westbrook died a few weeks later. in an interview with nbc news, he described the moment that he and the team realized their mission was in trouble. >> this was an attempt for us to reach out to the village. this was not an attempt to fight the enemy within a village or have a kin etic presence. all the lights turned off simultaneously and we knew something this time was different. >> he will become the first army officer to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam war. colonel jack jacobs, medal of honor recipient and nbc analyst and also the chief policy officer for iraq and afghanistan receipt veterans of america. all of these ceremonies are powerful. this one especially because we have video of what happened that day real time, what this army captain swenson was doing to save others. >> we just saw the back end of it. we just saw the landing zone. we didn't see what took place forward of this where closer to the village which was raked with continuous fire. he went back to go collect up other wounded and bring

sergeant first class kenneth westbrook, bleeding from the neck, losing consciousness. bullets flying all around him. the enemy now so close, they called out for the americans to surrender. swenson ran to westbrook, lobbing a grenade and carrying him the length of two football fields. a helmet cam captured the moment. that is swenson, his helmet off. risking his life by being out in the open, using an orange tarp to guide the helicopter in. he helps westbrook onto the helicopter, making sure he is secured. and then this. watch. so quickly, so instinctively, swenson gives westbrook a tender kiss on his brow before racing back to the battle where he would help rescue others. >> i wanted to convey to him that i was proud of him and that his fight was over. that was an act that shows that bond that every soldier, every sailor, every airman and marine has with their fellow service member. >> reporter: the story of captain swenson's heroism was lost for years in a tangle of army bureaucracy. but what he did that day, in one of the deadliest regions in afghanistan, a place we

absolutely. >> reporter: westbrook died a month later. discouraged, swenson quit the army two years ago, but is now working to return to active duty and the brotherhood of soldiers. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> we also wanted to show you another photo of another heroic american service member that is getting a lot of circulation and comment on the web. it is a photo of army ranger josh hargiss, wounded last week in the attack in afghanistan that killed four members of his unit. he is being awarded the purple heart in the hospital in this photo, a ceremony his commander thought he was unconscious for. until he started to raise his hand in a salute. he struggled to raise his arm with his doctors and his tubing, but he succeeded. the commander sent this picture along with a letter to hargiss' wife taylor saying grown men wept in that room at this sight. adding it was the most beautiful salute he had ever witnessed. >>> still ahead for us tonight, shock and sadness after the death of 12-year-old girl. a sheriff issues a warni

. >> sergeant kenneth westbrook was badly wounded and a medevac helicopter had come to pick him up. swenson and one of the crew helped westbrook to the helicopter. >> and he gets to walk off that battlefield on his own strength with our support, but he has to walk off that battlefield. >> why is that so important? >> here is an opportunity for the westbrook family to see their soldier walking off that battlefield, regardless of the severity of his wounds. >> this video taken by helmet cams worn by the medevac crew was a revelation to swenson. >> i had not known the existence of that video and i could not remember that moment. i couldn't look back and see that moment in my head, in my memory, and so it was lost. >> reporter: but now it's found, including the moment when swenson gave the man he had been fighting side by side with for almost a year a kiss. >> you know, we had a moment we looked at each other. he almost had a smile on his face. >> did you ever see him again? >> i never saw him again. one month later he passed away at walter reed. >> swenson turned back to the battle and

. >> reporter: sergeant westbrook was wounded in and a medevac helicopter came to pick him up. >> he was bleeding profusely. >> reporter: swenson and one of the crew helped westbrook to the helicopter. >> he gets to walk off that battlefield on his own strength- - with our support, but he gets to walk off that battlefield. >> reporter: why is that so important? >> here is an opportunity for the westbrook family to see their soldier walking off that battlefield regardless of the severity of his wounds. >> reporter: this video taken by helmet cams worn by the medevac crew was a revelation to swenson. >> i do not know existence of the video and i had not remembered that moment. i just -- i couldn't look back and see that moment in my head, in my memory. so it was lost. >> reporter: but now it's found, including the moment when swenson gave the man he'd been fighting side by side with for almost a year a kiss. >> we had a moment, we looked at each other, he almost had a smile on his face. >> reporter: did you ever see him again? >> i never saw him again. one month later he passed away at

