has been cited for criminal coverups of their problems building the first two nuclear plants in south texas they were fined a billion dollars for incompetence and building and they went bankrupt so because they're bankrupt incompetent have a criminal record they said well if you give us the four billion dollars will bring in wonderful tokyo electric to show our guys how to build the plants safely and how to operate them safely i can't make this up tom and in addition they're bringing it to sheba to make the reactor vessel mostly in japan and when you're looking at those vessels blowing up now one of the three is from to shiva that's that's amazing what is s q and why should we care. we should care a lot s.q. is the technical term for seismic qualification that means that a plant is earthquake proof and not allowed to build a nuclear plant in the united states or anywhere in the world which adopts u.s. standards inclusion panel unless they have an s q certification now these plants that are blowing up now supposedly had an s q that means an earthquake proof certificate saying that they could

not the alternative to nuclear as well is obviously solar power wind power in fifth in fact that south texas plan which is what tokyo electric and houston power are going to build together the power from back is going to cost about twice as much as the power from the same companies wind farms are going to pay them i wired the subsidy the antenna. wire to the table i know i'll end the nukes well they're going to go in the next me because oil and nuclear power have tremendous huge lobbies whereas the wind power lobby is pretty teeny weenie in the solar lobby is almost nonexistent but these guys have a lot of money they have our money they've been dipping into the u.s. treasury pockets for a very long time and plus we insure them both the oil companies have a seventy five million dollar liability cap which is what b.p.'s legal liability was and the nuclear industry has a seventy five million dollar liability cap so if we get a fukushima daiichi situation and the south coast of texas you know tokyo electric houston power they're only on the hook for seventy five million dollars and you know this

the most important thing to look that is the picture that was provided which shows the north and south texas and looks down at the open space. i will tell you why in a minute. as far as i am concerned, i see no problem. there was some testimony of a question of raising the height. i do not see any problem with that. this is making the garage accessible. i do not see where it would have any impact on the neighbors, even the neighbors to the north, which are the most impacted, by raising the height. certainly, it has been pointed out there is a reason for the size of this. there are important reasons why certain rooms have to have certain sizes. it is also important that the levels all be flat for access reasons, and that was well established. another comment that i thought was very important is sunlight is at a premium. i am familiar with the street. i know what it is like. in looking at the picture, what you are doing -- the homes there and do not face due east, but they face sort of southeast slightly. the area that would be most impacted would probably be the lower floor of the house which

the first of the migrating monarchs have been spotted in south texas.year, seth doane reported their population was down 75%. but tonight he tells us they're making a comeback. >> reporter: hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies cluster for warmth in these trees every winter. we were clearly impressed when we visited mexico last year. there are an estimated 250 million monarch butterflies that winter in this preserve. that sounds like a lot, it certainly looks like a lot. but the butterfly population we saw was actually at an all-time recorded low as overdevelopment and illegal logging decimated the forests. this year, the trees were dripping in butterflies and the skies filled with millions more monarchs. butterfly colonies covered nearly ten acres of forest-- double the area last year. conservationist bill toone says that's great news, but... >> all that has to be kept in perspective with the fact that last year was the lowest number of butterflies in mexico since we started recording in 1993. >> reporter: why the rebound? the mexican government

if you're looking for the warm stuff, well, you can head down to the deep south or, say, south texas florida where there will be a lot of sunshine and temperatures will be pretty much in the 80s, and in general conditions you see here, sun in the desert and we've got a little bit of rain, well, a lot of rain alongc >> this weather report has been brought to you by quaker oatmeal squares. dan, bianna? >> thank you, steve. >>> we want to go back now to a story that got a lot of you very worked up yesterday. it's that padded push-up bikini being marketed to little girls by abercrombie & fitch. >> well, a company spokesman declined our request for an interview or a statement, but they did respond to the outrage. after being busted for pushing up this push-up triangle to young girls, abercrombie and fitch changed the words to striped triangle. but the padded and womanly shaped top is still for sale. it's the latest spark in the fireworks over little girls growing up too fast. most of the messages we got from viewers were expressed outrage. one reads, "i agree with those of you that think

