7:00 in the east. i'm chris cuomo >> i'm kate bolduan here with news anchor michaela pereira. >> good morning. >> coming up this hour an exclusive interview with president obama, what he says about gop threats to shut down the government. what is his own role in the gridlock problem? we'll ask him that. plus the world may hang on the president's every word but what happens when he gets home? some touching insight from the president about raising his two girls. a powerful reunion only on cnn, the brave school clerk who was face to face with a gunman and talked him in to surrendering, reunited with the 911 dispatcher who stayed on the line during the entire ordeal. we have the moment they met and an unexpected surprise for that hero. could san diego's mayor be out of office today? the city council is set to consider a deal and if they approve it, he is out. will san diego be stuck footing the bill for his sexual harassment lawsuit? let's begin with our