>> good morning, terrell, vice
president joe biden is now in on
negotiations.
senate minority leader mitch
mcconnell reached out to him
sunday night after talks with
democrats stalled.
but with just hours go until
this deadline there are still
obstacles standing in the way of
even a watered down agreement.
lawmakers left the capitol
sunday night without a deal in
place, but leaders from both
parties expressed their
willingness to continue working.
>> there's still significant
difference between the two sides
but negotiations continue.
>> i want everyone know i'm
willing to get this done but i
need a dance partner.
>> some progress was made sunday
when they dropped a proposal to
slow social security growth but
the main sticking point between
democrats and republicans
continues to be over the
threshold of tax increases.
president obama campaigned on
raising taxes on income over
$250,000 while many
congressional republicans have