dollar but you have to keep them your goods this is your senior age this is them controlling sicily this is them controlling the straits of hormuz you know iran says they control the straits of hormuz but if you're paying for that oil to go through there and dollars the emperor controls the straits of hormuz ok good point now the telegraph says iran has the third largest oil reserves in the world and pricing oil in currencies other than dollars is a provocative move aimed at washington if iran switches to the non dollar terms for its oil payments there could be a new oriel price that would be denominated in euro yen or even the yuan. rupee india is already in talks with iran over pricing their oil in rupees and they said even worse gold absolutely so if there are multiple exchanges of multiple prices for these commodities then the monopoly position enjoyed by the us dollar shattered and with that come all the benefits of that and all of the inflation that america has exported to countries like china comes roaring back so those i pods and i pads suddenly instead of band a thousand bucks y

won't be paresis doorstep too soon now of course the war between rome and carthage was control of sicily and that important sea routes now the equivalent in modern times is of course the straits of hormuz so let's move on to that currency war going on over there iran presses ahead with the dollar attack so this is also from the telegraph and they say last week the turan times noted that the iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in currencies other than the dollar from march twentieth this long planned move is part of president mahmoud ahmadinejad's vision of economic war with the west now of course this also seems to be some sort of propaganda every time we're in some sort of like a tense moment they bring out the real bourse we've been hearing about it for almost ten years now going back to when saddam was saying was going to trade oil in other currencies other than the dollar which brought about shock and awe and then of course there are the same thing coming out of iran oil bourse so currency wars you see it in europe now we see it in the middle east and you're saying the i mean r

and we're going to do one of the greatest dishes from the coast of naples an sicily. now what that is? pasta with clams. [ non-english language ] so we're in the kitchen right now with chef marco. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: i have to confess it's one of my favorite dishes. it's simple to make but the ingredients have to be good. we are starting with the best fresh clams and herbs. you have the olive oil and garlic going. what do you do next? the french clams are added to this hot pan along with fresh parsley and as that begins to cook the chef gets the pasta started. the sheriff adds pasta water to the clams as they are cooking and then covers the pan. that's going to give it the steam. and that's also going to give it some juices to open up the collapse and give it some wonderful flavor. in just a minute you can see the clams start to open. now you see what he did? he separated the clams with some of the juice to another pan and then finished cook the fast is with the juice in pasta water and clipping it to get more broth out of it from the starches of the

. >>> some pictures of not at net in sicily, europe's most active volcano. it is spewing a lot of overnight wednesday and thursday. officials closed the airport in the nearby city. they thought possibly that the volcanic ash might disrupt flights, but no real danger caused by mount etna, almost continuously active. >>> you have been watching "newsday" from the bbc. >> thank you very much, indeed. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key, strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

residents wear medieval costumes and pelt each other with oranges. 500 tons of oranges shipped in from sicilyach year. you want the high quality vitamin c. >> and that looks like it hurts. >> smiling all the way. some people like pain. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," a domestic violence suspect is released from police custody. how you can help find him. >> oakland's police bill could soon get more expensive. the move to city council is considering to keep the police department from falling into federal control. >> check us out on facebook. >> back outside for a live look, that is san jose. meteorologist christina loren says expect it to be another nice one outside the rest of the week is going to get nicer.

and think about her mother, sicily use it. she has had to deal with this for a long time. >> whitney houston recorded many of her early albums in recounting. >>ysabel: there is something about this in this in. >> there is a high octane lifestyle >>marty: figure joining us. we will be right back. temperatures into the upper 50's. a winter weather advisory in place in the sierra. in about the closures brie oath. yu should be aware and know that there are alternatives that you can take. from friday evening at 8:00 p.m. until tuesday morning after president a, 5:00 a.m.. >>marty: that is craig skalar reporting live. q >>ysabel: the sudden in the tragic death of whitney's the on the video is joseph the singer's body being taken out of the beverly hills hotel where she was found dead. she was found dead in the bathtub of her hotel room. she was set to perform at a pre grammy advance. the cause of her death has not been obtained. she has had a battle with addiction. there was one report that prescription drugs were found in her hotel

it all started back in the early 1900s, when andy's dad and uncle emigrated from sicily and went through ellis island. they were both teenagers and spoke barely any english, but they had a dream for something better. >> this is the american dream where people see opportunity. i don't know how my grandfather was living there, could scrape up enougmoney to put 2 kids on a boat to the united states and probably inowing they'd never see them again. but they knew there was no opportunity there where they lived. and i think that's what the united states is all about. >> the 2 brothers started their operation in new york, but then moved out west to beain growing fruits and vegetables. and in 1927, steven trademarked the name "andy boy" in honor of his son. the company became the first ever brand of fresh vegetables in the united states and has been recognized for more than 80 years now as a leading brand in the business. today, the farm is feeding the nation by harvesting more than 30,000 acres of fresh vegetables all packed unr the andy boy brand. and while they farm a wide variety of produce,

saudi arabia and go through residential there are walls made of stucco say and the same is true and sicily. placard sam political stickers to hide you have got. to be that the fee of 500 and the europeans not quite so americanized are much more a concern of fontaine wealth. the prescriptions against flaunting wealth they system large parts of the world they know the danger of the evil eye. that is the solution. everybody has a solution. built for in closed societies and we think of the saudis and the men and almost identical white robes. they look identical so people have the enormous wealth at least to the naked eye. no richer than the next man. the wind in their gowns covering everything but their eyes, not only doing this for religious reasons that are described to them or the reasons of modesty which is true, but so it is the finest possession prepare he does not want to show his wife's beauty to others in fontaine the wealth is not done. and has received a greater ability of the world to watch on their tv show we have to confront the fact the year and add this in a culture where we ar

