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from. now the citizens fight back. as we explore our new segment cnn anchor don lemon appears not to care for cnn. what is jon stewart talking about and why did stephen colbert interrupt one of my broadcasts. i m in the middle of a broadcast. yeah, who isn t? yeah, hold on, sanjay. i ll explain that and more in the news tonight. good ve evening, everyone, i m don lemon. u.s. senators are on the job. the high stakes standoff over raising the nation s debt ceiling has lawmakers working this very hour. as of now, they don t agree with they re making any progress. tonight cnn has learned that mitch mcconnell is in direct contact with the white house and democratic leaders in congress met face to face with the president late this afternoon. but just a short time ago on the senate floor, senator harry reid insisted that claims a deal could be near are simply not true. today the speaker republican leader held a press conference to announce they re in talks with the pre
could i just add? could i just add? i think we all know that if the president decides to reach an agreement with us, the democrats most of them will fall in line. he is the leader of the democratic party, he is the president of the united states. he needs to indicate what he will sign and we are in those discussions now. reporter: something by monday, is that a firm deadline including the markets? i m not going to put it to any deadlines, but it should be clear to you that senator mcconnell and i believe we re going to be able to come to some agreement to end this crisis as soon as possible. thanks. okay, both mitch mcconnell and john boehner there underscoring that they believe this crisis will end, however, neither would be specific about how they believe it will come to an end, instead putting it on the president saying, john boehner saying tell us what he s for. he needs to, meaning the president, needs to get us out of the cul-de-sac that he has driven us into. k
kate bolduan has the story. also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. he s providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washington gets in gear and passes some kind of debt reductions deal before the treasury runs out of money and the markets react. will it be the kind of deal that most americans say they want? keeping them honest, the answer seems to be no. take a look at the latest cnn opinion research center polling. it shows 64% prefer a budget plan with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. 34% say cuts only. that s consistent with other polling which is averaging nearly 2 to 1 in favor of what president obama
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