. >> we start with the can you say cosco busan accident and negative aspects on fish the herring. it could be a warning for the shipping industry. >> it was november 2007 when the container ship cosco busan struck the base of one of towers of bay bridge. more than 50,000 gallons of oils leaked into the bay. they knew it would have a huge impact on marine life. but new research that the pacific herring population it was a disaster. >> we anticipated there would be subtle effects but what was really shocking these embryos were furnishing into liquid. >> jerry is director of the u.c. davis bodega marine laboratory. he co-authored the study. he says they found bunker oil from the damaged ship and sunlight proved to be a lethal combination for hundreds of thousands of fish embryos in shallow water. >> this can be extremely photo toxic and new thing that people need tock aware of that it may kaul be lethal in certain organisms. >> they question whether her pollutants in the bay are responsible but studies conducted for the next two spawning cycles found what they found the chemical fing

guide massive ships through san francisco bay this after the i team uncovered recordings from the cosco busson, the ship that hit the bridge. dan noyes is here with the latest from sacramento. >> the bureau of state audits launched an investigation after the cosco busson in 2007. but two important changes have yet to be made in the oversight of the bar pilots. the mission of the joint sunset review committee is identify waste in government agencies. today, they tackled a board of pilot commissioners. it oversees the 60 men and women guiding ships through san francisco bay and beyond. a state audit found the board did not follow state law when licensing pilot autos making sure that they add theer requirements in state law when licensing pilots and should establish a procedure for approving and monitoring board-appointed physicians. >> the board began in 1890 but had the first review because of this. >> the jels ship hit the bay bridge with the pilot john cota at the helm, spilling 53,000 gallons of oishlgs killing wildlife and fouling beaches. the national transportation safety board fou

. >>> cosco is king of the retail giants. a new survey looked at ten major retailers. the only one to earn an outstanding rating for overall quality of its merchandise. its website also earned cop marks for layout, product value and checkout. target, walmart, sam's club and kohl's are among the other companies included in this survey. >>> new details about the tv anchor bitten on tv by a dog. >>> search nbc washington on >>> a news anchor in denver are recovering from reconstructive surgery after being bitten by a dog during a live interview. kristen dahlgren has new details plus reaction from animal experts who explain what went wrong. >> reporter: it started as a feel-good story, a dog who fell through the ice rescued in dramatic fashion. there was the heroic firefighter. >> can't write it any better. he recognized that he was going towards safety, wruns we got him out he was friendly and happy to be a warmer place. >> the ecstatic owner. >> i'm beyond happy. he's our family member. he's like a son in a sense. he's just a rock solid dog. >> when the 85 pound argentin

also ahead, corporate earnings from dreamworks, cosco and staples. >>> officials from a group of 20 at the world's leading economies postponed providing europe with more financial aid yesterday, putting pressure on germany to step up in europe's debt crisis fight. on wednesday, the european central bank is expected to announce a second round of low-interest loans to boost confidence and drive down yields on government bonds. >>> back at home, bp's civil trial over the gulf oil disaster will not begin today, as talks around the possible $14 billion settlement continue. >>> warren buffett says an unnamed successor has been chosen to run berkshire hathaway when the time comes. however, the 81-year-old billionaire investor insists he isn't going anywhere. >>> and tough times in greece were set aside for the country's biggest carnival parade yesterday with handmade floats that poked a little fun at the country's political leaders. >>> well, coming up, the badgers beat the buckeyes, and one amazing backwards goal. plus, the west hang on to win last night's all-star shoot-out. your early-morn

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cosco. three. three. three. three broad. goals for your media. r.t. dot com. israel has rebuffed all warnings against striking iran which has been consistently coming from the international community countries the foreign minister says it's israel's business alone about whether to carry out an attack until a rainy rhetoric was again intensified after the u.n. nuclear watchdog mission to iran brought no results suspects iran's atomic activities have military purposes repeatedly saying there's a preemptive strike at its western allies have but the idea saying tough economic sanctions against iran need time to work. growing doubts over the effectiveness of penalties the message is clear if iran's intransigence continues it will face increasing pressure and isolation the west is ramping up the pressure on you kelly to follow its lead in stopping imports of iranian oil and dealing with it. but india refused to follow through it does not. need. you don. are. there more do you need a former u.s. state department official said that india's failure to stand with the we

australians are the stars that clinched her first back to back wins of the season defeating better it's at cosco for the czech republic in straight sets us i've been champion stows that ended last year on a high but it's had a rocky start to this season. and after winning his fortieth title last week phil mickelson is again the man to catch as the american has a one shot lead after the first day of the northern trust open in california where mickelson is in a rich vein of form after winning at pebble beach last week he hit a five under par sixty six during the first day at the riviera country club and that's puts him on top of the leaderboard one shot ahead of j.b. holmes went home to maine. while a spectacular tee shot stole the show on the women's l.p.g. a tour as seven time major winner carry web ace the past twelve hole in thailand this cracker adding to her sterling effort on the coattails second day the thirty seven year old australian posting just one bogey and four straight birdies over fourteen holes before play was suspended due to rain with webb took a preliminary two stroke lead. and

. >> to make sure they understand what they're see oogt company that owns the cosco busson plead guilty to falsifying documents. i called john cota but reached his wife, he has not returned my faul call autos important changes came from this. >> we're in a better place now than back then. >> yes. >> thank you. >> and as we continue tonight the budget axe about to fall on nasa. >> what this means for the research center in mountain view. >>> the federal budget axe is falling on nasa. it appears the research center, ames, is being spared. >> nasa budget has been cut but leaders are focusing on positive. >> this year we'll land the largest rover ever on mars. and continue to develop and conduct tests on the james web space telescope. >> telescope is creating a tidal wave of cuts in other areas. the cost skyrocketed to a projected $6.2 billion that. means some projects will be postponed. such as a man landing on mars 20 years from now. >> there are missions we're going to do to pursue electric propulsion in space, precursor missions to asteroids in mars and back to the moon. those have been

generics, i'm thinking about the stuff we showed you from perrigo or the kirkland private label brand for cosco, right? they can't afford to raise prices for fear it will drive consumers back even more heavily into the arms of private label. if they can't raise prices they have to cut costs. kimberly-clark reported higher costs. conagra talked about higher inflation. general mills preannounced an ugly shortfall. general mills, the general! this was monumental. a monumental sign that things are wrong. general mills never does anything like that. of course, there is also the problem of which costs to cut. proctor decided to take a billion dollars out of its marketing budget, between now and 2016. but that could be a mistake. marketing is what differentiates these guys from private label and fend off competition. pepsi got hurt because it wasn't spending enough to support its brands. now proctor could be following in their footsteps versus a colgate. now, all these companies are finding themselves in a tough spot. but there are also some here that are uniquely proctor's. for example, for the last