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2014 and states which can be unfriendly to democrats and white house secretary responding to today's news and saying the president's plan will also cut, quote, wasteful spending while eliminating special tax breaks and loopholes for the wealthiest americans, gregg, back to you. >> kelly: all right. elizabeth prann thanks very much. and under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal budget. the federal aviation administration plans to close 149 facilities in smaller airports. and pilots coordinate takeoffs and landings among themselves on a shared frequency. the f.a.a. ha...

Coordinate among themselves on a controlled frequency. >> gregg: we are learning now more about the tragic accident in alabama. a flight status sign suddenly falling at birmingham airport killing a boy and injuring four family members including his mother who is in critical condition. nearly 400 pound sign trapped the family underneath. it took a crowd of people to lift it off. >> the family was crushed, little kid was crushed underneath the sign. everybody was trying to lift it up. i helped lift it up and pull people out. >> gregg: the airport just underwent a major renovation there. it's con...

And southwest not reporting any major cancellations. one couple that we spoke with here at dulles, they're trying to go someplace much sunnier than this and they're hoping that they get out. take a listen. >> we are going halfway around the world to the philippines to meet her parents. >> and you're going to get there? >> i pray we do and hopefully everyone that's watching pray for us too. >> reporter: soar rida, we got an update from them and they say their flight is still on track. some other people we spoke with said that they're not so lucky, they'll be sleeping here. most of the airlines ...

Flights, canceling flights, that's not a good sign. >> oh no. it's not a good sign but it's a good sign for consumers that airlines are precanceling because they need to know things are canceled so they can make other plans. you don't want to be stuck on the tarmac for hours, flying around trying to get to an airport, diverted, your family not able to pick you up and they're in a snowstorm. i like that airlines are proactive and canceling flights. one in five will be delayed or canceled historically during this time. >> say i'm flying into philly or newark or new york or logan tomorrow or the ...

>> safety is the primary concern. don't drive to the airport without first checking with your airline on the flight status. we have our web site is updated flight information. we have toll free flight information line 24/7. >> victoria if you look at the numbers 500 million revenue lost for u.s. airlines, 100 million in profits lost. does this mean flights will start to go up? will we see prices get higher because of this? >> that would be a question for the airlines not the airport in philadelphia. >> when do you expect everything to to be back to normal? we have been in constant communicatio...