Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday he expects the automatic cuts in federal spending known as sequestration to take effect Friday and compared the gridlock in Washington, D.C., to a bad marriage.

Unless Congress and President Barack Obama can agree on a package of spending cuts and tax increases, sequestration is expected to take away some $40 million from the nearly $13 billion upcoming state budget.

Governor Herbert joins Rod at 5:05 to discuss sequestration and its impact on Utah.

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