the magnolias have begun to bloom.they're actually not native to the area but botanist have been planting them for years including some rare versions. >> they're most important place outside of china for magnolia conversation. they're so beautiful and people really like them. now it attracts a crowd every spring. >> those are some beautiful pictures, the first magnolias planted in san francisco bloomed back in 1930. >>> the findings were published. they concluded the compound can trigger proteins that rejuvenate cells. resv era trol has been credited -- >>> the jury awarded more than $8 million to a north dakota man. he accused johnson and johnson orthopedics of knowingly selling an implant that flaked and decayed. >>> we're looking for a good weekend. >> stunning as we go into the bay area weekend the weather is really shaping up. highs today got into the low 60s in some places. upper 50s. that's a big warm up from where we were a few days ago. you can see the weather system as it tracks off. it is impacting southern

what we have done with the street scape along dolores, we brought up the magnolias, down dolores to frame the palm trees. and that's the main street tree. and at the corner we are adding smaller trees not to block the view. but fun for pedestrians to sit in the new bench area and landscape with color and benches and bicycle parking. in general i think our idea was to enhance them by respecting them. and then continuing that promenade we saw on dolores street. >> thank you, that's a great explanation. and the trees and that's a wonderful idea. i am generally very supportive of this project. >> commissioner antonini. >> commissioner moore brought up a good point about that turn. and making sure if there is an area, we understand there is a bike lane or space for bikes. but if that radius part, the 14-foot bulb out is fine and you have the roundous radius and making sure it's gracious enough of the bike lane and traffic doesn't have to cut the corner to get in there. i think if tu -- if you look at that carefully it wouldn't compromise your plaza. but if that radius has to be shrunk for righ

a few stragglers who have yet to rat fight the amendment, -- ratify the amendment i'm looking at magnoliaw much longer will you wait? 148 years would be ridiculous, wouldn't it? >> after 148 years the state of mississippi has finally ratified the 13th amendment. [cheers and applause] >> jon: and that's why -- [laughter] that was unpleasant. [ laughter ] that's why mississippi can't shake its rep for bad race relations. two things, first better late than never, and second, this is pretty (bleep) late. [ laughter ] why the sudden ratification? >> it's all thanks to steven spielberg's film "lincoln." >> two men discovered mississippi was the last state that has not ratified it. >> jon: and then they went to see django unchained and tried to take the ratification back. linker or no lincoln how are you getting to this now? didn't the release of mississippi burning push to revisit the issue? to be fair they had taken steps towards banning the controversial practice of people owning other people. >> the legislature did sign on in 1995 but cannot file the proper paperwork. >> jon: oh, red tape! t

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. >>> they happened to catch this moment in magnolia, texas. >> you see blue trailer sitting on some train tracks. >> that's right. >> oh, my god. >> look out. [ horn beeping ] >> oh! wow. >> now, that blue trailer was carrying a multimillion dollar piece of drilling equipment. now, according to reports, as the truck pulling this trailer was going across these train tracks, the clearance underneath these train crossing lights, that wasn't quite high enough. the drivers gout out to check the clearance. the trailer ended up on the tracks and the train, a union pacific train was coming around the corner, didn't have enough time to stop, ran right into the trailer. [ horn beeps ] and we have another angle of this crash also caught by a cell phone camera. it's much further away, but you can see the moment of impact. you can hear just a crashing of the metal. >> yeah. >> crazy that this stuff happens as much as it does. maybe you don't have enough time, if it's right around the corner, but -- we see this a lot. >> i agree. >> and we believe that that's the case in this instance, that there

