and for that i'm joined by oliver salat hello to you oliver so what exactly are the lawmakers unable to agree on what are the sticking points. well we are looking right now at a conflict essentially between lawmakers republican lawmakers at congress and the white house in the white tells wanting to cut unemployment benefits to around $100.00 per week currently they're at a level of $600.00 but they are running out as we've just learned in the report now the white house believes that the current higher level of $600.00 is a disincentive for american workers to returning to work republicans of congress do believe that a higher level is necessary to protect the workers and of course now with that ongoing spat they have proposed a new proposal that's supposed to be unveiled soon as monday after the weekend that again then has to be confirmed by the democrats as well as by the white holes before that so we are looking at some more negotiations in the coming days ahead all right susan difficult negotiations and all of our what happens if they don't manage to agree. well if they don't then