there s not going to be a bunch of pushback not only from republicans but from democrats in a lot of these districts and remember, this is an election year. on top of some other pressures that some of these democrats perhaps are feeling, this may add to that from an administration that is putting the pinch on some of their military bases and military personnel. jon: as the president presents his 2015 budget, we re told he s going to call for an end to austerity in this country. i guess that means an end to austerity except at the pentagon. that was a writup in the washington post last week when they were talking about the budget that did not include the chain c.p.i. remember that? that s the social security calculation on the cost of increase and the president did not put that in his budget and they said this is the end of austerity. a lot of people said where was
that will break yesterday s record. this comes from indications from the federal reserve s latest policy meeting that the fed will most likely continue its stimulus measures for the foreseeable future. stocks could have momentum. stocks flat before the opening bell. and a third claim for unemployment benefits. fell 42,000 to 346,000 it may create doubt about whether last week s lousy jobs report. showing 88,000 positions are reported, may add cred attenten it will be a fluke. nonetheless, stocks flat ahead of the opening bell. just ahead in the newsroom, do you know what s in your food? the label says one thing, but that may not be actually what s inside. more on the growing problem of food fraud.
mikey. well, shep, sources say that it involves the neeleys. jeff and debra neeley. finding out just tonight that debra neeley apparently had her own parking space at a gsa facility in san francisco. the inspector general of the gsa gave us this preview a little earlier today. even today, we found out that the wife of the regional commissioner had a parking space throughout the entire year of 2012 at the federal building. as federal investigators make their case against the neeleys for this excessive spending at this las vegas conference. this is a taxable benefit, this parking space so this may add to their whoas. shep? shepard: the two men who testified today, mike are charged with trying to fix this agency. it sound like some on the hill are questioning whether that is even a possibility. there are those who are their doubts. this is an agency that had its issues during president
welcome back to first look. i m lynn berry. here s some of the top headlines this morning. today is tax day. if you re scrambling to meet today s filing deadline, this may add to your frustration. according to the tax policy center, the so-called super rich pay nearly 10% less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of american house holds pay no income taxes at all. 17 people are reported dead in western libya where forces loyal to moammar gadhafi have been pounding the city of misrata with mortar rounds and rocket propelled grenades. in eastern libya, government forces she would the eastern edge of ajdabiya, the front line rebel town that sbeen the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks. the on-line dating site match.com said it will begin screening its users against the national sex offender registry. that development comes days after a california woman filed a lawsuit claiming that the company was responsible for
in truth, 1/2-inch to 1 inch. three years ago, it snowed on april 28. it s aggravating to golfers that could not find their golf balls. here s a tip get the colorful golf balls. you can see delays, but no flight cancellations as of yet. that may change. it will be treacherous in this rain/snow/slush mix. many cities have set record or near-record snowfalls this winter. may add to it. megyn? megyn: gregg, thanks. this is a powerful nor easter and bringing rain and snow to nine different states. for the latest details, log on to foxnews.com/weather. enter your zip code and get the forecast for your area and up-to-the-minute weather updates no matter where you live. we re getting new details today from a scathing congressional