house and so the political games continue who won the battle from capitol hill political commentator sam sachs joins me now hi there sam so at this point is it possible at all to avoid this government shutdown. well it's very very highly unlikely at this point as you mention the senate took the house bill stripped of the extent the obamacare stuff they stripped out the medical device tax stuff and they sent a clean c.r. continuing resolution back to the house of the house is going to take that up today so the only way to avoid a government shutdown at this point is for the house to pass the senate's c.r. and they have the votes to do this if speaker of the house john boehner is willing to get democrats on board and bring the floor the vote to the floor it will pass but he doesn't look ready to do this instead reports are that boehner is going to take the clean c.r. receive from the senate and in touch a no other obamacare measure to it this is the vitter amendment named after senator david vitter from louisiana it affects how congressional staffers get subsidies for the obamacare exchanges and

relations committee to make the case for intervention in syria our chief political correspondent sam sachs is live now on the hill with all the latest now sam based on what you heard in this hearing what are the main concerns senators have and can you gauge where their support is today. right well this is the first in a series of hearings this week related to military intervention in syria you know in the senate there's generally more support for this action than in the house and you could see that in the hearing today you saw both chairman of the senate foreign relations committee senator menendez and senator corker show support for the president's plan and really on the committee you only have senator rand paul and senator joe manchin who showed some concerns about military intervention there but despite the support you know there are concerns that want to be raised to senator corker said why syria what is it about syria that if we don't. attack syria over using chemical weapons how does that harm our national security interests and secretary of state john kerry said this in his opening

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navy yard well for the answer to that r t sam sachs tells us more. i'm here on m. street in southeast washington d.c. just a few blocks from the navy yard where roughly twelve hours ago at about eight twenty am this morning police responded to an active shooting that we now learned led to multiple fatalities as of right now the fatality count stands at thirteen people including the suspected gunman who police have identified as thirty four year old aaron alexis who formerly served in the navy and was working as a military contractor police are also looking for a second man who was seen wearing a military style uniform around the scene of the crime is considered a person of interest in the shooting witnesses described the scene shot starting side the building and building one hundred seven i was not there i heard this and shots there inside the building i know it was on the fourth floor when i backed away to the building myself and other gentlemen were in the alley behind that building and that's where we were shot at heard some more gunfire at one point we were gun

i'm sam sachs and you're watching r.t. and we start with a is storage conversation between president obama and iranian president rouhani in just the last hour the white house confirms the two men spoke with each other over the phone about a nuclear deal this marks the first time a u.s. president and iranian leader have spoke spoken in more than thirty years the president expressed optimism that an agreement can be reached meanwhile at the united nations in new york city it's been a busy week for the general assembly but as we reach friday the diplomats labors are starting to bear fruit thursday evening we learned that the five permanent members of the u.n. security council had agreed to a draft resolution put forward by the united states and russia that compel syria to give up its chemical weapons stockpiles and official vote in the security council may come as soon as this evening. throughout these negotiations the main point of contention centered on chapter seven measures which allow for military and nonmilitary actions

political commentator sam sachs went to the hearings today and brings us more for the third time in a week secretary of state john kerry defense secretary chuck hagel and chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey took to capitol hill today to make the white house's case for military strikes in syria the harm the house armed services committee behind me is hosting the hearing and unlike the previous hearing last week there is an actual nonmilitary solution on the table it's the russian proposal which reports indicate that the syrian government has agreed to to hand over chemical weapons stockpiles to the international community and have them destroyed secretary of state kerry address this latest proposal this cannot be a process of avoidance that has to be real has to be measurable tangible and it is exceedingly difficult i want everybody here to know to fulfill those conditions but we're waiting for that proposal. but we're not waiting for long but at the same time kerry didn't back down from the threat of u.s. military action in fact said that a possible peaceful solution w

while sam sachs was on the hill this afternoon he also tried to ask secretary of defense chuck hagel a few pointed questions to syria table if assad says he's going to retaliate doesn't that immediately escalate the conflict moving forward. here. only water. but if he says he's going to retaliate then you're going to make i'm sorry doesn't that turn it into a war. looks like secretary hagel was done with questioning for the day. last night president obama offered his most positive comments yet on the syrian crisis and the russian plan for the international community to take custody of syria's chemical weapons the news came out of the multiple interviews that were granted to different network and cable news channels and although there were six different anchors doing the questioning our t. found that each of the interviews were based on the same talking points take a look. do we want to be involved in another war the answer is no people are of or wary about it understandably and they have seen the consequences of this less decade they think in terms of blood and treasure it has not be

