i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique p

for instance, norway. aid organization save our children says norway is actually the best place to be a mom because of the high ratio of female to male income, top medical care and, get this, you get a full year of paid maternity leave. >> wow. >> afghanistan, as you might imagine, ranked the worst in the world. the u.s., 31. australia, number two, followed by iceland at number three. iceland, i'm not going there. it's a little too cold and i'm too short for norway. >> there is an nbc station in norway we can get you too. you can't leave us, though. sight unseen, coming up, if you sound good, it's the new show, you score big. >> yes. coming up, what it's like for the contestants of the new singing show "the voice." [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great op

but you look at what norway to them and they managed to contain it a state of isolation fund sterilize the money and what have you and it's a problem in so much as you have to have a very specific set of policies that apply generally to most countries in order to what to do with all this money that you generate you can't just dump it in your economy that doesn't work so you have to do something with it but of course you want to use it to pay for this reform and change ok ben i want to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and literally turn from that short break we'll continue our discussion on russian energy state with our deep. that i kill innocent kid i was a calm day of course and that's never answered. the song from the skull still with me i think of it every day. but still the flashbacks from the memories. of so much so a long time this year trying to come. i was a shape. i was ashamed that i had been wounded i was ashamed that i hadn't been a hero why. i got marmite my legs come alive. in the mine. what i wanted to be out of knowledge i was a forward till. now believe

looking windy across sweden, norway and then into the british isles. watch out for those heavy showers across the northern uk. some hefty showers across parts of sweden and southern norway as well. central areas here picking up a couple of showers for germany and also france. especially with the heat of the day. again, spain and portugal, that widespread rain continuing throughout your thursday. lots of thunderstorms expected as well. but that is going to be easing over the next couple of days come friday. we should start to see that settling down quite a bit. the flooding risk pretty high. it has been raining here for almost a week now. now, rain will start up in northern algeria. and still looking quite cloudy and unsettled for southern italy here. and across the southern end of the balkans, greece, albania, looking at thunderstorms, across turkey as well. rainy day in athens. today, 22 degrees. 21 in rome, cloudy skies. sunshine in vienna. nice and warm in kiev as well. here's your extended forecast now. >>> the emperrer and empress have attended a

norway in japan down at the bottom near term take homicides guess what we win that too with far more murders than any other nation work there and take drug abuse boom there we are at the top again with the most drug ads all of this all of these problems because we've let the rich in the in this in this nation go wild massive tax cuts and deregulation at the same time let the poor sing deeper and deeper into desperation busting up unions and cutting away the social safety nets put in place by f.d.r. and l.b.j. but perhaps this is the most important outside of all social mobility wilkerson and pickett looked at other nations to see how often poor people moved up to higher wealth classes in other words how easy it is to become to come from a poor family and become middle class or even wealthy on your own this is essentially the basis of the american dream the idea that anyone can make it here we go to where you came from and when it comes to social mobility when it comes to the american dream america finished dead last the lowest social mobility of all the other nations studied the lowe

it's not as bad as it could be it's not as bad as it is for countries with small populations like norway like australia erica i go to you i think it's very interesting i've lived here for over twelve years and it was only during the great recession that the. ruble. i'm sorry going back going to inflation the inflation was under control for us for a short amount of time and now we go again high oil prices and the are you happy with management of the ruble peter the ruble is basically bouncing along we haven't i mean everybody's talking disease the only problem is that these requires a constantly strengthening ruble currency and the ruble is not constantly strengthening the the they did slightly think patients to the extent that all prices are pretty much a one way bet given the continued growth in consumption in asia and the fact that no moral has been made since the dinosaurs left paw prices are going to continue to strengthen and russia has a few compared with advantages russia is never going to be a major exporter of mobile telephones russia cannot compete with the chinese neither can

i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> good morning. i've got my giants cap on because i'm celebrating today. if i was going to be running today, i would probably have this cap on as well. good morning, people. we are here today to kick off what is the 100th anniversary of our data breakers. 100 years ago, bought in 1912 ran the first cross country race in san francisco -- bob. he won the race in 44 minutes and 10 seconds, i think it was. 100 years later, we are still celebrating

