reporter: larryud lowaid at mbe the president wants to deal with canada solely and with mexico soland th idea of negotiating nafta might be gone. is there a possibility of getting a nafta deal done? esident is open to having the individual deals, but he is looking at the best way to make sure he gets the best deal possible for american worke whether or not that's through nafta or other means. those options are on the table. john. reporter: back to the issue of presidential pardons, there has been considerable furor in illinois among republicans particularly supporters of the president and allies in congress such as congressman randy hultgrenut him even suggesting commuting the sentence of former governor blagojevich. is he going to go ahead with the commuteation or is he backing down and aware of the criticism from supporters of his. sarah: the president hasn't made a final decision. but the president doesn't base itism of oers but based on the decision he wants to make. reporter: the president is meeting with lawmakers this afternoon? sarah: a number of items will be discussed and wi