westbound lanes.
the california highway patrol
says all lanes will be
reopened by tomorrow.
>> arthel: an action-packed
saturday.
major developments from the
nation capitol today.
congress agreeing on two-month
extension to payroll tax cut
and jobless benefit.
president obama welcoming the
deal and saying the short-term
m's does not go far enough.
chief white house
correspondent ed henry is live
with details.
ed, we know that the president
gave a bit to make the deal
happen, right?
>> no doubt about it.
the white house can claim it
as a victory, because it's
something that the president
has been pushing for, for long
time.
going back to september when
they first introduced the
american jobs act.
the payroll tax cut extension
was the centerpiece of that.
but he paid a heavy price to
get it, as you know.
he gave up ground on the
keystone pipeline.
we can talk about that in a
minute.
he didn't get the $447 billion
of the jobs bill he originally
wanted.
he had to lose the...