many a press conference has happened in the ohio clock corridor. e, you can spot the clock hanging out in the background here at this one. also, here. also, here. the ohio clock makes for a helpful meeting place, because of where it is and also because it's a clock! because it's easy to note the time when you are meeting people there, because it's a clock, and there it is. tells you what time. at least, it was easy to note time on the ohio clock, in the ohio clock corridor. it's not so much easy anymore, because the ohio clock has now stopped. there it is, frozen in time, as of yesterday at 12:14. it's 12:14 forever now in the united states senate, because the ohio clock has not been wound since last week. the curators who are in charge of winding the ohio clock have been furloughed. government shutdown, everybody! it stops time. it does not, however, stop things from going horribly, horribly, horribly wrong. including way outside washington, in places like north dakota. that story is coming up, as is the interview tonight with former congressman ba

the ohio clock which stands in the united states capitol, just outside the entrance to the chamber ofnate. it is the backdrop of senate press conferences. about a week ago the ohio clock stopped at 12:14 a.m., p.m., i don't know. 14 minutes past some 12:00 the ohio clock stopped ticking. the reason it stopped is that the government shutdown forced furloughs for the people who wind it. the curators in charge of winding the thing couldn't come to work anymore, no winding means no ticking and that means no telling time. tonight, good news the clock is back to tick another day. today the museum specialist with office of senate curator got unfurloughed along with the federal government. he came out to the hallway outside the chambers, big crowd was watching. climbed up the ladder. he did a spin, wound the clock, checked to see its gears were up and moving. what do you know? it works. still works. we didn't screw that up. welcome back to life, ohio clock, your country is delighted to see you. though the ohio clock stopped completely during the government shutdown. the government itself did

workers were called back to their jobs, including richard dorner, the man who winds the historic clock in the senate, the ohio clock, as it is known. it stopped during the shutdown. national parks-- including the lincoln memorial-- reopened and on wall street the s&p 500 celebrated by closing at an all- time high. but work on a budget deal is just beginning. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. >> reporter: bright and early this morning lawmakers launched the spending negotiations that were a key provision in the bipartisan deal to reopen the government. >> our job over the next eight weeks is to find out what we can agree on. and we have agreed that we are going to look at everything in front of us. >> reporter: the top negotiators are senate budget chair patti murray and house budget chair paul ryan. they'll have to find a compromise between democratic and republican budgets that are $4 trillion apart. is there a specific dollar amount in deficit reduction you're aiming for? >> it's too premature to get into numbers. we're starting our discussions but let's understand what we're doing here. we're going back to

it's called the ohio clock. it has stood for almost two centuries outside the entrance to the u.s. senate. well, it stopped running, just stopped on october 9th. there was no one around to wind it because they'd been furloughed. today that changed. you see that man there today. it's running and keeping time. >>> president obama talked today about the mess we all witnessed unravel for the past two weeks. notably he talked today about the damage it has caused. >> nothing has done more damage to america's credibility in the world, our standing with other countries than the spectacle that we've seen these past several weeks. it's encouraged our enemies, it's emboldened our competitors, and it's depressed our friends who look to us for steady leadership. all of us need to stop focusing on the lobbyists and the bloggers and the talking heads on radio and the professional activists who profit from conflict and focus on what the majority of americans sent us here to do. >> the president appearing earlier at the white house today. well, we said it many times. had it not been for the governm

good evening, in the battle over the budget, every clock in washington is ticking towards the first government default in u.s. history. every clock but this one. the ohio clock, as it is known, has stood in the senate for two centuries, but it stopped because the people who wind it have been furloughed by the government shutdown. that shutdown started nine days ago when republicans in the house refused to fund the government unless they could roll back obamacare. next week, the government will not be able to borrow enough money to pay its bills unless congress raises the so-called debt ceiling. these two crisis-- the shutdown and the debt ceiling-- were discussed at the white house late today by the president and republican leaders. we have reports from both ends of pennsylvania avenue. we're going to go first to major garrett at the white house. major, the meeting just broke up. what's happened? >> reporter: well, scott, this is a very, very fluid situation. white house aides are scrambling at this moment to put together a statement to characterize exactly what went on when the president met with 18 house republicans today. they're not characterizing

