officer acosta rode with gabriella to the hospital. youngster was given a toy to play with during the ride. then she was reunited with her mom. >> she started crying but then became very excited when she saw her mother. he was a very dramatic situationan 11-month old girl, taken amber alert cancelled. police discovered baby gabriela hours later in the abandoned s-u-v. today-- the suspect is still on the loose. officer carlos acosta describing the moments when he found 11 month old gabriella quintana late monday morning. gabriella had been missing for several hours a tip was called in about a suspicious jeep and officer acosta responded with his partner. the jeep was parked and the hazard lights were flashing. gabriella was inside. officer acosta rode with gabriella to the hospital. toy to play with during the ride. then she was reunited with her mom. police say, the girl's mother, graciella, noticed a woman who she thought was suspicious. near her car shortly before it was stolen. she described the woman as white or hispanic and in her

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jim acosta, president obama says arrangements may be worked out for some schools to re-book their visitsthe cancelled tours - like the rest of the cuts - probably won't be reversed anytime soon. the new pope has been busy. and his next public appearance will probably be this sunday - at saint peter's basilica in rome. on thursday -- pope francis was spotted paying his hotel bill himself. and then he rode a shuttle bus back to the vatican - instead of taking a limo. that has many catholics hoping he'll continue with those gestures of austerity and simplicity. when he was cardinal - he was also known for washing the feet of the poor and sick. also today -- there was a ribbon-cutting of the newly remodeled papal apartment. pope francis was given the keys -- and got a tour. >> jacqueline: this live look showing decent visibility. we are still seeing some reduce visibility in san jose and half moon bay. mainly because of the cloud coverage. the satellite showing the clouds are pressing through with the sea breezes have been increasing. patchy fog but clear skies and a stronger whins tonight.

>> licenciado, señor díaz acosta, señora amanda, doña agustina, lamento mucho estar aquí por el motivorajo este lugar, pero la ley es la ley y tengo de cumplirla sin excepción. >> no entiendo qué es lo que quiere decir. >> ya estoy aquí porque hay una denuncia en contra de la señora agustina, por fraude. >> ¿qué? >> ¿qué? ¿cómo que por fraude? >> señora, fue acusada de estar cometiendo fraude a distintas personas, a las que les vendió fondos de retiro, usted no sabe qué no está en la compañía mejor futuro, ya lo confirmamos, así que tendrá que responder por estos hechos, así que tiene que acompañarme a la delegación en calidad de detenida. le contamos quienes tiene n la posibilidad de evitar la deportacionn y los requisitos. >>> una comunidad protesta porque un convicto sexual se muda a menos de una mkilla de una escuela. >>> le diremos quiebnes califican para un celular gratuito. >>> noticias univision 14 san francisco . >>> comienza ya. >>> que tal buenas noches . >>> en algunos casos los inmkigrantes detenidos poor ais. >>> puieden quedar klibres por la dsicrecion de procurador. >>>

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officer acosta shared his reaction when he found her. >> she appeared like an 11-month-old would. she appeared distraught, kind of lost r lost, dazed. so she was happy to see us. >> officer acosta even rode with the little girl to the hospital and stayed there until she was reunited with his mother. the experience was emotional for him as well as the father of a 6-year-old and 2-year-old children. >>> a castro valley man is now dead after being shot by police last week. investigators say terrence barry called the alameda sheriff's office friday, told dispatchers he was going to shoot up the world. he also told them he had a machine gun. deputies arrived in an armored vehicle and spied barry in the bushes. at that point barry pointed what they thought was an assault rifle at them. they opened fire. after, the investigators learned it was only a homemade replica weapon. barry was hit twice and died at the hospital yesterday. >>> her family calls her their shining star, but most of the world knew her as 19 year-old lance corporal. she was one of two killed last week. here in the bay

