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a ton of money. this hour, how he's dealing with the new messes that the country simply can't afford right now. and from the seat of power to an iron cage in a courtroom, the ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak goes on trial for allegedly ordering the killing of protesters. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." sort of vacation right now, they're on leave while tens of thousands of american workers are going without a paycheck because of their inaction. a lot of new anger and fingerpointing over the partial shut down of the federal aviation administration. senator...

You can fix the recession problem by better economic growth. but you can't fix the pension problems that way. that requires cutting the budget. alisyn: do tax hikes or tax breaks work? florida, new york and californial would like to know that. >> a businessman who tell you its am not just the tax or the spending. what do they get in terms of a quality labor force. the kinds of services they need to run their business. if the tax are too high compared to the value of the services they will go somewhere else. alisyn: today with governor walk they are on the capitol, how can the federal governmen...

Pursue and following up. and so as we watch this evolve, we'll see if those old criticisms of speaker newt gingrich are still true as he looks into a presidential run. so far some herky-jerky stops and starts in this early announcement phase. >> you are part of the best political team on television and you're a great correspondent to keep your cool with all that shouting and to keep your train of thought. thank you, we appreciate your reporting. you think wisconsin has budget issues? we've been talking about that a lot. it looks like pension problems could crush the steel city. and the pinks...

Me to it. thanks very much. ali, as you know, a lot of mayors and governors are watching what is happening in wisconsin. they know what it happening there could sweep across the country. they know that all too well right here where the pension problems, you? the pension problems could crush the steel city. the fiscal house is on fire in pittsburgh. unless the city can get a handle on it's out of control pension costs for its firefighters and other public workers, local leaders say they are facing financial armageddon. is that overstating it. >> we're heading that way. you're heading towards ar...

Raising the retirement age but says this is no job for senior citizens. >> they can't get up on the rig anymore. >> the mayor warns the pension system feeds more than tweaks. >> if i had my way, we would be able to be offer 401(k) plans to city employees and government officials. >> that's a nonstarter for the firefighters and police officers who don't qualify for social security benefits. but if pittsburgh doesn't fix its pension problems, the state could come in and take over the programs forcing the city into painful choices like tax increases or massive layoffs. jim acosta, cnn, pittsburgh...