Those Automatic Budget News Today

Photographer. patti ann? >> those automatic budget cuts in washington just got real for any one who boards a plane. the faa claims they have no choice but to furlough air traffic controllers and hope for the best. that triggered washingtons latest blame game with passengers stuck in the middle. peter doocy is live from washington with more. >> the most recent day we have flight data for is tuesday with 975 flights were delayed by the weather and other factors nobody can control. that same day mo...

Bellicose leader opening fire, but is he ready to fire missiles? its a million dollar punch. why is that ousted rutgers coach getting a big payoff? and spoiler. how will an arkansas oil spill factor in the keystone pipelines fate. welcome to weekends with alex witt. lets get to whats happening out there. first to front page politics and new today after criticism from both sides, president obama is defending the budget he plans to send to congress on wednesday. in his weekly address, the pres...

Three, budget battle, much ado, and best week, worst week. democratic strategist morris reed, staff writer for salon.com erin camone, and susan dell por -- dell percent yo. >> the president saying this is not my ideal but its a compromise. how do you see his calculation? >> the best thing we can say about this budget is it will probably never become reality. right now the president is really trying to protect hes reasonable and is willing to compromise, that hes willing to put social security on...

Economy. if the economy starts to really get bad, if we see the job numbers that were so disappointed yesterday, i think at the end of the day its the president, whoever he is, that ends up paying the price. >> andy, your latest article is about the faa delaying the planned closure of the air-traffic control towers at the regional airports. this all stems, of course, from the sequester. whats the latest there? why the delay and how long do you think it will last? >> well, i think the faa was put...

In the president believes this modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up these programs, theres no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes. the president is saying hes willing to compromise. >> and republicans are going to have to compromise with the president. but here is the issue that is actually facing democrats right now. the presidents budget did come out and really start from a compromising position. and it wasnt like the republicans or the senate who came up wi...

The non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil®. ♪ lets get a quick check now with craig melvin on what he has kooming up. craig, to you. >> thanks, alex. we are live over the next three hours with the latest on immigration, guns, and budget debates that are about to hit capitol hill come monday. plus, a look at the music and meaning of prince. and a look behind the scenes at the george w. bush white house with the man who spent nearly every waking moment by the presidents side a...

Says his bosses are doing everything they can to make sure the public feels the biggest, most severe impact from those automatic budget changes that just took effect. trace investigates just ahead. is someone trying to hold yogi hostage? hostage? >> i was just passing by and i happened to see the telegram boy stop here. >> and youd like that was in it, hey, yogi? >> i thought it might be some officially edict and id be glad to pass any rulings on the chain of command, sir. >> okay, yogi. ill be ...

Matters. >> megyn: doug is following this from washington. >> reporter: yeah, that was fascinating listening to that woman there. we the media may be jaded, but when your he travelling hundreds of miles to see the white house for the first time only to have your hopes dashed by tours being canceled, that leaves an impression. just listen to what the houston independent school district wrote the white house today. quote, we dont understand why out of 1.6 billion secret service budget, the adminis...

To find out if there was any damage. so far no reports of any injuries. 5.1 kind of a moderate quake, not too bad. were going to check the damage and post it as soon as it comes in, megyn. >> megyn: all right, trace, thank you. more new fallout from the obama administrations decision to cancel tour of the peoples house. friday marked the last days of the white house tours and on saturday frustrated visitors were turned away. the administration claims it was part of a cost cutting move due to the...

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