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Wealth and mitt romney is going to have to speak up on this even though he's tried to avoid it for a long time because as one of the super wealthy he'll be faced with that choice. should he pay a little bitmore so that payroll tax cut can continue and job creation can continue, or does he just think we need to cut spending that affects many people whether they are teachers, fire fighters, all those people in the public sector and beyond? >> the -- the example you use, alex, of saying that young voters and a lot of other voters are the disenfranchised in particular, want the president could com...

>>gregg: we are getting word on capitol hill that members on the going side are holding a "conference call," about an extension of the payroll tax cuts. the last one they had on saturday resulted in the equivalent of an insurrection by conservative members of the house of representatives against speaker. in an hour they will have yet another conference call so we will find out what happens in this one. in the meantime we are following what is happening in san francisco. look at this fire in the western addition of san francisco, 120 firefighters are involved. two apartment structures, on elm s...

Boehner and the senate republican leadership mcconnell who put out a statement as mike reported earlier that said, look, both of you can have your way. the president can get the two mobile. move forward on that. and, then, the senate should appoint conferees to get moving on a longer term, one year we payroll tax cut cut extension and unemployment insurance extension after the first of the year. take a listen to how the president tried to latch on to the senator's comments. >>guest: overwhelming number of people in both parties agree. how can we not get that done? this place becomes so dysfunc...

Everyone has already agreed the best policy is a one year extension of the policies. we are fighting for what everyone has agreed to. let's sit down and resolve the differences. >> push back from members of his own party to support a temporary deal. we have team fox coverage at the white house with the latest from president obama, but, first, to mike, live on capitol hill. the top republican in the senate urging speaker boehner to go along with the short-term extension. true? >>reporter: interesting, because senator mcconnell has kept a low would file since saturday and today he reemerges sayi...

Pipeline johns and allows congress to work on an extension." many on capitol hill have been looking for a way out of this gridlock, this deadlock, whatever you want to call it, and it seems like senator mcconnell is trying to bridge the gap leading 39 republicans to vote for that senate package, and he is trying to help out the house republicans and see if they can get something to get this overwith and get on with the holidays. >> how did democrats on capitol hill respond to the offer from mcconnell? >> it is amazing in our quick technology word, the moment that announcement came out from sen...