>> these are better because they're sweeter from the mediterranean sea and the coast off sicily.because it's sweet and tart. >> how do you clean them? >> gently -- >> have your fish monger do it. >> you can but this is fun. slowly take off the head of the shrimp. then take off the legs. there are ten different legs. >> we don't have a lot of time, so let's assume it's clean. >> take off the shell and take out the vein. this is the marinade. >> what's in it? >> white wine, carrots, lemongrass, garlic, basil and parsley. it simmers in white wine for ten minutes. then you cool it and drain it. it becomes this mixture right here. this you will pour over the already cleaned prawns. >> how long do you let it sit? >> that goes into the refrigerator for 20 minutes. >> okay. >> now we have to clean the passion fruit. so we'll take out the seeds. you add sugar -- >> they scoop right out? >> yes. add sugar, ginger and stir it up. what's cute is we still have the shell of the passion fruit. so scoop some of this inside. >> looks so tropical. >> yes. >> a skewer and a little -- >> yes. now we

this incredibly restrictive life is pretty, it is pretty small, and the other thing is, we can in sicilyee these presidents could cut off and the white house, and they all say it's not going to happen to them, and it happens to all of them. >> michele obama is one of the first convulsively the youngest person to have served as first lady says the sexual revolution, dizzy just because of what generations she is from have a more difficult time than other first ladies being second fiddle, if that is there work? >> rudd, it is funded because she is such a pupil of hillary clinton in that way. read? in my reporting i've found, again and again that she and everybody else on the white house said one eye on the helicon situation and also the attacks you went through in the 2008 campaign were really pretty painful for her and everybody around here to be, you know, that new to public life and to watch yourself character should the way was really, really hard. you know, the hen and twist, i think to it, though, is that the you know, what her age talked-about was that the traditional nature of first

the same is true in sicily. filthy walls, placards on them and political stickers, and you go inside, and there's a magnificent palace sew. you hide what you've got. when she comes out, she comes out in her old beat-up fiat 500. you hide what you've got. and the europeans, not quite so americanized as we americans, are much more concerned about flaunting wealth. so the prescriptions against flaunting wealth, the prodescriptions against flaunting wealth, they exist in large parts of the world because they though this danger of envy, in the evil eye. and that's the solution that they'll choose. so everybody's got a solution. the problem with the solutions is that they work within their own society only. they're built for enclosed societies. another example in the middle east of hiding wealth, we think of the saudis and their clothing. the men in almost identical white robes. those robes look identical so people have e author mouse wealth -- enormous wealth can look at least to the naked eye -- in fact, they may no

etna is on the east coast of sicily, and it's the tallest active volcano in all of europe.now around denver, cheyenne, and helena. some lake effect snow in chicago. moving on later to detroit and pittsburgh. rain turns to snow in ohio and kentucky. showers from raleigh down to miami. thunderstorms from the gulf coast to memphis. and some snow showers around denver, cheyenne, and helena. >> 50s from seattle to colorado springs. and just 1 degree in fargo. brr. minneapolis barely gets out of the single digits. 56 degrees in atlanta. near 50 here in new york before snow moves in after midnight. >>> well, it's been a pretty tough winter for iet sculptors out there. too warm in a lot of places for their kind of work. but in wausau, wisconsin the team usa snow sculptors are thrilled that a dip in the temperatures is allowing them to get to work. >> they're extracting a dinosaur from a huge block of ice near the grounds of the woodson art museum. it's part of an exhibit featuring the work of children's book author james gurney and his "dinotopia" series. if the weather holds, the

>> her mother, sicily houston is wonderful, successful music career, having sung with elvis presley andarious others in the '60s and '70s, and continuing to sing on. she has a brother, two brothers, gary houston, who played professional basketball and also has had a singing career and moehl houston, who has worked in the family business and been very successful in that regard, and then of course her sisters-in-law and others. i've gotten to know them all over the years and they've remained friends. >> was there dissension between them and whitney when whitney married bobby brown and it became obvious there were issues with some sort of substance abuse? >> well, you know, the wedding was a happy affair that took place at her house, at her estate in new jersey at the time, and it was a happy affair. it was very festive, filled with celebrities along with family and friends, and there was no hint of any trouble at this point, but you know, of course the challenges that she's had in her marriage had been very public. >> certainly. reverend watkins i'll ask you to stay on the line. we have t