Quickly as it would have. Unemployment will not go down as quickly as it would have. And there are lives behind that. And thats real. And its not necessary. Thats the problem. Reporter there is a way out of this, of course, scott, and thats for both sides to compromise. But in this conflict, neither side has shown any willingness to do that at all. Pelley thank you. It is a feature of this law that federal managers cant choose where to cut. The reductions must be across the board thereby eliminating both the wasteful and the vital. A few programs are exempt, however, and we asked nancy cordes to tell us where the cuts are coming. Reporter food stamp fund will not be cut. Neither will Childrens Health subsidies or medicaid. Democrats protected those programs for the poor and a few others when they were negotiating the sequester with republicans two years ago. And both sides agreed that military pay and benefits along with funding for veterans should be shielded from the budget ax as well. But the rest of the federal government will be cut by 85 billion this year and more than 100 billion each of the nine years after that with the cuts split between defense and domestic spending. That translates into an 8 cut in pentagon funding. Most domestic agencies will have to cut at least 5 from their ledgers. Medicare itself wont get cut but doctors who see medicare patients will see their reimbursements trimmed by 2 . And there are many programs for the needy that will get cut back, like home heating assistance and unemployment insurance. But some democrats like arizonas Raul Grijalva see a silver lining. They got the big defense cuts theyve been wanting for decades. So you think there is a lot of money being wasted right now . There are excesses everywhere you look. This requires the pentagon to examine itself and in the process of that examination come up with savings and make a military force thats up to the 21st century and i think that will be a good thing for america. Reporter many republicans see partial victory, too, the sequester may not be perfect they say, but at least it cuts spending. Missouris roy blunt. If you listen to the administration youd assume its the last day its safe to go outside. Reporter republicans argue the cuts will not be as devastating as the president predicts. One thing that wont be cut lawmaker pay. Though they will have to trim their Office Budgets which could mean that some staffers face layoffs. Scott . Pelley nancy, thanks very much. So why did this happen . In the end the impasse was over taxes. Mr. Obama insists on raising new tax revenue by closing loopholes that favor corporations and the rich. Republicans say they already compromised on taxes in january when rates went up on the wealthiest americans and payroll taxes increased for nearly all working americans. Last month, as the deadlock hardened, we spoke to john boehner, the republican speaker of the house, and to president obama. The question is, if were going to be serious about reducing our deficit can we combine some smart spending cuts because theres still some waste in government can we reform our Health Care Programs in particular . There are things we can do to reduce health care costs. And can we close some loopholes and deductions that folks who are well connected and have a lot of accountants and lawyers can take advantage of so they end up paying lower rates than a bus driver or a cop. Pelley so you think there is going to have to be additional revenue over the next four years . Theres no doubt we need additional revenue coupled with smart spending reductions in order to bring down our deficit. The president got his revenue on january 1. Its time to get serious about cutting spending. Pelley you say the president got his revenue. Are you say nothing more revenue . You will not there is no revenue thats necessary. The government this year will bring in more revenue than it has ever brought in the history of our country. The problem is spending. Its out of control. The president ran up over 5 trillion worth of debt in his first four years in office. Weve got a budget deficit this year of another trillion dollars. You cant continue to spend money that you dont have. Pelley at his News Conference today, the president was also asked about his decision to get involved in the battle over samesex marriage in california. Late yesterday, the administration filed a brief with the Supreme Court saying that californias ban on gays and lesbians marrying violates their constitutional rights. The Supreme Court asked me or my attorney general or a solicitor general do we think that meets constitutional muster i felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly and the answer is no. Pelley jan crawford is our chief Legal Correspondent and longtime reporter at the Supreme Court. Jan, the court will hear arguments later this month that will impact all of this and i wonder what the president s comments today have to do with the case. Scott, as president obama said today im not a judge, im the president. His views carry no Binding Authority on the Supreme Court. Just because the administration is making this argument doesnt mean the court has to go along with it. I mean, the federal government is not directly involved in this case. Its a challenge by samesex couples in california to a california constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage. The administration chose to get involved to make a strong statement on gay rights. That, of course, reflected in his comments today but, scott, the brief is more important, i think, politically and symbolically than it is legally. Pelley if the case is centered on california, could it have wider ranging implications . Yes, it could. Even though this case comes from california it could have an enormous impact across the country. California is one of 30 states that has a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage so the decision could affect all of those laws. Thats, of course, more than half the states in this country. And if the Supreme Court agrees with the president that amendments like californias are unconstitutional, scott, many or all of those laws banning gay marriage could be in jeopardy. Pelley jan, thanks very much. The future of space flight was riding on a rocket this morning when trouble struck. Nasa has turned to private companies to reach orbit and one of those commercial missions, an unmanned cargo flight to the space station, had to be fixed in orbit today. Bill whitaker followed the launch. Three, two, one. Reporter the launch of the commercial spacex craft the dragon was picture perfect. The separation from its first and secondstage rockets went off without a hitch. But nine minutes into the unmanned flight, a serious problem struck. We are working to bring up the other two pods. Reporter three of four thruster pods failed. Without the thrusters to steer it through space dragon couldnt reach the International Space station. Engineers on the ground worked feverishly. Theres added pressure to get it right. Reporter bill nye is an Aerospace Engineer best known for promoting space education. Hes a strong proponent of commercial space missions. It is a serious problem for commercial space exploration. You dont want to have problems in commercial space because there are there is an army of people who dont believe in this commercial space idea. Reporter spacex has a 1. 