let's go back to the united states senate. the cloture vote has passed, which is a very good sign that the vote on the actual bill will pass. they're taking some kind of roll call. i'm not an expert on what goes on in the congress. but john knows a little bit about this. john is standing by to tell us about what is going on. we'll go to him in just a moment. i've got allison with me right now. you were saying that we had the benefit from this, you didn't sasaid wehaven't had that last n is here about u here with us. >> right now the cloture vote has concluded. they're about to vote on the actual bill which would end the government shutdown an that woud end in default. if you want to go on with your interview. >> i'll tell you the vote has begun but it's going to take a few minutes. >> fair enough. then let's talk about this. the markets have been trebling down 100 points a day but it's been 4.5% in the last month. >> it's definitely gone down. i saw today with the rebound that happened today after the vote was at least announc

state senator mark herring.ow, they appear to be very close. the senate democrats lead 49-46. which means the race is pretty close to predict with any confidence. and that has caused republicans to see mark ownening shane obenshane -- now mark obenshane, if he is elected will be famous for that. the last thing he is famous for, though, was what he did in 2009 as a virginia state senator. he introduced a bill that year which said if a woman in virginia has a miscarriage without a doctor present, she must report that miscarriage to the police within 24 hours, and if she does not report her miscarriage within 24 hours of having it she is guilty of a class one misdemeanor. it carries a maximum of 12 months in jail and/or a fine of $1,200. a miscarriage not reported to law enforcement could put a virginia woman into jail for a year. the state senator who introduced that bill, the guy who's now running as republican candidate for attorney general in the state of virginia which is why the ads against him in the state o

waitingr the house of representatives to save us is beneath the united states senate. we have our own responsibility and our own opportunity. we can come up with bipartisan senate solutions. we can show the house of representatives the path to end this crisis. why are we waiting for them to show us? let's begin to restore the confidence of the american people in this institution, in the united states senate. we can fund the government. we can go to conference on a budget. and we can extend our debt authority. i see my friend, senator mccain, on the floor, and i know he's going to speak in just a moment. over the last year i've seen moments in the senate where we've defied our cynics and our critics. our successful bipartisan effort to pass a comprehensive immigration bill, an historic farm bill with far-reaching reforms and a bipartisan extension of the student loan program. we came together and we found common ground. we led as the united states senate. now we need to summon the political courage and purpose to find a bipartisan way to meet this challenge. i know that

those have moved over here to the united states senate. all that's necessary is for the majority leader to come over, pick it up, ask unanimous consent to pass it, and those things would be passed. so i -- i see the near-term issue as being at once very easy to solve, and all it entails is for the leadership here in the united states senate to pick up those bills and pass them. the other issue that i mentioned that's a little bit longer term but not much, mr. president, because it's about nine days away is we're going to hit the debt limit which means that the united states of america will no longer have borrowing authority. we will hit up against the amount that we're able to borrow on our credit card to fund the services of our government, and there is a request, obviously, to increase the debt limit to allow the federal government to borrow more money. i expect and i have had in private conversations with members of the administration's team that they would like to see a debt limit increase that would take us through the next election,

america, meet your newest united states senator. he hails from the great state of new jersey, and his name is cory booker. he is a democrat. they wanted to choose a replacement for frank lautenberg who passed away in june. their choices were cory booker on the democratic side and steve on again on the republican side. has to be said that cory booker and just ran away with this race tonight with 99% of precincts reported. cory booker holding a 55-44 lead. cory booker has been declared the winner of this special election by the associated press. he addressed his supporters in newark, new jersey, just a short time ago. >> all of us in new jersey, all of us in jersey know this is a frustrating narrative that is infecting our politics. it's a zero-sum game mentality when they win, we lose. when we win, they lose. it's not like that. too many people are forgetting that the lines that divide us are nothing compared to those ties that bind us. it forgets the cynical attitude, for gets the idea, the ideal, the truth that we are all in this to

a state senator sits in the upper house of the legislature. you know, there's quite a bit of influence, and just something to note is the region he represents i want to state's california senate district 30 is kind of known as the corruption corridor in southeast l.a., so you have cities like bell, which is infamous for corruption, huntington park, all of those cities have all been embroiled in corruption scandals in recent years. >> josh based on your sources and what you learned as your investigation evolved, did it seem apparent that this was an isolated incident, or that this may be more pervasive in the state legislature. >> from reading the affidavit and talking to the former head of the corruption desk in sacramento for more than 30 counties, it appears they were looking to broaden their investigation. that they were looking to look at ron calderon's connections, who he was communicating with to see if there were other criminal activity taking place. i just got my hands on a statement from the department of justice out of los angeles, an

