its natural gas production is unhedged after 2010. and you know how low natural gas price is.rtant here's why it's despised. it's weighed down by $2.59 billion in debt. it was about double the leverage of most of its competitors. and people are very concerned about that. analysts are worried that if natural gas prices don't recover by 2011 sandridge is going to have trouble paying that debt. i think the stock's priced for disaster already. and the possibility that things could get better or that acquirer might want to buy some of its assets just isn't at all reflected in the share price. even the analysts, who have seven buy and nine holds on this stock, have average target prices of 12.50. i mean, that's almost 70% higher than where sandridge is right now. the debt doesn't come due until 2014. i deem this stock acceptable to speculate in. here's the bottom line. all right. i hope these whoopee cushions got your attention. because you are now free to speculate on a takeover name in the oil and gas rush that i think will do just fine, even if it's not acquired. you know i never

natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel, yet a lot of natural gas has impurities like co2 in it.ontrolled freeze zone is a new technology... being developed by exxonmobil... to remove the co2 from the natural gas... so we can safely store it... where it won't get into the atmosphere. exxonmobil is spending more than 100 million dollars... to build a plant that will demonstrate this process. i'm very optimistic about it... because this technology could be used... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly. ♪ . >>> what a market. i always like to say there is a bull market somewhere, and i promise to find it here. i'm jim cramer. see you tomorrow! >> the janet yellin stock market rally. but what about falling home sales? is the euro about to crash? all that up next on "kudlow." a y tow truck or gas station... anncr vo: ...call emergency services... anncr vo: ...collect accident information. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. anncr vo: it's so easy, a caveman can do it. caveman: unbelievable... caveman: where's my coat? it was suede with the fringe. vo: download the glov

okay, so go to natural gas is the way to go. have 4,000 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the -- >> but that assumes, boone, that we use natural gas for more than what we just use it for now, more than just the generation of electricity and heating and that sort of thing. you're talking about using natural gas to power cars? >> you power the heavy-duty, 18 wheelers, and you take those 8 million 18 wheelers over to natural gas and you'll cut opec in half. that's 2.5 billion barrels a day. >> that is worth thinking about and talking about. i want you to hang on, boone, i love the lesson you give on this, the way you move some of our dependency on to natural gas. i need to pay our bills and on the other side, the lesson you've given to me, you'll give it to our viewers. stay with us. (pouring rain) i had a great time. me too. you know, i just got out of a bad relatio... it's okay. thanks. goodnight. goodnight. (door crashes in, alarm sounds) get out! (phone rings) hello? this is rick with broadview security. is everything all r

natural gas, as you point out, is clean.s one of the cleanest forms of natural energy that is available to be drilled underground. so we don't want to -- we want to make sure that the natural gas operation is going to occur, but it's going to occur safely so that it's not going to be negative. it's not going to be impinged upon in ways that are going to make it slower or make it more difficult to come about. it's got to be done carefully. it's got to be done securely, and it's got to be done in ways that are taking consideration for the effects that the drilling is going to have, and that it's done in a proper way. >> well, steve hertz is the epa's director of drinking water protection. he recently said -- i quote "doing a good job of hydraulic fracturing." and saying there is no process that contaminates water, the process itself. he would seem to be a knowledgeable figure, he's the drinking water protection person from the epa. >> well, there's a lot of examples where drilling has caused damage to drinking water supplies a

gas goes up $1. same basis. like $100 billion tax hike. yes. however, i would say, larry, growth we are going get this year will be on the business side. exports have been booming. don't look for the consumer to lead the way. therefore, growth still will be decent and targeting 4% for the year. >> that's a strong forecast. peter, i will leave it to you. you have your health care taxes coming down the road, again, that is what we saw from caterpillar and deere. this is not the way it is supposed to be in order to promote fast growth. should be cutting taxes and not raising them. >> absolutely. most of the obama policies responsible to -- my forecast is for 3 to 3.5% this year. 3% to 3.5% next year. >> i think everybody would take that. >> jobless. >> thank you very much. coming up, my last word. please stay with us. >>> once again, i say drill, drill, drill. diamond off shore drilling. we need four drills. drill, drill, drill, drill. not a half a drill. drill for nuclear, oil, gas, and drill for everything and keep the government out of the way.

