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capitol hill today. one of the captains from the hit show deadliest catch putting congress on the hook for threatening his livelihood with the shutdown. we begin with the national lead. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. first it was at 1:00 p.m., then 1:30, then 2:45, now just after 4:00 p.m. eastern and the white house briefing is only now about to begin. we will bring it to you live when jay carney comes out there on the dais. the suspense is killing us because the white house is considering a plan from house republicans that could provide a way out of the mess in which we find ourselves. within the last few minutes we learned that president obama and speaker john boehner spoke on the telephone, according to boehner s spokesman, and agreed wait for it to keep talking. the house gop plan would raise the debt ceiling for six weeks in exchange for further budget talks and with any hope, clear the air for discussion on reopening the government. it s been 11 days now since the
your fingers in your ears for the past week trying to avoid any spoilers about the last episode of breaking bad then do not open today s albuquerque journal. the real newspaper serving the community where walter white s fake drug empire rose and fell, it looks exactly like a real obituary for one of the characters. we re not going to show it to you because i don t want to invoke the high zen-berg like wrath of those who haven t seen the finale yet but the obit does include the phrase greatly missed which if you ask staffers here on the lead is a massive understatement. make sure to follow me on twitter. check out our show page at cnn.com/thelead for video, blogs, extras. that s it for the lead. i turn you over to wolf blitzer. he is in the situation room. happening now this isn t some damn game.
a whopping $1 million per episode. that s according to tv guide magazine. some of the stars have already secured higher salaries like mayim bialik. she will be earning $100,000 an episode under her new contract. the show has been a ratings winner in recent years, not to mention emmy wins for lead star jim parsons. late night tv has just not been the same without him but nbc may have found a way to give us old school johnny carson fans our fix. the network is planning to air a mini series on the comedian s life based on the biography carson the magnificent which profiles all three decades of the tonight show and will also include tidbits from his child into in nebraska. no word on who will be cast as carson or when the mini series will air. make sure to follow me on twitter. check out our show page at cnn.c cnn.com/thelead. that s it for the lead today. i m jake tapper. i now turn you over to wolf blitzer.
exchanges that will debut october 1st. still ahead, we talk with president bashar al assad from damascus about the new russian deal and the civil war in his country. first, is there change in the air on what s really behind climate change? and don t forget, we ll have the bing pulse tonight during an expanded panel. take part in the action. make your voice heard. be on the panel. check out our show page. foxnews.com/specialreport for a refresher on just how you can join. goodnight. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone s phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude. in the moment.