Do something. bill: as in donkey i presume. the speaker is speaking on the hill. the president is speaking in virginia. you re going to see him in about 90 minutes from now as the back and forth continues to jackie for the upper hand on this. as it appears right now the sequester goes into effect on friday, the 1st of march. martha: a sports writer is now speaking out about the oscar pistorius that he thought he knew. the olympian is accused of premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. gerald inray is an ap sports writer who has been covering stories in south africa for the last three years, developed a very good relationship with him over the years. he actually spoke to his family just days after this shooting. gerald inray joins me now. good to have you with us. welcome to the show. thank you very much, thanks for having me. martha: how has all of this impacted you? you covered him closely over the