unemployment benefits that is front and center. they want to extend those, i'm told, maybe as long as 13 months. also, to do some of the tax credits that maybe don't have that much of a spotlight on them that are also expiring at the end of the year, make or take tax credit. things like that the many dids are really pushing to get into this, what they hope is a larger package that would be part of this deal. >> u.s. is demanding the release of an american contractor held in cuba for a year now. we will get an update from havana.