let's take you to the ohio clock area. we're expected to see senator reid at the podium in just a moment. so let me explain to you what happened a moment ago. reporters gathering, waiting to hear from senator harry reid. he walked by. many expecting him to come to the podium as he traditionally does. he did not do that and based on what we're able to see from our advantage point, there's a question as to whether or not he will speak to reporters but obviously you can see the scrum, those reporters lined up, gathered with a lot of questions. expecting to hear from the senate democratic leader following the traditional tuesday lunches. we'll continue to monitor what's happening in this area and continue with more of your phone calls. bud, thanks for waiting. kansas city, missouri, on the republican line. caller: well, thanks for having me. just observing this, i'm 77 years old, i worked all my life for everything, whatever that is, but the thing i keep asking myself, when is enough debt and raising the debt ceiling, when is e

it's called the ohio clock. it's stood for almost two centuries outside the entrance to the u.s. senate. it stopped running, just stopped on october 9. there was no one around to wind it because they had been furloughed. that changed today. you see the man there. tonight it's up and running and ticking and keeping time. >>> president obama talked today about the mess we all witnessed unravel for the past two weeks. notably he talked today about the damage it has caused. >> nothing has done more damage to america's credibility in the world our standing with other countries than the spectacle we've seen these past several weeks. it's encouraged our enemies, it's emboldened our competitors and it's depressed our friends who look to us for steady leadership. all of us need to stop focusing on the lobbyists and the bloggers and the talking heads on radio and the special activists who profit from conflict and focus on what the majority of americans sent us here to do. >> the president a at the white house earlier today. well, we said it many times. had it not been for the government sh

. >>> well tonight, the ohio clock is ticking again on the senate's side of the u.s. capital. the question is how long after the government shutdown. now, as they report, back to work does not mean that we are out of the woods. >> with our objections, the emotion is agreed to. >> reporter: near the stroke of midnight, it was dubbed a done deal. the debt ceiling waved until february 7. the government, funded through january 15. just hours later, signs of the normalities across the country. many monuments and e

capitol hill tours resumed while another symbol of the shutdown the ohio clock started ticking again after the specially trained curators returned to work. to the delight of everyone here at "andrea mitchell reports," the national zoo's panda cam back up and running. the national zoo will reopen tomorrow. if you cannot wait until then for zoo news, the zoo released this video of the new arrival, giant panda cub almost eight weeks old. just listen. [ male announcer ] welcome back all the sweet things your family loves with 0-calorie monk fruit in the raw. ♪ welcome back [ male announcer ] it's made with the natural, vine-ripened sweetness of fruit, so you can serve up deliciously sweet treats without all the sugar. so let no drink go unsweetened. no spatula un-licked. and no last bit un-sipped. you don't have to throw a party, but you'll probably feel like celebrating. raw natural sweetness, raw natural success. >>> welcome back. a sometimes overlooked part of last night's deal, revival of old-fashioned budget negotiations between housefer ht time. they have a chance to put together a

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a senate landmark-- the ohio clock-- stopped ticking this week because the workers who wind it have been furloughed. >> woodruff: in other news, wall street racked up a second day of big gains, on hopes for a settlement in washington. the dow jones industrial average added 111 points to close at 15,237. the nasdaq rose 31 points to close near 3792. for the week, the dow gained 1% the nasdaq fell about half a percent. the agency working to destroy chemical weapons in syria won the nobel peace prize today. the norwegian nobel committee honored the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. it had been widely speculated the prize might go to malala yousafzai, the pakistani girl shot by the taliban for advocating education for girls. we'll have more on the peace prize, right after the news summary. human rights watch charged today that rebels in syria killed at least 190 civilians and kidnapped more than 200 others in attacks on august fourth. it happened during a rebel offensive in the coastal province of latakia. witnesses told of entire families being executed. human rights wat

. >>> and the historic ohio clock has been keeping time outside the u.s. senate chamber since 1817.esterday at 12:14 in the afternoon, it stopped. because the folks in charge of winding it are furloughed because of the shutdown. and we can't find out the last time it stopped ticking because the folks in the senate historian's office has been furloughed as well and aren't around to take our questions. >>> and you saw the poll numbers at the top of our br ft. if you asked yourselves how they could explain this shutdown to people in need of food or medical treatment, the most poignant picture of the day is along those lines. how would they explain it to this little guy who just wanted to go to the zoo? the national zoo in washington. when this photo first appeared on reddit, many people said it was the saddest of all the shutdown photos they have seen thus far. >>> when we come back here tonight, the inspiring story of a young man that is learning the sky really is the limit. arms were made for hugging.e] hands for holding. feet, kicking. better things than the joint pain and swelling

