File Congressional Republicans for a potential grand economic bargain. Thats where we begin with you this morning. Your thoughts on the new effort of engagement by president obama and hear how optimistic you are that a deficit deal can be reached. Give us a call 2025853883, if you are outside the United States. You can catch up with us on twitter, facebook, or email us. A very good friday morning to you. I want to take you to some of the headlines about what is being called a Charm Offensive by president obama. This from the wall street journal this morning and from the Washington Post and from the New York Times there you have a picture from wednesday night at the Jefferson Hotel in washington, d. C. , where senators including tom coburn and Saxby Chambliss and joined the president for dinner that the president paid for where the deficit reduction issues came up. Heres a story from bloomberg the story goes on to say the overtures skipped over Mitch Mcconnell of kentucky and House Spea
But just because its a 2020 race does not mean there should be 2020 democrats running. [laughter] it is getting crazy. Take a look, here are the candidates heading to a mock debate. [laughter] [laughter] greg everyone is running. Just to get a little press. Who is this guy . Ive seen countries in quicksand. Im able to solve problems and threats from abroad. Im able to make life better for people here at home. Im ready to solve these problems. I am running for the president of the United States. Greg yet and im running for the president of your face. [laughter] greg the guy is the charm of an armpit. The great thing about america a, anyone can run, and the bad thing, anyone can run. What night this guy . Or this fellow, or this thing . Why not, were near 20 candidates and joe biden has not entered the race. Perhaps due to rumors that were more compromising pictures. [laughter] i feel so used. Well done production department. That certainly looks real. All right, thank god. The problem i
get to the mailbox. it will be a little wet,. spotty showers across the area will continue on and off through the noon hour today. as we look at live super doppler, most of us are still dry. it is a little misty at times in. steady rain to the south and west. we see that along 81 and in front royal and luray and culpeper. temperatures still pretty good. the cloud at night to keep us warm. 58 degrees in d.c., $57, 54 in gaithersburg and culpeper. weekve a more unsettled ahead with more opportunities of rainfall. i will tell you when, coming up in a few minutes, from the belfort furniture weather center. now, jamee? there s wet pavement for the rush hour. leave a little extra time and be careful. quiet right now. an easy start for the workweek. coming across the 14th street bridge with notables on 395. 95, it s nice between fredericksburg and the beltway. looking good in each direction. northeast d.c. has a water main break closing west virginia avenue and mt. olivet rd. near