage of a helicopter using a basket to apparently pull up one of the injured and rush them off to the hospital for treatment. it's important to say we have gotten no word of fatalities. we also received this twitter picture from a spokes noon congressman steve horsford. schools are in lockdown mode. u.s. capitol police have increased security around the capitol but this is only as a precaution. we just got word from the white house that the president has been briefed several times about the unfolding situation at the navy yard. the by the deputy chief of staff. the president has directed his team to stay in touch

>>> good morning, i'm chris jansing. high drama unfolding at the united nations this morning. the president getting ready to take the world stage at what could be the most critical time for diplomatic relations in his presidency. here's what we know. and the world and what we'll be watching for. will president obama meet with the new president of iran or at least shake his hand. the state department says there's no official meeting scheduled. >>> syria, the u.s. is still pushing a resolution that would make the chemical weapons deal legally binding, meaning if syria doesn't comply, the threat of military action is there. so far russia is not on board. >>> plus, of course, israel and palestine, peace talks restarting this summer, but are there signs of progress? president obama has a one-on-one meeting with palestinian minister abbas today. let me bring in congressman this morning. >> good morning. >> you are one of the folks who signed a letter urging diplomacy with iran after the election of the new president. do you think president obama should meet with him today? >> i thin

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>>> i'm chris jansing following breaking news on capitol hill. a rare saturday night session in the house for the funding bill vote expected in the next few hours. but republicans are including a one-year delay in obama care. senate democrats have already indicated they won't touch a bill that contains that provision and president obama says he'll veto it even if it did pass. all that ensures a government shutdown starting at midnight monday night. we'll have live coverage of tonight's vote when it happens. now back to our regular programming. >>> a dangerous chase. a daring maneuver. >> i saw it coming at my face. >> a crash not to be believed. >> he was bent in half. >> one dog leads a trooper to a burning building. and the dog whisperer tells us why. >> this dog takes a bite out of a cop's bumper. >> as you see, he's playing. he's not being aggressive. >> and this suspect seems to take a bite out of the evidence. >> he swallowed it. swallowed it fast, too. >> tense situations. >> he fired seven shots very quickly. >> heartbreaking stories. >>

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i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts picks up our coverage. thomas. >> chris, good morning to you. good morning, everybody. as chris was pointing out, this is a fast and fluid information. we want to reset if you're just joining us for our breaking news here on msnbc. as we know right now what's going on, the naval yard shooting where 12 people were injured today and we know at least four confirmed deaths, we look at these live pictures outside the navy yard where a senior u.s. navy official is now confirming those four deaths. at least ten have been shot. at least one heavily armed gunman now has been cornered and that shooter was reportedly on different floors in one of the buildings there on site. we had original reports that they have been able to corner him and we're waiting on word exactly what that means. now, at least two law enforcement officials are believed to be among the injured. one reportedly shot in both legs. the gunman was first reported inside the navy c-systems command headquarters at 8:20 a.m. eastern. that is on a busy monday morning, as most people are return

our clint van zandt who was with chris jansing in the last hour is with me right now. clint, as we're hearing and again the possibility as wrc is reporting that there are shots fired just recently, what does that say to you about whether or not they have been able to corner the gunman, as you were reporting, between the third and the fourth floor? >> well, it sounds like there's still obviously some type of activity going on. now, i've been in situations, thomas, as an fbi agent where a gunman will fire off a few rounds to try to keep law enforcement back away from him. that would also be a sound perhaps misinterpreted and it could have been gas that was being fired into the location where he is. so there's a lot of potential explanations. but what it obviously suggests is that there's still something very active going on that concerns this alleged shooter inside this building and law enforcement. the situation still not over with and it's still very dangerous as far as shots being fired anywhere in that area. >> just to reset for everybody, at least ten people have be

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i'm chris jansing and it is a very busy friday with three big developing stories this morning.e ten-alarm fire has ripped through that same area. this morning investigators are searching for a cause. the recently rebuilt boardwalk and dozens of businesses have been reduced to ashes.

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i'm chris jansing. this morning it it looks like speaker john boehner is caving to tea party pressure. tomorrow he'll call for's vote on legislation that keeps the government running only if obama care is defunded. now that's wildly popular with conservatives, but it's dangerous in two ways. if the government shuts down october 1st, social security checks won't go out. government employees will be laid off, embassies will be shirted and not to mention the political consequences. >> and now we are going to let our party run into moving traffic against a red light. it's idiotic. >> i can't remember when a major political party did something like this, threaten the u.s. economy with a body blow that could kill the recovery. >> this is such a scam and we are there literally playing with the lives of the american people. >> i want to bring in "washington post" political reporter nia henderson and lois romano. good morning. >> good morning. >> it seems to me we have seen two john boehners. i want to play firs