. >> reporter: right now the south texas project as this nuclear power plant south of houston is called 8% of the electricity used in texas. until ten days ago, it looked as if n.r.g., the new jersey company that owns it, was on track to start building two new reactors here, creating 8,000 jobs and enough power to light two million homes. tokyo electric power-- yes, the operator of the reactors in japan-- was planning to invest. 20% of the anticipated $14 billion total cost. >> couric: radiation continues to leak from damaged nuclear reactors. >> reporter: then fukushima happened. >> increasingly desperate attempt to cool down overheating fuel rods. >> it's not necessarily a fatal setbecome back but it's a substantial setback. if you ask me, can i give you assurance that this plant will be built, it very much depends on what is going to happen, what the consequences, what's the reaction going to be once this event is over and people are assessing the implications. >> reporter: the implications here of what's happened in japan. a second hydrogen explosion. the future of the u.s. nuclear

it goes through your process and the omb. >> the south texas project was one of the first projects that we received four new licensing. the review will be focused on security. we are continuing to do that review. we are nearing significant milestones for the completion of that reactor. that sign is down for public comment as a part of the process. if we resolve these comments and their successful and we move forward with the final reviews that are necessary, possibly within 12 months or so. i want to reiterate, our focus is on the safety and security. >> you said it was one of the first applications. can you tell me the time frame that it was filed? >> approximately 2007. within seven months, we had to suspend our review. the office made a change in the vendor that they were using for the design. that took about a year and a half to work through that particular issue. >> i know the concern for the whole world and our own country, making sure we are learning four -- from what happened in japan, i understand that the texas plant has three safety backup systems instead of two. in texas, em

we have expansion at the south texas plant southwest of houston. just some information on how long it took for that expansion to go through a process and the office of management and budget. >> right now, the south texas project was one of the first applications we receive our new licensing. the review we do for that product will be focused on safety and security. that is our primary focus. we are nearing some significant milestones as we work to complete the actual design reviews for that type of reactor. the design review is out for public comment as part of our process. we anticipate having that back in and working to resolve the comments over the summer. if we resolve the comments successfully, we would move forward with completing the final reviews that are necessary, perhaps within 12 months. i want to reiterate that our focus is on the safety and security of these designs. >> when you say it was one of the first applications, can you tell me the time frame it was filed in? >> approximately 2007. we had to suspend our review because the appli

on the belly that the government is forcing women to experience in texas if this passes and this is absolutely ridiculous we had south dakota we had georgia we had h.r. three of us congress and now we have this rick perry i still live in matagorda bay texas rick perry governor rick perry should be ashamed of himself he's got a twenty seven billion dollars deficit tom and this is what he considers an emergency to take women's rights and put them on the cutting room floor it's absolutely inexcusable and it's an urgency because babies' lives are all saying any story going in as well not good no and it's not good for babies sleep something that you know will very urgent by the procedure what if i could row versus wade was passed because women were dying like flies heather dying like flies and so what was happening if you didn't give them an opportunity to have safe and legal abortions they took matters into their own hands were overseas wade was passed to protect women of this nation and you have and we are it really upsets me about this this is not heather about people with real values at stake these are put this is pol

. >>> two busloads of bay area entrepreneurs are on their way to the south by southwest conference in austin, texas. they are there to brainstorm ideas for new technology companies. about 30 startup bus participants left san francisco this morning. organizers say last years riders came up with two ideas that turned into real world businesses. >>> a rare bird at the monterey aquarium. it's all about baby steps. >>> they may be more wet weather by the end of the week. the bay area should get a warm- up tomorrow. meteorologist rosemary orozco will tell us which neighborhoods will be the warmest. >>> if there is no tv nearby, you can watch bay area news at 7:00 on your computer. we are streaming live on the web at ktvu.com. >> san francisco light rail service is back on schedule tonight after overhead power cable problem led to problems. it slowed up on service from the financial district. muni says that crews had to wait for the morning rush hour to and around 10:00 a.m. to get to the area. meteorologist rosemary orozco is here with some news that we are going to like. >> we are looking at a nice, mil

the response that i have gotten from my many visits to texas. south carolina. new hampshire as well as iowa in terms of people connecting with my message. common sense solutions as i cl it. those are the things that over the next several weeks we'll take a good hard look at to make sure we make the final decision to go forward. so it'll be within the next several weeks. several, could be five or six or less. >> herman cane. thank you very much for joining us. >> it's been my pleasure. "washington journal" continues. host: our sunday r >> now a reporter's roundtable from "washington journal." >> we want to thank you from coming back to c-span. and michael shearer, and begin with the news of the days, for raised on gaddafi forces. >> that's the short-term objective to prevent a kind of hum humanitarian crisis and for us to join in if colonel gaddafi to stop that. and the broader question, the united states and the rest of the world has called for colonel gaddafi to leave and step down from power. and for obama not to want this to extend every the weeks and months

