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the prostate has determined review of the alberta clipper project an application that the alberta clyburn project would serve the national interest. a time of political tension and other work major oil-producing region of the country by providing additional access to approximate stable and secure supply of crude oil with minimal transportation requirements from a rival allied trading partner of the united states which we had free trade agreements that further augment the security of the energy supply. why is the situation now different? yes or no, mrs. jones, is the situation now more dire than it was when you approve the alberta klipper pipeline? yes or no? >> energy security is still a major priority for this country and this administration. however, we did not reject this project on the merits. it was an issue that we did not have time. those considerations to raise would be considered if we had the entire it theater had time to conduct a process we feel the american people need to have for this pipeline. >> your time has expired. >> with all due respect, you changed your mind. >> to s

, no pagar intención alimentaria, y robos hechos en octubre de 2011, en los condados de prisión y albertamos a decirle cómo varios lugares cibernéticos, están protestando contra la ley anti piratería. >> sulema: basado en la recomendación en el departamento de estado, el presidente de barack obama dijo que el oleoducto desde canadá hasta texas, no se realizará al menos por ahora, dice que el proyecto se necesita con más estudios ambientales, y posibles rutas alternativas, el anuncio dijo que el gobierno lamenta que el gobierno tenga que tomar una decisión contra reloj, como parte de negociaciones hechas el año pasado, sobre la exención de pago de ciertos impuestos, el congreso impuso un plazo obama para tomar una decisión, sobre la construcción del oleoducto. es una revuelta cibernética, varios sitios de internet encabezadas por wikipedia están protestando, dice que las propuestas de ley que están en trámite en el congreso dice que son realmente para censurar. >> reportera: en negro así permaneced a la vez en inglés de la popular página intermedia wikipedia, algunas personas que entraron

canadians are not going to stop pumping alberta oil.h of people on the united states on the left don't want to receive it. they will go, pump it, use it and ship it to china. it's not going to have any effect on global warming if you assume a connection. >> bret: second on the local stuff -- >> second on the local stuff the idea that the nebraska sand hills are the dead kale ecological spot you can't have a pipeline, today, nebraska sand hills are crisscrossed by 25,000 miles of pipeline. you could circle the globe with the equator at that pipeline. the idea that it's pristine area, you can't have a pipeline is equally preposterous. >> the bottom line is canada would rather ship the oil to us. they weren't going to do it tomorrow anyway. my bet the election is over and the pipeline will get approved one way or the other. in the end, we will build this pipeline. >> if in the end we don't accept it, canada will ship it to china. >> i think they will ship part of it to china anyway. oil was spongeable and this increase supply will enable o

it is good for alberta, good for canada, good for america, and these are long-term jobs. it can be done safely. i appreciate you looking into it. i hope you'll look further. you will see this is very positive. it is a win-win. our number one trading partner, canada, in the united states. host: "politico" has a new poll out in south carolina. mit romney, gingrich has 30% of the vote, and then ron paul. that's a poll out in south carolina. newt gingrich has bumped up a little down in your state. why is that? >> well, he's our next door neighbor, georgia, of course. but he's well thought of. he's a visionary. i would indicate, too, though that it is understating the strpt of senator rick santorum. he has family that lives in hiltonhead, his brother, dan, and his sister, missy. so he's well thought of in south carolina. congressman barrett is leading his campaign. we have strong candidates. host: do you think the potential for him to be declared the winner or considered the winner of the iowa caucusses could help? guest: i think so. truly, a caucus is difficult in this regard

that the alberta clipper project which of the national interest.n a time of considerable political tension of the milk producing region country by providing additional access to the approximate stable secure supply of crude oil with minimum transportation requirements from arriving -- which we have free trade agreement that further augments security of this energy supply. why is the situation now different? surely, yes or no, ms. jones, is the situation now more dire than the situation was when we approved the alberta clipper pipeline, yes or no? >> energy security is still a major priority for this country and his administration. however, we did not reject this project on the merits but it was an issue that we did not have time. those considerations you raise would be considered if we had the entire route and if we had the time to conduct a process that we feel the american people need to have for this type like. >> time has expired. >> with all due respect, you change your mind in october. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just some quick questions and