jim acosta, thanks very much. let's dig deeper into what's going on in washington. our chief political correspondent candy crowley, host of cnn's state of the union and also gloria borger, political analyst. what did this accomplish? my dad used to say can't hurt to talk. >> can't hurt to talk and didn't hurt to talk. the president was applauded by many republicans as well as democrats, but the problem is that these two sides are still as far apart on the issues as they always were, and the president has his base saying you can't cut back on medicare, don't touch the entitlements, and you have republicans saying you've got to do that, and you can't do the revenues. i think the problems are add entractable as they always build, but your father was right, it doesn't hurt for them to talk because when they go face to face, maybe they can decide what's in the realm of the doable and take small steps. >> he made it clear that he's open to entitlement reform, social security, medicare, medicaid. but needs more tax revenue to come into the u.s. treasury, and the republican

cnn national political correspondent jim acosta has that. >> reporter: fred, after those positive jobs numbers came out, officials at the white house certainly have a spring in their step, but they are well aware that plenty of on obstacles lie ahead that could trip up the recovery. after the latest jobs report found the nation's unemployment rate had dipped to levels not seen since before president obama took office, the white house wanted to know one thing -- where were all the questions about the good news? >> i suspect that the jobs numbers had been different it would have taken less than four people to ask me about them, but that's the nature of our work i think, here. >> but the obama administration warns don't get too excited. this report does not account for the automatic budget cuts that just took effect. >> the sequester would have a negative impact on job creation. >> reporter: which makes president obama's latest outreach to republicans more important. a charm thooif happened to coincide with a secret dinner the the first couple had with bill and hillary clinton more than a

our jim acosta is in charleston, south carolina. >> reporter: fred, after he was left for dead in thederness here in south carolina, mark sanford may be the comeback kid. sanford finished way out in front of 15 other republican opponents in what was sometimes a nasty and heated gop primary. but because he failed to capture more than 50% of the vote, he'll have to compete in a runoff against one of his challengers named curtis bostik still nearly after being forced out of his governor's office four years ago after misleading voters about an extramarital affair, it's a remarkable turnaround for the former governor, one he talked about us last night. here's what he had to say. >> you guys will come up with your own definitions on these things and we'll not interrupt -- what i learned a long time ago is the media's going to do what the media's going to do. >> sure. but this must feel like redemption. >> it's incredibly humbling. as i just said. on many different levels what you suggest. and a lot of other issues. so it's been a remarkable journey and i feel blessed to be back. >> but sanf

our national political correspondent jim acosta is at the white house reporting on this story., jim? >> the president's offensive kicked into gear as he met with democrats before his you upcoming visits with congressional republican, but the trip down pennsylvania avenue has already hit a few speed bumps. >> mr. president, what do you hope to accomplish with this meeting? >>o. >> reporter: for a leader in search of kumbaya on capitol hill, president obama's schmoozing skills are being tested while the president has lined up three days of dates with lawmakers after his dinner with republicans last week, it's a charm offensive that at least one white house official appears to find, well, offensive. the national journal quoted one white house official speaking anonymously who said this is a joke. we're wasting the president's time and ours. i hope you all in the media are happy because we're doing it for you. >> is this a show that the president feels that it is a joke. >> i saw that story and i appreciate the question. i have no idea who said that, but i can tell you that that op

. >> reporter: officer carlos acosta, a four-year veteran, was on the scene. she carried the child to the ambulance. >> she appeared distraught, kind of lost, dazed. so she was happy. >> she was checked out at valley medical center just after 4:00 this afternoon. now the focus is on the kidnapper, a woman. police are determining if she knew there was a child in the car when she took it. >> we want to know who took the car and what their motivation was. we have the car. it's a huge piece of evidence. >> evidence they hope will lead detectives to the kidnapper. >> reporter: and the family was at police headquarters trying to come up with a possible composite sketch of the possible suspect. there are also surveillance cameras at the home across the street here, so no doubt police are also looking at that type of footage. i was told by one of the officers who was inside the home that for most of the morning, the mother was hanging onto a rosary, holding it tightly, praying for her child's re

was lived with the apostle john and they went to her for counsel at the last excuse me at the pen acosta who led them in prayer that the holy spirit would come down upon them it was mary the mother of god and so have women played a massive role in the church since its founding absolutely they have but does that role suggest that there has to be a male priesthood you know the priesthood is in the image of christ and christ was a man but there was never this kind of contention male women contention back then mary the mother of jesus and the muslims i'd like to just jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on pope francis stayed with are. leaving. are decent faces of freedom fighters. and. they're ready to clean up in this order. and bring you liberty any time if salute play free. not. to be treated this way. on archie. download the official publication to yourself choose your language straight. favorites. if you're away from your television. set your mobile devices you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. victims multiply here