i'm sam sachs and you're watching our team and we begin in stockholm soon was asked to again make the case for military strikes in syria could you describe the dynamic to be a nobel peace prize winner and getting ready to attack syria i would refer you to the speech that i gave. when i received the nobel prize. and i think i started the speech by saying that compared to previous recipients i was certainly not worthy the question though that all of us face not just me. our citizens face not just political leaders is at what point do we say we need to confront actions that. are violating our common humanity meanwhile the president's plans for congress to approve military strikes are unraveling on tuesday night the senate foreign relations committee released its draft of an authorization for force in syria it narrows the much broader authorization submitted to congress by the white house over the weekend the senate's plan imposes a sixty day limit on any military operations in syria and it explicitly forbids deployment of u.s. troops on the ground in syria and this afternoon the senate f

i'm sam sachs and you're watching our t.v. and we begin with continuing coverage of the united nations general assembly in new york city speaking in front of the general assembly today are leaders of roughly two dozen nations but the real business at the u.n. headquarters is what's taking place in smaller meetings throughout the week one on ones or group meetings among diplomats to hash out some of the most pressing international crises to begin with an iranian nuclear deal may be back on the table president obama a newly elected iranian president hassan rouhani didn't end up meeting face to face yesterday secretary john kerry secretary of state john kerry is scheduled to meet with his iranian counterpart on thursday for further talks over iran's nuclear program elsewhere the u.n. security council is busy consider. a resolution on syria's chemical weapons also keeping secretary of state john kerry busy this time with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who helped author the deal so what might come of all of this well joinin

i'm sam sachs and you are watching r.t. and we start with a historic conversation between president obama and iranian president rouhani in just the last hour actually this afternoon the white house confirmed that the two men spoke with each other over the phone about a nuclear deal and this marks the first time a u.s. president and iranian leader i've spoke to spoken in more than thirty years here was the president addressing the significance of this call. the very fact that this was the first communication between an american and iranian president since one thousand nine hundred seventy nine underscores the deep mistrust between our countries but it also indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history meanwhile at the united nations in new york city it's been a busy week for the general assembly but as we reach friday the diplomats labors are starting to bear fruit thursday evening we learned that the five permanent members of the u.n. security council had agreed to a draft resolution put forward by the unit

that's going to be tough in washington sam sachs our to. our present obama has described the latest attack as a cowardly act meanwhile the. the u.s. has witnessed numerous scud attacks in recent years in november two thousand and nine thirteen people were killed and thirty two injured in a rampage carried out by an army psychiatrist at fort hood texas two years later twelve people were shot dead when a gunman entered a movie theater in aurora colorado in less than six months after that adam lanza attacked the sandy hook elementary school killing twenty six mostly children and in march this year another shooting spree at a military base left three dead including the attacker who opened fire on fellow service personnel a few months later an unemployed twenty three year old killed five people including his own father in santa monica the latest shooting left the country's capital in turmoil government facilities and schools were placed on lockdown and flights suspended from a nearby airport the targeted naval command centers just blocks away as

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check out our website r t v dot com slash usa you can follow me on twitter at sam sachs we'll see you back here at eight pm. unexplored antarctica what is it in this icy expanse that attracts the people who come here. now i only go to the docks. and antarctica. a new generation of polar explorers is coming. we have a new group of specialists here now all of them are young how are they going to get along with each other i don't know. who. i used to be a bureaucrat. seriously. what adventures await in this mysterious land where they live what do they eat and what are they actually doing in antarctica. one of. these. they face i think i'm going. to have you with us here on t.v. today i'm. busy. hello and welcome across town where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the end of one era and the start of another with a lot of care review on syria's chemical weapons in play it would appear the international system is returning to some kind of multilateral order the united states indeed remains the world's only military superpower but that same power can now be put into check could washing

