plan on plenty of rain stretching from south texas all the way to the great lakes. and in the northern-most spots it will be snowing again today. as much as three to five more inches. >> the west is clearly the place to be. sunny and dry, with 60s, 70s and even some 80-degree temperatures. still a bit chilly on the east coast, with highs stuck in the 50s. >> all right. >>> coming up, is a big shakeup coming from the head of the federal reserve? >>> plus, some big changes at the local movie theater, focused on your wallet. but have you noticed? >>> and lighting up the night sky, the mystery at the music concert. what was that in the sky? >>> demand for new homes across the country, now, exceeding supply. in march, sales dropped 0.5% from february, according to the national association of realtors. sales are up more than 10% from last year. and those wanting to buy a home, up 25% because of a lack of building supplies. economists say a rise in home prices is expected. >>> is federal reserve chairman ben bernanke hinting that he's stepping down from his post? the 59-ye

i do live in washington d.c., but i grew up in south texas on the texas-mexican border and i have been covering immigration reform for more than a decade. i know a thing or two when it comes to this type of issue, when it comes to talking about border security and undocumented immigrants who want a pathway to citizenship, as well as employers who are looking for some type of way to ensure they are not employing illegal immigrants. host: is there any way to effectively control over 12,000 miles of sea coast? last call, new york city, democrats line with mark murray. good morning. caller: >> good morning. your program is very interesting on sunday morning. obama promised to close guantanamo, and now there are over 40 people, prisoners on hunger strikes, including quite a few of them being forced fed. can you comment on that, mr. murray? guest: yes, the guantanamo bay prison does remain open and there are people reporting and experiencing that this is not a fair system, it is not justified for them to be able to do. president obama made this a big priority of his during the 2008 president

i do live in washington d.c., but i grew up in south texas on the texas-mexican border and i have been covering immigration reform for more than a decade. i know a thing or two when it comes to this type of issue, when it comes to talking about border security and undocumented immigrants who want a pathway to citizenship, as well as employers who are looking for some type of way to ensure they are not employing illegal immigrants. host: is there any way to effectively control over 12,000 miles of sea coast? last call, new york city, democrats line with mark murray.

and if you look at the rate of return for those counties in south texas, they've done consistently better in terms of rate of return and the money has been protected and not raided from from washington, d.c. >> thank you. >> our next topic is federal spending. last week's sequester-related furloughs caused major delays in air travel, as we all know. however, congress voted to offset these cuts to the f.a.a. how would you have voted considering there are low income and military families being impacted by the other aspects of sequestration. governor sanford? >> that vote was ultimately a the f flexibility within federal transportation authority. i mean, what was wrong with what happened with t.s.a. is 4% cut led to impacting 40% of the flights and there was a whole host of articles around the country talking about, wait a minute, this is in essence bure ok asy gaming the system for maximum impact to try and produce a political result. i absolutely would have voted for the flexibility entailed in that bill. >> mrs. colbert busch, how would you have voted? >> i think the sequester was poorly

we're talking in the 20's as far south as parts of texas and oklahoma. this afternoon we should be seeing high temperatures rebounding into the 40's across chicago, minneapolis. 71 your high temperature in dallas. for us in new york city 44 degrees. much cooler than yesterday and some of this cooler air is making it into parts of the southeast. in atlanta by thursday you won't make it out of the 40's. this is a widespread cold-weather outbreak producing lake effect off the snow. in texas we could be seeing severe storms. heads up san angelo we have that risk for later this afternoon into this evening. >> maria molina, thank you. now for stories you can bank on this morning. after a judge's decision, stockton, california, is making history all for the wrong reasons. lauren simonetti joins us from the fox business network to explain. >> good morning. yesterday was d day for stockton, california, as a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that stockton, a city of 300,000, is able to go broke and get bankruptcy protection. a long list of creditors and bondholders w

