very different story. mike emanuel live at the white house for us now. what is the latest from the white house, first of all, mike? reporter: jon the white house perspective that this is a huge problem, our nation s debt, so this is the time to do something big and do something bold. it is not clear where the votes will be in terms of trying to do something of that nature. our understanding is from talking to sources, both here at the white house and on capitol hill is there were conversations back and forth between the president and speaker john boehner over the weekend. we will ask white house press secretary jay kare carney about. here is budget director jack liu. i think the minimum the debt will be extended. notwithstanding the voices of a flew that are able to play with armageddon, responsible leaders in washington are not.
it probably took 15 seconds. as she is passing me, she is, he eyes are looking forward. looking down. and then as she is walking out, the srt is falling. i believe it was an ak-45, and then she exits. she just went off. eric: where is she? what will she do next? will she give an interview? we ll have much more on her future in a live report. police defense attorney dade wolf will be here to talk about the rest of her continuing legal troubles. eric: meanwhile, the white house insisting there is still time to get something done in a deal to raise the nation s debt ceiling. good morning. i m eric shawn. jamie: i m jamie colby. great to have you here today. this is a brand new hour of america s news headquarters. white house budget director jack liu saying there has
out, the srt is falling. i believe it was an ak-45, and then she exits. she just went off. eric: where is she? what will she do next? will she give an interview? we ll have much more on her future in a live report. police defense attorney dade wolf will be here to talk about the rest of her continuing legal troubles. eric: meanwhile, the white house insisting there is still time to get something done in a deal to raise the nation s debt ceiling. good morning. i m eric shawn. jamie: i m jamie colby. great to have you here today. this is a brand new hour of america s news headquarters. white house budget director jack liu saying there has been activity in progress in the push to reach a deal. we re keeping an eye on the white house to see if president obama calls in congressional leaders for another round of talks today.
in egypt. but that number drops to 48% for libya. still considerably higher than the percentage that disapproves. president obama has signed a stopgap measure that will keep the federal government funded through the middle of march, preventing a shutdown while congressional leaders broker a longer term deal. the resolution which passed the senate early yesterday as expected will cut $4 billion in spending. that s far less than house republicans wanted cut but with the clock ticking and public opinion divided, leaders were willing to make concessions. in a statement the president said he would enlist the help of vice president joe biden, chief of staff bill daley, and budget director jack liu to hatch out another more long-term agreement. the ohio senate has now passed a bill that would dramatically cut collective bargaining rights for state employees. the controversial measure which would also ban strikes by public workers and fine those who participate in workouts walkouts, i sh
make a down payment, but there s going to be more work that needs to be done. reporter: but conservatives aren t buying it. we re in a very political era right now, but the fact is that the president punted last year on tackling the long-term situation. reporter: instead of the commissiony s goal of shaving the dev tut by $4 trillion over the next decade, the white house numbers only 1.1 trillion in that same time period, slashing hundreds of domestic programs and increasing tax revenue. i think really this is a giant missed opportunity to put it politely, and other people could even say that he s thumbed his nose at his own deficit commission. reporter: for example, the budget doesn t touch on long-term solutions for medicare or social security which the commission had said could be made healthier by reducing cost of living increases, benefits for wealthy seniors and raising the retirement age. but president obama s budget director jack liu says social security is not contri