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That we hold this levee together. >> reporter: alligators and snakes have been pushed up against the levee as well. if theres a breech the floods could carry them even closer to residential areas. this isnt just a last line of defense. deputy sheriff jason bayless says the road is also the only artery theyve got to save some residents isolated by the floods. so if this fails, these people in eagle lake are cut off? >> right. they would be cut off and our only way to get in to them would be by bo...

With us, white house correspondent for "the new york times," helene cooper, chairman and ceo of the special olympics and contributor to "the washington post," tim shriver, host of cnbcs "mad money," jim cramer, and nbcs chief white house correspondent and political director, chuck todd. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. after signing a temporary order to keep the government up and running, the president made a surprise visit to the lincoln memorial saturday, determine...

Independent voters. with us, white house correspondent for "the new york times," helene cooper, chairman and ceo of the special olympics and contributor to "the washington post," tim shriver, host of cnbcs "mad money," jim cramer, and nbcs chief white house correspondent and political director, chuck todd. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. after signing a temporary order to keep the government up and running, the president made a surprise visit to the lincoln memorial...

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Paid if the government closed. >> this is a dangerous moment for our economy and for our country. and frankly, its an embarrassing moment for the congress of the united states. >> so, what does the final deal look like and who came out ahead politically? with us, president obamas senior adviser, david plouffe. then, the budget fight isnt over. >> if we stay on the current path, we are heading toward a debt-fueled economic crisis. >> what does the near shutdown mean for negotiations over next yea...

If we are concerned about debt and deficits, then were going to have to take actions that are difficu difficult, and were going to have to tell the truth to the american people. >> he said that, and yet, the debt commission came back with its recommendations and the president failed to act on them. republicans have, however. the path to prosperity, as congressman paul ryans budget plan -- hell be on the program, as you know, in just a few moments. will this be a basis for what the president prop...

Work with me. if we are concerned about debt and deficits, then were going to have to take actions that are difficu difficult, and were going to have to tell the truth to the american people. >> he said that, and yet, the debt commission came back with its recommendations and the president failed to act on them. republicans have, however. the path to prosperity, as congressman paul ryans budget plan -- hell be on the program, as you know, in just a few moments. will this be a basis for what the ...

Hampshire asked the nato supreme allied commander about it he said he preferred to deal with that issue in a closed, classified briefing. >> we have seen flickers in the intelligence of potential al qaeda, hezbollah. we have seen different things but at this point i dont have detail sufficient to say that there is a significant al qaeda presence or any other terrorist presence in and among these folks. >> ambassador rice said that she had seen the same intelligence and that there was nothing con...

>> reporter: well, earlier we talked to people on the streets too afraid to appear on camera. they tell us theyd been part of the anti-government protests here. now theyre afraid to come out on the streets because theyve seen the violent oppression they faced. the anti-gadhafi protests are losing momentum in part because they say they were expecting the international community to do more to support them. but when you look around the streets here, you can see that iron grip on the security here i...