>> rick: happy st. patrick's day. i almost said thanksgiving. >> arthel: i heard you. >> rick: i'm rick folbaum. >> arthel: i'm arthel neville. feeling the pain at the pump? politicians better pay attention we look at gas prices on the campaign trail. >> rick: folks lining up for apple's latest gadget. is one of the world's most valuable companies starting to lose some of its luster? >> arthel: hoping for a rainbow instead of more rain this st. patrick's day or thanksgiving as flood waters threaten landmarks at more than 100-years-old. >> rick: we start with this,

we are learning more about the u.s. soldier suspected of the shooting massacre last weekend in afghanistan. staff sergeant robert bales awaiting prison in kansas. friends and neighbors say they know bales as a family man. the 38-year-old is seconded of walking off his base and shooting 16 afghan civilians as they slept. case see stegall is live with the latest. >> reporter: we are talking about a highly decorated soldier. top military officials say this soldier received 21 various medals and other awards in his 11 year career with the u.s. army. hedon three tours of duty in iraq. -- he had done three tours of duty in iraq and arrived in afghanistan, a m he was not happy about according to his civilian attorney. the lawyer who has been hired to represent robert bales says

his client was under the impression that his days of serving on the battlefield were over. >> he was told that he was not going to be redeployed. the family was counting on him not being redeployed. he and the family were told his tours in the mideast were over. then literally overnight that changed. >> reporter: bales was stationed out of joint base lewis mckphord in washington state the small -- lewis-mcchord in washington. the small neighborhood where he lived has been overrun with media this week. those who knew him can't believe the man they saw playing with his kids on the front lawn is accused of carrying out this massacre and sparking international outrage. >> i just feel so sorry for him and his family because i feel he's just a victim of a terrible, terrible war. when something happens like that it is related to ptsd.

>> reporter: 11 of the 16 innocent afghan civilians are said to be part of the same family, nine of the victims were children, some of the bodies were set on fire. at the beginning of last month, bales was assigned to a force that was paired with local villagers to provide security to the locals. also yesterday, a senior u.s. defense official says bales was drinking in the hours leading up to this attack which of course would have violated u.s. military order banning alcohol use in -- inside war zones. >> rick: casey, thanks. >> arthel: afghan president karzai blasting the u.s. government over the handling of the investigation into the killing of those 16 afghan civilians. karzai also accuse u.s. investigators of stonewalling and refusing to cooperate with their afghan counterparts.

thursday karzai called for u.s. and nato troops to pull out of villages and stay on major bases instead that move would undermine the current strategy. according to the white house, karzai reaffirmed u.s. troop presence in afghanistan through 2014, despite calls for an earlier withdrawal. >> fox news alert. we are learning more about a major development in iraq. fox news has been able to confirm a u.s. citizen held hostage there has been released. we are just getting video into the newsroom, army sergeant randy michael hills back in u.s. custody in baghdad. according to a u.n. official he's a u.s. contractor, held by an iraqi militia for nine months. as we get more information we'll pass it along. >> arthel: of all the ways to an voice rise -- to avoid rising gas prices this is the

most creative one man ditching the road with his own private train car. with the train car costing upwards of a million dollars. where would you park it? here you are live with the details. can you get us a ride at least? >> it is going to run quite a bit of cash. we might have to call some of our wealthier friends. as the obama administration teams up with amtrak to get high speed rail systems in the united states similar to bullet trains seen in japan and europe, a group is renting private rail cars popular 60 years ago to see america's sights. traveling arthel in this kind of luxury will run you $8,500 a day. amtrak will pull the cars for up to four bucks a mile. some call this type of travel a way of yachting or taking a cruise on land. bill gates, warren buffett,

barry manilow and professional athletes are said to be clients of the train car owner patrick henry. >> i just think it is a great way to travel. a great way to entertain clients and spend time with your family. >> henry has two of these 1950s private luxury train cars that he uses for personal and business use. the price tag anywhere from $350,000 to 1 1/2 million dollars. >> they are very difficult to find. there's only actively now maybe 60 private railroad cars out there in the united states that are amtrak approved to ride behind amtrak. >> he says he pulls over 25,000 miles a year over the course of 30, 40 days he has taken clients to the super bowl, kentucky derby and final four he also says it would is romantic whether the first date or an anniversary.

