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And throw the world economy into chaos but eventually they forced a deal with the sequester on an unwilling washington. >> the deal was this -- if republicans and democrats could not cut $1.2 trillion out of the growth of spending over ten years, automatic cuts would kick in. half would come from domestic spending and half from defense. >> we're not doing it. >> that is why brown was torn over the sequester last winter. he desperately wants to downsize the government, except for the pentagon. >> we need to make targeted cuts but a strong national defense. we need to spend more money on the mil...

On an unwilling washington. >> reporter: the deal was this -- if republicans and democrats could not cut $1.2 trillion out of the growth of spending over ten years, automatic cuts would kick in. half would come from domestic spending, half from defense. >> we're not doing it. >> reporter: that's why brown was torn over the sequester last winter. he desperately wants to downsize the government. except for the pentagon. >> we need to make targeted cuts, but we need to have a strong national defense. we need to spend more money on the military. the white house's calculation was that republicans w...

Unwilling washington. >> the deal was this: if republicans and democrats could not cut $1.2 trillion out of the growth of spending over ten years, automatic cuts would kick in. half would come from domestic spending. half from defense. that's why brown was torn over the sequester last winter. he desperately wants to downsize the government, except for the pentagon. >> we need to make targeting cuts, but we need to have a strong national defense. we need to spend more money on the military. >> the white house's calculations was the republicans would not be able to tolerate the sequester because...

Mccain. he was running for re-election. he faced a strong primary calgary from the right. if he is running for re-election in 2016, we could see another -- >> i think a lot of this has to do with legacy. senator mccain knows he got close. he was the party's nominee. at this point now he has a chance from a legacy standpoint show americans who he is and how he can help the country move forward. we are in a very tough place as a country. put aside the label of republican or democrat. with rein a tough place, a place of tremendous impassee. so senator mccain has a chance to be the voice of reason...

Toward the north. we could be looking at widespread snow across new he can england as we go through the morning. >> thank you maria. if you haven't felt any impact on the federal budget cuts just yet you are not line. president obama and cabinet members are still warning americans to brace for it. kelly wright is live from washington for us. >> good morning to you. we are living in the age of a sec st sequester. automatic cuts will have a ripple effect through out our ecee economy. siting a report from the ceo congressional budget office which gave a list of negative effects of the sequester 7...