Twitter-verse reporting that Prez will make a statement at 5:45pm today.

[janedrake]

Dan Pfeiffer
President Obama will speak in the White House Briefing Room at 5:45 PM on #fiscalcliff

Matt Yglesias
Nothing like a 5:45 presidential statement to kick off a holiday weekend

David Corn
Obama will make a statement at 5:45. I hope he comes into the press room wearing a crash helmet and a parachute.

NBC NEWS
President Obama to deliver a statement from the Brady Press Briefing Room at 5:45p ET

[pappy]

Sorry we must have posted at the same time.

This could make for a fun weekend.

[janedrake]

No prob, Pappy! Just says you're paying attention to what's going on.

[janedrake]