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without a deal the government would partially shut down friday at midnight. following a late-night meeting with congressional leaders, president obama said it would be inexcusable not to come to terms. >> we should be able to complete a deal, and get it passed and avert a shutdown. but it's going to require a sufficient sense of urgency from all parties involved. >> joel brown is in washington and he joins us live. good morning, joel. any progress in those late-night discussions? >> well, betty, they say they're narrowing their differences. budget talks don't get much more dramatic t...

congress, and i'm quoting right now, go straight to hell. and possible presidential hopeful donald trump on a mission to tell president obama you're fired. we are fact checking this controversial investigation into the president's birth. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." up first, the political showdown over the budget, as tensions reach a boiling point about 31 hours until impending government shutdown. just hours from now, president obama will meet with republican house speaker john boehner and the democratic senate majority leader harry reid for further negotia...

katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is on assignment. by now, you know the setup-- democrats and republicans trying to agree on a budget. they are still far apart. and a government shutdown is coming friday when the clock strikes midnight unless they strike a deal. and now president obama is turning up the heat, calling the republican house speaker and democratic senator majority leader to the white house tonight. what will happen if the government does shut down? congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the details. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: h...

>> i'm carol costello in for kyra phillips. two killed. nato is thinking this was a coalition mistake because gadhafi has almost no air power. another air traffic controller accused of sleeping on the job. authorities think he might have snoozed for five hours as planes try to land. the weekly job numbers are out, those applying for di first-time benefits fell by 10,000. no deal is overnight. fewer than 39 hours until the deadline and a possible government shutdown. president obama says he will call congressional leaders to urge them to hammer out something. if there is no move...

"wall street journal" poll, including donald trump's surprising finish among the republican contenders. >> i will be better than anybody. i will do the best job. if i decide to run, i will do the best job. >> and he's modest, too. we'll have the meredith vieira interview right here. and libya stalemate, straight talk from the top u.s. military commander. this hour accident we've got the real deal with house intelligence chairman mike rogers. and incredibly, another earthquake hits japan today, a 7.1 tremor off the coast, triggering a tsunami warning. and good day, a lot to talk a...