>> arthel: i know people in houston. i think i can get us a ride. i'll keep you posted. >> take me along. >> arthel: you and me, you got it. gas prices may be rising here. could we soon have to pay as much as drivers in the u.k.? gas there costs double what we pay here. greg palkot has the story. >> reporter: if you think $5 for a gallon of gas in the future is scary, try $10 right now. that's how much folks in england pay and they are angry. >> cost keeps rising and rising. >> can't believe what we are paying. >> reporter: demand fueling the cost on both sides of the atlantic, the tax on gas makes it so expensive in the u.k. in the u.s. only 11% of the price of each gallon is taxed. in britain over 60%. the same european style tax or

duty which president obama's energy secretary once said he likes. experts here say, beware. >> once you have a big fuel -- it is hard to get rid of it, they say we can't live without this tax. >> reporter: does a big tax on gas like here in the u.k. work? does it fill up the tanks of concerned environmentalists or just drain resources of hard hit middle class drivers? green backers say it is working pointing to a shift to more energy efficient cars. as well as less car miles driven. >> you cannot dispute the fact that price makes a big difference to people's habits. >> reporter: critics note much of the revenues from the tax go to nontransit-related if needs. they say in a tough economy it hits consumers and businesses hard. >> it affects the incentives facing families and the costs facing business and their abilities to grow and invest. >> reporter: as the obama administration is fending off charges it wants to see gas

prices rise, prime minister cameron's u.k. government facing a gas tax revolt claims it too wants prices to go down. with oil surprises set to accelerate expect more pain at the pump in england and the states in the months to come. in london, greg palkot, fox news. >> arthel: on the campaign trail the missouri caucuses nearly wrapping up. rick santorum making a big push for state as the only gop candidate campaigning there today. 52 presidential delegates are up for grabs. santorum saying he's focusing on racking up as many delegates as possible in hopes of gathering enough support to surpass romney as the current front-runner and ultimately as his party's nominee. >> rick: the weather now in two days heavy rain causing damage to the historic boardwalk in santa cruz,

california. the san lorenzo river is overflowing washing away beach threatening businesses including amusement park. crews were shoveling sand and dirt to build a sand wall to keep the water at bay. meteorologist maria molina with more on that. unfortunately, we are getting hit with bad weather out west, rain that you just saw in those images and flooding. aside from the rain heavy snow gusty winds and cold temperatures completely different to what the eastern 2/3 of the country has been dealing with. we've been looking at temperatures well above average, a lot of sun including us here in new york city even for everybody out therewrf celebrating st. patrick's day. >> that storm system right now still bringing in heavy rain across parts of southern california into portions of the fresno area where we did get reports of several inches of rain that iss go to be that is going to be causing problems with gliding if you are driving i-5 be safe.

some of this rain is turninging into snowfall on some of the higher elevations of the sierra,gú4?h -- big time accumulations locally two feet as the system keeps heading eastbound arizona dealing with a lot of rain and snow tomorrow up to two feet possible as well among some of the higher elevations this is going to be a mess along the rockies. as the system keeping heading east monday expect a line of storms along the center of the country with heavy rain up to three, four inches possible, locally higher amounts along eastern portions of oklahoma up to eastern kansas. some of the rainfall, unfortunately along the center of the country will be coming in the form of severe weather, one area of concern for today as we head into tomorrow, a larger area from texas up into parts of nebraska. main concerns here will be for large hail, damaging winds isolated tornadoes. stay head if any warns are issued for your area what is

setting the stage for the severe weather is the unseasonably warm temperatures along the center of the country and the east. >> rick: maria molina, thanks so much. >> arthel: an indiana mother who lost her legs protecting her children from a tornado, now out of the hoplts. the storm struck march 2nd, destroying her home and crushing her legs doctors had to amputate one of her legs below the knee the other above it. friday she expressed thanks to everyone who helped her and her family in their time of need. >> the support has been tremendous. it has really taken a burden off of all of us and helped us to just be a family. >> arthel: after a trip to rehappen -- half a trib to rehab she will have more surgery and learn to walk on prosthetics >> rick: they are going to have adjusting to do she is alive and going to be a mother for her kids and that's the

best news. in houston dramatic video of an accident at a carnival. it shows a 3-year-old girl slipping underneath her restraining bar and then flying off the ride. watch this again. the toddler was riding with her 8-year-old brother, their mother deciding to get off before it started the boy was from crawling out of the seat. the little girl suffering a concussion. thankfully, we are told that she is expected to eventually be okay. >> arthel: major drug bust off the coast of florida. u.s. coast guard spotting a caribbean sea onboard four men and 3500 pounds of cocaine worth a little 40 million dollars. coast guard commanders were immediately suspicious. >> the vessel refused to stop and started doing evasive maneuvers at that point our airborne marksman shot the engines. these were stacked up, plain