sergeant first class kenneth westbrook, bleedsing from the neck, losing consciousness. bullets all around him. the enemy so close, they called out for the americans to surrender. swenson ran to westbrook, lobbing a grenade and carrying him the length two of football fields. a helmet cam captured the moment. that is swenson, his helmet off, risking his life by being out in the open, using an orange tarp to guide the helicopter in. he helps westbrook on to the helicopter, making sure he is secured, and then this -- watch. so quickly, so instinctively, swenson gives westbrook a tender kiss on his brow before racing back to the battle, where he would help rescue others. >> i wanted to convey to him that i was proud of him, and that his fight was over. that was an act that shows that bond that every soldier, every sailor, every airman, and every marine has with their fellow service member. >> reporter: the story of captain swenson's heroism was lost for years in a tangle of army bureaucracy. what he did that day in one of the deadliest regions in afghanistan, a place we have

sergeant first class kenneth westbrook, bleeding from the neck, losing consciousness. bullets flying all around him. the enemy now so close, they called out for the americans to surrender. swenson ran to westbrook, lobbing a grenade and carrying him the length of two football fields. a helmet cam captured the moment. that is swenson, his haelmet of. risking his life by being out in the open, using an orange tarp to guide the helicopter in. he helps westbrook onto the helicopter, making sure he is secured. and then this. watch. so quickly, so instinctively, swenson gives westbrook a tender kiss on his brow before racing back to the battle where he would help rescue others. >> i wanted to convey to him that i was proud of him and that his fight was over. that was an act that shows that bond that every soldier, every sailor, every airman and marine has with their fellow service member. >> reporter: the story of captain swenson's heroismlost f army bureaucracy. bull wh but what he did that day, in one of the deadliest regions in afghanistan, a place we have visited many ti

sergeant westbrook died a few weeks later. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> as we await the ceremony at the white house, here he is, jake tapper, host of "the lead," and author of "the outpost." i know each of these stories is so different. you have written about so many of them. as barbara outlined in that piece, you know, one of the things that makes captain swenson's story so unique, not just the bravery exhibited by rushing in, you know, to recover the bodies of his fellow soldiers, but because he criticized leadership for failing to provide help in the fog of battle. >> and this is something that i've heard about while reporting the book, you mentioned, which takes place nearby. we should point out i think this is the ninth medal of honor going to a veteran of the war in afghanistan. most of these medals of honor have gone to soldiers for battles in one of two provinces in the eastern part of afghanistan. one of the things that i've heard from many, many soldiers is the rules of engagement make it difficult for them t

laura westbrook has more. >> the tanks rolled in before dawn and drove out the drug you -- drug lords. officers0 police and entered. hidden in the bushes, they found bullets and stashes of drugs. hour, controln was placed into the hands of a police unit. it is part of a police program to make the city safer. has been tainted by accusations that police tortured and murdered a man after interrogating him. police are learning from these events. this isolated case will not affect the classification process and rio de janeiro. week, police activity resulted in the death of an officer into drug traffickers. this is supposed to be a peaceful off for -- peaceful operation and, on the whole, it was. the police are now in control the police are now in control and the drug lords are gone. there is still a threat. they will be back. laura westbrook. >> for more on the preparation for the world cup, long onto the bbc website. -- log on to the bbc website. >> john kerry as that of the syrian government deserves credit for what they termed the rapid compliance to a monet chemical weapons. syrian off

jeffrey westbrook claims the same deputy erick gelhaus pulled a gun on him two months ago. westbrook says he was carpooling to work on 101 when the deputy pulled him over for failing to use a turn signal. westbrook says he offered to make room for gelhaus to stand on the highway's narrow shoulder. >> as the car starts to move, he screams, turn the car off! and, you know, as i'm still looking at him, he pulled his weapon out and now he is just point-blank. >> westbrook is in the process of filing a formal complaint against gelhaus. gelhaus right now is on administrative leave following the lopez shooting. a lawyer for deputy gelhaus told the "san francisco chronicle," gelhaus and another deputy thought andy lopez's gun was a real ak-47. >>> a mother couldn't hide her emotions after her son was found guilty of crimes that could lock him up for decades. >> i love you, baby! >> a marin county jury convicted 19-year-old max wade of grand theft auto and attempted murder. the stolen car with celebrity chef guy fierro yellow lamborghini that was taken from a san francisco dealershi

