DURATION: 1:06-----------------------------------------SHOTLIST:SOURCE - POOL/AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington/December 30, 20121. Wide, various Senators including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, surrounded by reporters2. SOUNDBITE: SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL/(R) MINORITY LEADER(transcript below)3. SOUNDBITE: SEN. HARRY REID/(D) MAJORITY LEADER (transcript below)4. Wide. Senate floor5. Mid, Senator Richard Durbin (D) Illinois, on senate floor, speaking--AP IMAGES6. Still: Milk in grocery store7. Still: Milk in grocery store---POOL/AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington/December 30, 20128. House Majority Leader John Boehner walking through Capitol Hill after Republican meetingVOICE-OVER SCRIPT:THE SENATE EXPECTS TO BE HARD AT WORK ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, AS THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN TOWARDS THE FISCAL CLIFF.SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID AND MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL ARE BOTH HEAVILY INVOLVED IN TALKS TO REACH A COMPROMISE, AND AVOID A COMBINATION OF TAX HIKES ON MOST AMERICAN WORKERS AND MASSIVE SPENDING CUTS, SET TO KICK IN WITH THE NEW YEAR.SOUNDBITE: SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL/(R) MINORITY LEADER "The consequences of this are to high for the American people to be engaged in a political messaging campaign. I'm interested in getting a result here. SOUNDBITE: HARRY REID/(D) MAJORITY LEADER"this morning we've been trying to come up with some counteroffer to my friend's proposal. We have been unable to do that. I've had a number of conversations with the president. And at this stage we're no able to make a counteroffer.TRACK-2REPUBLICANS DROPPED A PROPOSAL TO SLOW SOCIAL SECURITY COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.DEMOCRATS WOULD NOT AGREE TO IT.ILLINOIS SENATOR DICK DURBIN SAY THE MAIN DISPUTES ARE THE INCOME THRESHOLD FOR HIGHER TAX RATES, AND TAXES ON LARGE ESTATES.LEADERS IN BOTH PARTIES ON THE HOUSE AND SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEESS AGREED TO A FARM BILL EXTENSION THAT WOULD KEEP MILK PRICES FROM DOUBLING.HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SAYS A VOTE ON THE EXTENSION COULD COME AS SOON AS MONDAY.CARLOTTA BRADLEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.-------------