such as offshore wind. the decision making must closely consider the resource and geographic regions on the outer continental shelf and the critical role offshore energy development place in the mix of resources necessary to meet the nation's energy demands, the significance of offshore oil and gas to the economy and employment, and the vital need for environmental protection and responsible stewardship. these are priorities and values shared by everyone in this room. this budget request is theesours necessary to advance our commitment to a comprehensive, all-of-the-above energy strategy that encourages safe and responsible domestic oil and gas exploration and development as well as pushes forward with the development of offshore wind and other clean, renewable energy resources. the resources we've requested will allow us to continue pursuing our problematic priorities which include, one, finalizing and implementing the next five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program which as proposed will include 15 po

such as offshore wind. the decision making must closely consider the resource potential and geographic regions on the outer continental shelf and the critical role offshore energy development place in the mix of resources necessary to meet the nation's energy demands, the significance of offshore oil and gas to the economy and

leader for shave i safe offshore operations. the keys to our success the employees. over the past through months i've met our employees from all of our offices. they've made it clear to me they believe in and are passionate in our mission. they're unmatched in their knowledge of the offshore industry and are making the best use of the resources at their disposal to advance the cause of safety and responsible offshore oil and gas operations. overseeing safety and environmental performance on the ocs includes drilling permits and managing the order ily development of the nation's offshore oil and gas resources. a lot of attention has been paid to our permitting and i sympathize with the people who depend on the permits for jobs. the same people who were so negatively impacted by the deepwater horizon tragedy in many cases. permitting is an essential part of our safety mission and we issue permits only when companies have demonstrated that they can conduct their proposed operations safely and responsibly. they've met all the safety

in 2008, when you were a senator, you refused to vote for any new offshore drilling. in fact you had a conversation with leader mitch mcconnell where youo awlog any new drilling on america's outer continental shelf even if gas prices reached $10 a gallon. well you're half way there, half way there. the question i guess we need to ask ourselves this the direction that this department is going and are we at some point in your, under your leadership leading gas to get to $10 a gallon? >> this is part of the phony debate with bumper sticker solutions to one of the most fundamental issues fixing the united states of america. >> so -- >> let me finish. when you speak to the statistic of what happened in 2011 in terms of production, you have to look at what was happening in the gulf of mexico. it's about 30% roughly of all our domestic energy comes from the gulf of mexico, which senatou knows full well. we went through a crisis in 2010, and we're back and the rigs are back at work. in fact more rigs working now offshore and united states of america than any time in recent hi

offshore, mr.audreau s that the same situation where you have a significant number of leases already approved, and yet the drilling activities aren't commencing? >> yes. that's correct. there's a significant percentage of the leases that have been issued by the interior department offshore that are not currently subject to an exploration or development plan. and we've tried to develop both through our leasing process and postleasing processes to try to encourage prompt and diligent development of those leases to bring them into exploration, bring them into production. as director abbey indicated, there are a number of commercial factors that weigh into industry's decision about when and where to trillion. we're trying to line up our leasing process and our incentives to influence those decisions so that we can have prompt development. >> thank you. director abbey, in the president's budget we've mentioned there is a request for additional onshore fees that'll be comparable to the increases that we'

and we have done so both on the on shore as well as on the offshore. we also have moved forward to develop other energy resources, including renewable energy and for the first time since three mile island we opened up the door to the possibility of nuclear energy as well. so when the president says an all of the above energy strategy for the united states, he's serious about getting us moving beyond the gridlock that has basically kept us energy program in the united states in a failing paradigm for the last 30 years. >> in "the washington post" last year said the release of the 30 million barrels from the petroleum reserve, quote, whatever the rationale, it's a bad idea, you're going to continue with the bad idea on the table this year is what i just heard. could you explain to me what your assessment is of the purpose of the strategic petroleum reserve? >> first strategic petroleum reserve, it was under the jurisdiction of my colleague secretary chu and the president of the united states. the president is very cognizant of the pain at the pump that p

but it's also happening with respect to our efforts in the onshore as well as the offshore. so let me just say something about the public lands onshore. on public lands, we have had natural gas production just on the public lands alone, senator murkowski. was the second highest since 2004. and oil produced on public lands highest in 2010 since 1997. so the amount that is being produced is very huge. i would also say that contrary to some of the reports that you see from some of the trade associations in the press, we've continued to provide permits and to lease out vast amounts of acreage. right now on the onshore, for example, 7,000 permits are out there that companies hold in their hands, and they ought to be moving forward on those -- on those 7,000 permits. offshore, this committee knows very well because of the number of hearings that you held with respect to the deepwater horizon and the gulf oil spill. we have stood up the industry again. and today we have more rigs working out there in the gulf of mexico than there were right before -- right before the oil spill. and