6 billion contract with nasa to supply the space station. This is its second operational mission. With nasa focusing its limited resources on deep space exploration, private companies are angling to prove they can replace the retired fleet of shuttles. Internet billionaire and spacex founder elon musk told scott pelley hes determined to play a role in the future of space. I dont ever give up. I mean, id have to be dead or completely incapacitated. Reporter scott, now all four thrusters have been fixed on the spacex but russia, europe, and japan all fly supply missions to the space station but only the spacex has a craft designed to return to earth with equipment from the station. Spacex is planning a manned mission in 2015. Pelley Bill Whitaker in our los angeles newsroom. Bill, thanks. Can new yorks strategy for fighting gun violence work in chicago . A huge sinkhole swallows a man inside his house. And red sky at night. Hot winds whip up wildfires when the cbs evening news continues. Continues. [ male announcer ] why is kelloggs crunchy nut so delicious . Because every flake is doubletoasted. Splashed with sweet honey. And covered in rich doubleroasted peanuts. Mmm. [ hero ] yummy. Pelley weve been following chicagos epidemic of gun violence and there are signs of improvement tonight. The Police Report a sharp drop in homicides just this past month from 42 in january to 14 in february. And that is the fewest in any month in 56 years. Our john miller, a former Deputy Commissioner of the inpatient, tells us about the new york import whos helping turn chicagos crime problem around. Reporter when mayor rahm emanuel hired Police Suspect superintendent Gary Mccarthy two years ago, it was a test. Could mccarthy use the strategies he honed when he worked in the new York City Police department to bring chicago the same kind of dramatic reductions in crime . The biggest challenge in chicago has been an estimated 68,000 gang members. One problem is a criminal Justice System that lets nearly half of those arrested with illegal guns off with little or no jail time. The criminal Justice System has to support what it is were doing in the policing world if were going to get longterm results rather than shortterm spikes and valleys. Reporter so mccarthy has rolled out a series of tactical tools. First, technology. Using electronic mapping to track each crime and deploy officers to hot spots, they call it putting cops on the dots. Then the persistently violent sectors of chicago neighborhoods were flooded with rookies and overtime money from the Mayors Office helped push 200 cops out of desk jobs at headquarters and on to the streets. Finally, a Gang Initiative used intelligence analysis to determine where retaliation shootings were likely, and have police on hand to prevent them. Theres no such thing as positive spin on murder except to say that theres none. The goal is to keep that trend moving, keep the numbers going down. This isnt a victory, its progress, though. Reporter but police in chicago say progress will only go so far unless the courts start slapping mandatory minimum prison sentences on people involved in gun crimes. Scott, chicagos mayor has called on the state legislature to pass those laws, but that will take time. Pelley early days but promising, john. Thanks very much. Sinkholes are so common in south florida they dont usually make news. But last night a 37yearold man was swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up beneath his bed. It happened inside this house in seffner, florida. The hole was 20 feet wide. It took jeff bush and all of his furniture. He is feared dead tonight. 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Helicopter crews tried to douse the fire from above. Imagine being in that helicopter. By this afternoon, the fire was about 40 contained. From danger on land to danger at sea. A new report says there were 53 shark attacks in the United States last year about half of those in florida. Mark strassmann found out that what happens after a shark attack could be more dangerous than the bite itself. Reporter anthony siegrich was scuba diving off this Florida Beach when he was mauled by a 12foot bull shark. His friend took this video right before the attack. When i looked down i just saw the head and it just kept biting and biting and biting. The blood turns green underwater so the whole thing exploded green. The first bite goes across the knee, through kneecap all the way around and then down across the ankle. Reporter his wounds became infected. Doctors could only guess at what antibiotics to use because they didnt know what bacteria were in the mouth of the shark. They pumped me full of pretty much every antibiotic you can imagine. That was weeks. I was in the hospital five we weeks. Reporter dr. Robert borrego saved siegrichs leg. Hes leading a team at st. Marys Medical Center in West Palm Beach to develop targeted antibiotics for shark bites. We have the sharks here so why dont we find out what bacteria are in the sharks mouth . Reporter all they have to do is swab the gums of a live shark. Shoot, man, i dont want to lose this fish reporter josh jorgensens job was to reel in a sixfoot black tipped shark. Its a blacktip nice one hold it. Good. So now were swabbing the teeth underneath the gum and along the tooth line because this is where the bacteria grow. Reporter the shark was released. The samples went to borregos lab. The goal is to fine tune antibiotics for the bites of several species of sharks. Its their domain and its their ocean. Everything to them is food. Open the mouth for me . 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But to this day, he still cant even read what theyre for, not because its too painful but because he simply cant read. You know what this word is . Europe . No. Toughest thing that ever happened to me in my life is not being able to read. Reporter you said you were at normandy, though . Yes. Reporter illiteracy can be that damning. Ive covered this up for 80 years. Nobody in this town knows i cant read. Reporter until he retired, ed worked a civilian job at an air force base refueling planes. A coworker helped him with the forms and what not. At home, his wife covered for him for 62 years until she died in 2009. Put you guys some coffee on. Reporter today ed manages okay. But the soldier in him still refuses to surrender. I wanted to read one book. I dont care if its about mickey mouse i want to read one book before i die. Reporter over the years, ed says many people have tried to school him, but invariably either the teacher or the student would get frustrated and give up. 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