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we begin this morning with the art of the deal. it appears the stalemate in washington over the expiring tax cuts isç nearing an end. yesterday the president announced that an agreement has been reached with republicans. but as is often the case in politics, not everyone is welcoming the compromise and it still has to pass congressman. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> no doubt everyone will find something in this compromise that they don't like. in fact, there are things in here that i don't like. >> president obama said he had to cut a deal with herepublican or middle class taxe...

plus -- a new gallup survey that updates it approval rating from the presidents of the past. sure, it's completely meaningless, it's fun. and george w. bush is moving up the charts. we'll show you where he ranks. >> >> but first, to the breaking news we have live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. wikileaks founder julian assange has just been arrested by british police. yesterday, swedish prosecutors issued a fresh arrest warrant for the 39-year-old on allegations of rape and sexual molestation.ç assange has denied the allegations. he's due to appear in a british court...

now, we begin this morning with desperate measures. president obama heads to the nation's heartland today where he will no doubt rake with republicans over the coals but they aren't the only ones in the hot seat. the president turned up the heat on his own party members yesterday hoping to obtain the support that won in the presidency. tracy potts has more for us now from washington. good morning, tracey. buck up, president obama said in one interview. he's trying to reenergize this party with political tough love. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> president obama is ...

>> there is. bill maher is going back and digging up old clips of her when she was on "politically incorrect." they're good ones for punch lines. >> sure. >> apparently she said she dabbled in witch craft. >> i did that. >> like most republicans in the 1990s, it was the thing to do. >> you did, also? you had your coven? >> here is krista free land, editor for global reuters. >> it was like harry potter. the freshmen republicans that came in in '94, seriously. let's turn to some serious news. by that way, that will have some punch line impact, but no impact at the end of the race. >> ...

our minds. a new program that anticipates what you're searching for and gives you all of the search rules before you've even told google what you're looking for. it's getting a little scary out here. but get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. new developments to tell you about this morning concerning a florida pastor who's planning to hold a burn a koran day on the anniversary of the september 11 attacks. the fbi says that although there's no evidence of the specific threat, incredible information that extremists may retaliate if the church goes through w...