america, meet your newest united states senator. hails from the great state of new jersey, and his name is cory booker. he is a democrat. they wanted to choose a replacement for frank lautenberg who passed away in june. their choices were cory booker on the democratic side and steve on again on the republican side. has to be said that cory booker and just ran away with this race tonight with 99% of precincts reported. cory booker holding a 55-44 lead. cory booker has been declared the winner of this special election by the associated press. he addressed his supporters in newark, new jersey, just a short time ago. >> all of us in new jersey, all of us in jersey know this is a frustrating narrative that is infecting our politics. it's a zero-sum game mentality that the fis us. when they win, we lose. when we win, they lose. it's not like that. too many people are forgetting that the lines that divide us are nothing compared to those ties that bind us. it forgets the cynical attitude, for gets the idea, the ideal, the truth that we are

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>> but senate majority leader harry reid say it is bill is dead on arrival in the united states senate while boehner has spoken with the president of the united states. there haven't been a lot of conversations back and forth between the house and senate uh trying to negotiate a deal. democrats continue saying to republican colleagues that the lawmakers should just pass a straight c.r., a continuing resolution. in other words, just funding the government. >> mr. speaker, have the republican party have the courage of its rhetoric and let the house work its will. i dare you to do that. let democracy work. don't be dictating to america that they are going to shut down the government. let's vote on it. put a clean c.r. on this floor. republicans continue going after

you were eelectric to the state senate in 72. really for almost 40 years you served in public life.you miss it? does it feel like the two years you're not where you're supposed to be? >> no, i enjoy a commitment to public service. it was a great calling and i thoroughly enjoyed my years of public service. in springfield as a state senator working on all types of legislation. >> right. >> and then in turn as a prosecution bringing victims and the community together with law enforcement. then as mayor which i loved to be mayor. and to me we need more people to be public servants, not a democrat, not a republican. >> we seem to be discouraging, among young people particularly. >> you do see that and we have to redefine what public service is all about. >> we denigrate, we talk about how government is bad. >> we have classified it as bureaucrats and we have to get beyond that because i firmly believe a government is as good as the people who basically want to be a part of it. and not just elected office, but going into government, whether it's a short period of time and to look at thing

and doing nothing to respond to the suffering that obama care is causing. >> and the united states senatevote. they're still getting ready to vote, as you look live at the senate floor, we're waiting for the debt ceiling deal, continuing resolution deal and this bill to move forward. it could happen at any moment. we'll bring it to you here. let's bring in our panel, jonah goldberg. and associate editor of the hill and charles krauthammer. charles, what we expect to happen in these votes? >> i think it will be over. thank god it's over, particularly for conservatives and republicans. i'm sort of surprised as you are to hear the president intends to speak or likely to speak between the vote of the senate and the vote of the house. he can only hurt the vote in the house. he can only, i would assume, what he does, his want is to rub it in. he likes to rub it in, as we saw in the clip you showed. saying to republicans, i just bested you and you're not going to try this again. if he does that, that will reduce the number of republicans who vote in support of this. it will still pass the house

it's happened again tonight on the floor of united states senate. more than 80 senators from both political parties stood up and ended this 15-day ordeal that has been suffered by the people of the united states of america, by federal workers and those that depend on their good servers. describe my feeling on the floor during the course of these votes. let's pray that this is just the beginning and i think it is. we have seen it during the course of this year during the bill.hensive information it took the leadership of the senate to do it. we have to continue to show that leadership and we have to hope that the speaker of the house of representatives and other members as well will watch carefully as the american people react. watch carefully and their responsibility to work with us in a bipartisan fashion to solve their problems. one of the saddest parts of today was to pick up the paper and see republican house members say that they won this battle. honest to goodness, how can they say that? this is not a win when it comes to the losses of federal

state senator, ronald calderon. he's one of california's most influential lawmakers, and he's the tart of an ongoing federal investigation. according to a sealed affidavit, contained exclusively by aljazeera's investigative unit, the senator is for sale. a politician willing to influence legislation in exchange for money. the fbi's secret file alleges the senator was caught up in an elaborate undercover sting. agents posed at owners after independent film studio looking for legislation. according to the affidavit, they created a bogus company, approached the never and allegedly paid him off. >> he not only tried to affect the legislation, but he accepted money in so going. >> james is a retired fbi investigator with 30 years experience in white collar laundering. he reviewed it. >> they had to establish bank accounts, and they had to have incooperred a company. they needed a business license. it's a very extensive, lengthy operation. >> back in june, the fbi raided the senator's office. he's under investigation for

