gulf coast of africa and northwest europe, northwest europe in part because of declining production but west african crude had been selling at a premium to brent. we are importing less and less crude from west africa, by sometime in 2013 on current trends the gulf coast will import no crude from west africa in what used to be 2.5 million barrels a day of imports will be more or less order of magnitude 300,000 barrels a day all going to east coast refineries, and this is already a challenge for angola and nigeria, among the opec producers. by the time a few years roll by and there are a couple of pipelines that bring canadian crude currently selling at $50 a barrel down to the u.s. gulf coast, it would probably mean that the u.s. needs to import no oil from venezuela, no oil from saudi arabia, no oil from iraq, and that also poses problems, because the quality of that crude specifically is attractive in u.s. gulf coast upgrading refineries and there aren't many outlets for that crude oil. there will be very specific plain inflicted on particular oil exporters, even without energy indepen

far east, but the marines and the army there in north africa, in the d-day, in the fighting in northwest europe. the industrial contribution was simply staggering. one of the favorite things i put in the book is an american general who said that the u.s. army does not solve its problems, it overwhelms them. the industry, a cornucopia of tanks, aircraft, ships on production lines. one of the most astonishing achievements in history. no doubt about it. the reason why the russians got to berlin before the americans was simply because american trucks had been given to the soviet union had made advances in 1943 and 1944 possible. that is not popular when you tell russian historians that. >> where were we weak? >> the weakness was only right at the beginning. like every army entering a war, it is a civilian army that had been swollen. the size of the american army went from a little more than 100,000 to 8 million. that was one of the astonishing achievement under governor marshall. there'll be a weakness at the beginning. until you have been bloodied in battle. the british were very arrogant in refer

northwest. vancouver 18 degrees for you. let's head into europe. more heavy rain targeting the british aisles. sending front after front in. this is going to be rain falling and saturated land. and then again the same thing going on. and the reason it stays in the same place is this high pressure out east is not letting those storms advance very far. this dome of high prsure is also helping to bri theeat and kp that heat wave ee en pcee neli." matri kayhior 0 y my emalca ghno est ur occlra cy (dotor lots of easy, free, and tax-tie ways to recycle your now that make

northwest and western canada, 17 in vancouver. 18 in seattle. a little bit warmer but still very cool for you here. all right, as we head on into europe, more heavy rain has been targeting the british isles. very unwelcome rain last week. widespread flooding was reported here. well, we're just getting band after band of rain coming off of a low pressure system sitting out over the atlantic. and that could lead to further flooding. we've also had reports of thunderstorms delivering golf ball-sized hail here. central locations seeing very severe thunderstorms. again, the czech republic, eastern germany, poland, you'll be receiving the worst of it. lots of humidity energy coming up from the south. it's just moving around as a dome of high pressure. that's why we see the same areas being affected by these storms. this dome of high pressure, of course, is keeping all the heat around the balkan peninsula. 38 in budapest today. 32 in vienna. warming up in the southwest. just 18 and wet in london. i'll leave you to your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. >>> our lead story this hour. the head of the arab league as urged oppositi

northwest and western canada, 17 in vancouver. 18 in seattle. a little bit warmer but still very cool for you here. all right, as we head on into europemore heavy rain has been targeting the british isles. very unwelcome rain last week. widespread flooding was reported here. well, we're just getting band after band of rain coming off of a low pressure system sitting out over the atlantic. and that could lead to further flooding. we've also had reports of thunderstorms delivering golf ball-sized hail here. central locations seeing very severe thunderstorms. again, the czech republic, eastern germany, poland, you'll be receiving the worst of it. lots of humidity energy coming up from the south. it's just moving around as a dome of high pressure. that's why we see the same areas being affected by these storms. this dome of high pressure, of course, is keeping all the heat around the balkan peninsula. 38 in budapest today. 32 in vienna. warming up in the southwest. just 18 and wet in london. i'll leave you to your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. delegates from iran and six world powers meet in istanbul later in the day fo

northwest due to the low pressure here. even the risk of tornados across the great lakes region. temperaturewise, that heat in the central u.s., chicago at 37. we were talking about the front seattle. in europe, we have this frontal boundary here, that has been bringing that severe weather. towards the south in london, where they are getting ready for the olympics, does look like you are going to be see iing severe weather. temperatures will be into the high 20s and low 30s. we have this cut-off low. it was part of the jet stream. now it is lingering and bringing unstable weather here. and also the heavy rainfall. temperaturewise, though it does stay cool. >> we will be back with more updates in 30 minutes. .

northwest. isolated, flood-producing downpours are likely from montana to new mexico. >>> in sports this morning, the u.s. olympic basketball team is preparing for a final round of warm-ups in europe for the 2012 games open in london a week from friday. last night in washington, though, president obama attended team usa's game against brazil. in the first quarter, the americans looking sluggish. the brazilians built a ten-point lead, but kobe bryant nailing that hit, and then you've got lebron james. he had a steal and a jam that helped turn the tide here. team usa led by five at the half and got a vote of confidence from the first fans. >> it took a while for our guys to kind of get into the rhythm, but yeah, we're so much deeper that over time you get a sense they're going to wear them down. >> predictions for the second half? >> i don't think it will be close in the second half. >> but even with the fourth-quarter charge led by james -- he has 30 points, by the way -- the americans never ran away with his. the final score usa 80, brazil 69. incidentally, president obama was asked the dream team question, whether the current team could beat the one led by michael jordan that sto