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Our country came to the brink of a disaster. but in the end, political adversaries set aside their differences and disagreements to prevent that disaster. >> for today, the relief we hope for is to reopen the government, avoid default, and protect the historic cuts we achieved under the budget control act. this is far less than many of us had hoped for, frankly, but it's far better than some had sought. >> there, mitch mcconnell. senator ted cruz says he doesn't like it, but he will not block it. >> the joouu.s. senate has refu to do likewise. the united states senate has stayed with the tradi...

Welcome back now to our special live coverage from here on capitol hill. a deal to raise the debt ceiling and temporarily fund the government has been reached in the senate. and a vote is expected this evening. >> we're told some time after dinnertime, and the news is a sigh of relief for a lot of people in washington and beyond. but as cnn "crossfire" host newt gingrich pointed out a short time ago, republicans and democrats are still divided as far as the blame game, who is to blame for the current crisis. both parties feeling bullied by the other party. newt gingrich said this isn't healthy...

Members who say they have never seen it like this. even in the worst of the old days, people would talk. >> i have been here for 17 years. i was here in the iraqi vote. afghan vote. i have never seen anything like this in the 17 years i have been here. >> does it depress you? >> no, you can't be depressed and you can't give up the ship. we're sent here to do a job. that's why we're getting paid, not yet, but this is while we will be paid if we do our job. and i intend to do my job. i'm not going to let it get me down. i served on a local level. i was also in the jersey legislature, and it prim...

Today. i have no objections to the timing of this vote. >> speaker john boehner's camp is silent. no decision now on how this will go in the house, but it appears investors have faith, as news of the potential deal spread, stocks climbed with the dow adding up 150 points. what's in the deal? here are the parameters we know about at this point. the government opens for business immediately, funded until january 15th. the debt ceiling extended until february 7th. that hypothetical can basically kicking the can down the road again, hypothetically, and here's an idea. budget negotiators opponentin...