interfax reports there were blizzards around the almaty airport and visibility was poor. they say pilots repeatedly tried to land the plane before the crash. the airline s.c.a.t. operated the aircraft. >>> members of the japanese cabinet have approved the biggest budget on record for fiscal 2013. it totals over $1 trillion. the draft budget reflects shinzo abe's plan to stimulate japanese government by expanding government expenditures. the government plans to spend over $770 billion to implement its policies. that's up about 3% in yen terms from the current fiscal year. it has earmarked more than $240 billion for servicing government debt or an increase of over 1%. also for the first time in four years, tax revenues are expected to exceed what the government would get by issuing new bonds. the government expects tax revenues to total over $473 billion, or nearly 2% more than in this fiscal year. meanwhile, new bond offerings will fall by 3% to about $470 billion. japan still replies on government bond sells for 46% of its total revenue. the outstanding balance of governm

stated there were 15 passengers and five crew members on the plane that went down near the city of almaty. >> new this morning, two people died in somalia when a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the presidential palace compound. the man blew himself up after he was questioned by soldiers manning a checkpoint. about a four bartec points away from the somali president's home. the president is out of the country now on business. president obama unveils his sweeping changes to the nation's immigration laws. is said to be somewhat similar to the proposal of a bipartisan group of senators that was presented yesterday. brianne carter has a preview. >> later today in las vegas president barack obama is expected to lay out his vision for immigration reform. the president is expected to push for improved border security, a crackdown on employers hiring undocumented workers, and creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. >> we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> the president's plan comes one day after a bipartisan group of eight senators rea

the crash happened near the biggest city of almaty. it's the second one in the past month., 27 people died when a military plane went down. >>> president obama will make good on his promise to make immigration reform one of the top priorities of his second term. he'll travel to las vegas to unveil his plan to implement some of the most sweeping immigration reforms in decades. the white house won't say what his proposal includes but it will likely be similar to the measure a bipartisan group of senators announced yesterday. >> we want a bipartisan bill that solves the problem and becomes law. we recognize that in order to pass bipartisan legislation, none of us can get everything we want. >> the white house says the president's plan will be similar to the blueprint he first released in 2011. it focuses on four areas, a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, better border security. a streamlined legal immigration system and a better way for businesses to check their employees' immigration status. >>> local civil rights leaders say now is the time tore immi