his farm sits on a gas hot spot. he is worried about the impact on water sources in the region, particularly of chemicals used in these processes leak. he believes other forms of pollution may follow. some do except that poland's gas reserves are economically important but they are opposed to the fracking process itself. >> in this village in the grip of winter, farmers are also concerned. they maintain they were given little information by the authorities or the gas companies before the drilling began. residents here say the gas industry has presented a misleading image of fragging. fracking. the film maker behind "gas land" recently pledged solidarity with polish activists. >> there is no evidence that shale gas can be developed sustainably. there is no evidence that we can withstand what this would mean for our climate. >> there is no way to extract shale gas without using hydraulic fracture stimulation. >> your tracks the claims that committees have been left in the dark. >> i have been to poland. i've been in th

i've infuriated people within the oil and gas industry. politicians on both sides of the spectrum and the aisle. >> holland leaves behind a state in which the earthquake rate continues to rise. not long after he announced his departure, his colleague amberlee darold, did the same. now, oklahoma, the most seismically active state in the continental us, is left without a state seismologist. >> as long as they know what the testing procedure is... they'll always be able to beat it. >> you're a smart guy, you just keep your mouth shut. >> it's a closed business amongst people who are in the know. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello, i'm maryam nam zee. nemazee. coming up in the next 60 minut minutes. iraqis are close to recapturing the city of ramadi from i.s.i.l. travel chaos. as christmas celebration begin around the world,

. >> gas leaks leveled buildings. >> it was the biggest explosion i had ever seen. >> gas stations erupt into infernoes. and rescue workers put it all on the line. >> it was the closest call i've had. >> dire circumstances. >> i'm thinking there's no way somebody's going to live through that. >> disaster, heroism, survival. >> i can't believe i'm alive. >> you won't believe your eyes. >> boom! it went up. >>> hello. i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." dangerous materials are used every day, usually without incident, because safeguards are in place to minimize risks. but natural disasters and man-made accidents happen all too frequently, and when highly flammable materials are involved, an emergency situation can become a fireball. may 15th, 2009. firefighters in texas are battling a blaze at a tank facility that stores oil, gas and sea water. just when they think they have the fire under control, a flare erupts from the tank on the right. it's not a good sign. and in a matter of seconds, the tank launches into the air like a rocket. >> everything went bright. the heat was

i've infuriated people within the oil and gas industry. i've infuriated politicians on both sides of the spectrum and the aisle. >> holland leaves behind a state in which the earthquake rate continues to rise. not long after he announced his departure, his colleague amberlee darold, did the same. now, oklahoma, the most seismically active state in the continental us, is left without a state seismologist. >> the warm blue waters off the coast of hawaii, a scene of incredible beauty but a world in transition. ironically this piece of coral, delicate as fine china, is also a sign of trouble. >> today, we are facing the potential loss or massive degradation of all of our reefs.

i've infuriated people within the oil and gas industry. i've infuriated politicians on both sides of the spectrum and the aisle. >> holland leaves behind a state in which the earthquake rate continues to rise. not long after he announced his departure, his colleague amberlee darold, did the same. now, oklahoma, the most seismically active state in the continental us, is left without a state seismologist. >> you cannot leave, you have to save this village. >> the human cost of climate change. >> we're a people, we're not animals. >> forcing alaskans to flee. >> you can't adapt anymore, you just got to get out of the way. >> fighting to save a way of life. >> that's like asking us to quit being a people. >> we really need to figure this out now. communities living in danger all over the world. >> only on al jazeera america. >> if we don't have a verdict by one o'clock it's gonna be another day. >> well it's either gonna be before noon, or they get to come back at one thirty. >> the waiting is what will knock you for a loop. if she goes to ja

and also for coal, like oil and gas, coal prices variable. mainly as a result of what is happening in china and the countries. the decline in demand. $50 and begin we have not seen this happening. and only 18 months ago only about $200. this is one of the major preoccupations some we are seeing some important signals, for example, in terms of the countries more than 150 countries now make pledges, commitments that they are willing to reduce the emission of the year 2013 by this much. it is never been the case that so many countries are making such commitments, poor countries, rich countries, north, south commanders you exporting, energy importing. this is a basis. the major growth coming from energies. i will study in a few minutes predictions for the future. what happened last year is a very important thing. we can expect more. >> about 50 percent. power capacity addition. hundred 50 percent. all others put together. alone 50 percent. so as such i believe they are not anymore in this field. another encouraging piece of news before the paris

