the ticking fiscal time bombs of medicare, medicaid, and social security, suggesting that this is a time for quiet negotiations, not political posturing. this is not a matter of you go first or i go first. this is a matter of everybody having a serious conversation about where we want to go and then ultimately getting in that boat at the same time so it doesn t tip over. reporter: but on capitol hill, republicans told the president s budget director it s irresponsible to put off those tough decisions. you know the drivers of the debt are the entitlement programs and yet you re doing nothing to address that. reporter: but while congressman ryan has his own plan for cutting entitlement spending, republicans as a whole have yet to say what they would do. on the crisis in egypt, the president pushed back against critics who say his response was slow and erratic. in a complicated situation, we got it about right. reporter: and according to the new cbs news poll, 50% of
i think it s important to make sure that we don t try to make a series of symbolic cuts this year that could engager the recovery. reporter: he defended his decision not to propose cuts in the ticking fiscal time bombs of medicare, medicaid, and social security, suggesting that this is a time for quiet negotiations, not political posturing. this is not a matter of you go first or i go first. this is a matter of everybody having a serious conversation about where we want to go and then ultimately getting in that boat at the same time so it doesn t tip over. reporter: but on capitol hill, republicans told the president s budget director it ser response to believe put off those tough decisions. you know the drivers of the debt are the entitlement programs and yet you re doing nothing to address that. reporter: but while congressman ryan has his own plan for cutting entitlement spending, republicans as a whole have yet to say what they would do. on the crisis in egypt
couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with what americans say is the biggest problem facing the country the economy. in a cbs news poll out tonight, well over half tell us that no matter what the experts say, the recession is not over. about getting the deficit under control, just about half of americans say it will be necessary to cut programs that benefit them. and more than six out of ten who earn six figure salaries expect they ll have to pay higher taxes which brings us to the president who talked up his plan for reducing the deficit at a news conference today. 48% of americans approve of the job he s doing. chip reid is at the white house tonight and, chip, the president says he wants an adult conversation about the budget. is that actually possible? reporter: well, katie, they re certainly talking past each other right now. republicans say the president s budget is weak and timid but the president says it s exactly what the economy needs. what we ve d
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follow your money. bombshell at the pentagon. defense department workers buying and downloading kiddie porn? sometimes using government computers. the next thing i hear him say, oh, [ bleep ]. bam, the whale that hit the yacht. you ve seen the picture, now watch the video. he hello, everybody. i m rick sanchez. tonight, a shock wave sent to one of the largest teacher s unions in the country. as you probably know, it is very difficult to fire teachers and their unions are very powerful. here s the news that has come as a bombshell. the d.c. public school system today fired 241 teachers. 241 teachers that chancellor michelle rhee said were poor performers or just not properly licensed. and there s more. 737 other employees were put on notice. they have one year to improve on the job or they will be fired. you know how rare this is? we did a little digging for you, and this is what we found. the year before we took over, not a single teacher, not one teacher was fired for po