and as you increase your number of inspections, you also needs helicopters to get those inspectors offshore which are costly as well. and then turning to the permit side, we're adding, almost, 100 engineers. people who are plan reviewers for the information submitted to get a permit. and they are a combination of structural engineers, petroleum engineers and some geophysicists and geologists to review those permitting applications. so we're still challenged to bring those people into the work force but we have an aggressive outreach program. we did get some incentives for requiring these people in the 2012 appropriations which will be very valuable to seem optimistic about that program. >> a quick because my time has expired. the initial feedback from the industry, sit positive in terms of the more expeditious permitting process? a better sense of the profession, skill of the inspections. is that what you're sensing? >> well, my experience is that the industry is looking at the bottom line. how quickly can they get a permit. but they are, also, focused on the competencies of our people. i h

as offshore wind. boem's decision making us consider the resource potential of geographic areas on the outer continental shelf, the critical role of sherer energy development plays in the mix of resources necessary to meet the energy demand, the significance of offshore oil and gas to the economy and employment, and the vital need for environmental protection in response -- and responsible stewardship. these are priority shared by everyone in this room. this budget request is designed to provide boem with the resources necessary to enhance our commitment to a comprehensive, all of the above energy strategy that encourages a irresponsible domestic oil and gas exploration and development as well as pushes forward with the development of offshore wind and other clean, renewable energy resources. the resources we have requested will allow boem to pursue our priorities, which include finalizing in implementing the next five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program, which has proposed, will include 15 poten

most of the rain will continue in the offshore waters. a slight chance of showers continues through next week but most of the energy will remain well to the north as we see the pattern finally starting to take a shift back to a spring pattern for us. this is a shot of where we were last week at this time expecting rainfall amounts in the 3-6 in. range in the north bay and the santa cruz mountains and this did validate just how accurate models are these days. below seasonal norms for this time of year and we continue with cool temperatures through the week with light showers showing up and then again into next weekend. there you go, spring forecast run around the corner just in time for the beginning of spring on monday. >> pg&e has agreed to pay the city of san bruno $70 million in restitution for the gas pipeline explosion in 2010. the money will come out of the pockets of shareholders, not customers >> that might not be the case for the cost of replacing pipelines all across the state. it is a multibillion-dollar project. state assembly

we have done so on shore as well as offshore. we have worked to develop other energy resources, including renewable energy. since three mile island, we have opened up the door to nuclear energy. when the president says and all of the above energy strategy for the united states, he is serious about getting us beyond the gridlock that has kept the energy program of the united states in a failing paradigm for the last 30 years. >> the release of the 30 million barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve, you are going to continue with that bad idea on the table this year to? can you explain to me what your assessment of the purpose of this strategic petroleum reserve is? >> it is under the district -- jurisdiction of my colleague, secretary chu. the president is cognizant of the pain at the pump people are feeling. we have a strategy we have been working on from day one. we need to show good results to move america to a new energy future. we are committed to doing that. as far as the immediate issue of high that -- high gas prices,

we want to encourage the development of offshore wind. so we want to keep our auction process as simple as possible, while at the same time, getting the area into the hands of operators who will be able to stand is up real project with respect to the option fro sesz and similarity among operators with that process, you're absolutely right. that is essential. we put out a description inspection request last fall and had a comment period provided that a for two operators and we got a lot of useful fedback from operators about the different factors and alternatives we could employ in the auction format. so we've been extensively engaged with operators through that process. and we are planning into the run-up of coordination with operators to make sure they understand exactly how a lease process will unfold, exactly what will be expected of them with we want an efficient lease sale and we want it to work and we want it to work right out of the box. >> do you have an idea of when you will be prepared to sort of publish your final for comment p

but offshore we have some returns.hat's why we are looking at the chance of showers still in the forecast. here's a look at the snow. tahoe, cloudy skies right now and the activity well south. this is cold front rapidly pushes into southern california. another glimpse here. the best chance of showers today will come from the central coast into the san joaquin valley in southern california while most of the bay area on the back side. all of the bay area on the back side, but still instability out there to allow for some showers today and tomorrow. upper 30s. it's chilly out there in napa. fairfield 39. 45 in redwood city. good morning san francisco, 45 for you. 46 at the coast with 8-mile visibility half moon bay. a half-mile in novato, as well as santa rosa. a mile in napa. definitely some problems navigating up to the north bay. keep that in mind. boy, you will feel the chill with 16 degrees of cooling from yesterday morning to this morning around the delta. livermore, you are 15 degrees colder. san francisco and redw

