. >>> we learned today howard baker has died. he was an american politician, a veteran senator and what we used to call a statesman. it's hard to compare him with anyone in politics today because they really don't make them like howard baker anymore. he was american political royalty and yet there was nothing regal about him. howard h. baker, jr., of tennessee remained the same while times changed around him. he played a role in changing american politics, beginning with a question he asked during the watergate hearings that has remained in the american lexicon ever since -- >> what did the president know and when did he know it? >> reporter: a republican senator investigating a republican president who later became the first president to resign in disgrace. howard baker was the son of a legendary congressman, the son-in-law of everett dirksen, a lion of the senate -- >> the battle's not over -- >> reporter: baker spent 18 years in the senate, the first republican tennessee ever sent to the u.s. senate, and he married a senator,

>> baker seemed born to be a legislator. he was the son of seven-term congressman howard baker sr. in the 50s he married joy dirksen. baker put skills to use when his home state of tennessee first elected him to the senate in 1966. he was described as affable, friendly, courteous and popular with lawmakers in both parties. he ascended to the position of minority leader in the late '70s. first he launched a bid for the presidency. >> i'm going to redouble my efforts to become the republican nominee and i'm going to do everything that i possibly can to accomplish that purpose. >> baker wound up dropping out early on, but took the position of senate majority leader after the republicans took over the senate post-1980. as leader he continued to use his power to try to bring the two parties together. >> unless we can arrive at a full bipartisan consensus on how to address the acknowledged problem of social security, that it will be the most contentious. >> in 1984 president reagan awarded baker the presidential medal of freedom and three years later he named him white house chief of sta

senator baker was a true path breaker. he served as tennessee's first popularly elected republican senator since reconstruction. he served as america's first republican majority leader since the time of eisenhower, and he served this nation as distinction as a member of the u.s. navy, as chief of staff to president reagan, and as our country's ambassador to japan. senator baker truly earned his nickname, the great conciliator. i know he will be remembered with fondness by members of both political parties. so again, let me express the senate's insist tsenate's sympar family. he will be missed by the senate and by his country. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: as the distinguished republican leader has said, this body, the united states senate, has lost a member of its family. tennessean howard baker -- we know of his long distinguished career -- served three terms in the senate, served as minority leader, ended his career as majority leader. he was an earnest man, worked with

a life lived -- well lived howard baker. thank you great i yield back my time. >> madam president is with great sadness that i announce the passing of one of the senate's most herring figure senator howard baker. the senate since its sincere condolences to the family of senator baker and in particular we want to pass along our deepest sympathies to his wife nancy landon castle bomb maker. many serve alongside nancy here in the senate and they know this must be a difficult moment for her. senator baker was the true path breaker. he served as tennessee's first popularly elected republican senator since reconstruction. he served as america's first republican majority leader since the time of eisenhower. and he served this nation with distinction as a member of the u.s. navy, as chief of staff under president reagan and as our country's ambassador to japan. senator baker truly earned his nickname the great conciliator. i know he will be remembered with fondness by members of both political parties so again let me express the sen

great american, senator howard baker jr. senator baker passed away today. howard baker served this country well, and he served it in a fashion that was worthy of admiration, from both parties, all people because he was an american first, a tennessean second and a republican third. he served three terms in the united states senate, served as majority leader and minority leader. he served as united states ambassador to japan. served as chief of staff to president ronald reagan. he was a private practicing attorney as well at the firm of baker-donaldson, which was a firm his grandfather started and practiced law at one time with his father who served as a united states representative from tennessee. howard baker's been recognized since his retirent from the senate many occasions and received the presidential medal of freedom and has received other awards. his was a life well lived and a life to be demonstrated to others as a role for legislators to work with both sides of the aisle and work for america fir mr. mcconnell: madamnd work for president, it is with

