outfront tonight, a deal. finally, a deal. the house republicans agree to the senate s two-month payroll tax cut extension. the house added one small tweak that s going to make it easier for employers to actually process the tax breaks, since this really is the final hour before midnight on a tax change. the gop s image has taken a beating. a cnn/orc poll found when it comes to handling major issues, people have increasing confidence in president obama. look at him now, 50% have more confidence in him, back in march it was only 44. when you look at republicans in congress, 31% now versus nearly 40 in march. how damaging is this to the republican party? and what can it do to fix its image as we head into iowa. senator, thanks for coming on. it s great to be on, erin. i didn t know how this interview would go tonight. because i didn t know if we d get a solution in washington. you ve been pretty frugs traited, angry. you put out some strong statements, calling your collea