senators for virtually everything that we're able to accomplish. >> the majority leader of the united states senate harry reid, talking about the vote in the senate. the bill has passed that would open the government avoid a default. the president will speak at 8:25 eastern time. >> welcome back to aljazeera america, and we're following the story in washington d.c. the government shut down, and the avoidance of the default. apparently is moving in a direction. the united states senate just passed a bill and it goes to the house of representatives. at 8:25 eastern time. president of the united states will speak, and we'll listen to that. let's hear what some of the u.s. democrats are saying right now, dick durban of illinois. >> let us just make sure that this is just the beginning. >> thank you. today is not a happy day, it's a somber day. we finally achieved our goal, but frankly, we ended up where we started. when we started, we said we would do three things, fund the government, pay our bills, and agree to negotiate. we started there, and that's where we ended up. that's exactly what the law doe

one of two would democratic senators from the state of maryland. for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> we're going to continue our special coverage. important developments on the floor of the united states senate, but the house of representatives, there's an equal branch in the legislative branch. they've got to act, as well. we're anxious to hear from the speaker of the house, john boehner. get white house reaction. what happens next? stand by. [ sneezes, coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more sinus symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. than any other behind the counter liquid gel. it's been that way since the day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the

this junior senator from the state of maine is one of the most dignified, experienced senators that this body has ever had. that's the way it is with everybody. the senator from north dakota -- she's the junior senator from north dakota -- she has dedicated her life to public service. many elected offices she held in the state of north dakota. she was a tax collector. she was an attorney for kent conrad when he was tax collector. she was attorney general. she ran for governor, would likely have been elected; she was stricken with breast cancer. but she came back. she came back because public service is in her blood, and she ran against great odds of becoming a united states senator. and she is a united states senator not for the money, but because she is contributing to the welfare of this country. and we're having these people stay home. i mean it's hard for me to comprehend. it's been a week since the united states senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government. a week. for seven days the senate's been waiting for the house of representatives to act. now, madam president, speake

on september 10th state senators became the first to be recalled.servative gun advocates are trying to seize the seat of two-term state senator evie hudak. she helped pass laws in colorado limiting the sale of automatic weapons and high magazine systems. while the recall had a chilling effect on gun safety legislation, this next recall is critical. if hudak is removed from office republicans gain control of state senate. to force an election the gun law would need 19,000 signatures by december 3rd. at that point given the conservative makeup of her district hudak could be in trouble. last year she won re-election by 400 votes. the latest recall doesn't have everyone feel giddy. the job of the republican party is to get republican elected when there are recollections. this recall election would undermine our efforts in the governor's race, u.s. senate and win a senate majority if voters believe republicans are trying to win a majority through recalls. bad news for fans of democracy state republican leaders are having just as much trouble controlling

but today in the three counties that they sued, native americans are the state senators, they are the state house representatives, they are elected to county positions, as i said in big horn county they hold seven, seven of the nine county positions. they do not have a problem voting. any more than other voters. in fact they are exercising their power and they are electing their candidates of choice. >> that's not the point tom. >> no, that is point. and in fact t as the judge said, there is no discriminatory effect her. they are able to elect mayor candidates of choice. this is a section 2 lawsuit under the voting rights act and they have not met the most basic elements of showing a section 2 violation and that's what the district court found in his opinion. >> all right we got to hit a break. when we come back though, by some estimates putting polling places on reservations for extended time prior to election day would increase voter turnout by 2 to 300 percent. what would that do? think about that and here are a couple of other stories we're following. on august 20th, >> the storie

iowa state senator accepted payment from a michele bachmann pac for being her iowa chair. that is against ethics rules. though the senator denied the bachmann camp paid him. not only did the bachmann camp apparently pay him, apparently they did not pay him enough. because just before the caucuses after taking off that money from michele bachmann and endorsing her, the same state senator changed his endorsement before the caucuses from michele bachmann to ron paul. yesterday's ethics report confirmed that senator then received a $25,000 check from a senior official in the ron paul campaign. wow. another $73,000 in wire transfers to the senator were found by the investigation to be "deeply suspicious." just hours after that report was filed and the iowa state senate yesterday that republican senator resigned. but you know what it know it really his scandal. if you think about it. guy who takes bribe, part of the scandal. bigger scandal, republican presidential campaigns have been bribing their way through iowa. the first step on the road to the republican nomination for pres