>> reporter: howard baker died at his home in tennessee today of complications from a stroke.he was 88. today, gopro pulled off a feat worthy of its action-loving cameras. the company's shares soared 31% in its stock market debut. >> three, two, one! ( cheers ) >> pelley: and, yes, they recorded their own event. don't know gopro? that first-person's view of a daredevil's fall to earth-- that's gopro. it was created to capture the exploits of surfers, but it's also used to record events less extreme. you may not have known this, but it turns out humpback whales make pretty good cameramen. what are they shooting? we'll show you next. i learned where the stress was at the dr.scholl's foot mapping center. then i got my number, which matched the custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support. go to drscholls.com for locations and save $10 i'm a believer. you wouldn't have it she any other way.our toes. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in y

>> baker died today at 88 from complications from a stroke. he served 18 years in the senate, rising to the post of majority leader. then in 1987, president reagan drafted baker to serve as his chief of staff. later george w. bush appointed baker as ambassador to japan. >>> hillary clinton made a final appearance in the bay area today to promote here book. former secretary of state and first lady was at book passage in san francisco. she greeted fans and signed copies of her memoir "hard choices." last night she says she has a lot to consider before making a final decision on that possible presidential run. today, there was no mention of it. many people like former mayor willie brown say they are ready to support her if she jumps in. >> i must tell you, though, if she rolls out 2016, i will be right there with her. >> did you tell her that? >> no, i didn't. didn't have to. she knows. this is family. >> the next stop on clinton's book tour will be a familiar one, it is little rock, arkansas. >>> here's a bit of bay area movie trivia before head

baker started out his career as a senator in tennessee. he was the first republican elected there since reconstruction. from there, he became a senate majority leader, the first republican senate majority leader from 1981 to 1985 in decades. after that, he was tapped as ronald reagan's chief of staff. today nancy reagan remembered the late president saying mr. baker was the hero of the republic for the work he had done. he went on to be ambassador of japan. he was known for his ability to work across the aisle and negotiate with both sides, something that most in washington would say is sorely lacking here now. the nation mourns the loss of howard baker tonight, chris. >> we do indeed. i was fortunate enough to know him, carl. i have to say, he was a very nice man. a true gentleman. carl cameron on capitol hill, thanks so much. >>> up next, is death by drone a policy that is making things worse for the u.s. >>> first, here's what some of our fox affiliates are covering tonight. a man who learned on live television his son who had been miss

we try waseen baker and get a conviction.t doesn't matter what lottie says, this case is about carmen, this case is about nick. >> reporter: that's all for now, i'm lester holt. thank you for joining us. >>> the truck driver who police say chris callie injured tracy morgan and killed a passenger will appear in court today. some positive news about morgan's condition. a heads up for drivers. major construction coming to one of the area's busiest roadways today. a live report on where and when you can expect delays. and you may encounter rain on the roads. a live look now at boathouse row. no rain falling at least in this part of the area right now but we will see spotty showers this morning. soon we'll find out how long those will stick around. good morning everyone. let's get to

byatt sent me to ella baker. baker had the snake test.et a volunteer who had been a student at union seminary. when the coordinating committee came down that summer, marion barry was the chairperson. they came and met. that summer berry was going to the convention, the democratic and republican conventions, to the platform committee. they were trying to influence that. they decided to hold their first meeting -- south wide meeting in the fall of 1960. they said, we don't know who did what in alabama, mississippi, and louisiana. she and ella looked up at to her. i went as a scout. when i hit cleveland, in seymour was the one who told us what to do. was the one who told me what to do. he understood the sit in movement was a big deal. he was looking at that energy and said we need to get that energy here but not to do direct he was sitting on the data about voter registration. i had been to all of these schools. nobody had ever said anything about the delta. about the iron curtain. i didn't learn about the cotton curtain. it just lou my mind

senator howard baker always seems to be in the middle of something important.ker served three terms in the senate, ran once for president, and served as ronald reagan's white house chief of staff. known as the great concilarty, his step-mother once said of him, "he's like the tennessee river-- he flows right down the middle." but baker was perhaps best known for a famous question he asked while serving as vice chairman of the senate committee that investigated watergate. >> what did the president know and when did he know did? >> reporter: howard baker died at his home in tennessee today of complications from a stroke. he was 88. today, go pro pulled off a feat worthy of its action-loving cameras. the company's shares soared 31% in its stock market debut. >> three, two, one! ( cheers ) >> pelley: and, yes, they recorded their own event. don't know gopro, that first person's view of a daredevil's fall to earth, that's gopro. it was created to capture the exploits of surfers, but it's also used to record events less extreme. you may not have known this, but it tu

baker just mentioned.and wholesale beauty product companies and buying certain amount of chemicals, and this looks very suspicious. the fbi goes to query him and find he has been in contact with a known outside at member in pakistan. what problem do you have with that? >> let's see if i understand your scenario correctly. they have phone records of an al qaeda member in pakistan and found out they are trying to find the name of the suspicious individual, they find out if they had any contact with each other. i don't have a problem with that. i don't see why that would be prohibited under this bill they have all records in pakistan they should have the effect on record that he was in contact with this other subject. >> on this specific point, it seems to me that that is exactly the kind of thing that we are looking to enable this collection. >> if an individual is in direct contact with a foreign power, there is a legitimate reason, what we are concerned with and everyone at the table has expressed concern

a lot of us remember senator baker.g the senate, he was the white house chief of staff to ronald reagan. had a distinguished career. he was the vice chair of the senate select committee presidential campaign also known as the watergate committee. let's get some thoughts on howard baker. he was a legendary towering figure in washington. >> he was oneover the great leaders of the united states senate. i had the opportunity to cover him when he was in the senate. i also covered his presidential campaign in 1980, which lasted about five minutes. but he was one of those senators who could walk across the aisle, could cut deals, was respected on both sides of the aisle. he was -- some called him the great conciliator. today that would be taken as something negative, but back when he was leading the senate, it was a very positive thing. he also went on to become our ambassador to japan and serve in a distinguished way. so a great man from tennessee and a great career. >> and ron, some of us who are old enough remember the wate

baker raised about protecting national security.concerted effort needs to be made to improve that language so both equities are balanced. feasible to do that. >> thank you. mr. vice chairman. to yield to senator keating, who has to leave here shortly. >> thank you, senator. just a couple of questions. the , i think i heard answer to this but i want to be that the you feel u.s.a. freedom act is superior current law. mr. geiger? >> i believe it is an current law.o >> mr. garfield? >> i believe it is an but can be as well improved. >> mr. woods? >> i agree. > mr. baker i didn't ask you because you said unequivocally you don't agree. i appreciate that. woods, you tion, mr. heard my questions to the prior panel about duration and i think in your testimony you sort of ifd we will do there but not we have to change anything. how would you feel about a provision that said 18 months or two years of retention? >> we would be very much opposed to it. as now we produce the records we retain for business purposes. compelled ant to be to retain r

baker, you at homeland so?ity until 2009 or >> yes. >> i'm not sure how much access will to reviewing cases that may have involved the use of 215. you shed any light on this from a standpoint of any, number even se he abuses or reasons wy stronger reasons why 215 should be maintained? say he ard mr. geiger didn't know of any abuses and i agree with that. abuses.ot see and i will say we felt so importance of the having a large data set that we ad bitter battles with the european union to make sure that we could get information on into thewho was flying united states. and, of course, most of them we needed the ut data so we could look at most suspect passengers and give them little bit more questioning at the border. effective normously program that relied on having a omprehensive data base, not a selective data base based on terms.agic >> if i can clarify the earlier statement, what i said was that overbroad use of 215 is problematic. it used in ways that are not bulk connection and they can be useful. compiled

eastern and sunday. >> howard baker died on thursday. a republican from tennessee, he's been 18 years in the senate served as minority and majority leader. he served as president's reagan chief of staff. in 2001, he was appointed in fastener to japan and served until 2005. -- ambassador to japan and served until 2005. he announced the rich role of a robert gates nomination as a cia the richard -- and resignation of robert gates nomination as a cia director. baker took questions from the white house press corps. >> gentlemen, thank you for being here and every me the opportunity to make my first. i tend to do this often and i attend to do it as circumstances warrant. it hasfirst say that been an exciting day for howard baker. the first day of a new job is always challenging, but the first day as chief of staff of the president of the united states is extraordinary. i thought i was busy in the senate. indeed i was. a remarkable, new experience. it is been very busy indeed. i've been with the press off and on all day in a series of meetings