. >> reporter: officer carlos acosta responded to the scene within five minutes. gabriellea, who turns one on friday, was not hurt. >> she appeared distraught. kind of lost. she was happy, i think, to see us. >> and the kidnapper is described as a latino woman in her 30s wearing dark clothes with dark hair in a bun. she was walking on amadore court talking on her cell phone and was reportedly carrying a wed and white tar get bag. police are now reviewing footage from surveillance cameras in hopes that will help them identify the woman responsible for the crime. and the mom is unlikely to face charges, even though it is illegal to leave a child unattended inside a car. live in san diego, monte francis, nbc news. >> it is just hours away. the u.s. supreme court set to take up the issue of same-sex marriage. the decision, not expected for months, could change the rules across the country. nbc bay area's gene elliot live. >> reporter: terry, supporters of same-sex marriage took over market street tonight and marched here to san francisco's city hall making a lot of no

and 23-year-old jesus acosta, a gang member from east l.a., is being released after serving four months. >> first name. >> i'll see you when you come back. >> i'll see you when you come back. >> all right. >> i'll still be there. >> you never know. that's why you've got to be careful. it's kind of good to know that you'll come right back if you're not on your toes out there. it's easy to get in trouble. you come right back. >> will they be back? young jesus has been in prison once before. and for anthony, this was his fourth time behind bars. ♪ one day you'll find me on the main street ♪ ♪ i'll be the one who's looking square ♪ ♪ oh yeah >> if the goal of prison is to deter, punish, and rehabilitate criminals, maybe folsom is doing something right. in the past ten years, folsom inmates have provided about 1.5 million hours of community service. at that rate in a single year, the labor saves community agencies over $2.5 million. the true test is whether these inmates can continue using the skills they learned inside folsom to help their community once they are released. for msnbc investi

. >> cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is at the white house. jim, this isn't over yet, is it? >> it's not over yet. it's never over these budget crises here in washington or so it seems victor and brianna. that's right, at about 8:30 last night, the president signed this order initiating these automatic budget cuts. they went into effect last night. they're going to be going into effect over the next several months as we've all been hearing. and if you look at the letter that the office of management and budget sent over to the house of representatives and the senate last night, it goes through a very long list of deep cuts to federal programs across the board from the defense department to nondefense domestic programs, and just how deep are these cuts? well, according to this omb letter, because these $85 billion in cuts have to be compressed into a timetable of just seven months that 13% of many defense programs will be reduced as a result of this notice and 9% of domestic programs. now, the president says that there's still time to work all

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cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is at the white house. jim? reporter: brianna and victor, after the positive jobs numbers, white house officials have a spring in their step, but they are well aware there are plenty of obstacles that still exist that could trip up this recovery. after the latest jobs report found the nation's unemployment rate had dipped to levels not seen since before president obama took office, the white house wanted to know one thing, where were all the questions about the good news? >> i suspected the jobs numbers had been different, it would have taken less than four people for me to ask about them. that's the nature of our work here. >> the obama administration warns don't get too excited. this report does not account for the automatic budget cuts that just took effect. >> democrats and republicans agree that the sequester will have a negative impact on job creation. >> reporter: which makes the latest outreach to republicans all the more important. it coincided with a secret dinner they had with bill and hillary clinton

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let's bring in jim acosta over at the white house. jim?hat americans will start feeling the pain from these forced budget cuts going into effect and while the white house is rejecting the notion they are engaging in budget hype. one secretary did acknowledge he had facts wrong when it came to the impacts from the cuts. >> from the table in the cabinet room, president obama warned the consequences of those automatic budget cuts are coming to kitchen tables across the country. >> it is an area of deep concern. everybody knows where i stand on the issue. we are going to manage it as best we can to minimize the impacts on american families. >> the department of homeland security said reductions in overtime resulted in long lines for airports around the u.s. over the weekend. >> we are already seeing the effects at some of the ports of entry, the big airports, some of them had long lines. 150 to 200% as long as we would normally expect. >> a spokesperson for janet napolitano said she was not referring to tsa check points. expect those to spike