i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and

major corporations the the austrian equivalent of the fortune five hundred companies are women in norway it's forty percent countries that are actually considering legislation or actively have legislation to do the same thing to follow the examples of austria norway right now or spain italy the u.k. belgium and germany in the u.s. we have no such rules about fifteen percent of the people serving our corporate boards are women when you. look at government it gets even more interesting but again these are the result of quotas in sweden you have forty percent women finland denmark thirty four norway thirty eight iceland twenty five south africa thirty the country with the largest number of women in government is rwanda forty nine percent now arguably you could say that's because they saw what happens when you know mass hysterical testosterone breaks out the the the killings there were one in genocide actually fueled by talk radio's talk radio hosts were yelling get out there and kill them get out there and kill him and boom it happen and so now the women are stepping in and saying ok let's

i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> welcome to "culturewire." since december 2005, the museum of the african diaspora, known locally,moad, has presented programs that celebrate and explore the culture, history, and art of people with african descent throughout the and added states and throughout the world. the director of cultural affairs recently met with the museum director. to learn more about the current expedition, textural rhythms, constructing the jazz tradition, contem

i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i would like to call the meeting of the public utilities commission to order. vice-president moran: here. commissioner caen: here. commissioner courtney: here. >> commissioner vietor is excused. >> we have to work harder. mr. secretary, if would call the next item. >> that would be the approval of minutes of the special joint meeting on may 5, 2011. >> moved and seconded. link

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i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> happy arbor day, everyone. we have a lot of volunteers from the richmond district center. i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses l

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i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> there has been an acknowledgement of the special places around san francisco bay. well, there is something sort of innate in human beings, i think, that tend to recognize a good spot when you see it, a spot that takes your breath away. this is one of them. >> an icon of the new deal. >> we stood here a week ago and we heard all of these dignitaries talk about the symbol that coit tower is for san francisco. it's interesting for those of us i

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czech republic take on the usa and sweden will play germany then on thursday it's finland against norway and the big one russia against canada. but we are less than two weeks away from the second tennis grand slam of the year the french open and the signs are looking too good for nick either genco the russian crashing out of the first round of the tell you nope and along with andy roddick gentle was up against the number fifteen seed picked across state under-served took the first set six ball off the second set was hanging in the balance until david jenkins suffered a break at the worst possible moment to hand the six by early and he danced back for the match eventually winning this match but only after that agenda fanned the next step the ukraine alexander will follow. and also going home really then is andy roddick after his first round upset at the madrid open last week he was hoping for a better. use. if you see the ice in their three previous meetings but none of those matches had been played on clay and simone was far more comfortable on the surface of the world number nineteen wi

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the united states mounted a huge comeback scoring four times in the final period norway for two on the area with a double for the americans who was untouchable at the top group c. and sweden are up against austria at the moment by sides and yet to win in slovakia . meanwhile russia will have to make do with that forwards alexis auditioning for in the last game against placed back there on cheers that is all stone picked up by a leg injury in russia's six pulled him over slovenia late goals from alexander the loft and sat gazing over their blushes just after slots ecosystem in a still image like the one on offer losing their opener to milton germany champions and second seeds count of the top who is big on the nine wants russian response. but one and i'm also have my late fight back from spot acknowledgement when three two away and runs for places to sit in the russian premier. only kids like him are just out of a silk and let out cinema with wolfsburg boss felix now gots to replace their informants yes the most their side still claims their third win of the season opening offer just ei

i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! >> the regular meeting of the transbay joint panel is called to order. madam secretary, please call the role. secretary: i'd like to know that we're running -- conflict -- the mayor can we do the next one? >> we continue to make good progress all around in the program. our construction documents are 100% -- 100% of them are still on schedule to be delivered by the end of the year. since the bulk behalf we're doing now is involved construction,

