democratic practice it's very interesting that they have put a very big premium on integration within south america so just last week that when a sword at the union of south american countries came into existence and this is very clearly a process of regional integration that does not include the united states it's not necessarily meant to be against the united states but it's reasonable that the countries of south america have their own political association and that is a very big priority for brazil so i think she's going to continue that all these presidents are different none of them is the same you know we have one who is an indigenous person another who's an economist another who has a populist military background you know they're different but they do have a common goal of having an independent foreign policy and developing their economies and i think about took

acted in these attacks he launched from south america to stop gadhafi from firing on his own people. we have this all covered tonight with our correspondents throughout the region. we want to begin at the pentagon with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. u.s. warplanes and coalition aircraft are in the air again tonight over libya, on the prowl for targets of opportunity. libyan anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies over tripoli tonight. another futile attempt to defend against overwhelming american attacks. a dozen more cruise missiles pounded libyan military targets as u.s. marine harrier jets destroyed a convoy of armored vehicles south of benghazi. in chile today, president obama said the coalition assault was absolutely necessary to prevent the massacre of defenseless libyans by moammar gadhafi. >> a leader who has lost his legitimacy decides to turn his military on his own people. we can't simply stand by with empty words. >> reporter: in two days of intensive bombing, u.s. and coalition forces have wiped out most of

no one's coming from africa, no one from south america or north america. they did actually try bringing enslaved people from ireland to barbados. they said it was to take a slave -- which, by the way, shows slavery wasn't yet racial. you could enslaved for being catholic because it wasn't, it was about who are we going to get to cut the cane. all right. if you're not getting anyone from here, you're not getting anyone from here, you're not getting anyone from here, where can you get someone to cut the cane? >> your children or family members? >> no. the enslaved -- the formerly-enslaved people are as far away in the plantations -- >> not too interested in going back to those plantations, right? >> canada. >> nope. >> canada? >> ukraine? >> no. no, the answer is people were brought from the other country in england's control, india. marina's relatives were brought people from india. any of you who have ever been to trinidad, to tobago, to jamaica, to the guyanas know there are many people from india in the caribbean. why are they? because they were brought

system was entirely paralyzed a tsunami warning has been issued across the pacific including russia south america the u.s. canada and indonesia. as. well dr robert jacob said professor of nuclear history and culture of the hiroshima peace the disuse says nuclear power stations are not programmed to shut down during major earthquakes but the risk of radiation remains. well when the cooling system fails as apparently happened in one of the fukushima plants there should be other systems that other cooling systems that then kick in so in theory this is the kind of safety procedures that will avert any kind of any kind of event any kind of nuclear event but of course one system can fail and other systems can fail as well so what happens but the only danger is that these reactors have shut down so they're no longer generating electricity but of course remain very very hot and so those corners need to be cool and if the cooling systems fail then the temperature of the cores can rise and that can lead to a variety of different sorts of incidents in which radiation may be released in the environment these

it is impacting the coast of south america. >> is impacting in any major way? >> not in an extremely major way. it is probably still going to be a hazard in some places along the coast of south america. we are probably looking at amplitudes no greater than maybe one or 2 meters above normal. >> which countries have been most affected apart from japan? >> hawaii, certainly. we had some impact here. some flooding of coastlines, they are having some impact on the west coast of the united states with a damaging and minor flooding. the major impact that eclipses everything else what is happening elsewhere is what has happened in japan. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global fi

well as we've been saying countries across the pacific area including russia south america the u.s. and indonesia through bracing themselves for possible tsunami waves hawaii has already been hit by six foot waves although they're not which to be serious yet before more we can now talk to one of us correspondents gallonage if you can guarantee what's the extent of the danger for the united states. well people have been evacuated from coastal areas in u.s. islands of hawaii you know to a higher ground the earthquake in japan triggered tsunami alerts all across the pacific as you mentioned fears are there's a tsunami could reach the coast of california but of course it was set very good grasp of the massive earthquake it's natural to eight point nine on return to penny's used to earthquakes like those but this is that that is the biggest on record in the country's history it was one of those people called shallow earthquakes mean it didn't happen in the ocean but very close to the shore if the impact is the devastating even though japan probably better than any other country is approv

