big thanks to marty lurie and the producers and staff of "sports sunday." for justin allen, i'm laurence scott. we'll see you next week as spring training rolls on. >> it's getting into the mix here. >> baseball is good. >> the panda. >> this is the "the chris matthews show." >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> i can hear you. >> time for change has come. >> making the cut. suddenly the spending cutters are the all-star team. a week ago jobs were the buzz, now it is cuts. some governors are making big rely takeses for this. can republicans ride this push for austerity to victory? slamming the doors. when newt said it in the 190 -- 1990's,. if they shut down the government, could it be a big win for speaker boehner. could the spike in oil prices added to the food price hike smack the recovery. >> we have dan rather, trish regan, nbc's savannah guthrie and john heilemann. first off, is cuts replacing jobs as the winning four-letter word in application? the fight for the middle-class is joined, and republican governors clearly think the middle-clas

have an in-depth conversation with the voice of the giants in the pre and postgame radio on knbr, marty lurie. >>> and the best from sunday. the warriors hit the road looking for new life. taking on timberwolves. we'll show you how they fared. >> then more on "sports sunday." >>> seems like gas prices are going up every day. a smartphone app may help relieve the pain at the pump at least a little bit. apps like this one help check for the cheapest gas prices in your area. it's instantly being updated by people just standing at the pump. for information coming from consumers utilizing a concept called crowd sourcing. >> crowd sourcing means people like you who have the app installed, when you go to a gas station, while you're filling up you go i got a second or two while i'm sitting here. i'll enter the gas prices at this gas station. then everyone else can see that information. >> love that. the apps cost literally nothing at all and are looking to be used perhaps quite a bit as gas esic char gseorud fas search for gas buddy for the app on your phone. we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer