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Reason why leaders were elected in the first place. they should be able to reach a compromise. >> i have a son that works for the federal government. so he has four kids to support. so i would like them not to shut down. >> reporter: now, a lot of folks out there may be wondering what about social security checks? a senior administration official says current beneficiaries will continue to receive checks as they did during the 1995 government shutdown. wolf? >> i remember that shutdown in 1995 well. let's hope it doesn't happen this time. reach a deal, get it over with, and then fight bigger i...

Tuesday if the republican led congress doesn't pass legislation to avoid a government shutdown. >> don't put a gun to the head of the president, the head of the country and say you don't accept our priorities and what we want to do to medicare and medicaid. we want to blow you apart. it's a form of terrorism. we are not going to accept that. >> reporter: at the same time, the administration is warning unless they reduce the debt ceiling in the coming days, the government may have to default on the outstanding loans. officials warn of higher interest rates for the government and consumers for y...

Supplies. >> reporter: the unspoken message here, the government is not about to give this city up. rebels, not just defeated but repregs of the very freedoms they fought for. >> it's not just the mosque missing here. it's the voice of dissent so strong six weeks ago. no one on the streets will voice any opinions against the government. it's been snuffed out, crushed, removed, the same way this building has been reduced to rubble. nic robertson, libya. let's get to more of the brutal battle under way. joining us is general james spidermarks. thanks for joining us. >> sure. thank you. >> what...

Brooke anderson explains. >> i'm for obama, that's what i'm -- that's what it comes down to. >> reporter: in '08, hollywood was all about obama. stars saluted him in song. ♪ yes we can yes we can >> reporter: and adopted his talking points. >> this change that we're all working for and that we all believe in cannot come fast enough. >> reporter: but as 2012 approaches, the president's hollywood support may be softening. >> are you happy with the way that obama has been running the country? >> no. >> reporter: matt damon was an early and active backer of candidate obama. but recently he told ...

The sign in front of the white house still reads gone fishing. >> that was back in 1995. change some of the characters, but you are hearing the exact same thing now. >> the more things change, the more they remain the same. the republicans are in the same position the republicans were in then. the white house is saying let's move to the future. this is about the past. again, they are haggling over a small amount of money but it's symbolic. in 1995, i was a reporter at u.s. world and news report. i covered it from the hill perspective. the difference for newt gingrich was the issue of medicare....