treasury bonds in the in the near term future so a lot of people are figuring out that the northern hemisphere is toast at least the civilized westernized of the hemisphere and they're looking seriously at the southern hemisphere in order i would say it is you and australia chile argentina now your live there seems to be the countries that people are gravitating towards and they're looking very seriously at the financial institutions of those countries now was countries especially chile and new zealand are benefiting. a lot of capital flows flow into those two countries capital from europe and united states of people who are just simply precautions they are basically setting up a foothold and getting ready to move if and when the time comes to move yeah we've certainly heard that buying out we certainly are that here we really appreciate you giving us a lot more insight into this because it's a very interesting and i got to go really nice to have you on the show enjoy switzerland that went. with that analysis. all right so we talked about some escape routes now let's give you a few more reason

really, the coldest air you can find in the northern hemisphere is up here in central and northern alaska. fairbanks is minus 33. today, we'll be lucky if we get to minus 25 for a high. anchorage is very cold. now down at minus 10. the forecast today in anchorage, only a high of minus 1. some blowing snow out there too. you get the gist of it. the lower 48 doesn't have anything compared to that. we have a quiet weather pattern. a front blew through. the only weather story in the next two days will be the gusty santa ana winds. you'll feel these up to possibly 40 miles per hour. mild air will continue out there. today, enjoy a nice, quiet friday for once. it's even dry in the pacific northwest. that's a l a little bit above seasonal in many locations, including california. so once again, we take our hats off and tip it to our friends in alaska. we still don't know how they do it. >> wearing lots of uggs. about four layers of them. >> no ban on that. >> no. >>> all right. coming up, unemployment nudges up. caterpillar hums. and taco bell for breakfast. your earl morning business headlines a

. >>> and spectacular sights from the skies of the northern hemisphere. [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ laughs ] that's awesome. you can read that? ♪ [ female announcer ] the accufit digital system, exclusively at lenscrafters... is about 5 times more precise than manual measurement techniques. lenscrafters. but one is so clever that your skin looks better even after you take it off. neutrogena® healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% saw improved skin. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. >>> welcome back, everybody. in this morning's "pulse" a potpourri of the stories that everybody will be talking about. beginning with a solar storm. >> the blast of radiation in charged plasma from the sun peaked last night. that's amazing. the flare show cased over canada, northern new england. >> as a caution, some flights over the north pole were rerouted. there were no reports of any problems. just something cool to look at. wow. >> i would ima

hanging there's a huge storm on saturn, that big disturbance you see there at top of saturn, the northern hemisphere massive storm raging up there for months . this is an incredible shot from the cassini spacecraft. you can nic andg1 redvs saturn's skynow right now here throu most sky, we have the stars, we have mars up there, too. it's nice and red in the southwestern sky now. it's in the teens under this clear sky throughout most of west virginia, virginia, maryland and the eastern shore. right near the waters, degrees. arlington, fairfax towards/ the only we don't have a lot of wind. only a five to ten mile per hour wind. clouds are on the increase coming into the mountains. that will be moving towards the metro area during the afternoon. we could hig in t around midnight. only a very small chance. especially north of the metro area. then partly cloudy, cold again tomorrow, mid 20s in the valleys to our north and west hav have some freezing rain and iciness. it won't last long. rain the rest of saturday. highs saturday and sunday, about 40. warmer monday with some rain moving in. danella, how isé

the northern hemisphere displaying the night skies thanks to a storm adding to the dazzling northerns. >> that's very cool. >> it looks unreal. this is video of out of norway. the hues of greens and blues not an unusual sight for norwegians. this week's solar flairup is the biggest in six years and is expected to last a few more days. i imagine a photographer's dream. >> it looks staged. >> thanks so much for being with us. join us tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. >> have yourself a spectacular day. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... ♪ ...is a nicely designed package. ♪ you can have brownies again. fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. caramel...pretzel 90 calorie bar. ♪ a question already! my mom says cable can't bundle cell phones. you mean wireless voice service? nobody does that. mom says at&t does, so... uh...uh... [ female announcer ] get u-verse tv and high-speed internet for just $49 a month for six m

most of the market is in the northern hemisphere, especially the united states and western europe. those are the areas where people will be thinking right now about going on a cruise. the crucial thing about cr uises, it works on 100% occupancy. your gratuity helps pay the crew's wages. >> simon also told me in the interview that they might be looking at how big these mega ships, some of them holding over 5000 people. >> let's go back to old faithful, the euro crisis. you have the imf and the eu making sure agrees is doing what is supposed to be doing. greece is the word once again. >> yes, eu and the imf are on the ground today in athens making sure they are sticking to those austerity measures. here is the problem, george. greece's future financial future depends on all these people who hold greek debt. the problem is, those talks have fallen apart. needless to say, this week is very important for greece. here is why. >> they are trying to get the deal in place for the restructuring ahead of the ministers of finance meetings next week. the real deadline is coming up sometime in m

