joining us is dick durbin. a senior senator from illinois.unior colleague barack obama and explain to him that the politics of governing are a thousand times more complex than the politician of campaign something. >> well, we did sit down and talk and believe me, his experience in the illinois state senate prepared him for the rough and tumble of congress and capitol hill. but i think he has done a great job. we've achieved a lot of things this year. health care leads the agenda and tonight the president will address it. >> how many votes do you have for the public option in the united states senate? >> that is a hard vote to measure at this moment because we don't know what it looks like and don't know the context. i would say the majority of the people in the senate make sure the health insurance companies are honest so people can get affordable health insurance premiums. i'm for the public option. but if there is a better way to do it, i'll keep an open mind. >> in 1994 the senate looked so weak compared to the house on health care reform

dick durbin and howard buffett. now, whether a reqst was actually made or not is not quite clear. it is clear that there was a belief that the reqst was made, @nd adm and howard buffett , this kind of thing might violate some ethics rules so they went had a lawyer look into it and a lawyer came back and said, fine as long as the congressman pays for half of it and buffett called durbin and said you are going to have to pay for half of it and apparely he was very gracious and said thank you very much. it was notn issue for him apparently he was not trying to get a free ticket but dwayne andreas had a different reaction. c-span: i've got the quote on the page. you are useless to adm if y have to ask for an attorney's opinion every time you get a request. earlier he saidhe congressman asking to do something, y do it if there's something wrong with it, that is his problem. how do you find that-- where you get that kind of a quote? >>uest: that quote is originally referenced-- howard buffett was interviewed a couple ofimes by the fbi, and whenever an fbi agent interviews a witness, the

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joining us, senators john cornyn and dick durbin and former house speaker newt begin river and former dnc chairman, dr. howard dean. good morning to you. a lot to get to. we'll start with senator durbin. in light of the president's speech this past wednesday, what specifically will be achieved on health care this year? >> i think we can pass health care reform. i really believe the american people are ready for it, we are closer to victory than we have ever been, and i hope we understand that failure to pass this health care reform this year will make things overwhelmingly worse. those who are opposing us, those who are criticizing us, really don't have an alternative. they would stay with the current situation, which leaves families with health insurance, with the uncertainty of its cost and the uncertainty of whether coverage will be there when they need it and millions of americans with no protection at all when it comes to health care insurance. we can do better, and i hope that the republicans will join us. we have opened the doors to them in the help committee in the senate, the

>> tough talk from dick durbin and push is about to come to shove. the president gave his speech on wednesday, had a rally yesterday, a rally in sport of health care reform in minneapolis, minnesota. democrats say look, we're going to move forward with a plan, and if the republicans want to join on that, that's great. if they don't we're going to move forward anyway. it's time to cut bait say democrats on the senate side and the house side and democrats around the country who are pushing their party leaders to get tough with republicans. one thing that's becoming more and more clear over the last several days is so called public option where the government would back a health insurance plan that would be in the market and compete with private plans, that is an aneglectma that will not be part of a bill as it moves through congress of it but everything still very much up in the air, alex. whether or not they can even get health care reform passed this year. still an open question. >> okay, mike, i want to ask you about representative joe wilson. i und

dick durbin? are you kidding me? the wake of this they cannot say to hold the federal dollars until we figure out what they're up to? >> the question is will congress systematically deny acorn access to federal largess. this has always been a major situation. a politically potent group that has made itself larger and more powerful by giving federal tax dollars, supporting the orchestration -- organization that could be used for social welfare purposes. megyn: why is it so important house democrats? i know that they face reelection more often, but the vast majority of the democrats in the senate said that this is too much. why can we not expect the same of the house? >> first of all, they have a lot more liberal than the senate, comparatively. these are more intimate races that they have, in the ability of acorn to register 5000 or 10,000 new voters in your district is a huge impact on the race. it made them work more closely with the kind of organization in political machine of b.c. in states as a whole. megyn: --- p

dick durbin from illinois?ois will continue to fund the acorn -- continue to fund acorn. chuck schumer, even one of the biggest liberals in the senate, said that he had had it. but kristin gillibrand said keep giving it to them. what is the justification? >> we might find this in the house as well. there are liberal groups in the house, as you were mentioning, the congressional black caucus has been very supportive of acorn. they say, an acorn says, that the group as hundreds of thousands of african-americans, latinos, and americans registered to vote. acorn members -- acorn supporters do not want to cut funding for the group. megyn: what is the acorn response to all of this? it cannot be good. >> first of all, they said that the video was made by "a conservative activist filmmaker." and that they are open " dr. death -- doctored." as for the money that they may not get, they said it is not a big deal. they said that the decision will have little impact on overall operations. "the senate vote was a rare and pol

