washington where the level of government dysfunction is hitting new heights if that's possible, or maybe we should say new lows, with the fate of the u.s. economy on the line. that's all. this hour, the president is meeting with a group of business leaders in an attempt to tell them what they already know, that a default on the u.s. debt in less than two weeks would have disastrous consequences for businesses and consumers everywhere. this is not a fact that anybody disagrees with, by the way. everybody, republicans and democrats alike, believe this is true. but we're playing politics with this, anyway. even if there's not a default, what we're watching is a 100% self-inflicted congressional crisis that remains us in the world of just how unstable and dysfunctional or political system has gotten. republicans could do their part to avoid disaster, but they're message is, you're on your own and mitch mcconnell isn't trying to change any minds inside his own caucus.