noigger than yellowstone national park. lation of the island nation is about the size of dallas, influence in international markets and pounding your retirement. one of the dynamics at work, the well-known status as a place to wander, the u.s. officials did not feel so guilty because they say it comes from russian criminals who use cypress as a piggy bank. here is what one at -- one expe told us. >> i think they're going to of very much agree. two years ago they actually plan to run two and a half billion euros, three and a half billion dollars to cyprus. kicking from the eurozone once again. yes. they will look very closely as a mother trading relations wh germany. then they can borrow is set some rules which will come under review. you might find it difficult to get work. travel thises and so on. i think that when you start doing the tango with the russians there, you have to be truly careful that the euro does not step on your foot. gerri: don't tangle with the russian bear. the threat that other european banks may face p

the summer months come around and people say, my goodness, i can't visit mount rushmoore, yellowston national parkoing to cause a lot of blowback and see whether the american people -- who they plame, whether they blame congress or the executive branch. >> neil: we'll see. steve, a pleasure. congratulations for your incredible -- >> neil: bringing a bunch of republicans out for dinner -- the president picked up the tab -- he fears the president blasts run runs before tv cameras for the budget mess while the foodfest might make him puke. he didn't say spike but unsettling. >> very unsettling. >> neil: what do you think this all leads to, this food detente? >> i hope it leads to legitimate discussion. i've been in washington, at the state level. i spend a lot of time with legislators as a governor, work through the budget. weekly. several times a week, meeting with different legislative groups. can you do that, maybe not, what about this? you have to have this sort of discussion taking place to happen, and what you haven't seen happen in washington is any sort of legitimate discussion between the pr

>> imagine this country is only the size of yellowstone national park. population is as big as dallas but the ramifications and reverberation, why don't people in spain take money out of the bank. people in eu said we love this idea of taking money out of individual banking deposits. so, it's going to happen again. so why you keep your money in a european bank at this point? i have no idea. there could be more runs. >> neil: we'll watch very closely. thank you very much. and i think she put it in very, very clear perspective here. that's why we're on the street, because i don't want to be a fatalist but it could happen here, and anyone who tells you that it's unprecedented, it's going after assets, remember what they're doing with healthcare. they are going after assets. they are taxing you on your estate. they are taxing you with a hsu tax on any investment you sell north of $200,000 in profit. so, in other words, we have established a precedence for going after what you own. they just taken it to the next level in cyprus, going after the bank deposit a

those forced spending cuts mean $113 million need to be sliced from the national parks budgets. yellowstone national park announcing they'll delay the opening of five entrances by up to two weeks because of the impact of cuts on its snow removal operations. >>> here's a novel idea, john. get everyone in the same room and don't let them leave until a deal is done. that's chris christie's solution to the forced spending cuts. the new jersey governor blasting the president for a lack of leadership and calling out congress for doing nothing to stop the so-called sequester. >> if the federal government can't cut one cent out of a dollar and not bring the economy and the country to its knees, then the government is in awful shape to begin with. unfortunately, the president has overplayed this in a major way. i think you see him starting to back that a little bit. planes are not going to be falling out of the sky. >> christie says the worst thing about the forced spending cuts is nobody's talking about spending on entitlements like medicare and social security. >> they tried the whole lock everyon

yellowstone national park announced it will delay opening entrances and members of congress, no moreel on military aircraft. but not really any of this -- >> these sudden, harsh, arbitrary cuts would jeopardize our military readiness. >> not much of this. >> the american people will be less safe. >> doesn't seem to be a wave of this. >> kids are going to get hurt. >> reporter: is this a case of chicken little? >> the sky is falling! >> reporter: it didn't fall unless you count the snowstorm in washington this week that practically shut down government for a day. just because the sky didn't fall doesn't mean it didn't grow a little darker. and these crickets could soon turn to groans. with no congressional white house cooperation, cuts are coming. big ones, and soon. thousands and thousands of defense industry employees saying they will have an unpaid day off starting in april. the federal aviation administration will start closing air towers at small and medium-sized airports starting in april and the white house says no more public tours as of tomorrow. of course in a display of mut

