on top of a partial government shutdown. president obama has been meeting with hout democrats, as he works for a way out of this crisis. he faces a much tougher crowd tomorrow when he meets with the house gop leaders, or senior leader is following all of these late-breaking developments, what is going on? >> reporter: white house officials say president obama is meeting with as many members of congress as he can before next week's debt ceiling deadline. the meeting should break up at any moment now, but the most important message this white house is getting out today is that military service members and their families are not left behind in the shutdown. >> with the administration warning of an economic catastrophe, the president is inviting every member of consequence to the white house this week. the first group, how democrats.