we could face that, too. >> oil and gas have made norway rich. the voices of the oil corporations are often louder than those of the fishermen. but the situation in the unspoiled cod rich lofoten islands is controversy. the issue has split the government. the smaller parties of the governing coalition are against drilling. socialist left party leaders drove through a moratorium on drilling around the islands perry she wants to move from oil to claim renewable energies like hydropower. >> we have so many possibilities. i think the dream of getting the last drop of oil out of the ground stops us from seeing where the future opportunities lie. >> but the state owned oil corporation has not been deterred. the company's biggest argument in favor of drilling has been the norwegian ore reserves are fast running out perr. kback on the lofoten islands, this man also earns a living from the natural environment. he relies on tourism, though not many people come in the winter. he is also against drilling perr. >> perhaps the tourists will come anyway. but oi

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can i finish my point please five other countries two of them are engaged in the military action in norway canada. netherland sort of denmark forty three countries france britain you know if this is not the us against gadhafi and we have not invited you as to come in. let's talk officials across the world continue to rally against his actions some for the very action is inconsistent form a conflict that venus can sometimes get away with crimes like that if they have the backing of the west that's his children of course from washington. welcome and firm handshakes for someone who just three years ago gave the order to the deaths of civilians in the republic of south korea and i'm dealing with one of the great leaders of the world the georgian president with his fluent english is a welcome guest on american t.v. shows where he's never asked the question why in the middle of the night on august the seventh of two thousand and eight you begin to me george little. of the sleepy . in city of tskhinvali and other peaceful palaces. region which georgia wanted to bring under its control was razed t

norway day festival. a showcase of mechanized march vems. some show at half moon bay airport. >> wow! >> lots to do. >> thanks so much for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is coming up next. >> have a great day, bye-bye.

he is traveling with the former presidents of ireland and finland and norway their goal is try top ease tensions between north and south korea. >>> back here at home a presidential candidate is attacking president obama saying republicans want to end medicare. >> obama care is avoucher system for those that do not have care. when ryan does it for medicare we are cruel and horrible to seniors. you can't have it both ways. >> former pennsylvania senator made the comments yesterday. he was talking about congressman paul ryan's plan to turn medicare into avoucher system. ryan says his plan would help drive down costs because seniors would be able to shop around. the president and other democrats are against the plan saying it would be the death of medicare and leave seniors to fend for themselves. >>> easter celebrations will continue at the white house with the annual egg roll. i want to show you pictures of last years event. this year nine-year-old robinson from firefield will be taking part. robinson won an online lottery to attend the event. her mother, grandmother, brother are also in

deal being brokered and a tenuous cease fire held as talks got under way in thailand and later in norway. however, by 2003, the tamils suspended further negotiations, citing anger over their treatment. by 2006, the tamils resumed their guerrilla activities, targeting locations in and around columbo. in the early months of 2009, the sri lankan military applied pressure on them. in 2009 with their leader dead, the tamil tigers admitted defeat. it is the lead-up to that which the u.n.'s report is focused on, with both the tamils and the government accused of serious homeland security violation. -- human rights violations. >> now that the report findings are out, those responsible should be held to account. >> this is certainly, this new report by the panel of experts, is certainly an important start in that direction. as the previous speaker noted, really the sri lankan government has done nothing over the past two years. and what you have now is a carefully written professional report with hard-hitting conclusions, and it's important that the international community support secretary-gener

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it was captured in time lapse photography in northern norway.when energized pars from the sun strike the earth's magnetic field, making the northern sky dance with curtains of color. hmm. formerly known as the aurora borealis, we just like to call it beautiful. >>> meanwhile back in this country, be prepared for a rough ride on a lot of roads this spring. potholes are blooming faster than april flowers and they're leaving a big hole in many city budgets. susan koeppen reports. >> reporter: it's a bumpy ride on america's roadways. a brutal winter has led to a bumper crop of potholes. >> they're just immense. and they're everywhere. in >> reporter: in boston the mayor's office has developed an app trying to track and fix the pothole problem. in new york city, crews have filled more than 213,000 potholes this year. an 11% increase over last year. the city is spending an additional $2 million on plugging potholes. in philadelphia, the city has filled more than 11,000 potholes this year. and mechanics are busy. >> cars that are coming in with an infl

