it like a ripple effect here? it is unfortunate that you say it is a partisan issue. i would direct you to the long-term negative effects of unemployment insurance. you have to look at that. you need to have the president and james sperling say how do we address this long-term systemic problem. over the past five years we have spent over $520 billion on unemployment insurance and the collective benefits. we have people that are hurting and saying we want to go back to work. so therefore some of the policies that are in effect right now are having effect. we have 2.6% of the nation s 7
0 the world build more roundabouts. the answer is norway. when comparing the number of people in norway, the count is that much more impressive. thank you to all of you for being part of my program this week. i ll see you next week. hello everyone. here are the top stories we are foll following in the news room. half of the u.s. is getting hit by a polar brast. what you need to know to stay safe during the deep freeze. the governor of new york is about to announce a major change to his state s medical marijuana laws. anxious waiting tore millions of americans going without unemployment benefits. two people injured after a three-alarm fire broke out in a new york high rise. crews asay there are people inside but it is not clear if they are trapped. temperatures will be falling to unbelievable low s and many states will be getting more snow and ice. the nasty snow and ice is creating headaches for those traveling home. the flights are still being cancelled because of the weather mostly
0 record. see you here tomorrow night. greta, take it away. greta: tonight, president obama says he s not a dictator. but rush limbaugh says the commander-in-chief left something out. what is it? barack obama is not interested in compromise, bipartisanship, getting along. i am not a dictator, i m the president. the only thing obama cares about and the only thing he s ever cared about is no opposition. i am not a dictator, i m the president. every time i hear him say he s not a dictator, he doesn t complete the statement but i wish i was. we re going to manage as best we can to minimize the impacts on american families. people are now really getting tired of and it s an act that blames, it s a class warfare act. there s no leadership, and there s nothing saying where we re going to cut. this country is adrift. he didn t think the sequester would happen, it is happening. we re already seeing the standpoint. anybody winning? president obama is losing. if you take a
0 well, i would have two months ago said it s more serious and likely set of fireworks. i think this may pass without much activity. the house republicans have announced they intend to pass a continuing resolution this coming week that funded the government at the sequestration level and gives the department of defense greater flexibility. they re going to take the language from two appropriations bills and the feds authorization and the military construction bill and put it in the cr and send it to the senate and the reaction from the senate is muted so we may find ourselves with a solution to, you know, the government funded basically between march 27th and the end of the fiscal year, by a continuing resolution adopted by both houses within a matter of a couple of weeks, that funds it at the current level. greta: we have a continuing resolution because we don t have a budget. and that s the bigger problem. this obscures the bigger problem is that we re running 3.6 trillion doll
happened. spending cuts now take affect across the board. what will the impact be as washington stumbles along to the next fiscal crisis? the president and congressional leaders meet, but no deal. none of this is necessary. it s happening because a choice that republicans in congress have made. should the president have done more? i am not a dictator. i m the president. any chance that the gop will cave on more taxes? there s no one in this town who s tried harder to come to an agreement with the president to deal with our long-term spending. no one. this morning, my exclusive interview with speaker of the house john boehner. and the white house view from top economic adviser to the white house james sperling, who found himself in the middle of a feud with bob woodward. and later, insights and analysis from the roundtable. the politics of the budget