now john boehner after that comment yesterday he walked back. he took the hard line on not raising taxes at all on anyone including the wealthy. nancy pelosi was here last night talking to the president, i m told. we are working this issue very hard, alex, as you re probably aware, trying to figure out the state of play here. there isn t much movement here. there wasn t a lot of information to share. everyone in washington that s close to this es being very cagey. the president is actually out golfing right now. i m told john boehner the speaker has stayed in town this weekend, somewhat unusual for him. but as far as we can see, no movement, alex. okay. mike, now don t go too far. you re coming back as one of our esteemed guests in today s big panel. about 1:45. you re going to get all the hard questions. it s all coming your way. we ll see you in a bit. thank you. the fiscal cliff is not just a concern for americans as my next guest learned on a recent trade mission to china where