doppler radar scans around and a few showers offshore. we put motion behind it and a lot of it breaking up. we have a few more hours to go. we get in on consistent rainfall. there is an area of moderate to heavy rainfall that will be impacting the mountains. possibly a brief downpour over the next 45 minutes. the big talk today was milder down in the south bay. at 74 in santa cruz. also 66 in san jose. currently on the skycam ra network, we are getting cloudy across a good section of the south bay with overcast and breaks of sunshine across downtown. as for tomorrow morning, we will have a slight chance of early morning showers and a lot of cooling and a second and stronger system arriving as we head into this weekend. here's the cold front offshore and it continues to migrate to the east over the next six to twelve hours. as it gets closer, we will find diices weaken. we are looking at the rainfall overnight for the early morning commuters around 2:00, 6:00 where the roadways will be the slickest. on friday night. they get ready for the

we do have a trough offshore. high surf advisory and still a little rain into next week. i'll detail coming up. >>> yesterday's storm packed a punch with thunder and lightning downed trees and power outages throughout the bay area. pg&e says all power has been restored to east bay customers. storm watch coverage begins with nick smith in the east bay where emergency crews were in rescue mode. >> contra costa fire crews were called there with reports of a young man entering the water. there were conflicting reports as to whether anyone had gone into the canal but crews responded out of an abundance of caution, because last year there were two teenagers that died in the area while trying to raft the creek. they say the results of the search did not produce evidence of anyone entering the water. >> in the rossmor area in walnut creek, they were dealing with loss of power. >> loss of power shut off service to this atm and caused area businesses to go dark. customer at this safeway had to leave the story empty handed. >> there were 40 people standing to see if the registers we

we'll see the offshore wind kicking in. temperatures bump up around the bay area so let's plan on highs mid-60s into san jose, about 66 in concord, and about 61 in san francisco. next couple of days, more sunshine and 70s on thursday and friday. how about that, gianna. >> not bad. well, because of that wind, chp has issued wind advisories on some of our bridges this morning including the bay bridge. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic light but gusty wind across the upper deck into san francisco. other wind advisories are in effect for the dumbarton bridge. use caution there. looks like they are wrapping up construction there, as well. that overnight roadwork is expected to clear at least by 5:00 this morning. san mateo bridge also windy as well so use caution in both directions. only 1 minutes from both sides of the span. we have wind advisory across the richmond/san rafael bridge. >>> israel's president has technology in mind when he visits the bay area today. this morning, shimon peres is scheduled t

offshore wind continues through tomorrow. by saturday we catch more of a sea breeze, more clouds on the way. late in the day on sunday a chance of showers returns. that opens up the door for a lot more storms coming our way. that's a look at weather. here's elizabeth with traffic. >> thanks, lawrence. we're following some breaking news in berkeley. sounds like there's an apartment fire in the 2200 block of dwight way. we are sending news crews out to the scene. apparently flames were seen shooting from the roof, smoke was seen in the area and we're told that some residents of the apartment building are self- evacuating. 2275 dwight way. we have news crews on the way to the scene now. elsewhere, towards the full freeway closure in menlo park, southbound 101 all lanes are blocked between willow and marsh and at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic so far nice and light into san francisco. that's a check of traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we have more tire slashings in palo alto. police say that they received four new repo

the offshore winds are blowing so clear skies over the bay. it's chilly stepping outside. 37 degrees right now concord. 45 in oakland. 45 degrees in san francisco. 37 degrees in livermore. high pressure now building into the bay area. you can see the skies starting to clear out now and i think as we head into the next few days it's going to be a fantastic weekend. today temperatures warmer outside going to stay dry all day long. about 68 degrees in santa rosa. 67 degrees in napa. 66 in san jose. only going up from here as we head toward the weekend. those temperatures soaring into the 70s on saturday and sunday. cooling off a little bit into monday. much cooler partly cloudy skies latter part of next week. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> someone is excited it's friday! all right. thank you, lawrence. let's show you roadwork. northbound 680 in the san ramon valley some lanes blocked for about a half hour. south bay problem-free looks great on 101 coming into san jose. and heading out of down towards cupertino, you can see a few headlig

confederates, evacuated the forts, and offshore islands. this important victory did a lot to lift the incubus of bull run off the psychological backs of northern citizens. strategically it provided what had to have to make the blockade effective. for the rest of the war, only hampton roads here in virginia surpassed south carolina as an important as a union naval base. indeed it is hard to imagine how the north could sustain the blockade at all without the base of port royal. so, what was it like then to serve on this blockade? as the it became increasingly effective now sustained by bases along the south-atlantic coast. these next several slides by the way are from the sketch book of charles ellory stedman who was the ship's doctor on the uss huron. one of the vessels on the blockade. he kept a sketch book which provides just about the only contemporary images of the blockade that we have today. the union sailors who kept the watch and fed the engines and manned the guns on these blockading vessels, from virginia to texas, found life at se