the united states mounted a huge comeback scoring four times in the final period beat norway four two in economy arie with a double for the americans who are untouchable at the top of group c. and sweden face off against austria in the late game with both sides yet to win in slovakia. well meanwhile russia will have to make do without food and exit ashamed that in their last group a game against host slovakia on tuesday the on call staff picked up a leg injury in russia's six pole win over slovenia on sunday late goals from an exam that i do often said is an obvious reason bratislava deficit because men are still in a tight corner after losing their opener to germany two nil well people says there are no easy games but it's a live picture and second seeds planted a tough group day after a nine one thrashing in france. for going out. and imo moscow has held a late fightback from spots that now take real streets away and rise for places to six in the russian premier league that's going on in just seven days so let out there no matter what spurred valse critics look at it to replacement

the czech republic take on the usa and sweden play germany then on thursday the spin and against norway and the big one russia against canada. let's switch to football where a second patrick in three games for max gets so little for them five last night a move into fifth place in the english premier league which offers europa league football next season got his first after thirty two seconds completing their work and a nice while it's full and did find the net through move and steve sidwell but it was a comprehensive win for liverpool really talk them into fifth place well spurs travel to manchester city tonight and a win would put them three points behind city who currently hold on to the fourth and final champions league spot but will be missing gareth bale for the rest of the season. and seventy nine clean jury against black people and their last match. the russian season is still in its infancy but after eight games it is defending champions any who are top although only on goal difference from cabana and angie have had a great start all say they scored some great goals too and we c

better sweden three team another game to capture publicly germany the usa loss to switzerland and norway beat france while slovakia got the better of denmark their side this quarter final line up on wednesday the czech republic take on the usa and sweden play germany then on thursday spin and against norway and the big one russia against canada. let's switch to football where a second patrick in three games from actually wrote regress all liverpool before them five things last night and move into fifth place in the english premier league which offers europa league football next season for three guys got his first after just thirty seconds and completing the rams would catch and use far as a foot and did find the net through bailey and steve sidwell but it was a comprehensive win for liverpool tottenham into the fifth like spurs travel to manchester city tonight and winning would put them three points behind city who currently hold on to the fourth and final champions league spot but shortly will be missing gareth bale for the rest of the season he suffered an ankle injury against black p

i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! ul, for that enlightening outlook. now, we are going to invite our mayor to the stage and also our managing editor, jim gardner, who is going to moderate a conversation with the mayor. first, we will hear from each of them. they will tell us about their priorities and their outlook and vision for the city, and jim has prepared a number of questions. after that, we will also ask if any of you would like to send up some questions for gin to ask t

there are matters that are fundamentally right to make a country and a people better scotland than norway discovered oil at the same time somebody else of scotland has been prominent in industrial deserts and already has transformed a society and its economy it has billions in the bank could as we've seen those we still do and missiles weapons of mass destruction in the illegal war so it's time for us to have ocean revenues the precise amount of stuff to be dissolved and what potent but it's of oil and gas and it's over and you when you keep mentioning illegal wars and i'm assuming that you're talking about iraq what has london rush towards war in libya pushed further towards demanding independence no i think north africa is a different situation the war in iraq was illegal it was predicated on a lie told by twenty players and it's the media would all be less safe police millions of guy in the world is institutions sort of fundamental such as you laid to the nation's undermined and as a see it has been to one of the less safe place clearly there are significant problems in north africa mu

an ash cloud is expected to hit norway today and could reach the u.k. by the end of the week according to iceland's met office if bolo saturday's eruption of the country's most active volcano norway and greenland are set to close their airspaces arsenals main international airport has been shot internal flights are grounded but experts see little chance of a repeat of last year's mass closure of european airspace when a different icelandic volcano grabbed top a moscow dolphinarium which offers their people to children suffering from physical and mental disability bases addiction well they're building needs urgent repairs at the sutter has nowhere else to go artistic side of work and has more. they matter a few months ago by new it timid six year old with a developmental disorder and casper by day she is beluga whale is slightly asymmetrical feigns forty minutes in the pool twice a week and one is mother can already see the difference because it's even though i can see that he's opening up to the world he's become more confident and most sociable and it

