morgan brennen with the story. >>> it's called project live wire. harley-davidson's first ever electric motorcycle. it can accelerate to 60 miles a hour in less than 4 seconds, but very, very quietly. with none of that roaring sound that harley once tried to trademark. the motorcycle isn't for sale, instead harley is taking the prototype on a multicity tour, looking for customer feedback, though not necessarily from its core male white baby boomer harley clientele. an electric motorcycle targeting a much younger more global demographic. >> some of the cities like new york city that want to zip around, have the nimble responsiveness this bike delivers. in cities all over the world -- >> harley is looking to expand its appeal after sales were hit hard in the downturn, and while shipments are now recovering. in 2013, they were still 25% below the company's 2006 peak. core customers have been watching their spending, waiting longer to trade up on bikes. maybe recruitment of new buyers crucial. the electric motorcycle is still likely years from hitting t

morgan brennen explains. >> the escalating crisis in iraq, comes at a time when other producers are suffering setbacks of their own. several african countries struggle wh local security threats and tensions mount in eastern europe. industry experts say it's not surprising these regions rich with resources also foster conflict. >> very rapid changes. regional power struggles. and so we see the consequences of our springs. we see the consequences of vacuums being opened up in syria. other forces to regroup and take interest in iraq. bad interest in iraq. >> by itself, interruption in iraq wouldn't steeply impact global supplies. it would lead to major decline. >> libya's output tumbled from the year before in 2013. this year, production has ground to a near halt. nigeria, which had problems in 2008 and 2009 is experiencing a massive crime wave that's caused several companies to close wells. then there's eastern europe, where russia is cutting off natural gas supplies to ukraine, after two countries failed to strike agreement on payment. >> if the crisis between ukraine and russia escalates. the