crisis could get done as soon as today. brianna keilar on the case at the white house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: that's exactly it. progress on the debt ceiling but whether the government will re-open, that's murky this morning as talks continue at the staff level. an encouraging sign after house republicans met with president obama at the white house. >> i would characterize this as probably the most constructive. >> reporter: and pledged to keep the talks going. >> we have more discussions. we'll come back to have more discussions. >> reporter: on the table, a compromise that would increase the debt ceiling for six weeks. the white house said the president looks forward to making continued progress with members on both sides of the aisle. but the government shutdown is still up in the air. president obama and congressional democrats insist the government re-open as part of a deal. republicans want concessions from the president to make that happen. >> republicans are pretty clear earlier today. they want to negotiate for you.