. >>> while you were sleeping, a massive explosion at a biodiesel plant. firefighters in galveston, texas, fought these flames all night. apparently a tank exploded last night, and the resulting fire lit up the night sky. the flames also spread to a second tank. the fire is out now, but still no word on what started it. >>> well, no financial help in sight. the postal service is about to make unprecedented cuts. starting in may the postal service will begin closing more than 260 mail processing centers around the country. about 35,000 postal workers are expected to lose their jobs as part of the move. four centers in maryland and four in virginia will be part of the consolidation. the closest one being in gaithersburg. the postal service hopes the move will save them about $3 billion, but it will also slow down delivery times for first-class mail. >>> our time is 6:06. apple's ceo is considering something steve jobs steadfastly refused to do. >>> plus, why michael jackson's doctor could soon be a free man. >>> and next, holy crustacean. the underwater crea

it gets them out of their cars and the bus runs on biodiesel fuel. now they get to pick up their employees and they say it is done safely for everyone. live in the south bay, damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >>> it's 6:15 right now. san jose's film festival just weeks away. they had a media kickoff last night at the san jose athletic club. recognize anyone there? our own christina loren helped get that party started walking the red carpet, meeting some of the people involved in the event. nearly 200 films will be shown at this year's festival. cinefest opens on february 28 and runs through march 11. it is a really cool event. you get to see some premier films coming through the area. >> you were cut out for the red carpet. >> did you see marla davies? she and i are proud supporters, our second consecutive year of getting to tell people how amazing this film festival is right here in the silicon valley. award winning films. we'll talk more about that as we get closer to the kickoff of cinequest but we want to get you to work this morning nice and

you'll see biodiesel. you'll see shale gas. you'll see oil. you'll see hydro. in other words, we're really doing it. but the reality is to get to that, all of the above, that means we have to develop all of them. i'm looking for help in this endeavor. let's touch for just a minute on this. i may go over my time just a minute. i hope you'll endullth me. 80% of the new development is in situ. instead of excavating as is the traditional practice, you actually drill like you drill for conventional oil. >> so talk to me in terms of what -- with canada, united states and some help from mexico, we produce about 70% of our crude. we have keystone, we go to 75%. plus and we have the opportunity for much more. we then don't have to rely on the middle east. 80% of the new development is in situ which is the same footprint as conventional. why wouldn't we be trying to do all of that than we can? from an energy standpoint, from the concept of north american energy independence, isn't this a plan that gives us the opportunity to truly get to all of the above? and why aren't

if you go to our state, you'll see wind, biofuels, you'll see ethanol, biodiesel, shale gas, oil, you'll see hydro, biomass, all of these. in other words, we're really doing it. but the reality is to get to that all of the above, that means we have to try to develop all of them, not pick winners and losers. so i'm looking for help in this endeavor. let's touch for just a minute on in-situ. mr. chairman, i may go over my time just a minute. i hope you'll indulge me. with the development of the canadian oil sands oil, 80% of the new development is in situ, whereas instead of excavating, as is the traditional practice, you actually drill, like you drill for conventional oil. you put steam down a hole and so forth. and so your greenhouse gas emission is the same as for conventional drilling. right? so talk to me in terms of when, with canada, united states and somehow help from mexico, we produce about 70% of our crude. we add keystone we immediately go to 75%-plus and we have the opportunity for much more. we then don't have to rely on the middle east and venezuela. 80% of the new developme

if you go to our state, you'll see wind, biofuels, you'll see ethanol, biodiesel, shale gas, oil, you'll see hydro, biomass, all of these. in other words, we're really doing it. but the reality is to get to that all of the above, that means we have to try to develop ought of them, not pick winners and losers. so i'm looking for help in this endeavor. let's touch for just a minute on in-situ. mr. chaeirman, i may go over my time just a minute. with the development of the canadian oil sands oil, 80% of the new development is in situ, whereas instead of exka craving, you'd actually drill, so your greenhouse gas is the same as conventional drilling, right? talk to me in terms of with canada, united states, and some help from mexico, we produce 70% of our crude, add keystone and we go to 75 plus add the possibility for much more. 80% of the new development is in-situ. why wouldn't we be trying to do all of of that that we can from an energy standpoint, the concept of the north america energy independence, isn't it th a plan that gives us an opportunity to truly get to all of the above? why ar

in fact, later on today, andrew, i'm off to biodiesel plants that a lot of taxi drivers are using toitigate the effects of oil prices. interesting story to watch here on "world business today." >>> talking about the hacking scandal, there have been new allegations in the phone hacking inquiry in the united kingdom over the last few days. the former deputy prime minister, prescott have said the police could have covered up an extent of the scandal. he said when the inquiry went on, there was a conspiracy to hide the facts when his own phone was hacked. deputy assistant police commissioner also testified that journalists from the sun newspaper made payments not just to police officers here but also to a whole network of corrupt officials. news international which employs -- which owns the tabloid responded that the practices no longer exist at the newspaper. >>> in the meantime, the singer charlotte church and her parents stand to be paid nearly a million dollars by news international. the settlement is by the largest of its kind since the scandal broke. it seems church is not entirely

. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows them vacuuming dollars away and recyclers say that biodiesel fuel costs are the culprit. >> there is a black market for yellow grease now as it's sometimes called. independent people who will steal here and there and use it for their vehicles that burn on vegetable oil. >> reporter: theft is an industry problem. david levinson of got grease says the thieves are cutting in a his bottom line. >> tough to expand your business and get new restaurants when you're going to the restaurant and there's no cooking oil to collect. >> reporter: so the department of food and agriculture is cracking down with a program to catch the slippery thieves. the industry realizes it's not easy being green. >> you try to perform a good service, try to collect before it gets full and when you arrive there, your grease container has been sabotaged. there is a hole in it. >> reporter: in san francisco, patrick sedillo, cbs 5. >>> new fallout at the susan g. komen foundation tonight. over the funding controversy with planned parenthood. karen handel a senior vice presiden

the bus is intended to get google employees out of their cars and into a bus that runs on biodiesel fuel. but then the safety concerns arose. parents started complaining to the local schools about the issue. since the bus stop is right in front of the presbyterian church on shannon road in los gatos police asked the church if it minded have the bus pull into the parking lot for the pickup and in the name of child safety the church said yes. >> we have the same vision for biofuel buses, local people that are living and buying homes in our town being able to catch a bus and get in to work without taking all all their cars out on to los gatos roads. >> reporter: neighbors and parents say they think the bus is a great idea as well. they just want it to stop in a safer location for the local school kids. it appears that now it will. the first bus arrives at 7:25 this morning. live in the south bay, "today" in the bay. >>> 5:06 right now. with the florida primaries in the books, all eyes now turning to nevada. mitt romney will make campaign stops in minnesota and nevada today, while competitor

firefighters in galveston, texas, are trying to contain this fire at a biodiesel plant. fire is still burning after crude oil -- a crude oil tank exploded around 7:30 last night. one worker was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> a judge dismissed the case against a man accused of killing his wife on their honeymoon. gabe watson was acquitted yesterday after a judge in alabama ruled prosecutors could not provide enough evidence in the case. watson was accused of intentionally drowning his wife while on their honeymoon in australia eight years ago. his father spoke after the ruling. >> this is the fifth judge that came to the conclusion that gabe did noggin tensionally to harm his -- did noggin tensionally to harm his wife. i hope everyone can begin to heal. get their lives back together. >> the family of his wife tina says they are disappointed in the decision, and there wasn't a lot of consideration for the victim in this case. >>> michael jackson's former personal physician who was sentenced to four years in prison for causing the pop singer's death in 2009 will be back

that includes alternate energy sources, renewable energy sources, biodiesel, wind, solar. i'm for those things. but i'm also for the traditional energy sources and in addition nuclear. we have a clean, safe nuclear energy plant, power plant in arkansas that we count on to provide safe, affordable energy. we also have coal plants. other sorts of energy sources. we make in my district, we make the wind mill blades that go on these massive wind mills. we also have well-spun tubular in our -- in high district in the second congressional district of arkansas. and they've recently been in the news because there's been a lot of uncertainty about their future as a result of the president killing the keystone pipeline or denying the permit. the happy news that i have to report is that well spun is doing some diversifying. they did have to lay some people off after the keystone pipeline was delayed. but they're doing some diversifying so they can make some other sorts of pipe and they're actually going to expand. i'm hoping that once we get, and i believe we will ultimately win the

drill, we're going to have to invest in alternative and clean energy sources like solar and wind and biodiesel. we're going to have to look for more natural gas. we have to do a whole host of things. >> i want to take advantage of the fact that i have the moderator of face the nation here to ask questions. >> do you x robert, think that these -- let me put it to you this way. they're saying we've had plenty of these debate. a lot of people saying this is the last one, last one scheduled. do you want to see more of them? do you think this is helping the president or hurting the president when the republicans come out here so often as they have? >> i think if you're an independent or an untea sided voter and you tuned in to last night's debate, i don't doubt at all that you have been turned off by the type of nasty, negative carpet bombing distortions on each other and on the president's record. i don't sense that they're talking about the issues that people care most about. that's what the president is spending his time talking about. i don't think there's any doubt that we got more out of the

when he talks about an all of the above approach in terms of the energy, wind, solar, biodiesel, biofoolsonenh p -- biofuels, i makes them look ridiculous and they don't understand how gas prices work and how the global economy works. and it hurtspatricia? >> there is nothing that makes americans squeeze more than going to fill up for gas once or twice a week and saying oh my god, how much did that just cost, that happened to me four types in the last two weeks. it hurts him because he's in charge and like every other president, there is nothing they can do in the short term to change it. he can talk about it, he can't change unrest in the middle ease, there is a bad situation he can't do to make better. >> 20 seconds each, oh. >> i would like to donation to the obama superpac, priority usa action. i know it was named by borat. tonight i would like to give that pac, one million dollars. >> he's not kidding. what does this do for obama? and what does this do for him as a comedian? >> i think for the comedian it will continue to give him material to work with. but look, it will help the oba