. >>> still ahead tonight, a gas station manager fired and facing some charges she gave gas away, a lot of it but she insists it was for a good cause. we will tell you about that. >>> also,ome georgetown university students say their dramatic protest yesterday paid off. >>> plus, the best-paid athletes in the world and the one team that brings in more cash than any other. >>> what you got, buddy? >> rain wreaking havoc on the golf course. we are all over the place. nationals lost a starting shortstop and caps try to put out the flame at home. tell you all about it when news4 at 6:00 continues. >>> those georgetown students who chained themselves to a statue chu for eight hours yesterday in protest got the response they were looking for. university officials have agreed to meet with the students tuesday. students upset about what they claim is a lack of access to sex education on campus. they also want the school's health plan to cover birth control. their protests including duct taping their mouth which is symbolized censorship. >>> metro prepares for an atck. metro held a simulation be

the victim, the owner of the gas station, was suffering from old gunshot wounds. the victim was transported to shock trauma hospital, where he is being treated. >> so far we have not been able to get a condition report on the victim. police are continuing investigation, and are looking for the shooter, but they describe as a male about six feet tall and 25 years old. he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. anyone who may have information is asked to call police -- 410- 307-2020. >> baltimore city police need your help in locating the missing 14-year-old girl. david johnson was last seen in her home at bethel street 5:31 evening. rather tells 11 news that she does not have a lot of friends at the -- her mother tells 11 news that she does not have a lot of friends and the neighborhood but spends a lot of time on social networking sites. >>> prosecutors plan to wrap up their case against cult members accused of starving a 1- year-old to that. they are accused of denying food and water to javon thompson because he refused to say amen and meals. they have offered to

at that point, ventilation may have put the concentration of natural gas in the explosive range. in addition, the fan could have provided the ignition source. >>> an 11 year long road to justice came to a final end for the family of a young girl from mon ass murdered in her own home. paul powell, the man who killed her and raped her then 14-year- old sister was put to death in the state of virginia's electric chair. >> the death was pronounced at 9:09 pm. there were no complications, and mr. powell did not make a last statement. >> reporter: with that, the whole world heard of the execution of convicted murderer paul warner powell 11 years after he broke no a home and murdered 16-year-old stacy reid and brutally raped and slashed her then 14-year-old sister. commonwealth's attorney paul leiber was with the family when powell stopped breathing. >> my sense is that that they have some closure and some sol i also as a result of his death, they don't have to worry about being taunted in the future. >> reporter: the family did not speak following the execution, but earlier in the afte

is he going to benouncing plans to allow drilling for oil and natural gas off u.s. coastlines including a place just 50 miles off the shore of virginia. we'll listen in and hear what the president has to say. right now he is being introduced. this is at andrews air force base. >> we cannot afford to lose china, india or anywhere else. all the things we are doing will help us cut our dependence on foreign oil but no single energy source is enough. oil, gas, coal, nuclear, sun, wind, geothermal, biofuels, hydropower all need to be on the table. so today as part of our comprehensive energy plan for the country, we are influencing how weal responsibly expand oil and gas exploration and development on the outer continental shelf. our strategy calls for expanded development and production in new areas such as the eastern gulf of mexico where we can develop resources that are more than 125 miles off of the florida coast. we are also moving forward with significant new oil and gas exploration in frontier areas such as the arctic ocean and areas in the atlantic where we must

drilling for oil and gas. caller: i would love to say the president alleviate some of our dependency on other countries. what i have some hope -- i have hope for this country and hope for what president obama is doing. it is time we get behind our president and have faith in him and what he is trying to do for this country, moving us forward to be an independent nation. i thank you for allowing me to speak. host: this is a front-page story in "the houston chronicle." it would pave the way for energy countries to explore previously untouched atlantic waters on the eastern gulf of mexico. host: houston, you are on the air. steve, republican caller. caller: i am confused about the opening drilling. it goes on all the time. is anyone aware that we have two nuclear reactors on the coast, and they're going to build twomo more. they dumped in agent orange. we are kind of like the toilet of america. it supplies a lot of jobs. one caller said we shipped it out to other countries. it goes to baytown and everyone else. i

