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Points today, closing at 14,776. it was well over 15,000 already. what's your assessment if there's no resolution of this debt ceiling issue in the next few days? can we anticipate further declines? >> absolutely. the problem is the financial market, although they think the armageddon scenario where we actually default on our debt and stop government payments is not the most likely outcome, it's possible but not probable, they have to start pricing in the risk. they also have to start dealing with the reality of the actual cost to the economy the longer the government is shut down. not only ar...

Threat if republicans don't get 100 percent of their way they will either shut down the government or they are going to default on america's debt. so america for first time in history does not pay its bills. >> republicans say they want to negotiate. they are going through the process of trying to fund specific parts of the government even though the president says he will veto any such efforts. >> if we take care of vital government priorities this week and going forward we negotiate a compromise that mitt gates and prevents the harms obama care is causing to millions of americans that will b...

House unanimously. just feast your eyes and don't get used to it. less hopeful news, no signs that either side is bundling over the shutdown or the debt ceiling issue. we're now ten days away of the government's default on its bills and obligations. just listen to what john boehner told abc about a clean or unconditional debt ceiling increase. >> we are not going to pass a clean debt limit increase. i told the president, there's no way we're going to pass. the votes are not in the house to pass a clean debt limit. and the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. >> so...

Then the idea he's not willing to negotiate, he says i'm perfectly willing to negotiate after the threat -- the shutdown threat and debt ceiling issue is there. trying to sort of shift the rhetoric so it isn't all about, which republicans are trying to frame it, hey, the president won't negotiate, the president trying to push back on that talking point. i'm more than willing to negotiate just not under these preconditions that republicans want. i think it's notable you see a different tone and a little bit different emphasis on this second week. it tells me that perhaps some of the republican ...

$50 million to minimum $50 million a day. >> no question. you are not saving money. it is costing more money. on the debt ceiling issue, rarely do you get a clean debt ceiling. the president has to deal on that and they node to talk and figure out what to do. >> does boehner figure out what he wants. that keeps changing. >> if you talk not in public, you don't announce meetings and you go back and forth. i think there will be enough frustrated republicans at this point that you will be able to get something on the floor and think that boehner will put something on the floor at that point and n...