CNN's Chris Lawrence on the budget cuts the Defense Department faces if the U.S. economy goes over the fiscal cliff – Early Start with John Berman & Christine Romans

CNN's Chris Lawrence on the budget cuts the Defense Department faces if the U.S. economy goes over the fiscal cliff

If no deal is reached and the U.S. economy goes over the fiscal cliff the Defense Department is facing half a trillion dollars in budget cuts over the next 10 years. – CNN’s Pentagon Correspondent Chris Lawrence takes a closer look at the possible gloom and doom scenario.