saying that thousands, millions had to be marched off into gas chambers and liquidated.bernard shaw has a great line where he says, you know, we should do it while playing lovely classical music as we march them into the gas chamber. a lot of people seem to think that this concept of the gas chamber as a tool of social policy was invented by the nazis. it wasn't. it was -- i mean this in the most disgusting evil way, it was perfected by the nazis. but this idea of using things like gas chambers to kill off millions of people so that the rest of the good guys could prosper and move to the sunny upland of history was immensely popular. >> glenn: all of these systems are based on the idea that we know better. that the little people get in the way of our plan, well, first, we'll go around them and then we'll destroy them. this arrogance always ends exactly the same way. one of history's worst examples, the genocide. you'v'v'v'v'v'v i'm an adult with adhd. i'm getting treatment but sometimes i still have a hard time focusing and paying attention. it feels as though my thought

be equipped with brakes that can override the gas pedal.he idea seems to be gaining support on capitol hill. and general motors is recalling 1.3 million chevy and pontiac compact cars to fix power steering that can fail. gm says the cars are still safe to drive. but it may be hard to steer them, when traveling under 15 miles per hour. track the latest headlines at cbs money watch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. what's in the water? the latest on the controversy between a baltimore county community and an oil giant. >>> promoting volunteerism. a new program that is between johns hopkins, hopes to improve education. i'm andrea fujii. that story is coming up on wjz eyewitness news. >>> and we're tracking a winter storm warning in the region. >>> for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. >>> welcome back, everybody. a few sprinkles out there right now. light drizzle, rain showers mixed with flurries at times. but this is the beginn

natural gas broke down, fell through the $4 floor. everybody is selling every natural gas company everywhere. so, the underwriting did not succeed so to speak. you know how i feel. longer-term these natural gas stories have been terrific. we know that natural gas below 4 cannot stay there forever. i reiterate eqt. now, short-term, is eqt going to work? i thought it would and it obviously hasn't. longer term, we only need to look at the long-term record of these natural gas companies to know that in the end when they're down, you -- >> buy, buy, buy. buy, buy, buy. buy, buy, buy. >> and you stay with cramer. >>> how about some "mad money?" here's one from ron in massachusetts. "dear, cramer, thank you for your health care mea culpa segment last night. many of us in cramerica are back to even, thanks to the show. but a lot of us have also been caught flat-footed by the speed of the recovery. even though you've been right to be unflaggingly bullish for the past year. it's reassuring to know that even you can get scared out of this market

we can't turn off the oil and gas at this time. it's a balanced and very thoughtful approach the president announced today. >> when you think about the place offshore drilling has, how do you decide on the particular places that will now be allowed? what is the scientific criteria that allows it in one place but not in another place? >> jeff, there are a number of factors, but specifically, when you look at the gulf coast of mexico, it's a place where we have most of the known resource for oil and gas, about a third of the domestically produced oil and gas comes from the gulf of mexico . so it's not that difficult to say that's a place where we ought to go ahead and support production, and that's what we have done in this plan. when you look at the pacific, there are important wildlife refugees along the coast. all the states are opposed to drilling so that's why we're in the drilling in the pacific. it's a place we're conserving. lask ploosk is more complicated, and we're going to take a thoughtful approach to develop the science

in the last two weeks, gas has risen nine cents to break $2.80 a gallon.e quijano has more. >> reporter: every march the annual rise in gasoline prices is another sign of spring. sglu hear that it's going up. >> it does get pretty pricey. >> reporter: in the past month, the national average is up 18 cent as gallon to $2.81. that's up 86 cents in a year. >> it's ridiculous. these prices are ridiculous. >> reporter: a recent report projected pump prices will likely exceed $3 a gallon this spring and summer. in california, it's already there. >> that really was different last week. >> reporter: gasoline prices ten to rise in anticipation of the summer driving season and also because the industry does its annual housekeeping. >> for many parts of the country, they're switching from winter grade to summer grade gasoline which costs nor produce and that's reasons prices are going up in some of regions. >> reporter: this year demand is sill low, but energy analysts say the industry is responding by closing refineries to keep gas prices elevated. >> the refinement

natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel, yet a lot of natural gas has impurities like co2 in it. controlled freeze zone is a new technology... being developed by exxonmobil... to remove the co2 from the natural gas... so we can safely store it... where it won't get into the atmosphere. exxonmobil is spending more than 100 million dollars... to build a plant that will demonstrate this process. i'm very optimistic about it... because this technology could be used... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly. ♪ >>> all righty, take a look at starbucks' chart here over the last few days. starbucks announcing its first ever cash dividend. it's a dime a share. so, dime a share. so, what will that take -- 50 shares to get you a dividend big enough to buy a cup of their coffee. it will be paid on april 23rd. we will be watching the stock closely all day. >> hey, i've got to say, you know, they've gone through lots of trials and tribulations, and if they're at a point where they're confident enough to be declaring a dividend, knowing that once you declare, it's really got to be the

>> we do not, but sources tell us they were not and they smelled gas when they got home. >> and regarding the home, itself, tell me about this neighborhood. is this home isolated? is it a neighborhood where someone could easily kind of walk up there and get access? >> i don't know. we have folks that are headed out there now. from what we're told it's somewhat isolated but don't know that for a fact. >> and the congressman, has he responded? >> he has not yet. >> all right, brian. we greatly appreciate you joining us. this is breaking news out of charlottesville where federal and local authorities are investigating a severed gas line at the home of u.s. congressman tom perriello's brother after tea party activists had posted the address online. they believed it was the congressman's home. turned out to be his brother's home. joining is now is lee cat lynn the community relations director for this county in virginia. what can you tell me about this incident that you know? >> you and brian talked about the basics of the incident. basically i can say the fbi did contact our fire marshal's of

yet a lot of natural gas has impurities like co-2 in it.olled free zone is a new technology being developed by exxonmobil to remove the co-2 from the natural gas so we can safely store it where it won't get into the atmosphere. >> exxonmobil is spending more than $100 million to build a plant that will demonstrate this process. i'm very optimistic about it because this technology could be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly. >> additional funding for "washington week" is provided by boeing. pepsi. the annenberg foundation. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel, yet a lot of natural gas has impurities like co2 in it.controlled freeze zone is a new technology... being developed by exxonmobil... to remove the co2 from the natural gas... so we can safely store it... where it won't get into the atmosphere. exxonmobil is spending more than 100 million dollars... to build a plant that will demonstrate this process. i'm very optimistic about it... because this technology could be used... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly. ♪ >>> it is time! it is time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." and what might that be all about? that's rapid-fire calls one after another. you say the name of the stock, i tell you whether to buy buy buy or sell sell sell. just to be clear i don't know the stock questions or the callers ahead of time. my staff prepares the graphics on the fly. we play until we hear this sound -- [ buzzer ] . and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready, skee-daddy? it is time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." let's start with john in illinois. j

-- greenhouse gas emissions.n california you spoke at the global climate summit in los angeles. he said by using the power and authority of the clean air act, we can begin reducing emissions from the late -- from the nation's largest facilities without placing an undue burden on the businesses that make up the vast majority of our economy. he went on to say that this is a common-sense rule that is carefully tailored to apply to only the largest sources, those from sectors for response will -- who are responsible for 70% of the emissions. now you say the epa does not intend to inject the smallest sources of this bill until much later. schools, nursing homes, or all of these going to get -- going to be captured after role in the just a few years by going beyond your tailoring world and now incorporating this and capturing others? >> i am not sure i understand the question. let me know if i do not answer this. >> in the past you said we were only going after the big emitters because that is 70% of the problem. now i

the indian army will use the chemicals to make hand grenades used like tear gas. peppers are nothing like this one, like sweet peppers. but these are supposedly so hot you can weaponnize them. that got us thinking, how would a major international power do that or why? our next guest, john alexander, an advocate for nonlethal weapons joins us live. >> thank you, glad to be here. >> it seems like a natural progression from pepper spray with a hotness on to a level where -- i mean if the hottest pepper in the world can't make you disabled, what can? >> well, in reality, there's more smoke than fire in this story. actually, this is not a super hot by the standards of oc spray. >> shepard: really? >> yeah. what they measure are something called scoval hot units and the happen peen, for instance, is a half million and this is a million. we have a u.s. company that has between 1 and 5 million. so this is on the low end. companies all over the world already weaponized oc. >> shepard: so there's nothing to be made of this idea that you could turn these peppers in some way

natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel, yet a lot of natural gas has impurities like co2 in it. controlled freeze zone is a new technology... being developed by exxonmobil... to remove the co2 from the natural gas... so we can safely store it... where it won't get into the atmosphere. exxonmobil is spending more than 100 million dollars... to build a plant that will demonstrate this process. i'm very optimistic about it... because this technology could be used... to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly. ♪ >>> welcome back. i'm david faber. what day is this? wednesday. you know, interesting deal this morning, although the market was aware of this yesterday. a warrant deal by the uaw related to ford. it's been pressuring ford shares over the last couple of days. if you were weren't aware of this, the uaw going out through deutsche bank and selling warrants to buy the stock or warrants at $5 a share that will give the owner of that warrant the right to buy the stock at $9.20 in three years for ford. but what has been happening is, is deutsche bank was in the market yesterd

. >>> and we'll tell you when and why gas prices are about to rise. >>> and brian, by this time tomorrow night we may have snowfall in the area. take a look at the storm, seeing it on true view. will it cause big problems and when can we expect it we'll have the forecast. >>> and here are stories. >>> which redskins is retiring, we'll have more on that, back in a moment  . >>> get ready, analysts say prices of gas going up to 3 bucks a gallon for the spring. much of it is because of the cleaner gas designed to meet pollution standards, in effect in may and september. it should be at the pumps soon. and in d.c., gallon, regular unleaded, 2.80, maryland, always a little less than virginia, 2.60. >>> and thousands of federal transportation workers off the job today. not a strike. federal government told the they're being furloughed, all because of a fight between democrats and republicans, the senator blocked a transportation funding bill last week. the result, work stopped on major projects including three in our area. >> you have a lot of brothers and sisters getting up

the president proposing more offshore oil and gas drilling. your thoughts. caller: state university -- college republicans. i honestly think driven off shore is one of the best things we can do specifically because this country actually has environmental regulations currently. we did most of oil from venezuela, mexico, persian gulf -- they did not have nearly the environmental standards the united states does. specifically because of that i think offshore drilling here will be more environmentally friendly. we are not winning ourselves of oil yet. we are close. so i think the drilling offshore with our environment standards would be the best way to wean ourselves off of that. host: one of their message by twitter. business section of "the new york times" by the way say oil prices find a sweet spot for the world economy. prices have done something remarkable over the last half year or so. they have barely budged. memories are still fresh of the kind of a climb to $147 a barrel. plant city, florida. pat, you are on the independent line. caller: i am against th

they insist that sticky gas pedals and misplaced floor mats have caused their cars to take off. we have more on emi and what it can do to your car. >> reporter: this video released by toyota shows engineers testing cars for electromagnetic interference. that's one theory behind cars speeding up without warning. the center for environmental software engineering director says electromagnetic interference or emi occurs when electrical devices interfere with each other. >> there is electromagnetic interference everywhere in our environment. >> reporter: your ipod, pie phone and towers can create the interference. >> he plugs it in the audio system. >> this here could similarly interrupt or confuse the messages that the gas pedal is sending to the engine. >> reporter: these machines in toyota's emi testing chamber simulate a driver in the car, subjecting the gas pedal to various sources of emi. it comes out of different components in your car, even electric motors that power your windshield wiper system but replicating it is different. >> it is here today and gone tomorrow and leaves

