there's only so many refineries in the midwest u.s. there's only so much crude oil from canada they can take. so to expand the reach of canadian oil into the u.s., you need a palestine to the u.s. gulf coast, which is the largest, most sophisticated refining center in the world. in fact, it's been an important source of export growth for the u.s. but this denial does raise an uncertainty about whether that growth will continue, as previously thought. >> thank you. dr. gruenspecht, i would like to ask you about diesel prices. in my home state of wyoming this weekend win noticed that a gallon of diesel is about a dollar higher than regular unleaded gasoline. it's my understanding that this difference can be attributed in part to a shortage of diesel in the suggest the upper plains. i know a lot of diesel is being shipped to north dakota to service some of the oil field work being done there. can you help me understand why diesel prices are so much higher than gasoline prices right now in wyoming? >> thank you. i couldn't specifically spe

u.s. midwest. there's only so much crude oil from canada they can take. so to expand the reach of canadian oil into the u.s., you need a pipeline to the u.s. gulf coast which is the largest most sophisticated refining center in the world. in fact, it's been an important source of export growth for the u.s. this denial does raise an uncertainty about whether that growth will continue as previously thought. >> thank you. dr. gruenspecht, i'd like to ask you about diesel prices. i noticed in montana it's higher than regular unleaded gasoline. it's my understanding that this difference can be attributed in part to a shortage of diesel in the west and the upper plains. i know a lot of diesel is being shipped toed north dakota. can you help me understand why diesel prices are so much higher than gasoline prices in wyoming? >> thank you. i couldn't specifically speak to wyoming without, you know, without doing some more research. but i do know that this issue of diesel and gasoline prices is a broader phenomenon. there may be special circumstances in wyoming. but

u.s. midwest, nina.his is a topic that's raging at the moment. >> it certainly is one we'll be watching on "world business today." in fact, later on today, andrew, i'm off to biodiesel plants that a lot of taxi drivers are using to mitigate the effects of oil prices. interesting story to watch here on "world business today." >>> talking about the hacking scandal, there have been new allegations in the phone hacking inquiry in the united kingdom over the last few days. the former deputy prime minister, prescott have said the police could have covered up an extent of the scandal. he said when the inquiry went on, there was a conspiracy to hide the facts when his own phone was hacked. deputy assistant police commissioner also testified that journalists from the sun newspaper made payments not just to police officers here but also to a whole network of corrupt officials. news international which employs -- which owns the tabloid responded that the practices no longer exist at the newspaper. >>> in the meanti

u.s. tourism. he headed to the midwest. he has ties there? >> yeah, this is pretty interesting.esident v will be heading to iowa when he was a local official in the 1980s. he's been to iowa before. he went in the 1980s. he'll be talking about agriculture, and he'll also be heading to los angeles where president obama seemed to let slip during their bilateral meeting today that he might be taking in a lakers game. so, you know, maybe a little fun and games on this five-day business trip. >> lakers, huh? but maybe no jeremy lin on this tour, right? >> that's what i kept thinking. everybody has linsanity. >> that's right. thanks, brianna. >>> next on reporter roulette, regrowing human heart tissue. i know it sounds like science fiction. scientists are very much doing it. they found it can undo some of the damage done by heart attacks. dr. sanjay gupta explains this cutting edge treatment which uses stem cells. >> people have been talking about using stem cells for some time, but this particular trial san important one. it shows a couple things that are very specific to some questio

u.s. soil. >>> the warmest january on record in some places. still above normal in the midwestfor the rest of today's weather, showers from the northeast to the gulf coast. snow in northern maine. more than a foot of snow in the cascades. >>> and as the economy improves, it's expected that more than 1 million construction jobs will be added over the next six years. women usually lose out of those jobs because they lack the strength of men. as we hear from abc's nick watt, a california program hopes to change that. >> reporter: in the shadow of a long beach power plant, a dozen women are stepping into tool belts. this innovative program trains women for, women, man's work. for the knew who make it through the grueling ten weeks, for those that can hack the physical demands, the rewards are great. because traditionally male blue collar jobs can pay a lot more. iron workers, nearly all men, make on average 23 bucks an hour. waitresses make just 10. >> women have to go out to work. i have a child to support. >> reporter: donna williamson, a recent graduate, is back lending a hand.