jeffrey westbrook claims deputy erick gelhaus pulled a gun on him two months ago. westbrook said he was carpooling to work on 101 when gelhaus pulled him over for failing to use a turn signal. westbrook says he moved his car to make room for the deputy to stand on the highway's narrow shoulder when gelhaus pulled out his gun. >> when he asked me to -- to, you know, if i had weapons, he had the gun the second time. >> westbrook made the decision to file a formal complaint before andy lopez's death. a lawyer for deputy gelhaus told the "chronicle" gelhaus and another deputy thought the 13-year-old had a real ak-47. attorney terry leone says gelhaus opened fire because lopez posed a lethal threat. >>> a mother couldn't hide her emotions after her son was convicted of a crime that could lock him up for decades. >> i love you, baby. >> a marin county jury convicted 19-year-old max wade of grand theft auto and attempted murder. the stolen car was celebrity chef guy fieri's lamborghini stolen from a san francisco dealership. he was found guilty of trying to kill a man who

westbrook died months later. members of his family were at the white house ceremony. >> i looked into a room that was there to support me, but i was there to support them and i will continue to be there to support them, my colleagues, families of the fallen. it was a powerful moment. >> officials are trying to determine if swenson is the first medal of honor resip kwent -- recipient to ever return to duty. >> the flute seen around the world an army ranger receives a purple heart for his brave service. >> in extreme pain he saluted his commanding officer. his wife took a picture she posted it on facebook and it has been shared around the world. corporal hargis was hurt in afghanistan when a suicide bomb went off. four of his team members were killed in that blast. we post the picture on our facebook page. here's what you had to say. antonio says his body may be injured but not his spirit and belief in our great nation. >> charles says no thought, just pride. thank you, sir. >> stephanie says this kid is a national

. >> swenson sergeant and close friend kenneth westbrook was shot in the neck. >> he called out to me and said, will i have been hit and was pinned down at the time and i said all right, hang in there and yells out again, will i am losing it, i am losing blood, i can't keep doing. >> this a medivac helicopter landed swenson and a crew man helped westbrook get aboard just before they took off swenson leaned in and gave westbrook a kiss. >> did you ever see him again? >> i never saw him again. >> one month later he passed away at walter reed. >> swenson went back into battle in search of four other americans who had been cut off from the rest of the unit. >> chief warrant officer pen rod and kevin dust were the two medivac crew men wearing the helmet cams, over their radio they could hear the four americans calling for help. >> they are begging from help for us, artillery, from the attack helicopters. >> it has been more than four years and it is with you like this. >> it doesn't go away. >> by the time swenson got to them, it was too late. >> it is clear when we came upon them that the

absolutely. >> reporter: westbrook died a month later. discourage discouraged, swinson quit the army two years ago, but is now working to return to active duty and the brotherhood of soldiers. nbc news, the pentagon. >>> we also wanted to show you another photo of another heroic american service member that is getting a lot of circulation and comment on the web. it is a photo of army ranger josh hargiss, wounded last week in the attack in afghanistan that killed four members of his unit. he is being awarded the purple heart in the hospitals of this photo, a ceremony his commander thought he was unconscious for, until he started to raise his hand in a salute. he struggled to raise his arm with his doctors and his tubing, but he succeeded. the commander sent a picture to his wife, saying that grown men went at the sight, adding it was the most beautiful salute he had ever witnessed. >>> still ahead, shock and sadness after the death of a 12-year-old girl. an outraged sheriff issues a warning to parents across the country. >>> and on the fie

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a simple act of compassion and loyalty to a brother in arms. >> reporter: westbrook dies a month later at walter reed, but swenson stayed in touch with his family who were at the ceremony today. >> i looked at a room there to support me, but i was there to support them and i will continue to be there to support them, my colleagues, families of the fallen, it's a powerful moment. >> reporter: so was september 8, 2009. u.s. forces got ambushed by 60 taliban en route to meet village elders. the battle lasted more than six hours. for more than 90 minutes swenson radioed for help and pushed through enemy fire to recover the fallen and injured. marine sergeant dakota mire given the medal of honor two years ago for his actions. five americans were killed, two dozen injured. >> could i have done anything different? no. but could i always hope that the outcome could have been different? yes. >> reporter: the real question is could the u.s. military have done anything differently? swenson accused his commanders of not sending air support and artillery complaining loudly strict rules of engagemen

