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Congress to deal with abortion. that number places at 14 of 15 priorities behind the economy, unemployment, health care, the deficit, social security, even within the tea party, which has propelled this effort for cuts, only 26% consider abortion a top priority. so very clearly the abortion fight, wolf, isnt even close to issue number one for most of this country. >> its going to be a fight. theres no toudoubt about that. >> its a flashpoint issue. >> has been for years and years and will be mor...

I was told one official here there was a meeting under way. we know that a former u.s. congressman, curt weldon is here. he wants to be able to take eman al obeidy out of the country. its not clear hell be able to do that. its not clear his mission here is going to be as successful as he wants it to be. but sit a very big issue. it is being debated. will it happen? this is libya. we just dont -- i think we wont know it, we wont believe it until it happens. >> fouad, what do you think needs to ha...

nato says it might have killed libyan rebels by mistake. it is offering no apologies. oil prices have jumped $110 a barrel. they havent been that high in 2 1/2 years. here we are, a dramatic deadline in washington, with consequences that will reach every corner of the country. lawmakers have 15 hours to reach a budget deal before the federal government closes down. just moments ago, the senate majority leader, harry reid, told our brianna keilar where things stand now. >> at that meeti...

angry rebels. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> we begin now with the breaking news. time is running out before most federal government services are set to come to a screeching halt, leaving hundreds of thousands of americans, including all u.s. military personnel without a paycheck. this hour, the wheels are already in motion at government offices around the country. contingency plans are being sent out indicating which employees will be affected and the procedures th...

narrow the differences. we made some progress today. those differences have been narrowed, and so once again the staff is going to be working tonight around the clock in order to see if we can finally close a deal. but theres still a few issues that are outstanding. they are difficult issues, theyre important to both sides. and so im not yet prepared to express wild optimism. but i think we are further along today than we were yesterday. >> he said he wants to be able to have good news...

the parks shut down, even if the military doesnt get paid, guess who does? the folks on capitol hill. these guys who got us into this mess and cant get their act together will still be getting paid. just this morning, that pact was news to house speaker john boehn boehner. >> in fact, only the second part is true. yet when the interviewer pointed out, mr. boehner first disputed the fact. a moment later, he said whatever the case may be, lawmakers shouldnt be paid. >> they shouldnt be g...

And president obama or signals that this is in fact a delusional leader. but either way, this was a plea. he recognizes his options are limited and hes looking for a way out. >> and again, i think the french weighed in this morning about the situation saying the only way out for him to "a" agree to give up power and "b" leave the country. how will those talks take place if they do indeed happen? >> this is something that he controls within his own power. hes had the opportunity with undirect tal...

What do you make of that? >> it is a little strange in this context. im glad that this is an unofficial visit, not part of administrations explicit policy. but that said, curt weldon has forged a relationship with gadhafi over the years. this is actually his fifth trip to libya. while hes got a range of interests there, close ties to the family business interest, frankly, in this circumstance i hope hes using them to encourage gadhafi to leave and to leave now. >> one of the things he said that ...

I hope he doesnt stay too long. i hope he has that dialogue and communication and comes back out, so that auto all other kinds of things can continue to happen that we need to have happen for gadhafi to leave. but heres the good thing on this, andrea. just the fact that hes written a letter, gadhafi has written a letter to the president saying, hey, stop doing this. hes reaching out to people he believes may be sishtic to him, curt weldon and others. the sons have reached out to european allies ...

Military columns, and heavy -- either light infantry carriers or tanks, those are great targets for the nato forces that are there. thats going to be pretty devastating to them. what i think is probably going to happen is, he hunkers down, and the pressure just continues to build on his ability to survive, just within tripoli. >> congressman, at this point, do you know -- do you have a better understanding than perhaps the rest of us as to what curt weldon, the former republican congressman from...