midwest. that's set to arrive on wednesday, again it will take a while to get in here and quiet across the u.sw. waiting for the wednesday weather maker to develop. we're dry and cool overnight. tomorrow we're going 60 degrees. a significant warm up and tomorrow night is cool and dry. as we look at the seven-day forecast, that doesn't last into the last days of february toward wednesday the 29th, chances of rain going up. temperature going down. back in the mid-40's. punch as february comes to a finish. we begin the recovery in toward the week. on the whole here, really not bad. >> you look like you're going to a party tonight. >> you know after the show there's an oscar party. >> didn't you get the invitation? >> i'm going to stacey's. >> history making moments tonight. who went home with oscar. we'll take a look. >> adam sandler got recognized tonight. why it was not something he's proud of. knowing adam he probably is.

midwest can take from canada. so that's expanding the reach of canadian oil to other markets in the u.s., namely the gulf coast. >> the gulf coast is critical. >> listen, grit testimony. thank you, doctor, and all of you. my time is up. we appreciate your continuing to give this committee good information. >> senator landrieu. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i really appreciate the testimony, as usual. it's very, very helpful as we try to direct our policies to respond to some of the changing reali reality. i'd like to submit first for the record a report that just came out from our greater new orleans inc. that talks about the hidden job loss along the gulf coast. a story that really, in my view, hasn't been told because the unemployment numbers after the mccondo spill have stayed relatively flat. employment and unemployment. but it's because of the shift from south louisiana to north louisiana with the shale plays. but in south louisiana, we still are experiencing tremendous downturn because of the slow permitting process. the deepwater plays are significant, but the shallow water drillers have really been hurt. and

group in chicago, our midwest bureau chief and auto expert, diane eastabrook. when looking at these two big regions europe and the u.s., let's tackle the u.s. first with general motors, what is tell-- selling, consumer demachined and profit margin, how much of that is under gm's control. >> not a lot unless they can control oil prices. we've seen this phenomenon, tom, over the past faw years when we see prices at the pump go up. people migrate into small cars and hybrids. we see pump price goes down. they start buying suvs and pickups again. and income analysts are talking about the possibility of $5 gasoline this summer, so that really doesn't bode too well for those pickup and sport utilities. >> tom: close to $4 here in south florida and i am sure are you over that in someplaces in chicago already. in europe, meantime, how realistic are these ideas of actually closing plants are laying off european autoworkers? >> well, it sounds like it's a really tough sell but there are some things that gm can do in europe, talking about cutting costs. it's talking about possibly consolidating some back-office operations, in vo

more oil from our ally canada to come to the u.s., taking the place of imports from far less friendly producers. the oil would go to refineries in the midwest and the gulf coast. increasing the supply of american-made gas and preserving domestic refining jobs. the pipeline would also provide an outlet for the growing supplies of domestic oil produced in the back form nation north dakota and monday monday montana relieving a bottleneck and every penny of the project paid for by the private sector. given the many benefits of keystone it is not surprise that so many americans consider this decision to be a no brainer. especially since the environmental impacts of the project have been extensively studied for years and found to be minimal. last july the house pass add bill requiring the state department to make the long overdue decision on keystone by november 1st. it was certainly bipartisan. 47 democrats joining nearly all republicans in supporting the reasonable measure. the bill would have garnered more votes if not for the administration's repeated assurances it's going to make a decision before the end of 2011 and the legislative deadline

u.s. storm prediction center, a division of the national weather service, at least 16 tornado sightings were reported across the midwest from tuesday night into the morning. >> do they have a good warning on that, gary? >> they did. the pictures are devastating. >> yeah. >> and most of the warnings were at night. >> yeah, yeah. >> and so they probably more loss of life there from that one reason. >> yeah. >> and that is looking like we can have more again. >> really? and we're calling for thunderstorms. no doubt about that and that is rainy today, more than an inch at the airport and in surrounding areas and about everyone is picking up an inch of rain, the places that i did check and that is a nice area of rain going through and another section of rain coming. this is thunderstorms basically from the west that are starting to try to creep over the mountains and the problem is, we're still cool here. as the thunderstorms come into the cooler air, they're weakening a bit. look at all of the rain that is yet to come and most of that in to parts of west virginia into kentucky and tennessee and is primarily severe and you

u.s. lawmaker was arranged today. plus, it may not feel much like winter around here but the midwest is being hit hard today by a winter storm. bogey to look at the problems it is causing. tom kierein is back with an update on our weather and possibility of some severe storms later today. stay with us [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited time only. so don't wait. want to save even more? call right now and we'll add a special bonus: $300 back. unlike cable, fios delivers a 100% fiber-optic network to your home. get america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet, plus the best tv picture quality, and more hd. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. save $600 in your first two years. and don't forget your special bonus: $300 back. hurry, offer ends march 3rd. call 1.877.827.