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texas. again, it is 80 miles south of dallas but right in the very area of waco, texas.munity of as he said of 2800 people. now, as to why the fire broke out we don't know but the explosion is -- would seem clear there are a lot of chemicals at a fertilizer plant as you know. terrorists have used fertilizer to make bombs before because of the components the chemicals used in fertilizer is explosive and ammable. as you are looking at new individual is yes of the fire not at the plant but no the surrounding neighborhood. a car kind of mangled by the blast. a lot of that, homes, we he heard some obliterated. glass shattered. people felt this for miles and miles away and heard it for miles and miles away. that what you are looking at there is actually the plant and as you can see on the screen from the tape two emergency medical technician firefighters killed explosion. that was on the tape from the the coverage from the news outlet running that breaking news at the time. that has not been independently confirmed by abc news. cnn has been reporting that two were killed but w

. >> reporter: a cold front brought severe weather as it dragged across south texas and all of the way to tennessee. golf ball-size hail up to houston. thanks to our affiliate in houston. let's get right to the video, how much flooding and hail happened. it was not only piling up on roads but at streets. and the flooding in houston was all due to more half-foot of rain in some places. today, not going to get as much. in nashville, they had 1 to 3 inches, too. that rain moves south and east. watch it in montgomery to macon there. you could see 2-plus inches. back to bianna. >> all right, thank you. >>> we'll turn now to the major new development in the boston bombings investigation. it turns out that russian authorities intercepted phone calls between one of the suspects and his mother two years ago but u.s. officials weren't told just days ago, so could this tragedy have been prevented. abc's gio benitez has the latest from boston. >> reporter: to be clear, we don't know what was said in that conversation, we do know whatever was heard caused serious concern. overnight, abc news learni

some being produced down in south texas, where -- of equality that is better refined and other countrieshem and other countries and they reinforce them in exchange. what really matters is your net import dependence. it has gone down 3-$4 million a day. gerri: producing six and half million barrels per day. >> is more than that. closer to seven. gerri: exports are 60,000 barrels. come on. every president since abraham lincoln has said let's be less dependent on foreign oil. i exaggerate because we did not have cars. why would we export in a big way ? that is a competitive advantage. >> we can continue to import as well. as they said, our refineries are set up to refine different types of oil. and that benefits is overwhelmingly positive. we should do this. it mmans lower prices for the products that we pay from the countries we import. overwhelmingly then that benefits a positive. >> here is the big danger. there is an assumption that production will not be affected. if you go to the u.s. industry and say we're going to act in such a way that a thorough government will act in such a way t

just incredible from deep south texas all the way to the great lakes and moving east. big weather maker out ahead ever it. s and 50s and 60s. 63 in oakland right now. 64 fairfield and antioch. upper 40s walnut creek. half-moon bay says 50. 47 santa rosa. we'll all end with temperatures warming up fast here. the wind is not nearly as strong as yesterday so we don't get that howling northerly breeze but there is enough of a component to keep the fog held in check. so 60s and 70s and 80s. mainly 80s inland. today temperatures well above average. good 5-10 degrees. 60s and 70s on the coast. upper 70s and low 80s on the peninsula. fog will be back thursday. we'll drop five to ten degrees on the temps. not much change thursday, friday, and saturday. >>> he enlisted to honor his father and serve his country. learn about the south bay soldier killed in afghanistan. >>> also last night the warriors did it. they had their biggest victory in recent years so what is next? >>> there is a look at your big board. everything in the green there. the dow and s & p. s & p the big story t

a lot of lightning across south texas. houston, nasty drive time for you.e. we have flood warnings right now in northwestern mississippi and that means you need to be very careful out there. especially when it's dark, because you can't see how deep that flood t water is. here's how it's going to turn out throughout the day. louisiana, mississippi under the gun as will be the tennessee valley. then it moves into birmingham just in time for drive time. moving into atlanta about midnight. get those weather radios handy. get the new batteries in them. you don't want to end up being caught short if there's a power outage. heavy rain in new york city tomorrow, guys. could end up seeing signature can't delays at the airport. >> all right. samantha mohr, thank you. >>> 32 minutes after the hour. if you drive a japanese car, there is a huge recall under way right now. and this could hit you. as many as 3.4 million vehicles made by toyota, honda, nissan, and mazda, all recalled because of an issue with the airbag that could start a fire. travis is live from washingto