the czech republic beat germany plots and excelled about this team usa lost to switzerland while norway beat france at home so that you have to feed to denmark. so this is the quarter final line up on the wednesday of the czech republic take on the usa and sweden play germany and then on thursday it's been learned against norway and the big one russia against canada. and us now and the last russian standing at the rome masters ego under way of has gone crushing out in the second round now runs outside to the top one hundred in the world and it has two point five for the prestigious tournament but he fell at the hands of the shark s.k. six one six two the frenchman he is in the first man into the third round is in line to play roger federer next. walk on the ladies' side a french open champion francesca schiavone has also advanced and around three second seeded italian from sweden too strong for americans but if i've seen a mchale six three six one. and finally they were pitched battles in both playoff games in the n.b.a. on monday night as both miami and oklahoma city needed overtime so

the game finished tied it for all and so it went into overtime it also couldn't find a winner with norway finally actually fine for in the penalty shootout however and a silver medalist usa let us out of these games austria just brushing their opponents i want to. come find a group the world champions the czech republic was stronger than lucky when all two and foreigners didn't miss a chance to avenge last year's defeat today not even against five one. staying on the ice and nicky on that has won gold in the women's figure skating events at the world championships here in moscow it was an emotional victory for the japanese star after the event was moved to russia because of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami in her native country and came into the final program trailing a limp dick champion didn't do not suck career by just part of the point the japanese women world championships in the seconds on korea both produced elegant free skate but not as it was technically flawless however hundred you just enough to face the gold came time to settle the silver colored cosmetic it's n

on saturday the scandinavians are between norway and sweden was a thrill for the watching fans the game finished tied it for all and so went into overtime control so couldn't find a winner but norway finally actually five four in the penalty shoot out however and then excel the matter with the usa had no such problems against austria crushing their opponents five one. one finally a group the world champions the czech republic placed on to the not be out winning four two and seven didn't miss a chance to avenge last year's defeat to denmark beating the danes five one. of the sports news for now we're back in just under two hours with another update please join me again. for the feels like we've got it for. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. and. in most go overseas available in hotels course i'm going to know a lowe's and also to keep a promise it is congress motel east west nova told moscow center.

we discovered oil at the same time somebody has a scotsman cup incumbent an industrial desert that norway has transformed that society and its economy it has billions in the bank we just need to see those at least to do in the cells and weapons of mass destruction in the illegal wars so it's time for us to have revenues the precise amount of stuff to be dissolved and what coat but it's of oil and gas and it's over nuclear energy you keep mentioning illegal wars and i'm assuming that you're talking about iraq but how london rush towards war in libya pushed sculpts awards demands an independent you know i think north africa is a different situation the water in iraq was illegal it was predicated on a lie told by tony player i just need people to eat less safe police millions die in the world institution so it's a fundamental such as she waited and undermined and as a see it to be the one of the less safe place clearly there are significant problems in north africa has to be protected but i think it's important that britain under think other countries should adhere to they commissions my bel

on saturday the scandinavian jobby between norway and sweden was a thrill for the watching which norway finally edged by paul in ahead of the shootout however and the big silver medalist the usa have most of the goods against austria crushing our opponents by one. goal finding group d. world champions the czech republic in latvia for two months or no avenge last year's defeat between the danes five one. tennis and they collide every denbeaux has a chance of winning his first tournament this year after beating radek stepanek to reach the final communique opened the lid on the first set six three ounces all up in the second before he took a boat to school through its margins with injury to his left leg russian on the half a four in my in the final exam in the distance that he didn't catch in straight sets . so much a g.p. and defending champion jorge lorenzo has clinched his first out of the season after a late crash and then. marco so much of his hopes in qualifying for this sunday's race in portugal runs only as the rider standings by nine points off the win and stopping place in the fi

champions the czech republic beat germany and the big silver medalist and usa lost to switzerland norway france hosts laraque here defeated denmark so this is the quarter final line up on wednesday the czech republic take on the usa and sweden play germany then on thursday it's seven against norway and the big one russia against canada. tennis now in the last russian standing that broke the masters eagle on the day of has gone crashing out in the second round now right outside the top one hundred in the world and i have had to qualify as the prestigious tournament she felt kinds of fish i got a six one six two frenchman's is the first man into round three in line to play roger federer in the next lot on the ladies' side the french open champion francesca schiavone has also advanced into round three the second seeded italian proving too strong for american quality by christina mchale six three six one. pound finally there were pitched battles in both playoff games in the n.b.a. on monday night the stars miami and the home city in overtime to end the bond james weighed in with thirty five

