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>> gregg: ben stein, lets say it doesnt come. its not nearly as bad as he trumpeted it that it might be a case, you keep doing this mr. president, you keep doing the boy cries wolf, you have to stop the howling, what do you think happens? >> the real crisis is not so much of the economic crisis that affects the ordinary citizen. we do know to charles point that tens of thousands of defense workers will be laid off. its real catastrophe to lose your job. the real catastrophe is that the governmen...

Spending, hurt, that they hurt, and that you shouldnt be behind them. and they sort of think theres a conflicting motive by some on the left. your thoughts on that? >> well, look, i think that as i said, i think were hitting the reality phase of this debate. i think that the suspects are not against cutting government, theyre not against reducing spending, but i think the point, this is where i agree with mark, if were going to do it weve got to do it right and smart. >> megyn: so optimistic. >>...

Suddenly, faraway places dont seem so...far away. ♪ im bret baier in washington. the big story here today, rhetoric gets sharper as the clock ticks closer to sequester. tonight on "special report," president obama goes to shipyard in virginia to emphasize impact on defense workers of the automatic sequester. boehner is advising senators to get moving and take action to stop the sequester.

Irans strict code for women. instead of the thin strapped dress, they really poorly photo shopped it. did we think they would do a good job? the dress included capped sleeves and a high neckline. they have to cover up their hair, arms and legs. not sure they have to be blurred. $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set to kick in unless congress comes up with a last minute deal. this is how jon stewart is preparing. >> what happens if the sequester kicks in. yosemite will see their services cut...

Of compromise. >> reporter: tomorrow the president will begin showcasing the impact of sequester cuts on individual states when he travel s have virginia where 90,000 civilian defense workers would be furloughed one day a week, jenna. jenna: a big story in the state of virginia and many states, wendell. we know the president just made these comments in the last hour or so, but whats the republicans take on all this? >> reporter: they say the president got the tax hike hed been demanding at the e...

Started yet. >> reporter: the sequester was put in place to be a hammer, not a policy. that was the words used today by bob mcdonnel, he, of course, the republican governor of the state of virginia, a state hard hit because theres so many installations of military and defense workers. the pentagon noted more than 700,000 civilian military workers, department of defense workers, will effectively lose 20% of their pay. they will have to work one less day a week if this goes in effect. as one obser...

Economy. .6% of the overall economy and hits toward defense workers, tsa as chris just mentioned, you know, as an effect, its hard to get as agitated as you do about the debt ceiling and the federal government stops funding itself, thats a major part of the -- >> you say agitated v. you seen an angry person in a tsa line? it is not a pretty look. >> ill be joined tweets to local representative. i think the reason why its not having the affect that the debt ceiling had, that the two years ago, th...

Illinois down into texas as we head into tomorrow. jon: that is something to be watching for. maria molina thank you. >> thanks. jamie: there are massive defense cuts looming and the pentagons warning hundreds of thousands of defense workers if sequestration is not solved in weeks there could be furrows and pay cuts that could take eeect in april. this is the on heels of defense contractor, general dynamics talking about $2 billion in losses that could lead to more job cuts in the defense indust...

Tamron, saying this is like taking the economy hostage by threatening not to pay debts that we have already incured. >> tyler, as i mentioned, the dow up just a little bit today. how soon will we see perhaps start to see an impact on the arrows on the screen? >> i think beginning to see a little bit of sort of trepidation begin to creep in. and as the rhetoric continues to heat up and as we get closer to that point at which despite all of the work that the treasury department can do to move mone...

Does that mean for the romney campaigns message in virginia? >> well, i think the romney campaign is correct to focus on the economy. because if brian moran and the other representatives of the obama campaign think that there is a record of success here, that people are positive about the economy, they are mightily out of touch with the average american, and certainly the average virginian. people are concerned about the unemployment rate. theyre concerned about their own jobs or their spouses j...