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tom davis. i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." the president said he wanted a deal by friday so lawmakers met with him at the white house day after day after day. they took a break friday, and the president pushed again. >> if washington operates as usual and can't get anything done, let's at least avert armageddon. >> joining me now, white house budget director jacob liu. thanks for being here this morning. >> good to be with you, candy. >> we are told by hill sources that since the last white house meeting on thursday and this morning there has been no progress. do...

the president said he wanted a deal by friday, so lawmakers met with him at the white house day after day after day. they took a break on friday, and the president pushed again. >> if washington operates as usual, and can't get anything done, let's at least avert armageddon. >> joining me now, white house budget director, mr. lou. thank you for being here. >> thank you, candy. >> we are told by sources since the white house meeting on thursday and this morning, there has been no progress. do you concur? >> a lot has been going on since the white house on thursday night. >> there has ...

>> bottom line is more than that. it has to do with economics and the far is in an economically sound position. just because you work full time doesn't mean you don't have the time to commit to your children. >> gregg: i can tell you this much, it had to have been an agonizing decision for the judge. mercedes and joey, we wish the mother the very best as she battles this cancer. >> heather: we are following the floodwaters as they burst from louisiana spillway. a lake forming before our eyes where people stood just moments ago. we'll have a live report at the top of the hour. ♪

Many bet they can go to damascus and sweet talk assad out of this radicalism. we have to see the regime for what it is. can we do much about i want? i'm afraid not. the people and city are on their own. we're trying to help the libyans but i'm afraid as far as syria the regime against the people. the people don't want this regime but they don't know how to overthrow it. the regime has formidable instruments of terror. they have these vigilante squads. >> let's talk about egypt. the post-government is warming up to iran and hamas. are you concerned at all about the direction egypt is taking? >>...

You had no conversation with ambassador kislyak at that meet something. >> i don't recall that, senator warner. certainly i can assure you, it would have been nothing improper if i'd had a conversation with him, and it's conceivable that occurred. i just don't remember it. >> sessions confirmed a key piece of fired fbi director james comey's testimony last week, recalling leaving comey alone in the oval office with the president. that, of course, is when comey says the president told him he hoped he could let the investigation into michael flynn go. the attorney general also recalled comey lat...