does anybody have any comments on christchurch new zealand?he japan van, very early, there will be a lot of lessons to be learned. we don't have the experts to really dissect it yet, i wanted to hone in on the experience in washington, the ringside seats in trying to get a public message out about this event. we were there 48 hours after the earthquake and a tsunami. mr. the really deal with the radiation aftermath. watching our partners in the federal government having offline conversations with them, they got hung up in the bureaucracy of saying what needed to be said. they were begging for just a press release from the federal government that said it is going to be ok. it just goes to the fact that public messaging is another area where we have got to streamline and focus. and with that, any comments about japan? excellent. >> we are going to have diana and commande>> excellent. >> hello. i am commander aa. [unintelligible]

three months after the earthquake in christchurch and a huge cleanup bill, the deficit is projected to peak next year. the budget surplus may raise to 1 billion u.s. dollars, about a year earlier than expected. nina? >>> let's move across the globe, andrew, markets in europe largely in positive trading at the moment for the second day in a row. one of the markets down, the zurich smi, down by about 0.1%. the ftse, that market up by 0.6%. the commodities traded glencore, that comes at a time when the commodities markets are at their most volatile in years. many analysts expect that kind of volatility could work in glencore's favor. they priced their shares in the middle of the quoted range, hoping to see an early rise. it's actually falling, down by 1.82%. just a few moments ago, the stock was down almost 2% coming in at 538 pence per share. it's now down by 1.8%. not as bad. actually the opposite from what they're expecting, andrew. >> yes, interesting sign of the times. it shows about the worries in the commodity markets at the moment. >>> you're looking there at the closing bell on t

then you mentioned christchurch, new zealand, chile, and japan. south the peaks of the top internet usage and the valleys are when people are sleeping. but they keep using the internet. it is a great way to communicate with folks. like you said, a lot of folks are out of their homes at that point. they may not have electricity or whatever, but there mobile device, they certainly can utilize. i am glad that fema is on top of that trend and is leading the way to try to communicate in that way. you hear from people but also your communicating that to people what they know. in some ways, it sounds like a social media is emergency managers dreams, because it is such a tool that is so widespread and so many people have a. is that fair to say? >> some of my peers now played the wireless combined with social media as a revolution in emergency management, as powerful as wireless and the original radio systems. i think it is far more reaching in the ability to communicate with the public. our role at fema is to keep up with the public and not necessarily fa

now it's helping in christchurch. ♪ >> senator pryor and senator brown, thank you for inviting me.le] >> it went on and off. >> sorry about that. >> i want to apologize for my voice as well. i am a picture of california health treating a knack for inviting me and your attention to this important issue. i received google's efforts can use the power and technology to deliver critical crisis related information and to slake google finder, which helps with once we connect to emergencies. our thoughts are with the communities in alabama and has been mentioned across the u.s., which took the lives of at least 300 people. a minor role in his organizations. i am here today because we believe technology can make their jobs easier. in the aftermath of last week's tornadoes are dimension. the writing maps to locate nearby shelters, we have they satellite imagery from first responders in direct good tornado or twister tube amounts to enhance search result. we are not experts in crisis responsibly play amount of stroke compared to the relief organizations and agencies, but her experience over t

folks to new zealand to help out with building buildings that were affected by the earthquake in christchurch decide folks that went to australia that helped with flooding measures at the airport. those are recent examples of some of the things we do. the u.s. army -- u.s. army of engineers supports the army but also the air force, lots of other departments and agencies, as well as the civil the permit we have in this country. host: there are more than 37 million so far that have been devoted to the flood fight along the mississippi river. baltimore, cynthia, go ahead. caller: i would just like to say my heart goes out to the people who are involved in this mess that was man-made. somebody new this was happening and was going to happen down the line. how can he set up there looking like he is looking, it is disgusting. host: let's talk about as the water goes down stream, what is the army corps considering doing? levees that may need to be removed or spillways that need to be removed? as it continues down towards new orleans in louisiana and to the gulf of mexico what is on the table? guest: