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there was a scary moment on capitol hill at this afternoon when cops were called to a nearby park. witnesses said there was a man in an orange jumpsuit carrying a rifle. joining us now from washington 's capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles. brian, what do we know happened? >> there is no doubt that it was a scary few moments here on capitol hill as capitol police officers from across the campus rushed to this scene where this man was discovered carrying what they described as a long gone. it was noted by a passerby who have been to inform capitol police. this is an area very close...

Agreement. >> but i think one of the things the business community is worried about is not what ted cruz is worried about. what business people want is a stable, predictable, economic environment. and it's this crusade against the law that has disrupted that. that provides these debt ceiling scares. and now we're going to have another shutdown scare. >> when did it occur that you need law to enforce a market. markets have to be protected. by law. that's how it works. >> i think what josh is saying in and fairness, he can speak for himself, but you need stable political environments for market ...

Now that the threats have subsided and the countdown clocks will be turned off, the media are trying to assess who won and who lost the great shutdown scare of 2011. much of the coverage seemed like espn at the olympics. all about the games. >> shutdown showdown. >> shutdown showdown. >> it's a race against the clock right now. >> the clock is ticking towards a government shutdown. >> countdown to shutdown. >> i can tell you a source here at the white house says they are more optimistic now than they were four hours ago that a deal will get done. >> the latest news we are hearing from chuck to...