. >>> this morning the senate famed ohio clock has ticked its last talk. workers in charge of winding the 200-year-old time piece were furloughed. >>> two rabbis are being held without bail in a plot to kidnap and torture two men. the rabbis and eight others were charged with kidnapping in a scheme which they bragged about using cattle prods and plastic bags. the group was allegedly involved in over 20 kidnappings with wives who couldn't get divorces. the prosecutors said they beat them up, tied them up, shocked them with tasers and stun guns until they got what they want. he said the defendants were motivated by money, not faith. >>> u.s. soldiers in real-life iron man suits may be here sooner than you think. the suit shoots missiles and can fly. the army's suit of armor doesn't fly but it has better ballistic protection. researchers at mit and the u.s. army are creating an ex oskeleton suit. it gives soldiers a 360 degree view of the battlefield and expect to have a prototype ready next year. >>> an entire province stopped in its tracks because of dense f

. >> this morning, the senate's famed ohio clock has ticked its last tock. workers in charge of winding the 200-year-old time piece were furloughed. >>> two rabbis are being held without bail in a plot to kidnap torture jewish men and force them to give their wives religious divorces. the wives, who could not get divorces, paid up to $60,000, including money, for the tough-guy enforcers. the fbi staged raids. the rabbis and eight others were charged with kidnapping. they bragged about using cattle prods. the group was alemgd ll lly leg involved in eight kidnappings. >>> charged with kidnapping in a scheme which they bragged about using cattle prods and plastic bags. >>> u.s. soldiers in real-life iron man suits may be here sooner than you think. the suit shoots missiles and can fly. the army's suit of armor doesn't fly but it has better ballistic protection. it does give soldiers super-human strength. researchers at m.i.t. and the u.s. army are creating an ex oskeleton suit. it gives soldiers a 360 degree view of the battlefield and expect to have a prototype

an historic timepiece known as the ohio clock stopped working wednesday more than a week after the workersere furloughed. more news ahead. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. >>> take a quick look at some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. the secretary of state john kerry caught a lot of us by surprise today by visiting afghanistan. he's trying to reach a deal with president hamid karzai in a plan to keep some, some u.s. forces in the country after all u.s. and nato troops are supposed to leave in 14 months. the two-star general in charge of the u.s. air force's nuclea

. >>> also this morning, the senate's famed ohio clock has ticked its last tock, at least for now. workers in charge of winding the 200-year-old time piece were furloughed. >>> two rabbis are being held without bail in a plot to kidnap and torture jewish men to force them to give their wives religious divorces. the fbi staged raids in brooklyn and upstate new york. the rabbis and eight others were charged with kidnapping in the scheme, which they bragged about using cattle prods and plastic bags over the victims' heads. the group was allegedly involved in more than 20 kidnappings over two decades with the wives who couldn't get divorces paying up to $60,000, including money for tough guy enforcers. the prosecutors said they beat them up, tied them up, shocked them with tasers and stun guns until they got what they want. he said the defendants were motivated by money and not faith. >>> u.s. soldiers in real life "iron men" suits may be here sooner than you think. tony start's "iron man" suit shoots missiles and can fly. but this armor doesn't fly, but it has better baalyic protection

. >>> what just might be a fitting metaphor for what's happening in washington, the historic ohio clockeen keeping time outside the u.s. senate chamber since 1817. yesterday at 12:14 in the afternoon it stopped because the folks in charge of winding it are furloughed because of the shutdown. we can't find out the last time it stopped ticking because the folks in the senate historian's office have been furloughed as well and aren't around to take our questions. you saw the poll numbers at the top of the broadcast. if you have asked yourself over the last ten days how congress could possibly explain this government shutdown to veterans, to people in need of food or medical treatment, the most poignant picture of the day is along those lines. how would they explain it to this little guy who just wanted to go to the zoo? the national zoo in washington. when this photo first appeared on redditt, many said it was the saddest of the shutdown photos they have seen thus far. >>> when we come back here tonight the inspiring story of a young man who's learning that the sky really is the limit. [ f