it brought severe weather as it dragged across south, texas all of the way to tennessee. a lot of that was hail, and up to golf ball-size hail up to houston. you can see it here, piling up on the stairs. thanks to ktrk, our favorite affiliate in houston. let's get right to the video, how much flooding and hail happened. it was not only piling up on porches, but flooding into the streets. you see it in the parking lot. and the flooding in houston was all due to more than a half-foot of rain in some places. so many cars left behind. today, not going to get as much. but up in nashville, they had 1 to 3 inches, too. all that rain moves south and east, as do strong storm potential. watch it from montgomery to macon there. you could see in parts of the kay lie th-- carolinas, two-plu inches. much more coming up in the nation's weather. now, back to bianna. >> those images are frightening. all right, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the major new development in the boston bombings investigation. it turns out that russian authorities intercepted troubling phone calls bet

just incredible from deep south texas all the way to the great lakes and moving east.er maker out ahead ever it. s and 50s and 60s. 63 in oakland right now. 64 fairfield and antioch. upper 40s walnut creek. half-moon bay says 50. 47 santa rosa. we'll all end with temperatures warming up fast here. the wind is not nearly as strong as yesterday so we don't get that howling northerly breeze but there is enough of a component to keep the fog held in check. so 60s and 70s and 80s. mainly 80s inland. today temperatures well above average. good 5-10 degrees. 60s and 70s on the coast. upper 70s and low 80s on the peninsula. fog will be back thursday. we'll drop five to ten degrees on the temps. not much change thursday, friday, and saturday. >>> he enlisted to honor his father and serve his country. learn about the south bay soldier killed in afghanistan. >>> also last night the warriors did it. they had their biggest victory in recent years so what is next? >>> there is a look at your big board. everything in the green there. the dow and s & p. s & p the big story this mornin

a little more rain across south texas today. more showers around houston. watch out for that.k of the rain ais cross the midatlantic or the tennessee valley or carolina,be toward the mid-atlantic. it could cause localized flooding in the carolina. southern part of the appalachians. another story we're watching is the rapid snow melt. yesterday,be we had north dakota with a foot of snow. after a 70-degree day yesterday, the snow is melting. we are watching a significant rise on the red river. in fargo, over 26 feet. you will get to 38 feet rise. it won't break a record but the water has to go oat out of here this week. wednesday. look at the crest of this, the fifth highest ever crest on the red river. eric? >> eric: all right. thank you so much. >> you bet. >> heather: it is more important than ever to save for your retirement, but the reality is that a lot of americans are living paycheck to paycheck. don't worry. we'll show you how you can save for your golden years no matter what. >> eric: as jo as dzhokhar tsarnaev spends his third day in prison in massachusetts, what happ

look at some of these temperatures. 77 in kansas city. 74 in dallas. 80 across south texas. 82 in el paso. look where the cold air is across the northern plains and the great lakes region. that's where we're seeing some snow. close to six inches in some cases and more snow is on the way with that same system that could bring us severe weather. it's bringing some snow across u.p. of michigan as well as the arrowhead of minnesota. and then we're watching this next storm system. this one is a biggy that's going to move into the central u.s., bringing very cold air across the west, one of our main ingredients for severe weather. lot of moisture working from the gulf of mexico. and those warm temperatures are going to help fuel those storms. it's going to be a monday, tuesday, wednesday event where we can see multiple tornadoes across this region. tuesday from dallas through oklahoma city and then joplin, missouri, which was devastated by the 2011 tornado and ef-5, taking a look at wednesday, moving across the mid mississippi river valley. so this is an area we'll certainly watch over the

