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Photographer. patti ann? >> those automatic budget cuts in washington just got real for any one who boards a plane. the faa claims they have no choice but to furlough air traffic controllers and hope for the best. that triggered washington's latest blame game with passengers stuck in the middle. peter doocy is live from washington with more. >> the most recent day we have flight data for is tuesday with 975 flights were delayed by the weather and other factors nobody can control. that same day more than 1,025 flight delays were because of flight sequestration. now they are accusing the faa fro...

Bellicose leader opening fire, but is he ready to fire missiles? it's a million dollar punch. why is that ousted rutgers coach getting a big payoff? and spoiler. how will an arkansas oil spill factor in the keystone pipeline's fate. welcome to weekends with alex witt. let's get to what's happening out there. first to front page politics and new today after criticism from both sides, president obama is defending the budget he plans to send to congress on wednesday. in his weekly address, the president says his plan calls for a balanced approach to deficit reduction. >> we'll make the tough ...

Three, budget battle, much ado, and best week, worst week. democratic strategist morris reed, staff writer for salon.com erin camone, and susan dell por -- dell percent yo. >> the president saying this is not my ideal but it's a compromise. how do you see his calculation? >> the best thing we can say about this budget is it will probably never become reality. right now the president is really trying to protect he's reasonable and is willing to compromise, that he's willing to put social security on the tanl in exchange for possible revenue. the problem is he's unlikely to get any of those thin...

Economy. if the economy starts to really get bad, if we see the job numbers that were so disappointed yesterday, i think at the end of the day it's the president, whoever he is, that ends up paying the price. >> andy, your latest article is about the faa delaying the planned closure of the air-traffic control towers at the regional airports. this all stems, of course, from the sequester. what's the latest there? why the delay and how long do you think it will last? >> well, i think the faa was put in a really uncomfortable position. this is a perfect example of why the sequester is a terrible ...

In the president believes this modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up these programs, there's no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes. the president is saying he's willing to compromise. >> and republicans are going to have to compromise with the president. but here is the issue that is actually facing democrats right now. the president's budget did come out and really start from a compromising position. and it wasn't like the republicans or the senate who came up with everyone was all rah-rah behind their own parties. he comes out as a compromise. is na a star...