let's bring in our national political correspondent jim acosta over at the white house.f this? >> reporter: after the positive job numbers came out, officials here at the white house certainly have a spring in their step but are well aware of the obstacles that lie ahead that could trip up this recovery. after the latest jobs report found the nation's unemployment rate had dipped to levels not seen since before president obama took office, the white house wanted to know one thing -- where were all the questions about the good news? >> i suspected if the jobs numbers were worse, i would have gotten questions about that. >> reporter: but this does not account for the cuts that have already taken place. and president obama's latest outreach to republicans is all the more important, a charm offensive that just so happened to coincide with a secret dinner the first couple had with bill and hillary clinton. did former president clinton mention that as his advice to the current president, that perhaps an outreach might be a good thing? >> in terms of the president's bipartisan

and curtis acosta, all these guys. i am really interested in some of these issues on a greater stage and i am always nervous. i said this you last year. i am nervous to come here and lecture tucson. makes you feel like a carpet bagger. i come from chicago to tell you how you people in arizona should live but i was lucky enough to live here and my wife was a reporter, a tucson citizen. you were a good home for me when i worked on devils highway. it feels like home in a certain sense and it concerns me and it concerns me about the bigger home as well and we were wondering if in fact what is happening or has happened, it is not about the books, it is about larger issues, the fate of the kids and so forth. is this the canary in the coal mine. is this the harbinger of what may be afoot elsewhere? >> this is obviously something that has been going on forever. how long have parents and groups been fighting against classic train them american literature, great of wrath, huckleberry finn, i know why the cage bird sings. your bo

jim acosta asked jake karn jay carnie about that.here's what he said. >> i have no idea who said that. i can tell you, that opinion has never been voiced in my presence, in the president's presence in the west wing. it does not represent the president's view or the white house's view or the administration's view. >> joining me to talk about it is david gergen and margaret hoover and editor of the daily beast. david, if this outreach from the president, the dinners to the capital, if it's symbolic, is there an importance to that symbolism? >> there's great importance to this. there are cynics in the white house press corps who think it's a joke. the president deserves the benefit of the doubt. he was frustrated. the strategy he had about campaigning against the congress. popularity going down. give him credit for trying. see how it turns out. if, down the road, the president presents a budget that is on its face, per se, unacceptable to republicans and he turns on the republicans and goes back into campaign mode, then we have a right

let's bring in our national political correspondent, jim acosta.ing about the state of things when it's news the president is sitting down for dinner with lawmakers. >> reporter: it certainly does, kate. that's right. and the dinner getting started in less than a half an hour from now. just about four or five blocks from where we're standing here at the white house. and with a whole bunch of new polls, kate, showing the president has taken some hits, when it comes to his approval numbers, after his handling of this so-called sequester, he is looking to change the political climate here in washington. the question is whether this will be just a break from the big chill. on a cold winter day dubbed s w snowquester, president obama appears to be hitting the defrost button when it comes to his chilly relations with republicans in congress, after both sides failed to work out a deal to prevent those forced budget cuts from kicking in, the president decided to invite nearly a dozen gop senators, including some of his toughest critics, to dinner at a d.c.

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and 23-year-old jesus acosta, a gang member from east l.a., is being released after serving four monthse you when you come back. >> i'll see you when you come back. >> all right. >> i'll still be there. >> you never know. that's why you've got to be careful. it's kind of good to know that you'll come right back if you're not on your toes out there. it's easy to get in trouble. you come right back. >> will they be back? young jesus has been in prison once before. and for anthony, this was his fourth time behind bars. ♪ one day you'll find me on the main street ♪ ♪ i'll be the one who's looking square ♪ ♪ oh yeah >> if the goal of prison is to deter, punish, and rehabilitate criminals, maybe folsom is doing something right. in the past ten years, folsom inmates have provided about 1.5 million hours of community service. at that rate in a single year, the labor saves community agencies over $2.5 million. the true test is whether these inmates can continue using the skills they learned inside folsom to help theom