i've infuriated people within the oil and gas industry. i've infuriated politicians on both sides of the spectrum and the aisle. >> holland leaves behind a state in which the earthquake rate continues to rise. not long after he announced his departure, his colleague amberlee darold, did the same. now, oklahoma, the most seismically active state in the continental us, is left without a state seismologist. >> this is it. >> oscar winner alex gibney's "edge of eighteen" marathon. >> if i said that i'm perfectly fine, i would be lying. >> i feel so utterly alone. >> in this envelope is my life. >> if you don't go to college, you gonna be stuck here... i don't wanna be stuck here. >> catch the whole ground-breaking series, "edge of eighteen" marathon. >> this week on "talk to al jazeera" -- artist, author and reporter molly crabapple. >> what i think my art brought to my journalism is that i didn't come to journalism with the sort of bias towards faux objectivity... i deeply believe in having an extreme bias towards reality. >> in her youth, sh

we focus on oil and gas and energy.ooking at your presentation, how do you look at africa now producing oil and do you think of africa being a member of the iea and if so looking at the oil production, what do you advise, oil exported or refined oil, what do you think working in this between now and 2030. thank you. >> okay. thank you very much for these very good questions. about our projections, first of all, we make on the base of the policies. the numbers i show you with the existing policies of the governments, we will see what kind of trends we will see. we also have projections with strong climate policies. in that case it's much stronger. many like you mention why our renewable projections are so conservative, we went back and we look at them. 95% of our projections are on the spot. upward was the solar projections and here two things. what happened is that governments change their policies and supported the solar much more stronger and solar showed a strong increase. and we increase our projections. and i'll be

a savings of nearly $15 from 2-years ago before gas started falling. university of michigan in ann arbor to st. louis....roughly $25 cheaper than 2 years ago. "on an inflation adjusted basis, we are looking at some of the cheapest gas prices since the early 1970s." it was july, 2008 when gas prices hit their highest national average: $4.10 a gallon. now, at under $2 a gallon, gas is cheaper than: -a gallon of milk at $3.34. -even a small starbucks coffee $2.15! and bargains at the pump are translating into all-time record car sales. ...more than 17-million expected this year! a whopping 55% of them - light trucks and suvs. "this new suv only gets about 20 miles per gallon in the city. but with gas prices so cheap, many customers say bigger suvs are suddenly a lot more affordable to drive." that's what brought orlando rodriguez into look at suvs at a ford dealership outside miami: "imagine! with all the money i am going to save? yeah, maybe i can buy another "when you have to fill up a tank now, it's $30. it gives you the budget to be able to afford som

natural gas.ause for at least the foreseeable future we don't , anticipate any major increase in the pipeline quantity of gas available to us. narrator: but, as many wells may be drilled, the prospect of big strikes on this continent appear remote. while the average well in the middle east produces 5000 barrels of oil per day, the best producing wells in the united states provide far less. and proven reserves in the lower 48 states grow smaller every year. though exploration has been stepped up, production continues to lag. the search goes on elsewhere. we are tapping huge reserves on the north slope of alaska. some geologists claim that the world's greatest fossil fuel resources lie beneath ocean waters in the north sea, off indonesia, the gulf of mexico , off the eastern seaboard. but underwater drilling is expensive and risky. floating platforms are towed out to sea and anchored. drilling rigs are assembled at great cost. bits are sent 10,000 feet deep and more into the ocean floor. oil and gas

gas stations in texas are already selling gas as low as $1.40 a gallon. the low prices at the pump are leading to record sales of bigger cars. kcci's vanessa peng has more vanessa: as the price goes down consumers are looking up. >> probably going to be a record year for large truck sales this year. vanessa: more iowans are buying bigger cars. >> cheap gas makes people behave a little bit differently in terms of their purchases. vanessa: iowa state university economist dave swenson says consumer tastes are changing from smaller cars to trucks and suvs, thanks to cheap gas and a recovering economy. >> cheap gas is a big component of consumer confidence but consumer confidence has improved , people's incomes, household incomes have gotten better. vanessa: ames ford lincoln owner casey johnson says they'll be up 25% in car sales this year with trucks being a big part of that. >> we've got super low fuel prices at $1.95 which we haven't seen in a long time. we've got unbelievably low interest rates and then we've got high rebates. so those three things put to

