this morning on world news now, budget battle. with the potential government shutdown looming, president obama has harsh words for congress. democrats say they re willing to agree to major cuts, but republicans say it s not enough. will either side give in? it s wednesday, april 6th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now. good morning. and hello, everyone. i m mike marusarz. and i m peggy bunker. a government shutdown wouldn t be good for anyone. it could mean no paychecks for federal employees, often no tax returns for you and me. we ll hear from the congressman that s challenging both sides to make a deal. not a good situation at all. plus, we re going to talk about the baseball rivalry that went too far. a fan was beaten into a coma after a game, and now authorities are offering a reward for information about his attackers who are still on the
none of us want to see a government shutdown. we just want to cut spending. reporter: with this year s battle ongoing, republican house chairman paul ryan unveiled his plan for next year s budget. he wants to cut $6.2 trillion over the next decade, no doubt launching another round of budget battles. republican leaders did offer a plan b. it would cut $12 billion and continue to fund the government for one more week. the president s response, that s no way to run a government. mike and peggy? well, if there is no agreement by friday, many n nonessential government services could stop including tax refund checks, but what about the military? yeah this, is definitely catching a lot of people s attention. the pentagon has not decided whether or not the 146,000 troops serving in iraq and afghanistan will get paid, but a spokesperson says the u.s. would consider its key national security responsibilities. well, parts of the south are in shambles this morning after getting hammere
here s some stories to wch here are some stories to watch today on abc news. while congress works on a deal to avoid a government shutdown, president obama heads to philadelphia. he ll hold a town hall on building a clean energy economy. and the trial of italian premier silvio berlusconi begins in milan facing charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute and then covered it up. and nfl players will hit the courtroom and not the field to argue about the owners lockout and if it should be lifted. the $9 billion business has been on hole for three weeks now. get it together, guys. yeah, seriously. we don t want to pop your bubble, but the next guy in our next story just might. that s because he has just set the world record for the biggest bubble ever, big aspirations there. he also probably wants to hold on to this title. amy powell of kabc-tv has more.
for me is the same thing that they re looking from speaker boehner and harry reid and everybody else, and that is that we act like grown-ups. reporter: after a frenzy of meetings to avert a government shutdown at the white house and on capitol hill, the deal is there s still no deal. with the government set to run out of money on friday, a shutdown is now likelier than ever. we re not going to allow the senate nor the white house to put us in a box where we have to make a choice between two bad options. reporter: those options, as he sees it, a bad deal or starving the government of funds. the president in a surprise news conference made little effort to hide his exasperation. their original budget proposed $73 billion in cuts. we have now agreed to $73 billion worth of cuts. reporter: but republicans now want $100 billion in cuts, controversial cuts involving abortion and the environmental protection agency among others. both have drawn lines in the sand.
here s some stories to watch today on abc news. while congress works on a deal to avoid a government shutdown, president obama heads to philadelphia. he ll hold a town hall on building a clean energy economy. and the trial of the italian premiere silvio berlusconi begins in milan facing charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute and then covered it up. and nfl players hit the courtroom and not the field to argue about the owner s lockout and if it should be lifted. the $9 billion business has been hold for three weeks now. get it together, guys. yeah, seriously. we don t want to pop your bubble but the next guy in our next story just might. that s because he has just set the world record for the biggest bubble ever, big aspirations there. he also probably wants to hold on to this title. amy powell of kabc-tv has more.