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The stories that will be making news later today:
This afternoon – President Obama makes the pitch for his 3.6 trillion dollar budget to Senate Democrats. Its a tough sell – a lot of top Democrats are worried the new budget could add seven to nine trillion dollars in new debt.
The crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery is preparing to depart the International Space Station. Discovery scheduled to undock from the space station at 3:53 ET this afternoon. It will perform the traditional fly-around of the station before heading home. Discovery will return to Earth on Saturday.
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong is expected to undergo surgery at 7 o'clock CT on his broken collarbone. Armstrong said in a Twitter post last night that the injury was more serious than doctors first thought. He says tests showed multiple pieces of broken bone. Armstrong crashed Monday during a race in Spain. The seven-time Tour de France winner plans to get back on the bike by May.