for anybody to see. it is clear this is probably not sugar. >> arthel: the cocaine and all four men in u.s. custody, it is unclear where they came from or where they were head. >> rick: new violence in syria to tell you about. deadly explosions rocking the capital city there the. this time the target wasn't rebel fighters. -- details straight ahead. >> arthel: gas prices costing more everyday. could it also cost president obama at the polls? we'll debate the impact. [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps.

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>> arthel: time for a check of the headlines: wikileaks founder says he's running for office in his native australia. assange is currently under house arrest in britain facing possible extradition to sweden to answer sex crimes allegations. >> u.s., japan and china, warning north korea's plan to launch a satellite into space could violate a ban on nuclear and missile testing. leaders in pyongyang plan to use the rocket as their long range missile. >> george clooney is free today after arrest of protest

outside the sudanese embassy. >> rick: president obama heading to four battleground states next week to out to american made energy. aaa reporting average price for a gallon of regular jumped 31 cents over the last 30 days. the latest poll showing president obama's arrival ratings dropping nine points from 50% to 41 over the past month. let's bring in our political panel. chairman of the civic foreign pac. and executive director of the american values institute nice to speak with you both. thanks for coming in on a saturday. let me mention a couple of fox polls who have ofoff the press. we asked people if they blamed the obama administration policies if for the high gas prices. 52% say no. we also asked if you are happy with the way the president is handling the gas price situation?

51% of voters said they disapprove. ford, they are not blaming the president for the gas prices but they seem to not like the way he's dealing with it. >> absolutely, the perception on main street is the president could do more. frankly, if gas prices continue at this high point for a long period of time it is going to hurt the middle class. if the gas prices continue further it going to slow consumer spending and hurt the president because he's pinning his reelection hopes on an economic recovery. >> rick: i've heard some smart people say that there is nothing this president or any president can do to chain the gas prices in the short term. but so what, there's an election coming up. -- does this president not have to pay attention to the way people perceive him? >> of course he does. i think the challenges, we need to be clear about and the administration needs to be clear about why we are here. we have impending war in iran

in the middle east. we have wall street speculation that is diving gas prices up. we have a long term trend in china, india and other populations growing rapidly that will overlong term increase and decrease our ability to continue to depend on big oil. more than anything what the president has to do is communicate to the american people there are no short term solutions. weed into a big vision on alternative energy -- we need a big vision on alternative energy. >> rick: for the president, he's off to a couple important swing states nevada, new mexico, oklahoma, ohio. places where he's going to talk about american-made energy. is this a sign the fact that his reelection campaign is sending him off to these various places, that they realize now that they are not really winning with -- on this particular issue? >> no, they are not winning.

frankly, the president has 8,000 executive branch stars he might want an oil czar, they are getting beaten up on the keystone pipeline issue and offshore drilling. by the world market sets the price for oil the president can do more. he has to show that he can do everything in his power to help ease the middle class suffering from gas prices. so far he hasn't done a good job. >> rick: what about the keystone pipeline project environmentalists would go nuts if he an about face on that and say maybe he would support it. think of all of the independents out there, folks who are scratching their heads wondering why exactly the president isn't showing more support for a project like that, that could provide some help energy-wise and could create a lot of jobs. is there an opportunity for the president to maybe shift to the middle here? >> not at all. keystone, what we know is the fact it is going to put more

money in the pockets of big oil. it is going to potentially harm -- american taxpayer is going to bear most of the risks in terms of what could happen with our water supply and the nastyiest -- it is not going to impact gas prices here because that's the keystone pipeline is about sending the excess oil overseas. >> you are off base there. oil is traded on a futures market. stated future action to help relieve pressure can affect current price. the president is not doing everything he can do. even if the oil does go abroad and doesn't stay home it increases the world supply, hence the world price goes down. you guys got to get an oil czar. >> i think we have an oil czar nearly 150 million dollars in 2010. i have no idea what they will