. >> i did a little thing, i went to texas for south by southwest and i wanted to get a taste of this dressed up like my character from the movie, the crimson bolt, and i looked for crime to fight. and we have a little tape. i actually did this. this is me running around the streets of austin. >> jimmy: all right, let's take a look here. >> i'm the crimson bolt. i'm in austin, texas. i'm here to offer my services. >> no riding your bike on the sidewalk. have you seen any crime? have you seen any crimes being committed in the area? no smoking on the grounds, please. >> oh, you got it. >> any crimes today? >> there was something happening at my apartment complex. >> what's the address? >> i don't see any crimes. i think i hear something. can i have a virgin shirley temple with extra cherries? here's to fighting crime. >> jimmy: that's the problem with crime. it's never around when you need it. >> it's hard to find crime. >> jimmy: it really is. liv tyler is your love interest in this film, as is ellen taylor -- ellen page. only in hollywood, my life is liv taylor and my love interest is

the response that i have gotten from my many visits to texas. south carolina. new hampshire as well as iowa in terms of people connecting with my message. common sense solutions as i call it. those are the things that over the next several weeks we'll take a good hard look at to make sure we make the final decision to go forward. so it'll be within the next several weeks. several, could be five or six or less. >> herman cane. thank you very much for joining us. >> it's been my pleasure. thank you, steve. >> another potential republican candidate now. hayley barber speaking at a fund raceer in iowa. talk about defense cuts to low tear national debt and lessons american cans learn from the japanese nuclear crisis. this is in davenport about 25 minutes. >> i told people at home. this guy will be a first rate state chairman. he's off to a pretty good start. i like hearing the statistics judy. picked up the senate seat. how seat. i'm a former county chairman. was in my county twice. once for four years and once for six. i'm going to just tell you. this is where elec

the response that i have gotten from my many visits to texas. south carolina. new hampshire as well as iowa in terms of people connecting with my message. common sense solutions as i call it. those are the things that over the next several weeks we'll take a good hard look at to make sure we make the final decision to go forward. so it'll be within the next several weeks. several, could be five or six or less. >> herman cane. thank you very much for joining us. >> it's been my pleasure. thank you, steve. >> tomorrow he's in chile. you can see the president's speech live tomorrow about #:30 eastern here on c-span. now a reporters round table for what's ahead for congressnd the president from today's washington journal. >> we want to welcome david brody from cbn, christian broadcasting network and michael shfrn erer. what is the objective? guest: that is the big question. there is a short-term and long- term objective. one will be more difficult than the other. the short term objective is apparently to prevent a kind of humanitarian crisis in the country. there w

if you want to get out and enjoy something good, then go down south from texas to louisiana, alabama,ida, we are looking at awesome weather, with lots of sunshine. temperatures will be really nice. plenty of sunshine, and, of course, who doesn't like sunshine with low humidity? if you want it, that's where you need to go. >>> russ we'll send it back to you. >> okay, martina, thank you very much. earlier this week, facebook announced a plan to test a new service that sells discounted deals, becoming the latest website to jump on that growing bandwagon. groupon became widely popular in the past year, and hundreds of sites now offering similar sales. joining us now to help straighten out the coupon competition is jason cochran of dealnews.com. hey, jason. >> how you doing? >> great. dealnews.com, okay. how much are people saving by joining these group websites? >> half as much as they would have spent, actually, a lot of money. 50% off, up to 90% off in some cases. so the way these sites work, as you know, the more people buy, the more the deal will kick in. so there's a threshold of abo

south. sam is tracking it. >>> good morning, here's the hot spot. texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama. at one point there were five tornado warnings in this area. the national weather service confirms there are three in the area. we have lots of reports of damage. it's also the heavy rain. we'll show you a quick look at the radar, on the side of lake pontchartrain, up towards mississippi. up to 7 inches of rain in this area and even water rescue, robin. >> all right, sam. >>> now, to the deadly farmhouse fire near harrisburg, pennsylvania, that killed seven children. juju chang following this story. very hard to walk in this morning and hear this. >> it is, i just got off the phone with trooper tom pinkerton, with fresh details of a devastating fire. what makes it more devastating is knowing that the seven children died in a rural mennonite community in pennsylvania. about 20 miles outside of harrisburg. investigatorers believe the fire broke out after 10:00 at night. the mother had just gone to the barn to milk cows. one child, a 3-year-old daughter who had been watching tv. smelled s

san francisco, myrtle beach, south padre in texas, beautiful place.cetown, manhattan, miami, and people who want to visit mickey, orlando. >> a lot of people renting out their apartments. it follows the same suit. >> what about how do you go about doing this? do you want to go to a real estate agent? do you go directly to the source? >> go directly to the source. homeaway.com. bottom line, get down to definition of terms. how many does it sleep? that doesn't count. ask how many beds. otherwise, you're turning into a refugee center. you have to have enough beds to handle everybody. and when was the last time the promotion photos were taking. what does a bedroom constitute, a kitchen constitutes. i want to know if i can live in this place. is the down payment nonrefundable? you want to know like you would rent anyplace. this is an important one. make sure the owner of that apartment or house gives you a list of all the emergency contact numbers for the plumber, electrician because things are going to go wrong sometimes. last but not least, of course wit

