Such as minting a platinum $1 trillion coin. there are no plan b here. that s a bad phrase these days. that is a reference to the recent fiscal cliff fight. with white house and republican in opposite corner not clear how they manage to avoid a washington-created crisis. bret? bret: mike emanuel live on the north lawn. thank you. national cathedral in washington will begin holding gay marriage ceremonies. the dean of the 106-year-old facility perhaps most well known nationally for hosting high from file memorial services says gays and lesbians are children of god and can participate fully in the life of spiritual home of the nation. the church, approved the policy last summer. still ahead the complicated relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan. first, the state of business in america. we will talk live with the president of the u.s. chamber of commerce. this is $100,000.