but from the top of that pipeline which starts in alberta, imagine going right and left, and obviously the environmental concerns. >> and just to be clear, and perhaps we don't even know the answer to this yet, it's just a done deal in terms of an out and out service of this document, the administration from the state department really taking the lead on this, or is this a, quote, unquote, delay? >> the nation has made it clear they don't necessarily object to the pipeline, they object to the timeline in which they've been forced to make a decision. they said given more time, this is something that potentially could be approved. but the bottom line is that there have been -- they feel they've been forced to make a decision in an unrealistic time period and they're not going to do it because of the potential fallout. now, brooke, it's not necessarily done because congress still has proposed other work-arnounds and republicans in congress could still play different cards and try to force a decision in other ways, or they could make this happen in other ways, and we'll see how that gets p

a long frontal line bringing freezing rain in alberta. in southern ontario, you will see heavy precipitation on tuesday. across the west, a chain of low pressure systems has been bringing heavy mountain snow and gusty winds. some of the conditions will spread to the pacific northwest on tuesday. down to the south, torrential rain and thunderstorms are affecting northeastern mexico and texas which will move out to sea and redevelop and affect the deep south on wednesday. as i mentioned, warm air is covering much of the areas. we were expecting 19 degrees in atlanta and 17 in washington d.c. 10 degrees in chicago. finally, let's go over to europe. we are looking at different pictures between the east and west. a high pressure system is bringing sunny weather to the eastern sections. we could see multiple systems bringing wet weather to the western side. we are looking at winter precipitation in ireland and france and a thunderstorm in southern italy. over the next 24 hours, the alpine region will get heavy snow. instead, ireland and norther

"keystone one," an existing pipeline, already pumps half-a- million barrels of crude a day from albertand barrels a day. proponents argued keystone x-l would have immediately created 20-thousand direct jobs, and another 320-thousand jobs by 20-15. a visibly angry house speaker accusee the president of selling out jobs for politics, and surrendering u-s energy security to china.sot - boehner says: "...the president's own jobs council said that energy ipeline projects like this one can create hundreds of thousands of american jobs. the unions support it; the states along the proposed route support it; and itthas bi-partisan support here in the congress of the united states." wary of further offending the big labor unions, which backed keystone, leading democrats offered a mostly muted reaction.sot - feinstein says: "...you have to take a look at this new roof and be sure there are not problems with it. and i think that's doable. so i find the whole thing unfortunate." environmental groups waged a three-year war against the project.sot - moglen says: "...and the real fear here is that ttis

this video is from an area in alberta, canada. you see some workers here and they are filming because there are some strange and eerie sounds in the forest. >> what? >> repeat. listen. there are a lot of these videos circulating youtube right now. this is just the latest one from canada. there are videos coming from sweden, hungary, costa rica, all with similar strange sounds. >> what? >> that is the same sound almost. >> this has to be some keend of really bri -- kind of brilliant ad campaign for a horror movie. >> i'm thinking the same thing. i also have to say, guys, i mentioned videos popping up all over the place. i found one i think is probably the best one from winnipeg, canada. listen. >> can you guys hear that? listen. >> i knew it. i was going to say it sounds like your horn. >> my secret santa gift. >> messages. >>> fifteen seconds, i have to tell you after the show you should head over to our website rightthisminute.com but i did it in 10 seconds. rightthisminute.com. >>> for those of us that love animals, specifically

this is a fast-moving alberta clipper and you can see a little trailing line of snowflakes.old front which is going to be coming in our direction. it's still 12, 13 hours away, meaning the 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 time frame this evening. not a lot of moisture to work with, so anything will be just a quick lit hit of a sprinkle or two, a flurry or two for spots. breezy as the front comes through, but clearing out tonight. beautiful way to get the work and school week started tomorrow. high temperatures generally back up into the low 40s with plenty of sunshine. but if you need more mild weather, man, is this the winter for you. warmer days are just around the corner. 40s today and tomorrow, but 60s as we get towards tuesday and wednesday. here we are in our future weather. there's that quick little hit of sprinkles or snowflakes rolling through here between about 7:00 and midnight tonight. and then it's all clear after that. so, your forecast then for today, the sunshine we've got, now we get to keep it for a couple more hours before the clouds come back in. highs today mid-to-uppe