people in terms of funding, the response that i have gone from my many visits to the state of texas, southarolina, new hampshire, as well as in what in terms of people connecting with my message, common-sense solutions, as i call it. those are the things that over the next several weeks we're going to take a good hard look at to see if we make the final decision to go forward. so it will be within the next several weeks. could be five or six or less. >> herman cain, thank you very much for joining us. >> it has been my pleasure. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> more 2012 presidential politics now with mississippi governor and potential republican candidate, haley barbour a. he spoke recently at a fund- raising in iowa. he talked about the need for defense cuts to lure the national debt and lessons learned from the japanese nuclear power plant crisis. this is hosted by the iowa republican party. it is about 25 minutes. >> thank you very much. congratulations on this. it happened that i got to speak of the fir

that's -- [ applause ] obama is more conservative than i -- i was in austin, texas, this weekend at the southuthwest music festival. it was a lot of fun. the city of austin completely -- except for the bars everything stops during this south by southwest festival. this video is from austin shot during the festival and this is -- this is a great way to help your friends wake up on time. get some firecrackers. put them in a pot. really bombing lesbians. let's watch that again in slow motion. that will give you bad dreams for a decade -- see, this is why it doesn't pay to have friends. one more thing, a few weeks ago i unveiled a revolutionary workout program and then last week a revolutionary new diet plan. hottie bodies humpilates. and my jim-mir call diet videos. they have 5 million views on youtube alone. but no project of any worth is complete without a blooper reel. >> my patented physioreduction technology will give you -- [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> i don't know how to [ bleep ] hump this thing. >> you're turning left to hump. >> i'm real focused on my humps. >> i know. >> my bosom is just s

it looks like a lot, obviously, in south florida, arizona, texas, but also in the west coast.s true. it is certainly age-driven. host: mac, a republican in texas. good morning. caller: thank you so much. my wife recently passed away at age 68 from dementia. i went to several caregiver groups, alzheimer's care giver groups in the houston area. i will tell you one thing is for sure. many of those people had her same symptoms. there was a book written -- "what if it is not alzheimer's?" alzheimer's should enveloped all forms of dementia. host: have you heard of that book? guest: one of the things that is true is that alzheimer's is the leading cause of dementia in america, but it is not the only one. frontal temple is certainly one of those. there's no question that we want to support people with all kinds of dementia at the alzheimer's association, but it's also absolutely important, as you've indicated, for people to be diagnosed. it's critical that people get as early a diagnosis as possible. for some reason, dementia can actually be stopped. even if that is not the case, know

texas or houston. >> reporter: miss connelly's kindergarten classroom in south carolina. >> that usa was made in the>> all: no. >> no. >> reporter: so tonight we start the week by asking you to take a kind of quiz. here's what happened when we asked some people on the street to take off everything not made in america. >> made in china. >> made in china. >> brazil. >> reporter: well, take it off up to a point. can you guess on average what percent of clothes we all wear that are made overseas? which ones would actually create the most american jobs and which would not? as we said, this week we'll tell you what the experts say about the best places to spend money to create american jobs. and we've got another quiz for you online. here it is. are you ready? do you know which item in your kitchen might power up jobs right away? and a question about your car. go on and take the quiz at abcnews.com/worldnews. >>> and we also have word tonight that the actor charlie sheen, so much in the headlines these past weeks for erratic behavior, he was suspended, now he has been fired from tv's number one hit comedy

have tended to move out of northeastern and midwestern population areas to some parts of the south and to texasona, nevada, along with everybody else. we have to ask the question, then, are they improving their situation by this movement, and what kinds of neighborhoods are they living in, for example, in atlanta? there is a reason why people are moving. what is the outcome? host: as far as neighborhoods are concerned, as far as what we are seeing as changes are concerned, what is the neighborhood looking like? are there more races represented in neighborhoods? guest: there are two contradictory trends going on. one trend is that many neighborhoods -- and this involves a very large share of the american population -- are becoming more diverse. there used to be a lot of all- white neighborhoods, frankly. we were a highly segregated country in 1980. over time, many of those neighborhoods first brought in hispanic and asian residents, and white neighbors began to feel comfortable with that kind of diversity. then we see as a second step african americans entering the neighborhood and being accepte

