and we're sort of near the front part of petra. there's a road right behind us.t's called the obalise tomb. and in 20 minutes you'll be standing in front of the treasury, which was the financial capital of the world 1,700 years ago when camels carried spices through these streets. and it is a spectacular building. >> all right. thank you very much, erin. talk to you later. another billion-dollar pharma/biotech hook-up. isis pharma and glaxosmithkline are the two companies involved. you know what this means. that's right, mike huckman on the case back at hq with one of the players in another "cnbc exclusive." michael. >> good morning, mark. isis shares, by the way, up 8% right now. the mp&a trend continues in biopharma this morning. mergers, partnerships and acquisitions. this latest one potentially worth more than $1.5 billion over time to isis pharmaceuticals. joining me live from san diego in another cnbc exclusive is isis chairman, founder and ceo, dr. stanley crook. good morning, dr. crook. thank you for being here. >> good morning, mike. >> this announcement

if it's wednesday, what do you think, it's petra? we'll find out live from jordan.the middle east. but first the latest on the flooding in the northeast with meteorologist todd santos. >> hey there, mika. still kind of following the story as follows the flooding in the northeast is concerned. the rain showers have tapered off to a few light little pockets of drizzle here and there around central connecticut extending down towards bridgeport. for the most part, compared to yesterday, nothing even close. these numbers under boston, problem dense and hartford select 48-hour rain gauge totals. notice providence that, one stands out with that 8.1 inches. there were a number of gauges, at least five or six gauges in the state of rhode island that picked up over eight. s of rain. we're still dealing with the streams slowly running out and rivers cresting at this point. airline delays not an issue so far this morning. there's a look at temperatures outside right now. by later this afternoon, looking at 50s. notice some of those 70s back to the west and the ohio valley into