be spending this year. big oil companies are getting 20 billion dollars worth of subsidies. i can't see any argument being made coming at the expense of >> what about lifting offshore drilling moratorium? the president can do more. that's the perception he is fighting if he doesn't beat back the perception he will be pumping his own gas in november, because he will be out of a job. >> rick: so much focus on the unemployment numbers. if folks paying $60, $70 to fill up their tank isn't that the number that the president's reelection hopes are going to be riding on? >> i don't think it is the sole number. i agree, for some of those people i see riding around in suv's spending $100 every couple days to fill those tanks up, i know it is real, really getting them right in the pocketbook. the issue is not whether or not the president can do this in the short term it is about

how he communicates it. we are at the highest level of drilling we have ever been in the united states over the last four years that says a lot about what the president and possibilities are. >> here's a fact you guys missed it takes twice as long under the obama administration to approve new oil leases versus the administration. you are going to pay the price in november fit continues. >> rick: alexis last word. >> all i can say is we can't do more of the same that the gop puts forward. we cannot continue to subsidize big oil. we need to forcus on supporheng the taxpayer. >> rick: alexis, ford, thank you both. come back soon. >> heather: i always pump my own gas. you too, right? >> rick: yes. >> arthel: he helped start apple with steve jobs that did not stop steve wozniak from joining the thousands of fanatics camping out to buy

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>> rick: 30 minutes after the hour on this st. patrick's day. the man suspected of shooting 16 afghan civilians is awaiting trial at a u.s. military prison in fort leavenworth kansas. robert bales is being held in solitary. >> arthel: two car bombs killed 27 people in the syrian capital the latest in a string of homicide bombings president assad pointing to this as more evidence that terrorists are behind the uprising against his government. cuba preparing for a visit from pope benedict xvi. the pilgrimage is expected to ease decades of tension between the vatican and

communist cuba. >> arthel: to ireland. nearly half a millian are packing the streets in dublin in honor of the patron saint. the parade is one of many across the country part of a four-day nationwide festival. back here in the u.s. thousands doesed in all shades of green, flooding the -- flooding the streets with hundreds of irish dancers, bagpipers and new york mayor bloomberg joining parade today. in chicago the river run greens through the heart of the city, thousands flocked to the morning enough sent mile for one of the largest parades in the country. nice day there too. >> rick: this is green, gregg jarrett said it is not, but it is. it may be st. patrick's day here in spain another saint is stealing the show with a more explosive tradition. this is the fire festival. it has been capturing the

imaginations of residents of valencia for generations. amy kellogg is there. >> reporter: the nice thing about welcoming spring in a place like valencia, you get the feeling it is here to stay there won't be sneaky reversions to winter. the festival here that welcomes spring and celebrates st. joseph goes on for several days. it resolves around displays of figures larger, much larger than life. it is also a celebration of lights and sounds, best demonstrated by something called the 500 pounds of gunpowder that goes off in ear-drum crushing bursts over 10 minutes everyday sounds that left me cowering but leaves the children cheering for more it goes on around lunchtime from the 1st of march until the 19th, st. joseph's day. the city filled with people, streets lined, squares as well,

they come and go. the creation of different neighborhoods. there are hundreds of them here in town each cost as much as $350,000. the scenes are sometimes surreal, raucous, political, a lot of fun. they does up in typical gash and parade through the streets, -- adults and kids alike who belong to the different groups who supervise the creation. also competitions of these elaborate streetlight displays. the figures are burned the end of the festival, a way of getting rid of the old and welcoming in the new. it was a tradition that dated back possibly hundreds of years to the time when carpenters whose peyton state is st. joe self would burn kindling and streetlight posts to give them extra light -- light during the cold and it

has evolved into this festive affair. >> rick: st. joseph and st. patrick getting their respect today. amy kellogg reporting from spain. >> arthel: your tie is green. steve wozniak joining the thousands of ipad fanatics, camping out for the new device. he was number two in line at an apple store in los angeles area, i believe he's at century city while rushing off to deliver a speech wozniak offered his first impression of the new ipad. >> looks good, i had one problem setting it up, so i'm very happy. how is the screen? i didn't notice right way >> arthel: he may not had much time to offer a full review. some of those who got hands-on time are not as impressed as they were with previous apple devices. that raising concerns with some investors. kyle harrington founder and