texas. although we have come a long way on the south plains of texas in reducing the amount of dust storms that have been up in the panhandle of texas, we still have dust storms. when i was at texas tech, we had dust storms that were so bad that if you drove into the wind, they would literally sandblast the front paint off your car. i want to know what the fine is going to be and who is going to have to pay the fine when dust blowing in from new mexico to arizona comes blowing into your state and who is the e.p.a. going to punish? i've got a good idea. but chances are the farmer. mr. crawford: absolutely. mr. carter: that's the tragedy here. particles in the air are bad for folks like me who have asthma and we have to be concerned about it. and we're not going to let people overproduce any kind of disaster. but to say you can produce no dust on a farm is pretty close to crazy. just turn of a plow creates dust, just driving the pickup truck to the barn creates dust. and i think it's a little overreaching. you know, i was talking about this $600 fee that you got to have to be a volunteer. everybo

south and the west. one-fourth of the people in the country now live in california, texas and new york. and the census population center has shifted too. it's now plato, missouri, population 109. >> today you might as well be sitting on top of the world, is that right? >> i don't think we're the center of the universe, but the center of the nation right now. >> reporter: there are signs of hispanic influence everywhere, on telemundo, the soap opera debuted only three weeks ago and beats its english language network competitors in primetime. >> we'll see both more hispanics participating in more elections, hispanics entering the labor market and of course becoming consumers. >> reporter: new strength in numbers that show an increasingly diverse nation. kristen welker, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now to houston. mark kelly, the astronaut husband of congresswoman gabby giffords today talked about his wife and what he called her remarkable recovery. he spoke at the final news conference before his april 19th shuttle mission. >> she's starting to walk, talk more, more every day. and she's sta

south. with regard to the participation of local law enforcement, they do parts strait now all over the border from california to texas. texas dps is a big partner of ours and border patrol agents speak highly of it as do i. with regard to local sheriffs and local police departments in texas and elsewhere they are often involved in task forces that are participating in southbound checks and they share in the in the forfeiture. so the answer is yes those partnerships are critical and they can always be improved but they are very extensive as we speak. >> we certainly are perfectly willing to be involved in our state and our governor is speaking out publicly that he is willing to share any resources you need to protect our state because quite honestly we are very concerned about the violence across the border. i was with people from laredo yesterday. we were talking about how much we used to share a great celebration we have on our border, george washington's birthday celebration. and it used to be flowing back and forth. that flow now stops and we have snipers protecting our meeting of governors on the international br

south florida, 7:00 eastern time, on espn wednesday. >>> sun belt championship game. taking on north texas ncaa tournament on the line. north texas up by one. check it. make it four. josh white, the triple. he had 17. next possession for the trojans, matt mosey, he's got the wild ball. little rock, within one. they haven't made the tournament since 1990. bozeman, that was clutch. 20 points for the sun belt player of the year. arkansas-little rock takes a one-point lead with 1.5 to play. north texas, last chance for them. green, not going to get it done. trojans end on a three-game losing streak. they win four games in four dice advance. that will do it for this sports update. >>> for more highlights, don't miss the highlight express. >>> coming up next, the stories set to make news today. >>> and then, 24 hours after this shocking internet rant, charlie sheen, you may have heard of this guy. he issues a new message overnight. we'll be right back. today we're goingpto surprise pe with the taste of activia. mmm. this is really good. great flavor. it' really creamy. it's eally tasty. oh, wow!

texas. mike huckabee, in south carolina, selling books. and sarah palin, who was making a big splash in the u.k., on a special with the bbc. her parents seemed apprehensive, at best, about a presidential campaign. >> she knows how i feel. but it's risky. it is risky. and she knows that i am very concerned about that. >> people have threatened her life? >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. yeah. and her kids, too. >> reporter: that forum in iowa attracted more than 1,000 people, a sign that all of the candidates themselves may not be ready. the republican voters in iowa do seem to be ready to get started. robin? >> they do seem to be ready. jon, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to the bitter tug-of-war between, yes, charlie sheen and warner brothers. the studio fired the actor on monday. and now, sheen says, he's ready to launch a big-time lawsuit. chris connelly brings us up to speed. >> reporter: the biggest moneymaking sitcom on television, is officially down a man. >> charlie, what are you going to do now that "two and a half men's" done? >> report

silver hill, alabama, one of the areas torn apart by a powerful system that tore across texas before hitting the deep southn at least 17 counties. the downpours drenched a big area and into the florida panhandle. >> there's the rotation. look how low that one is. that one's nasty. >> reporter: but it was the late winter twisters in bell, louisiana, that left the most destruction. one woman was thrown from her home. upon impact, she broke three ribs. >> it was scary. she thought she was going to die. i mean, she can't believe she's alive. >> reporter: the damaging rainfall is causing mudslides in north carolina. it's a big concern as the storm moves to the already saturated northeast. in northern new jersey, sandbagging crews are busy because of today's added threat. many communities are water-logged. you can see from the air, it's dire. the owner of this new jersey antique shop is packing up after getting flooded three times. >> there's no sense in waiting for them to say, oh, my god, there's a problem. it's too late. >> reporter: it's miserable in the midwest as well. after a half foot of snow fell on mil

