reference to the debt ceiling deadline that is looming, but he did make sort of an implicit message, when he said talking about the progress that's been made since the recession said we shouldn't do anything to threaten that progress. wolf, this was the one optic, perhaps the only one of the day, that the president could control. >> so, jim, is there anything else going on as far as the meeting that the president is now having with house democrats, all 200 house democrats who were invited over? what is the white house saying about that? and also the fact that only some republicans will show up at the meeting, even though all house republicans were invited. >> reporter: right. the president invited all members of congress for these meetings this week, and you're right, house republicans did respond to that, by saying no are they're just going to send the leadership and their committee chairmen. dana was mentioning a few moments ago, that that meeting is under way, starting at about