-- reminding everyone that the oracle of omaha hasn't lost his magic touch. susie gharib, "nightly business report," omaha. >> tom: one final note about berkshire. on our website, n.b.r. on pbs.org, you can see a longer version of susie's interview with warren buffett. stocks couldn't hold on to their opening gains despite the seemingly bullish news regarding bin laden's death, but a trio of big buyout efforts provided for some pockets of strength. let's take a look at tonight's "market focus." the major stock indices sank throughout the session. health care, which was the best performing sector in april, continued in its market-top position. health stocks were helped by some dealing, with cephalon in the sights of generic drug maker teva. cephalon jumped more than 4% after receiving the buyout offer from teva. volume jumped five-fold. one reason the buyout price pop wasn't huge was because of this pop in march. that's when valeant pharmaceuticals made a hostile buyout offer. but this price from teva comes in higher, at $6.8 billion in cash. cephalon sharehol

wet on i-80 from chicago to omaha and i-94 from milwaukee to billings. icy spots on i-84 and 90 in the cascades and rockies. >>> airport delays possible in mind city and chicago. >>> jury selection starts in florida today on a trial that is one of the most high-profile since the o.j. simpson trial. caylee anthony was killed and her remains found months later. >> reporter: jury collection will begin in a trial that will no doubt be the biggest in origin county history. casey renans jail ready to be transported to the secret county where she'll be tried. the judge will not reveal the location. three sources indicate lit happen in pinellas county. others are saying it will be west palm beach. media outled lets are prepping for coverage. tents are set up across from the courthouse. the court received roughly 600 requests for media credentials. there is a security plan in place that includes designated spots outside the courthouse restricting with protests can stand. to keep the trouble we saw outside the anthony house from popping up outside the courthouse.

she's moving because the omaha zoo is downgrading its tiger exhibit. the san francisco zoo has not had a siberian tiger since tatiana escaped and killed a teenager in 2007. martha was chosen by a donor who won naming rights. >>> okay, up next what happened today in major league baseball for the first time this season. >>> plus the monster deal for the new pac-12. we're going to tell you how many millions this could mean for both cal and sanford. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> it is the biggest field ever deal every for a pac conference. the pac-10 has reached a deal. that will translate to $20 million a year for all of the schools including cal and stanford. it is also way up from what the universities were getting under the previous television deal. >>> mark ibanez joins us now. the giants finally making things happen tonight. >> more runs tonight than they

she's moving because the omaha zoo is downgrading its tiger exhibit. the san francisco zoo has not had a siberian tiger since tatiana escaped and killed a teenager in 2007. martha was chosen by a donor who won naming rights. >>> okay, up next what happened today in major league baseball for the first time this season. >>> plus the monster >>> it is the biggest field ever deal every for a pac conference. the pac-10 has reached a deal. that will translate to $20 million a year for all of the schools including cal and stanford. it is also way up from what the universities were getting under the previous television deal. >>> mark ibanez joins us now. the giants finally making things happen tonight. >> more runs tonight than they had in the whole series against the washington. you could draw the names in the hat and draw them out and it had to produce something better than last week. he had mike fontano pitching first of all three. the guy who usually bats third winds up hitting fifth and it's a game homer. you want to see karma, -- gets hit in the face. th

it because it was kind of this irony where the only investors that are trusted us are putting their omaha, we are trying to convince a democratic brotherhood. we are not trying to be green. we are trying to create the economy better. you have to move towards green a lot more. >> a couple more quick questions here as we are running short on time. we have got to talk about shark fin souop. -- soup. it is a chinese delicacy, the sharks are tossed back into the water to die. you took a simi controversial stand by admitting that you have been an -- eaten shark fin soup. explain a bit about this. >> i told the truth. you may are may not get that out of a politician. i don't eat it at all very rarely, but it is a delicacy that is used for weddings and special banquets. having said that, i am a very strong supporter of the fishing standards that the u.s. has about how you properly fish. there are reasons for those standards being created. that is where the education is, the fishing practices. that is why i wasn't ready to support a ban. i wasn't sure if a ban was going to get there or not. i want