. >> reporter: from the famous capital ohio clock that stopped at 12:15 with no one around to wind it. to the military families, forced to worry about their fallen hero's funerals. arnold fisher has this to say -- >> that's not my america. >> reporter: jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and next here tonight, we go overseas to the dangerous fallout for an ally of america, the prime minister of libya was kidnapped by his own security team. hours later, he was released, mobbed by supporters and defiant as he told his cabinet he will not bend to terrorists. the kidnappers accused him of helping the united states stage that raid that captured a suspected terrorist inside libya last week. >>> and back here at home today, the salmonella outbreak has sickened now almost 300 people in 17 states. new cases reported in florida. all from chicken linked to three plants run by foster farms in california. so we sent abc chief medical editor, dr. richard besser, into the lab to show us the detective work and why your kitchen is so vulnerable. >> reporter: for investigators tracking this outbreak,

press about what they heard, and you can see there life right off the senate floor, it's called the ohio clock area of the senate. it's right -- the senate floor is just into the right there. and so this is all occurring today. we'll be bringing as much of it to you live as we can on our three networks, c-span2, c-span2 and c-span3, but then we also have c-span.org so you can see some of the other events. but we want to talk to you right now. we're talking about day eight of the government shutdown. the rules committee was talking about the supercommittee which heavy moved forward with and they'll be voting on in the house whether or not that's necessary. if you feel that that is necessary, to have this supercommittee take part in the budget negotiations. so as everything plays out, we want to make sure that your voices get in here as well. now, we've been receiving a lot of tweets at hashtag c-spanchat. and just want to run through some of those before we get to your phone calls. here is one: i wish i could stand around and do nothing at my job like the house is right now. and here is mason:

from the senate democratic and republican leaders before microphones either at an area known as the ohio clock, or from the senate floor. we also expect to hear from the house leadership during the course of the day. we don't know specifically if that is part of this final compromise. the negotiations literally are still going on as we sneak -- speak. caller: couple quick things. the last time we did this in 2011, interest rates went up a half of a percent. >> and our credit rating went down to a double-a. caller: exactly. how big of a hit are we going to hit now? and this -- what is it doing to the housing market which is still very much struggling? like i said i have worked, actually volunteered for campaigns for republicans. and i will never, ever for the remainder of my lifetime unless they wake up, ever vet for a republican again. >> becky from arizona, thanks for the call. the market liking so far what it's hearing. right now the market is up 175 points. at one point it was up 200-plus points. we talked about all of this with marie this morning on c-span's "washington journal." and our i

capitol hill where most members have fled for their home districts, a furloughed staffer got the historic ohio clock ticking again. but as the vice president greeted returning epa employees with muffins, he warned all that time off would mean a backlog of paper work. >> now they're back and that they got all that work piled up, so they got a lot to do so i won't hold them up here. >> reporter: for the first few days back, federal employees say they'll be playing catch-up. >> that's the number one thing, okay, what did go on workwise for the past couple of weeks. >> reporter: this faa employee told us it could take him a week to clear the backlog. in alaska king crab fishermen could lose tens of thousands of dollars a day waiting in the harbor while returning federal workers sift through their catch permit requests. >> i'm very hopeful that when the government opens, the agency will make it a top priority to get that crab issued, or get that quota issued. >> reporter: medical researchers say it will take time to ramp up their projects again. the good news, once again americans can tune in to the nati

. >>> the historic ohio clock is ticking again. topped during the shutdown because the curators were furloughed. >>> and check this out a bluff in washington caught on camera tumbling into the ocean. now back to "hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." it took 16 days of a government shutdown and a near default for house speaker john boehner so summon the guts to stand up to the tea party. up until last night he gave into tea party demands at every turn. it was a strategy aimed at somehow keeping the two fractured sides of his caucus together president together. it hasn't. a new pew poll says only 32% view the tea party as part of the grand old party. well, one echoed saying quote there are members with a different agenda and i'm not sure they're republicans or conservative. with the gop fractured and the tea party showing no signs of surrender, the fault lines may only get worse. who knows. so far it's been a win fall to the democrats in national polls. according to a new survey, the public wants a democrat-controlled congress

and if there was any doubt about the impact of the shutdown, look at the senate ohio clock. 12:14. the furloughed workers who wind it once a week just the latest victims of the government shutdown. and let's get right to our panel. joining us now is lauren fox, political reporter for u.s. news and world report, and james peterson, director of african that studies at lehigh university. and professor, i'm going to start with you. we have the -- and by the way, i want to remind our viewers that we are watching for the start of this meeting between republican leaders and the white house that should be going on now or any minute now. we'll just keep you up to date on that. but professor we have impacts now from the shutdown to include the nuclear regulatory commission. their funding is running out. you have 90% of their staff now being forced off the job. some inspectors are still on the job, but emergency preparedness exercises are suspended. when do we get to the point where republicans say if the nuclear regulatory commission is offline. >> right. >> it isn't just about the sen