. >> yeah, the magnolia tree planted by mr. obama in the israeli president's garden may have been uprooted or may have to be. agriculture officials warnt to test it and perhaps even discard it. israeli law forbids plants and trees from other countries entering israel. >>> and then there's this, the president's limo, nickname ed the beast had to be hauled off on the back of a flatbed truck. the secret service says diagnostic tests are still being done to determine why it broke down in jerusalem. the high-tech cadillac is being sent back to the u.s. for more tests. of course, the president is not stranded. he always travels with a spare. >> beast 2. beast 1 and beast 2. >> there you go. >> let's take a look at the weather across the nation. colder than normal in the northeast. flurries from central new jersey to boston and cape cod. snow showers around the great lakes. rain changing from kansas city and memphis. all rain around the south. dallas, shreveport, snow in the rockies and cascades and some showers in the pacific northwe

and quite a way to say thank you, president obama brought a magnolia church to shimon perez.s soon as president obama left, the israelis dug it up. the tree was sent off for pesticide testing. foreign plants have to undergo a series of checks. according to reports, the tests could take months. i think they may want to have done their home work and figured that out before. last month a hacker got ahold of some of george w. bush personal e-mail revealing the 43rd president's hidden hobby, oil painting. let me know if i'm too loud. here are some self portraits showing bush in the shower and one of the former president soaking in a bathtub. the hobby is more like a talent. the hacker revealed more photos of bush's masterpieces, a cat, a chubby cat, moon lit cross and potted flowers. and one of the things he loves to paint, puppy dogs. bush's art teacher says dogs were his first inspiration. >> i think he said he painted 50 dogs. he pulls out this canvas and starts painting a dog. i said oh, my god. i call him 43 because that's the way he signed his paintings. 43. i mean he has su

today, planting a magnolia tree with israeli president simmon perez. the embassy released this video. and look at the body language as they joked during a news conference. >> there are very good looking young men who clearly got their looks from their mother. >> i can say the same of your daughter autos this is true. >> the president and prime minister discussed the peace process. mr. obama meets was the palestinian president on thursday. >> the presidential limo is going to be out of service during the stay in israel. the vehicle had to be towed away today. reports claim the car stopped running after the driver filled a tank with gas instead of diesel fuel. really is in the secret service says that is not true. a back up limo is being used. >> the u.s. senate took action today, voting in favor of a huge spending bill to keep the government open throughout the end of september. that keeps in place automatic spending cuts that will mean job furloughs. the bill is expected to approve it tomorrow then send it to president barack obama. >> a manhunt underw

." >>> in the movie "magnolia" you probably saw it raining frogs.o be raining mice. guam has a snake problem. it's causing power outages and wiping out native birds. i don't know why the power outage, maybe it eats the cords. the usda has a $1.3 million solution. dope up dead mice with acetaminophen and dump them over the islands. they'll dump out all the mice, the snakes will eat the toxic mice and die within 72 hours. they tell us that the drug causes renal and liver failure so it could take weeks for the snakes to die. they call that a needlessly agonizing ending. the first drop is expected to take place in april or may. >>> it's been 575 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? if growth continues to slow in china that, could hurt. manufacturing fell, barely expanding. that could be a huge story for us. >>> our fourth story outfront, victory in the war on terror. there was a major al qaeda leader who is dead tonight. we have learned that a senior commander of al qaeda was killed in an air strike in mali.

it happened in magnolia, texas. the trailer got stuck on the track.onductor had no time to stop. the impact sent debris everywhere. thankfully nobody was hurt. >>brian: "fox & friends" heading to the ring with anna kooiman in brooklyn at the famous gleason boxing gym getting ready for fight night. >> this weekend, saturday night at the barclays center bender -- we've got bernard hopkins. this place is famous. mike tyson here, cassius clay training here in brooklyn. we've got a special treat for you. marcus brown, 2012 olympian, 22 years old, 175 pounds, 6'2" coming in to do an interview. welcome to "fox & friends." this is your first time. you're going to be boxing in front of your hometown. he's from staten island. what's this like for you? he grew up here. these are your -- this is your fan base. >> new york city is my stomping grounds. this is my first per forming in front of my family. this is an honor. >> what are the olympics like for you? >> once ma lifetime, very special. >> you've done two fights since then, both of them ending in knockouts?

