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Believe it demonstrates the capacity of americans to do big things when they work together and work on common goals. obviously, nothing changes washington overnight, and it does not erase a great success like that does not erase the real differences that we have on policy issues. but, it does demonstrate, i think a part of who we are as americans. that kind of positive indication we hope will carry through for at least a little while. >> you mentioned that you hoped that people would -- it is ...

Thanks. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. breaking news, cia director leon panetta to take over the pentagon and david petraeus to be nominated by the cia. joy whi . ambassador susman, while were in london, how would you characterize the bilateral between the two countries and how its evolving? >> i have to say, ive been here 20 months. i cannot imagine relationships being any better, on all policy issues, were on the same, intelligent issues we deal together. and, frankly, theres been a gr...

Budget committee in the house, paul ryan, and its very controversial, its backed by republicans. it actually aims to turn medicare from a government-run insurance system into a government subsidized system. major changes to medicaid as well making it into block grants, divvying up the money to states and having them deal with it. this isnt expected to see the light of day in the senate, kiran, but this is going to be a big rhetorical fight and well see that beginning wednesday, thursday, going i...

Gotten too strong, there were elections coming around, and people were very afraid. so it wasnt because of a super majority. it was because it was difficult to get republicans to come over. >> i dont remember them passing a budget in the house even. here is the reality, this is -- >> we passed our numbers in the house. we passed our appropriation bill in the house. >> this is the same thing over and over again. the democrats are not serious about cutting spending. the president came on, gave a s...

Dana bash has been reporting from her sources that a deal has not been reached tonight. dana, as we wait to watch the president, im going to have to jump in if he comes in live, what are you hearing? >> reporter: i just got a joint statement from the senate majority leader harry reid and john boehner. they have narrowed the issues but havent come to an agreement. theyre going to work through the night. i talked to sources leaving the white house. they reiterated this. no deal in this meeting but...

You distribute the cuts across the government and three these policy issues that are so thorny and senator reid is saying thats when its come down to, the policy debates more than the numbers, dollars, making this very difficult. dan loath arian, tell us what the mood are as the participants have arrived? is there going to be a breakthrough by chance, or is this deja vu, watching the same movie over and over? its groundhog day" again. >> reporter: it feels like the same movie and movie. yesterda...

Tell you something differently. they say it has to do with spending. heres house speaker john boehner. >> theres only one reason that we do not have an agreement as yet, and that issue is spending. were close to a resolution on the policy issues, but i think the american people deserve to know when will the white house and when will senate democrats get serious about cutting spending? >> heres the clock ticks, were less than 12 hours heading into a government shutdown. you have democrats and rep...

Policy issue of abortion. which, of course, is a hot-button social issue. we just heard house speaker john boehner come out and actually, jenny, do we have that sound? lets go to that now and you can hear what hes saying. its an entirely different story. >> only one reason that we do not have an agreement as yet, and that issue is spending. were close to a resolution on the policy issues. but i think the american people deserve to know when will the white house, and when will senate democrats ge...

Get across the line, a very short-term spending bill that would get congress through the weekend, but theyre saying theyre not actively working on that now, because they would rather get the bigger deal. and as we have heard today, speaker boehner is saying, no, this is about money, not about what they call the policy issues, which goes back to this debate about planned parenthood. harry reid says this is an attack on womens health and the access to care and the republican side is saying that pl...

Around the question of which of the policy issues, planned parenthood is still on the table and thats one of the obstacles if not the biggest obstacle. >> this is fascinating, all day long, i know youre watching it closely too. according to democrats, they have agreed to the figure. the figure is around $37 billion in cuts. thats the figure that boehner himself floated. in fact, i think it is a little higher than the number boehner floated initially a week or so ago in these cuts. so if you list...