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Billion would be cut from mandatory spending. some of the areas most heavily targeted by republican lawmakers, the education, labor, and health and human services departments. they face as much as a combined $19.8 billion in cuts or 52 of total reductions in the plan. other cuts would come from foreign affairs programs, the commerce and justice departments, and transportation and housing. some of those controversial riders that were sought by republicans that didnt make it into the final deal in...

Us. >> good morning. we start off with asia. from hong kong to shanghai to beijing, things are clearing out. interior sections of china, a storm is brewing in hong kong the high temperature on wednesday is going to make it about 20 degrees. a typical high is about 26. temperatures across interior sections of india soaring well into the mid 30s. as far as delays go, well see the typical ones from taipei to singapore. singapore will see overnight showers and thunderstorms with delays fairly minor,...

West virginia. in arizona, a political storm is brewing over governor jan brewers proposal to tax people who are fat, people who smoke, or live in otherwise unhealthy lifestyle. brewer wants to charge medicaid patients a $50 annual fee if theyre obese, and dont follow a plan to slim down. smokers who dont quit would also face similar fees. so would people with chronic diseases who fail to manage them according to the doctors orders. brewers proposed fees are a part of a broader plan to reduce ...

Basketball for women. >> we have a lot of news going on. we will talk news. the grand bargain. paul ryan, who has stepped forward and now dick durbin is talking about the senate stepping forward. thats why i love america. you know that theyre going to have two different visions, theyre going to have to work it out and then have the president sign it. >> there will be a lot of democrats who attack the republican budget when it comes out tomorrow and the question is will barack obama be one of the...

Cricket cup is under way facing their rivals and neighbors pakistan, the mother of all matches. this is super bowl on steroids, if you think of it like that. excitement is at a fever pitch as cricketers around the world watching this. many have just skipped work, theyre not showing up. many hope that the game will help smooth over relations that have been bitter between the two countries. the latest is india won the toss and chosen to bat first. the winners of this match will play sri lanka in s...

There is talk of the french or europeans training the rebels. but all of this is very controversial. so getting word this afternoon the pentagon is taking a close look at actually doing it. some trouble may be brewing for the white house. which promised more transparency under this president. charges surfacing that the administration may be playing games with freedom of information act requests. especially those that relate to politically sensitive topics. now a hearing on capitol hill is planne...

1991 or the invasion of iraq, post 9/11 incidents, all of that, none of that compares to this in terms of a massive social, political and probably economic upheefl. we are watching the beginning of this, but we have no idea where its going to go and how its going to end. anybody that tells you that he or she does know that is being fanciful. >> can you get a sense of how long this mid east upheaval has been percolating? has it been simmering under the surface for a while? can you point to anythi...

A legal bat is brewing today over a former minnesota nurse convicted of encouraging and assisting two suicides. william melchert-dinkel was found guilty of aiding the suicides of a canadian man and british man. he reportedly went online in chat rooms looking for people who were depressed while posing as a female nurse and offered advice how to carry out suicide. yesterday, a judge ruled that he helped in the drowning death of nadia kajouji in 2008 and the hanging death of mark drybrough in 2005....

Transparency albeit obviously nothing as serious as this crisis going on right now? >> in truth its mixed and that gives a lot of worry and concern for people. the japanese language doesnt lend itself to complete clarity just as in english we can obfuscate and speak in general terms and so can they very well tan is employed very frequently. as one small example we do know that on friday night immediately after the earthquake naoto kan the prime minister told us there was no radiation leakage. th...

Power and i left and i went to my moms. >> reporter: the worst may still be to come. another storm is brewing in the south. its expected to dump another 1 to 2 inches. northern new jersey has already had one and a half times more rain than it would normally from february until now. the passaic river is expected to crest at 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning and several hours later, the threat of more rain. rob and peggy? >> unbelievable. heres your wednesday weather. more rain coming later today from t...