white house, can president obama sign anything into law that reopens the government and raises the nation's debt ceiling that has some kind of provisioning in there that tinkers or toys with obama care? it may not be critical to that will law and the way it operates and the way it covers millions of americans and requires people to buy insurance and those major pillars of the law, but you know, can the additional requirements to prove that you're eligible for those subsidiy ies and obama care, ca that fly? it's not critical to the heart of the law. that sort of thing could fly with this president. that is one of the major questions to jay carney if and when that briefing starts, wolf. >> we'll see how long it's delayed if it's delayed. we'll have live coverage here on cnn. jim, thanks very much. we're waiting for jay carney. we'll get reaction from the white house. you're looking at live pictures from the briefing room in the west wing. once he starts answering reporters' questions, we'll