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Proposed spending cuts a few weeks ago, it was 32 billion and could get close to the 21 billion number. >> excellent point, luke russert on the hill. were headed for a somehowdown in april as they have to vote to raise the debt ceiling. thanks so much. up next, back to cairo where andrea mitchell is on the road with secretary of state hillary clint clinton. the japan crisis sending world markets plunges. big electronic giants are shut down, and how that could hurt your ability to get an ip...

Really depressed growth. >> steve leisman from cnbc, good to see you. thanks for that. >> thank you. the entire world is keeping a close eye on those four highly unstable nuclear reactors in fukushima, japan. after the latest explosion increased radiation levels were detected as far as 150 miles away in tokyo. now, the news out of japan has stoked fears in the united states as the stockpiles of potassium iodine, pills that help block some radiation from entering the body, are actually running ...

Is very controversial still. and there are some student leaders who are refusing to meet with her because of american support for hosni mubarak. also within the hour, she called the saudi foreign minister in riyadh to complain and voice her strong concern about the violence taking place as saudi forces attack protesters. >> well be watching for that interview with the secretary of state, hillary clinton. thank you so much from cairo. we should note that today marks the 500-day countdown to the 2...

They want to see a commitment from jordan, from qatar and the uae to send planes up and take the lead and pay for the operation. secretary of state clinton would like to see it go to the united nations where it will be debated intensively, but the concern by the libyan opposition leaders is they dont have longer to hold on, theyre getting hammered by gadhafi. theres a lot of developments in cairo. today the cairo interim government disbanded the hated internal security force. on saturday theres ...

Would come with the shiite government setting next door in bahrain, and they were willing to take military action. why the united states seemed to be caught unaware, if they were, remains to be seen. this is tremendously concerning that there is military action right now in bahrain just miles from the kingdom of saudi arabia, which is supporting the world right now with its oil in the absence of libyan oil exports and which is the closest american military partner in the arab world. >> andrea, i...

And just couldnt believe what had happened. >> i didnt quite feel real at the time. i just -- its like i dont want to die, i dont want to die. so in a moment, we never thought id have to deal with, it was still fair fiing once we got up to the top. we department know if theres more water if theres another tsunami. >> 10,000 people still missing in that tiny town of minamisanriku, two-thirds of its population. now we want to go back andrea mitchell who joins us live from cairo. hi, andrea. >> r...

Area, norah. >> chris jansing, thank you for that. the state department is reaching out to americans inside the the earthquake zone. yesterday secretary clinton reiterating today the u.s. is committed to helps japan recover. >> japan is always a very generous donor to any disaster anywhere in the world, and today the worldcoms together to support japan in its hour of need. >> andrea mitt xhel is in cairo with secretary of state clinton. what more can we expect, andrea? what do you hear from the ...