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so right now, in this beautiful building behind us, a deal is now officially on the table. so that is definitely encouraging here. and in just about an hour, we should tell you that the house and specifically the house republicans, will be meeting to discuss that deal. >> very important meeting. >> it's never easy for the two sides to reach consensus. it's really hard. sometimes harder than others. this time was really hard. but after weeks spent facing off across partisan divide that often seemed too wide to cross, our country came to the brink of a disaster. in the end, political a...

0 that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." "newsroom" continues, a special edition right now with brooke baldwin and jake tapper. wolf, thank you very much. you're watching cnn's special coverage of the countdown to the debt ceiling deadline. we want to take a moment to welcome you, our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm brooke baldwin. >> i'm jack taper here on capitol hill. october 16th. the nation is on the edge of a possible default. >> oh, yes. as we look at the calendar, we remember all of the ...

and on job crazy, both public and private investment. the president will encourage congress to make decisions that reflects what he calls smart spend. some liberals in the party are nervous that the president is courting the political center at the expense of the party's progressive base. are they right to worry? we'll see. when president obama talks about winning the future, he'll also be thinking about winning in 2012, and facing a resurgent republican party dedicated to one thing, stopping him in his tracks. what's at stake for the president tonight? and michele bachmann bigfootin...