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Could see the flames nearby. conditions have changed dramatically. that said, this is probably a short-term fix. it may last only into early next week because the state is still in a severe drought like it hasn't seen in 50 years. that condition won't be eased by just a small amount of rain. so there's a lot of work to be done. we've got firefighters from 34 states now in texas helping with this relief evident, and as you mentioned, this is not the only fire. they are spread throughout west texas, the panhandle, all over. it's going to be several weeks, perhaps months, before they resolve thes...

As gray -- or black, really, there should be a little bit more gray so that you're incorporating -- so that the week feels a little bit more like the weekend? >> right. there's usually three things that people feel the loss of the most. contact with family and friends. they spend more time doing that on the weekends. freedom to control their time. they spend a lot more obviously time toidoing that on the weeke. and the ability to do the things they love like sports and hobbies. the idea is try to do a few more things like that maybe in your nonwork hours during the week and actually it helps r...

The deficit cutting plan proposed by alan simpson and erskine bowles says cutting discretionary domestic spending and stopping tax breaks are essential parts to a solution. this week, former president clinton's top economic adviser wrote this in a political opinion piece, quote, the bose-simpson recommendation if adopted would constitute a near-suicide pact. growth would slow, tax revenues would diminish, the improvement in the deficit would be minimal. end quote. well professor joseph stiglitz joins us right now. ten former chairs of this economic council of advisers have signed on to this le...

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Tim giter in and rob neighbors bring the deficit cutting plan to capitol hill today. >> reporter: negotiators are meeting with boehner and top democrats. they heard the plan wednesday at the white house. at least one thinks there could be a deal here. >> if i were involved in the negotiations like this and everybody was purporting to be where they are, i would say that an agreement is reachable. >> i'm hopeful. it wouldn't put me anywhere near optimistic. >> reporter: one conservative is