sam sachs live there from the scene in washington d.c. . now. that i would who is a defense consultant from birmingham and he says the u.s. government walked into a self my trap. through member there is a u.s. naval ship outside syrian waters currently and it's a great coincidence that a major announcement was supposed to be held by the u.n. weapons inspectors today and also there is a major attack in washington d.c. one of the most secure cities or supposedly secure cities in the world so every time this was with a major announcement somewhere in the world an attack a major attack takes place so one wonders if this is a terrorist attack them how can they get into a secure city and attack a naval base no less but also why on the day there's a major announcement supposed to take place let's remember everyone in the government from the president dogwoods everyone says the united states is secure no attacks have taken place for a very long time and all that sort of attack takes place in the u.s. naval base let's not forget fort hood where major nid

the political games continue for more on the uphill battle on capitol hill political commentator sam sachs joins me now hi there sam it is it avoidable at this point a government shutdown are is it inevitable. well there are seven hours less than seven hours now until midnight until the government shuts down and at this point it looks like there's only one way that we don't hit that deadline that the government doesn't shut down and that's if the house takes the senate continuing resolution that was passed earlier this afternoon that you mentioned and passes it as it is now to do that speaker the house john boehner would need to get democrats on board to support the measure their their their wanting the vote but of course that the speaker would then have to rebuff his own side the republicans which doesn't look like that's going to happen instead what looks like it's going to happen is that the republicans in the house are going to take the senate bill that was passed again this afternoon and attach more obamacare stuff to it looks like a senator vitter from louisiana had an amendment that

america check out our web site r t v dot com slash usa and you can follow me on twitter sam sachs we'll see you back here at eight pm. dramas that can't be ignored. stories others use and nobody. is changing the world right now. so take your focus days. from around the globe. no please don't tell me. he. says. hello and welcome to crossfire all things are considered i'm peter lavelle stumbling in syria there can be no doubt the obama administration would very much like to strike syria and strike a hard problem is if you actually buy into the administration's so-called.

political commentator sam sachs i've long believed that our power is rooted not just in our military might but in origin as a government of the people by the people and for the people and that's why i've made a second decision. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress and with that president obama dispatched his top secretaries to congress to make the case for military intervention in syria but today after a week of hearings both open and classified in the house and in the senate the president's plans to get congress on board are falling apart yes on wednesday the senate foreign relations committee move forward an authorization for force in syria and a vote before the full senate is scheduled next week but the senate is not where the president's problems a lot it's in the house republicans and democrats are lining up together to oppose any military intervention in syria archies been on the hill all week and here were some of the responses we received from skeptical lawmakers unintended consequences are the result of the uni

committee you're going to militarization of cutie thank you thanks a lot and that will do it for now i'm sam sachs and we'll see you back here at five pm. i know c.n.n. and the. fox news have taken some lots lately but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate. that was funny but it's close it's like. it's because once politicians and the mainstream media work side by side. you actually. we have a different. because the news of the world just is not this funny. because. of the jokes will handle them. they were ready to do anything for their country to leave. the country more than yourself. they were in the hands of the state now. remembering the past. however good people. are good people. silent. but would prefer not to be sometimes i feel like. i should have died over there are. the photos. i saw of some people who died and. there is cheaper than. lipping .

america and check out our web site r t v dot com forward slash usa and you can follow me on twitter at sam sachs meantime we'll see you back here at five pm. well. technology innovation and all the latest developments from around russia. the future covered. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations rule the day. stumbling in syria there can be no doubt feel balmy administration would very much like to strike syria and strike a hard problem is if you actually bought into the administration's so-called commonsense reasoning surrounding assad's alleged use of chemical weapons what is the administration's real aim and has it painted itself into a red line for not. one of your. colleagues face. a pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today i'm sure. suzy's of a culmination of globalization and. nowhere else in the world a conflict so strongly concentrated as. cities are of the he business. bustling with possibilities yet vulnerable. those wanting to hama society ambushed the city and its daily