he end result -- we have a problem in south texas which we are fixing. our seizures for drugs and contraband are up. the the great help of supplemental appropriation several years ago, we have been the to do quite a bit southwest border. >> the deployment of resources have increased? >> to record levels. >> amount of legal immigration as a result has been reduced. >> that is correct. law enforcement is one reason. another major reason is the driver to get a job. that is why this bill helps us at the border. another driver is how long it takes to get a visa. this bill deals with that problem. >> good. thank you very much for holding this hearing. i do think it is important the record reflect this administration has brought up this country's game in terms of border enforcement. .> thank you >> i have to ask the senator from rhode island. did you serve at the same time together as a u.s. attorney's or attorneys general? >> i think we went to the same law school. >> we did that as well. senatorhe outsider -- grassley. .> i want to make a statement it involve

. >> what i just said is it is about level with last year expect with respect to south texas. >> how does dhs measure border security? it relies upon them having a sound metric for who is attempting to cross this country illegally into is being prevented or apprehended. have to the action figure out what is happening and measures success? why is it the department no longer uses the much of operational control? >> we look at a number of things. we look at apprehensions. we look at crime rates. we look at seizures both inbound and outbound. we look at reports from those on the ground at the border. it is a whole host of things. one of the things we are really looking for is what is the trend. this is all in a positive direction that we can also make decisions about where we can put more resources. we know south texas is problematic for us but we are moving more manpower in there and i bet we will see these very quickly. >> i just want to thank you for the house standing job your doing. this bill is going to be available for everyone to read for three weeks. i would also say that we had

cnbc contributor, stephanie link of the street, jim key of south texas money management, and john of gfi group. good to see everybody. thank you for being here. stephanie link, kick us off here. what's most important in the stream of earnings that you are focused on, going into next week. >> well, i would just step back for half a second and just say, i think that this week was pretty impressive, but i think a lot of it was because we got some clarification, data from china that looked like it was actually a little bit better than expected, pmis, the cpi, ppi, also the import and export data. and it looks like maybe january and february in china was, in fact, impacted from the chinese new year. that's not kind of collapsing. and then you've got alcoa ceo saying that things, global demand remains. pretty much in check. so i think that is really good. the u.s. data looks like it's confirming that we're running at about 2% gdp. so the fed is still going to stay involved. all of these things, i think, are the reasons why the market kind of did what it did this week. now, earnings, i actu

warm air moving up from the south across texas is slamming into very cold air, dipping down in the middle of the country. that's a dangerous set up. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel has our report from aurora, colorado. >> reporter: it may be spring, but winter's putting up one last fight -- a big storm is moving across the u.s. and with it extreme weather. on one side of the system, it's cold, snowy, and windy. in denver, hundreds of flights were canceled because of icy runways and wind gusts of nearly 50 miles an hour. schools and businesses shut down because of the snow and bone-chilling cold. temperatures at 40 degrees below average with wind chills below zero, rare for april. the storm could dump up to 20 inches of snow in some areas. meanwhile, because of warm air ahead of the front, parts of the plains and midwest are bracing for dangerous thunderstorms and tornadoes. hail came crashing down in kansas. the weather channel's mike bettes is there. >> ping pong ball sized hail that pelted the crew. when that hits you, trust me, it hurts. >> reporter: to give you a sense of th