sergeant westbrook died a few weeks later. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> happening now, all eyes on the u.s. senate, where leaders may be close to a deal to reopen the government, but the real action may referencery shall round up in the house of representatives. i'll talk about that with rep congressman darrell issa. he's standing by this hour. ranchers feeling the pain as a -- in the agriculture department. much of it is closed. >>> plus the public relations war. the tea party ratchets up the rhetoric, but is it really hurting the gop? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. this is a "the situation room" special report. government shutdown, day 14. >>> day 14 of the government shutdown, less than 54 hours until a possible u.s. debt default. the stakes could hardly by higher as harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell continue to try to hammer out a deal to end this crisis. they were supposed to meet with president obama over at the white house earlier thi

i worked here when someone in westbrook gave me a chance. person helped me. i was homeless for 20 years a drug addict. then i listen to those people talk about move it to a different location. i ask that you united council mother brown and sit down and look at it what we do. we've got love people who have fallen off and gotten back up. hold our heads down each day. i ask the board just give us a chance on the biggest thing. let us show you guys we're productive >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is larry williams. politics, i don't know which about but i know we need those beds in bayview. we just need the beds. thank you >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> well, i get to speak on his time? i'm here to support the beds for bayview. i've seen in my line of work how those simple extensions of offering a person a place to sleep can change the dynamics of that person's life >> this is not a matter of just simply beds this is a collective idea of our society what are we human beings going to do to offer on extension and a hand to those of us who

it was august 21 around 8:30 in the morning when 57-year-old, jeffrey westbrook was car pooling to work on highway 101 when he was pulled over by sanoma sheriff deputy. jeff pulled over and on a narrow shoulder, jeff says he offered to make more room for gelhouse to stand, when a simple traffic stop for failing to use a blinker went sideways. >> the car starts to move, he screams, turn the car off and you know, as i'm looking at him, i pulled his weapon out and now he point blank. >> jeff says the gun's barrel was a foot from his head. >> i never had a gun pointed at me. >> that's when he told him to get out of the car and it happened again. >> when he asked me to, you know, if i had weapons, he went to the gun the second time. >> a car matching his was part of a be on the lookout call in a series of e mails exchanged with the deputy sergeant. the sheriff department appears to offend him, and jeff connected the dots of the officer who pulled the gun on him. he was stunned. >> i don't know where i'm at. i know something could have been done. >> one of the final e-mails in the chain says

eed with r friday, the mercilessly mocked video was then followed up by "it's thanksgiving" by nicole westbrook. ♪ it's thanksgiving both videos have made this guy, a lot of money. that is, writer/producer, patrice wilson, co-founder of ark music factory. this time at it again. this time controversy, the artist is 12-year-old allison gold and the song is "chinese fo food." ♪ i love chinese food you know it is true ♪ >> critics are calling it racist because of overt use of stereotypes. in the video, young miss gold is seen frolicking through a field with a guy in a panda costume, insi

sergeant westbrook died a few weeks later. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> 17 minutes past the hour. a popular sports supplement called craze is now off the market after researchers say they found a methamphetamine-like compound in it. more testing needs to be done to find out if it poses any health risks in humans.last week, 24 cases of liver failure and one death in hawaii is linked to another supplement, oxyelite pro. >> we have the story of the day right now. not just any monster. a sea monster, ladies and gentlemen. check this out, that is an 18-foot long oar fish found off the california coast on sunday. a marine doctor found it completely by mistake. >> she was snorkeling. sees this giant fish on the bottom of the ocean, swims down, grabs it bit tail and swims it to the beach. it was awesome, there were people sprinting to go and see this fish. >> wow. >> they say the fish likely died of natural causes. researchers say since oar fish live thousands of feet beneath the surface, you almost never see them, never get a

we're here in new rochelle new york where danny westbrook is about to do the first and possibly the last stunt of his misguided le. he's 25 feet up on the roof and below is the mattress he sleeps on. you don't just get up on a roof and jump off. it takes a lot of stalling and chickening out. i guess he's not feeling it. maybe a little more runway for the takeof. nope. could he be coming to his senses? not with his friends there. nope, danny's commitmented, he's going to do it, even if it kills him. >> one last look at the target. takes a lot of courage to jump off a roof. discourage? i meant insanity. no turning back, not

