Military deployments to afghanistan could be extended. And our local economy could take a beating. Federal workers may be furloughed and now, d. C. s Housing Authority says it may not be able to help families on the waiting list for their turn to find Affordable Housing downtown. As of now, there are no signs that lawmakers will find a compromise that would head off the cuts or delay them. President obama headed off to a shipyard today using the backdrop to point out that civilians who work with the military could face layoffs if the sequester happens. So these cuts are wrong. They arent smart, they arent fair. They are a selfinflicted wound that doesnt have to happen. President has been traveling all over the country and today, going down to new port news in order to use our military men and women as a prop in another Campaign Rally to support his tax hikes. Now the house speaker, john boehner, went on to say its up to the democratic controlled senate to act first on any deal to avoid
And to you and have your chamber approve that bill before friday. I mean the sequester is going to happen. At this point i would agree. It looks that way. But hope springs eternal. Pelley but they werent counting on hope at u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today. With more on that release of Illegal Immigrants, we turn now to elaine quijano. Elaine . Reporter scott, the jail behind me is one of the facilities were a number of detainees are believed to have been released. An immigration official describes the detainees as noncriminals. Homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano suggested yesterday that drastic action might be necessary. All i can say is, you know look were doing our very best to minimize the impacts of sequester, but theres only so much i can do. Im supposed to have 34,000 detention beds for immigration. How do i pay for those . Reporter a statement a spokesman for u. S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said one immigration advocate tells cbs news he know
Out of argo. Robins interview with the first lady. And were Just Moments Away from revealing the sizzling new cast of dancing with the sta stars. Our exclusive first look at the players and their partners. All joining us live. Be ready to be surprised by who is ready to rumba in the ballroom. And good morning, america. Hello to lara and sam, up early again, out in l. A. This morning. Just about an hour, were going to have that live announcement on dancing with the stars. Stay around for that. Robin getting some rest after the oscars. Were looking forward to sharing her interview with michelle obama. Great to have Elizabeth Vargas here. Great to have you both back from los angeles. Were going to have details on the crash coming in and on the monster blizzard, that sam was talking about. Were going to get that from him just ahead. Its been hitting throughout the northwest. Some major developments overnight. Were going to start with josh and the balloon air crash in egypt. Quite a few peo
And now for the moment we have all been waiting for and the oscar goes to argo. Congratulations. Well, good morning. Its monday, february 25th, welcome to morning joe. Everyones a little tired here for some reason. With us on set, we have msnbc contributor Mike Barnicle. Wake up, mike. And the president of the council on Foreign Relations you were not up. Richard was. It was so good. How many times have you been now . You havent been. 13th time. Willie, have you been . I have not been to the opera. Its really good. Lincoln center. I walked past the fountain at the lincoln center. You have to go. Im going to force you. On the way to p. J. Clarks. Right across. Obviously, we have a lot to talk about. Coming up, the sequester, of course, is going down to the wire. Robert gibbs had some interesting comments on drones which well talk about. But, of course, it was the big night at the oscars that everyone is probably still talking about this morning. Complete with some redemption for ben aff
Out of argo. Robins interview with the first lady. And were Just Moments Away from revealing the sizzling new cast of dancing with the sta stars. Our exclusive first look at the players and their partners. All joining us live. Be ready to be surprised by who is ready to rumba in the ballroom. And good morning, america. Hello to lara and sam, up early again, out in l. A. This morning. Just about an hour, were going to have that live announcement on dancing with the stars. Stay around for that. Robin getting some rest after the oscars. Were looking forward to sharing her interview with michelle obama. Great to have Elizabeth Vargas here. Great to have you both back from los angeles. Were going to have details on the crash coming in and on the monster blizzard, that sam was talking about. Were going to get that from him just ahead. Its been hitting throughout the northwest. Some major developments overnight. Were going to start with josh and the balloon air crash in egypt. Quite a few peo