norway, six f-16's, romania, one frigate. turkey, five warships, one submarine. the u.s., eight warships, three submarines, two guided missile destroyers, plus f-15 and f-16 fighter jets. non-nato nations also have offered jets. qatar, the united arab emirates, and sweden. when nato took control this week an official pled to the u.k. gaddafi's foreign secretary aka his secretary of state, moussa koussa. british foreign secretary william hague confirmed it thursday. >> the libyan foreign minister moussa koussa arrived at airport yesterday from that area. his resignation shows gaddafi's regime which has seen significant reductions is fragmented, under pressure and crumbling from within. >> secretary moussa koussa had worked for libya's foreign service for over 30 years. he was joined within hours by ally abdel salem trekki as the highest ranking officials in the gaddafi government to defect. trekki was libyan foreign minister in the 1970s and just finished his term as president of the united nations general assembly last september. question, has president obama sta

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over now which is part of russia's alfa group plans to dissolve in becomes a structure deal with norway's ten however says it's no longer appropriate for them becomes a merger with egypt or ask was sealed so i don't know oppose the deal and so it's taken the line operates a drop to twenty five percent or something like that of a gazprom bank that leaves all shareholders could benefit each other the reason behind it is that the probably decided to tell you more at this particular moment is not the best partner for their interests as a business group with some characters default but pretty much sure that we could work together forever and we will form a very successfully they should be very much value to each other but speak of different approaches in the way that they both write that are very strong and positive for the company for their people gave what will probably the other thing you go through the growth of their business thinking or its debates and everything to be all still for i think he's there sure that i'll never lose this but yet again with some always something happens first o

behind france sweden austria belgium denmark germany finland italy hungary portugal spain greece norway luxembourg the united kingdom slovenia the northern alliance poland the czech republic japan switzerland new zealand canada and ireland all of those countries all of them we rank behind and how much we spend to help our least fortunate citizens the result we rank above all of them and how frequently we imprison or says it's those are not two separate numbers they're related if we don't spend money helping people when they're down educating treating them giving them some bootstraps and they have no other choice but where does work to resort to any means necessary including crime just to survive near the bottom and social spending on top in prison rates that's the america of today and yet republicans in their latest budget passed on friday want to further cut spending for the poor and keep people in middle class they warn will become like europe you know germany for example we don't rein in our spending germany by the way currently spends three times more than the us on social programs

algeria which is part of russia's alpha group plans to dissolve the bill called structured deal with norway's telling or after says it's no longer appropriate after the until khan's merger with egypt's overscan was sealed to an extent on our part of the deal and saw its stake in the begin line operator dropped to twenty five percent but andrey bought a dano at a gas pump and believes all shareholders could find benefits the reasoning behind it is that the problem decided to deal in or at this particular moment is not the best partner for their interests as a business group with some classes we hold but pretty much assured that we could work together for ever and we will probably have very successfully and should be very much value for each other risk because different qualities in the way and that they both united are very strong can bring positive for the company for their particular case up or probable probably other thing you will lose in terms of the arab league was thinking chords to be and everything goals or forth in the future if you're that of almost never loses but yet again when so

all tomorrow which is part of russia's out the group plans to dissolve the construction deal with norway's tellen or office as it's known. on that property after the mill perkins merger with egypt's iran's column was sealed ten are opposed to you and so it stayed in the bay line operates a truck to twenty five percent less entry but don't have a grasp on buying these all shareholders could benefit each other and the reason behind it is that the probably decided to drill in or at this particular moment is not the best partner for their interests and business group with care says default but i'm pretty much sure that we can work together for every little problem and very successfully they should be very much value to each other because we have different qualities in the way that they both united are very strong good and positive for the company for the picking the pavement for political problems the other thing is the full we look will lose in terms of their business thinking chords debates and everything to go and so forth and he's very sure that i was never loses but yet again with some al