. >> reporter: every westbrook of santa rosa was car pooling to work when he was pulled over by deputy eric gelhouse. >> i felt something not right with him. >> reporter: jeff pulled over, just as he offered to make more room for gelhaus to stand, when a simple traffic stop for failing to use a blinker went sideways. >> and the car starts to move. he screams turn the car off, and as i'm still look at him, he pills his weapon out, and now he's just point blank. >> reporter: jeff said the gun's barrel was a foot from his head. >> i've never had a gun pointed at me. >> reporter: he said that's when gelhaus told him to get out of the car, and it happened again. >> when he askedfy had winnens, he went to the gun a second time. >> reporter: he found out that a car like his was on a be on the lookout call. the sheriff's department just connected the dots of the officer who pulled the gun on him to andy lopez. he was stunned. >> i don't know where i'm at. i just know that i'm feeling that maybe something could have been done. >> reporter: we are live out here at the growing memorial at morelan

eed with r friday, the mercilessly mocked video was then followed up by "it's thanksgiving" by nicole westbrook. ♪ it's thanksgiving both videos have made this guy, a lot of money. that is, writer/producer, patrice wilson, co-founder of ark music factory. this time at it again. this time controversy, the artist is 12-year-old allison gold and the song is "chinese fo food." ♪ i love chinese food you know it is true ♪ >> critics are calling it racist because of overt use of stereotypes. in the video, young miss gold is seen frolicking through a field with a guy in a panda costume, inside patrice wilson, mastermind behind the whole project. ♪ i love chinese food yep, he just landed on oriental avenue. we reached out to wilson for a comment on claims of racism. he told us "i just really love chinese food and that's why i wrote a song about it." people are entitled to their opinion. and there you have it. thank you for watching abc news, world news now is coming up soon with overnight bart strikes tomorrow as we first reported on twitter. right now talks between bart and its unions continue,

when 57-year-old jeffrey westbrook of santa rosa was carpooling to work on highway 101 when he was pulled over by sonoma county sheriff's deputy erick gelhaus. >> reporter: i felt something not right with him. >> reporter: jeff pulled over in this black bmw and on a narrow shoulder and steep hillside. jeff says he offered to make more room for gelhaus to stand when a simple traffic stop for failing to use a blinker went sideways. >> s the car started to move he screams turn the car off. i'm still looking at him he pulled his weapon out and now point-blank. >> reporter: jeff says the gun's barrel was a foot from his head. >> i never had a gunpoint at me. >> reporter: he says that's when gelhaus told him to get out of the car and it happened again. >> when he asked me to, you know, if i had weapons he actually went to the gun the second time. >> reporter: jeff later learned a car matching his was part of a be on the lookout call in a series of emails exchanged with the deputy sergeant about filing a formal complaint the sheriff's department defense gelhaus and then tuesday jeff connected th

families of first lieutenant michael johnson, sergeant edwin johnson, sergeant edwin caffic, and sergeant westbrook to please stand. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >> kenneth was the soldier that will delivered to the safety of that helicopter. and after being air lifted out he made it to walter reed. he spent time with his wife char lean who joins us here today. she remembers the first time she spoke to will when he called from afghanistan to check in with kenneth. soon after that phone call he took a turn for the worse. and i think it is fair to say that charlene will always be grateful for the final day that she was able to spend with her husband. and even now rarely does a month go by when will doesn't check in with her and her three boys. that is the kind of man he is says charlene. so will swenson was there for his barrothers and their famili. as a nation we thank god that he was there for us all. god bless you and all the men that you fought alongside and everything that you have done for us. god bless all our men and women in uniform and with that i would like my military to read th

before it takes off, swenson leans in and gives westbrook a kiss. >> i think i was trying to keep his spirits up at the time. >> did you say anything to him? >> it's difficult to say anything over the din of a helicopter. but i'm sure i got good words off to him. >> did you ever see him again? >> i never saw him again. one month later he passed away. >> four other americans died that day despite swenson's heroic efforts to rescue them. >> that battle came with enormous loss. it's painful to deal with that. >> swenson quit the army. >> sounds fair to say you left the army disillusioned. >> confused. >> but now the first army officer to receive the medal of honor since vietnam has asked to come back on active duty. for "cbs this morning" david martin at the pentagon. >> that video is so tender and that last line to hear that he wants to go back. when you see the kiss that he doesn't even remember guys he doesn't even remember it and wants to go back. he looked so sad and so strong yesterday at the white house. my heart broke yesterday watching that. >> i think what norah said earlier, y