but instead of going home, while still in uniform, he drove his police car to baker's intersection andd at ron's restaurant, which was closed. around 2:00 a.m., a motorist stopped and asked for help telling griffin he had some car trouble. griffin called for a tow truck using his personal cell phone, which placed him near the crime scene. >> about 30 to 45 minutes later, prosecutors believe griffin saw kim medlin drive by. and as planned, decided to pull her over for a traffic violation as a ruse to introduce himself. a witness saw the policeman pull kim's red jeep over and saw that kim had done nothing wrong. prosecutors believe griffin asked kim for her driver's license, then asked her to join him in his patrol car while he ran her license plate number. griffin may have made a sexual advance, and kim objected. griffin knew then that he had gone too far. he panicked, handcuffed her and drove off. griffin drove off of old charlotte highway, and kim knew it was a dead-end street. her injuries suggest she jumped from the moving car. griffin caught up with her, struck her on the back of t

our condolences to senator castlebaum who survivors senator baker and his children including cisse bakeriend and colleague, formerly cnn's washington bureau chief in the early days of cnn. our thoughts are with all of them. he was a statesman. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage in many adults. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting h

howard baker served three terms in the senate, including eight years as gop leader. and then, as white house chief of staff for ronald reagan. but baker is interest remembered for framing the central question of the watergate investigation, what did the president know and when did he know it? howard baker was 88. >>> for the first time, the gunman of elliot roger is speaking out about his son's killing spree last month. elliot roger stabbed three people at his apartment, and drove around firing people, killing 6 and injuring 13 others before taking his own life. in an abc news exclusive, barbara walters asked his father, peter, how he's coping. >> it's like a reverse nightmare situation. i go to sleep, and have a nice dream. and then i wake up and slowly, the truth of what happened dawns on me. and that's my son is a mass murderer. >> you can see the entire conversation in a barbara walters exclusive. a special edition of "20/20" tonight at 10:00 p.m., 9:00 central. >>> incredible video to show you. a natural gas line eruption, sending a fireball nearly 100 feet into

peter baker is the white house correspondent for the new york times. we thank you very much for being with us on this sunday. we are going to get to your phone calls in just a moment. the d-day anniversary is friday. a tradition. not go in 1964. nixon was dealing with watergate said he did not travel in 1974. guest: you don't appreciate the idea of an anniversary. this was a very bloody day. that was not an appropriate thing to celebrate. he came to believe that it was of honoring heroism. president obama will go in on of those troops. there will be vladimir putin who invited by the french. this with the first time that president obama and food and havebeen in the -- putin been in the same place at the same time. host: this is the g-8 summit. now the g7 summit will be in poland. the president flies out monday night. wants to celebrate 25 years of freedom from common-ism in poland. electionspolish and to reassure the polls and the eastern europeans that america will be with them. he will meet with all of the leaders of the baltics. thealso will be there

howard baker was 88. thanks everyone. we have to go for now, but as always, the conversation continues online. the "washington week" webcast extra streams live at 8:30 p.m. eastern, and you can find it all week long at pbs.org/washingtonweek. among other things, well talk about the supreme courts big final decision day and what comes next. and while youre online, find out what our washington week panelists are reading on our summer reading list. well be off next week, celebrating independence day. so be sure to watch "a capitol fourth" right here on your local pbs station. keep up with developments on the pbs newshour, and well see you in two weeks, right here on "washington week." ood night. corpo ate funding for washington week is provided by >> it's one of the most amazing things we build and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's inknow vailtors. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day thousands of volunteers help to make

it seemed lick capitol hill could use a howard baker. could a sent rift like him have a shot. >> it would be tough. howard baker was a pro, a politician that makes the government work. he knew the art of making, compromise. president regan believes in that too. nowadays politics in washington is tribal. candidates, the officials with the most attention are people like ted crews. and of course the grass roots are more militant. i think politicians like powered baker are becoming extremely rare in washington. >> that's a sad thing. >> pleasure to have you both on the show. >> thanks for having me. >>> turning to iraq where fighting continued on thursday as government forces launched an assault on rebel held positions if tikrit. risk by helicopter iraqi special forces engaged militants in clashes in and around the city's university. iraq's parliament announced it would meet to elect a new government, coming as members of nouri al-maliki's party suggested he may not be a viable candidate. in a day after syria launched air strikes targetting

