deal till the president signs it into law. >> we don't know what ted cruz is going to do. >> there's a lot of questions. we're awaiting the majority leader and minority leader harry reid, mitch mcconnell. they're going to be making what amounts to a joint statement on the floor of the u.s. senate. as soon as they have that, we'll have live coverage of that. also this hour, we're waiting for jay carney, the white house press secretary briefing reporters. i suspect that could be delayed a little bit. they want to hear what the senate and house leaders have to say. at some point, the white house will weigh in. we'll see exactly when that happens. we do know the markets are weighing in. zain asher is joining us from the new york stock exchange. pretty upbeat about what's happening here in washington today, zain. >> yeah, wolf. certainly there is a strong feeling of optimism. i've been talking to traders all morning. number one, obviously they're hopeful about a deal, but aside from that, traders don't necessarily think that tonight means armageddon. they know the treasury still has a little bit of money to pay our