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president obama, congressional leaders from both parties finally hammered out a deal yesterday one they think can win votes from lawmakers in the house and senate. let's get more now jay dow in washington, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. there's no getting around the fact these debt negotiations were messy. neither side got everything they wanted and you could argue that's the sign of an effective compromise. lawmakers from both sides are faced with the challenge of convincing their members this deal doesn't stray too far from their core principles. congress cou...

yesterday one they think can win votes from lawmakers in the house and senate. let's get more now jay dow in washington, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. there's no getting around the fact these debt negotiations were messy. neither side got everything they wanted and you could argue that's the sign of an effective compromise. lawmakers from both sides are faced with the challenge of convincing their members this deal doesn't stray too far from their core principles. congress could vote today on a plan to raise the debt ceiling and pull the nation back from the b...

the front-runner. supervisor and mayoral candidate david chu doesn't like it. >> i have heard that he is having second thoughts. >> reporter: do you feel betrayed by that? >> you know, at the end of the day, ed lee committed to all of san francisco. he made a promise to the city and to elected officials that he was not going to run. i hope that he is going to be a man of his word and stand by the promise. >> reporter: lee is popular at city hall. the bureaucrat everyone loves. but if he runs, he will be scrutinized. the claws are already coming out. >> there have been some very speci...

stalemate before it's too late. >> the time for putting party first is over. the time for compromise on behalf of the american people is now. >> reporter: congress will spend the weekend trying to craft a consensus that will end the crisis. it democrats intend to bring up their own debt plan for a vote in the senate this weekend and republicans will block t at the same time, house republicans are planning to tank that very same democratic debt plan bill this weekend and vote it down. that least us with no winning debt plan with very little time to find a compromise. >> we are back to...

the dew point is down from where it was last week. down to 67, which means the 99 feels like 104. last week, that dew point was 77. and our heat index was 117. yes, it's extreme. but nothing like you saw last week. and yes, there's some relief on the way. we'll talk about that coming up in just a few minutes. kai? >> all right, bob. thank you. stay with wjz and first warning weather coverage. for the latest on heat advisories and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. getting on board. maryland's two republicans say they will vote for house speaker john boehner's debt ceiling plan...