we did have the gas company come out. they were completely denying there was ever a gas leak. home, giving everybody the a-ok. the gas company didn't admit to having a gas leak until the following wednesday that would put a probably around the 28th of october. lausd the the following monday, october 26, that there was an issue and that our children needed to be protected. they had inquired to the lausd as well as socalgas, and they were told there wasn't a leak as well. until that wednesday when everybody was notified that we did have a major leak. a time lapsed infrared image makes visible the leak of the methane gas visible. according to california's air quality regulators the leak accounts for 25% of daily greenhouse gas emissions in the state, about the same amount of emissions as driving 160,000 cars for a year or consuming 90 million gallons of gas. erin brockovich, you have called this the worst environment old disaster since the bp oil spill of 2010. talk about the scope of this. >> the scope of it is enormous. there's another videotape out there that really helps us s

has more gas than it needs.chevron came to australia. >> i see what is happening in the developing world. and i see what their needs are. and they need power, for example. where is it going to come from? it is going to come from natural gas. we have had prolific discoveries of natural gas in australia. the gorgon and wheatstone developments, the combined spending by us and our partners on those projects is about $85 billion. that reflects a very significant amount of natural gas that we have found in the area, and the opportunity to develop it in proximity to the asian markets which it will serve just has created a very good investment opportunity for us. erik: both projects take gas pumped from undersea deposits, clean it, freeze it, and load it onto tankers bound for japan and elsewhere in asia. wheatstone is about 2/3 the size of gorgon, even if it doesn't feel any smaller. where are we and where are we going? >> well, we are at the ashburton north site. this is the second of two lng tanks we are building. we

the unexpected gift of the gas the impact reed: americans will hit the road. gas is cheap. marie: it looks like it may stay that way. tom costello has the story. >>'tis the season for gifting and americans are already getting a little something extgas prices are now the lowest in years. at the pump, the national average is now $2.01 a gallon. kansas has a gbits -- cheapest gas. california-based the most. how cheap is cheap? gas is now cheaper than a gallon of milk. even a small starbucks coffee at $2.15. >> we are looking at some of the cheapest gas prices since the early 1970's. >> just last week gas was $2.04 a gallon. last year, it is down $.55. the highest national average was july 2008 when gas was $4.10 a gallon. the two top reasons for the plunge is the u.s. is limit -- swimming in oil and producing more than imports. pumping more hoping to drive our competitors. cheap gas is good news for car sales. 60 million new vehicles have rolled off dealer lot so far this year.59% of them are like trucks and suvs. >> people will consider bigger vehicles more so than whe gas pr

crews are still testing out gas lines&x here on this road to find out what exactly caused the gas to fail. snow man on the front door of the winn family house is no xanl ration. >> it's cold. item definitely cold. >>reporter: no gas heat inside for two days. space heaters working over time. >> i'm wearing my ski clothes to keep warm. >> we are so used to heat we never you don't think of. >> you don't think of it until something like this happens then it make you wonder. >>reporter: they and 6200 other pg&e customers lost natural gas service sunday. about. ge is investigating the cause of the outage after a a regularlytor at gas facility malfunction. restaurants are busy tonight with folk who just wanted to get out of the house after very cold night. >> crazy cold. captain make coffee or do anything. can't take a shower. >>reporter: want to spend another night like that. >> no. >>reporter: warming center was set up by the red cross at timber point elementary but some chose to tough it out at home. putting fireplaces to good use but no hot water to do dishes or cook a meal. more than 2

there was natural gas being released. we shut down a lot of traffic, we evaluated some commercial buildings. at the height of the incident, there were four buildings evacuated. at the height, we had about eight square blocks shut down. we now have traffic shutdown basically on brand, the only street that is closed, and from second to fifth. now, we are working on mitigating the gas out of the area, making sure there are no more pockets of national -- pockets of the natural gas and lead kind of evaporate out of the area. so far, everyone is safe. the readings that are found are very low. we are not picking up any there are two businesses which are without natural gas that there are no residential units that have been affected by it. vanessa: as the cap and just mentioned, there was a strong smell of gas earlier today. now, it appears that has dissipated. have bridges of madison county happening. the show is going on but they the rerouting traffic. will have more updates as they become available. for now, live in des moines

