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On their student population. so while the teachers are fighting for budget increases for better pay, for better benefits, they say it is all for the children that they serve in these communities around the commonwealth. if you can hear them, they are loud and fired up in their red shirts. we've seen thousands of teachers come and go. they'll be at it a few hours more. legislature session ends tomorrow. the state law requires that it is over by the 15th of april. if they don't get this budget deal passed, more than likely the governor will have to call for a special session to get the budget pa...

Lot about missiles and about airplanes and let me ask you, you have said in the past that you are short of missile interceptors, you also have a situation where you are 2,000 pilots short in the air force, the b-1 bombers, half of the fleet can't fly, what is going on in. >> we are low on readiness. i mean, the air force has been stretched to the very limit, continuous combat operations for 27 years and we are much smaller than we ever were. we need to restore the readiness of war so that we can win any fight. >> will this -- these budget increases, will -- how quickly can you turn it around i...

Republicans used both the debt ceiling and the government shutdown as leverage to force spending agreement. that would give a couple weeks to hammer out an agreement. here's ryan talking to supporters yesterday. >> most budget increases in the past have involved budget increases. we believe that mechanism, just like the budget control that the president sign brd. >> president met with members of the financial services roundtable. including the ceos of goldman sachs and bank of america, and both of them warned against flirting with a possible default, trace. >> wendell goler at the white house....

Intelligence is critical to the successful draw down in afghanistan, to the brutal war going on within's syria's borders, across north africa where the attacks of benghazi and hostage situation in algeria threaten to spread in to the next front of al qaeda and its affiliated groups. for counterterrorism operations around the world, in the efforts by the united states and others to prevent the gain and spread of weapons of massive destruction. in iran, north korea and other states. and in addressing emerging threats in space, cyberspace and elsewhere around the globe. to confront these challeng...

Yesterday off hawaii. the east coast system would be land based. the chief supporter of this plan is the ohio republic congressman mike turner. he argues we need this shield. to protect against possible threats from north korea and iran. at the pentagon they are unusually happy -- they are usually happy to see budget increases but today not really. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with more. what are the arguments for and against this east coast based missile defense shield. >> republicans say they are worried the president has plans to cut missile defense in light of his hot mike moment at...