. >> reporter: they heat with natural gas, but they use their wood stove to keep costs down. and they are now insulating to the highest standards. >> yeah. i look forward to seeing this entire area blanketed with this stuff. >> reporter: the proof is in their bills. despite living in a cold country with high government energy taxes, this family of four spends only $160 a month on gas to heat their home, hot water and for cooking. in fact, the average danish family consumes less than one half the energy of the average american family. why do they do it? >> we were so dependent on oil from the middle east and then when the first oil crisis came in the beginning of the '70s, then we was very hit. >> reporter: this man, a senior member of the danish parliament, says following the opec oil embargo of 1973 the government began heavily taxing petroleum in an effort to decrease its dependence on foreign oil. they purposely made gasoline expensive by taxing it. it's now about $6 a gallon. as for their cars, this new ford focus costs $51,000 in denmark. $34,000 of that is tax. yet most

he had dumped the gas out of the tank, but they believe vapors may have caused the blast. >>> now to a word of warning to you. internet users everywhere. a local woman is trying to get life back on track after a hacker targeted her on facebook. a man allegedly broke into the victim's e-mail and cancelled her classes at northern virginia community college. internet experts say he may have gotten the password by using information on the victim's facebook page. >> birthday, parents, sibling, maybe the mother's maiden name, things that are used as passwords or hints on many sites. >> your passwords should be ten characters with letters, numbers anz symbols. they suggest -- and symbols. they suggest you use a different one for each account and change them about every three months. >>> some hispanics find a portion of the latest government census form outright confusing. it asks what race are you. it does not give hispanic as an answer. some people find the race question unclear while others feel left out. henry gonzalez was born in dc and proud of his heritage. >> both my parents are hisp

the oil and gas industry happy.will see how that plays out politically. >> shepard: major garrett live at the white house where the president says he would like to give more americans flexibility at work. take care of a sick relative or work at home during a blizzard, for instance. so the white house is holding a brain storming session today with workers, business owners, and labor leaders. the administration is already taking action. it's launch ago pilot program to give federal workers more option to tell commute during snow storms or or emergencies. investigators say they plotted to kill police officers in an attempt to spark a violent revolution against the government as they waited for the antichrist to come. but 8 members of the militia have pleaded not guilty. a federal court in detroit arraigned the suspects today. a ninth suspect expected to face a similar arraignment sometime later. the fbi arrested the group in a series of raids across three states over the weekend. the agency claims the militia was plann

>> obviously as we get into the summer gas prices go up.and at a time the economy is not doing real well. that can have a pinch on list who are unemployed or employed or families feeling the pinch from all sorts of different aspects of economy. rising tuition costs. rising utility costs things like that. so the president does want to do things that main energy more affordable for the american people but this comprehensive approach is way to do that long term as it relates to energy and as it relates to our economy. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> coming up today at 5:30 eastern. the afghan ambassador to the united states. he's addressing a forum at johns hopkins school of advanced international sudden did is to discuss how other nations and outside institutions can support the building of afghanistan. you can see that live starting at 5:30 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span. also happening, president obama delivers remarks at the close of a forum on work place flexibility, attended by ceo's, smal

some were mounted on horseback but all of them were armed with guns, tear gas, billy clubs and beyond them were dep ue tiesed citizens who were -- deputized citizens, some even had bull whips. then we heard that major john cloud, this is an unlawful march, you cannot continue. you have two minutes to go home or return to your church. we were preparing to kneel and pray. when the major said, troopers advance, and these troopers came toward us beating us, spraying tear gas, chasing us. i was hit in the head by a state trooper with a night stick and i fell unconchuss on the bridge. at that moment, mr. speaker, i thought i was going to die. i thought i saw death. the most brutal confrontation of the modern day civil rights moment became known as bloody sunday. it produced a civil rights indig nation around this country and around the world to pass the voting rights act of 1965. eight days after bloody sunday, president lyndon johnson addressed the joint session of congress and made what i believe is the greatest and most meaningful statement of speech any president has ever made on the im

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military aggression in afghanistan had something to do with the natural gas deposits in uzbekistan and terkman stan, unquote. he continues and this is his words, the americans wanted a pipeline that bypassed russia and iran and went through afghanistan. to ensure this an invasion was necessary, unquote. i did some additional research on that and i found an article by craig murray where he claims that mr. karzai, quote, was put in place because of his role with unical in devoting the -- in developing the transafrican gas pipeline project that remains a chief strategic goal. the asian development bank has agreed to finance to start construction in spring of 2011. it is, of course, a total coincidence that 30,000 extra u.s. troops will arrive six months before and that the u.s., as opposed to other nato forces, the area correspondents with the pipeline route. i have a map of the pipeline. and if you -- it's probably not easily visible, but it starts on the west in turkmenistan, goes through afghanistan, south of pakistan and india. and it touches near both helmond and kandahar province wh

