molly henneberg is live for us in washington with more on this. hi, molly. hi. some republicans doubt that the president really wants a definite sit deal, but according to the white house, president obama called the bipartisan leaders of the super committee yesterday. that s democratic senator patty murray and republican congressman jeb hensarling to push the group to come to an agreement on time. he spoke to them yesterday by phone while he was on air force one headed to california. white house said he also made clear that he does not want them to water down the law that goes into effect if the super committee and congress don t come to a deal. that law would automatically cut government spending across the board starting in 2013, including more than $500 billion in cuts for the military. press secretary jay carney said, quote, the president made clear he would not accept any measure that attempts to turn off part of the enforcement mechanism. we ll see what congress does. the sup