martha honey has written a book about the cruise ships. the center for responsible travel. kind of under the heading of eco tourism talking to you about the evils of cruise ships in the waters of this planet and what we can do about it. then we are going to go to the movies with ann hortaday with the washington post oscars this weekend. lots to talk about. did you have fish for dinner last night? i bet you can't tell me what kind of fish it was. but first. >> this is the full court press. >> some other headlines making news as we head into the weekend on this friday laura bush may be a supporter of same-sex marriage but she didn't want anyone to know about it. a new ad supporting marriage equality produced by the respect for marriage coalition used a clip of the former first lady supporting equal marriage in an interview on cnn three years ago, but here? yesterday said they did not give permission to use that piece of audio and asked that the ad be taken down. >> bill: you know, i don't understand that. >> gee, what courage on her part. it

new honey bunches of oats greek. martha: a lot of buzz around this story.e doctor responsible for raising some eyebrows with his speech at the national prayer breakfast is now defending his conservative opinions that he put out there that morning. his name is dr. ben carson, a pediatric neurologist one of the best known physicians in the country at john hopkins medical school. he is in the national spotlight now after criticizing the mountain's tax policy right in front of the president. take a look. >> you make $10 billion you put in a billion. you make $10 you put in 1. of course you've got to get rid of the loopholes but -- [applause] >> now, some people say, they say well that is not fair, because it doesn't hurt the guy who made $10 billion as much as the guy who made 10, where does it say you have to hurt the guy? he just put a billion dollars in the pot. you know, we don't need to hurt him. >> oh, a little tense in there at that moment i would say. joined by bob beckel former democratic campaign manager and cohost of the 5. mary katherine ham is edit

new honey bunches of oats greek. martha: we are just getting some wire reports here. police are on the scene in las vegas. a shooting was reported near the vegas strip. about 4:20 a.m. their time this happened. they're on the scene. we'll keep a close eye on it. we'll bring you the latest on that developing situation as we get more. bill: meantime, there is countdown to changes in the u.s. budget. the president warns that a meat cleaver will clear out key government services and national security but some key republicans calling this sounding of alarms more like chicken little. who is right here? byron york, chief political correspondent, washington examiner. how are you doing this morning. >> doing great, bill. bill: i will read you numbers. tell me if this is true or hyperbole, fact or just talk out of washington. 70,000 children tropped from head start. is that about to happen. >> look, we don't know exactly what is going to happen. i was talking to douglas holtz-eakin, a former head of the congressional budget office, talking for a piece i'm writing today. he said

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martha: ouch. can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... he rush? be happy. be healthy. martha: all right. fox news alert. we're waiting right now for the president to speak on the across the board budget cuts now just days away. he is expected to put pressure on congress to make a deal before billions of dollars of cuts go into effect and thousands of jobs, most folks believe, would be lost as a result of that. so the pressure is on in terms of the timing here and we start a brand new hour right now of "america's newsroom." glad to have you with us this morning, everybody. i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning at home. president obama we know will be joined by first-responders, who we are told some of those jobs could be on the line according to the white house. right now there is no compromise with ten days to go. no compromise in sight. martha: senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler joins me live from the white house. what does the president hope to achieve in this statement today, wendell. >> r

mar it and i will see you in -- martha and i will see new ten short minutes on "america's newsroom" hey! did you know that honeyterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. you're not indestructible anymore. >> alisyn: president obama warning the nation about the consequences of the sequestration if both sides of the political aisle cannot come to an agreement in the next three days. is our commander in chief laying out a doomsday scenario or is this just hype? new york post columnist and fox news contributor michael goodwin is here to answer that. which one is it, michael? >> hype, hype, hype. >> alisyn: how can it be hype, hype, hype, when we heard from everybody in the administration that there will be fewer meat inspectors, border patrol agents, fewer faa workers? won't there be delays?

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honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. marthak and it is 24 minutes past the hour. the political turmoil in egypt still very tense as waves of protest are sweeping across the country. thousands of marchers rallying against president mohammed morsi, upset over the lack of change since he took power last year. more than 30 seek -- vehicles in this case, look at this, involved in a pileup on a snowy indiana interstate injuring 10 people, one of them critically. drivers were blinded by the snow and crashed into traffic that was stalled on the road. we've seen those scenes. never a good picture. >>> a big bash in the big apple. grand central terminal celebrates its 100th birthday the famous train stations is one of the most popular destinations in new york city. so interesting new york kind of day, bill. lots of about ed koch and the celebration of the 100th anniversary of grand central, you know? ♪ . like that song too, huh? bill: i like the alicia keys version too. keyboards only. well-done. >> star-spangled banner for her at this t