country that spends $3.7 trillion every single year. reporter: we re now hearing the august 2 debt deadline could shift, but a treasury spokesperson says it won t move more than a day or two, if at all. meanwhile, the president will host the senate democratic leadership at the white house tomorrow as discussions continue. bret? bret: mike emanuel live on the north lawn. mike, thank you. we ll have more about the politics of the president s trip to iowa and of course the republicans trying to keep him from getting re-elected later in the newscast. but first, home prices in major u.s. cities were up .7 of a percentage point in april. the first rise in eight months. the april index shows higher prices in 13 of 20 big cities led by washington, san francisco, atlanta and seattle. stocks were up today. up big. the dow gained 145. the s&p 500 added 16.5. the nasdaq finished 41 ahead. we learn today that consumer confidence has hit a seven-month low. in tonight s report on saving
country that spends $3.7 trillion every single year. reporter: we re now hearing the august 2 debt deadline could shift, but a treasury spokesperson says it won t move more than a day or two, if at all. meanwhile, the president will host the senate democratic leadership at the white house tomorrow as discussions continue. bret? bret: mike emanuel live on the north lawn. mike, thank you. we ll have more about the politics of the president s trip to iowa and of course the republicans trying to keep him from getting re-elected later in the newscast. but first, home prices in major u.s. cities were up .7 of a percentage point in april. the first rise in eight months. the april index shows higher prices in 13 of 20 big cities led by washington, san francisco, atlanta and seattle. stocks were up today. up big. the dow gained 145. the s&p 500 added 16.5. the nasdaq finished 41 ahead. we learn today that consumer confidence has hit a seven-month low. in tonight s report on saving the e