managing partner of harrington capital management. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> arthel: you have your green on. >> tell rick this is real green. >> arthel: apple stock hit $600 thursday in anticipation of the launch. would you say the so-called lackluster launch is going to affect stocks? >> let's do a little history since 2007 the stock has run up the first iphone until now the stock is up 350%. i love the company, i think it is exciting the products are inventive on the cutting-edge. however, when you look at your portfolio would i be entering into apple's stock now as a buy? i think not. the difference between ipad 2 and 3, there is a better resolution quality on the ipad 3. but you highlighted it before about rising gasoline prices. i think with the potential of gas being at $5 a gallon,

there's going to be a little less money in people's pockets to be spending on ipad 3's. >> arthel: you feel that is why. you are saying if you thinking about buying the apple stock you might want to hold off. kyle, ubs raised their target price of apple up to $675. morgan stanley the stock could go as high at $960. >> i'm not suggesting it cannot. i'm saying if you currently own the stock sell a little take some profits and continue to hold some to enter into now the stock price at these levels where we focus is between with the intersection of value and growth takes place i'm uncertain at these levels if i would be taking a considerable position. you buy 1,000 shares at $600,000, there are other areas we could focus on where we can get a bit more bang for our buck. >> arthel: you wouldn't sayfie

brought my portfolio to you wouldn't say i wouldn't get any apple stock, you just wouldn't buy a big barrel of it, if you will? >> we focused on a diversified portfolio for a portion i would definitely want apple within the portfolio, at these prices, i would wait for a bit of a pull back, i think inflation and gas prices are going to hurt the consumer buying these products. >> arthel: okay. let's talk about apple overall in terms of marketing jeer with its marketing. do you feel perhaps the consume feeling that it is beyond marketing and more a little manipulation? just asking. >> the facts are the products are amazing. it is definitely revolutionary the generation now coming up is really, like i mentioned the last show i have 5-year-old triplets they are already on ipads. it is definitely here to stay. i think that again, it becomes

hard, steve jobs has passed away. there is new management. and i think that it is still remains to be seen whether or not the products can continue to be as innovative as they've been. it is a tough -- it is tough to keep up with the growth apple has had currently. >> arthel: you perhaps saying maybe the brand will supersede mr. jobs' passing and still maintain its, i don't know -- >> cache. >> i like it cache, thank you for that word. >> arthel: three kids how old are your triplets? >> they will be 5 on may 20th. >> arthel: that's a lot of kids, good for you. tell your father hello. >> thank you arthel. >> rick: soldier mom surprising her family with an early homecoming arriving from afghanistan a machine early reuniting with her two kids after nearly a year apart.

her tour of duty is officially over. >> momma is home for good. a rough, rough year. >> now we have to find -- . >> i'm going to bring you a surprise today. here it is! >> rick: very sweet going to take time to sink in mom is home. they plan on celebrating in a big way scheduling a trip to where else, walt disney for the whole family, well deserved. >> arthel: mitt romney facing intense pressure to clench the gop nomination we'll tell you what election watchers think he needs to do more of to make it to the november race. eeeeeee!

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>> rick: mitt romney tries to wipe out the competition for the presidential nomination. some are wondering whether the problem is that voters aren't hearing enough from him. romney taking part in the last fox news gop debate in january. election watchers say that mr. romney should take part in more debates or it could hurt his chances with voters. susans rich professor of law and political science joins us now. always good to see you. -- there's a conservative blogger who said it was mitt romney's debate performances that convinced a lot of people that this guy was legit that he could go head-to-head with president obama in a general election. maybe he needs to get back out there to seal the deal. what do you think? well it is a risky strategy. good debates and he had some not so good debates. the usual calculus as you know, the front-runner the one who doesn't want to debate, the

guy with money is the one who doesn't want to debate. it is usually the guys with less money, like santorum, fewer voters like a newt gingrich who want to push a debate so they get in the picture. >> rick: you talk about front-runners i think to a lot of people around the country, even though governor romney may have the mostuei÷ delegatee doesn't feel like a front-runner that is the perception that a lot of people have. that rick santorum continues to surge and emerged as a real threat to romney winning the nomination. of course newt gingrich would love nothing more than to have more debates. what do you think about in idea that maybe he's got the most delegates but he's not the front-runner if he doesn't get out there and talk more especially about some of the positions that rick santorum has taken over the last month, he could have a real problem. >> look, he's got a problem. i think the front-runner for

