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>> we did all we could, nato defends itself against ac accusations it stood by while moammar gadhafi's forces attacked civilians. negotiations for laurent gbagdo's surrender are still going on in the presidential palace in abijan, according to his own foreign minister. gbagdo has refused to accept that he lost last year's presidential election and for four months his supporters have fought to keep him in power. the guns fell silent tuesday in the main city abijan after a big push by forces loyal to alassane ouattara. international bodies have recognized mr. ouattara as the rightful...

i don't know if my speech is not that attention getting. but could i have your attention? >> senator has consumed ten minutes. >> well, then my time is up. maybe the senate is not paying attention. but the american people are paying attention. this is a situation of enormous negative consequences. we're going to rue the day the way we're functioning here. we need to come to the table and sit around and act like rational human beings. >> we're watching this battle from both ends of pennsylvania avenue. kate bolduan is at the white house where president obama, by the way, is not. dana ...

>> reporter: good morning. that's right. we've just learned that fire investigators are expected to be out here in an hour. the american cross found homes for residents here. this is where the fire broke out. one man we found saw the fire trucks arrive. >> it was chaos. this truck was lit up all the way to the top. there was a lady up there with a baby. it was sad because you felt helpless. >> reporter: the american red cross transported 63 people to nearby hotels by way of a muni bus. 26 people with special needs are being held through the tenderloin development group which answer t...

think is irresponsible and i think it will end up costing the american taxpayers more money than we are already spending. >> reporter: the obama administration says there was some progress early wednesday but if that stalls the president will call both sides back to the white house. >> i do not want to see washington politics stand in the way of america's progress. >> reporter: republicans are looking for deeper spending cuts well above the $33 billion the democrats put on the table. the gop argues private sector job creation is depending on it. democrats believe any further cuts wou...

while the senate's top democrat harry reid says that the talks are continuing nonstop. danielle nottingham reports, it appears that both sides have a long ways to go before there is a deal! >> reporter: these two top lawmakers will be negotiating again today, hoping to head off a shutdown of the federal government. if they don't strike a deal on the budget by friday, the government runs out of money. >> we stand here with fewer than 72 hours on the clock. it is time to get to work. it is time to get the job done. >> reporter: democrats argue if there is a shutdown, the tea party will...