i'm joined now by cnn national political correspondent jim acosta. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that's right. you summed it up very nicely. mark sanford, after being left for dead in the political wilderness in south carolina is very much back on the campaign trail, very much back on a comeback mission here in south carolina. he trounce, as you said just a few moments ago, a field of 15 republican opponents to win the republican primary here in the race for the open seat in the first congressional district. and how did he do it, carol? he pretty much went around the state asking the voters -- not the state, but the district asking the voters for forgiveness. he was very up front about the fact that he made some mistakes when he was governor of this state, when he falsely told voters that he was hiking the appalachian trail when instead he was traveling to argentina to carry on an extramarital affair. and it was that message of asking for forgiveness and atonement that connected with voters. i asked mark sanford last night at h

>> jim acosta in south carolina. enjoy at least a night down there. there. very much. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, the president's trip. >>> and a dangerous new taunt by syria. >>> there's a plane in her house. a survivor of a deadly crash tells cnn how she escaped. >>> and america's most notorious art heist, has the mystery finally been solved 23 years later? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're in "the situation room." >>> only a day before president obama heads to the middle east. syrian war planes open fire in lebanon. >> the united states is calling it a significant esklation of the assad regime. >> the carnage grows. the port is building in the west to give weapons to syrian rebels. cnn's nick peyton walsh is joining us from beirut. let's start with the rockets fired into lebanon. how close to the capitol did they come? >> reporter: it was still pretty far out in the border region between lebanon and syria. very mountainous, indistinct where the border is. we understand two war

>> jim acosta, with that let's dig a little bit deeper in our strategy session right now.wo cnn contributors the former obama special adviser van jones and former bush speechwriter david frum. here is what it would take to repeal obama care. you understand this completely. maybe they could do it in the house where the republicans have a majority but in the senate you would need 60 votes. even if they got 60 votes, the president would veto that legislation. you need two-thirds overrides in both houses to override a presidential veto. you would need 67 votes in the senate. and that's not happening. >> that's not happening. the republicans are motivated i think by two concerns. the first is this is a very narled statute heading toward a lot of trouble that the financing mechanisms are inadequate. and what we're going to see is it is going to offer very per verse incentives to people to game the system. the subsidies aren't sufficient to cover the cost of health insurance policies. meanwhile the penalties for not buying one are quite small so the incentive for people locked ou

and 23-year-old jesus acosta, a gang member from east l.a., is being released after serving four months. >> first name. >> i'll see you when you come back. >> i'll see you when you come back. >> all right. >> i'll still be there. >> you never know. that's why you've got to be careful. it's kind of good to know that you'll come right back if you're not on your toes out there. it's easy to get in trouble. you come right back. >> will they be back? young jesus has been in prison once before. and for anthony, this was his fourth time behind bars. ♪ one day you'll find me on the main street ♪ ♪ i'll be the one who's looking square ♪ ♪ oh yeah >> if the goal of prison is to deter, punish, and rehabilitate criminals, maybe folsom is doing something right. in the past ten years, folsom inmates have provided about 1.5 million hours of community service. at that rate in a single year, the labor saves community agencies over $2.5 million. the true test is whether these inmates can continue using the skills they learned inside folsom to help their community once they are released. for msnbc investi

order after lawmakers failed to work out a deal and cnn the national political correspondent jim acosta is at the white house. i mean, jim, the fight over this isn't over. this is something we're going to deal with in the coming weeks. >> reporter: that's right. you've heard the term manufactured prices. the president complained about this yesterday saying that we go from one manufactured price to another. there's another one coming up at the end of march when the government runs out of money. the so-called continuing resolution expires then, and that is basically a temporary spending measure that keeps all of the functions of the government running. that runs out of money at the end of the month. and you're right, brianna, thises did go into effect last night. the president issued the order around 8:30 p.m. this is it. the white houses would release add letter from the office of management and budget that went to the capitol to members of congress last night detailing line by line where all of these cuts are going to start going into effect. talking about $289 million. at the cdc. the

