over the last several hours? anderson, shame can be a great motivator in life. shame? shame. and i think that the congress and the white house are being shamed into a deal. they realize there s been a negative reaction around the country to the idea we ve come to the brink. this is a national embarrassment, and i think there s a growing recognition in this city, and i was in an international conference this afternoon with people from europe and asians, and americans. the foreigners were all sort of they couldn t understand, a great nation, why can t you run your government in a better way? i think they re going to reach some kind of agreement tonight and we ll move forward. if they fail, it s going to be for a matter of a day or two. in situations like this, time and again what i ve seen is when people around their country say come on, get your act together, they usually do. dana, we ve heard conflicting
coming up next, paul begala, anthony wiener and kay bailey hutchison will be joining us. let us know what you think on facebook or twitter. i ll be trying to tweet tonight. first, let s check in with isha sesay. anderson, nato is refusing to apologize about air strikes that killed opposition fighters and now the opposition has come up with a plan to try to avoid friendly fire. it involves pink paint. we ll explain when 360 continues.
accounts all day today about really what the differences are. is it really just about money as republicans are saying, about fiscal responsibility and the budget, or is it social issues, is it funding for planned parenthood? what s true? reporter: boy, i wish i could answer that and know that i was giving you the right answer. i think probably the right answer is both are true, anderson. both are true. democrats have insisted all day long, as you pointed out at the top of the program, it is not about spending anymore. that spending is zone and the last sticking point was a social issue about women s health policies and funding for women s health and that s it. and republicans, who i talked to, even some social conservatives, lawmakers i talked to said that s not it. and we re not going to fight for that, and that really the issue at this point is spending. now, politically it is in each guy s interest to talk that way. politically it s in republican s
third, fourth, fifth, sixth extension and now here we are at april 8th, anderson, and finally the sixth extension is ending, and that s going to happen in about one hour and ten minutes and we ll see if they can get it done before then. a seventh band-aid budget as john king mentioned. let s bring back john king and dan lothian, dana bash and david gergen. dana, bring us up to date here. there is a deal? that s the headline, there is a deal. i reported a short while ago that i got word from a source close to the negotiations, they were in the room, they shook hands and said they have a deal. that word immediately, because john boehner s top aide was in the room, that word got to john boehner, who is still meeting, and he made that announcement just a short while after that. that s going on right near where i am. so the headline is that there is a deal to fund the government
leader harry reid. we re joined by cnn s dan lothian at the white house, john king, david gergen, dana bash who broke the news a deal had been reached for us just a short time ago. david gergen, the president sort of playing the role of mediator in chief, if you will. can he continue to do that in this next budget bat toll come? battle to come? that s a very good question, anderson. there are two big questions coming out of this. one of them is the one john king has been raising and that is the trust deficit between the white house and members of congress between democrats and republicans, will that be reduced or grow as a result of these clashes? the other big question now for the president after giving a very gracious speech was, as he enters these fights for 2012, will he come forward with a plan, which is as audacious as