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today we begin with budget breakdown. the clock is ticking on the nation's expiring budget as congressional leaders fail to agree on a proposed spending plan that would keep the government up and running. for more on this, we go to nbc's tracie potts. good morning. >> lynn, good morning. those leaders will be back at the white house today with a visibly upset president who told them they can't get this done with a my way or the highway approach. he says the democrats in the white house have agreed to $73 billion in cuts. the disagreement at this point is over what? which particular p...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning and welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. with wo days to go, it is a race against time in washington to avoid a government shut down. so far democrats and republicans appear far apart on a deal. >> now the obama administration is telling federal agencies to prepare contingency plans if friday's deadline is not met. what would a shutdown look like and how would it impact you? we'll get the latest in a live report from the white house coming up straight ahead. >> also, remember th...

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on tape. we'll bring it to you. somali pirates strike again. tourists are believed to be held for ransom this morning. this is "cnn saturday morning." it is february 19th. good morning, i'm randi kaye. thanks for waking up with us. we'll get you caught up. plus, a consumer alert to anyone headed to the grocery store. here's a hint, a shocker is waiting for you at the cash register. teacher protests in wisconsin could get bigger before things get better. >> this is wrong, desperately wrong. >> thousands are expected back on at the state house to protest drastic cuts. other governo...

we begin this morning with election fallout. democrats are picking up the pieces in the wake of tuesday's elections, after seeing several of their colleagues run out of office by republicans, including the leading lady in the house, nancy pelosi. mean wheel, president obama preparing to depart on a trip to asia, met with the media and signaled his willingness to compromise with the gop. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: michael bennet was finally declared the winner in colorado's senate contest. democrats held that seat. a win for barack obama after a midterm he called a s...