. >> within an hour of fixing a gas leak, workers hit a 3 inch gas main shutting off the service and evacuating residents. it had to be closed, but no reports of any injury. several people are looking for a place to live after fire ravaged their apartments this morning. just before noon, firefighters were called to the 9000 block where four people were evaluated for smoke inhalation. because of the fire is still under investigation. -- is because of the fire is still under investigation. -- the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> of the archbishop came to pitch ideas of how to help the private school funding crisis. some of them are opposed. we're live outside of the state house with details. >> the archbishop is facing frustration and anger from students and parents over the school closings, but he came here to support that idea that he says could dramatically improve the school system funding picture. >> i sympathize with those that are upset. we're doing everything we can, one by one, to deal with students, parents, and schools to make sure that everybody who is in

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expiration for oil and gas will be allowed in the outer continental shelf from delaware to florida and alaska's crook inlet. first state allowed to explore the drilling is virginia. the president considers the new energy policy responsibility. >> we'll protect areas vital to tourism, the environment and national security. we'll be guided by scientific evidence. >> former maryland state senator who helped pass the bill on oil and gas drilling says the 1988 ban remains in effect. >>> the chesapeake bay foundation could endanger early maryland delicacy. newborn crabs float near the surface of offshore waters. the president, will baker, says the spill could destroy an entire year of newborn crabs. >>> what a beautiful day. this is a live look at the inner harbor camera after cloudy, cool, wet, miserable rainy weather. we'll return to spring. will it last? meteorologist wyatt everhart is here with the first forecast. >> we had so much rain monday and tuesday. so happy to see the sunshine today to help dry things out. >>> long time assistant superintendant of administration steven guthrie wi

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someone went to his house and cut the gas line to his propane tank. someone smashed a window of a congressman in buffalo, new york. and someone destroyed the door of a congressional office in arizona. bart stupak's vote helped democrats get the health care bill passed he once opposed wednesday. stew pack released some of the vulgar voicemail he's received. >> congressman stew pack, you baby killing [ bleep ]. you [ bleep ]. >> so far there have been about ten congressman who have received threats. we are told some senators have received what they are considering violent threats. democratic lawmakers are blaming republicans for this escalation in violence saying no politicians have stepped out and denounced what's been going on. on capitol hill, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >>> the murder of a woman in fairfax county has been linked to a suicide in arlington. yesterday morning a woman was get nothing her car in mount vernon when she was shot and killed. witnesses report seeing a gold car drive away. later this day, police were called

so today, we're announcing the expansion of off shore oil and gas exploration. but in ways that balance the need to harness domestic energy resources and the need to protect america's natural resources. under the leadership of secretary salazar, we'll employ new technology to reduce the impact of oil exploration. we'll protect areas that are vital to tourism, the environment, and our national security. and we'll be guided not by political ideology but by scientific evidence. that's why my administration will consider potential areas for development in the mid and south atlantic and the gulf of mexico. while studying and protecting sensitive areas in the arctic. that's why we'll continue to support development of leased areas off the north slope of alaska, while protecting alaska's bristol bay. there will be those who strongly disagree with this decision, including those who say we should not open any new areas to drilling. but what i want to emphasize is that this announcement is part of a broader strategy that will move us from an economy that runs on fossil fu

. >> we are announcing the expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration.but in ways that balance the need to harness domestic energy resources and the need to protect america's natural resources. >> virginia will be the first state to be able to enjoy the privilege of exploring and drilling off the atlantic coast for oil and natural gas. >> and no sooner had the president made that announcement than came more bad news on the l price front. oil prices posted a 17 month high nearing $84 a barrel, just after the president announced this plan for the offshore drilling. >> tom fitzgerald live in the newsroom. >>> one lawyer is calling for the pope to testify. the prosecutor accuses pope benedict of covering up breast abuse. will the pontiff ever take the stand? >>> the pope is under more ire for the priest abuse sex scandal. a kentucky lawyer wants to question the pope under oath. he accuses the pontiff of covering up sex abuse before he became pope. the vatican lawyers say the holy father is immune because he the head of a country. >> it's not that we want to

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