if gas over here is $1.79, this guy $4.69. come on. >> reporter: petit complained to the gas station and also contacted our call for action volunteers who visited to ask about why this particular luk-oil's prices are so high. >> i don't make the gas prices, my boss does. >> reporter: uh-huh. >> you know what, ask him. >> reporter: jeff petit identified there man as the boss station owner tony caprio and petit is not the only one who has complained to him about his prices. >> i went up there one time i don't know why, just to tell him you're out of my mind. he's like just don't come here. it's $3.99 a gallon. how you going to do that? it's gouging someone. >> double what everybody sells charging. >> reporter: i don't make the gas prices. i don't know why he does it. you know what i'm not the boss. >> a spokesman for luk-oil tells "action news" they've received several complaints about high prices and the company is that currently in litigation to strip him of his franchise. $3.98. >> $3.98. can't afford it. >> reporter: that ma

gas. state air quality regulators estimate the leak is releasing up to 50,000 kilograms of methane every hour, and they say if that well keeps doing that at that rate, then basically this leak will e25% of california's daily greenhouse gags emissions. or another way to think of it, this is roughly the same effect as driving 160,000 cars for a year. meanwhile, the gas company is footing the bill to temporarily relocate residents from nearly 350 homes in the area. they may end up relocating hundreds of more people before this is done. the resident, not surprisingly, are gearing up far major legal fight here, including a class action lawsuit. they're suing not only the gas company but state officials who they say have been negligent in allowing the leak to happen. the residents say they want the gas company to stop injecting gas into these underground wells for storage altogether. they want the state officials to require the companies end this practice. jerry brown was asked to intervene and

pg&e shut off gas service to customers in discovery bay. they still have electricity but with no gas that means many will not have any heat. kpix5's emily turner is in discovery bay tonight. now when is the gas going to being turned back on, emily? >> reporter: that's the big question and no one has ab answer. pg&e has a ballpark of maybe 5:00 tomorrow, but they aren't certain because they aren't saying at this point what it is that's wrong with it. a few dozen bagels and a basketball hoop around much, but at least michael o'connell and his kids are warmed up before they have to go back to their cold home. >> we're all huddled in one room. we've got a little portable heater we're using right now to stay warm because i think it's like 35 right now. >> reporter: his main heat isn't working because pg&e shut down gas to 6,200 customers in discovery bay this morning. the cold weather caused structural damage that requires a major shutdown to repair. >> and we detected a loss of pressure in our gas facilities in discovery bay. we do believe that

it is hard to put a ban on the export of electricity at some point the gas -- than gas. it is hard for governments receiving electricity to be convinced to his stop -- to stop exporting electricity. >> all of that you described is dependent on oil and gas. dr.: iran has lots of sources of income like taxing, which has been increased to subsidize oil revenue. it does come from oil and gas. they will process it. >> thank you. chairwoman: i would like to keep with the subject, but i will ask the question differently, that is, to mutations with iran and how it affects the energy ittor, specifically, how affects the conservative iranian revolutionary guard corporation. and how do i -- diversifying business might be affected. what impacts with this opening might have on getting a diversification of power and influence in the energy sector? is 80you know, iran million in population. it has a diverse economy. happen is ofseen course the sanctions -- the foundation called the siege have crept into the economy and iran has a long history of being competitive and capitalistic. i th

gas.ity regulators estimate the leak is releasing up to 50,000 kilograms of methane every hour, and they say if that well keeps doing that at that rate, then basically this leak will e25% of california's daily greenhouse gags emissions. or another way to think of it, this is roughly the same effect as driving 160,000 cars for a year. meanwhile, the gas company is footing the bill to temporarily relocate residents from nearly 350 homes in the area. they may end up relocating hundreds of more people before this is done. the resident, not surprisingly, are gearing up far major legal fight here, including a class action lawsuit. they're suing not only the gas company but state officials who they say have been negligent in allowing the leak to happen. the residents say they want the gas company to stop injecting gas into these underground wells for storage altogether. they want the state officials to require the companies end this practice. jerry brown was asked to intervene and use his kp eck