they found it offshore and found it on the land in holland, norway and other places. norway is one of those places, something like the third biggest producer of oil and offshore oil in the world now. they are doing extremely well and running their economy in a frugal manner, very smart people. and they should be commended. i happened to go to norway with chairman obey on a committee with the openings appropriations committee when the democrats were in control and we saw the offshore production in norway and doing a good job. the prices for gasoline are three times as in europe and other places, even more. but it makes sense that the law of supply and demand always works. it's kind of like gravity. the law of gravity, if you drop something, it's going down. the law of supply and demand has been proven over and over and over is what drives the market for anything. and so, if we have the opportunity to increase our supply in this country, then -- and we have the demand, why wouldn't that have an effect on our price? i think that's a reasonable thing to talk about. the ob

norway is rated as the best place to be a mother, factoring in maternity leave and years in schools. the u.s. places 31st given the relatively high mortality rate for mothers. afghanistan comes in last. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, to say that this mother was surprised to find out she was having triplets, it was an understatement. when her husband lost his job things started getting grim. france supporting friends tonight at 5:00. >> a middle school teacher in washington state says that bin laden's death is a victory in more ways than one. he vowed not to shave his beard since bin laden was caught or killed. he stayed true to his process it has been growing since 9/11. he said that he wasted no time finding scissors and a razor. it must feel so funny to him now after 10 years like that. >> liberating. it must elaborating. i wonder if he picked up a harley. [laughter] >> what is in store for later today? >> tonight, storms, after the rush hour, showers for tomorrow. looking good thursday through the weekend. temperatures

the latest diagram shows from the may shows the ash cloud has reached canada, norway, sweden, norway, sweden, denmark and netherlands as well. >> there's been a lot of disagreement from the airlines about this, right? >> well, zain, you're right. ryan air's chief executive michael o'leary has come out strongly saying ryan air strongly objects to this decision, the decision to ground aircraft and believes there's no basis for these flight cancellations. he went on to say we'll meet with irish aviation authority on tuesday morning to have this restriction on rain air flights removed as a matter of urgency. >> did they overreact last time? >> well, a study by university of copenhagen said safety concerns were actually very well founded. that was because of the abbrasive nature of the dust. it meant planes had to be grounded otherwise their engines would have been irrepublicably damaged. since then the caa met up with engine manufacturers and they revised the level at which it's safe to fly. say, for instance, 2010 last year when the skies above europe became very quiet, the level which t

it is called free ride skiing and norway hosted its most recent challenge.thletes compete navigating through extremely steep terrain, jumping from cliff to cliff. also quite dangerous. not only is there no course, there is no rules, except for don't break all your bones. >> there must have been a bunch of good crashes, you have to imagine. time now for an early look at some of the stories that we are going to follow throughout the day on nbc. supreme court justice will speak at commencement and receive an honorary degree. >>> it is the anniversary of the hindenburg disaster. 36 people died in the fiery crash described by a live radio announcer with a now famous declaration, oh, the humanity. >>> and happy birthday to george clooney. the actor and humanitarian turns 50 years old today. happy birthday. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning

. >> we do not know if we will manage to come back to norway. but we are not worried. >> i am flying back in a couple of days. >> in iceland itself, a dark cloud has descended. the ash is every where. imagine having to keep it out of your car. this irruption is the largest the country has seen in 50 years. it is still going strong. >> 116 people are known to have been killed by a tornado which struck the american city of joplin, missouri. the tornado destroyed and damaged more than a quarter of the town. it is the deadliest single tornado in the country since 1950. >> a dahlin like no other in joplin, missouri. the tornado hit churches, schools, a hospital, and hundreds of homes. in a sea of trouble, rescuers look for signs of life. such is the skill of what happened here. -- the scale of what happened here. this is what destroyed joplin. the fast-moving funnel of their half a mile long, -- a tunnel -- funn =el o -- funnel of air half a mile long. everything goes dark, but we can hear their fear. >> i love you. >> their perch were answered. othe