new zealand and mexico central and south america well let's have more on the effects it's having of the pacific region including russia's far east let's talk to our correspondent lisa no way i mean what is the latest that you're getting of from russia a solid invasion well unfortunately we have a loss and he said we'll try to bring her back later but. ok well let's just come back to that they had her again let me reiterate that the whole pacific region is on a tsunami watch including of the western coast of the u.s. how why is bracing for a strong quake to happen they're expecting in the next few hours. also as far away as central and south america they're all on a tsunami watch just to remind you are the pictures you're looking at the devastation caused by an eight point nine magnitude earthquake that had hit the northeastern up parts of japan of the epicenter around one hundred thirty kilometers off the coast sendai city that's a coastal region devastated by the tsunami that followed the quake ok now we've managed to get our correspondent back on this plane you tell us though there's

and countries across the pacific area including russia south america the u.s. and engineering which are have all been put on alert for any tsunamis headings their way of one of the first waves have now reached america's brain and any major threat appears to be fading for more let's cross to argue worse course for down it if you can get it what's the extent of the danger for the united states. well as of now the situation on the u.s. coast looks encouraging to you as islands of hawaii have been forced to be hit by some of the first waves of the tsunami but of course it looks it lost its power along the way from the epicenter of the earthquake off the coast of japan there have been no reports of this structured very hawaii and of fears of a strong destructive impact on the u.s. the west coast but of course the mission and now that we know that the first little bit first waves that hit the u.s. the name of the west coast and that is the state of oregon and we can say for sure that it's not ass. as it was previously thought it would be the experts say the impact is

are widely reported there a tsunami warning has been issued across the pacific including russia south america the u.s. and. waves have already hit parts of hawaii. well earlier we managed to speak to two witnesses of the devastating earthquake who were in tokyo when it hits. she said i'm talking about it and it continued quite a long time so you know. it was like. however. if you should do so i would be you know what if you're going to be inside africa to sell out and for one hundred kilometer or eight doctor it's. still not clear how much damage it is but we've heard there was a tsunami is the cost to resign want you surely it is announced forty seven already killed there we expect that number will be increase them. usually expected ask people stops and you know complete review scientific facts but it continues couple of minutes and then it continued to several times in one hour or so because. next week. we are not so you have to think so pervy area in brokering actually took place at the center experience the same types of years ago japan's government and many experts were expecting that we

ring of fire that is the same high circle of earthquake and volcanic regions that passes from south america could be up to alaska and back down through japan to the south pacific those territories paraphrase remain very vulnerable to natural disasters like that ok go to karen thanks producer today they're not quite sure if you still got the connection you can hear me but thanks for the. world japan is there a nuclear power emergency after the cooling system failed in a. following the earthquake in the northeast. you're an expert on chemical safety he says there is a reason for major concern. problem is actually very serious because we're talking could well be possible distractions over the chemical plants and all forget on its power stations and as to the chemical plant the air didn't clear we are having in mind been possible content nation balsam of the air and their land was the top seed chemicals which my. flowing to the cultural products and as two d. nuclear power stations i have to say there the japanese nation became very sensitive to the problem of the radioactive pollution and all

airport in the capital a tsunami warning has also been issued across the pacific including russia south america the us caliber and indonesia. for russia's killer lines that lie just a few kilometers north of the japanese coast are of high risk of being hate the latest tsunami three metre high waves have reportedly already reached one of the islands that's going to laces from our lease and now we have these awards the situation on the islands like what are we hearing about how the population and dealing with the danger there both state of emergency has been declared in the south korean region which of course includes those poor real islands very vulnerable in this situation of ours are taking all the precautions necessary they managed to evacuate some eleven thousand people to safety to higher ground in the socket is legion but still with the aftershocks continuing to hit japan they're not taking any chances i heard taking many precautions although there has been no panic and like i said. and there's been no damage so far i know any kind of injuries reported still very aware east stitched situat

and while libya and japan are in turmoil president obama heads south to a more stable and growing region latin america because this now be a game of catch up. it's friday march eighteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for is out there watching our team so i want to start now with the situation in libya as we told you yesterday the united nations approved a resolution to impose a no fly zone there moammar gadhafi has called for a cease fire since that happened but it's unclear whether what that actually means as reports of violence there continue and now we're hearing reports that france and great britain may be getting ready to send planes to the area even sooner than expected will start off today with an inside look for marty's pulse leader. i was certainly hearing that rebels feel it's a little more than a contradiction they simply do not believe the gadhafi regime they say that they will not heed the ceasefire call it point to the fact that clashes still continue in the east of the west of the country we know that in the town of misrata which is some two hundred kilometers from benghazi