if you go to our state, you will see wind, biofuels, biodiesel, shale gas, oil, hydro, all of these. we are really doing it. the reality is to get to that all the above, we have to develop all of them, not pick winners and losers. i am looking for help in this endeavor. mr. chairman, i may go over my time. i hope you will indulge me. 80% of the new development -- instead of excavating, you drill. your greenhouse gas emissions is the same as for conventional drilling. right? talk to me in terms of what canada, united states, and some help from mexico, what we produce about 70% of our crude. if we had keystone, we go to 75%. we do not have to rely on the middle east and venezuela. 80% of new development is the same footprint as conventional, why wouldn't we be trying to do all that that we can do? from an energy standpoint, from the concept of north american energy independence, it is in this a plan that gives us the opportunity to get to all the above? how can you help us get this done? >> it is environmentally much preferred. >> 80% of new development. >> i understand. it is a little

this happened at a galveston biodiesel plan. we haven't heard about why this thing blew up.e hospital for smoke inhalation and more than 800 college students at the nearly texas a&m campus were told to stay inside while firefighters battled that. >>> hundreds of local jobs could be lost and your mail service slowed down significantly as the u.s. postal service announces more dramatic cutbacks. allison burns is in the washington, d.c. newsroom with the postal service plan and what it means to you. allison. >> reporter: tori, for starters overnight mail would no longer be guaranteed, and there could be delays in sending and receiving mail in many parts of the bay area. the processing centers in burlingame and pet lumme apalachicola would be shut down. nationwide more than 35,000 postal jobs would be cut. hundreds of facilities closed. postal officials say you'll need to mail your bills and election ballots out sooner. turnaround town for next week's movies would also be affected. you might have to wait longer to get those movies in the mail. the postmaster says nothing is set

to be built in this country in 30 years, to increase our investments in alternative energy like biodieselind and solar. i mean he's an all-of-the-above -- his is an all-of-the-above approach, and you'll hear a lot about that from him in coming days and weeks. >> but if a candidate like rick santorum says the reason these things are going -- these prices are going up is because of the president's dedication to the radical environmentalist movement -- >> again, i think it's incumbent upon those who report on random statements by politicians seeking office to compare them to the facts, and the facts are as i've stated. oil and gas production in the united states has risen every year since the president has been in office. oil production is now higher than it's been in eight years. and this president is taking action to ensure that it continues to go up. not least -- and i think it's important to mention, and i don't know where various candidates for office are on this issue, but the president last year through an agreement with major automobile manufacturers have put into effect enhanced fue

that we have the right policies in place for encouraging clean energy innovation, including the biodiesel tax credit which supports over 31,000 jobs and has allowed domestic production to more than double since 2011. it means the production tax credit which has made it possible for wind power to represent over a third of all new electricity generation capacity in the united states last year. think of that figure. think of the strides that we've made and where we can go in the future. and the advanced energy manufacturing tax credit, which has leveraged $5.4 billion in private investment, boosting growth and creating new u.s. manufacturing jobs by producing components and equipment for the burgeoning renewable energy industry. extending these critical tax credits will help strengthen our country's clean energy business so that they can continue to grow and thrive. but they are just one part of the equation. again, there is no silver bullet solution to our nation's energy challenges and that is why we need to be willing to come together to hammer out a comprehensive strategy for moving forw

this will increase our investment in alternative energy, like biodiesel and solar. he is and all of the above -- he has and all of the above approach. you will hear more of that from him. >> rick santorum says the reason these things are going up is because this president's dedication is erratic when it comes to environmental factors. >> id is incumbent upon those who report on random statements by politicians seeking office to compare them to the facts. the facts are as i have stated. oil and gas production in the u.s. has risen every year since the president has been in office. oil production is now higher than it has been in eight years. this president is taking action to ensure that it continues to go up. i think it is important to mention and i do not know where various candidates are on this issue, but the president, last year, through an agreement with major automobile manufacturers had put into effect enhance fuel efficiency standards that will save american family is $1.7 trillion at the pump and cut oil consumption by 12 billion barrels. yesterday i said 1

if you go to our state, you will see wind, biofuels biodiesel shale gas oil hydro all of these.e are really doing it. the reality is to get to that all the above we have to develop all of them, not pick winners and losers. i am looking for help in this endeavor. mr. chairman, i may go over my time. i hope you will indulge me. 80% of the new development -- instead of excavating you drill. your greenhouse gas emissions is the same as for conventional drilling. right? talk to me in terms of what canada, united states, and some help from mexico, what we produce about 70% of our crude. if we had keystone, we go to 75%. we do not have to rely on the middle east and venezuela. 80% of new development is the same footprint as conventional, why wouldn't we be trying to do all that that we can do? from an energy standpoint, from the concept of north american energy independence, it is in this a plan that gives us the opportunity to get to all the above? how can you help us get this done? >> it is environmentally much preferred. >> 80% of new development. >> i understand. it is a little bit