when jerry adams arrived in the united states after stopping in boston, he made his way to my hometown of springfield, massachusetts, and addressed a core group of thousands at the john boil o'reilly club, and he thanked them for their support. during his campaign for president, we urged then candidate clinton to make peace in the island of ireland a stop foreign policy priority if he was to be elected. after his inauguration to our great and pleasant surprise, he sent his national security advisor at the time, tony lake, to capitol hill to tell us that they were to elevate ireland in the same category of priority as the middle east. a year later on jean 31 of 1994, the visa was issued to jerry adams, and the american dimension to the irish peace process was born. 14 years later the good friday agreement was signed and society in the north of ireland was transformed overnight. on the night that mr. clinton offered that visa, it was one of the more memorable events in my career. i defended the clinton administration that night on the bbc's news night hour, which would be the equivalent

appreciate it, jerry. >> thanks, cheryl, happy st. patrick's day. adamnshines on solar stocks every once in a while. sector is jumping as ja solar reports the first profit in 10-quart years wow. chicago, not oprah's kind of town. queen o is selling her last business ties to "the windy city." ♪ weekdays are for rising to the challenge. they're the days to take care of business. when possibilities become reality. with centurylink as your trusted partner, our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and responsive, dedicated support, we constantly evolve to meet your needs. every day of the week. centurylink® your link to what's next. adam: solar sector is on fire thanks too fourth quarter earnings from ja solar. nicole petallides on floor of new york stock exchange with more on this for us. nicole? >> certainly fair to say that the solar sector is heating up indeed. adam, ja solar came out with a profit which is great news and pushed the stock to new record highs and

adam: keith bliss, thank you. >> my pleasure. cheryl: time for your west coast minute. california governor jerrylegalizing marijuana for recreational use would make the state and nation lose its competitive edge if too many people are getting stoned. he also worries it could hurt the state's fragile economy. in an interview on sunday's "meet the press", governor brown said he is watching how legalization plays out in washington and colorado. he also talked about the drought on the heels of that powerful storm that threatened to create serious mudslides along the california coast. residents in several counties were forced to evacuate especially those living on unstable hills that were scorched by last summer's wildfires. four hikers were rescued over the weekend after they became trapped between a high wall and rising water in malibu creek state park that is the west coast minute. >>> all right, here is question for you, can ordering liquor be as easy on mobile devices as food delivery has become? somebody said less. they have cornered the market. adam: well the liquor, the answer is yes. a boss