step forward and show at least a little bit of leadership. he has been awol since he and bane ere failed on the debt ceil ing. he better engage quickly or else we're going to way of europe. >> joe, thank you. coming up, senate majority whip dirk durbin will be here. we'll ask him about this. also we're going to have betty white onset. we'll watch what happens live with bravo's andy cohen. after the break our first look at politico's top stories of the morning. plus, hugh grant now at the center of the british tabloid phone hacking scandal testifying with scathing details about his own personal battles with the press. you'll hear what he had to say. first, let's go to bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> a very difficult travel out there the next two days. two big storms on the map greeting everyone as they try to get to their thanksgiving destination. rain moving in pittsburgh, new york, philadelphia, d.c. heaviest rains will be later on tonight. tomorrow this area is just going to get a ton of rain. a nasty wednesday morning will