the government takes time. >> but to hear the rhetoric on capitol hill, you'd have to say that's an optimistic expectation. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: on capitol hill, a partisan meltdown. >> the reason we didn't shut it is because -- >> house will come to order. gentleman will suspend. >> cut spending to begin getting our fiscal house in order and to keep -- >> reporter: they even disagree about what they disagree about. democrats say they have an agreement on $34.5 billion in spending cuts. the republicans say there's no agreement on how much to cut. and believe it or not, the issue of abortion could be what causes the government to shut down. democrats say republicans are trying to use the funding bill to force new restrictions on abortion rights. republicans say they are simply trying to restrict public funding of abortion. one tea party freshman told us, shutting down is better than rolling over. are we really serious that we could see a government shutdown