south. strong thunderstorms along with the warm air in texas, louisiana, mississippi and alabama today and maybentain snow affecting the northwest. >>> they're cheering for the 70s in the south bay. maybe even upper 70s up in santa rosa today. we're looking towards a really warm spell that will kick into high gear as we go through tomorrow, and especially your thursday. if you're going to be attending tonight's big game after all, we've got baseball weather tonight. temperatures are going to be in the 50s. make sure you grab a jacket. 7:05 the game begins. temperatures climb throughout the week. 80s by thursday. same goes for friday. >>> ann, back to you. ♪ >> maria, thank you. this morning on joy's diet s.o.s., answers to your daily diet dilemma. joy bauer is here with tips on everything from your baby's first solid foods to what's important to know about organic foods if you are a diabetic. >> hey, ann. >> the first question is from gina in seattle, washington, via skype. good morning. >> good morning. >> your baby is adorable. >> thank you. i'm a first-time mother introducing solid foods into

i have recently been in south carolina, new hampshire, iowa, the places you need to go. as well as texas and florida and north carolina. and the water is pretty warm. my hope is that within a month we'll be running rapidly. >> chris: you said, "in a month we'll be running." >> i hope in a month we'll make that decision. we're finishing up the exploratory phase and we have specific things we're getting done we need to do before making a final decision. >> chris: do you intend to run for president? >> it's my hope it will work out an i'll be able to run. >> chris: the fact is you just hired rick perry, the governor of texas' campaign manager who will play a big role in a gingrich campaign. why wouldn't you run? >> there are things we're getting done with the private activity and -- >> chris: you're saying it's logistics. >> we sadly live in a world lawyers define an amazing number of things. federal election committee has different rules about different stages so to some extent we're over-lawyered because it's requirement, objective of reality. i was delighted that rob johnson agreed to jo

the texas wife who showed us her cowboy boots made overseas showed us her husband's uniform. >> his firefighting uniform made abroad. >> reporter: the kindergarten teacher from southna and the koala bear she shows the children. >> made in korea. >> reporter: more from our abc stations, hearing from all of you, from channel 7 in d.c. to buffalo's channel 7 too. in san francisco, where the golden gate bridge was famously built from steel in trenton, new jersey, the gift shop visited by casey. >> how much stuff in this store comes from overseas. >> i'd a 90%. >> how much is chinese? >> 90%. >> in the coming weeks, your questions answered as we travel the country about the gaps we found. not a single light bulb made in america or television. >> you'll remember we replaced the texas longhorn and a team of experts said the areas we shouldn't compete in and where americans companies can blaze the way and the global equation. the economists who say one doesn't hurt the other. we meet the workers who sent us the message saying they can compete with products made in america. so proud holding those banners. tomorrow morning, diane sawyer, sharyn alfonsi and i will join chris

sheema nuclear plant frankest texas regaining some losses and large time trading but is still losing just over four percent and would say is now. car behind down two percent the south. and here in russia both the r.t.s. and the miles itself the government tracking global also soft and largely ignoring the japanese crisis on monday energy shares and losing ground on decreasing oil prices let's have a look at some individual show moves most banking shares are down bulls burbank and peter would be leading the full both are down the last three percent on the mite so it's bucking the trend as draws clinical around two percent of the r.t.s. that's after a russian metal holding metal you first started close to buy shares in russia's largest nickel mining company. and in order to support the japanese financial system the country's central bank says it's injecting additional ninety eight billion dollars into the markets that announced a one hundred eighty three billion dollars into its financial institutions on monday to help stabilize the country's economy but chris with her chief strategist also you believe that more money is still been made it and the action will inevita

south. with regard to the participation of local law enforcement, they do participate now all over the border from california to texas. texas d.p.s. is a big partner of ours. and border patrol agents speak highly of it as do i. with regard to local police departments in texas and elsewhere, they are often involved in task forces that are participating in southbound checks. and they share in the forfeiture of assets that are seized and liquidated as a result of those seizures. the answer is, yes, those partnerships are critical and they can always be improved, but they are very extensive as we speak. >> we certainly are perfectly willing to be involved in our state and our governor is speaking out publicly that he'll share any resources you need. our state because quite honestly we are very concerned about the violence across the border. i was with people from laredo yesterday. we were talking about how much we used to share a great celebration we have on our border, george washington birthday celebration. it used to be flowing back and forth the two. that flow now stops and we have snipers protecting our meeting of g

