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I want to take you to texas where an act benefitting tens of thousands of people is now on the chopping blocks. state lawmakers monday held a hearing looking to repeal the state's dream act which extends in-state tuition benefits to nearly 25,000 non-citizen who is have lived in the lone star state for three years. nearly 360 people testified in the state capitol before the repeal gets to the governor's desk. msnbc kept close tabs on all the action in the capitol yesterday. good morning. what exactly is happening? >> good morning, jose. you know the turnout yesterday just shows how high the st...

Country efforts to save the environment are actually killing communities. many logging towns have been hit very hard. in parts of oregon conditions getting so bad the governor wants to take over. dan springer is live in seattle with more on this. hi, dan. >> reporter: yeah, hey, rick, lawmakers in oregon are saying if they don't create a safety met that is being pulled by the federal government many counties will go bankrupt, places like curry county where the federal government owns two-thirds of the land. it's rich in prime timber land, since the spotted owl was listed as an even damage erre...

Airports all across the united states will now start closing their air traffic control towers. 149 towers across the nation got the official word today that they're falling victim to the forced budget cuts. some were on the chopping block, some others were on the chopping blocks and they were spared. rene marsh is joining us from the airport in frederick, maryland, not far away from here in washington, d.c. what's going on over there, renee? >> wolf, just last year, the federal government turned the lights on in this control tower and in just about two weeks from now, they'll be turning the li...

On the chopping blocks. the usps just announced possible cuts like eliminating half of the country's mail processing facilities. guess who's bringing that loving feeling back to the silver screen. >> ♪ you lost that loving feeling now it's gone, gone, gone ♪ ♪ whoa >> well, it seems tom cruise just couldn't fight his need for speed. the actor announcing he's working on a sequel to "top gun". you'll remember cruise starred as maverick in the 1986 blockbuster and he said he's wanted to reprise the role ever since. no word of when shooting will begin. he'll be in that role or would he be li...

Are telling me. that's not what chief reel told me tonight. >> the goons tried and failed to ambush me and the firefighters of ohio. of course, now they're lying about what we said. we'll play the tape and correct the record. >> well, i probably chose a poor word to explain that. >> rick perry is retreating from his tough language. jim moore will fill us in, and bill o'reilly's crusade to keep the rich from paying their fair share continues on the feud. you won't believe what he's saying now. >> nice to have you with us, folks. i can't let this one go. chapter number 2, and there will be more....