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I want to take you to texas where an act benefitting tens of thousands of people is now on the chopping blocks. state lawmakers monday held a hearing looking to repeal the states dream act which extends in-state tuition benefits to nearly 25,000 non-citizen who is have lived in the lone star state for three years. nearly 360 people testified in the state capitol before the repeal gets to the governors desk. msnbc kept close tabs on all the action in the capitol yesterday. good morning. what exac...

Country efforts to save the environment are actually killing communities. many logging towns have been hit very hard. in parts of oregon conditions getting so bad the governor wants to take over. dan springer is live in seattle with more on this. hi, dan. >> reporter: yeah, hey, rick, lawmakers in oregon are saying if they dont create a safety met that is being pulled by the federal government many counties will go bankrupt, places like curry county where the federal government owns two-thirds o...

Airports all across the united states will now start closing their air traffic control towers. 149 towers across the nation got the official word today that theyre falling victim to the forced budget cuts. some were on the chopping block, some others were on the chopping blocks and they were spared. rene marsh is joining us from the airport in frederick, maryland, not far away from here in washington, d.c. whats going on over there, renee? >> wolf, just last year, the federal government turned t...

On the chopping blocks. the usps just announced possible cuts like eliminating half of the countrys mail processing facilities. guess whos bringing that loving feeling back to the silver screen. >> ♪ you lost that loving feeling now its gone, gone, gone ♪ ♪ whoa >> well, it seems tom cruise just couldnt fight his need for speed. the actor announcing hes working on a sequel to "top gun". youll remember cruise starred as maverick in the 1986 blockbuster and he said hes wanted to reprise the ...

Are telling me. thats not what chief reel told me tonight. >> the goons tried and failed to ambush me and the firefighters of ohio. of course, now theyre lying about what we said. well play the tape and correct the record. >> well, i probably chose a poor word to explain that. >> rick perry is retreating from his tough language. jim moore will fill us in, and bill oreillys crusade to keep the rich from paying their fair share continues on the feud. you wont believe what hes saying now. >> nice t...

Frol employees, were talking 800,000 people, 800,000 americans would see themselves on unpaid furloughs or would be working throughout pay and the military would be paid through friday. then they wouldnt be paid after that until the government resumes. if youre planning a vacation, that could certainly affect you. with the closures, with the tourism dollars here a lot of businesses would be affects here and anywhere where theres a national park where businesses are relying on the dollars, suzann...

Been going on here for decades. and, you know, its almost become part of the paint in these buildings. for a freshman to come in and pinpoint this as an example of the cuts and waste that were going to put on the chopping blocks is very encouraging. >> now representative rooney says its typically tough to get lawmakers to cut defense spending, but he says todays vote should show that really nothing is off limits, candy. >> these tea party freshmen are going to make life really interesting. usual...

>> the goons tried and failed to ambush me and the firefighters of ohio. of course, now theyre lying about what we said. well play the tape and correct the record. >> well, i probably chose a poor word to explain that. >> rick perry is retreating from his tough language. jim moore will fill us in, and bill oreillys crusade to keep the rich from paying their fair share continues on the feud. you wont believe what hes saying now. >> nice to have you with us, folks. i cant let this one go. chapter ...

Sent me a western iewp yuan telegram. if i had my reading glasses i would put them on. greetings bill schulz. due to the cut back, the paper will no longer be published on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, saturdays and all major holidays as well as ef single jewish holiday. stop. sincerely yours, pinch rules, stop. ps, make out with monica crowley. got to. it is the paper of record. >> now to substantial things. they work for you and they think you are poo. the american federation of government emp...