create a space in which we can begin to have some conversation about the lee jackson windows here in the cathedral and the larger issues of race and the legacy of slavery in our nation. if you do not know the recent history of events regarding these windows, i invite you to read about that history in the information we provided for you within your program in your program for tonight s conversation. tonight, please know is the first in an ongoing series of conversations over the next two years intended to foster conversation and a deeper understanding. while the leadership of the cathedral made the decision to remove the confederate battle flags from these windows, the larger question of whether the windows should stay in the sanctuary or be moved to a different location was intentionally left open for a period of two years so that we might engage in conversation and education around the difficult issues of race in our history and in our present life together. as i said in m
special guest this hour from stage to screen and now award-winning children s books. julie andrews talks to us about all of her storied careers. and good day. i m andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama told voters back in october that the sequester would not happen, but as it is about to become a reality, the president is calling on congress just a few minutes from now to delay those massive cuts. joining me now for our daily fix chris caliz sdmr a and managing editor of post politics.com, and nbc s capitol hill correspondent kelly o donnell. first to you, chris. it seems as though the president is trying one last time, perhaps it s not the last time, to take it to congress. is this going to work? i think what he saw, andrea, was this expectation that we had a couple of months ago, honestly, that while they would never let the sequester happen, it s this kind of across the board cut that cuts domestic, that cuts defense spending, and that politicians don t wa