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>> reporter: this is a tough situation, we are getting first pictures from this area of columbia. this mine explosion happened a short time ago. what we can tell you now they do expect a dozen to maybe two dozen people are trapped in the ground. some have perished here, we are working to firm up exactly how many people this involved. this is just an excruciating situation as they try to figure out where exactly these people are underground and whether they can reach them. this story is so familiar. it reminds us of the situation in w chile. we'll stay on it as more details come forth we'll bri...

Republicans this because budget cuts are the center what is going on this year. with the new estimate from the federal budget office that the federal deficit is $1.5 trillion right now. whatever president obama wanted to talk about it will be him versus paul ryan for a good bit. jon: we're all trying to wrap our head around those numbers. i think we'll be seeing a lot of paul ryan in the future. >> you bet. jon: chris stirewalt, thank you. >> thank you. jon: you can get powered up every single day with chris stier wall's power play. go to foxnews.com and click on the politics link there at the...

It back here and figure out not only how to build the product but figure out how to make the manufacturer and assemble it and put it all together. >> reporter: they did 30 million in sales last year. the secret to their success they say is not just the products, it's the people they hired. jon: it's good to see someone doing well. thank you. we'll be back with more "happening now." i love winter. with my suba forester and its all-wheel dre... ... handling even the toughest conditions... is just another day at the beach.

Medicare, the democrats on the left scream you're depriving the lame, blind and sick and elderly and care and benefits of and income they need and you're cruel and heartless and it blows up politically. the question here is, i think, jon, whether the political atmosphere has changed and whether the level of public alarm over this, over this problem has reached a point where the politics are different. jon: yeah. >> and you could do it and the public would, with considerable noise being made about it but would accept it. and my sense is that we may be there. the question is you can understand, ...

Senate is going to depend on what the budget really is, how deep cuts really are. and if the republicans aren't happy with his budget or him freezing things then they will have to come up with the cuts that they'll support and that is going to be a case that they will have to make to the american people. jon: all right, joe trippi who was howard dean's campaign manager. joe, thank you. >> reporter: great to be with you, jon. jenna: right now a major recall, 1.7 million toyotas worldwide including a quarter million luxury lexus models sold right here in north america. it's the latest sign of tr...