this is in alberta cannen da, close to calgary. you're wondering what these people are trying to focus in on and then you hear it. >> oh. >> that is a baby elk in the water running away from that wolf that you see on the bank of the river. >> oh. >> was there not a bear down there too. >> i saw a bear too. >> oh, your' about to see more of the bear. >> oh, boy. >> yeah. >> swimming against the current of the river. >> you can see the current is dragging the bear down risker. >> a tough task swinging across the river. the bear realizes this is a tough task. watch what the bear does. he gets out. >> bears are fast. >> he makes a run for it and here comes the bear. >> oh, my goodness, no. >> this is great. like an action movie. >> you can hear the elk still screaming under the bridge, but watch what happens. >> oh, wow! >> oh. >> this is most epic [ bleep ] ever. >> now they're swimming with the current. the bear is gaining on this elk. but the elk starts pulling away. >> he's like a michael phelps elk. >> michael phelk. >> we don't k

this fast-moving alberta clipper still about 12 to 16 hours away from us. it in here between about 6:00 and 10:00 this evening for a timing issue. and what does it have to bring along with it? mainly just clouds, but there will be a risk of some sprinkles, maybe even a snowflake or two. here we are stopped at 9:30 this evening. that's as the weather front is zipping right on through here. it's going so fast and it's so moisture-starved that it's really just going to be conversational flakes and drops out there. that's going to be about it. and then sunshine returns to get your day started on your monday. still on the cool side tomorrow, but warmer days are just around the corner. on our microcast model here, here we are stopped again at 10:00 this evening. that's when most of the chances, slim as they may be, that's when the best chances will be for us to see the rain drops and a random snowflake or two. so, your forecast for today, sunshine and plenty to get your sunday started. clouds coming in this afternoon, sprinkles and maybe a flake by this evening.

there are a few things to talk about, a long frontal line brings freezing rain and snow from alberta to the great lakes, and southern ontario and quebec will see heavier precipitation on tuesday. out to the west, a series of low pressure system has been bringing gusty winds, mountain snow and heavy coastal rain, and stormy conditions will also spread to the pacific northwest on tuesday. and out across the south, heavy rain as well as thunderstorms are effecting northeast mexico and the southern tip of texas. that will move out to sea. however, we develop and affect the south wednesday. highs tuesday as follows. up to 23 degrees in houston, 19 degrees in oklahoma city. we're going to see a huge warmup on the eastern seaboard. highs get up to 17 degrees in d.c. and 12 degrees in new york. finally, let's go to europe. we can see a completely different picture between the east and west. a high pressure system is bringing dry and sunny conditions to much of the eastern sections. we can see multiple systems over western areas. we are looking at winter precipitation in ireland, france and t

. >> reporter: the keystone pipeline would have stretched 1,700 miles from central alberta to two refinery depots in coastal texas, but today, after three years of studying the impact, the president said "no, not because of a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, the statement said, but because the president felt rushed by an arbitrary deadline set by congressional republicans." >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: that deadline, february 21, was agreed to by the president in last month's deal to extend the payroll tax cut, and republicans immediately made the pipeline shutdown a campaign issue. newt gingrich said the president was killing thousands of construction jobs and called the decision stupid. >> stupidity number one. we need the jobs. now maybe-- maybe when they're unemployed in november, they'll figure out jobs matter. >> reporter: republicans put the loss of jobs at 10,000 to 20,000. a state department estimate said it was 6,000, but the loss of asy job has angered the president's allies in the construction unions. david mallino is with the labor operation international unit of

so take it which way you want, but our friends from canada, alberta, just a few hundred miles north of our border, will be enough oil to almost completely offset the heavy crude from venezuela or saudi arabiaian oil. the reality, my friends, is that we have enough energy resources in the united states and canada to be free of opec oil. now, we talk about 20,000, 20,000 direct jobs from a $7 billion project that is sitting, waiting to go. they have their project labor agreement sitting. there's union folk ready to go to work. all it has to do is be approved, the permit for this, approved by the president. once he says yes, 20,000 people go to work. and we put ourselves on a path to greater energy security. that's one of the reasons why i fought so hard to get on the energy and commerce committee, to set us on a path to energy security where we don't have to send our money, u.s. consumers' dollars to buy our energy necessary to propel our economy. but, a funny thing happened on the road to energy security. the environmentalists said this is heavy crude and it is going to expel in the pro