guess what, you can fact check that, and jim acosta is "outfront." >> from the table in the cabinet roomesident obama warned the consequences of those automatic budget cuts are coming to kitchen tables across the country. >> it is an area of deep concern. i think everybody knows where i stand on this issue. we are going to manage it as best we can to try to minimize the impacts on american families. >> the department of homeland security says reductions in overtime for customs workers resulted in long lines at international airports around the u.s. over the weekend. >> we are already seeing the effects at some of the ports of entry, the big airports, for example. some of them had very long lines this weekend. i would say 150 to 200% as long as we would normally expect. >> a spokesperson for janet napolitano said she was not referring to tsa security checkpoints, just customs lines. they say expect those lines to spike later in the spring as the agency won't fill up to 1,000 personnel vacancies by memorial day weekend. passengers we found said they're not feeling it yet. >> sequestration

jim acosta is at the white house, the lonely white house, where there are no churn get ildren getting74,000 sounds like a lot of money for a house tour. why so costly? >> we asked the white house for answers and they pointed us to the secret service. they're the ones who have to make the cuts. $74,000 a week, where does that come from? 37 uniformed secret service officers work the tour. they make roughly $50 an hour, over a 40-hour work week. if you add that up over the course of this fiscal year, these cuts apply to the fiscal year, not the entire calendar year, that adds to a savings of $2 million. take a look at this. that $2 million in savings is just a dent in the overall $84 million in cuts that the u.s. secret service has to come up with by the end of this fiscal year. that's part of an overall budget of $1.67 billion, and erin, you know, that's a lot of money there. but when you take into consideration that they have more cuts to make, we asked the u.s. secret service about that. they said they're cutting back on travel, equipment purchases, even employee furloughs, but they c

jim acosta is at the white house, the lonely white house, where there are no children getting the tours they should have. all right, but here's the thing, jim. $74,000 sounds like a lot of money for a house tour. why so costly? >> reporter: ewell, we asked th white house for some answers, erin, and they pointed us to the u.s. secret service, they're the once that have to make the cuts as part of this so-called sequester. let's look at the numbers here, $74,000 a week. where does that come from, well, 37 uniformed secret service officers work the tour. they make roughly $50 an hour, over a 40-hour workweek. but if you add that up over the course of this fiscal year, remember, these cuts apply to the fiscal year, not the entire calendar year, which the fiscal year runs through september 30th. that adds up to a savings of of $2 million. take a look at this. that $2 million in savings is just a dent in the overall $84 million in cuts that the u.s. secret service has to come up with by the end of this fiscal year. that's part of an overall budget of $1.67 billion, and erin, you know, that's

i am joined by cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta, he is watching what's going on.plain to our viewers what we know, jim. >> reporter: earlier this year, president obama announced his campaign operation was morphing into a group called organizing for action. critics charge it is organizing for donations. president obama's campaign offices in chicago may be gone, but his political army lives on. say good-bye to the president's re-election campaign, known as obama for america, and meet organizing for action, or ofa. >> hi, everybody. >> not only is the name almost the same, the group is working off essentially the same website. they bill themselves as a grass roots organization and welcome the president to this ritzy d.c. hotel where he will address supporters and donors. it has the ring of cha ching. >> the question is whether donors of $50 have special meetings were the president, i imagine they won't. >> recent reports showed big contributors would have regular meetings with the president. >> all donors of $50,000 or $100,000 or more that get invited to the meeting

our national political correspondent, jim acosta, is at the white house this evening.ng that we've been expecting, leading up to the forced budget cuts. but what are you hearing at the white house this evening? >> well, kate and wolf, along with all of those programs of the federal government, the president's poll numbers are also facing some cuts and there are signs the white house is paying attention to that and perhaps changing its tactics. those forced budget cuts are about to hit home, as in, his home. the white house visitor's center has announced it is halting all of its tours, starting this weekend, indefinitely. >> due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform that white house tours will be stopped saturday, the 19th. >> that likely won't help president obama's approval numbers. according to the latest cnn poll of polls, just 48% of americans give a thumbs up to his job performance, down from 52% since mid-february. as for who's to blame for the automatic cuts, a cbs news poll finds its almost even. 38% say republicans in congres

cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is over at the white house. on. has details. >> reporter: two weeks after the automatic spending cuts kicked in people across the country are only beginning to feel the effects. just ask the students we talked to earlier today. they were hoping to get inside this house just over my shoulder. >> one block to the white house. >> reporter: these fifth graders from east lawn elementary school came all the way from the small town of burlington, north carolina for the school's annual field trip to washington. late last month they received this confirmation for a tour of the white house, but this is as far as they made it. >> 'cuz they're cutting their budgets rnch instead they're getting a civics lesson in the meaning of the word "sequester." >> i'm ticked off. >> reporter: like the rest of her classmates she held fundraisers to come up with the $300 each of them needed for the trip. do you understand what is going on here, why this is happening? >> yes. because obama don't want nobody to see his beautiful house. >> r

jim acosta takes a look at the white house reaction to the jobs report. >> reporter: has gone to levelsrk. >> reporter: the obama administration is saying that do not to get excited this does not called for the automatic budget cuts. >> democrats, republicans agreed that the sec registration will have a negative impact. a >> reporter: the out reach will have more impact. and do not forget about this sequestration that will have a negative -- impact. and also, the clintons. >> did former president clinton's offer any advice that an outreach would be a good thing? >> i can confirm to dinner that it was a nice dinner and good conversation with the by-carcass and outreach. she said that it started out read shred the by- partisan -- efforts >> reporter: however, this might not be the temporary spending bill with this statement. ..... >> reporter: house weather or not the filibuster? a spokesperson said that we are reviewing our options and back of the white house the automatic cuts are a cancer like all public tours of this weekend. visitors are losing their patience. >> i think that it is u

. >> a los 17 maidana solo frente al arco y lo hace todo, se va por la izquierda y héctor acosta quevamos a chicago fire v/s la galaxy. >> así es, abrían la temporada en chicago fire como el la galaxy, landon donovan no estaba y el sustituo se llama mike maggie. >> el la galaxy es campeón y en los Ángeles hay celebración. >> vamos a la jugada del día, que la ve en "despierta américa" adelante la jugada del día. >> este es el séptimo hoyo, la bola salta dos veces y hasta el camarógrafo se confundió, si usted no la vio en su casa, tampoco nosotros. >> pero la pueden ver en youtube. >> mira, quien llegó. >> sí, le pedirá dinero y trabajo. >> ¿qué pasó?. >> estoy despedido, es que abrí una carta de don francisco. >> es que supe que hoy van a ayudar a buscar trabajo acá en "despierta américa". >> yo soy conductor, sé hacer chistes, telonazos. >> ahora mismo haga uno, rápido. >> sale una taza de té, en una isla decierta, y sale otra taza de té en una isla desierta con té y la obra se llama, la isla del té solo. >> queremos que seas parte de nuestro programa, comunícate con nosotros a travé

and jim acosta in charleston, south carolina, this morning.: good morning, soledad. former south carolina governor mark sanford trying to make the transition from the appalachian trail to the political comeback trail. he has to get past a field of 20 different candidates and hardly the biggest name in the race. >> good to see you. >> reporter: in south carolina, mark sanford needs no introduction, but after the former governor of this state famously tried to cover up an affair by falsely telling the public he was hiking the appalachian trail. >> i've been unfaithful to my wife. >> reporter: a reconstructiintr couldn't hurt. he is asking voter forces a second chance to win his old congressional seat. >> reporter: why should voters give you a second chance? >> what i would say on the larger notion of forgiveness. some people forgave me the next day, some people will never forgive me. >> i'm in this race because i'm worried. >> reporter: sanford has to win his primary against a field of 15. oh, a field of 15 rivals. some are fixtures in state pol

our national political correspondent jim acosta is in charleston with more. >> reporter: wolf, with 16vying to become the gop nominee in this race to fill an open congressional seat it is no wonder that the dirt is flying down here in south carolina and not all of the mud is aimed at the man expected to win former south carolina governor mark sanford. good morning. mark sanford. >> reporter: in this congressional race along the south carolina coast known as low country the candidates have not exactly taken the high road. this flyer mailed out to voters takes aim at former governor mark sanford over the extra marital affair he tried to hide by saying he was hiking the appalachian trail. it reads "we know where this trail leads." after voting, sanford once again acknowledged his mistakes. >> life is a series of course corrections. some days you get right and you surprise yourself on how right you get it. other days you disappoint yourself and a lot of others. >> reporter: with sanford the favorite on a ballot of 16 gop candidates this primary day, it's getting down and dirty. rivals like