government and are in need of immediate action for more on that we turn to political commentator sam sachs. so this week congress is focused on syria the president will be on the hill tuesday arm twisting members and we should expect votes on the syria resolution in the senate later this week and then in the house next week but what else is on the congressional docket that's now been pushed back to deal with syria well to begin with the government is about to run out of money and will shut down on october first about three weeks from today unless congress can come up with a spending deal before this last recess the house and senate where major odds over the budget in particular what to do with the sequester with republicans in the house wanting to keep it in place and democrats in the senate wanting to get rid of it so there's still a wide gap between the two chambers that won't narrow at least any time this week and then later a little over a month from now in mid to late october guess what our government once again hits its debt limit that's roughly three weeks after the government is sc

america or check our web site r t v dot com slash usa you can follow me on twitter at sam sachs for now take it easy. unexplored antarctica what is it in this icy expanse that attracts the people who come here. but you know now i only go to the dot. and antarctica. a new generation of polar explorers is coming. we have a new group of specialists here now all of them are young how are they going to get along with each other and i don't know. who. i used to be a bureaucrat. seriously. what adventures await in this mysterious land where do they live want to eat and what are they actually doing in antarctica. one of the new cultural moment in washington d.c. . the face i describe you know. pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today i'm sure. with. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia . the future covered. hello and welcome across town where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the end of one era and the start of another with a lot of prop kerry deal on syria's chemical weapons in play it would appear the international system is returning to so

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general assembly artie's sam sachs has more it didn't take long for the recent n.s.a. leaks to dog president obama in the united states at today's u.n. general assembly debate in new york city or maybe very first speaker the day was brazilian president dilma rousseff who recently canceled a meeting with president obama and devoted a third of her speech to bashing mrs mask global surveillance operations stem the flow of what we have before was a surprise and is a serious case of violation of human rights and civil liberties a case of invasion and capture of confidential secret information pertaining to business activities and above all a case of disrespect to national sovereignty the national sovereignty of my country we have to let the u.s. government know about our protest by demanding explanations apologies and guarantees that such acts so procedures will never be repeated again she even went a step further and urged the u.n. to join brazil in building a new internet framework that protects the privacy and sovereignty of all nations as well as you up example and stil

facility and opened fire for the latest information coming out about all of this we turn to our sam sachs. behind me are the gates of the navy yard here in washington d.c. you see there's still a police presence here and a few cars have come and gone to the facility it is open but only to essential personnel as if it continues its investigation into the mass shooting that claimed the lives of thirteen people we obviously have had a horrific tragedy. here at the navy yard in the immediate area. eight twenty am monday morning police respond to an active shooter at the washington navy yard where the city's described the carnage inside when i was standing in the alleyway a person came up to talk to me to say what he basically asked me what was going on in my building i said i don't know what's going on he goes well i heard there's a shooter in your belly and i say well that's news to me and that was about the extent of our conversation and i heard two shots and he got hit and generally people seemed to be you know it's not state of shock but they didn't understand what was going on like mysel

i'm sam sachs and you're watching r.t. and we begin in syria and the u.n. investigators are planning to return to the war torn country in the next few weeks to collect more evidence of alleged chemical weapons use this comes shortly after a u.n. report published on monday concluded that sarin gas had been used and then august twenty first attack outside damascus though the report didn't assign blame to who carried out the attack while the u.s. the u.k. and france say the details of the report implicate the assad government russia another member of the security council argues that u.n. investigators overlooked evidence that suggested otherwise evidence that implicates the syrian rebels in the attack today russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said to submit more evidence. bubble's to the u.n. security council in the coming days but as your other investigators now plan to return to syria they're returning to a country that still experiencing unspeakable bloodshed on a daily basis as the more than two year civil war churns on arches maria for inertia has more

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we going to do and pretty soon they're going to have to bend yeah i think you're absolutely right sam sachs thanks a lot for being with us tonight thanks for talking. for more on the impending government shutdown i'm joined now by christopher dodd progressive strategist and jim cavanaugh executive editor of the daily caller and tim christopher is supposed to be in this there you are there you are you know how does it go it already see it so sam was just you know filling me in the. first balls he has speaker reid when this turns into the debt ceiling debate will the president just pull the fourteenth amendment out of his pocket and say ok that's you know this is a done deal. and he did demurred although chuck schumer was nodding his head that he should and that's the next battle but we can talk about that i guess and just to say i'm curious first of all both of your assessment of just what's going on tim let me start with you what what's what is actually the game being played. i think the game is pretty straightforward there are there are believe people who believe ted cruz is being the lead