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WAS NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY
ACTIVITY. NO WORD ON WHAT
WAS BEHIND THIS.
>> PAM: NO SIGN OF A
COMPROMISE IN WASHINGTON.
THE BIG BUDGET AXE DUE TO
FALL JUST OVER 24 HOURS FROM
NOW.'
OUR POLITICAL ANALYST
MICHAEL YAKI IS HERE
TONIGHT.
BUT FIRST, KRON FOUR'S
GRANT LODES IS HERE TO TELL
US WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING
TO KEEP THAT FROM
HAPPENING.TWO WORDS: NOT
MUCH
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DUE TO
MEET WITH LEADERS OF BOTH
PARTIES AT THE WHITE HOUSE
TOMORROW.
BUT THE WAY EVERYONE IS
TALKING TODAY, THAT MEETING
IS NOT LIKELY TO GENERATE
ROUND OF FINGER=POINTING.
TICK TICK TICK
>> REPORTER: EVERY TICK OF
THE CLOCK DEADLINE: 11:59
TOMORROWMANY MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS WON'T EVEN BE IN
TOWN.
REPUBLICANS.
THEY'VE NOT DONE THEIRS."
>> REPORTER: NEW YORK
SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMER
SAYS, DON'T BLAME THE
DEMOCRATS.
>> "THE TRUTH IS, BOTH
SIDES SEQUESTRATION, BUT
ONLY ONE IT."
SEQUESTRATION IS A FANCY
NAME FOR PUTTING A PADLOCK
ON FUNDING FOR A WIDE RANGE
OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
TO FORCE CONGRESS TO REACH
A COMPROMISE ON REDUCING THE
FEDERAL DEFICIT.
NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FACT TO HANDLE AN 85
BILLION DOLLAR DROP IN
SPENDING.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN
WARNING ABOUT A POTENTIAL
DEVASTATING IMPACT ON
SCHOOLS, AIRPORTS, FOOD
MILITARY.
BUT IN HIS LATEST PUBLIC
STATEMENT, THE PRESIDENT
ADMITTED THAT MOST PEOPLE
WON'T FEEL THE EFFECTS FOR
>> "THIS IS NOT A CLIFF BUT
ONE THING THE SEQUESTER WILL
"NOT" AFFECT IS THE APRIL
15TH TAX DEADLINE.
TO WEATHER OF MICHAEL YAKI
WHO? REVENUE SERVICE TOLD
I=R=S EMPLOYEES TODAY THAT
NO ONE WILL BE FURLOUGHED
DURING
KRON FOUR POLITICAL ANALYST
MICHAEL YAKI IS HERE.
>> THESE ARE PROCUREMENT
DECISIONS. THERE WILL NOT BE
IMPACTED IN INITIALLY.
CUMULATIVELY. THEY STILL
HAVE SOME TIME TO WORK
THINGS OUT.
>> PAM: MAYOR MICHAEL
BLOOMBERG SAYING THAT THIS
IS POLITICAL POSTURING IS
THAT CORRECT?
>> OF COURSE! THEY DID NOT
THINK THAT THEY WERE GOING
TO HAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA IN
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR ANOTHER
FOUR YEARS. AND
>> PAM: WITH THE MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW
BECAUSE IT IS THE DEADLINE
IT APPEARS THAT IN THIS
REGARD THAT THE REPUBLICANS
ARE CORRECT.
>> I THINK THAT THERE IS
CERTAINLY AN ISSUE WHETHER
OR NOT THE PRESIDENT IS
GOING TO BE READY. BOTH
SIDES ARE SAYING THAT THIS
IS GOING TO BE READY BUT THE
BIG QUESTION IS THAT IF
THERE IS A CONGRESSPERSON
AND AN AIRLINE THAT IS
DELAYED AND WILL PERHAPS NOT
MAKING A FLIGHT. PERHAPS
THAT COULD HAPPEN.
>> PAM: THERE COULD BE ON
THE INTENDED--NON-INTENDED
CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS
EDUCATION, IMMIGRATION AND
WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE
TO BE HURT? FOR THE
LAWMAKERS TO ACT?
>> UNTIL THE PAIN IS FELT IN
WASHINGTON D.C.. AND IT
WON'T BE FOR A LEAST A
COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY REALLY
WERE BANKING ON THIS TIME TO
HAVE SOME POLITICAL
BARGAINING AND HAVE SOME
WEIRD, IT'S OUT OF THE PRESS
RIGHT NOW. DO NOT FORGET
THAT THEIR RECORD TO RUN OUT
OF MONEY IN JUST FOUR WEEKS.
>> PAM: WHAT ABOUT IN
REALITY, THAT ON BOTH SIDES
THE TO NOT REALLY CARE. WITH
AN EASY WAY TO GET
GOVERNMENT CUTS WITHOUT ANY
FINGERPRINTS ON THE KNIFE.
>> THAT IS ALSO CORRECT. THE
PROBLEM IS THAT NOT A LOT OF
SOCIAL PARAMETERS OR SOCIAL
PROGRAMS ARE GETTING CAUGHT.
MEDICAID IS PROTECTED. LOW
INCOME IS PROTECTED. MANY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS TARGETED
CUT. HOWEVER, FOR THE MIDDLE
CLASS. AND HOW LONG ARE YOU
GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT AT THE
T S A?
>> PAM: MICHAEL, THANK YOU.
THIS SITUATION IS NOT EASY
TO UNDERSTAND. FEEL FREE TO
REACH HIM AT HIS BLOG ON
TWITTER. AND ALSO, TODAYTHE
HOUSE DID DO SOMETHING TODAY
-- THEY PASSED THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACTPRESIDENT
OBAMA SAYS HE WILL SIGN THE
LAW THAT EXPANDS PROTECTION
TO GAYS, LESBIANS AND
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, NATIVE
AMERICANS AND IMMIGRANTS.
87 HOUSE REPUBLICANS