effect for russia japan taiwan philippines now it includes australia new zealand mexico central and south america obviously we have been talking about this tsunami warning still in effect for hawaii but once again no advisory watches or warnings have been issued for north america the west coast which is california washington oregon and alaska of course we will keep you posted on this but the pacific tsunami warning center in hawaii was widened the tsunami warning to include l hawaii and rest of the pacific ocean except for the west coast which is of course california including the bay area. >> thanks very much come back to you if need be. live picture now of the resulting -- this is on tape i apologize. ignore the live bug in the corner. this is on tape. tsunami water and the fire. this is oil refinery 20 miles from tokyo that is on fire. presumably still is even though this is on tape. >> we understand that the honolulu police are meeting right now to talk about the tsunami threat in hawaii and p.m. they are trying to figure out plan of action they have not ordered any evacuations or not request

not necessarily meant to be against the united states but it's reasonable that the countries of south america have their own political association and that is a very big priority for brazil so i think she's going to continue that and that was deborah james director of the international program center for economic and policy research and that will do it for now i want to thank you so much for watching we do have all of our.

. >> what is more exciting, brazil is one of the big economic power houses in south america. it is really very encouraging. >>> coming up, a call to prayer for the people of burma. how it can bring help and hope to persecuted people. >> this sunday christians around the world will be praying for the country of burma. >> that's right. the military regime has committed every atrocity against christian control center. gary lane has more. >> reporter: perhaps no ethnic minority group suffered more than burma group, about 40 percent christian. they have wage add resistance for more than 60 years. the burmese military, soldiers killed men, raped women and girls, destroyed homes and churches. an army raid left 36 other families homeless. >> they came and slept in our village. before they left the following morning, they burned it. >> ma and his wife survived because they fled the village. >> my wife and i went to the village and prayed. i said all things belong to you, oh god. i carried my bible and pistol. we left to stay with our nephews. >> many villagers have had nowhere to go.

a magnitude 9.5 off the coast of chile in south america.the tsunami it generated moved up the pacific slamming into hawaii and california. >> chile devastated day after day by volcanic eruptions which spread havoc around the entire rim of the pacific ocean. thousands are dead. over 2 million homeless. whole cities have been reduced to shambles. in a year marked by tragic earthquakes, chile has been hit by the biggest tragedies by far. every pacific island felt their colossal forces. along the california coast it swept in at an angle ripping installations and causing heavy damages. japan and okinawa felt the impact. 1960 emerges as the most disastrous earthquake year of modern time. >>> looking inside the shanobel power plant. the role scientists played in designing the plant. >>> and we'll tell you about plans to allow tourists to visit the shanobel nuclear spill zone. >>> japan's damaged nuclear power plants have -- next month the world marks the 25th anniversary of the worse nuclear disaster in history. the 1986 reactor leak and explosion

. >> reporter: pam, president obama continues his south america trip today in chile. his aids insist he is capable of dealing with the situation in libya while engaging in talks in south america. over the weekend the u.s. took the lead of launching attacks in libya including this one at moammar gadhafi's compound. the u.s. will soon play more of a backup role in the international effort to protect libyan civilians. back in washington a number of democrats and republicans are speaking out saying they are confused about the u.s. role and the goal of the mission. >> we have not discovered who it is in libya we are trying to support. obviously the people that are against gadhafi but who? >> reporter: as for whether gadhafi will stay in power, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mike mullen said in several television interviews yesterday it's uncertain how the operation will end and it's a possibility that gadhafi will survive it politically. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> time now 6:18. pg&e is scrambling now to create an opt out plan for the

they are all reachable while he may come back early from this trip to south america, i think the commandsee the president in the white house. >> jimmy: but why is he there again? >> this was a trip that -- to have canceled this -- >> jimmy: it costs so much money. >> yeah, right. >> jimmy: he can't get a refund? come on? [ light laughter ] what is going down? he's making ncaa -- doing his brackets on espn. i'm like, "who is advising this man?" >> i think we've seen a little political 'tude coming out tonight. this is interesting. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: come on? a little -- >> i think this is interesting. i've never heard you go into this area before. >> jimmy: i don't usually do it, but i feel like -- i get upset. i go, "what --" i mean, i have better people advising me than the president does. >> actually, i've met your staff. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, you're right. >> just one thing to remember. every cruise missile, about like $1 million, 162 of those, think of what goes into launching each one. >> jimmy: sure, yeah, yeah. target selection, all of that. it's -- >> jimmy: i mean, it

