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without a deal the government would partially shut down friday at midnight. following a late-night meeting with congressional leaders, president obama said it would be inexcusable not to come to terms. we should be able to complete a deal, and get it passed and avert a shutdown. but it s going to require a sufficient sense of urgency from all parties involved. joel brown is in washington and he joins us live. good morning, joel. any progress in those late-night discussions? well, betty, they say they re narrowing their differences. budget talks don t get much more dramatic than this. time running out, on 11th hour meeting, and the president rushing back to washington to help negotiate. but we re still at a stalemate. there was still no deal when congressional leaders walked out of the late-night budget talks at the white house. we ve narrowed the issues significantly. there s an attempt on both sides to continue to work together to try to resolve this. reporter: c
katie couric. smith: good evening. katie is on assignment. by now, you know the setup democrats and republicans trying to agree on a budget. they are still far apart. and a government shutdown is coming friday when the clock strikes midnight unless they strike a deal. and now president obama is turning up the heat, calling the republican house speaker and democratic senator majority leader to the white house tonight. what will happen if the government does shut down? congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the details. nancy, good evening. reporter: harry, good evening to you. congressional leaders are sounding slightly more optimistic tonight about their negotiations but time is almost up so the administration is finalizing its plans for a shutdown. well, i think we ve made some progress, yes, but we are. we are not finished, not by a long shot. reporter: that wasn t good enough for president obama who told congressional leaders today to act
to hammer out a budget agreement. without a deal the government would partially shut down friday at midnight. following a late-night meeting with congressional leaders, president obama said it would be inexcusable not to come to terms. we should be able to complete a deal, and get it passed and avert a shutdown. but it s going to require a sufficient sense of urgency from all parties involved. joel brown is in washington and he joins us live. good morning, joel. any progress in those late-night discussions? well, betty, they say they re narrowing their differences. budget talks don t get much more dramatic than this. time running out, on 11th hour meeting, and the president rushing back to washington to help negotiate. but we re still at a stalemate. there was still no deal when congressional leaders walked out of the late-night budget talks at the white house. we ve narrowed the issues significantly. there s an attempt on both sides to continue to work together to