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the gas shown there in purple. it's been six weeks and hundreds and kayna whitworth on the lawsuit tonight. >> reporter: what looks like clear skies in this southern california community is actually a town by a giant cloud of gas. >> we have to close the windows. >> reporter: this infrared video appears to show methane gas leaking from an underground oil field owned by the southern california gas company. >> they should have evacuated these people a long time ago. >> reporter: many complained of headaches, nosebleeds, and vomiting. the company saying the gas causes no long term health problems. and that residents are getting sick from a foul smelling additive they mixed with natural gases to signal a leak. health department insisting more tests need to be done. >> reporter: socal gas says it could take three to four months to fix this leak. residents here want the gas company fined to ensure this never happens again. david? >> kay in that, thank you. >>> still so much more ahead on "world news tonight." the warning

americans saved big this past year on gas. see how much when we return . on gas. see how much whene return . scott: scott: good morning siouxland. a winter morninin here's a chececof the radar where we have snow continuing to pull away from the region. a winter weather advisory is the north this morning. here's a check of the radar where we h he snow continuiui to pull away from the region. a winter weather advisory is in effect for northwestern look outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd. visibilities are being reduced associated with falling precipitation and fog in the region. temperatures are currently in the 30s throughout most of the area. we've got weather advisoes painted to the northwest. the regional satellite ananradar displays the system continuing to pass to the east with precipitation currently falling in minnesota and points to the northeast. going through the threat of precipitation is going to wind down by the middle of the day. then it'll become blustery with gusts near 40 miles per hour. then we'll see cold temps as we approach the w

in 2014 for the first time the balance of natural gas trade was positive. after the nuclear deal, iran is going to come back to the market with totally different approach. iran have witnessed despite all of its oil and gas resources, witnessed many ups and downs with its relation to international oil companies and countries. so every time in response to the challenges it was facing, it came out with more with the policy of being more resilient. this is going to be the case this time, too. iran's supreme leader in 2014 announced the idea of economy resistance. it was in the response to 2012 sanctions that reduce iran's oil export and oil revenue. the most goal and aim of the economy resistance would be to create more value added domestically but processing crude oil and natural gas domestically and export the product instead of the raw material. therefore, we are not going to see a huge amount of export from iranian both on gas and oil side coming to the market after the nuclear deal also in long-term in the next decade. iran's most focus would be on refiner

instead of exporting crude oil or natural gas, of course, natural gas is important because withng-term energy ties countries, but to produce more profit products, like refined petroleum products, refined ate, and from condens also using natural gas in chemical factories to increase petrol chemical facilities. they will increase production three times by 2020 and also export electricity. income, generate more more jobs for the government. it is harder to put a ban on and export of electricity than crude oil or natural gas. it is harder for governments receiving electricity to stop importing electricity. >> all of that activity you describe is dependent on oil and gas. mean, iran has i lots of mining industries and other sources of income, like taxation, which has been increased in recent years to substitute oil revenue. but it comes from oil and gas. they are going to process it. >> i understand. thank you. >> i would actually like to keep with the subject but ask the question a little differently. lifting the sanctions with iran the energyaffects sector, specifically, how would it affe

. >> officials at the southern california gas company say they finally located the source of a gas leak that forced thousands of people from their homes. maria villareal has the story from los angeles. >> reporter: an underground well at the natural gas facility in the hills of porter ranch is leaking. this is infrared camera shows methane gas billowing into the air. it was shot by the environmental defense fund. a law firm representing several homeowners filing suits against southern california's gas utility company shared these images. >> you could smell the gas inside the house with the windows closed. just smacked you in the face. >> reporter: robin shapiro moved her family into her parents' home after she claims the gas made them sick. >> i was getting headaches that were lasting days and days, migraine-like headaches. then my son started getting bloody noses and respiratory issues for both of my children. >> reporter: the leak started in october. so far, more than 6500 families have filed for help. but the gas company admits there's a backlog and only 2200 have been relocated. stu