norway going. to be i think in the. six games i don't want to. i want best position. that would be six game good big up. doesn't allow guys to. win that i really points behind. it was better for us to being that we have to go to the world that is good because it means going to play do we have. the other five games. russian nationals in a training session also region next week the european hockey. have a song playing world championships. of. the h.l. players have just finished with a lawyer who lives round one coach beach last week and now has to turn his attention to russia however he was absent from team training and she is there as well as others so i want players who will join the team later but before that his assistant he gives or her can run the session which was no trouble to the players you're watching and the harkin and which side because i have always been a coach and a unit so training was a really anything different and when the rest of our team is joining us everything will be just the same. among the players the training with and the clinical striker who

out of countries five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action at their key norway and canada. netherland sort of denmark for three countries france britain you know this is not the u.s. against gadhafi and we have not invited to you as to come in we have asked the security council the legal entity who is the sponsor for protecting people around the world to intervene and protect libyan civilians who have been killed don't much know what this book and i haven't heard from above from you or sort of from your guest the gentleman did anything about this but but it must killing i guess the whole population what's happening in libya is another one day not a tough. what is your guess that the gentlemen were quite happy plus that to happen even if they had since taken part i mean please keep keep your ideology of. american administration out of our will i mean we i mean i think i used to think the point is and i even brought it up at the very beginning of the program i don't think it's to be pro or anti american issues that being pro practical and seeing what has happened

of countries do five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action at their key norway a panel. netherland sort of denmark for three countries france britain you know if this is not the usa against gadhafi and we have not invited to you as you come in we have asked the security council the legal entity was that a sponsor for protecting people around the world to intervene and protect libyan civilians while being killed don't match nobody's talking i haven't heard from above from you or sort of from your guest the gentleman did anything about this but but it must going against the old population what's happening in libya is another one day not tough. it is you would guess that the temperament were quite happy to allow that to happen even if they had since taken part i mean please keep keep your ideology of the american administration out of our well i mean we are doing the things i used to say to the breakers and i've been right up to the very beginning of the program i don't think it's i would be pro or anti american issues that being pro practical and seeing what has h

out of countries to five hundred countries two of them are engaged in the military action turkey norway and canada. and another land sort of denmark one two three countries france britain you know why does not the u.s. against gadhafi i mean we have not invited to you as to come in. the first country to launch air strikes over libya france has taken one of the leading roles and eventually actually against the gadhafi regime many now see it as an attempt to overhaul its image international arena and influence in a region. reports france was plotting war on libya already last year raising fresh fears over the country's global ambitions. there. are humans but the french and the british forced work to nor by the french are preparing. these operations since last november bombing a small arab nation seemed like an easy way to put fronts on the map but once you get in on what i call the imperial condominium a recurring africa with no way in to the invasion in sight and she wore protests are rocketing across the european union. the war in libya would put french and british abroad and restore th

and a cold war academic from the past who handed it out at will and there was a lot of criticism in norway when obama got it and when others caught it i mean this injury is a case in point. but numerous other people have got it and gabrielle garcia marquez himself a prize winner of the nobel prize winning on the critter said it would be more accurate to call it the nobel award price than they would give it to whoever they wanted whenever the vilifying of matthew actually got two people pled guilty to people who know about these prize al gore when we defeated theoretically more votes in two thousand and brock obama i mean that was it was a real sense that it was so much relief and so much anger george bush they gave it to two different people the one who really deserve the nobel peace prize who didn't get it i'm sure he is i doubt is bill clinton and he did make war in kosovo but that war was seen as a no other humanitarian intervention but clinton has probably done more for peace than any. president jimmy carter you mean carter bring out jimmy carter of peace crisis ok but i mean if i go t

all 26,000 people studied came from the same town in norway. >>> and a bill prompted by the death of two santa cruz women passed the. >> senon your michael finney here with the latest. >> california is on the forfront . 42 to 46 and one vote more than needed. 24 year old rachel hawk and her sister jackie died in an accident involving a rental vehicle that was recalled a month earlier. it would oppons say the bill goes too far. >> if this bill related to life threatening defects, recalls, they are life threatening and that would make sense and if it was drafted to exclude windshield wipers that makes sense. >> i find it interesting that one of my colleagues would minimize the wind shield wiper or defroster. do you want someone unfamiliar and coming at you and veering over the line and taking out your whole family. i think not. >> the pressure goes on to the state senate. >> they released voluntary guide liance on food. ited companies to advertise healthier food prungs. some companies have gun to do this. they are calling for advertising that encourages kids to eat vegetables and low f