we have high waves, potential for coastal flooding and that wind actually reaches inland too to alberta. extremely gusty conditions here. main story across much of the rest of the u.s. and canada has been the temperatures. more specifically the dramatic divide in the temperatures. yesterday, we saw frigid air spilling right down in towards miami, in fact. only 14 degrees on tuesday. now back up to 19. we still have pretty cool temperatures, new york city, minus 2 for the high there. this is going to recover into thursday. but then on the other side of that, basically through much of central and western portions, it is completely the opposite. lots of warmth surging from the southwest. bringing temperatures up to summer-like conditions in los angeles. 29 degrees here if you believe that. lots of major cities seeing the mercury hitting 25 or over. winnipeg is at the freezing mark here. that may not seem very warm to you. actually around this time of year, we see minus 13 for the high. so that is a huge, huge jump indeed. saskatchewan, you're seeing about two degrees, 4 degrees for your hi

in southern alberta, gusts could hit 120 kilometers per hour, the cascades seeing 30 centimeters in the next 24 hours. as the system pushes onto the east, it will weaken. however, more powerful storm expected to impact the same area starting monday evening. it is a completely different story for the southern half of the u.s. a high pressure system brings dry conditions. and lots of warm air is coming in from the south, pushing up temperatures. highs expected to be 17 degrees in denver, and the same for oklahoma city, which is 10 degrees higher than average. finally let's go over to europe. a frontal line has been bringing in snow to the western half of the british isles, even wales could be seeing some measurable snow on monday. and across the south, an active low pressure system is sagging southward. cicely and southern italy will see heavier rain and thunderstorms on monday. but it is a different story for much of the scandinavian peninsula in central and eastern europe, lots of sunshine for you. but many areas on alert for very low temperatures. we're expecting only one degree in par

the keystone oil pipeline is a project that would have built an oil pipeline from alberta, canada to texas and louisiana, spanning 1700 miles, half the length of the entire u.s.- canada border. the pipeline would have pumped more than 800,000 barrels of canadian oil a day çto u.s. refineries in these two states, texas and louisiana. that would have equalled 20% of the oil the u.s. imports every day. keystone would have created as many as 20,000 new jobs. that's why union members love the prospect. notably, li, laborers international. >> it would be some of the highest paid construction jobs of this nature, highways, health benefits, pension benefits. >> the obama administration began a review of the environmental impact of the keystone pipeline in january of 2009. the first month of mr. obama's presidency. that review continued through last november, 2011, when president obama announced that he would not have a final decision until 2013, which, by the way, would have come after the 2012 presidential election, nine months from now. congress last december set a hard deadline for the p

we have wind warnings in effect cross montana and southern alberta.emperatures are rebounding to a more seasonal level across the east. 5 degrees in new york and 7 degrees in washington, d.c. the rest of the areas will continue to see a new record warmth on thursday as well. 27 in los angeles. 17 in denver. and 7 degrees in winnipeg, which is about 20 degrees higher than average. now, finally, let's go over to europe. messy weather again. a series of atlantic systems is continuously bringing very wet and windy conditions, particularly windy on thursday across southern germany as well as slovakia. gusts could hit 180 kilometers per hour. as for precipitation, a mix of rain and snow will be widespread through most of the european countries in the next 24 hours. particularly snowy in the alpine region. we're expecting an additional 80 centimeters of snow by friday. but you'll notice that the british isles will get dryer in the next 24 hours. temperatures are looking like this. still warmer than average in london with 10 or 12 degrees in paris and getting

alberta clyburn project would serve the national interest. a time of political tension and other work major oil-producing region of the country by providing additional access to approximate stable and secure supply of crude oil with minimal transportation requirements from a rival allied trading partner of the united states which we had free trade agreements that further augment the security of the energy supply. why is the situation now different? yes or no, mrs. jones, is the situation now more dire than it was when you approve the alberta klipper pipeline? yes or no? >> energy security is still a major priority for this country and this administration. however, we did not reject this project on the merits. it was an issue that we did not have time. those considerations to raise would be considered if we had the entire it theater had time to conduct a process we feel the american people need to have for this pipeline. >> your time has expired. >> with all due respect, you changed your mind. >> to some quick questions and perhaps you could j

looking at that picture adventuress drive home it looks like pictures to show you one of them is from albertaer picture. you can see part of this was yesterday during the late afternoon and the other one was today. what a difference that makes a picture comes to us from chicago. that poor creature probably does not know what is going on after a couple of days in the '50s. 2 box and probably change coming through the woods there is taking a look at the temperatures this evening after a time lapse picture shows you the storm watch the camera lens that is absolutely going to disappear on the snow when it hits of their rego what a mess. this began a round at 9:00 this morning earlier in some spots and a few minutes late in others temperatures tonight another part of the story cold quickly out there temperatures in the teens west of the city and noticed low 20's downtown area the wind is picking up notice generally speed range between 15-25 m.p.h. o'hare about 15 mi. per hour but costing 2 24 mi. per hour. contributing to the uncomfortable feel of the air out there the wind chill temperatures down