u.s. vehicle sales are expected to go up 9% to almost $14 million this year. >>> a powerful winter storm is making its mark across the midwestcheck out the road trouble this system is causing in nebraska. cars having trouble getting traction and slippery streets are contributing to a number of accidents there. the same system dumped more than two feet of snow in colorado. and in addition to the snow and cold temperatures, high winds knocked out power to more than 10,000 customers. >> now, that is a snow event. >> yeah. >> that is a weather event. not here. >> not here. it was so much snow that it actually set a snow record in denver, of all places. when you start setting snow records in places like denver -- >> wow. >> -- now, you've done something there. more than 15 inches of snow, their greatest february snowstorm on record in denver. >> wow. >> so, that's a ton of snow out there. and obviously, the high spots out north and west of there, ski resorts loving it. >> i'm sure. >> four and five feet of snow in some of the favorite spots out there, so lots of snow for them. snow you saw in omaha, nebraska. you're saying can we

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midwest including michigan. what does that tell you about the past few weeks? that's our deep dive today. overnight, another strike against nato forces in afghanistan. reports of attempted poisoning at a u.s. base. the latest hit following six days of violent protests. is there any way to diffuse this anger? it's monday, february 27th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chucke ed ted t ed ted t ee. the final stretch rather than focusing on the economy, santorum used back to back speeches over the weekend to catch the republican race as battle between the secular and religious. he disparaged john f. kennedy's speech on catholicism. >> i don't believe in an america with separation of church and state is absolute. absolute you say that people of faith have no role in the public square, you bet that makes you throw up. >> and claims that president obama is encouraging college education to indoctrinate young people. >> president obama said he wants everyone in america to go to college. what a snob. i understand why he wants you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. >> by the way, santorum has one more higher ed degree than the president. again, all of this over the weekend

this three-day trip in the midwest and out on the west coast in seattle in a short time, he'll be at the boeing plant talking about what he's been characterizing as a rebound in u.soubt reacting to those votes in the house and senate, pushing forward on the payroll tax cut extension which the white house believes is another step in the right direction. jon: they seem to win the political battle with that one, didn't they? >> reporter: the republicans had talked about demanding that be paid for, had talked about when it was only extended for two months in december that they would have a much bigger battle in february. it looks like they've given in on this one, the president seemed to have the upper hand in that debate an has another victory. jon: high-fives in the oval office, i imagine. >> reporter: when he gets back. jon: i guess so. thanks. jenna: the murder trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player is facing another delay today. the judge is allowing a recess until tomorrow, and the reason is because a number of the defense team is sick for the second day. geraldo rivera is anchor of geraldo at large. what happened this morning is they all come

opposition to the domineering midwest in the region and also the occupation of the palestinians and also the existence of the fate of the zionist regime because all problems due to the u.s. domination to the regime. if someone came and said i'm a supporter of nations, a supporter of freedom and democracy but it's this jury personal group given to the domination of the u.s. regime and didn't opposed to such domination and is a big liar. [applause] all of our problems are due to the u.s. domination in the zionist regime and all of the dictatorships that exist in the region and the world have received the support of the u.s. and the zionist regime. today they have mobilized against iran, the nation, and they are adopting the tone and i want to advise them to correct the method to study history, to study geography, to better understand the nation to realize the nation culture, capacity and plight. they should know that they are facing a glorious and historical nation. that is quite obvious the world has realized this that you oppose the progress also they are using the pretext. they say they want to negotiate. we are always prepared to negotiate with the justice and respect