they told you they will restore the gas themselves.re asked not to turn your gas back on. >>> we're gonna go live to the bay bridge where there's not a whole lot going on. you don't see this too often at 7:00. it looks pretty good if you have to hit the roads. everything cleared out of the oakland into san francisco. southbound 101 at lucas valley road, everything off to the shoulder. still seeing slight delays as you approach the pass. no troubles into san francisco. golden gate bridge looks good. right now the san mateo bridge, same story, 14 minutes between 880 and 101. live look at the nimitz, northbound, no brake lights pass the coliseum. southbound it's a free ride as you work your way from hayward into fremont. >>> i see a hoot of slush south there. can't wait to see the sun up over the south bay so we can see some that snowfall at mount hamilton. if you are in the south bay, you what might want to take a glimpse out over the lake on -- observatory area. a bit of a breeze. right now, temperatures span from pacifica at 43 to 38 d

once gas prices go down everyone seems to drive further buying bigger cars. >> nat gas is suffering because mother nature has been kind. milder temperatures are even the need to turn up the thermostat. it is estimated that homeowners will see 10% lower heating bills based on temperature models. the less people use heating oil and propane will see reductions. more money in consumer's pocket. the question is if they will spread the cheer and spend that money this holiday season. >>> low oil prices are prompting energy companies to cut back on spending. investors are starting to wonder and worry what, if anything, may happen with their divudnds. there is growing concern they could be at risk. >> reporter: it was another bad day in the energy space. there are two worries. first weaker oil well below $40 and the friday announcement by kinder morgan that it is reviewing the dividend policy. that dividend review is create ag second wave of panic above and beyond low oil. a large percentage own the stocks for the dividend. you cut it and the stocks are drop a lot more. a lot of big oil companies ha

that we have low-price, abundant natural gas, and as we use more of that natural gas, we're actually reducing carbon emissions in the united states. so isn't it ironic that as we develop and deploy the new technologies to produce oil and gas more efficiently, more economically and more dependably at the same time to hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling, we're also doing so with better environmental stewardship. and isn't that what american innovation and ingenuity is all about? isn't that the creativity that we unleash in the private sector when we create a good business climate and we empower investment rather than block it with regulation and taxation and roadblocks and red tape that don't make any sense? that's how we create that rising tide that lifts all boats. that's how we become the most powerful and dynamic economy in the history of the world. that's how we create more jobs and opportunity for our people. so now just ten years after some were lamenting the depletion of the world's oil reserves, the model has shifted from scarcity to abundance. and we need additional

in six years, gas is now under $2 a gallon. so if your college kid is driving home from syracuse university to providence, the 300-mile trip will cost 23.88 in fuel. a savings of nearly $15 from two years ago before gas started falling. driving 500 miles home from the university of michigan in ann arbor to st. louis, roughly $25 cheaper than two years ago. >> on an inflation-adjusted basis, we're looking at the cheapest gas prices since the early 1970s. >> in july 2008 the gas prices hit the highest, $4.10 a gallon. now under $2 a gallon, it is cheaper than a gallon of milk at $3.34. and a small starbucks coffee at $2.15. bargains at the pump are transferring into car sales. more than 17 million expected this year. a whopping 55% of them light trucks and suvs. this new suv only gets 20 miles to the gallon in the city. but with gas prices so cheap, many customers suddenly a lot more affordable to drive. >> that is what brought orlando rodriguez to look at trucks at a ford dealership outside of miami. >> imagine all the money i s

gas futures is down 48% since december 2014.here is worry from gas consumers just how hard the profit margins will be hit. >> it's hard for them. they're struggling to find out ways they can be more efficient, and in a lot of ways, that efficiency puts more pressure on prices. they're thinking, can we make it in a $2 environment? how do we do that? >> too much supply and too little demand. the oil boom out west has produced stockpiles of natural gas. at the same time, the demand for that gas for future homes and businesses is way down because of what's on tractor the warmest winter ever recorded in the united states. >> the winter weather is the number one thing that drives natural gas consumption on a regular basis, so it's a big player. having nearly no demand right now and no surplus with the shale surplus and the excess production we've had over the last few years, it's really driving the price lower right now. >> that is the up side, lower heating bills. analysts are predicting a 10% drop. that has to be good news for consu

gas. state air quality regulators estimate the leak is releasing up to 50,000 kilograms of methane every hour, and they say if that well keeps doing that at that rate, then basically this leak will e25% of california's daily greenhouse gags emissions. or another way to think of it, this is roughly the same effect as driving 160,000 cars for a year. meanwhile, the gas company is footing the bill to temporarily relocate residents from nearly 350 homes in the area. they may end up relocating hundreds of more people before this is done. the resident, not surprisingly, are gearing up far major legal fight here, including a class action lawsuit. they're suing not only the gas company but state officials who they say have been negligent in allowing the leak to happen. the residents say they want the gas company to stop injecting gas into these underground wells for storage altogether. they want the state officials to require the companies end this practice. jerry brown was asked to intervene and

