this story. although there are some house votes that are still going on f. there is to be a public hearing today it looks like it may be pushed back about an hour or so. we are running this down, jon trying to get details, find out for sure if there is a deal. there are still a number of hoops to jump through before it's all signed, sealed and delivered. jon: lots of layers would have to agree to this whatever arrangement may have been made by charlie rangel's lawyers and some of the lawyers for the committee, right? >> reporter: correct. there are lots of things -- the t's have to be crossed and the i's dotted. this is a significant arrangement ordeal if they come to it that would prevent congressman rangel from having to go before the committee today and hear the findings, the allegations and charges and the evidence against him and possibly a trial in september. the democratic leadership and congressman rangel himself has said they wanted to avoid that, although congressman rangel said hey i want to get my side out there. he has not backed down from