texas, though. it will be warm. if you need to get away, head south this time.here's a look at our satellite radar this morning, we had a few sprinkles move across the north bay overnight. a chance of some sprinkles north of santa fe later in the day. so highs today upper 50s around san francisco, low 60s elsewhere from san jose southward. tomorrow a little rain to wrap up the weekend into monday morning, then more rain off and on as we head through the week. >>> that's what's happening with your local forecast. now back to you, carl. >>> the magnitude 8.9 earthquake is the latest catastrophe on the pacific rim. an area called the ring of fire. how the affects can be felt here in this country. tom costello explains. >> this occurred on the pacific ring of fire, a 25,000-mile string of volcanic and seismic activity right here. 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the tsunamis happen right within that ring of fire. the most recent one was in christchurch, new zealand. right there last month. japan sits up to the north of that, of course. but it comes at the i

human drasking are -- trafficking are grave concerns starting through south and central mexico bringing violence to ore backyard. in texas, the violence is spilling across the border. we must take action now. with the issues we're facing around the world, our debt is the greatest threat to our national security. we have to make difficult choices today to protect the most critical funding for the future. while it's not easy, the administration, the congress must work together to make wise decisions to lead this country forward and away from future threats. the state foreign operations bill supports critical national security interests, but we can't continue to spend like we have in the past. i want to be clear that i remain committed to protecting our national security with investments abroad while giving appropriate attention to our economic recovery here at home. while this congress and the administration still have a great deal of work to do, the state foreign operations portion of hr1, the continuing resolution passed by the house a few weeks ago was a first attempt to achief the right balance. this prioritizes the fr

texas, dallas, 70 degrees. l.a. may be the dry spot. southern california, from l.a.-southast. and stays there for a good part of the day, even with mountain snow. it is really nice temperatures in the middle of the country. that just means a melt all that weather was brought to you by castrol. >>> time to introduce you to a cast you'll know well this spring. the new "dancing with the stars" contestants have been picked. boxing legend, sugar ray leonard. kirstie alley, from "cheers." there's so many great choices. that's just the beginning. but cameron mathison went behind the scenes to get more. hey, cameron. >> hey, george. that's right. let the competition begin. everyone has got their eye on the prize this season. even the stars who have never stepped foot in a ballroom before. and with a cast this determined, you know we're looking at another fantastic season on "dancing with the stars." let's look. from the looks on their faces, these stars can't wait to kick-start the competition. here we are. hanging out. >> together. >> reporter: dancing already. you see? how much

human drasking are -- trafficking are grave concerns starting through south and central mexico bringing violence to ore backyard. in texas, the violence is spilling across the border. we must take action now. with the issues we're facing around the world, our debt is the greatest threat to our national security. we have to make difficult choices today to protect the most critical funding for the future. while it's not easy, the administration, the congress must work together to make wise decisions to lead this country forward and away from future threats. the state foreign operations bill supports critical national security interests, but we can't continue to spend like we have in the past. i want to be clear that i remain committed to protecting our national security with investments abroad while giving appropriate attention to our economic recovery here at home. while this congress and the administration still have a great deal of work to do, the state foreign operations portion of hr1, the continuing resolution passed by the house a few weeks ago was a first attempt to achief the right balance. this prioritizes the fr

two saturdays ago, i was at south by southwest, a very exciting activity that takes place in austin, texas, it not only promotes the live music industry, which is huge in austin, live music capital of the world, but in addition, it promotes entrepreneurship among people with new, great ideas. and those new, great idea people, all -- i talk to them, they are so excited. such great young people. many of them in the high tech industry but in all the industries. those young people sat there and told me the one thing you can do that would hurt us the most is tax stock options and put up regulations that would prevent me doing what i need to do in my project. so if the government will stay out of my way and if you won't impose taxes on the very source of investment money that i'm seeking as a new entrepreneur, if you don't do those two things and you stay out of the way, i've got an idea that can change this country. and many of them have just those ideas. some of the things we have now like facebook, those things like they made a movie about and all that stuff, all that was the idea of a young

across the south, temps will be in the mid to high 70s, approaching a high of 80 in dallas. >>> a county jail in northwest texaseading the charge, recruiting inmates to grow their own food and recycle rainwater for their three-acre garden. >> what do you think about this? every morning deputies shackle a few inmates and head for an old farm. they've planted rows of produce and they hope they can replace canned veggies on their meal trays for five months out of the year. the sheriff says that only nonviolent offenders facing misdemeanor charges get the garden duty. >> maybe cut down on cost as well.ybe cut down on cost as maybe. >> pretty cool. >>> we'll be right back with more "world news now." introducing a breath of fresh air. w covergirl natureluxe silk foundation. flawless coverage... with a light as air feel. we took out a heavy synthetic, and put in a light touch of cucumber. out with heaviness and up with a flawless finish. even the $180 makeup can't beat it or a lightweight feel. discover new natureluxe silk foundation. goodbye heaviness. hello easy breezy beautiful... covergirl. and try new natureluxe