se capto el momento mismo del estruendoso choque, tomara mucho tiempo limpiar y reabrir la vía en magnoliaaños. >>expendedores de marihuana cada dia encuentran nuevas formas de vender este narcotico, se hallo ahora en sobres de caramelo que se ofrecen en escuelas, su uso crece entre niños que van a la escuela media, mucho ojo, padres de familia y tenemos mucho más en despierta américa. >>tan tan tatán ♪. >>a petición popular, todo mundo quiere tener una idea de como vas a lucir >>me encanta la tiara >>ay, carlita. >>y tu novio quiere velo? >>que lo vea, que lo vea. >>quiere vel que te cubra el rostro >>si te confieso que la que no quiere velo soy yo (risas) >>no se, tal vez después me contagie >>se lo pusiste del nabo >>ahí esta >>que hermoso que lindos que son >>y como no está el, uno tiene que hacerle de novio >>beso, beso!!! >>pareces una princesa. (aplausos) >>me tienen que dar consejos, por favor >>que te cases aquí, no en barcelona >>ya, hay que invertir los millones que ganas aquí >>desayuno dale la idea de transmitir desde barcelona el programa >>y estamos todos pagados e invitados

magnolia, texas. martha: that creates nor a good news story this morning okay. nobody was hurt, we leach you with that. bill: and the skier in maine, hats off to him. martha: that's a good news story as well. "happening now" starts right now. jon: we begin with this fox news weather alert, winter storm warnings in effect in several states as millions prepare for an icy blast expected to rip through the u.s. snow is already starting in parts of the ms. west, som midwest. some places could see more than a foot and wind gusts over 60 miles an hour and flooding in areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. it is a massive storm, we are tracking it. we'll bring you the latest in a few minutes h. bu. but first brand-new stories and breaking news. jenna: north korea making threats in the face of new sanctions over its recent nuclear bomb test. what the nation is now vowing to do. we'll tell but that coming up. jodi arias on the stand at her high profile murder trial reading from her journal. why what wasn't in it could hurt her case and eventually maybe the death pen

so the entire team stopped off at a local best buy and set up their own watch party in the magnolia roomas they learned they would be the fourth seed in the midwest region. pretty cool. will lebron and the heat ever lose again? miami beat the raptors yesterday for their 22nd consecutive win. that ties the houston rockets for the second longest streak ever. they're now 11 wins away from tying the '72 lakers for the longest streak in nba history. miami plays in boston tonight and ironically it was the celtics who snapped the rockets 22-game winning streak five years ago. >> we'll be ready for the game. you know. i'm not worried about our level of play or our level of focus, because we know the team we're playing. >> there was no love lost yesterday between former teammates joey logono and denny hamlin at the sprint cup race at bristol motor speedway. loganno confronted him after the race. a shoving match ensued. logano said he's probably the worst teammate i've ever had. got to be a pretty good deal if you're a best buy shopper and you end up being part of an ncaa tournament watch party. >

at first, reports said that the magnolia would have to be uprooted because its roots hadn't been properly for diseases and pests. but after that story went viral, israeli officials decided they can do the testing without pulling the tree out of the ground. so no red tape for the tree, wolf. >> the tree lives. >> it will live and stay right where it is. >> it will grow to be a robust tree. >> exactly. without being disturbed. >> good to know. >>> coming up here, freedom for a man who has been fighting his murder conviction for two decades. ♪ i am stuck on band-aid brand ♪ ♪ 'cause germs don't stick on me ♪ [ female announcer ] band-aid brand has quiltvent technology with air channels to let boo boos breathe. [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] quiltvent technology, only from band-aid brand. use with neosporin first aid antibiotic. there's a lot i had to do... watch my diet. stay active. start insulin... today, i learned there's something i don't have to do anymore. my doctor said that with novolog® flexpen, i don't have to use a syringe and a vial or carry a cooler. flexpen® comes prefilled w

