US debt: Senate positive over budget deal
15 October 2013 Last updated at 07:01 BST
US Senate leaders have said they have made "tremendous progress" and are closing in on a deal that would raise the country's debt ceiling.
The US needs to raise the borrowing limit so that the nation can pay its bills.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are also at loggerheads over a partial government shutdown, which is now in its third week.
Emily Thomas reports.