most recently, baker served as the american ambassador to japan.ard baker was 88 years old. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour. the supreme court delivers a blow to the president's power to make appointments. and it struck down a limit to sidewalk abortion protests. then, what the crisis in iraq means for oil prices. the decline of one of the world's most vibrant freshwater ecosystems. more grim details about troubles at v.a. hospitals. team u.s.a. down but not out in the race for thworld cup. plus, a profile of this year's pulitzer prize winner in poetry. >> woodruff: the u.s supreme court handed down a pair of unanimous decisions today in two high-profile cases. in one, the court reined in the appointment powers of the president. the justices ruled that president obama's temporary appointments to the national labor relations board in 2012 were illegal because congress was not in recess. the justices also struck down a 35 foot buffer zone prohibiting protests outside abortion clinics in massachusetts finding the limit violated the first amend

speaker, i rise today in support of my bill h.r. 3765 to rename the post office on 198 baker street in corning, new york, after pecialist ryan p. jayne. i'm so pleased to come together in a bipartisan manner to recognize in a very special way the ultimate sacrifice that specialist jayne provided for our family , for our country and for all of us as he gave at his young age of 22 years of age the ultimate sacrifice and we need to honor and recognize it here today. as has been stated, corning, new york, is my hometown and specialist ryan jayne was a 2008 graduate of corning east high school. a high school i went to. ryan was an exemplary student and it was awarded the judy mccord memorial scholarship for his courage, hard work and responsibility. following high school, he went to our local community college, corning community college, before enlisting in 2010. serving his second tour of duty in afghanistan, specialist jayne was tragically killed by an i.e.d. alongside two fellow new yorkers, two of his fellow new york soldiers that were standing with him at the time of his death. at the

a handful of genuine giants of the time was howard baker.enate republican leader and white house chief of staff who exuded great warmth and charm and treated political opponents with civility and consideration. at the same time, he was an effective legislator. from the watergate committee hearings, his time as ambassador to japan, he personified the value and virtues we cherish. howard baker, one of the towering figures of 20th century american politics and we will miss him. thank you for watching and we will see you again. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ >> technology, culture, design. the three biggest influence on brands. how do industries adapt to consumer behavior? in an exclusive conversation online, i sit down with three of the trendsetters how changing the world is doing business. ben horowitz, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. steve stoute, brand specialist and author and founder of translation and kanye west. music icon and innovator. >> kanye, you spoke to the new

as we watch jen with favorite bakers. >> these are my new favorite bakers, not because they're sexy buty because they're sexy. first of all we have to say thank you and good hello to kathy, you guys have wives. you want to say hi. >> we say thank you and we appreciate what you d what was going down, supporting the families. >> here is the situation. cupcakes, everyone tries to make them at home, we don't want to buy 19-dollar cupcakes, i know yours are a lot less than. that will what's the number one thing we're doing wrong? >> number one thing in anything is over mixing. you know, when it comes out of the oven real flat or you can over whip anything, icing, chocolate chip cook east, you beat them with a paddle too much. when they come out like melted mess looks like the whole sheet pan, that's what you are doing, over mixing. there are mixing stages, and mixing times, probably over mixing. >> you have a different answer in. >> the problem when it comes to decorating, a lot of people pack sure they're not cool. make sure it is nice and cool. don't want to work on it when it is too hot t

it seems capitol hill could use a howard baker today. could a sent rift like him have a shot at beak elected. >> howard baker, who you nigh was a professional, a pro, the kind of politician that makes this country work. he knew the arts of deal making, negotiation and compromise and worked for president regan. nowadays politics in washington is tribal. it's tribal warfare. and the candidates that get the most attention is ted cruz, with no interest in negotiation. and the grass routes is more militant. politicians like howard baker are rare in washington. >> that's a sad thing. >> amy howell, bill schneider, pleasure to have you on the show. >> the fighting that is tearing the country apart is deepening the crisis. they plan an emergency airlift to bring metric tonnes of food to help 42,000. more than 1.7 million iraqis are said to be internally displaced. for more on the across sis in iraq, i'm joined by executive director for the u.n.'s world food program, the world's largest humanitarian organization, and helps people around the world

