working the phone all morning long trying to nail down the final issue. still some issues pending out there. as for indications about whether the president will speak at this one one official told ed that is putting the cart before the horse and so we are not there yet. amazing to watch all of this unfold. we appreciate it, mike. mike emanuel. thank you, heather. here is what we know about the potential deal on the table right now. it would raise the government spending power by a total of up to $3 trillion. the plan would also call for an immediate cut of $1 trillion in federal spending with $2 trillion or more in cuts to be determined later by a special committee with a deadline set for thanksgiving. and any debt deal getting hammered out in the coming hours or days will likely be a tough sell for leaders of both party pas. they will have to explain any compromises to their constituents of course, and here is senator lindsay graham. what do i tell people at