>> rain starting to develop offshore. facebook comments.een away from the bay area we haven't had too much of winter. that rain is starting to develop offshore. a few areas of very light showers up near santa rosa. that lower atmosphere is still dry. but we still definitely are looking at a little bit of drizzle from santa rosa down to novato on 101. the numbers, 48 in gilroy 50s from san jose into napa. here is the deal. for tomorrow morning, rain starts to return. throughout saturday it's going to stay soggy on and off again with showers and much colder air. throughout sunday we're still going to hold on to some of this wet weather. all this prefrontal shower activity is very weak. it's not too strong. even in the center of this front. but it's back here about 200 miles offshore that we're going to start to see things ramp up throughout tomorrow morning. there's this huge upper level low pressure system that's going to continue to drop down as we head into sunday. that's going to bring this cold zone air in and throughout the north bay, e

you can see the wind generally offshore. we're seeing that now starting to develop in napa and fairfield. breezy in the hill tops. notice the radar is dry, high pressure clearing out our skies today and tomorrow. this warmup that we'll experience is really a two-day warmup. it's arriving just in time for the weekend. mid to upper 60s. as we head towards 1:00 and cooling off a bit towards 5:00 today. still near 70 in san jose by 5:00 today. it's tomorrow where we'll have a good chance of hitting mid-70s in the forecast. a full look at that coming up in just a few minutes. >>> from a beautiful forecast to a weather nightmare in the midwest. the overnight death toll is rising this morning after the violent storm system that killed at least 31 people in three states. in kentucky, some communities have no power, making search and rescue even more difficult. this is video from the town of west liberty near the west virginia border. tornadoes heavily damaged the downtown area there. we are following this story for you. we will have

offshore breezes mean? >> winds offshore, temperatures soar, mostly 70s. santa rosa and napa upper 30s. santa rows az 39 and 43 in san jose. not too much wind, but, still, that wind direction all important northeast at 6 through fairfield and obviously nothing here on the radar. nothing here on the radar all across the state. go all the way up to puget sound to see a few showers north of seattle. you can see that giant ridge of high pressure and notice the temperatures here by lunchtime. 60s and 70s and should finish the day places like pleasanton, low 70s, upper 60s san francisco and santa cruz. today the last we'll see the 70s for a while. cooling and showers and sierra snow coming back to the seven-day forecast, so we'll have a full look at that coming up a few minutes from now. >> we need that, but we'll enjoy the sunshine. thanks, rob. >>> 30 people are out of their homes this morning in two san francisco neighborhoods displaced by fires in their apartment buildings. the first fire was in the bayview district at the corner of oakdale avenue and quint

that's going to bring with it offshore winds. these temperatures going to begin to pop as early as today. yesterday highs only in the 50s. it will be much warmer this afternoon. a good 8 to 10 degrees above what we had yesterday even warmer for the weekend. let's check your roads with elizabeth. >>> starting to get more crowded now coming towards the dublin interchange. here's a live look at west and eastbound 580 traffic. all those headlights that's westbound 580 so through pleasanton it looks okay. but let's go to our maps. we are following an earlier problem just cleared a couple of minutes ago. so westbound 580 by grant line road there was a stalled big rig and for a while blocking lanes but looks like they just cleared it. they just cleared from our chp reports. so now we are seeing slowing on our sensors but that's just residual delays. hayward, still following this other situation that actually started last night when a car ran into a power pole. caught some extensive damage to the pole. pg&e crews are on scene right now i

thatches to the offshore winds. a few people still out there.ot wanting the day to end but it's going to hopefully you'll get another one tomorrow and temperatures will warm back up. it's 70 there as well. hope you had a nice saturday. here a look at the highs for today. there's the 75 in santa cruz for today. half moon bay, 68 degrees. 68 in san francisco. 73 in santa rows -- santa rosa. east bay, concord, antioch, close to 70. missed by one degree. it was 68 today in livermore. the reason, jet stream well to the north of us. a ridge of high pressure kicking everything northward. we're getting the slight offshore winds. winds come pressing close to the surface. santa cruz warmed up to 75 today. here's the current readings. 59. dropped off considerably in san francisco. redwood city, 70. 67 in antioch. and los gatos, clear and 67. so, clear overnight. a higher elevations might be just a little on the breezy side. so keep that in means. otherwise, get ready for a day tomorrow. 70s returning. then after that, the high will break down, temperatures

