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>> never in my life. oh, my gosh. >> the story behind that unwanted guest today, monday, >> the story behind that unwanted guest today, monday, august 1st, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. the big news is that after weeks of often bitter negotiations republicans and democratic leaders in washington finally agree to an out line of this deal. >> it came last night. it would cut trillions of dollars of federal spending but the bill still needs to be voted on by the full house and...

passed, senate majority leader harry reid delayed the vote on his debt ceiling plan until today. >> a few times this evening they asked me to give everyone as much time as possible to reach an agreement if one can be reached. >> it was the same plan shot down hours earlier by the house. >> the bill is not passed. >> it is no easy task. >> we will not compromise on our principals. >> with tuesday's debt ceiling looming and no deal on the table, republicans are talking again with president obama. >> the only way we will get an agreement before tuesday is to have an agreement with the p...

clarendon, where he is talking to people about their methods for dealing with extreme heat. how is it going, john? >> reporter: we found some people who are creative in cooling off. but it's interesting, normally on a friday, this park westbound would be packed with people. certainly not the case. deserted. people are doing anything, mostly staying inside. this hot outside, nearly everyone starts looking for ways to beat the heat. in columbia heights, these kids found one of the best ways to cool off. a community water fountain is running all day, ready for anyone to take advantage. ...

tucker, how is it looking out there today? >> so far, so good. we'll have highs in the mid-80s and we're cooling off, as we thought we would. reagan national now at 70 degrees. frederick is 59. that's nice. in ocean city, 67. fredericksburg, 64 degrees. we'll lose a couple more degrees as we get closer to dawn. there is the satellite-radar. here in the immediate washington area, entirely clear. there are one or two clouds there into southwest virginia. yesterday was absolutely perfect with bright sunshine and clear skies. we'll do it again today. sunshine, a little breezy at times, w...