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experience in the short time that i have been a member of the united states senate. and the idea that we can't negotiate just seems to me to be contrary to the purpose of this historic body. so i hope that the attitude and approach changes, that every senator recognizes that it's not an all-or-nothing proposition. it's an opportunity for us to resolve differences, and each find some satisfaction in moving in the direction or preserving the status quo, if that's your position, that because america is a diverse place and that people care differently about different issues and have different opinions, we certainly have a responsibility to represent those views of the folks back home but recognizing that the country doesn't always agree with us. surely there is that common ground, that opportunity to find solutions. and so my call is for leadership , to say -- and leadership i mean broadly all 100 of us, not leadership in the position of somebody who occupies a position of leadership beyond being a member of the united states senate. but all of us to demonstrate the leade

all we have do here in the united states senate is pick them up, pass themification, and there wouldn't be any -- pass them, and there wouldn't be any objection on this side. aisle. we could fund the national guard and rerks we could fund veterans services, we could fund assistance for low-income americans, we could fund fema, we could fund lifesaving cures by funding the n.i.h., we could fund the national parks. it is that simple. our colleagues on the other side get up and talk about this particular program that's not being funded or this particular feds issue that hfederal issue n addressed. it can all be solved the that easily. all they have do, mr. president, is pick up the bills that have come over us to from the house of representatives and pass them right now without objection on the republican side. and all these things could be funded. it is that sainldz easy. i would hope that in the end there would be some of our colleagues on the other side that would agree with us that that's the simplest way to deal with the immediate crisis. we obviously have other issues at work, at pla

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we sent a request to the united states senate. to simply treat all americans equally, under obamacare. we sent a request to the senate, keep the government open. because the president has chosen to give a pass to big business for one year. we're asking to give that pass to american individuals for one year. the law isn't ready. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle know, it's not ready. why can't we just treat american citizens, individuals, the same as our president, by his executive order, has said big business should get a pass? and most egregiously, why wouldn't you agree with us that members of congress should not be treated any differently under the law? you know the truth. to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle mr. speaker, members of congress are getting special treatment under this law because of what harry reid and the president did through the opm. >> so we have been listening to republican congressman reid in the house and then democratic senator reed in the senate there. this debate goes back and forth

congratulate him on a career of success of building and preserving artifacts here in the united states senate capitol. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i'd like to say a few words of thanks to a member of the senate family who is leaving us today. after 44 years of government service including 32 here in the senate, carl fritter has decided it's time to go. carl's been a real friend of my office over the years through his work in the office of conservation and preservation, and we're sorry to see him leave us. but before he does, i just wanted to say you some grateful we are for his outstanding work over the years. carl learned the art of book binding in an apprentice program at the government printing office many years ago. he says he never saw himself as a bookbinder but after working outside one january during the construction of the kennedy center, he started thinking about getting a job indoors. and his supervisors over at g.p.o. gave him the opportunity. carl would learn his trade from book binders from all over the world, each o

relief to the people who are hurting because of obama care and today, the answer is the united states senate washington establishment is doing nothing to provide relief. >> mitch mcconnell and harry reid may be take iing center st, but that was senator ted cruz with a significant development in its own right. with the senator saying that he will not delay the vote in the senate. nothing to be gained in his wards. john, it seems as though this is going to move forward and move forward quickly. >> i think that's the last piece of information we needed to know when this deal was going to pass. it appears to me based on what cruz just said and the leadership aides have told me, that this is going to pass the house and senate today. go to the president's desk. we will not go to across the midnight deadline for a potential breach of the debt limit. it appears this thing is resolved and ted cruz has decided to shift the battle such as it is to a different location. he said he cares about the substance, not the timing of the vote and if he doesn't care about the timing of the vote, the rest of the m

they said i'm a lobbyist and he is a state senator and go figure. you hear politicians are mingling with lobbyists on the governmengolf course and we gott first hand. >> where do things stand? is there a grand jury now. the glan grafned grand jury hasd several subpoenas. and the affidavit names a list of characters and other influential lawmakers including the senate president. and there are no allegations against them. but they have issued subpoenas for the individuals to testify for the grand jury. and we know that severanc sinced the fbi has been blanketing los angeles and his ti district with subpoenas. josh bernstein thank you for it. >> we are going to shift our focus to political corruption in the other 49 states. for that we are joined by tomorrotom.having lived in chicw corruption is treated like a joke there. people voting early and often. illinois golf no govenor is serving 14 years in prison. and it's not just illinois. four term louisiana govenor was treated by a beloved rogue by some until he went to prison on racketeering charges. the