it will bounce right back on to me about the millions of dollars being given to the bank of omaha. i saw the hundreds of cabs and circling. hundreds of drivers downstairs hall lined up and waiting to speak. you need to talk to john martin. ask him how it felt to have this airport shut down for five days in september of 2002. i have no doubt that these drivers have the power. it is the same reason. unilateral decisions coming from the top and not listening to people that do the work. talk to him. [applause] director nolan: good afternoon. >> i'm a yellow driver. i want to just say that i think there are alternatives to the 5% credit-card charges. all of those drivers -- to buy some gas from the company and get the best price you can. i don't think they are behind this or in collusion with the company. we're lucky to have someone of her caliber working for us. she may have just been surprised by the 5%. [applause] >> we have everything we have, [unintelligible] thank you. >> good afternoon, sir. and i have been driving over 20 years. it would give good service to our community. every

> in an episode of "celebrity apprenticed," the men's cooking team did not impress the judges from omaha steaks. and there was a lot of blame to go around, but you mr. donald trump, recognize the real problem was a lack of leadership, so you did not blame little jaunt or meatloaf. you fired garry busey. and these other kinds of decisions that will keep me up at night. >> seth myers was the featured entertainment. >>> still to come, and less than an hour the caps face off against the tampa bay lightning. >> the flight recorder from the air france flight is found. crucial information it can haul. hope amid tragedy. people that survived deadly storms headed to >>> it may end the mystery of what caused an air france jet to crash two years ago. earlier today a submarine located the flight data recorder. the plane crashed into the atlantic en route from brazil to paris in 2009. all 28 people were killed. the recorder was found on the seafloor. still unclear if it is damaged. >>> the latest on "endeavour"'s last flight. the shuttle is on hold until the end of the week. the 6 member crew, includ

zoo says it had now plans to take any more siberians but a spokeswoman says the henley dorley zoo in omaha is downsizing. >>> an instrument for thousands of dollars was stolen but one clue could help catch a thief. >>> the instant hits for one bay area company. >>> at our doors, a modest warm up. we will take a look at how warm your neighborhood is expected to get, coming up. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >> urgency crews handling a car fire in dublin got a little more than they bargained for. it sounded like ammunition was exploding in the heat. the highway patrol says that officers never found any evidence of a weapon or bullet. >>> an instrument a load worth more than 20 -- alone more than $20,000 for the personal connection makes a violin priceless. >> reporter: emily cox says the red french made violin is she is playing in this home video dates back to the 20th century and is

the drink went on sale at a omaha, nebraska coffee shop.ava and ice started serving it up after the most wanted terrorist was killed in pakistan. >>> new at 11 tonight, here's a look at what we have coming up. you probably have stacked these up in your kitchen drawers. these are those box top things your kids take to school in a fund-raiser effort. in one part of the country those box tops are serious business, so serious that kids are stealing them off store shelves. >>> plus, lots of americans rent their computers from rent to own stores but one chain is in hot water. those computers are spying on them. plus, the forecast. >>> let's take a look at that drive home. take a live look. traffic is smooth sailing. we'll be right back after the break. >>> all right, one last check of the radar. a couple storms west of hagerstown. as it comes in overnight, it probably will die down and we'll look for more rain. the pos vbility of a shower -- possibility of a shower. >> we'll be back tonight at 11. have a great evening. [ male announcer ] this yea

kansas city and omaha. no delays unless slight departure delays but the same thing develops. go to abc7news.com. >>> the navy is backtracking this morning on a plan to train chaplains to perform same sex civil unions. after some members of congress objected they issued a memo they are postponing the plan pending a legal review. if the pentagon lifted the ban on gays in the military. the unions could only be performed on military bases in states where gay marriage is legal. >> kristen: one of osama bin laden's sonlz has weighed in is on his death saying it was assassination. em it will schmidt has more. >> president obama speeches have new references to campaign promise now fulfilled. >> osama bin laden will never again threaten the united states of america. >> it went in a texas fund-raiser last night. the president's approval rating is the highest in two years. but the u.s. commander in eastern afghanistan says the death of bin laden won't change strategies. >> he is the leader of al-qaeda and that organization but one man doesn't make this war on terrorism. >> in pakistan t

