i'm jon scott. president obama said the sequester cuts would never happen, but obviously they did. now the white house says there is no need to talk of a government shut down. but there won't be any money for the government to spend unless house republicans and senate democrats can workout a deal by the 27th of march. bret baier is the anchor of special report. he joins us now. everything i'm hearing, bret, is that they feel they will get this one solved in time, are they? >> well, jon, that is what the president signaled on friday at his news conference, that's what republicans are saying now, but there is still a long way to go until we get to march 27th, which is the deadline for the continuing resolution, that's the funding for the government. there are talks ongoing, and it i seems like the talks are going well. you're right, there is no bulging on the republican side when it comes to increasing taxes. you've heard house speaker john boehner saying the president got his tax increase on the debt