. >>> tomorrow, "meet the press" senator dick durbin will be david gregory's guest. it's tomorrow on "meet the press." check your local listings. >>> now, for the search for the missing yale student. she was last seen tuesday and now dozens of local state, federal are looking for her. her live in new haven, connecticut with the latest. jeff, what is the latest there? >> reporter: this was supposed to be the big wedding weekend. there will be no wedding as planned because the bride is still missing as the new york daily news put it, police officers and fbi agents are clueless as to what happened here. fbi agents were back at yale university friday heading to the research lab where she was last seen. that's her walking in on tuesday. this surveillance photo is the last image taken of her. with her cell phone, purse and cash sitting in the office. this 24-year-old student simply vanished. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: after months of planning, she was set to get marry ied this weekend with a reception to follow on long island new york. friends say she was excited. it's all

senator dick durbin, republican senator john cornian, howard dean and former house speaker newt gingrichd our round table coming up on "meet the press." >> all right. thank you so much for being with us. it's good stuff. we have to thank you so much. congratulations. she still has tears in her eyes. it's beautiful. take me with you, maybe? >> yeah. >> lester is back next weekend. next weekend he'll go behind the scenes of the sitcom. thank you for joining us. >> coming up at 11 news, sheila dixon live in our studios. how can we feed others my making a reservation at your local restaurant? >> sunny out right now. that's a change over the past couple of days. we'll have details on how the rest of the weekend and the week ahead with the

senator dick durbin, republican senator john cornian, howard dean and former house speaker newt gingrichound table coming up on "meet the press." >> all right. thank you so much for being with us. it's good stuff. we have to thank you so much. congratulations. she still has tears in her eyes. it's beautiful. take me with you, maybe? >> yeah. >> lester is back next weekend. next weekend he'll go behind the scenes of the sitcom. thank you for joining us. >>> breaking ne .wsrse s onpe ade iftaders ide hit by metro train. we have a crew on the scene and will bring you the latest. >>> obama hits the road trying to keep the health care plan alive. how the white house is firing back at critics. >>> and thousands flock to the district for the nation's triathlon. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to news4 today. it's sunday, september 1th

tomorrow on "meet the press," a debate on health care with senator dick durbin, john cornyn, howard deane speaker newt gingrich. sunday's "meet the press." check your local listings for the time. >>> awoman in delaware is asking for forgiveness after she attacked a store clerk, she says, by mistake. she pumped $8 of gas and paid for what she thought was a $20. the clerk told her she gave him a $1 bill. that's when she lost it. when she returned to the store, police were waiting and she apologized. i ask you to please forgive me. i am so very sorry for taking out my anger on you over $20 and it wasn't worth it. >> and the clerk says he accepts the apology, even so, she faces assault charges. >>> los angeles police are investigating the theft of a multi million collection of andy warhol art. the skopieces depict famous athletes of that time period, muhammad ali, o.j. simpson, dorothy hammel, among others. detectives say the pieces were stolen from a private home in los angeles last week. it isn't known exactly how much those art pieces are worth but the owner tried to sell that collection

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>> reporter: sharp words from dick durbin. the democrat base have been wanting to hear that for some time. they are tired of what they consider to be the dithering of max baucus and other democratic leaders trying to negotiate with republicans for weeks behind closed doors with no apparent agreement in sight. baucus said that he is going to move forward this week he's going to reveal his intentions in terms of what he wants to do, with committee action for the week after. and after the president gave his big speech on wednesday night to congress, he's trying to keep the pressure on as well. yesterday traveling to minnesota to speak to an arena full of supporters, cheering supporters, largely reprising what he said wednesday and providing details on what he would like to see happen. meantime, back in washington, a counterprotest, really a tale of two rallies yesterday. the president with supporters yesterday in minneapolis, and yet yesterday as well on the west front of the capitol tens of thousands of protesters against what t

senators dick durbin and john cornyn as well as former dnc chair howard dean, house speaker newt gingrich will be david gregory's guests. it's tomorrow on "meet the press." check your local listings for your time. >>> and now to the missing search for graduate student annie le. dozens of state and law enforcement personnel are ramping up search efforts today, one day before le was set to be married. nbc's mike taibbi is here in studio with the latest. mike, good morning. there is a reward out there now from yale in this case? >> yeah, a reward of $10,000, but that hasn't generated a strong lead, let alone a real break in the case or anything that could be characterized that way. i spoke to the law enforcement contacts, both at the city, at the university, fbi. none of them have anything new to report. there have been published reports, though, that the fbi has questioned a professor who had canceled a class that tuesday shortly before she was reported to have disappeared, and you know, so the basic question at the beginning of this saga, is this a runaway bride or foul play still is not a

