i remember when the debate over arpa energy was to make a mirror image of darpa.here were a number of scientists who were against it. they said it is not like darpa, the pentagon research project. it has a customer. it is the pentagon. who is the customer for arpa? the other criticism was there was no new money for it. the problem at the pentagon is not the democrats or republicans will cut the science funding but they are siphoning off money from the sides budget to pay for over schedule and over budget weapons project and those things don't change regardless of who was in congress. that is a management issue. >> one of the best approach is in my opinion is the so-called pride. you give people a lot of money if they succeed in doing a defined break through. if you lose, that is to bed. if you win, you win big. not only do you get the prize but you get the business. if you come up with a battery that really lets a cargo on 300 miles before it needs to be recharged, that is a good thing because we can really move to a new energy base from hydro fuels'. >> i'm glad

, the agency that cred created the internet. >> we have just started a project with darpa.g to try to set up mini grants and set up a program that will begin to invest in the technologies that will get us in 100 years a starship. >> the 100-year starship would involve travel to other star systems, possibly numerous generations living out their entire lives while en route to other stars. we'll see how many folks sign up for that one. >>> still ahead, 1.6 trillion reasons why it's more important than ever to find out what's really going on at fannie and freddie. >>> how the clues to fixing our housing crisis could lie in the books of the mortgage giants. >>> also, a news flash for those opposed to legalized pot. it's already here! we'll talk about what ti"time" magazine is calling the united states of amarijuana. after this. don't forget mrs. collier. i won't. ♪ [ female announcer ] clear some snow. ♪ or spread a little warmth. maxwell house gives you a rich full flavored cup of coffee so you can be good to the last drop. maxwell house gives you a rich full flavored cup of co

now the stakes are high in formula one with the season ending up with darpa grand prix due to decide the driver's champion four man could win it all on sunday including sebastian battell who is in the driving seat for the race after clinching the pole position incented a school of firing the red bull driver person of the quickest time ahead of title chasers former champion lewis hamilton was second fastest while current overall leader fernando alonso of ferrari came third patel's teammate mark webber also stays in the hunt for the title following a fifth place finish in qualifying and this is the first time in f one history that four men competed for the title in the final race of the season. in the afternoon the late evening in the practice we didn't look too good and we were not one hundred percent happy but i think we made a big step today which allowed us to do to fight for the polar think it was very close with lewis especially and in the end i think if we would have done two runs who have been probably the better choice but i was surprised how much the circuit round up force in

a new technology by darpa, vehicle maker am general and armor maker hardwire funnels explosive force of a vehicle through a built-in chimney protecting the crew inside. in recent tests the 7-ton humvee survived the blast that larger vehicles must withstand and did so without losing tires, structural integrity or injuring test dummies. it's a potential game changer given the need to protect troops from roadside bombs, shaping all combat vehicle programs. as the army shapes its armored vehicle plan it's time for a strategic pause to keep from developing new vehicles that could be outmoded before they enter service. case in point, army leaders are rushing ahead to develop a new ground combat vehicle and say it will be as heavy as needed to protect the troops inside. which could yield a vehicle so heavy it lacks agility and can't be transported quickly. the new air technology promises fewer future vehicles that are lighter than what is currently in vision. technology always changed history. it's now up to the army to seriously consider and more extensively test this new technology as it

are but the, we took the darpa model and put it into the department of energy.for really looking for transformational bombs and not just incremental changes. and if ever there was a way, if we want to come to agreement on energy, there's no better place than that. >> i reference people to the article in businessweek about two and half months ago where if we're in a trade war, we need to fight that way. these assumptions were we are fighting against a mercantilist approach, other countries that pick winners and losers have a choice of dollars behind their fix, we are just laissez-faire. we may face some real challeng challenges. >> sees blacks are with national transportation safety board. i would like to ask another question that has been like after a judge for the last couple of years, that is the surface transportation reauthorization bill. which so far nobody seems to want to pick up and partner because no one seems to know how to pay for it. is that going to happen in the next two years? >> my belief is it was one of the greatest mistakes of the administrati