"celebrity apprentice," at the steakhouse, the men's cooking team did not impress the judges from omahand there was a lot of blame to go around. but you, mr. trump, recognized that the real problem was a lack of leadership. so ultimately you didn't blame lil john or meatloaf. you fired gary busey. and these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. >> today trump said he understood what he'd be getting into at the dinner, but didn't know that the focus would be so much on him, he said. >>> up next here, in the middle of so much devastation, the spirit of giving. >>> back here in alabama, for all the devastation and heartbreak we're seeing, there is also no shortage of giving. whether it's strangers helping strangers or neighbors helping neighbors. nbc has more tonight. >> reporter: in the small town of cordova, alabama, the sizzling sound of sausage fills the air. with what little he has, jerry brown cooks breakfast for his neighbors who have no gas or power after tornadoes tore through this town of 2,500. >> when something like this happens, everybody has to pull togeth

. >> 95 in baltimore. 9 on in new york. 85 in omaha. 87 in detroit. mostly 60s from seattle to salt lake city. >>> coming up, american airlines is set to leave its mark on the upcoming nba finals. that's in our business news straight ahead. >>> and a memorial day tradition at the brick yard. the 100th runs of the race. so close, yet so far away. >>> u.s. markets are closed today for the memorial day holiday. overseas markets were fairly quite. tokyo's nikkei average was down a fraction today. hong kong's hang seng gained a small amount. in london, the ftse is also closed. when wall street opens tomorrow, the dow will be at 12,441. >>> lock heheed martin says it a target of a significant hack attack this month. no critical data was stolen. the company, the largest military contractor, says it has already taken stoeps control the breach. >>> the airlines have hiked their fares seven times this year. it doesn't appear that they'll go down anytime soon. ticket vaels up 1.5%. >>> you'll be hearing about one of those airlines a lot in the upcoming nba final

she comes from omaha, nebraska. weighs 300 pounds like tatiana, the tiger shot and killed by police after it escaped and killed a san jose teenager more than three years ago. martha will arrive sometime next month. the san francisco zoo says the tiger grotto is safer than it was in 2007. the walls have been raised 10 and a half feet. >>> the world is going to be getting a lot more crowded in our lifetime. right now the global population is nearing seven billion people. the united nations now estimates it will reach eight billion by 2023,9 billion by 2041 and 10 billion at some point after 2081. most of the growth will be in sub saharan africa and asia and low birth weight. can you imagine? >> larry beil, one person he. > i am already feeling clawser phobic. drafted by the giants and tosses the first no hitter and thankfully it wasn't against the giants. whoa, i should get mom a samsung fascinate. bright, colorful screen, high-speed downloads, hd video. she'll want videos of grandkids. i'm not ready for kids. what wo

it because it was kind of this irony where the only investors that are trusted us are putting their omaha, we are trying to convince a democratic brotherhood. we are not trying to be green. we are trying to create the economtt

it because it was kind of this irony where the only investors that are trusted us are putting their omaha, we are trying to convince a democratic brotherhood. we are not trying to be green. we are trying to create the economy better. you have to move towards green a lot more. >> a couple more quick questions here as we are running short on time. we have got to talk about shark fin souop. -- soup. it is a chinese delicacy, the sharks are tossed back into the water to die. you took a simi controversial stand by admitting that you have been an -- eaten shark fin soup. explain a bit about this. >> i told the truth. you may are may not get that out of a politician.

after 37 days and help from a group of loyal marines, smoke is on the way to omaha where it will be partnded warrior family support organization. don daylor from wcbs has the story. >>> for the marines stationed there and the iraqi citizens trying to stay alive and rebuild a nation, fallujah, iraq in 2008 was the least happy places to be on the planet, especially if you were a donkey. >> part of the deal of being a donkey, isn't it? >> such was the fate of smoke, until colonel john fulsome and his marines rescued him from a life of cruelty and neglect. >>> you can see the scars here, he's got wire around his neck. >> smoke became more than a mascot for the marines and airmen. he was a way for fathers to talk to their children thousands of miles away by something else. >> how hey dad, how's smoke doing? he's great. that sort of thing. he started to get cards and letters and fan mail from all across the united states. >> so when he finally left iraq, colonel fulsome was determined to find a way to give smoke a better life. >> hi there. >> oh, my goodness, i missed you. >> that's when he co