and dozens of flights had to be diverted tuesday away from routes in the northern hemisphere because of a solar storm under way in space that is interfering with radio signals. the solar flares contributed to stunning images of the northern lights in the skies over norway tuesday which may be seen for the next few days. it's now six minutes past the hour. now back to al. if you live in norway you can see it. >> it's been visible in europe as well. pretty cool. >> beautiful. >> thank you very much, natalie. let's check our weather. we have a couple of areas to worry about. we have a severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00 a.m. central time. we are looking at heavy rain, flash flood watches and warnings. tornado watch until 11:00 a.m. central standard time from corpus christi all the way stretching up into parts of oklahoma, little rock, shreveport, dallas, san antonio and anywhere in between could see three to five inches of rain. pacific northwest, we have avalanche warnings, high winds, winter storm advisories and another big storm moving into the pacific northwest from northern califo

certainly if you are in the northern hemisphere, you can relate to what is going on right now in turkeylem here is not just the snow. we can deal with the snow and clear the snow and get it out of the way and get around. the problem is the temperature, the temperature there has been plummeting to the dangerous lows. we have folks that do not have proper shelter and frostbite has been significant. take a look at that. unbelievable there. if you're getting frostbite and up get treated, that's great. we've saved some lives as a result of the exposure. 20 below zero temperatures. we'll continue to do that over the next couple of days. this is massive arctic high, nina and andrew. i don't see it going anywhere. mighty cold across central and eastern europe the next couple of days. >> extraordinary to see that sort of temperatures and those pictures in turkey. amazing. ivan, thank for that. ivan cabrera. >>> andrew, it's pretty chilly in great britain where we are. we're not used to these temperatures. ivan is absolutely right. >>> still to come on "world business today" notes. ♪ ♪ >>> politi

overruns from this solar storm could be seen in many countries across the northern hemisphere. >>pam: a live look outside from the toll plaza at the golden gate bridge. traffic is pretty heavy coming into san francisco. >>pam: a man intent fezzes but is recovering after police say he was stabbed while trying to stop a domestic dispute. investigators said that some saw a couple fighting in and try to separate them. the mantle of the samaritan the miters on business and then stabbed him in the chats. >>pam: as many as 10 earthquakes rattled geysers in the last 24 hours. the largest was a three. for centered 11 mi. east of call for real. that one shot first at 9:21 p.m. last night. the most recent of this morning at 9:10 a.m.. we will be right back >>pam: it could be the biggest i feel ever. there are warm-gesture are rumors for an ideal for facebook. it could mean big bucks for the silicon valley. another grain company that received government money goes bankrupt. survivors of that cruise ship in the mediterranean or offered compensation for their horrific ordeal in why most of t

. >>> a meteor shower had many people across the northern hemisphere staying up late or getting up early to take a look. here's what it looked like at asanas is a camera -- nasa camera. it's tough to see. it's described of one of the most sense of the year. the meteors are believed to be from a comet that broke apart several centuries ago. >> i have to admit i got up and went outside and was looking. as i was coming in i wanted to see something. >> you have to be away from the i from the city lights. >> i didn't see anything. but i do see sal. he sees our commute already. >>> yes, i do. with the help of technology you can see all kinds of commutes. good morning, everyone. happy wednesday to you. over the hump day for a lot of people. a lot of people came to work yesterday. it seems like tuesday but it's wednesday. this is highway 4. westbound coming top the willow -- coming up to the willow pass grade. traffic is moving along relatively well. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is moving along nicely. if you are driving on the nimitz freeway it's looking good. we are doing ver

hemisphere. this side, northern. >> for the first time ever we traveled to tends of the earth today. >> we touchedn desk. go away. >> hold it, wait a minute. america isn't ready for this. that's a lot of ooh wakawaka wetty wetty. here he comes now. >> i was doing commercials. they were live. i had a good time. >> here's barbara walters with a report on a discotheque. >> we had time for fun. >> come here, bryant. give me a hug. ♪ for your love >> somehow we ended up on stage with stevie wonder as backup singers. it was the worst thing i have done. >> it was so wrong. >> we started many of the traditions the program has now. one being halloween. >> a long leg came out of the limousi limousine. suddenly, it was matt. >> it was so wrong. he had obviously been in a dress before. >> so many people worked here. >> it was an integral part of the program. >> this dad, so incredibly talented. >> it's one of the things that made the show great over the years. >> coming up next we'll talk about those fun moments and more with all of "today's" anchors. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> back now at 8:44. mo

hemisphere. on this side, northern. >> reporter: sometimes we miss the mark. >> i landed about half a mile away inight, it's magical. >> we touched down at the south pole! [ cheers and applause ] >> please pull back to reveal one of the most amazing locations you will ever see. beautiful shanghai. barcelona. vatican city. >> the kremlin. this is good times ten. >> reporter: the show continues to inform and evolve in ways dave garroway never could have imagined 60 years ago. >> here is an example of some of the tweets we have received. >> reporter: "today's" remarkable journey has been insightful and innovative. enduring success built one show at a time. >> for all of us, thank you for watching. peace. >> i'm really excited to think about how technology will continue to change and how we may be able to deliver our message even wider. now the show is not just an american show. it's seen by people around the world. >> next year al will be a hologram. >> i'm not here. the idea of tv anywhere, on your mobile device, your tablet. people can watch us wherever they want to watch. >> and on demand. >> we'l