can i finish my point please five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action norway canada. netherland started then month one to three countries france britain you know this is not the us against gadhafi and we have not invited to you as to come in. here with our t. ly from moscow seven years in prison that's how doing business in georgia has ended up or one israeli investor running food was found guilty of bribery by it to produce the court but his lawyers say he was entrapped by top officials so the government could avoid paying one hundred million dollars it owed the businessmen it's cost lives artie's kathleen koch over she's following these developments katherina how does a businessman who a government owes millions and up in jail and he's not just a businessman but it would be all pipeline legal guess who question how it came up that he turns up in a free. and i believe so what investing that much in the country a loss to togo rudy folks received a possible invitation but is quite surprisingly for himself from the georgian prime minister invitation we show was

provisions in there that talk about salary and gives you let me just take this a step further you know in norway they require forty percent of the parliament to be women in iceland i think it's fifty percent. last century the twentieth century i think we were all born in the twentieth century it's all those dog twenty first one hundred fifty million people died. in wars and with the exception of maggie thatcher in the balkans all those wars were declared by men why don't we want to learn something from this why don't we why don't we say that half of all legislatures have to be women but half of all boards and executives have to be women and that for the next ten years men are not allowed to vote. i'm dead serious . i find it's such an offensive one hundred years of you know you know people died can you imagine time a hundred have to be a million people you're saying that i'm saying that there was a general use the word reset punish all men for things that happened in you nineteen seventeen and in my home you know that john if yesterday and yes i am what i am it's called an old friend of mine har

in norway forty percent of the parliament by law is women and iceland is fifty percent chance and yet it works and they're not having wars and one of the ire is out of the cell united states is the greatest economy in the world and even though you're one of the smell of your little one i will say that one interesting thing that you private about the inequity in congress is that this was the first year the first election in thirty years that the representation the number of women the percentage went down we've been seeing steady increases but it's roughly about sixteen percent representation and were for. are more than fifty percent you know about fifty two percent of population and it's not that there's not women who are qualified i think that you know there's a lot of reasons out you know we need to encourage women to go and we need to you know bring women were in the process in appointments and all of these things that kind of help with the equity here but the reality is that and you have a situation where in my old boss used to say that we will truly be equal is when there can be a

finish my point please five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action and turkey norway and planted. another land sort of denmark for two three countries france britain you know this is not the us against gadhafi and we have not invited to you as to come in. as the first country to the launch air strikes over libya france has taken one of the leading roles that you actually against the gadhafi regime many now see it as an attempt to overhaul its image in the international arena and claim influence in the region. reports france was plotting war on libya already last year a raising fresh fears over the country's global ambitions. of the french and the british first worked in or but the french are preparing british operations last november holding the small arab nation seemed like an easy way to put fronts on the map france wants to get in on what i call the imperial condominium a real kind of africa with nowhere to the invasion in sight and she war protests are rocketing across the european union. war in libya one of them french in front page abroad congress nor the govern

finish my point please five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action parakey norway canada. and the netherlands denmark one to three countries france britain you know why does not the us against gadhafi and we're we have not invited to you as to come in. but as top officials across the world continue to rally against gadhafi actions somebody their reaction is consistent former conflicts that the this can sometimes get away with the crimes they commit if they have the backing of the west that he's going to kind of course from washington. warm welcome and firm handshakes for someone who just three years ago gave the order that led to the deaths of civilians in the republic of south korea dealing with one of the great leaders of the world the georgian president with his fluent english is a welcome guest on american t.v. shows where he's never asked the question why in the middle of the night on august the seventh of two thousand and eight the george would begin the major artillery bombardment of the sleeping city of god and other peaceful palace nearby. the region was g

