washington. reporter: the president left town for his traditional christmas in hawaii and he and his family arriving there this morning and he has gotten in a round of golf already. before leaving the white house, he stayed back hayes spe scal back his expectations, and he said it is time for compromise. president barack obama: we move forward together sore we don t move forward at all. so, as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody perspective. reporter: if nothing is done by the end of the year taxes go up on everyone and unemployment benefits would end for about 2 million americans. jamie? jamie: steve centanni working the story for us in washington. rick: it looks more and more likely, there may not be a deal. what would it mean? according to the tax policy center, 90% of americans would see a tax hike next year, 121