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On friday. the sequester may be here to stay perhaps in the short term. the senate top republican mitch mcconnell says sequestration wont do the kinds of extreme harm people claimed. he defends the dire need to cut spending. >> i think the american people need to know that we have a spending addiction in washington. we are exploding our spending. we have added $6 trillion to the national debt in just four years. >> meanwhile president obamas top economic advisor blaming republicans for refusing ...

Our way out of this deficit problem. we are going to need more revenues. in order to do that that start with higher rates for the folk at the top. the reasonien, the reason i say that is not to punish success or go after folk just because they are wealthy. its a simple proposition that you cant raise enough revenue and if you dont raise enough revenue through closing loopholes abductions, its going to be middle class families that make up the difference. bill: john boehner will speak later this ...

But under this current election, we havent had redistricting take effect. that will be the case though this fall, that a new district will be drawn, and it is supposed to be a more democratic district once those lines are redrawn and that takes effect this fall. jon: so whoever wins the seat today, if, say ron barber wins it today he has a better shot probably next time around, first of all because of the power of incumbency and also redistricting giving him more democratic residents in that dis...

>> are there more people working today or fewer people working today than on inauguration day of 2009? >> i believe the answer to that is there are fewer people, congressman. >> in 2013, cbo estimates unemployment even higher at 9.2%. republicans worry about deficits, but one democrat railed against those who focused on cutting spending. >> people here that want to destroy the government that, it has no responsibility and it cant live up to the obligations. >> one of the factors that will expand...

At election time. >> are there more people working today or fewer people working today than on inauguration day of 2009? >> i believe the answer to that is there are fewer people, congressman. >> in 2013, cbo estimates unemployment even higher at 9.2%. republicans worry about deficits, but one democrat railed against those who focused on cutting spending. >> people here that want to destroy the government that, it has no responsibility and it cant live up to the obligations. >> one of the factor...

Comments. when it comes to his record and bain and might move him in new hampshire, hes going to have to act swiftly and aggressively because this will move votes t scares people to know he was -- you know, a private equity guy who comes in, wipes out a company and revitalizes it but without the full time wages the previous employees enjoyed and they were moved out of theirs homes. its gripping, the testimony. but hes got to fight back immediately and ask members of the republican party, who amo...

Jumping on what he said. they would prefer to jump on his comments. when it comes to his record and bain and might move him in new hampshire, hes going to have to act swiftly and aggressively because this will move votes t scares people to know he was -- you know, a private equity guy who comes in, wipes out a company and revitalizes it but without the full time wages the previous employees enjoyed and they were moved out of theirs homes. its gripping, the testimony. but hes got to fight back im...

That you can change the rules, not you two, individually but there is talk about the automatic backup cuts that take effect, the so-called sequestration, they could push that back or drop it as the president has indicated that is something he would veto anyway. >>guest: when i get home and i am sure jim is the same, people we visit, they wonder, you ask us to do things, you ask us to live in our means and make cuts and to do difficult things and to play by the rules but for you to play by the ru...

Im martin bashir. coming up, two leading scientists explain whats lurking under the surface of the gulf coast. and andrew breitbart joins us live. >> welcome back to "news nation." the federal government announced new protections today for airline passengers. under these new rules that take effect in august airlines will be required to refund baggage fees if they lose your bags, they will also have to xinclude fees and taxes in advertised prices and pay travelers who get bumped from the flight g...

For the first time german scientists have come out and said its possible to put the smaller buddha, reconstruct it and put it back together. and the size of this is about half the size of a football field. imagine that. and so they are going to have a conference in paris to talk about how this is going to all take effect. >> the tokyo marathon, iphones and live streaming. whats up with that? >> thats right. this guy who has been called japans marathon man, take a look at this. he has strapped hi...