than where it currently sells it in the midwest, three refineries on the gulf coast export it to other countries at world oil prices and don't pay taxes to the u.s. for doing so. four americans get higher gas prices and no increased energy security. five transcanada hugo chavez and the sheikhs of saudi arabia laugh all the way to the bank. please, vote yes for the markey -connolly-cohen-welch amendment. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from nebraska. mr. terry: this ealt -- amendment defies logic in that the refined product of gasoline will be used in the united states. the fall soif this amendment here is it says all the refined products, well there's stuff that's left over after the process that we can't even use in the united states that's currently exported today. for decades. we actually don't use all the diesel and we trade with europe to bring in more gasoline. so what this amendment is trying to do is, a start a trade war, because it violates all trade rules and regulations, but the reality is it's a misnomer. if you really want this oil to go to china and us to have to continue to import from venezuela and saud

u.s. financial conditions. chief economist is forecasting meaningful upside to the second quarter gdt forecast. >> hard to argue, but a lot of momentum happens to be midwest. don't see a lot in the east, a la tiffany's, but it is important to remember that we do matter, and we were a drag last time we dealt it. right when the s&p downgraded us. we are not a drag on the world's economy right now. if china were to cut, the numbers have been a little strong in china, but if china were to cut, i think we would come back and say europe can be dealt with. europe can be dealt with. that's different from how i felt in 2011. >> goldman's note, david, is interesting. in part they're holding back because some of these standards are showing some tightening. even gas prices beginning to show some nervous signs, and we all know how sensitive we will be to that come summer. >> it's true, though as jim has pointed out consumer seems to be pretty strong in the face of rising gas prices. it will be interesting to see. i had a conversation who said simply to me action and i'm reading here. all signs are pointing in the right direction. and the same direction, the right dire

u.s. taxpayer money. >> meanwhile, we've got an update for you. and it's a fox news weather alert. we told you about severe weather overnight. tornadoes wreaking havoc across the midwestnfirmed dead from a twister that swept through branson, missouri. more than a dozen others were also hurt. all of the victims from a mobile home park. in fact, at this hour, some of them remain trapped, we're also getting reports of damage to branson missouri's historic downtown. but it's still too early to determine the extent. in the neighboring state of kansas, two people are in critical condition after eth trapped inside an apartment complex. at least eight others were also hurt. a local high school has been set up as a shelter. real quickly, let's go ahead and a take look at a map to find out. yep, there's that big storm system, as you can see, it moved through the midwest and now it is moving to the eastern third of the united states. a strong line of thunderstorms at this hour from the great lakes down through portions of the ohio valley. and that is going to wind up being a major snowmaker in portions of new england. chilly in the northern plains, 69 right now in memphis. we ha

u.s. targets. so that saber rattling is likely going to keep a little bit of a bid here, guys. nat gas today turning positive with an expected cold snap in the midwestt gas for heating. over to you. >> thank you, bertha. >>> before we went to break, we showed you clint eastwood's super bowl pitch for chrysler. today we've got some strong new data out that may justify clint's praise for detroit's comeback. cnbc's phil lebeau is in chicago. he has the latest on an auto sector story with big implications, phil, that may be underappreciated. >> i think very underappreciated. david, did you know that we are currently on pace to set a record when it comes to vehicles exported from this country? take a look at the numbers compiled by iho's automotive for us. this year we're expected to export 1.65 million weeks from the u.s. by 2015, more than 2 million vehicles. where are they going? look at the top five. it might surprise people. first of all, look at china. it is the number three export country in terms of vehicle value. 144,670 going there in 2011. what do they want? classic american brands. cadillac cts built in michigan. jeep grand cherokee. another

u.s. secretary of energy has said the keystone x.l. pipeline will lower gas prices. not may, will lower gas prices. for the east coast, for the gulf coast, and for the midwest. but the obama administration says no. so the canadian prime minister, stephen harper, he goes to china last week. while he's there in china he met with the president of china about selling oil, about selling canadian oil to china. prime minister harper said -- and i quote -- "we are -- talking about canada -- we are an emerging energy superpower. we have abundant supplies of virtually every form of energy. and, you know, we want to sell our energy to people who want to buy our energy. it's that simple." he also spoke of a new era in strategic canada,-canada -- china-, champion energy prostate cancership. and he said if you don't want canadian sand crude, china is awaiting. if you don't want our oil, china is a waiting customer. he returned are with a memorandum of understanding to develop energy sales from canada to china. so for those who don't think that the canadian oil sands are going to be produced, that's wrong. they're going to be produced. this oil will be produced. the issue