mostly 80s from omaha to indianapolis. and from dallas to miami. 70 here in the big apple. 61 in boston. >>> coming up, the most dramatic drop of gas prices in weeks. the welcome relief. >>> and a new option for pain relief hitting the store shelves today. >>> and we'll return to our breaking story this morning. joplin, mo, devastated by a monster tornado. dozens dead. we'll hear what it's like on the streets when we come back.oror >>> well, some good news now. gas prices keep falling. we're actually beginning to see a significant drop at the pump. the average price for regular has fallen 11 cents since last week, down to $3.75. >>> there is grim news, though, related to the housing market. the nation's biggest banks and mortgage lenders now own more than 872,000 homes as a result of foreclosures. the lenders also are if the process of foreclosing on an additional 1 million homes. all those bank-owned homes will keep housing prices low. >>> overseas, markets are off today because of worries about the european debt crisis.

tornadoes, baseball-size hail and 80-mile-an-hour winds from dallas to oklahoma city, kansas city and omaha. showers and thunderstorms from minneapolis to billings and up to 6 inches of snow in the rocky mountains. cloudy with scattered showers from washington, d.c. up to northern new england. >> and 67 degrees in boston. 71 here in new york. just shy of 90 degrees in miami. mostly 70s across the midwest. phoenix warms up to 86. sacramento, 77 and salt lake coming in at 61. >>> the neurosurgeon who just operated on wounded congresswoman gabby giffords is now calling her gorgeous gabby. >> very nice. well, giffords has to no longer wear that protective helmet she's been wearing following a successful surgery to repair her skull and aboard the space station her husband mark kelly and his crew were all sporting their gabby bracelets worn as a show of support. >> what an incredible time for both of them right now. >> really. such remarkable people. >>> well, coming up next, it's a seller's market. the skyrocketing prices of used cars. >>> and then arnold schwarzenegger makes a dramatic announce

and a hot 97 in phoenix. 67 in omaha. and 70 in kansas city. 70s from dallas to atlanta. miami climbs to 83. 65 here in the big apple. >>> and coming up, think you're paying a lot for gas? we're going to show you where drivers are paying more than 6 bucks a gallon. >> people need to move. >>> and the suspects that we have seen the worst of the gas prices. is a decrease on the horizon? >>> and the race to find a >>> well, there is some good news this morning about gas prices. analysts predict they will peak later this month, and then begin to level off and perhaps decline slightly in june. that's because u.s. refining capacity is increasing and oil speculation is decreasing. crude oil prices are already down $5 from their peak last week. >>> of course, all of that is little relief to drivers on the hawaii island of maui. take a look at this. in one remote town they are paying $6.03 for regular. $6.25 for premium. the price for paradise. right? >> makes $4 seem like a bargain. >>> overseas investors are showing signs of concern this morning. tokyo's nikkei is closed today.

said she had no plans to replace the tiger, but she changed her mind after the financially struggling omaha zoo pleaded her to take a 300- pound siberian tiger named martha off its hands. >>> if you live in san francisco you could soon be paying more to park your car. the city transit agency board is scheduled to vote on fee changes this afternoon. residential parking permits could increase $2 to a total of $100 per year. the board will also consider increasing the fines for parking ticketsful the agency says it needs to raise fees because of rising administrative and enforcement costs. >>> all right. right now the time is 4:39. want to check in with sal for a complete look at bay area traffic. good morning, sal. >>> good morning, pam. right now traffic is actually doing okay around the bay area as we look at interstate 80 here. the traffic is moving along nicely if you are driving on 80 westbound coming out toward the macarthur maze. no major issues here as you drive out toward the maze. also the morning commute looks good as you drive out to the bay bridge toll plaza. now we told you abou