i'm not an expert on on shore but i am on offshore. 2% of the ocs is being drilled. do you agree with that or not? yes or no? >> we've made available 75% -- >> that is not what i'm asking. >> we are not leasing areas where there is no oil -- >> what percent of the entire ocs of this country is being drilled on right now. >> let me take that, david. >> march rirks senator landrieu, the fact of the matter is there are tens and i think maybe it's -- it is over 30, 40 million acres we just did in the one lease sale. there's more that will be leased. the lease sale i did in december -- >> when ymr. secretary -- >> when you make available tens of millions in lease sale -- >> mr. secretary -- >> the fact is we are moving forward with a very robust -- >> we are never going to get, in my view, mr. chairman, we're never going to get clear as long as we continue to talk around and throw statistics out that try to make both sides look good. i'm not trying to make you look any worse. i'm just trying to get the facts out to the public. when you speak, you get people thinking that

corporations looking to move their offshore profits back home.the meantime, seemingly american companies such as transocean and weatherford stay swiss. [ticking] coming up: the new war on drugs. >> sucrose, confectioner's sugar, and maple sugar. >> sugar and also chalk. imagine taking a medication to treat a serious illness with those ingredients. >> people can be seriously injured, but people can also die. >> the real cost of fake drugs when 60 minutes on cnbc returns. as a chef we are always committed to our suppliers... you know, those farmers, those foragers, those fishermen... for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the same thing. they're one of those partners that i would really rely on whether it's finding new customers, or, a new location for my next restaurant. when we all come together, my restaurants, my partners, and the community amazing things happen. to me, that's the membership effect. i have two products in front of you. we are going to start with product x. this is a

corporations looking to move their offshore profits back home.n the meantime, seemingly american companies such as transocean and weatherford stay swiss. [ticking] coming up: the new war on drugs. >> sucrose, confectioner's sugar, and maple sugar. >> sugar and also chalk. imagine taking a medication to treat a serious illness with those ingredients. >> people can be seriously injured, but people can also die. >> the real cost of fake drugs when 60 minutes on cnbc returns. my job is to find the next big sound. they sound awesome tonight. and when i do find it, i share it with the world. you landed the u.s. tour ? done. this is fantastic ! music is my life and i want to make the most of it without missing a beat. fly without putting your life on pause. be yourself nonstop. american airlines. diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. (sfx: car garage sounds) today m

down still breezy at times but i think things start to settle down overnight tonight moving more offshore. clear skies in the central valley, get up to enjoy the new snow 41 degrees in lake tahoe, 50 in yosemite and 58 into monterey bay. we are expecting these temperatures soaring up into the mid-60s this afternoon into san jose. about 64 in milpitas, 56 in redwood city, about 58 a little cooler in half moon bay and 63 degrees in hayward. east bay temperatures up into the 60s just about everywhere you go. and you get inside the bay pleasant sunshine out there and the winds still kicking up from time to time but not bad. 63 degrees in oakland. and about 59 degrees in sausalito. we are looking tonight -- chilly temperatures inland. overnight lows into the 30s in some of the valleys, 50s inside the bay and the coast. next couple of days more sunshine on the way. temperatures going to be warming up very nicely outside. how about some 70s in thursday and friday? looking good above normal. but the weekend we have changes. wind switches direction more of a sea breeze kicking in unsettled sunday

looking toward tomorrow, the weather improves and by thursday and friday we have offshore winds going again. those temperatures looking very nice all around the bay area. all right. let's check on the roads now with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. let's take you outside. this is some video taken a little while ago from one of our coworkers. she was coming into work. this is an accident we have been following in san mateo. northbound 101 right there by 3rd, they were able to reopen a second lane, now two lanes are open to traffic but obviously you can see a lot of emergency vehicles were on scene just a short time ago. so there were up to five different vehicles involved in the crash. we're told just minor injuries. there is some minor slowing there at the scene. of course it is still early but again they are working to clear this accident now. and they actually just gave us an estimated time within the next five minutes. they hope to completely clear the area. in the meantime that traffic alert is in effect northbound 101 at 3rd. back to you. >> thank you. >>> iran has released a s

