kind of plan they would work out are still very much in flux. we don't really have one yet. there was some talk about senator susan collins' plan, a republican from maine. but democrats didn't like it because it didn't do enough for them. republicans didn't like it because it did too much. really we're at a point where house republicans aren't liking anything the senate is putting forward and vice versa. >> gary, the president through his press secretary yesterday is hanging tough. take a listen. >> the president cannot as he said so many times pay ransom in exchange for congress fulfilling its fundamental responsibility, to ensure the united states doesn't default and pays its bills. >> gary, where's the room for compromise here? >> well, one of the things that's going unsaid is that -- i'm getting feedback in my microphone so it's hard to speak. but obama has the ability to