. >> we would see when we are arriving in norway, we see it and we are not worried. know if we want to get back to not. >> a dark cloud has descended, in the ash is everywhere. imagine trying to keep it out of your car. this is the largest the country has seen for 50 years and it is still going strong. >> tornadoes, volcanoes, what is the world coming to? and native american tribe uses some of its new-found wealth to teach its children some of the old words and ways. the party is licking its political wounds after voters punished the prime minister in local and regional elections. >> celebrating an historic win. supporters have this news of their surrounding victory as was winning by record margin. their key socialist strongholds near madrid. it was a subdued prime minister the conceded defeat late of election night. the have clearly along and called the result of major setback. that expression of discontent by population suffering, the papers were unanimous. a crushing defeat. there is the recession and job losses just by offering change. it is not the kind of chang

survey measuring the well-being of mothers and babies shows the best place in the world to be a mom is norwayre the mortality rates are low. women's life expectancy is high and average maternity leave is one year. australia, iceland and denmark round out the top five and u.s. placed 31st. lowest country on the list is afghanistan. >>> next at 5:00, decision facing the white house over the death of osama bin laden, how far should they go to prove he is really dead? >> live at pg&e headquarters in san francisco where the utility is admitting for the first time that there is a problem with some of its smart problems, the kind of problem that can cost customers money. >> and a fire erupts at a yard. why a driver

i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport. takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play! supervisor avalos: good morning. welcome to the city operations and neighborhood services committee. i am joined to my right by supervisor mar. supervisor elsbernd is in negotiations right now, so we will excuse him without objection. the clerk of the committee is ms. gale johnson. could you share with us your announcements? >> persons attending this meeting are requested to town of cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit copies of materi

three two after a shootout all green seal it is the united states came from two goals down to beat norway fourteen and sweden beat austria three nil also increasing. let's take a look at the n.b.a. playoffs where it lands and how big and she cargo to go one arpanet eastern conference semifinal one hundred frater ninety five the final score joe johnson scoring thirty four points for atlanta ten of which came in the final quarter and in the other game on monday i've done this beat the l.a. lakers they're on the road ninety six points to ninety four to take an early lead in their western conference semifinal the mavericks pos a his plays grit saw them through. this stuff and you go to your hostile crowd you know everything going against you. but in all situations i don't have to say much more guys playing in the reality together in the in the timeouts. in the play and you know we're going to keep going. i'm funny one of the most historic races in europe has been held in the russian capital each year hundreds of runners take part in a relay race around the center of moscow an event which is s

and if you're mom from norway, you have reason to celebrate. >> you do because according to the world's mother index the norwegians are tops when it comes to healthy environment. australia, iceland, denmark round occupy the top 4. >> the u.s. number 28. the worst place in the world to be a mom? afghanistan. >>> well, if you missed the royal wedding, you might get a glimpse of william and kate here in california. >> apparently their honeymoon may include a stop in hollywood. the duke and duchess of cambridge are pencilled to stay there for two days in july part of their first official trip as husband and wife. >> mum's the word at the buckingham palace. >> talk about the paparazzi at l.a. >>> that's it for the cbs 5 news at noon. have a great afternoon. enjoy. see you later. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com

according to the 12th annual save the children index of the best place to be a mother, norway, australiaand are in the top three spots. the u.s.? a pitiful 31st of the 43 developed countries ranked. little surprise, maybe, that afghanistan ranks last. finally, we all know mothers are priceless. but if you had to put a dollar number on what she does, economists say, take the 14 different jobs she has, slug in the hourly wages posted by the bureau of labor statistics. jobs like chauffeuring, housekeeping and those delicious home cooked meals. $61,436 a year. doesn't sound like enough. happy mother's day, mom. well, if you'd like to post a video tribute to your very own mother, go to the "nightline" facebook page. that's it for our report tonight. tune in sunday for "this week". christiane amanpour will ask the president's national security adviser in the wake of osama bin laden's death how safe we