so let me say something about the public lands offshore.on the public lands alone, senator murkowski was the second highest since 2004. and oil produced on public lands, highest in 2010 cents 1997. so the amount that is being produced, it's very huge. i would also say that contrary to some of the reports that you see from some of the trade associations and the press, we have continued to provide permits to lease out vast amounts of acreage. right now, 7000 permits are out there, that companies hold in their hands, and they out to be moving forward on those, on the 7000 permits. offshore, this committee knows very well, the number of hearing shift held with respect to the deepwater horizon and the gulf oil spill, we have stood up the industry again. we have more rigs working out their in the gulf of mexico than they were right before, right before the oil spill. we continue to do leases in the outer continental shelf, including the first lease in the gulf which we held back in december. i attended the hearing into new orleans, and it was one

offshore, where the ocean is deep, tsunami waves are not so high whereas they approach port, the sea becomes shallower and the waves become higher and more intense. as a result, the japan coast guard has a device sending boats far offshore where they can't be capsized on to the land. last year's disaster showed this plan only works if the boats are given enough warning. here is a report on what happened and what's being done to prepare for the next big quake. leaving port in a hurry. boats head out to sea on march 11th. many never made it to safety. fuel leaking from the wrecked boats caught fire. whole neighborhoods went up in flames. how can this devastation be prevented? officials in tokushima prefecture are among those looking for answers. fishing communities in this area suffered little damage last year. but the region has a history of powerful tsunamis. and the coast guard here is busy revising its evacuation procedures. >> will there be time to evacuate? will there not be enough time? will it be a close call? we need to find the safest way to handle all of these situations. >>

and go offshore. sometimes simply because they need to be there, the cost of shipping and competitive nature of what they do requires them to be overseas. sometimes they go because we have chased them away. i would encourage us to consider rather than using this methodology to get businesses to bring jobs back let's craft policy on the floor of the house and through our various committees that would solve the problem that companies stay here and grow here and build here in ways that would really expand job growth. i think our budget is a good step in the right direction. i do thank the gentleman for offering the amendment and i yield back. >> thank you. and i think that obviously we are all wanting to make sure that we keep our workers here in the united states fully employed but i don't know that this is the answer. once again, looking at what the weighs and means committee has been working on for the last 15 or so months on the territorial tax with lowering the tax rate really is the answer rather t

how far offshore is the fault where where we stand?> about a mile and a half to two miles offshore. >> i have a question. i always hear that earthquake shaking and earthquake hazards are increased the closer you are to the fault. do you think that's right? >> that's correct. >> okay. so we're pretty close here, so that means that should the fault rupture on the san andreas fault, we have more potential damage than if you're further away based on if the soils were uniform. >> the (inaudible) decreases the further distance from you. the ep i center is further offshore and occurred in '06. the first initial shock, the small one felt in san francisco, and 20 or 30 seconds later, the big earthquake took off in both directions going north and south. >> okay. >> what you're talking about is something that engineering communities really acknowledged if you're in five kilometers of that fault, and particularly if the slip goes from one point to another point, you're going to have more ground shaking, similar to if you're standing next to a rail

i'm especially grateful that we had the opportunity to discuss the potential for offshore wind development to create new manufacturing and assembly jobs and to generate renewable energy in my home state of rhode island and other states. however, as i know that many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will agree, there's much more to discuss about energy policy which is whooi we've convened this additional hearing today. making sure the right resources and policies are in place is what safe and responsible energy

offshore winds likely to be blowing.bay area now, temperatures mainly in the 40s, 30s in parts of the north bay valleys. this afternoon warmer and it will feel warmer. 50s and 60s this afternoon, high pressure setting up so we'll see more of a northerly component to the wind and offshore winds blowing, next couple of days spectacular around the bay area temperatures above average thursday and friday, maybe low 70s. today high country enjoy the new snow looking good into the sacramento valley 64 degrees there. 41 at lake tahoe. 50 degrees sunshine in yosemite. it looks like around the bay area we are expecting nice sunshine and not as windy as yesterday. 65 degrees in san jose. 64 and sunny in milpitas and 64 degrees in palo alto. east bay temperatures soaring up into the mid-60s in many spots by the afternoon. plenty of sunshine there. and no wind, either. coastline still cooler at the beaches, 58 degrees in daly city, 61 in san francisco, and about 63 degrees in mill valley. next couple of days we'll see warmer temperat

