pushing his energy plan. you can be sure they're keeping close watch on negotiations going on. the president spoke with house speaker john boehner. we're hoping to get the white house's side in a short time. from the position at the white house hat this moment, dan lothian got an administration official to say the white house feels good about progress being made. you can read into that if that's a glowing endorsement on where things stand or not. at the moment it's where things stand. in terms of staff, that remains a big question. we're looking for more details on how the white house will be impacted if the government does shut down. senior administration officials did hold a call with reporters. i was on there. i asked them about how the white house would be specifically impacted. the only detail we could get then is that the white house would be significantly impacted by the shut down on who would be essential and who would be nonessential, a big question still. but you can be sure this place