i m don lemon. you re in the cnn newsroom. if you weren t paying close attention to the deficit and the debt ceiling talks in washington, you really need to now. a sunday filled with tv talking points face-to-face meetings and party conference calls brought the debt ceiling debate back to the very beginning. a little stalemate tonight and traders worldwide are surely taking notice, several overseas markets have opened lower in monday trading and the u.s. stock futures and trending they re trending lower right now. in washington this hour, power brokers from the president to the house speaker are standing firm unwilling to abandon their positions. our correspondent, our congressional correspondent kate bolduan has been tracking the events for us all day in d.c. and joins me now. kate, where do we stand right now. reporter: bottom line, don, after a long weekend of work and of meetings and a lot of negotiating there is no deal between congressional leaders and the white
the grammy-winning talent found dead. also, another new deadline set for the debt talks. house speaker, john boehner, says it s time to get this done, in a manner of hours before the asian markets open. hello to you all. i am t. j. holmes. today is the day where many can wave the 24-hour standard waiting period so they can get married right away. many are starting to collect at city office around the city. and suzanne candiotti joins me now. what is it like around the clerk s office this morning? reporter: there is no missing the nervous energy and excitement that i think any couple that is about to get married is facing, and beyond that, t. j., this is a day that many gay rights activist have been waiting for for a lifetime. you can see the couples lining up and have been here for a couple hours. some women in wedding gowns as well. a lot of tuxedos. and there are 800 couples getting married here, and more than half here at city hall. i spent some time yesterday helpin