when we have the federal government saying they may have to shut down the hours that the yellowstone national parkyou know as you said, meat inspectors and that they have to lay off air traffic controllers? i think there is a real question, martha of prioritization. are we actually cutting the things, the waste or are we cutting the bone? i look at what happened last week or two, i would have to say a lot of most sensitive services are the ones getting cut first. martha: just also gives you, it is an eye-opener in terms of the massive bureaucracy that exists in washington where one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing, right? it would be perfectly plausible to me, the white house said, clearly we're not going to hire anyone until after the sequester is over. >> right. martha: the fact there is so much time spent on optics, you know, and how things look. this looks lousy. it just is, it looks terrible. >> it does look terrible. i was just looking at a recent poll that asks the average american how much money do you think goes to washington is wasted, martha? the median answer of american

indian fighter, eventually became commander-in-chief of the army and surprisingly saved yellowstone national park from exploitation. sheridan grew up in ohio and graduated from west point in 1853. when the civil war began in 1861, sheridan was scared 30-year-old infantry cat jane serving in the oregon

is reporting longer lines at several big airports and officials in cody, wyoming, report yellowstone national parkopen late this spring due to cuts in snow removal. just here are some of the examples of some of what this nation will be feeling. dpl gloria borger, i caught something over the weekend. watch this with me. >> these are very harsh cuts that were not ever designed to go into effect. >> careful what you sign into law. >> well, you know, that's -- i hope that doesn't turn out to be the case because the idea of this enforcement mechanism, these very deep cuts, both on domestic spending, and on defense spending, was that they were to -- designed to be so onerous that they would force both sides to go back to the table and finish the grand bargain. >> it is what candy crowley actually inserted that i wanted to call to our viewers' attention, be careful what you sign into law. has the president made a miscalculation here? >> yeah, i think you have to look at the way the situation has played out to say that the white house probably has. first thing is, i think they really underestimated republ

laughter ] >> stephanie: so i can better communicate with my costttt -- until it hit home at yellowstone national parkone's tourism. so she invented a fantasy in which winning was the villain. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> but she is the one who cut -- >> well, she did what i told them to the idiot. >> what kind of idiot does that? >> stephanie: that yellowstone idiot. representative nancy pelosi. >> i have serve a few presidents as leader speaker and i have never been the patience as president obama has extended to the republicans. >> stephanie: yeah. >> yeah. >> stephanie: just a little bit. okay. and nancy pelosi again on the president. >> the president has always been very respectful of the views of the republicans in the congress. their leadership and their membership. he has always tried to accommodate them. this idea that but for that we would have gotten all of these other things done is just really not reality. >> stephanie: yeah. okay. and senator tom coburn republican of oklahoma. >> i think he actually would like to solve the problems of the country, and it would be to his benefit and ce

they're supposed to open yellowstone national park this weekend. but they've got to save money.o they're not running the snowplows through to open up the roads. that saves them about $250,000 in fuel costs. but you're losing $2 million in tourism business. that hurts all the hotels and all the restaurants that depend on that for their line of work. that means they'll be paying less in tax revenue to the government. that means you're going to have more money on things like food stamps as people are thrown out of work. so you actually -- the savings start to be counteractive. they work against you. >> elise, i look at your collatest article as well on the hill. it's titled senate gop pushes hhs for sequester details. of course, health and human services, hhs. what is behind all this? >> so i think what we're seeing is an attempt by republicans in congress to really get down into the dirty details of how the sequester will be enforced. and there have been some suggestions that the obama administration has more power than it has suggested to enforce the cuts in a way that will not b

>> last time we pulled over at yellowstone national park one day and i went and bought us a little griddle> ooh. >> you want to try some? you have to try that. it's so yummy. >> balsamic surprise! >> that is interesting. >> good. >> that's fantastic. >> we don't need to -- >> she also wants to cut your meat, too. >> she takes care of people. >> that's right. >> used to doing it at home. >> kimberly schlapman. great to see you. >> great to have you. >> we're back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc. >>> kimberly schlapman is so excited. she got to meet her idol. >> she's confusing me with kelly rippa. handler, so much fun. >> after your local news and weather. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now's the time to save 5% off every day with your lowe's consumer credit card. >>> you're watching "today in the bay". >> it is 9:56. good morning. i'm marla tellez. the man accused of killing an oakland rapper and causing a fiery crash on the las vegas strip is due in court today. ammar harris faces extradition to nevada. he was arrested in los angeles thursday. police say on february 21st, harris shot at

