Obama, GOP battle as government shutdown looms

THE CHANCES OF THAT HAPPENING BEGAN TO LOOK WORSE TODAY. PRESIDENT OBAMA SPOKE TO BUSINESS LEADERS WEDNESDAY ABOUT THE BATTLES AHEAD. >> WHAT WE NOW HAVE IS IDEOLOGICAL FIGHT THAT'S BEEN MOUNTED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT SAYS WE'RE NOT GOING TO PASS A BUDGET AND WILL THREATEN A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UNLESS WE REPEAL THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. >> HOUSE REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VOTE TO BLOCK THE SIGNATURE DOMESTIC ACHIEVEMENT, OBAMA CARE. >> THE LAW IS A TRAIN WRECK. >> AS PART OF ABILL TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING PAST THE END OF THE MONTH. THE LATEST IMPASSE LEAVES THE PRESIDENT FACING GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO GET THINGS DONE ON CAPITOL HILL. NINE MONTHS INTO THE SECOND TERM, HIS AGENDA APPEARS TO BE IN TROUBLE. EVEN IF DIPLOMACY PREVAILS IN SYRIA, THE ABBREVIATED EFFORT TO WIN CONGRESSIONAL APPROVE FOR STRIKES SAW RESISTANCE FROM REPUBLICANS AND FELLOW DEMOCRATS AND IT WAS DEMOCRATS WHO HELPED SQUASH OBAMA'S TOP CHOICE TO HEAD THE FEDERAL RESERVE, LARRY SUMMERS WHO PULLED HIMSELF OUT OF CONTENTION. >> MANY HAVE TROUBLES IN SECOND TERMS BUT HE HAS HAD SUPPORT UNTIL NOW AND NOW THE DEMOCRATS ARE SHOWING THEY ARE MORE SHAKY. >> THE PUSH FOR NEW GUN CONTROL MEASURES AND A COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL OF THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM ALSO STALLED. >> LET'S STOP THE THREATS. >> BASHING REPUBLICANS OVER THE BUDGET AS THE NAVY YARD SHOOTING UNFOLDED MILES AWAY TONE DEAF. "NEW YORK TIMES" COLUMNIST MAUREEN DOWD WRITING THE MAN THAT CONNECTED SO ELECTRONICALLY IN 2008 CANNOT SEEM TO CONNECT ANYMORE. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE PRESIDENT? >> THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO CHANGE THE DISCUSSION AND I THINK HE IS TRYING TO AFTER SYRIA MUCH MORE TO THE REPUBLICANS ARE EXTREME AND COOPERATIVE AND CHANGE THE FOCUS BACK TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. HE HAS A LOT MORE TO PROVE NOW.