: so you better get macarthur park ready -- try to look up that song right now, or -- what it is magnoliahis is for tony. welcome back to the "stephanie miller show." i'm hal sparks filling in. can you look up macarthur park or -- "someone left the cake out in the rain" anybody? >> all right. moving along. >> hal: because deb in california is upset with us. >> caller: hey sweety. i'm glad you are having a really good week. >> hal: we are. >> caller: aren't you? it seems like you are. >> hal: yes. >> caller: and macarthur park, hey, nothing wrong with the '70s. >> hal: i agree. >> caller: so the thing is i just -- i was calling because of all of the weird unfair crap that's going on. >> hal: uh-huh. >> caller: i don't understand why -- well i do -- i always say what we need to do -- whenever i sal the stephanie show, i say what we need to do and it's so much more than what we need and i always sound like a cheerleader, but the issue is is that the liberals need to get up off of their petunias, get up call these people -- you are being begged by the president to call liberals -- >> call you

. >> stephanie: chris, steph grampy always had a smell of magnolias and secret shame. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie [ inaudible ] that's all i would have done but that's okay. another thing, this drone strike thing, when osama bin laden was -- you know, [ inaudible ] there was a treasure grove full of information that was gathered. >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: we have no idea what they gathered. we have no idea if anyone here is planning anything. and i'm against the drone strikes on american citizens. come on, now, let's be realistic. if we have the enemy here in the united states, coming to get us again like 9/11. >> stephanie: right. >> caller: why not? >> stephanie: okay. i'm a little confused by that call. >> you are a liberal in name only. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: ted nugent has him self a new reality show. >> i have seen that -- i have seen that he has one. >> stephanie: wanted ted or alive. the rules of the show appear to be an odd mix of survive or and fare factor. he shoots at contest acts repeatedly with a paint ball gun as he brags about all of his military traini

host: last call comes from magnolia springs, alabama. caller: yes.uring the democratic invention, everyone was praising you and your brother and focusing on your mother. nobody said she was one of the founders of arasa. it just seems to me that nobody is being transparent, as the word goes today. i want to know how you feel about your mother's past politics or are you disclaiming that notion about the anti- american feelings? guest: i am happy to answer the question about my mom. she was part of a group that was a third party in texas that organized for mexican americans civil rights in an era where you still had signs and texas -- she grew up where you had signs in texas that said no dogs or mexicans allowed. they did something that was fundamentally american that worked through the political system for change. they did not harm anyone or do violent acts. they worked for change. that paves the way. i am very proud of my moms work work and happy for what she has done. there were many people in the african american civil rights movement who sacrificed

. >> i was on best buy's site with the magnolia and i keep thinking, amazon does not have a system andn to bill miller this morning. he likes groupon. and you have to get something on. no debt. 1.2 billion in cash. analytics, he says are good and the stock's almost 5% a day. people give me stock. >> is it a good sign when somebody is saying buy groupon? >> give me stock or give me death. these people are -- the managers are now scraping situations that i would not feel investable. i've got to have something and the actress who on worldwide exchange is having been in cash. did not know that. and then there's alan greenspan. here's what alan greenspan said about the market earlier today. >> right now by historical calculation we are significantly undervalued. the reason yet stock market has not been significantly higher is there are other factors compressing it lower and irrational exuberance is the last term i would use to characterize it at this moment. >> '96. >> i remember when he said it when it went up into the 1,000 points like that it would be an ironic book everyonend if this sa

. >> it's like the finale of magnolia, raining frog. they oversold it. we're supposed to do that. >> right. that's true. and we're good at it. >> the republicans are supposed to do that. >> no, actually, the media is really good at overselling stuff. no, i think it was oversold in terms of everything will happen at midnight when the clock strikes 12:00. having said that, let's not overcorrect here in our criticism and pretend that nothing is going to happen as a result of the sequester. it's a mess. the cuts are completely stupid, and they bear no resemblance to anything the republican party would want and certainly not what the president was putting on the table as well. it's just dumb. >> and unfortunately members of congress now are beginning to work to make the cuts a little less stupid. >> a bipartisan plan to curb gun trafficking is taking part. straw purchasers could face up to two decades in jail, and the dealers who sell the guns could face heavy penalties as well. introduced by senator patrick lahey of vermont. republican senator tom coburn is