. >> and a memorial in oakland for people who died in jonestown massacre 32 years ago in south america. church leaders and family of some of the victims say evergreen kem more went back on a promise saying it would create a memorial wall on a mass gravesite where 400 bodies are buried. 900 followers of the reverend jim jones died in a mass murder suicide in a commune. >> no one had built a memorial to the innocent children and that is what we're here today to make sure their memory is not tarnished. >> an evergreen spokesman says it never signed a contract with the group. the cemetery says it's working with another group to erect a memorial for victims including jim jones name with the victim autos and overseas muammar gaddafi is scoffing at calls for his resignation and told abc he will not step down and that his people love him. he reiterated his claims al qaeda terrorists are behind protests in his country n switzerland secretary of state hillary clinton called for gaddafi resignation implored the world to hold hoiz regime accountable. >> tomorrow, the united nations general assembl

this tsunami will reach south america and even antarctica. we're still under a warning.hey'll cancel it eventually but it looks like we have about two more hours of surges. our forecast, partly to most cloudy. lose an hour sleep, change the batteries in your smoke detectors. the rain back in the forecast for most of us. tomorrow morning you see clouds. rain possible tomorrow and even some of the drizzle developing down into the bay. then we get a little break sunday night and then sunday morning another surge comes in and all of us get wet. one behind that comes in sunday night and into the morning. temperatures will remain rather mild. low 60s today around the bay and inland with upper 50s along the coast. then we'll have i'd say near to 60 degree temperatures along the coast and mid to upper 60s for the rest of us and a better chance of rain tuesday and wednesday of next week. >> stick around. we'll be right back.  (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature i

this tsunami will reach south america and even antarctica. we're still under a warning.y'll cancel it eventually but it looks like we have about two more hours of surges. our forecast, partly to most cloudy. lose an hour sleep, change the batteries in your smoke detectors. the rain back in the forecast for most of us. tomorrow morning you see clouds. rain possible tomorrow and even some of the drizzle developing down into the bay. then we get a little break sunday night and then sunday morning another surge comes in and all of us get wet. one behind that comes in sunday night and into the morning. temperatures will remain rather mild. low 60s today around the bay and inland with upper 50s along the coast. then we'll have i'd say near to 60 degree temperatures along the coast and mid to upper 60s for the rest of us and a better chance of rain tuesday and wednesday of next week. >> stick around. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is mary... who has a million things to pick up each month on top of her prescriptions. so she was thrille

>> jimmy: i love this guy. >> two-toed sloth, named chewbacca, found in south america. >> jimmy: chewbaccarent types of moths and stuff in their hair and bugs and things, and they'll grow algae all over and help them camouflage. now, get this -- he'll be up in a tree, a harpy eagle comes in -- they grab them out of the trees. they drop into the water. they're expert swimmers. >> jimmy: really? >> you wouldn't think that, 'cause they're like a sloth. they hang upside down in a tree. real slow moving. >> look at those teeth though. it's like vampire canine, and they're expert swimmers. >> jimmy: what do they do? the back stroke? [ laughter ] >> the sloth stroke actually. >> jimmy: probably right. >> yeah, i'm going to pass him off though. you want to see another animal? >> jimmy: thank you so much. yes, i would love to. bye, chewbacca. oh, i love him. thank you, jeff. [ cheers and applause ] >> he's so cool. no problem. >> jimmy: wow, that was awesome. >> there you go. i'm going to move on. you want to see another animals? >> jimmy: sure. >> these are so neat. [ audience oohs ] >> jimmy: wha

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another update for you tsunami warning cancelled for russia japan mexico and all of central and south america tsunami warning has been cancelled. it has been cancelled for the philippines, guam tonga hawaii just an update from the west coast warning center. >>> and we have much more to bring you on the earthquake and the tsunami in the pacific including how one of bay area's oldest restaurants is helping earthquake victims. >> how japan literally moved the earth itself. >> then later on "nightline". >> coming up on "nightline," the latest devastating images out of japan after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. at least one nuclear power plant is threatened at this hour and we'll have the latest on the you can see ♪ ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. e just keep on keep ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on ♪ m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