they also tried to time their voyages so they appeared just over the horizon offshore at dusk, so they could make that run into the final port at night. thomas taylor, served as a super cargo or owner's agent on board the english built steel hulled blockade runner, which i think i showed you earlier, and have a picture here. this is the ban hee. he is making the run into wilmington, north carolina, he wrote "nothing i have ever experienced can compare with it. hunting, pig sticking, steeple chasing, big game shooting, polo. i have done a little of each. all have their thrilling moments. but none can approach running a blockade. okay. pig sticking, anybody? help me with that one. the banshee made four runs into wimgton, as it turns out, but her luck ran out on the fifth attempt when she was spotted well out to sea by the armed army transport ship, fulton. more about that in a minute. hulled by the fulton's second shot, the unarmed ship rounded to and dropped her flag in token of surrender. now the experience of the banshee was kind of a metaphor for confederate blockade running, general

so here's the latest front sitting offshore. we have some more air out ahead of this so we may see a few spotty showers before some of this heavier rain eventually gets to us as we head into tomorrow of the and with this area of low pressure sitting out in the pacific, what we're also noting is the upper level winds aren't aligned fully down to the surface so that's why it's going to be dragging its feet. almost like the system we had on saturday. so we're going to see that rain start first in the north bay and then turning wet for everyone on tuesday and then we'll have a few lingering showers into wednesday. so let's get your timeline. it's already cloudy out here right now. we start to note the slight possibility of a few showers up into the north bay. tomorrow morning best chance of showers will be in the north bay. still dry in the peninsula, east bay and the south bay. as we head through 11:00 a.m., we'll see it slowly push to the south. then by 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00, we do think we'll start to have this front move across fo

drilling on federal lands and offshore, if we allow more ac, help create more supply and would that tend to reduce gas prices both today in terms of actual supply as we start to produce more, but also in terms of market signals saying, hey, we're going to try to produce constrict it? >> well, i think the increase in supply would have an impact. here i have a slight disagreement with frank. i think a 300,000, 400,000 increase a bay day in the united states, if we saw that kind of increase coming out of iraq or some other country we would be thrilled. actually quite a significant number of barrels coming into the market whenever barrel counts. and i think this kind of -- what frank did describe, this change in both psychology and outlook in the united states that we have a more resource-rich opportunity here than was thought of a few years ago, that will contribute to the psychology of the market. you know, it just doesn't happen overnight. >> right. but there's both aspects. there's both immediate supply and demand equation but also anticipated in terms of where we're going. that aff

is a little service offshore. it is exiting.he rain is moving away from us. 63 degrees is action for the high temperature. a lot of sunshine. you noticed the wind picking up about 35 miles an hour. we do have a freeze watch in morning. shenandoah is the valley. is right along the mason- line. we will drop below freezing. we have a what in effect. it'll be hovering just above freezing at this time. the rest aree for in the mid-50's. what does your forecast? time we focused on maryland. it would be fitting to virginia were the commute is very quiet. we are good on seven. nothing on gilbert's corner. we are in good shape. it is 29 if you're losing the road through gainesville. along in ouring wron favor. the 14th street bridges goods. during the midday they have this term construction between 395 and the memorial bridge. keep that in mind. >> thank you. 55 degrees. >> then there were four. college as well be from the championship game. to this is coming up. >> a little show and tell. >> >> berkshire passed away from heart attack. o

companies directing more funds offshore. and the most damaging finding, no evidence that the previous repatriation tax giveaway put americans to work. essentially, this is what is proposed in the republican budget. what we are going to do is reduce the tax rate for corporations, drive jobs overseas, not replace the revenue, which then automatically leads to the deep cuts that my colleagues have described, and also leads eventually to raising taxes on the middle class. i yield back my time. >> i thank you, ms. bass, and i now yield nine minutes to ms. mccullagh. >> thank you. this congress is a big job. it's our responsibility to keep the focus on creating jobs, the economy, promoting long-term economic growth and putting america back on a sustainable fiscal path. congress has to do this in a way that spreads the benefits and burdens across our society. our seniors cannot and should not be left behind. as my colleagues explained the house republican budget fails to achieve every one of those goals. the republican budget prote

once again, clear and cold tonight but as it moves offshore, you will get a bit of warming.bers later in the week. into the of lower '70s close to 70 on thursday and on friday, a slight chance of showers. i bet you it will be more '70s by the end of next weekend. we spring for this saturday evening, turn the clocks ahead one hour. it once again becomes daylight saving time. >> the toyota sports desk. brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving it forward. >> we new professional football was a rough game but did we know there were bounties for hurting people? >> as long as the game has been played. this is not new. >> ec central figure in a paid for performance bounty scandal. he was reportedly in new york to meet with security personnel. everyone is concerned about the program in which monetary rewards are provided for knocking opposing players out of the game but it doesn't have anything about legal verses illegal hits. while he is a central figure, the redskins are not being investigated. neither are the bills or the titans. he's expected to levy the judgments an