this is called the ohio clock quarter, which is where we are. sort of the nexus where the senators come and go. mitch mcconnell's office is down there, harry reid's office is there, and the senate floor is there. >> i got my bearings. >> when they were negotiating, we would stand where we're standing, watch harry reid shuffle along this corridor, go down and meet with mitch mcconnell. that's when we knew they were talking. a lot of the understanding that things are happening is literally by seeing the movement. >> will you take me around really quickly? let's roll. let's look at what's going on. this is a huddle of reporters around senator jeff sessions who is the top republican on the budget committee. this is how we get our information all day long. >> chase them down. >> we're not allowed to have cameras beyond where we are now, we might be pushing it a little bit, but we're allowed to be with them with a tape recorder and talk with them pretty much anywhere on the capitol, which is what makes our job so terrific because we talk to the princip

you are looking at a live view in the area known as the ohio clock, foreground of your screen. one side note, that clock no longer works. the individual responsible for winding the clock was furloughed as a result of the government shutdown. but the senate and house expected to convene back in later in the day. we'll get more details following the party lunches. once we hear from senate leaders, we'll take you there live. in the meantime we want to hear from you. our phone lines are opened. sandra, joining us from old hickory,town tfpblet republican line. good afternoon. caller: i understand there are no longer signing people up for medicare. they are now wanting to put them on obamacare. i called to get on obamacare and found out it was $610 a month. after staying online for an hour answering all of their questions. and i said, hey, i'm only getting $1,000 a month and this is $610. and they said, oh, i'm sorry, you don't qualify. i mean the president can take $100 million vacation, africa, hawaii, and all these places. he's really concerned about me and my situation? i don't th

. -- nixon and the saturday night massacre. in ohio clock is the metaphor for the government shutdown. an ohio clock is the metaphor for the government shutdown. >> the clock behind me was the oldest clock. it was ordered from a philadelphia clockmaker. one of the many reasons why the c-span video archives are amazing. is amazing. library you can share programming any time. go to c-span.org and go to the video library. click on what you want to watch and press play. you can also search the video library for specific topics or keywords or you can find a person -- type in the name, hit search, and go to people. bioto their -- go to their page and check their appearances. click share and send it by e- mail. , twitter, or google plus. industryy the cable tv and funded by your local table or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: our conversation on the budget issue continues with matt kibbe, the president and ceo of freedomworks. theentional wisdom is that tea party and republican party went down in flames with regard to the

the senate's ohio clock resumed ticking, its time-keeper no longer furloughed. national park sites across the country, from the great smoky mountains to alcatraz island, welcomed back visitors. but at the white house, president obama said despite the late-night congressional action, americans were completely fed up with dysfunction in washington. he called on lawmakers to put aside partisan differences and work together for the good of the country. >> now that the government is re-opened and this threat to our economy is removed, all of us need to stop focusing on the lobbyists and the bloggers and the talking heads on radio and the professional activists who profit from conflict and focus on what the majority of americans sent us here to do. >> reporter: the president outlined three priorities for the remainder of the year-- passing immigration reform and a farm bill, plus reaching a long- term budget deal. that process got underway this morning, with the four top budget writers in congress meeting for breakfast. afterward, neither side offered any guarantees. r

. >> reporter: from the famous capital ohio clock that stopped at 12:15 with no one around to wind it. to the military families, forced to worry about their fallen hero's funerals. arnold fisher has this to say -- >> that's not my america. >> reporter: jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and next here tonight, we go overseas to the dangerous fallout for an ally of america, the prime minister of libya was kidnapped by his own security team. hours later, he was released, mobbed by supporters and defiant as he told his cabinet he will not bend to terrorists. the kidnappers accused him of helping the united states stage that raid that captured a suspected terrorist inside libya last week. >>> and back here at home today, the salmonella outbreak has sickened now almost 300 people in 18 states. new cases reported in florida. all from chicken linked to three plants run by foster farms in california. and we sent dr. richard besser into the lab to show us the detective work and why your kitchen is so vulnerable. >> reporter: for investigators tracking this outbreak, it's easy to see it in the