alberta kelly says a man gave her what she thought were flower seeds.popped out of the ground were instead marijuana plants. there were seven of them about four feet high a piece. they were growing next to her tomatoes. >> i never saw marijuana plants grow in my entire life and i've never been around marijuana, so i didn't know the difference. to me weeds are weeds. >> that is certainly weed. an anonymous tipster told police about the plants. police charged kelly with possession and manufacturing of a controlled substance. however, a jury found the great grandmother not guilty. >>> a michigan mom has a message for parents after an accident has now turned tragic on a michigan highway into something much better. teresa was driving when she hit a slick spot and her suv rolled over on its side. her young son who was not in a booster seat became stuck underneath the truck. listen. >> he would have been in that seat belt, he wouldn't have flown out of that vehicle. we wouldn't have had none of this. >> the rescue crews who respond today that accident say ther

. >> 67-year-old alberta kelly is a grandmother to seven and a great grandmother to three. she says she was on a walk when she met someone who gave her what he called flower seeds. an anonymous tipster told police about the plants and initially charged kelly with possession of a controlled substance but she was found not guilty by a jury. >>> this is the passenger who sat little too long. a washington state man is now accused of using a plastic skeleton as a passenger in order to cruise through the car pool lane. cops stopped the erratic driver, doing about 82 miles per hour. when the trooper approached the car, his seat belt -- well, what he had seat belted in was a plastic skeleton wearing t- shirt. he was ticketed for speeding, unsafe lane changes and h.o.v. lane violations. >>> firefighters work hard to rescue a tiny survivor from a mobile home fire. coming up a very happy owner this morning and what firefighters did to save this chihuahua. >>> plus it's been almost 100 years since the sinking of the titanic. now we get a peek at some of the artifacts going up for aucti

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. >> i would like to draw the attention of honorable members to the minister of energy for alberta. >> now a national association of secretaries of state convention on the 2012 presidential nominating calendar and elections preparations. you'll hear remarks from represe representatives from the department of the justice and postal service. this is a little over three hours. >> thank you, secretary reed. the first presenter today is jane could be who serve z although the relatively new director of i civics created by stand dra day o'connor, who was the recipient of our very own nass margaret chase smith award a couple of years ago. prior to his current role, he was a fellow for the berkman center for internet and society at harvard where he invested the impact of technology and the internet on legal education and studied the enter section of video games and moral development. he helped to found legal aid university and provides training for professional development for poverty lawyers across the nation. he holds a b.a. in social studies from harvard university and awe juryist from law

barrels each day of canadian tar sands oil some of the most toxic stuff in the world all the way from alberta canada to the southern tip of texas in the process that pipeline will cut right through some of our nation's most precious natural resources including the aqua for the largest aquifer of the world that sits underneath eight states as far north as south dakota all the way down to texas that area has also been known to experience seismic activity that could rupture the pipeline contaminating this giant aquifer that provides drinking water for twenty three million people and supports twenty billion dollars of agriculture in the midwest think b.p. oil spill only way worse any leak anywhere along a sixteen hundred mile route could do one thinkable damage to local communities and natural habitats and already there been twelve spills in just one year along the existing keystone pipeline environmentalists have called the pipeline a ticking time bomb for the environment and looking at how much more dirty oil would be burned and spewed into the atmosphere thanks to this pipeline nasa scientists

in the oil stands in northern alberta and be able to distribute that across the country, primarily to points from there, south and east. mr. speaker, the president has blocked the keystone x.l. pipeline and he announced last night that he's homing up 75% of the -- opening up 75% of the federal lands that are eligible, i think, would be a fair way to characterize his statement, to drilling for oil. . 's news to all of us. it's news to the oil industry, i believe. and the previous state of the union address that he gave, if i recall correctly, he mentioned he has opened up drilling in the gulf coast again. at least one of these addresses that he made that's what he has said. but when you look at the permit it's a different story. they say they are opening up permits again after the b.p. spill, but we have lost a lot of deep water rigs to other parts of the oil developing world, including outside the western hemisphere. and the industry tells me once you lose a big rig from a location, it takes about 4 1/2 years to transition it back into the gulf coast again. that's happened to rig afte