. >>> 88 in albuquerque and shy of 100 in phoenix. 5 in chicago, 65 in the twin cities and 70 in omaha. 80 frs dallas to atlanta. 90 in baltimore and 83 here in new york. >>> coming up after the break, does the credit card company know first that a marriage is bound to fail? >> how about that? new crash test results also released overnight. which cars with good fuel economy are also the safest? >>> also, nine years after her kidnapping, elizabeth smart confronts the man who took her. what she told him in her own words. >>> there have been a flurry of foreclosure this is year. realty trak sense 1 in 4 homes sold in the first quarter of this year were foreclosures and since they usually sell at a discount that drives down prices for other homes. >>> and overseas markets are rebounding on higher oil prices. tokyo's nikkei average was up 1.5% today. hong kong's hang seng was on upswing and ftse opened higher. on wall street, dow rose a fraction yesterday thanks to increase in oil prices, meanwhile the nasdaq index was also up. >>> the latest area to benefit from general motors' expansion i

. >>> 60s in colorado springs, 68 in the twin city, 80s from omaha to dallas. over to miami, atlanta hospitals up to 91 and new york city hits 83. >> with more potentially damaging storms, we'll look at what is behind the season of severe weather. why these storms keep coming. >> and later, watch out, a very close call for a former president. we'll be right back. esep >>> well, the insurance companies are wasting no time coming to the aid of tornado victims. joplin, missouri is just the latest stop for mobile units. this year is the insurance's industry worst ever for storm-damaged claims. but the company entered the year in good financial shape. >>> today is the day chrysler pays off loans from the u.s. and canadian governments and fiat increases its stake in the company. sergio marcioni confirms that. chrysler owes the two governments $7.5 billion. >>> and concerns about the u.s. and european economies worrying overseas investors, tokyo's nikkei average up, hong song's hang seng up slightly higher. on wall street the dow fell 1%. meanwhile the nasdaq index wa

let's begin with omaha. you're on the air with garrett graff. >> caller: yeah, i was wonder oring if you could tell me of the fbi's involvement with the atf. they were reported to have lost several automatic weapons to mexican drug cartels, and i was just wondering what the involvement is with the fbi and the atf. >> host: thank you. >> guest: the fbi and the atf continue to have, despite i think what you will hear from executives, a very difficult working relationship in many instances. they serve together on some task forces, but it is something that you see a lot of the bureau on the case level really still struggling with. >> host: next is a telephone call from denver. you're on for garrett graff as we talk about the fbi. go ahead, caller. >> caller: yes. quick story and then a comment. >> host: okay. >> caller: i was on a chat room shortly after the election. there was somebody on there who came very, very close to physical threat against president obama. i called the fbi to find out if they monitor cha

while miami heats up to 90. 80s meanwhile, in new orleans and dallas. 72 in kansas city. 69 in omaha and 65 in chicago. phoenix hit 78. salt lake city, 55 and seattle, 70. >>> and coming up, a big apology after an airline reuses the flight numbers from september 11th. >> plus, new details about arnold schwarzenegger's double life. did the mother of his child force him to come clean? >>> and step aside, oprah. there is a new number one in sh showbiz. who can it be? >>> chrysler is close to repaying uncle sam. they reportedly are ready to refinance 7.5 billion in loans from the u.s. and canadian governments and will pay them off next tuesday. details of the repayment plan will be finalized later this morning. >>> shares of linkedin go on sale for the first time this morning. already a hit. the $45 price for the job networking site is at the high end of what was forecast. the site's now valued at $4 billion. that is the highest for a u.s. internet company since google went public seven years ago. most overseas markets are up. tokyo's nikkei average was off. the hang seng was up and in l

a wet 60 in fargo. 71 in omaha. and 57 in chicago. upper 50s from boston to baltimore. and 85 in miami. 75 in new orleans. >>> and coming up after the break, new details about life inside osama bin laden's secret compound. >>> plus, caught on tape. a dramatic, real-life, hollywood-style shoot-out, captured on police dash cam. >> wow. >>> and plus, a symbol of suburbia here in the big apple. why it soon may be filled with minivans. >>> president obama's announcement of osama bin laden's death was a big boost for the tv networks. his sunday night speech was watched by 57% of households that had a television on at that time. that's more than 56 million viewers. it was his biggest tv audience since election night 2008. >>> as gas prices go higher, car buying goes smaller. auto sales were up 18% last month over last year's figures. but small car sales were up 33%. the new chevy cruze was the second-best selling small car. gas prices are hitting you at the rental car counter. if you don't refill the tank before returning your car, you could get socked for $9 or more per gallo