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the drought in texas and across the south reduced power plant cooling with the record low level. the manager of the pipeline in south texas placed several request for short and medium range seasonal change. in california 2001 to twch, the ratio of hydropower fluctuated between 12 and -- the colorado basin was mentioned undergoing the second driest tbel of year period on word. the power administration formed they have been -- hydropower losses and make up alternative power. these events also highlight the potential benefit of climate and weather information for managing risk of the water interface. noah and the partners are -- sport water and energy sectors. to reliability of the water supply. as a look ahead we know the physical driver of drought in the u.s. are linked sea surface temperature in the tropical and land conditions. porptd feature of the 2012 drought included the rapid expansion of dry conditions from 28% in the u.s. in may to over 60 by july. what we now term a flash drought. 2012 was also the warmest year on record. high temperatures have been shown to exacerbate d

rain as far south as texas to the parts of the great lakes and as far east as the inland area. you have been ceiling in the rainfall with it getting much cooler out there. enjoy the warmth while you do have it across parts of the northeast. heavy rain where it gets colder you have been seeing freezing rain widespread across the central planes. that's why we have a winter weather advisory. a warning has been issued across northwestern parts of iowa southern minnesota a quarter half or three quarters of an inch can fall out there. travel not encouraged out there. the severe threat in place yet again today from louisiana up into parts of new jersey. we will keep an eye on the storms. yesterday was really nice. >> they set up camp on their own as part of occupy wall street. but the city has agreed to pay more than 350,000 dollars to settle lawsuits by occupy protestors. they claim thousands of books electronics or bikes came into the park to end their protests in 2011. >> apparently the government has never heard of google. the commerce department has been charging government agenc

the end result -- we have a problem in south texas which we re fixing. our seizures for drugs and contraband are up. with the great help of the supplemental appropriation several years ago, we have been able to do quite a bit the outhwest border. >> the deployment of resources have increased? >> to record levels. >> amount of legal immigration as a result has been reduced. > that is correct. law enforcement is one reason. another major reason is the driver to get a job. that is why this bill helps us at the border. another driver is how long it takes to get a visa. this bill deals with that problem. so it is a system that needs to work>> good. together. thank you very much for holding this hearing. i do think it is important the record reflect this administration has brought up this country's game in terms of order enforcement. >> thank you. >> i have to ask the senator from rhode island. did you serve at the same time together as a u.s. attorney's or attorneys general? >> i think we went to the same law school. > we did that as well. >> as the outsider

a forecast for west and south texas. several are now below 50% of normal with some below 25%.alifornia and oregon are experiencing the driest and third driest springs on record and forecasting a little or no perspective of improvement after april. recent snows in the mid rockies brought water shed above 85% on the eastern section of the basin. but with snowpack above 65% in southern rockies including rio grand great lakes water level forecast to remain well below long-term. they were not snowpack 50 to 75% of the first of march. the national drought outlook provided as an appendix. to ensure support for the sustained monitoring and data collection the activity will build on the department of commerce, signed in december 2012. it will build upon successful partnership such as the climate bureau of reclamation. the western water support team representing twelve federal agencies was established to support the water counsel in the western govern mans in coordinate to help the nation's energy resilience they will work with the partner to improve the regional outlook for the weather

i do live in washington d.c., but i grew up in south texas on the texas-mexican border and i have beenovering immigration reform for more than a decade. i know a thing or two when it comes to this type of issue, when it comes to talking about border security and undocumented immigrants who want a pathway to citizenship, as well as employers who are looking for some type of way to ensure they are not employing illegal immigrants. host: is there any way to effectively control over 12,000 miles of sea coast? last call, new york city, democrats line with mark murray. good morning. caller: >> good morning. your program is very interesting on sunday morning. to closemised guantanamo, and now there are , prisoners on hunger strikes, including quite a few of them being forced fed. can you comment on that, mr. murray? bayt: yes, the guantanamo prison does remain open and there are people reporting and experiencing that this is not a fair system, it is not justified for them to be able to do. president obama made this a big priority of his during the 2008 presidential campaign. congress was unwi

natural gas in the united states, especially in south texas, we're in the $4 range. if you were to buy that same natural gas in japan it's $18. we've got a huge opportunity here. we've got a huge economic advantage. house republicans, myself included, we support an all-of-the-above energy and the technology is going to come. we're going to get the technology for wind, we're going to get the technology for solar, we're going to get the storage technology in batteries. all that stuff chairman smith was talking about that's going on with the department of energy , in the science and technology committee, those technologies are coming. but as we've seen with things like solyndra and the tax credit that goes to wind farms, they're not economical today. we have low-cost fossil fuel that will bridge us until those technologies are ready for primetime and ready to go. we need to take advantage of it. we need to open up the infrastructure with things like the keystone pipeline. we need to open up federal land. so we can charge a royalty to the oil and gas companies for produc

