whose husband jeff is at the center of the investigation. there is a lot of chatter about the budget today. the democratic budget. did they get anything done? bret, the senate budget committee met for three hours to discuss modified version of the bowles-simpson plan. there were no amendment and no votes, the amendment republican senator jeff sessions said it s all talk, no action. texas senator cornyn called at it faux budget markup. bret: we ll follow this. thank you. judge in the trial of florida neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman removed herself. she cited a conflict that relates to her husband, an attorney who works with another lawyer who preferred sim victim to his current legal counsel. zimmerman is accused of second degree murder in shooting death of african-american teenager trayvon martin. television legend dick clark has died of a heart attack. clark s career spanned hosting duties on shows such as american bandstand and new year s rocking eve, and