also hot in kansas city and omaha, with temperatures near 90. meanwhile, 52 in salt lake city. and mostly 70s from sacramento to albuquerque. >> all right. >>> coming up, a major tech merger reported overnight. it could shake up the markets today. details coming up on that. >>> plus, when can you expect to see those pump prices finally dip? >>> and the story we've all been waiting for. >> speak for yourself. >> does your congressman look like this? one lawmaker bears arms and abs to send a message. >>> well, you may have to wait just a little longer for lower gas prices. crude oil prices are down. but there's a lag time until you see that reflected at the pump. but gas prices are holding fairly steady. up just a penny nationally this past week. and down a little in the midwest and in california. >>> asian markets were slightly up, despite worries about greece's debt problems. tokyo's nikkei average was up about 0.25% today. in hong kong's hang seng gained about the same. in left-haondon, the ftse opene lower. on wall street, the dow was up about 0.5% today. the nasdaq index ros

in 1921, father flanagan moved his boys home to a farm just outside of omaha and it soon became known as the village of boys town. by the 1930's hundreds of i boys lived there. the world learned that of father flanagan's success in 1938 when he was played by spencer tracy in the "boys town" hollywood movie. boys town began admitting girls in 1979 and established programs of more than one dozen sites across the country in the mid-1980's. ed up the leader -- under the leadership of father boes, boys town strengthens the child's mind, body, and spirit. father boes is also expanding boys town role in advocating changes to our child care system, which is often fragmented, expensive and ineffective. he has called for smarter investments in earlier innovations for at-risk children which can prevent much more expensive expenses for society if those children fall through the cracks. keeping a 14-year-old from dropping out of high school will end up saving taxpayers abou about $500,000 over that child's lifetime. keeping him from becoming a carry rear criminal will -- keeping him from becoming

recently in an episode of "celebrity apprentice," the men's cooking team did not impress the judges from omaha you, mr. trump, realized the real problem was a lack of leadership. fortunately, you did not blame lil john or meatloaf, you fired gary busey. and these are the types of situations that are difficult periods -- the type of situations that are difficult. [laughter] [applause] well handled, sir. well handled. mr. trump certainly would bring some change to the white house. we will see what we have got up there. [laughter] so, yes, this has been quite a year in politics. but also in the movies. many people, for instance, were inspired by "the king's speech." [applause] it was a wonderful film. some of you may not know this, but there is a sequel in the works that hits close to home. tonight, i can offer a sneak peek. can we show the trailer, please? >> the flowing preview has been approved for all audiences by the president of the united states. the film advertised has been rated "u" for unwchable. >> congressional republicans could rce the federal government to shut down >> the president

astounding level of israeli centrism we find the people that are grading the reports that we read in omaha nebraska peoria seattle written quite often by people living in israel who have family ties to the israeli military and. these are given to us as though this is the objective news from the region and it's not it's a very very slanted news that's what analysis shows but is that really is that because these people are considered experts and the ones that really pertain themselves to be non-biased there is also because there is this is inherent unspoken fear that if you say anything critical about israel that makes you anti israeli rather than just someone who is allowed to be critical of any type of u.s. foreign policy or maybe even anti-american i would i would posit the other thing i would say i would dare say that it's anti-american and if you can't question the type of policies that we have abroad especially and our foreign affairs and especially if they put some of our lives more risk around the world absolutely my other position and that is president of the council for the nationa

omaha heats up to 81. and heating up on the east coast. 83 in new york. 91 in atlanta.gain passing through a stretch of the swollen mississippi river that had been closed since an accident friday. the coast guard allowed northbound traffic to resume at baton rouge yesterday. southbound ships are being blocked. the coast guard is now trying to figure out the best way to remove the three barges that sank. >>> and farther east, flooding is becoming a real problem in maryland. lots of rain, high level of the chesapeake bay, that's put low-lying parts of the capital, annapolis, underwater. there are also fears it could get a lot worse. flash flood warnings posted through tomorrow. >>> turning overseas now to the increasing number of flight cancellations due to the ash plume from that erupting volcano in iceland. the ash drifting nearly 30,000 feet in the air right now. it forced several airlines including british airways to cancel flights between london and scotland already today. we could know later today if transatlantic flights to and from the uk will also be impacted. >>