. >> westbrook later died he went on to become an outspoken critic of the battle claiming that the commander errors cost american lives. >>> vaet trans will storm washington once again. it could be the biggest protest yet to solve the crisis. doug luzader is live this morning. >> once again it will be a gathering place for veterans. they will be talking about the government shut down. this is what they will find. barricades up around the memorial. we saw what happened with some of the barricades. veterans were protesting who were fed up with the sunshine. they are being needlessly closed who intentionally inflict pain on the public. even though political figures were in attendance a filmmaker denied accusations a tea party was behind this effort. >> i watched men and women come together at that memorial. it was beautiful. there were men there with no legs, with no arms crying as you just saw, how dare anybody, how dare anybody use them as a political pawn. >> one thing they are upset about the fact that build to reopen parts of the government has died in the senate. >> doug luzader live for

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the superstar russell westbrook will miss the first 4-6 weeks of the season after having knee surgery on his right knee. it's his second operation on the knee in the past six monthless. he had to fix a torn lateral mennise cues, and yesterday a procedure because of swelling. and the 3-time all star that we like - he says he will not change his style after averaging 24 points and seven assists last even. when you are 24, you think you are invincible and you can do anything. we'll see what happens. >> stay with us, rebecca stevenson is back with a check of the weather. anything.ç] . >>> i can't with the government shut dout noah.com is shut down we are getting some information. at al jazeera america we are utilising that to show you rain. first of all in florida or louisiana, especially today louisiana, down through the texas coast. we have an exceptional amount of rain and more on the way. this is where the highest probability is for the next 24 hours around new orleans. the showers are continuing while they may be decreasing alopping the texas coast we'll see them spin up for another

edward westbrook examined him. >> dr. westbrook concurs with everything that the four other doctors have found and agrees that absolutely, there is no question that mike webster's injuries are football-related and that he appears to have significant cognitive issues, brain damage, as a result of having played football. >> narrator: the nfl retirement board had no choice: they granted webster monthly disability payments. >> "...mr. webster is currently totally and permanently disabled..." >> narrator: and buried in the documents, a stunning admission by the league's board: football can cause brain disease. >> "...his disability is the result of head injuries he suffered as a football player..." >> the nfl acknowledges that repetitive trauma to the head in football can cause a permanent disabling injury to the brain. >> narrator: the admission would not be made public until years later, when it was discovered by the fainaru brothers. >> and that was a dramatic admission back in 2000, and in fact, when you talk about that la

he placed westbrook in the choppechop er, bending down and kissing his forehead, captain swenson then returned to duty. than >>> and this is a fox news alert, the clock is ticking, just hours ago we thought the house republicans were bringing a bill to the floor for a vote which would raise the debt ceiling, reopen the government. but there would be no votes on the house side tonight. but there are report that is the senate could in fact be close to a deal. in just a moment, we're going to bring in our live studio audience for reaction, but we check in with mike emanual, mike? >> we're hearing from democratic and republican sources that they are close to an agreement in the senate. harry reid and mitch mcconnell had been negotiating. they had paused for a time

he placed westbrook in the choppechop er, bending down and kissing his forehead, captain swenson then returned to duty. than >>> and this is a fox news alert, the clock is ticking, just hours ago we thought the house republicans were bringing a bill to the floor for a vote which would raise the debt ceiling, reopen the government. but there would be no votes on the house side tonight. but there are report that is the senate could in fact be close to a deal. in just a moment, we're going to bring in our live studio audience for reaction, but we check in with mike emanual, mike? >> we're hearing from democratic and republican sources that they are close to an agreement in the senate. harry reid and mitch mcconnell had been negotiating. they had paused for a time to let the house republican leadership see if they could get something done. but after that failed all eyes are back on the senate. let's take a look at what we're hearing from both the republican and democratic sources on this package. about three months, increase the debt ceiling, the nation's borrowing authority, and increase