that colder air will be expanding including places as far south as texas. we have areas of rain across the dakotas and later on this afternoon and this evening we get the warmer air in place we could be seeing severe storms stay tuned wednesday into thursday we will fine tune the forecast heather and ainsley we could be looking at snow out here. >> maria molina thank you so much. i was thinking of a picture a friend sent to me last week. no covered terrain. looks like christmas. >> it is time to entertain this. actress catherine zeta jones has checked back into a treatment center for bipolar disorder. the 43-year-old is expected to complete a 30-day program. she first sought help back in 2011. ladies get ready for this one. the sequel to the movie "magic" mike" is now in the works. >> director steven soeder derring says the film is well on the way. they are set to reprize their roles. >> martha stewart is now on the prowl. yesterday the 71-year-old convicted felon joined the popular dating web site match.com. she is long interested in internet dating after

here comes this area of low pressure that just kind of moves through south texas with that will be as gets all the way into houston. what it does, a lot of heavy rain here. this is very good news. one of the parts of the country that is in serious extreme drought from oklahoma city to austin and houston, we'll get a little rain out of this. that is very good news. >> zachary wants to do a little weather here on "gma." so zachary, where are we going now? >> we'll go back into the studio with lara. >> nice job. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." jennie garth, sexy and she knows it. about to turn 41 and revealing her 30-pound weight loss. why she feels better thank ever. >>> prom night on "dancing with the stars." ballroom alum sherri shepherd is here in case you hadn't noticed with all the hits and misses and mommy confessions. "blossom" star jenna von oy opening up about her toughest role ever, being a mama. all coming up live on "good morning america" in times square. . ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker oats. today is g

alaska, florida, nevada, south dakota, texas, washington, wyoming, tennessee, new hampshire, they wererospering growing better than the tax states? >> not all of them are growing better. there are other policies that also matter. for example two of those states that you mentioned do have an income tax rate. three of those states i believe are not right to work states. there are other factors that are doing very well. california, new york, illinois on the road to greece? >> i think that would be insulting to greece. >> golfer phil mickelson made 16 mill last year who got a lot of grief and said my tax rate is 62 percent i have to make decisions about what i am going to do. >> i don't know why he took grief for that. it's a very true statement. >> people say sure you will save 8 million but you got millions. you are greedy. how much do you want? >> you can give it to people you choose to give it to. to give it to these people in sacramento is a travesty. that's like feeding rats in your basement. you just shouldn't be doing that, john. you don't want these creatures to breed and multiply

i think all the way down toward the south for texas.some of these storms picking up, some strong winds, hail, as well as isolated tornadoes. right now storms moving through parts of oklahoma city, as well as into dallas, and even into kansas city. a little bit of that wintry mix. not expecting much to accumulate. but still, you want to be careful on the roadways. down towards the south, the rain will be coming down over the next two days. you could see 4 to 5 inches of rainfall, and then all that rain spreads over towards the east. now we want to focus kind of on fog this morning. let's go to a live shot. coming out of florida. now you're looking at this area. this is in central florida, known as alligator alley. you're wondering why cars are driving so slow and there's a reporter there and i think we have some video of that situation there. they closed this down because visibility has dropped down to a quarter mile or less, and it's going to stay that way through 9:00 a.m. and i tell you what, you don't want to be stuck in alligator al