show you the news briefing by howard baker.draper talksimothy about his efforts to divide california into six separate states. then the supreme court oral arguments challenging utah's ban against same-sex marriage. tv talks with hillary clinton about her newest book, hard choices. >> are learned to expect the unexpected. nobody expected the so-called arab spring until it was upon us. we have to learn to be agile and ready for the unexpected. well we try to build the world we want, especially for our children and now for my future grandchild -- we have to be available -- aware that these other countries, these billions of people, they are making hard choices every single day. we have to be ready for that. i am absolutely convinced that we have to continue to lead the world into the kind of future that we want. we can't sit on the sidelines. we can work -- we can't retreat. story has become the dominant story. andepresents the hopes aspirations of people everywhere. that is what i want americans to understand. the main reason i w

baker just mention mentioned.this is a man that is going around to wholesale beauty products companies and by eating certain amount of chemicals, large amounts of chemicals, and somebody calls the fbi and says this looks very suspicious. and so the fbi goes to find that he has been in contact with a known al qaeda member in pakistan. what problem do you have with that? >> let's see if i understand correctly. as a committee of the phone of an al qaeda member in pakistan and then they found out where they are trying to find the name of this suspicious individuals and they find out the two have been in contact with each other. i don't have a problem with that and i don't see why that would be prohibited. if they do have the call records of the individual in pakistan than they should have it on record that he was in contact with this other suspect. >> i don't know whether they did or did end on that specific point. but, it seems to me that that is exactly the kind of thing that we are looking to enable this kind of co

baker died this week at home in tennessee at age 88. during his career he served as both the senate majority and minority leader, white house chief of staff for president ronald reagan and u.s. ambassador to japan. mr. baker will lie in repose in his hometown in tennessee. his funeral set for tuesday. check c-span.org for coverage plans. >>> president obama criticized congressional republicans today saying they blocked or voted down every single serious idea to help the middle class. the president was speaking in minneapolis minnesota at the state which is which are later y approved a 3-dollar minimum wage increase here's a look at what some of what the president had to say. >> if we do some basic things and make some basic changes that's what we should be doing. and i know it drives you nuts that washington isn't doing it, and it drives me nuts. o-oscaoscar and the reason thatt isn't getting done is today basic common sense ideas can't get through this congress. i am supposed to be politic about how i think about this but i'm finding l

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baker and his team hope to study them and learn more about how coral reefs can survive in inhospitable environment. >> these are the cole corals we should be protects because they may represent the future of coral reefs in florida. >> reporter: the coral reefs will grow back as they did back in 1991. but some believe that's faulty, as mother nature has shown all around the world, that it does not always bounce back. al jazeera, miami. >> i'm meteorologist dave warren. we're talking about severe weather with the forecast. many reports that came in yesterday. the orange dots there are wind damage. blue is the hail. and that was the one storm that came through arkansas. a few red dots in there indicates tornadoes witnesses or detected by the radar. the severe weather was out there yesterday with wind damage with this line of storms. it's moving through parts of the midwest currently but that will clear out and push to the south. not quite as active as yesterday. but the threat is there in the same area over texas and oklahoma. flooding will be a big problem as the next area of rain could

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had success with that. >> they have had an impact on the companies, bottom line, something we saw at baker hughes after operations were suspended at an iraq facility just last year. still a lot will come down to location. southern iraq accounts for a lot of the oil output. but it is in the north where the companies stand to lose the most. that is because many companies and oil field services have increased their investments and operations in that region. it held the promise of bigger profits than the south. an escalating conflict could derail those efforts. for "nightly business report," i'm morgan brennan. >>> we talk more about iraq and the impact on u.s. energy prices. the founding partner at again capital. john,'i)÷ thank you for joining >> thank you. >> let me start right off with prices and where they're going. you predict worse case scenario if things really get bad it could get up to $150 a barrel, talk us through your thinking on that. already in a multi-month high right now. we dust off the chart and see where the mark was. that was when the oil hit $247 a barrel. just rounding o