national parks. a court could issue a ruling that expands, contracts or gets rid of commercial activity on federal land. that could affect ranches, timber and mining operations at national parks like yosemite, yellowstone and grand canyon. the 9th circuit court of appeals agreed to hear the drake's bay case in may. >>> some bright young scientific minds from the bay area with in washington, d.c. we'll tell you why at 5:25. >>> sal, you're looking into an injury crash in oakland maybe? >> 27th street at martin luther king way on the corner there, i want to let you know to avoid the area near highway 24. on the freeways, 880 oakland, that traffic looks good. 580, 980, the oakland drive on the freeways looks good but 27th street at martin luther king way, very close to children's hospital, there is an injury crash. watch out for some traffic here, or actually it's not even showing up at the toll plaza, traffic is light coming up to the pay gates. we had a stall on the bridge but that was cleared rather quickly. on the peninsula we're off to a decent start. some fog has begun to move in. i was looking at my san francisco camera, which i didn't show you this time because it's going in and out of fog, and fo

he is living on a reservation 30 years after the war where they were chased through that yellowstone national parknd canada, where he said i will fight no more forever. he is still living as a prisoner of war. they invited him to seattle, took him to the football game and asked what he thought. and he said that i saw a lot of wightman almost fight each other today. [laughter] i don't think this is good. [laughter] >> that weekend, curtis has into the studio and he takes his picture. you see the way his hair is upswept and the beats he is wearing and all the other ornamentation. all of those things has importance to his life. you can't wear your hair a certain way and lets you have scalped a live person, your status -- your hair is an indicator of status. joseph goes home in a few months after this picture was taken, he dies. the official cause of death according to the doctors is he died of a broken heart. that summer he is invited to bury joseph. edward curtis is invited to put him in a decent grade. today you can see a monument on the reservation. so curtis got to know him. this is what started

yellowstone park is already announced a delayed spring opening, and some camp grounds and national parksay not open at all this summer. >>> a jury convicted the former mayor, and four former councilmembers of bell, california, for misusing taxpayer money. the other counts resulted in a deadlock. a judge declared the mistrial for the remaining accounts in the corruption case. prosecutors accused the city leaders of using taxpayer money to help boost their part time pay to nearly $100,000 a year. >>> three northern california cities are among the areas with the fastest rising home prices in the countries. according to zillow.com, phoenix topped the list with a 23% increase last month. san francisco came in second with a 19% increase in prices. las vegas was third. sacramento in fifth with a 15% increase in prices. in all, zillow looked at 30 major metropolitan areas across the country. >>> a foreclosure fight is forcing an east bay man from his home, where he's lived for the past 20 years. late this afternoon, his house in east oakland was sold at auction. >> i built most of it with a frie

yellowstone park is already announced a delayed spring opening, and some camp grounds and national parksa, for misusing taxpayer money. the other counts resulted in a deadlock. a judge declared the mistrial for the remaining accounts in the corruption case. prosecutors accused the city leaders of using taxpayer money to help boost their part time pay to nearly $100,000 a year. >>> three northern california cities are among the areas with the fastest rising home prices in the countries. according to zillow.com, phoenix topped the list with a 23% increase last month. san francisco came in second with a 19% increase in prices. las vegas was third. sacramento in fifth with a 15% increase in prices. in all, zillow looked at 30 major metropolitan areas across the country. >>> a foreclosure fight is forcing an east bay man from his home, where he's lived for the past 20 years. late this afternoon, his house in east oakland was sold at auction. >> i built most of it with a friend. >> army veteran, gerald brown has lived in this four bedroom home since 1993, but he and his teenager daughter likel

. >> bob: national parks, closing parks, that is everybody, yellowstone. >> eric: it's at a rated three times the department of interior were doing. >> on purpose to make a point is demonize the other side. >> eric: or the obamas sick of people walking through the white house. >> i think was shortsighted but it's going hard for them to do so. i think the pressure will continue. other thing i heard the air force is thinking about cutting the flyover at the graduation ceremony in may at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. that seems like a bad choice. >> a bad choice. >> greg: it's an interesting idea, somebody has come up. with when you pay your taxes, you can check on the 0 where the bulk of your taxes would go. we would probably have the world's greatest, we would have world's greatest military. >> bob: i would check none. i'm sorry this goes into the budget. >> that is on the irs form. >> bob: no, i handwrote it. >> eric: next up, president obama couldn't make her secretary of state after republicans called her out over the benghazi situation but does the president have a

