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Through the end of 2012. boehner just wants to do it through early 2012 for a trillion. so there would be less borrowing power. which would moon we would have this debate again in a few -- would mean we would have this debate again in a few months. both sides suggest that neither plan, even though they are not far apart they are not going anywhere. the question is should there be a third plan, a plan by the president? listen to what the president said last night. he never says call your congressman and support a specific obama plan. >> the president: i'm asking you all to make your voice heard...

More borrowing power. through the end of 2012. boehner just wants to do it through early 2012 for a trillion. so there would be less borrowing power. which would moon we would have this debate again in a few -- would mean we would have this debate again in a few months. both sides suggest that neither plan, even though they are not far apart they are not going anywhere. the question is should there be a third plan, a plan by the president? listen to what the president said last night. he never says call your congressman and support a specific obama plan. >> the president: i'm asking you all to...

Is authorized to borrow. >> the debt ceiling crisis? >> no. >> basically we are running out of borrowing power. something like that. >> what's the debt limit. >> the limit? i don't know. but there should be one. >> basically our country has run out of money. they are trying to push the debt ceiling up to $16.4 trillion which right now it's at $14 trillion. >> the debt ceiling is something that has to do with all the money that we are losing and all the money that we are not gaining from the government. >> what's the debt limit? what are the politicians fighting about? >> i don't know what they...

Agreement affect you and your family? chief washington correspondent james rose season here to run numbers for us. james? >> reporter: good evening. we hear all the talk in context of the debt ceiling crisis, billions and trillions. but as the graphic wizardss at fox news realized, it's all your money. let's look at how your money factors in the national debt. if the lawmakers and lawmakers agree to give uncle sam $2.5 trillion in borrowing power as they've been debating, the debt ceiling would be extented from the current figure to $16.7 trillion. let your eyes linger on all the zeros. guess ...