in the north bay you can see most of the moisture is offshore. but a little bit towards invernes and a cell is just about to move into san leandro. most of the activity today is from the san francisco peninsula to the santa cruz mountain. this area could see moderate rainfall. talking snow levels down to about 2,000 feet. and look at spring coming up. >> thank you, lisa. it is cold out there. we are getting a brick in the weather this morning. you might be tempted to drive to the top of mount hamilton to check out bay area snow or to head to the coast to watch pounding surf, but lisa shows us the danger involved for both locations. >> atop mount hamilton, several inches of snow blanketed the road side but there's real concern from operations managers that people looking for fresh powder might find trouble instead. >> we had a number of folks come up to look at the snow or to play in it. some of them got stuck. we had a couple cars go off the road. >> a warning to swimmers, as well. this weather is creating dangerous conditions in the ocean. a hig

yes, do more in offshore alaska. unfortunately, that came to a screeching halt under the obama administration. one of the first energy actions this administration took, president obama and secretary of the interior salazar was to very quickly cancel this lease plan once they took office. they scrapped this. then they studied it for quite awhile with no lease plan in sight. and finally, several months ago they announced and put forward their own lease plan, the first under the obama administration. and what a difference an election makes. what a difference a change in administration makes. and all of a sudden the green lights became red lights again. we reverted to the old policy of moratoria on production again. and the answer again was no, no, no, no, no. no off the east coast. no for now in the eastern gulf. no offshore alaska. no off the west coast. no, no, no. this plan is half as much only as the prior five-year lease plan. so instead of moving in the positive direction, accessing more of our energy, including i

offshore wind building in. today nice, as well. 50s and 60s at the coastline. sunshine there. upper 60s in some of the warmest spots inland by the afternoon. high pressure now building in behind that system that went through yesterday to bring us the showers. so looks like it's going to keep us dry over the weekend and we'll see some northerly winds kicking in. that's that offshore flow we have been talking about warming up the conditions not only here but all around the state. 68 degrees ukiah. 61 degrees in monterey bay. 51 degrees yosemite. tons of snow up in the sierra nevada right now if you want to head there. temperatures are going to be running into the 60s all around the bay area today. 66 in san jose. 60 half moon bay. 63 in hayward. east bay numbers well into the 60s by the afternoon. and as you sneak inside the bay we'll see plenty of sunshine there too, 68 warm spot in santa rosa. 56 degrees in novato and 65 degrees in alameda -- 65 in novato and alameda. beautiful weather into the weekend. fantastic weekend to get out and enjoy. things change though as we head in

the storm continues to move offshore. we're clear and dry by daybreak. tuesday looks good.ne more pinwheel of energy. maybe a flurry or two. i don't think it will be anything like the numerous snow showers we saw today. in our wednesday time -- into our wednesday time frame, not a thing, above 60 wednesday, pushing 70 on thursday. only on march can you start the week with snow and go to 70 just like. that 25 tonight. it will be cold, flurries ending. your tuesday forecast 47 with ample sunshine. tomorrow night down to 40, mostly clear, breezy and cold. check out the seven-day forecast. the rapid warmup wednesday into thursday after a cold day tomorrow and the chance for rain provide day, cooler toward saturday. >>> students at garrison forest school in owings mills are taking advantage of global learning. they're learning about students in cambodia. sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: here at garrison, students are aping shulsly awaiting to connect with others around the world. teachers are using skype to connect with the students in cambodia. >> our students, when they

the coolest air is offshore. we're on the back side of it. as this thing shifts further offshore, we should get a warmer flow wednesday into thursday. chances of rain will be there. at least hit and miss showers. tuesday looks relatively dry. there may be some additional cloud cover. this last night of winter down to 52. remember, that's about our average high this part of the see son. spring begins tomorrow. spring equinox with more than 12 hours of daylight. tomorrow night down to 54 under a mostly cloudy sky. chances for rain pretty slim. we will bring back the chances toward the weekend. temperatures warm up to near 80 and cool off into the 60s for sunday into monday. kelly? >> thanks a lot. now to democracy 2012. mitt romney had a pretty good weekend but could his luck hold out as candidates campaign ahead of the primary. sandra, so what is the latest? >> reporter: it was another win for mitt romney over the weekend. he won more than 80% of the vote in puerto rico taking all of the 20 delegates in that territory. now mitt romney and rick