national parks visitors will soon find locked restrooms and fewer park rangers. officials at yellowstone have already stopped plowing snow from some of the roads saving an estimated $30,000 a thing. one thing that is not scaled back is the order of these, the f-35 fighter jets. the price tag for the fifth-generation fighter program is some $400 billion. all this as some republicans seem optimistic of president obama's recent proposal of a renewed call for bipartisanship. >> i hit it the president's tremendously sincere. i don't think this is just a political change in tactic. i think he would actually like to solve the problems of the country, and it would be to his benefit and certainly every american's benefit if he did that. >> the last time we went to the white house the president lectured us. i hope that he's genuine, but i don't think we'll do doing the "harlem shake" any time soon. >> there's already a move to avoid a springtime budget battle. the house passed a resolution to fund the government through the fall. >>> now for a look at your monday weather, bill karins joins us. it'

national parks. like yosemite, yellowstone and the grand canyon. they all will see a 5% funding cut. cause layoffs, the closure of sites and trails just as the parks get ready for the busy summer tourist season. budget cuts could delay the opening of tioga pass which could affect businesses that really depend on tourists. >> new jersey governor says obama has stated. something. >> the president has over played this in a major way and back now a little bit. planes aren't going to be falling out of the sky. >> needs to be more discussion about how to cut spending on medicare and social security. later today san francisco supervisors will announce the full details of a new compromise with california pacific medical center. under the arrangement two seismically safe hospitals will be built. the first will be on a corner of vaness and gearin. the second is a rebuild on caesar chavez street. lowers the number of beds from 555 to 274. and expand saint lukes from 80 beds to 120. the parking garage will also be down sized from the original proposal. >> time is now 818, economists are watchi

national parks. an appeals court could issue a warning that expands, reduces or even eliminates commercial activity on lands. that may affect ranches and timber and mining operations in national parks like yosemite, yellowstonehe 9th circuit court of appeals will hear the case in may. >>> 8:24. i want to check in with sal. is fog still causing a problem, sal? >> it's pretty foggy. it's foggier than it was. look at 237. the fog is almost everywhere in the bay area, so you might want to think about that if you drive. this is the westbound bay bridge. it's been a steady back up of about that minutes -- of about 10 minutes. as we move to the east bay, pinole, richmond, traffic beginning near san pablo dam road. highway 4 has not been that great. so traffic, antitook, pittsburg and bay point, 680 is slow from alamo. >>> despite the low clouds and fog we're dealing with. a warmup will continue for your afternoon. temperatures unseasonably warm. we're talking 5 to 10 degrees above the seasonal average. take a look over the oakland estuary. it's gray. can't see sunshine but we will. it's going to burn off a little later this morning. by 11:00, 12:00, it should burn from around the bay. by noontime, it's a mild one.

national treasures like yellowstone and yosemite. i spent some of the afternoon n of going through the interior budget. wasteful things in the budget that could be cut other than cutting access to national parksu know there are eight climate change offices at the department of interior. to give you another one. the federal government has spent over hundred million dollars in the last four years purchasing millions of acres of new land. why isn't the federal government selling land rather than purchasing it? >> neil: in the case of yellowstone. affect of travelers. in case of yellowstone, it will still be open but to save money they will delay the opening by two weeks. others might do something more draconian? >> we are if the first two weeks of the sequester. now, they are saying they may delay the opening of it. i have lived through this before. come august they may say we are running short of money. we may have to close the park a little bit earlier. i wouldn't paint a path to these people. i've seen it many times before. why aren't they looking at the areas with fine-tooth comb of this agency and this department where they could find literally hundreds of millions of dollars of we've every

the fact is it's the national parks will open with this amount of money on time this year. so it will make a big difference in yellowstone and all the rest of the national parks. the national park service does have something to do with the white house tours because they can take this money and allocate that. it's not a secret service problem. it's a national park problem. i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, on this vote the yeas are 45, the nays are 54. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. ms. mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: what is the next regular order? the presiding officer: the next amendment is coburn number 65. ms. mikulski: mr. president, if the senate could be in order, please, we have some good news. the good news is that the senator and i have reached an agreement. there is an acceptabl