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>> the fight has been frustrating for everyone, including me, as you can see. were down to what harry reid says are just these policy issues, these 50 or 60 that have been put into these bills by house republicans. do you see any way through this? >> im very confused at this point. in fact, i feel a little duped. i have been somebody who has pushed my caucus for more cuts. i thought the original cuts that my caucus put on the table were not substantial enough. and i actually thought this was sup...

Holding up an agreement is ideology. >> reporter: so what is he talking about there when hes talking about idea snolg well, in addition to -- ideology? well, in addition to spending cuts, one of the big issues has to do with policy provisions that would be in this bill and that house republicans are demanding to defund health care reform, to defund planned parenthood, to say to the environmental protection agency that it cannot regulate greenhouse gas emissions. should tell you, and were trying ...

Policy. but theres an intent on both sides to continue to work together to try to resolve this. no one wants the government to shut down. and were going to continue to work throughout the night and tomorrow. thank you. >> again, dana, in terms of actual money, how far apart are they? >> we dont know exactly how far apart they are. theyre keeping that close to the vest, but we are talking less than $10 billion. in the grand scheme of things, that is, forgive me, but peanuts. and its not really ne...

Because these are ideological differences. they havent even agreed on issue one, which is the number -- maybe they have and we just dont know about it. certainly issue three is a tough one because its issued relating to choice, abortion. so how are they going to sort those out in 24 hours? >> thats a good question. its a good question. you know what, all those three issues, the thing that makes it harder is theyre all related. ive been told by negotiators over the past several days and weeks tha...

He is pointing out those are policy issues that should not be in the budget. so, again, were waiting for jay carney to see if he weighs in on these issue that is are keeping the two sides from compromising and keeping the government running again. the deadline looms. its tomorrow. and there is this high-stakes meeting at the white house in the next hour where president obama is going to host both of the legislative leaders. the clock ticking toward that potential government shutdown. and the thr...

Principle on the budget. as the leader said, we pretty much have a consensus on the right level of cuts, and where they should come from. it is the ideological riders that have nothing to do with the deficit -- >> senator chuck schumer, who is joining dick durbin and of course harry reid there, insisting that it is those tea party republicans in the house that are embracing now the policy issues. that is causing the impasse now, and could lead to government shutdown. and whats the real impact of...

Do that. well be back here at 7:00 and we hope at that time when we come out well have something done. if not, well, of course, have to look forward to the bad day tomorrow, which is a government shutdown. >> youre coming back at 7:00 tonight for a meeting? >> as you heard, theyre at it again. no deal reached. frank but polite conversations, no number according to speaker boehner, and no conclusion on the policy issues. so to be quite honest it sounds very similar to what we heard late last nigh...

About abortion. what to do about public broadcasting. the whole series of policy issues that have gotten tacked on that now are the realisticing points. >> in fact, supporters are pointing out that planned parent hood is not really about abortion at all. its about cancer screening and a lot of other things. because no federal money under the hide amendment thats been there for decades, no federal money goes into abortion services. so that is, they say, a red herring. but is that a deal-breaker? ...

Dakota, democrat kent conrad. thanks so much, mr. chairman. well, what is your read? first we heard last night, there are glimmers of hope. then we heard this morning from both the speaker and harry reid, they are less optimistic, sitting down with the president right now. are you all going to be able to avoid a shutdown, and why not go for this one-week extension that the house republicans are voting today, and theyre going to send to the senate? >> first of all, i remain hopeful. i think the m...

And reid said, yes, he thinks he does. now, thats a huge departure from the kind of tone we have been hearing, where everyone says they want to avoid this. and we talked to boehner earlier today, and he also says the democrats are the ones who arent compromising on those policy issues, known as riders. heres a little bit of that. >> i cant speak for the fact that the senate hasnt acted in 47 days. this whole process would have been a lot easier if the senate and the white house actually had a po...