exported liquefied natural gas compete with natural gas supply from russia? can.: to some extent, it it's just a matter of timing. give a project that started in mozambique. maybe three or four of them get completed and get the actual funding from a contract perspective. you want to have those contracts themace before you sink into moving those extra phases of the timeline along. short answer is some of it can and some of it cannot. brendan: there has been some reluctance to put the capital into that. what is on the other side of that decision? the first and second trains will probably come into commission this year. they plan to have nine and offer an extension program. right now, the amount of capital they are looking is pretty much committed to the seven trains they have under construction. we think they will take a wait and see approach before they commit more capital. thank you very much. as we just said, we are waiting any second for lng exports to start sailing past louisiana. meang up, did good weather bad news for holiday retail? the final tally was

the gas was used in the western neighborhood of the city. the victims showed certain symptoms such as runny nose, saliva and later developed into bleeding, shortness of breath and diluted eye pupils. this caused the death of the five victims. >> reporter: one of the area was the opposition controlled areas where chemical agents were deployed against the population in 2013. hundreds of people were killed. a u.n. investigation team later confirmed sarron had been used. it didn't blame any side, but many western governments said the forces loyal to the syrian government were responsible. a deal was later reached between russia and the u.s. to destroy syria's chemical weapons arsenal. syria's equipment for producing mixing and filling chemist cam weapons had been destroyed. since then there have been reports of chemical attacks. in october this year the opcw concluded that mustard gas had been used in aleppo province. the fact-finding mission was not mandated to assign any blame, but the area had seen fighting between i.s.i.l. and an opposition

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look at natural gas. the warm weather snaps, we get a cold snap and natural gas spikes. short covering rally, of course. but the fact is natural gas is the choice now. co coal is not being shipd as much. that is impacting the rails. but i look at the airlines and see them as the bright spot. they are controlling capacity correctly and they've seen the demand pickup so i would stick with the airlines over any group in the transports. >>> a news alert on the change to the s&p 500. seema mody has the details. >> melissa, that is right. willis group is set to join the s&p 500, replacing fossil group. this following the willis group with towers watson, a deal expected to be completed soon. this change to the s&p 500 is expected to take place after the close on january 4th. and you're looking at shares of willis group holdings up 3.5% on the after hours news. melissa. >> santa may have delivered but did fedex. we'll tell you what had them working over time and why it was almost smooth sailing for one of its rivals. i'm melissa lee on "fast money," on cnbc. here is what is comi

isis captured natural gas fields. multiple sources indicate that isis sells natural gas to the assad regime, largely to fuel electricity production. finally you say you have heard from u.s. government sources that the natural gas trade between isis and the assad regime is at this point is significantly larger than the oil trade between them. do you know how much isis earns from producing and selling their natural gas? >> i unfortunately don't have a good estimate or breakdown for that number. i think i and other experts have gotten is probably anecdotal. >> dr. crane, would you like to weigh in? >> it is a complicated question what has happened is they shipped the natural gas to a generator. isil is paid in the form of electricity. dollar amount is not useful. >> my question question, mr. harrell, as well as dr. crane wants to jump, in do you believe it is easier or more difficult to cut off this in terms of natural gas versus oil? any thoughts? obviously the revenue is different. >> natural gas is the generating plan

. >>> and the gas cloud sending hundreds from their homes. some families saying they're falling ill. >>> and, up in flames tonight. the burst of fire inside an american mall. involving one of the most popular items on gift lists this year. tonight, a new warning. >> good evening. great to have you with us on a wednesday night. we begin with chilling new details about the young couple that turned into killers. from the start, authorities wanted to know if there were other attacks in the works. tonight, authorities have discovered photos of a high school farook visited more than once. they wanted to know if it was a possible target. and the central question all along, what brought the two together? now authorities telling us both were committed to terrorism before they even met. you're about to hear what they discussed online before she came to america. brian ross and his team on the trail again tonight. >> reporter: authorities tonight say they are investigating whether this high school in san bernardino county and its 2,400 students were to b