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and welcome to today on this friday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m david gregory in for matt this morning. the clock is ticking for lawmakers who want to avoid a government shutdown by midnight tonight. not a lot of progress overnight. still a little bit better than 50/50. this is going down to the wire. as you said, some lawmakers said a deal is within reach but following late night talks at the white house, president obama said he s not wildly optimistic. we ll go to nbc s savannah guthrie at the white house for us. good morning. good morning, meredith. we are hours away from a shutdown. there is a good chance that s how it ends today. white house officials were optimistic behind the scenes. one said to me, we are close. staffers worked until 3:00 a.m. and republicans say the numbers just aren t there. today is washington s last day to make a deal. after another late-night meeting with congressional leaders at the white house produced no breakthrough. the ....

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