dick durbin and john corn yirn, howa john cornyn, howard dean and newt gingrich will be guests. so check your local listings. >>> a major development in the fight against swine flu. a study shows that the vaccine appears to work in just one injecti injection. they call the results very important. >> the data and information we released yesterday in washington, d.c., indicates some really good news, that the vaccine can induce a response in the recipient that you would predict would be protected with a single dose of the standard amount that we do regularly for the seasonal flu, but it does it quickly, within eight to ten days after the vaccination. >> and the h1n1 vaccine is expected to be widely available by some time mid-october. >>> the commander of space shuttle "discovery" says his crew's very happy to be back on land. "discovery" landed with its seven astronauts at edwards air force base in california late yesterday. mission control chose the backup landing site because bad weather prevented the crew from returning to its home base in florida. but it's going to cost nasa c

senator dick durbin has been the voice for the working people. the democratic party is now in the place where the republican party was. i have heard the saying, and i agree now, the republican party and the democratic party are two wings of the same bird. i am changing my party affiliation to independent. i have been a registered democrat my entire life. giving all of the money to the banks that was a big mistake. that is one reason that a lot of people are angry with obama. host: gregory, democratic line. caller: i think that racism may have something to do with it, but it seems that during the last eight years there has been this call to hatred. there is no question that there is racism. we were motivated by hate the islamic people. that was very clear. -- we were motivated to heat the islamic people. that was very clear. -- we were motivated to hate the islamic people. that was very clear. madam -- madeleine albright spoke to -- sorry, i forget -- she talked to miss rice, uh, condoleezza rice, and asked her to help on some project. condoleezza

those who have not gone on the record are senator dick durbin and kirsten gillibrand. the senior senator, charles schumer, who was that a acorn gala voted to cut off funding. she was appointed. it is interesting. steve: it is interesting. when you track them down, make sure you say [zinger] ask them that. i want to hear that answer. good job. straight ahead, how about a little kiss this morning? the entire band is live on "fox and friends." first, let's check in with megyn kelly, who has always been a big kiss fan. megyn: coming up at 9:00 today, it is a war memorial of -- honoring our fallen veterans. why the aclu is fighting tooth and nail to tear it down. the white house ways and on the acorn controversy. police say that she tried to escape her holding cell. she says that they gave her the beating of her life. we will let you decide. . this is my small-business specialist, tara. i know landscaping, but i didn't know how wireless could help my business. i just don't know how wireless can help my business. tara showed me how i could keep track of my employees in the f

the senate majority leader whip, dick durbin, said last week, adding that it's a difficult schedule. members are already anxious about health care reform. so i don't think it is going to come up. and i frankly will be here ready to fight to make sure it doesn't come up when the new year comes in. i don't think there are too many people in the united states senate who want to go into their reelection in 2010 having voted for the largest tax increase in the history of america. and this is exactly what it would be. let's keep in mind, what was the largest tax increase in the history of america was the 1993 tax increase this. would be 10 times greater than that, and the people now realize that. well, that was good news today. let me -- since the senator from tennessee is not here yet -- he was due to be here right now -- let me add my comments to a few other comments on the mel martinez, that we all love so much. i don't think i've ever seen anyone since jesse helms who was really loved by so many people, like mel martinez. my colleagues have already come to the floor and talked about hi

dick durbin says they have little time for this issue.epresentative barney frank and openly gay member of congress, says there is a better shot next year to overturn the ban. >> global post, an international news website, reports that the united states agency for international development has opened an investigation into aelzs that its funds for construction in afghanistan are ending up in the hands of the taliban and house foreign affairs member representative bill delhunt will hold hearings on the issue in the fall. the massachusetts democrat says the idea american taxpayer dollars are ending up with the taliban is a case for grave concern. >> the "wall street journal" reports students are borrowing more to pay for college. new numbers from the u.s. education department show federal student loan disbursements grew last year to over $75 billion. >> finally, relatives of the victims of flight 93, the jetliner that cashed in pennsylvania on 9/11, are honoring their loved ones with a cross-country motorcycle tribute ride. the motorcycle car