texas, 86 degrees. shamrock, colorado, only 65. st. patrick, missouri, 71 and clover, south carolina, 76 and sunshine.cting 60s and cloudy conditions, the case for the entire bay area today. a few rain drops up in the north bay. most of the bay area will stay dry today. that's good news after four consecutive days of rain over the bay. as we head through tomorrow, a big-time weather maker will push through the area. this does have the potential of producing flooding in some areas. keep that in mind. 62, partly cloudy skies. >> that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. on "today's daily dose" how to choose the right doctor for you and your family. as more information becomes available online, many are searching the internet for recommendations and reviews. nbc's chief medical correspondent nancy snyderman is here with advice on finding the right provider for your medical needs. we got so many great questions. first we have a phone call from jonathan in danville, pennsylvania. good morning to you, jonathan. what's your question for dr. nancy? >> caller: good morning, dr. nancy. my question

texas, hitting 84 today. the cold spot, belcourt in north dakota drops down to 5 degrees below zero. best weather anywhere, anderson, souths. the big picture is going to show you, all right, we have a snowstorm around the great lakes, maybe 3 to 6 inches of snow. but a lot of wind. then we've got that flooding storm that pushed to the northeast. that exits today. other than that, there's that beautiful picture i talked about for 80% of the country. >> this weather segment sponsored by sense dineo dine. the tooth paste recommended by nine out of ten dentists to stop the pain of sensitive teeth. >> remember you go to bed tonight, you spring forward with your clocks. russ, over to you. >> thank you so much, lonnie. up next we talk to a quake survivor in japan who was in one of tokyo's busiest train stations during rush hour when friday's quake hit. her story in just a moment. you're watching "the early show" on the sensitivity was caused by my brushing too hard. i went to the dentist. the dentist thinks that i brush my teeth a little too hard. when he was poking around, he found the spots, and he said, "are those spots sensi

south carolina, illinois, new hampshire, and virginia. the newest plant in 1996, watts bar 1 in tennessee. then goes back to texas. it has been 15 years since we have seen in new nuclear plant. guest: they are very expensive and take a long time to build. utilitytry's largest owns at least 17 reactors. an official gave a speech who said that the future of electricity is going to be in natural gas. not nuclear power. one may agree or disagree, but that is the view of an insider who operates a number of plants, in fact, the three mile island plant today. host: president obama talking about the role of nuclear energy in america's energy portfolio. >> here at home, nuclear power is an important part of our own energy future, along with renewable sources like wind, solar, natural gas, and clean coal. our nuclear power plants have undergone exhaustive studies and been declared safe for any number of extreme contingencies. host: daniel weiss, that was the president last thursday. where does he go from here? guest: his budget is the pathway to invest more money in energy efficiency, which not only produces electricity nee

texas. and who else has good weather. in the northwest, a little sloppy today. heavier rain moves in tonight. l.a. is gorgeous today. so is the deep south new york city and boston for thursday into all that weather was brought to you by carnival cruise line. george? >> thank you, sam. >>> coming up, watch out for becky worley. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic ingdients, and miracle-gro plant food. just mix it in. and turn bad soil into great soil. helps plants grow twice as big. instead of holding 'em back, they'll leap ahead. micle-gro garden soil. and moisture control garden soil. >>> emeril always has so much fun with that. time, now, for our supermarket ambush. becky worley and carry glassman, stopping shoppers in their tracks, to look at what's in their grocery carts. i'm sure it went over well. >> it was an ambush. a real ambush. it's important. 47,000 new food products were introduced in 2010. the supermarket is crazy. it's hard not to get overwhel

south and the west. one-fourth of the people in the country now live in california, texas and new york.fluence everywhere, on telemundo shall the soap opera, debuted only three weeks ago and beats its english-language network competitors in prime time. new strength in numbers that show an increasingly diverse nation. kristen welker. >>> broadway will dim its lights tonight to honor elizabeth taylor, who died at the age of 79. her funeral service began 15 minute after the scheduled time because taylor left instructions that she wanted to be fashionably late. she had a sense of humor. >>> let's get a check of the weather with al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by the american cancer society, the official sponsor of birthdays. >> a lot of friends from canada. what school are you from? >> north adamville school. >> let's check your weather. ♪ oh, canada >> paly sunny, mild, 64 de grees. gorgeous today. another big storm is moving into the west,ing brogin mre mountain snow and a lot of heavy rain. we've got a beautiful day here in the northeast. a little on the chilly side.