politicians have been sending out mixed signals since the election. on the one hand, they are talking about common ground. take a look. we want our children to live in an america that isn t burdened by debt, isn t weakened by inequality. that isn t threatened by the disruptive power of a warming planet. the nation as you know is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can t risk partisan bickering and political posturing. if there is a mandate in yesterday s results, it s a mandate for to us find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face. it s better to work than to fight. everything doesn t have to be a fight. sounds promising. tonight house speaker boehner ruled out any deal that lets any tax rates go up. raising tax rates is unacceptable. vice president biden told reporters that democrats gave a clear mandate that promises the same over and over again. another tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. i won t turn medic
cuts kick in. it s being called a fiscal cliff and even though it s more like the fiscal steep slope, heading down it it could do bad things to the economy. rolling down it, falling off it, have made markets nervous and credit rating agencies and economists of all stripes are warning about the consequences of not harming out a deal in time. politicians have been sending out mixed signals since the election. on the one hand, they are talking about common ground. take a look. we want our children to live in an america that isn t burdened by debt, isn t weakened by inequality. that isn t threatened by the disruptive power of a warming planet. the nation as you know is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can t risk partisan bickering and political posturing. if there is a mandate in yesterday s results, it s a mandate for to us find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face. it s better to work than to fight. everything doesn t have to
the consequences of not hammering out a deal in time. politicians in both parties, they ve been sending out mixed signals ever since the election. on the one hand they re talking about common ground. take a look. we want our children to live in america that isn t burdened by debt. that isn t threatened by a warming planet. the nation as you know is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can t risk partisan bickering and political posturing. if there s a mandate in yesterday s results it s a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges that we all face as a nation. it s better to dance than to fight. it s better to work together. everything doesn t have to be a fight. sounds promising, right? but that s not all they re saying. tonight on abz house speaker boehner ruled out any deal that lets any tax rates go up. raising tax rates is unacceptable. and frankly, it couldn t even pass the house. i m not sure it can pass the sen
planet. the nation as you know is at a critical point, at a time like this we can t risk partisan bickering and political posturing. if there s a mandate in yesterday s results, it s a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges that we all face as a nation. it s better to dance than to fight. it s better to work together. everything doesn t have to be a fight. sounds promising, right? that s not all they re saying. tonight on abc news house speaker boehner ruled out any deal that lets any tax rates go up. raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly, it couldn t even pass the house. i m not sure it can pass the senate. vice president biden, meantime, told reporters off camera the voters gave democrats a clear mandate on taxes by re-electing a president who promised the following over and over again. another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy is not change. i m not going to turn medicare into a voucher just to pay for
foreign policy. you can expect both candidates to also try to shift the discussion, of course, to their domestic agenda. here s the format for you. it s a 90-minute debate and can be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each. each segment starting with a question followed by two-minute answers from the candidates and then a bit of a chat and some discussion. this time they re going to be seated with the moderator, unlike last week s town hall and the first debate that was standing behind the podiums. libya, iran, china, just some of the issues that will come up tonight, no doubt. we re going to break down those issues and what s at stake. here s white house correspondent diana keiller, and foreign affairs correspondent ellise lavin. let s start with you, briana. we can expect mitt romney to raise, you know, more questions about the terrorist attack in b benghazi tonight. president obama to portrait mitt romney as unprepared to be a world leader on an international stage. w