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. >> just amazing stories of survival, chris jansing.r. our broadcast from here right in front of the navy yard. we'll also talk to d.c. mayor, vince gray. also some folks who made a drive this morning from newtown, connecticut. people who have, unfortunately, become very familiar with scenes like this. >> craig melvin, we will look for you in the next hour. thanks, craig. >>> when you look at the navy yard shooting as one of a growing list of mass shootings in america since the 1999 columbine massacre, it really is staggering. this is the seventh time in a decade that there's been a shooting with ten or more victims. two of them at military facilities. a study commissioned by mayors against illegal guns found that since 2009 mass shootings have occurred at an average rate of about one every month. i'm joined now by dan gross, president of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. dan, we were saying it's good to see you, but every time i speak with you it's under circumstances like this. does this help to reignite the debate? does it

i'm chris jansing. fasten your seat belts. republicans may be divided over whether to shut down the government, but this morning that looks like exactly what many of them are planning to do. a vote is expected next hour to tie funding the government to defunding obama care. right now house republicans wrapped a caucus meeting talking strategy. with these fiscal fights ahead. here's what peter king said as he walked in. >> today's vote is definitely a signal that we have to take more realistic and practical approaches, that we can't be going off on these false missions that people want us to go on. the issues are too important, they're too serious. they require real conservative solutions, not cheap headline hunting schemes. >> and the debate is already raging on the house floor. listen to what we heard just moments ago. >> government shutdown is a political game in which everyone loses. if this legislation is not enacted and we embark on a government shutdown, the consequences are severe. >> unfortunately, this new package wil

i'm chris jansing. 19 hours and counting. senator ted cruz had vowed to stay on the floor until he couldn't stand up anymore. and he is still standing and he's talked about everything from his choice of footwear to nazis. here are some of the highlights or lowlights, depending on your perspective. >> do you like green eggs and ham? i do not like them, sam i am. i do not like green eggs and ham. most americans could not give a flying flip about a bunch of politicians in washington. who cares? you know, almost all of us are in cheap suits with bad hair cuts. who cares? could you, would you with a goat? i'm a big fan of eating white castle burgers. i am not in my argument boots, and i'll confess i really do feel embarrassed by that. >> it is important to note this is technically not a filibuster, but it is his very, very long conversation. sometimes it seems with himself, against obama care. it is not going to delay the vote on any legislation. that is going to happen this afternoon. but it is giving the tea party favorite alrea

. >>> i'm chris jansing following breaking news on capitol hill.house for the funding bill vote expected in the next few hours. but republicans are including a one-year delay in obama care. senate democrats have already indicated they won't touch a bill that contains that provision and president obama says he'll veto it even if it did pass. all that ensures a government shutdown starting at midnight monday night. we'll have live coverage of tonight's vote when it happens. now back to our regular programming. >>> a dangerous chase. a daring maneuv

i'm chris jansing. "jansing & co." wrapping up. mara schiavocampo coming up. >> i'm in for thomas roberts. we just watched president obama deliver his address to the united nations general assembly with strong words for the middle east and north africa. >> the united states of america is prepared to use all elements of our power, including military force, to secure our core interests in the region. we will confront external aggression against our allies and partners as we did in the gulf war. >> president obama made syria, iran and the israeli peace process the focus of his speech, with the president saying america is prepared to do whatever it takes to halt the use of chemical and nuclear weapons and prevent terrorists from finding safe havens. his speech was being closely watched for what he would say on iran. its new president, hassan rouhani has been reaching out to the u.s. with a softer tone over the past few weeks. obama announced that he was pleased with the overtures. >> we are encouraged that president rouhani received fr

. >>> good morning, i'm chris jansing. gunfire, explosions and fear. the tense standoff in nairobi is still going on three days after terrorists from the organization el shabaab stormed that shopping center. at least 68 are dead, 175 injured. this is the worst terrorist attack in kenya since the u.s. embassy was bombed in 1998, killing more than 200 people. >> it represents the seriousness and the breadth of the challenge that we face with completely reckless terrorists. >> now, this morning we've been seeing thick, black smoke coming from the mall. kenya's interior minister says two islamic extremists are now dead as a result of what he describes as the government's activities this morning. he also believes that there are just a few hostages left. nbc rahiq is live on the phone. what are you seeing and hearing now? >> reporter: chris, i'm seeing thick, black smoke rising, bill owing from the vast shopping mall. it has for the last few hours. it began with a sustained period of gunfire, raps an exchange of gunfire in there and then the smoke started bi

i'm chris jansing. pressing his case. this afternoon president obama will sit down for six network interviews ahead of his primetime address to the nation tomorrow. he'll make the case for military intervention in syria. but right now it does not look like the votes are there. so he'll really need to be convincing. >> mr. president, lay out the case. it's an important case for the future national security of this country. >> what lesson will assad learn if the international community shrugs to the use of chemical weapons in such a big way? >> here's where the president has frankly failed. last week he should have delayed going to the g-20. he should have addressed the american people from the oval office. he should have sent kerry out to do what he did. he should have been very aggressive about selling the american people on this. >> now here's the whip count from the "washington post." 50 senators still on the fence, just 23 for military action. in the house, the numbers look even worse. 181 undecided, just 25 at this po

i'm chris jansing with break news. we haven't seen anything like this in 17 years. we are on the verge of a shutdown. the house of representatives about to vote on a bill for money to keep it running. the rig wing of the gop is standing firm on the push to defend obama care or a one-year delay seems to have won over house republicans to support the bill. this bill will never make it through the senate. now, we are just about 48 hours away from a government shutdown. that deadline raising tensions in the house tonight. >> what on earth are we doing here? >> it's time for us to stop it dead in its tracks. >> it doesn't ask to repeal it, it asks to delay it for one year. >> the senate won't take it up. the president won't sign it. house republicans are shutting down the government. >> remember, this chamber has someone in the district who lost their insurance party. >> you have one wing of your party. i don't call it democracy. >> we did not elect a dictator. we elected a president. >> it's like a 1930s gangster film. a nice government you have there. it will blow up i