and south america. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports from san francisco. >> reporter: civil defense sirens blared across hawaii, 3,800 miles from japan, as the warnings came hours before the first waves hit. >> we have water and stuff at home already. we just need gas. charging up our phones and everything. better be safe than sorry. we just pray for the best, though, hope everything works out for everyone. >> reporter: most heeded the appeals to move away from coastal areas, escaping seven- foot waves that swamped beaches. as the day wore on, there was some flooding, but only minor damage and no injuries. it all came just a year after the chilean earthquake triggered similar alerts. >> i think that, because of the last tsunami situation that hawaii had, that we have some practice. so i really felt like people knew what to do. everyone had a very good response, i think, just because they've had practice and they realize how important it is. >> reporter: several hours later, the waves, movin

sap from maple trees. >> you all may remember the in north america there were no bees north and south america. they didn't have honey. so what they had was maple syrup. they had the cactus. and then the rest of the world, they had honey. we've had sugar used in magical ceremonies. we've had sugar now. it's spreading. people are starting to learn about it. >> one thing we want to mention, when you say they use, let's say honey or fruit, is sugar or sweetness at this time is not the way we think about what you're going to have a chocolate bar or a cookie. it is just a cake. it is a spice. it is something you use in your meal to give it one of the flavors speaker you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> we are here at the conservative political action conference talking with amanda pritzker. can you tell us what's coming out this your? >> absolutely. we just came out with secretary rumsfeld's book this week. we are very excited about. he is your signing books today. at the end of the month we have governor huckabee's next book which is coming out at the end of february. and

>> president obama is taking a tour through south america. he will stop in brazil today to meet the brazilian president. he is scheduled to give a speech in rio de janeiro on sunday. on monday, he arrives in chile for a bilateral meeting and press conference with the president of chile. he travels to el salvador on tuesday, where he meets with the president there. before returning wednesday, he will stay until salvador and to work the national cathedral and mayan regions. >> the communicators is on location at the seventh annual state of the net conference sponsored by the caucus in congress. joining us now is william blair from the massachusetts institute of technology -- leher from the massachusetts institute of technology. what is the communications futures program? >> we work together with industry partners both internationally and domestically to look at issues affecting the internet. the idea is to try to think about technologically aware policy, business strategy, and strategy where technology -- strategy-up where technology. >> what a

you all may remember that in north america there were no bees, north and south america. they didn't have honey. so what they had is main be l syrup, they had the a gaf i have cactus, and in the rest of the world they had honey. so we've had sugar used in magical ceremonies, we've had sugar now is spreading, people are starting to learn about it. >> but one thing we want to mention, when you say that they used, let's say, honey or fruit is sugar or sweetness at this time is not the way we think about it where you're going to have a chocolate bar or a cookie. it is just a taste. it is a spice. it is something you use in your meal to give it one with of the flavors. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> here are a few upcoming book fairs and festivals from around the country. this weekend book tv is live from the tucson festival of books. visit booktv.org for a complete schedule of events. the virginia festival of the book will be taking place from march 16-20th. booktv will be airing several events live online on thursday the 17th and friday the

he will kick off his first official visit to south america. he will also make stops in chile and el salvador. the trip is aimed at reinforcing u.s. ties with latin america. it's a tough time, though, for president obama to leave on a foreign trip. he is already dealing with a nuclear crisis in japan, fighting in libya and turmoil in the mideast. >>> 4:45. house of representatives has voted to cut federal funding to npr. the house voted along party lines to end federal funding, lot senate passage is very unlikely. it's home to programs like car talk and all thing considered. recently an npr employee was overheard saying they don't need federal funding. >>> beginning march 28, the "new york times" will begin charging for unlimited access to its website and mobile services. the fees will range from $15 to $35 a month depending on what level of access you want. print subscribers will not be charged. >>> 4:46. the bay area custodian under arrest after a disturbing crime on campus. that story coming up. >>> people in the south bay sound off on a new

coping. 10 years ago, argentina was in the midst of one of the biggest financial crises ever to hit south americaw it is one of the world's fastest-growing economies alongside china and india. figures out today show the economy grew at 9% last year. we have this report from one cyrus -- buenos aires. >> this is one of the busiest ports here. exports are rising. argentina is exporting more commodities to china and brazil. growth has not meant happiness for all. argentina has the second-highest rate of inflation in the americas after venezuela. some small businesses suffer because of it. >> everything goes up in price. we try not to put it in our final prices. that is a problem because our rent -- every day, it is less what we gain. >> inflation means higher wage demands and therefore higher costs. the official rate of inflation is about 10%. many economists say in reality, it is double this figure. that casts a cloud over the credibility of the growth. >> if you are underestimating the inflation rate, you will be overestimating the growth rate. it is quite likely that argentina's growth rate is no