those who sit around like us and do the math and say well, how many delegates do you need to get from point a to point b. he is still the one who is in the best position to win the delegate map. but he's not a front-runner. the republican party is clearly not all that comfortable with him. the danger is, just as you said, newt gingrich would like nothing more than to take him on. rick santorum, all that free tv time to point out to people that mitt romney has not been consistent on conservative issues. if that is something that will help mitt or hurt him? if he's going to do debates needs to do better than talking about his wife's two cadillacs or knowing the owners of nascar. this is a guy who has been putting his foot in his mouth a little. >> rick: those were off-the-cuff remarks he made to reporters he wasn't in a

debate situation. back your guy walter mondale in '84 talking about gary heart he said where's the -- gary hart he said where is the beef line. i was a teenager and i remember to this day. isn't there a opportunity for governor romney perhaps if he were to go out there and really score some points? >> perhaps. i have to tell you the where's the beef was scripted. i remember lloyd bentsen and i was sitting there with i knew jack kennedy, i knew that was coming. the danger for romney is he does come across as scripted. when he goes off-the-cuff, he makes mistakes. if he is standing between santorum and gingrich, the danger for him is they are both going to be aiming the fingers in his direction. maybe he's got no choice at this point but to try to ignite the republican base. but, it is also a big risk,

because that fire could engulf him. >> rick: i knew that line was scripted in my head now you have confirmed it for me all these years later. >> sorry. you were a teenager at least. >> rick: yes, susan estrich you can read her columns every wednesday and friday, thank you susan. >> arthel: what is the greatest thing since sliced bread? how about butter. super from consumer reports here with more. you have the color of butter on too, how we can enjoy it with less guilt, sounds good to me. ♪ [ male announcer ] the 2012 m-class continually monitors blind spots, scans the road to reveal potential threats, even helps awaken its driver if he begins to doze. so in the blink of an eye it will have performed

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welcome to the eating portion of the show. what better than butter? not much except possibly something healthier. >> arthel: that is why this month consumer reports tested 15 different brands of butter substitutes to find which were not only lower in fat and cholesterol also tasty. super deputy editor of shopsmart magazine. we are going to going in as sending order. -- in ascending order.

>> 15 together including sticks of margarine. >> rick: you can tell right away when you are looking at something that it is not real butter. when you can really tell is when you are spreading it. there are things that do not spread. you you are like what is this? >> we have already prespread this you can take a taste and see what you think. >> rick: all right. >> what is great about this, 45 calories per tablespoon, five grams of fat slashing saturated fat and calories of butter sacrificing this is one of our runners up sacrificing a little taste this has more artificial flavor. >> rick: we've had in our house. >> i can't believe it is not butter the lite version beat out regular version. >> i use this, 45 calories. >> five grams of fat. this one beat out the

brummel & brown a little bit. >> arthel: i like it. >> that's good because you are doing your heart, waistline, everything a favor. this is the one i eat. >> rick: smart balance buttery spread way do you think of this? >> this one is a little firmer this is a little firmer than the others. >> rick: what does that mean firmer? >> this has more calories 80 calories a tablespoon, 9 grams of fat, butter has 100 calories a tablespoon and 11 grams of fat, all saturated. you are giving up saturated fat. this has no trans-fat linked to heart disease. >> arthel: what about after-taste? >> this left a little bit of an oily -- which butter does

not do. >> rick: the winner. >> this is the winner. this fooled our taste testers who thought they were eating real whipped butter the land o'lakes can canola oil. it has dairy flavor it spreads like butter this is the winner. >> rick: i don't know, personally -- i know i'm not one of your professional tasters this one is tastier this is not bad. >> arthel: none of it is bad. >> this was our clear winner. these are all our runners up this will save you half the fat of butter, half the calories that's good. >> arthel: it works well in the skillet, i fry up eggs and put chives in. >> not all can you cook with. they displace the calories and fat and put more water in and other ingredients, all of them don't cook up the same as

butter or maybe these, sort of a case-by-case scenario you have to be careful with baking. >> rick: what about folks still using margarine? >> margarine has trans-fat when shopping the firmer it is the more trans-fat it is going to have. margarines have 1.5 grams of trance they don't have saturated fat. you have to watch the trans-fats too. none of the margarines made the grade they don't taste like dairy they don't have real butter flavor. >> rick: thank you sue. i know what is for break fast tomorrow, eggs and chives, i like that. >> arthel: that's it i'm cooking breakfast for him and his wife tomorrow. >> rick: enjoy the rest of your st. patrick's day! this is made for pain. [ male announcer ] bayer advanced aspirin enters the bloodstream fast, and rushes extra strength relief to the sight of your pain. feel better? yeah...thanks for the tip!

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