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To suggest that the summit on thursday was anything more than barack obama making up for the hypocrisy he got caught in saying he was going to bring a new transformation to healthcare debate having it aired on c-span. that is a check in the box on that. that wasnt a real meaningful dialogue the president was remotely interested in as far as incorporating republican ideas. >> eric: wait a minute. you interrupted mo. i dont want to be impolite. >> i thought i interrupted you by accident. >> eric: ...

Mccain, quickly tweaked him over campaign promises. >> eight times you said that negotiations on health care reform could be conducted with the c-span cameras. im glad more than a year later, that they are here. unfortunately, this product was not produced in that fashion. it was produced behind closed doors. it was produced with unsavory, i say that with respect, dealmaking. >> reporter: the president defended the transparency of the talks and gave as good as he caught. >> let me just make this...

You throw dozens of members of congress into a made-for-tv drama at the historic blair house. >> can i just finish, please? >> reporter: the presidents 2008 rival, republican john mccain quickly tweaked him over campaign promises. >> eight times you said that negotiations on health care reform would be conducted with the c-span cameras. im glad more than a year later that they are here. unfortunately this product was not produced in that fashion. it was produced behind closed doors. it was produ...

Not be higher, he is bidding his presidency on getting a health reform deal, and this was his last ditch attempt to save it. >> what i am hoping to accomplish today is for everybody to focus not just on where we differ, but focus on where we agree. >> reporter: a tall order when you throw dozens of members of congress into a made-for-tv drama, at the historic blair house. the 2008 rival, johns tweaked him over campaign promises. >> eight times you said negotiations on health care reform would be...

Bottom line question after all of the history onics, did it change any minds? >> reporter: the stakes couldnt be higher. hes betting his presidency on getting a health reform deal. this was his last-ditch attempt to save it. >> what im hoping to accomplish today is for everybody to focus not just on where we differ, but focus on where we agree. >> reporter: a tall order when you throw dozens of members of congress into a made for tv drama at the historic blair house. >> can i just finish, please...

Drama at the historic blair house. >> can i just finish, please? >> reporter: the presidents 2008 rival, republican john mccain, quickly tweaked him over campaign promises. >> eight times you said that negotiations on health care reform would be conducted with the c-span cameras. im glad more than a year later that they are here. unfortunately this product was not produced in that fashion. it was produced behind closed doors. it was produced with unsavory, i say that with respect, deal-making. >...

Jabbed, at times they scolded. did they reach a compromise? most folks say no. the president and democrats are deciding a way forward on health care today after a summit with republicans. heres cnn senior white house correspondent ed henry. >> reporter: the stakes couldnt be higher. hes betting his presidency on getting a health reform deal. this was his last-ditch attempt to save it. >> what im hoping to accomplish today is for everybody to focus not just on where we differ, but focus on where ...

Investors concerned about the legs of this economic recovery and also that aig news. kyra, back to you. the health care summit, an extraordinary event, rather ordinary outcome. after hours of televised negotiations, neater party seemed to find much common ground or even room for compromise. take a listen. >> both of us during the campaign promised change in washington. in fact eight times you said that negotiations on health care reform would be conducted with the c-span cameras. im glad that ...

Mentioned that, you know, during -- as a candidate, you had promised to have this kind of stuff on c-span and finally, now, fast forward a year into his administration, theyre doing that. you know, its interesting. michael gerson, the former presidential speechwriter was on this program an hour ago and he said the democrats really needed a game changer. they didnt really get it. meanwhile, the republicans were very successful in disproving that monniker the party of no. they werent the party of ...

You said eight times at this whole process of health care reform is going to be on c-span and it never was. john mccain ran through everything and thats what caused the current president to say were not campaigning ymore. but i thought that was a little insulting. almost as if the saints saw the colts in the parking lot and said by the way, we won again. >> who did the president effectively chew out? he chewed out john mccain. he chewed out lamar alexander by saying youre wrong and eric cantor f...