it's costing the chicago area florist a lot more to bring product up from south america. buyer barbara ergo shows me one of many bills she recently got. >> the freight bill for the product for 122 pieces cost $424.40. the fuel surcharge that's on it is $110.34. >> reporter: wow. that's a lot. >> it's huge. it's 26%. >> reporter: just as business was starting to pick up speed for companies like phillip's, pump prices-- climbing toward $4 a gallon-- threaten to put the brakes on it. big shippers like airlines and trucking companies are getting around higher fuel prices by passing them partly onto customers. that's dealing a double whammy to smaller companies like phillp's. it's not only paying higher shipping costs, but spending a lot more to gas up its own delivery trucks. chairman and c.i.o. jim phillip doesn't think business is brisk enough to hike prices to his customers, so he's cutting costs where he can. >> we do work very hard to manage our delivery costs, so we use technology like cell phones, g.p.s., computerized address checking to try to keep our other costs und

we have gotten money and messages of support from people in israel, people in europe and south america, people i did not know cared about me and my community. i want to echo that it is an international resource. i have several close friends who have literally had their life saved by treatment from lyon- martin. a friend was not only diagnosed, but guided through treatment for cervical cancer. another friend who had the same situation with breast cancer, and a third friend who had a heart condition the would never have known about, because they did not want to go to the doctor anywhere else -- it is something i think a lot of doctors would have missed as well. i wanted to say that. i also want to say as a community member i am committing to not actually letting lyon- martin get into this situation again. if the city gives us this money, we as a community are going to change the way these things are run and this is not want to happen again. it is an investment. i think you so much for having this hearing today. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is lisa neu

this music is played over europe, south america, and india. all of these countries are able to regulate and support this music. why is it that the leader of the free world is trying to man an art form -- ban an art form from the public? to deny the scene altogether robs us of the beauty and expression of the voice of our generation. >> thank you, members of the commission. i am a san francisco resident, a fourth generation 1. i am a musician. i support and applaud the electronic dance music scene and community and wish to see it protected. when you were young, depending on the decade, you had sock hops, discos, underground dance clubs, and more. today, the music is a little faster and louder and the lighting is dynamic and vibrant. these dances are called raves or electronic music events. music includes dub step, house, and funk. people go to relax from stress at their job, to make new friends that gathered for the same sort of activities. i realize some people abuse the rights accord they go to these parties and come on illegal drugs like aci

but throughout asia, africa, and south america that are all contributing to higher crude oil prices and consequently higher gasoline prices at the pump. >> reporter: those higher gas prices came as many were starting to feel better about the economy, but now any extra cash may be going right into the the tank. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: jason king spends $40 more a month on gas. >> pretty soon i'm going to have to start thinking about riding a bike or other means of transportation, definitely. >> reporter: in fact, those skyrocketing prices have some giving up the road for the rails. metro use in los angeles, up 10%. and across the country commuters are using the latest technology, smartphone apps and social media, to find the cheapest gas, anything to save a buck. >> everybody i know is trying to carpool and fill up the car as much as possible. >> reporter: gas prices hit a high in february, but in the weeks ahead spring is when prices typically rise the most. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> and as we mentioned at the top of the newscast, the obama administration is

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fifteenth and shed two means the rally is expected to be ten days longer than it was last year south america will be hosting the event for the fourth time after he's moved away from africa due to terror concerns in two thousand and nine. so that brings us to the end of the sports of course i've got more than a couple of hours i make so it's but. home.

as you pointed out, they view this as a big chance to try to get a better foothold into south america economically. right now the chinese basically have had a greater role in south america and the rise of brazil and chile and some of the other south american economies and the united states has been trying to check china here a little bit. and so the president didn't want to try to cancel this. and yet send a message that a lot of south americans have believed over the years which is that america takes help for granted, doesn't take it seriously enough as a region. the president's day here today begins with a meeting with the new president of brazil, the first woman president of brazil, they were supposed to take question, but the president of brazil didn't want to take any questions from the press. they say it has nothing to do with the fact that brazil was one of the five countries that abstained on the u.n. security council when it came to dealing with libya. >> we know the president has said the united states will not take the lead on this no fly zone resolution. so then what will