can i finish my point please five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action norway canada. and the netherlands sort of denmark one to three countries france britain you know i dis is not the us against gadhafi and we have not invited you as to come in. seven years in prison that's not doing business in georgia has ended up for one israeli investor ronnie food was found guilty of bribery by it would you say court but his lawyers say he wasn't trapped by top officials so the government could avoid paying one hundred million dollars that he owes the businessman let's cross to our cheesy katherina back chill but she's following these latest developments for us you have to really know why did this business men to whom the georgian government always millions end up in jail how does something like this happen. rony folks is not only a major investor in georgia he's also on record so in turkey a position combining both economic development and all the rock diplomacy he worked as an oil trader in new york for some people teen years and yes he invested huge amounts of cash in

i finish my point please five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action but norway canada. and the netherlands sort of denmark one two three countries france britain you know this is not the u.s. against good to have you know we have not invited to you as to come in. so many years in prison that's how doing business in georgia has ended up for one israeli investor ronnie food was found guilty of bribery by a tbilisi court but his lawyers say he was entrapped by top officials so the government could avoid paying one hundred million dollars prison this man let's cross live now to our tease accepting a grandchild why she is following the latest developments care free not how does the businessman whom the georgian government always millions and up in jail oh nice who question andy rooney folks is not just a businessman who did major business with georgia back in the times of the soviet union he's also known recon still in turkey where he also has some major investments he says an oil. as an oil. business might also we knew your thought something fifteen years now he loo

finish my point please five out of countries two of them are engaged in the military action thirty norway and canada. another land sort of denmark forty three countries france britain you know this is not the us against gadhafi and we're we have not invited you as to come in. so many years in prison that's how doing business in georgia has ended up for one israeli investor running food was found guilty of bribery if i had to please the court but his lawyer say he was entrapped by talk of fish oil so the government could avoid paying one hundred million dollars but it the businessman let's cross live now to r.t.c. caffeine approach over she is following developments for us because we know why there's a businessman who owes some millions of dollars and up in jail how does that happen . the question really books is not just a major or major investor in georgia he's also the. because the pipeline mogul in turkey he works as an old trade in new york will be ten years this is a known rate whole soul in turkey and with you again had a major oil project back to the ninety nine chase that is the t

mason in san francisco for norway day starting at 10:00 a.m. this morning. so in this spirit, i'm mike in >>> aye looked at some of the trees blowing around in the breeze. we also saw the flags flapping in the wind, so hold on to your hat, you're headed outside today. and something new is popping up along the route of this year's beta breakers race in san francisco. sobering tents. as the name implies, they are tents where runners can sober up. organizers say the tents are an alternative to going to jail. this year's race will officially have zero tolerance for alcohol. orlgers say you can still come in crazy costumes, you can even run in the nude, but you can't come drunk. >> charlie sheen will perform tonight at the nob hill auditorium. he will donate the proceeds to brian stow. the actor will reportedly donate all of the profits from merchandise sales to the brian stow fund. so at least one part of the show will be excellent. >>> now let's check our weather forecast with rob. did you see those trees blowing around? >> they're holding on. but they have a n

a fellow out of norway. pretty stuff. there you go.t's on facebook nbc morning page. >> beautiful. thank you very much. thank you for joining us.

included in his group are the former presidents of ireland and finland and former prime minister of norwayill be visiting both north and south korea. >>> a strong earthquake this morning in indonesia, and people were running into the streets. the magnitude 6.2 quake was only six miles deep, but there were reports every homes damaged, windows smashed, cracks in the walls. right now there's no word of any injuries. >>> massive search is underway today in japan. look at these pictures. about 25,000 japanese solders in marshy ground, you see the polls. they're poke, trying to find victims of last month's quake and tsunami. about 12,000 people who still missing this morning. meantime, navy boats and divers are searching the waters up to 12 miles off the coast. >>> witnesses say at least 11 people were just killed today in syria. the army stormed into a southern city and fired indiscriminately on civilians. syrian troops were backed by tank fire and snipers. this is a very sharp escalation of a deadly crackdown by the president of syria against an uprising. people demanding reform. >>> two sacra