acosta said it was responding to recovering from a hurricane such as sandy but the human and financial costs are so severe that we simply cannot afford to face this devastation over and over and over again. i will point out in this recovery we have seen states make promising steps towards addressing the issues gao has identified. in particular pleased to see the states of new york new jersey began to make plans to mitigate against future disasters. we know all too well an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. my grandmother would be pleased to hear me repeat those words today. in fact a few years ago the national institute of science issued a report that included that for every dollar spent on various mitigation measures we can save $4 recovery costs. through mitigation we can get better results and save money and save lives. we must ensure that sound effective litigation policies are thoroughly incorporated into the recovery effort. this is especially important in the change drives the sea levels to rise and increases increase the severity and frequency of coastal storms. by w

let's bring in jim acosta. he's over at the white house. how did it go, jim?, they had a lot to chew over but after it was over, paul ryan and president obama only released statements about their comments. they are rather tight lipped about this. it's not the only indication that the president's charm offensive might take a while. when an old rival pays a visit, better to start with the safe lunch and that was president obama's plan as he invited former gop vice presidential candidate paul ryan to the white house. also at the table, ryan's counterpart on the house budget committee, chris van hollen. but the white house warns the bipartisanship is not in full bloom just yet. >> we are not unrealistic in our expectations. we are not naive that there are real disagreements. >> not because of the tough talk from the election -- >> remember this time when he was caught on videotape saying people like to cling to their guns and their religion. hey, i'm a catholic deer hunter. >> -- but because the republicans and democrats remain far apart on the issues. >> are you

our national political correspondent jim acosta is in "the situation room" looking at this part of thenet secretaries have been warning about how these cuts would hurt and now the nation is about to figure out who's right. when two cabinet secretaries visited this elementary school just outside of the nation's capital, there was music and even a reading of the dr. seuss classic, "green eggs and ham". >> i do not like green eggs and ham. >> all of it to stage home the point that it is the kids that will have to swallow some of the forced budget cuts. >> dumb government at its finest. >> i guess i'm a little more blunt. to me it's stupid government. >> kathleen sebelius and arnie duncan were careful not to get any of the blame. >> didn't this come from the white house? >> actually, the idea was designed in such a way and really inserted in the bill by congress because they thought it was such a bad way to run government that it would never happen. >> worried about how the cuts will affect programs for at-risk children, the head of the pta has a message for the politicians. >> i think the

jim acosta is over at the white house with new information. >> reporter: gun control advocates did scoreforts for a new ban on assault style weapons but the real question at the white house is whether the president will put a big push behind that bill to get it over the finish line. >> efforts to pass new gun control measures cleared a major hurdle when the senate judiciary committee voted along party lines to approve a new ban on assault style weapons. >> the bill will be reported to the floor. >> reporter: but not until after some major fireworks. >> it seems to me that all of us should begin as our foundational document with the constitution. >> i'm not a sixth grader. senator, i've been on this committee for 20 years. in sandy hook, youngsters were dismembered. >> that may explain why the ban's chief backer senator dianne feinstein is calling for backup. noting the big push former president bill clinton gave a similar ban nearly 20 years ago. feinstein told "the hill" newspaper earlier this week i would certainly welcome taking a leaf out of clinton's book and really engaging. i thin

our national political correspondent jim acosta is over at the white house with the very latest. besides that standing ovation he got from house republicans, administration officials say the president also received some tough questions about his commitment to cutting the deficit. those questions were prompted in part by his own comments about whether the debt is actually a crisis for the country. >> how are you? >> reporter: before president obama even walked into his first meeting with republicans on capitol hill he was expressing doubts about a new deal on the deficit. >> ultimately it may be that the differences are just too wide. >> reporter: but white house press secretary jay carney cautioned the president is not throwing in the towel just yet. >> should he talk to the republicans in the house and senate before making that assessment? >> i think you're making a statement that is obvious. we're trying to find common ground. and the president believes there is common ground. >> reporter: some of that common ground may have gotten a little shaky. saying we don't have an immedi