how about a hack athon?>> here in the war room at the at&t hack athon in seattle, it's not about breaking into computers but creating ideas that will be the next big thing in technology that you can wear. >> by day i'm a global spares manager and by night i'm a fashion designer. >> perched over a sewing machine and a line of computers. >> we've essentially turned this entire glove into a circuit board of sorts. >> to turn a glove that can turn into an air guitar and maybe one day that can turn into something that can change someone's lives. >> people who are challenged in terms of mobility have the ability to interact with computers in some very exciting ways. >> alex dawn created this event years ago. >> coming together, for hack athons and find those in the room already gathered there, asking the questions they need to level up on the knowledge. >> hackathon by definition is taking one product and making it do something else. jose torrez's product, a sensor placed in a shoe. >> we want to start getting cre

because in a surprise to some, ted cruz has announced he will not delay with another self-indulgent talk athon. it is expected to pass with supports from democrats. a deal happening right now with their rank in file members. the markets are reacting positively at this hour, even though at the same time our aaa rating has been put on notice. more on that in a minute. here what the white house is saying. >> the president applaud leader reid and lead aer mcconnell and encourages congress to act swiftly. we are not putting odds on anything. we're simply applauding the leaders of senate for reaching the agreement that they've reached. >> luke russert is on capitol hill and kristen welker is outside the white house. i want to get right to you looking at last night's memo that set the stage for everything happening today. what you can see there is a note from the leader, basically say, important, if your boss has any concerns and plans to vote no, it's imperative that you let us know and contact the whip office. that's an unusual way to start organizing votes because it sounds defensive. explain that

his 21 hour talk athon was the precursor to the 16 day government shutdown. >> said to me ted, the singlebiggest obstacle i face in my business is obamacare. >> that was then. this was cruz on wednesday after it was clear his side had lost promising not to get in the way of the final vote. >> i have no objections to the timing of this vote. >> some republican insiders said it was a tactical blunder to follow cruz's vote. >> obamacare was just a battle ground and one in which they were never going to win. >> rich galen is a long time gop strategist. >> if they can find the right set of circumstances with a very small percentage of both the voting population and the voting members of the house that they can control the agenda. i'm not sure how many times you can do that. >> as galin sees it for tea party stalwarts, precedence over party unity. >> regardless whether the party as a whole was hurting they wanted this fight and they got it. >> shayne goldmacher covers the congress. >> they are happy they got in this fight. >> one question, can a party this fractured get anything done? >> i spok

because in a surprise to some, ted cruz has announced he will not delay with another self-indulgent talk athonxpected to pass with supports from democrats. a deal happening right now with their rank in file members. the markets are reacting positively at this hour, even though at the same time our aaa rating has been put on notice. more on that in a minute.

lee, who joined senator ted cruz last week on the senate floor for the 21 hour talk-athon that took place on the affordable care act, also spoke earlier today about the government shutdown. here is the utah republican. >> yesterday, when the president of the united states addressed the american people, he was very clear about what a shutdown would mean. he said, "office buildings would close. paychecks would be delayed. for seniors and veterans, women and children hamstrung.ould be business owners would see delays in capital, seeking infrastructure permits, or rebuilding after hurricane sandy. for our who sacrificed country will find their support service unstaffed. tourists will find national parks and monuments, from yosemite to the smithsonian to the statue of liberty, immediately closed. and of course the communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck here: --." out of luck -- out of luck ." i share the concerns about real people. , inlleague put it that way connection with a government shutdown. i