the end result -- we have a problem in south texas which we are fixing. our seizures for drugs and contraband are up. with the great help of the supplemental appropriation several years ago, we have been able to do quite a bit the southwest border. >> the deployment of resources have increased? >> to record levels. >> amount of legal immigration as a result has been reduced. there ares correct. probably a number of other reasons for illegal migration. law enforcement is one reason. another major reason is the driver to get a job. that is why this bill helps us at the border. another driver is how long it takes to get a visa. this bill deals with that problem. >> good. thank you very much for holding this hearing. i do think it is important the record reflect this administration has brought up this country's game in terms of they haveforcement. the appeal of a familiar refrain, but they are not factual. >> thank you. >> i have to ask the senator from rhode island. did you serve at the same time together as a u.s. attorney's or >> both.s general? i think we

so, for example, right now we know south texas is problematic for us. but we're already and have been moving more technology, man power, etc., in there. i bet we'll see those numbers shift very quickly. >> senator schumer. >> thank you, madam secretary. first i want to thank you for the outstanding job that you are doing not only on this legislation but on so much else , in terms of securing the border and all the other mandates that your position has. second, i would just reiterate this bill is going to be available for everyone to read for three weeks, from the day it was introduced, which is actually six days, not five days, since wednesday at 2:00 a.m. i was there, i introduced it. but, i would also say, you know, that without -- we had senator grassley, and this is not casting any aspersions on senator grassley, introduced an 08-page gun bill at about 11:00 as i remember it on the day we voted on it at 2:00 or 3:00. it's a complicated bill. didn't hear any cry about it. by you -- but the main point i want to make, there will be plenty of time for e

reindustrialization of america they need to take a look at what is happening in north texas and south texas. it has been making changes. if we really were serious about free employing americans -- about re-employing americans i think we should focus on this effort. thehis time i recognize lady from california. five minutes. >> thank you. thank you each of you for your testimony. this is an issue that we are all very familiar with. that is why i must say i am disappointed that one of our first legislative hearings is again on this issue when there are many other important issues we could be considering i continue to have serious concerns about this legislation and potentially devastating impact of the keys to a pipeline on public health and the environment. one of the main issues in this discussion is jobs. rightfully so. there is no denying that construction of the pipeline will create temporary jobs. these jobs are so desperately needed, especially in the construction industry. aspolicy makers we public -- policymakers i believe we must look to the big picture. when you are estimating job

keep in mind this town, west, in texas 80 miles south of dafl dahl is -- of dallas is 2800 in population. the evacuation could shift with the wind depending on how that goes. the american red cross has arrived in growing numbers. they are finding shelters for the evacuees. >> stay with us. we will be back with much more Ñáçwçñ >>> we will return to the breaking news in west, texas where there has been a deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. anne anne john a -- >> john alston has more for us now. >> search and rescue crews are going home to home to find victims and survivors of this massive blast. at least two firefighters are killed and more than a hundred people are injured. half of the town of 2500 people in west texas have been evacuated. the other half may have to leave if winds shift overnight. firefighters cannot get to the actual blast zone at the fertilizer plant because of fears of another explosion. the i'm mown yum nitrate -- immonium nitrate is flammable. there are 700 first responders on the scene. a short time ago the mayor of that town, west texas, spoke to reporters. >>

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keep in mind this town, west, in texas 80 miles south of dafl dahl is -- of dallas is 2800 in population. the evacuation could shift with the wind depending on how that goes. the american red cross has arrived in growing numbers. they are finding shelters for the evacuees. >> stay with us. we will be back with much more on the >>> we will return to the breaking news in west, texas where there has been a deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. anne anne john a -- >> john alston has more for us now. >> search and rescue crews are going home to home to find victims and survivors of this massive blast. at least two firefighters are killed and more than a hundred people are injured. half of the town of 2500 people in west texas have been evacuated. the other half may have to leave if winds shift overnight. firefighters cannot get to the actual blast zone at the fertilizer plant because of fears of another explosion. the i'm mown yum nitrate -- immonium nitrate is flammable. there are 700 first responders on the scene. a short time ago the mayor of that town, west texas, spoke to reporters. >>

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