. >> going 10 miles an hour it took me one alberta gets in chantilly. >> the salt trucks hit the road to ease the worries of drivers. back here live, there was that concern that perhaps things will be much worse on the notes. what we saw yesterday. traffic is moving well so far on the mixing bowl. visibility will be a problem with all this fog. >> stay with abc 7 and for the latest weather information. wjla.com has dozens of pictures from around the area of yesterday's snowfall. >>> it is a different story in parts of alaska. 10 feet of snow has fallen in the last few weeks. dozens of national guard members are helping the town of cordova and dig out from the snow. some people trapped in their homes. >>> another big story, then enter primary. it is believed mitt romney will score another victory after sweeping by -- after squeaking by in the iowa caucuses. jummy olabanji has the latest. >> with mitt romney leading the pack, today's new hampshire horserace is all about second place. the spot is anyone's to take. the first votes in an amateur cast after midnight in the tiny village of d

i have the opportunity to visit alberta, canada, and i know the issue of jobs, and the tires that are used are made in the lexington, south carolina. we have 300-500 people making the tigers. these are nice tires. they cost around $60,000 each. what the president is doing is affecting jobs, not just in south carolina, and i am very grateful the engines that carried the equipment are made in aiken county. over and over again people will be finding out that this is really sad, the president's actions. for every dollar spent in the alberta, canada, 90 cents is put back into the united states for services and supplies. this is not a good decision. i am really appalled. i even found out just recently that indeed that the pipeline goes from alberta to houston, and then it goes through other transmission pipelines to north georgia and south carolina. this goes to south carolina to develop the energy resources we have. it makes us less dependent on other countries. i am very disappointed in the president. i cannot imagine why he has come to this conclusion. according to "the washington post"

. >> beyond that, i am going to be at the come dye cave in calgary, alberta, canada. >> there are six, c's in that.

the obama administration puts the brakes on a 1700-mile pipeline project that would stretch from alberta canada to texas. that said the white house said the oil company could reapply for a permit to build the keystone excel. a timeline to approve it was attached to a piece of tax cut legislation. the president said congressional republicans put a unreasonable deadline on the measure. the pipeline would go through montana. south dakota, nebraska and then to texas. >>> after a year of record breaking weather disasters, the u.s.d.a. said it'll provide more money to people in 33 states. between the flooding, hurricanes and drought natural disasters impacted about 55 million acres of farmland in 2011. the agriculture secretary said the funding will be used to remove debris from water rates and farmland, restore livestock, protect eroded stream banks and restore conservation structures. those are the headlines. now back toal. >> . >> you may have snow but for many its been a dry winter and they are worried about going into spring with a soil moisture shortage. samples were taken at the researc

then and alberta clipper comes through thursday afternoon. some of those snows may reach baltimore.orrow is a rainmaker with southwest winds and highs around 50. it will drop into the 20's on wednesday. the eastern shore is clear tomorrow. at ocean city, a significant drop in temperature. 55 tomorrow, but only 45 on wednesday. by the end of the week, a flurry or snow shower on wednesday. and a chance for sleet or snow saturday night into sunday morning. consumer alert, widespread dips on the stock market since many received a downgrade to the credit rating. late on friday, s&p cut the rating of italy, spain, france by two notches. others sought a one-notch cut. the u.s. markets were closed today for the mlk jr. holiday. hundreds of thousands of foreclosure cases will take longer that -- lumber to review than first thought. the paper reports the review covers reports issued in 2009 and in 2010. they were expected to be completed this month, but now some could take until november. you have until april 30 to request a review. you can get more information at our website wbaltv.com and h

it would run from northern alberta in canada to texas' gulf coast. some say the time line would create thousands of jobs but the obama administration is refusing to rush the project pointing to environmental reviews still under way. >>> newt gingrich says we may be three days away from deciding this year's gop presidential nomination. he says if south carolina gives him a victory in saturday's primary, he'll be the party's nominee. if mitt romney wins, gingrich says the republican race is over. for what it's worth, the gop running mate says the race shouldn't be over yet. >> if i had to vote in south carolina in order to keep this thing going, i'd vote for newt and i would want this to continue, more debates, more vetting of candidates. >> palin stopped short of endorsing gingrich outright. on a side note, gingrich said he paid 31% of his taxes last year in contrast to romney who paid closer to 15%. we'll talk about that in just a few moments from now. >>> it's a dark day for the internet, parts of it any way. as you may have noticed, wikepedia and o