happens. for all of these reasons or more the national debt tops 13 trillion dollars. some estimate it's growing at the staggering rate of $5 billion every single day. here's the question. is everyone serious about tackling the nation's deepening financial crisis? go to cnn.com/cafferty file. give us your thoughts. if you have a fame. please sthar share it. >> great question. stand by. want to go to dana bash. there's a new development involving the united states senator and u.s. justice department. dana, what are we lrping? >> that's right. senator john enson of nevada, if you remember a couple years ago got into hot water bus he allegedly helped his former chief of staff get a job, with impropriety after he was having an affair with senator ensign's