now texas pacific. this is not really their style. what do you make of it? >> it is not. it is oddly reminiscent of the stuff we saw in the last bubble. you had a lot of people who have lots of cash that they want to put to work. they thought it was a guaranteed return if they put it in pre-ipo. that idea that we are seeing the same kind of hot money show up, it is worrisome. i am not troubled by the valuation. here is a company that will be larger worldwide. it is stunning, the growth that they have had in terms of the total revenue worldwide. it is remarkable numbers that they are posting. they are absolutely trashing their competitors. you have a two-for going on here. >> let's talk about home away. air b&b is valued at more than some of these major hotel chains. we have not seen any of the financials. how do we know for sure that it is really worth $10 billion? >> you don't. we haven't been offered an opportunity to invest. we do not have to make that call. with respect to the size, and the total number of transactions they're doing, those numbers are the kind of numb

texas. and in the pacific northwest. a watch out for snow tonight in the dakotas and northern nebraska. >>> the good news if you're flying, no major airport delays are expected. >>> back to the news. a lot of questions about the collapse of a high school theater stage. >> amateur video caught the terrifying moments. the students were nearing the end of their performance when, without warning, the stage collapsed. >> if you look at how high the students were, the stage is about six feet built off the ground. with them standing, a fall of anywhere from eight to ten feet. it's a significant fall. >> everyone was crying. we were all, like, freaking out because we didn't know like if someone was seriously hurt or what was happening. >> investigators suspect the likely cause was too many students and too much weight on the stage. 24 were hospitalized with minor injuries. >>> from tampa, an extraordinary view of a collision between a skydiver and a small plane pilot bade world war ii veteran. >> despite the heart-stopping acrob

there is a hunk of plastic the size of texas in the pacific that we all know about as well, so let'sh. 10,000 shipping containers it's estimated floating in the waters as well. you make a great point, the p 8, that's a 737, so a 737 flying at 300 feet, difficult maneuver and must be hard to see considering the speeds they're going. one thing i could ask you before we go about the politics. one of the frustrations has been, you know, whether countries are sharing all the information they have and quickly. sensitivity is about sharing radar capabilities, satellite capabilities. but you have this collection of countries including countries that don't generally get along very well, japan and china, for instance, flying planes together in the search, the u.s. there. do you get a sense that the politics of this are getting better and there is real cooperation, real intelligence sharing in the search? >> yeah. you know, i think this is bringing the -- some of these rivals together which is a good thing, but having said that, you know, there's still some information, there are holes in the i

misser airliner over malaysia and coming up all new on the newscast at 11:00, eastern, 8:00 pacific, a texasn tells us about his fight with the judicial system to help others. >>> tonight's freeze frame, an image from belbek, bueno buenos. the headlines next. that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight next only on al jazeera america >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are top stories. breaking news malaysia airlines confirms it has lost contact with one of its jet liners. heading to beijing carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. boeing 777. was expected to land in beijing three hours ago. what you see here is file picture of the exact plane that is missing. reuters is reporting contact is lost over vietnam. search and rescue is trying to find this plane and trying to contact family members of the crew and passengers. >>> russia says u.s. sanctions to pressure moscow to leave crimea will back fire. the number of troops continue to grow with estimates from 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers on the ground. the strategy there has been popular at home,

we've all heard about the pacific plastic jar, large texas size swirls of plastic in the ocean. we even had a tenant who built a boat out of plastic bottles to sail it through that plastic to bring it to attention. it is something we've been aware of sometime. we looked at this in part through our obligationed under the state municipal stormwater program which requires us to keep debris out of the waters of the state ~. we review every lease, license, or event for environmental conditions. and, so, we have been acute eye for the potential impacts of what occurs on port property. we also, like all departments, have a zero waste program, zero waste coordinator and climate liaison. so, we had a nexus of various environmental concerns that as i say are particularly acute because of a proximity to the water. so, with that in mind, we were concerned to look at ways to reduce the possibility of plastics getting into the bay. our policy is zero waste event policy that focuses not just on single use plastic water bottles, but also single use plastic food wear, single use plastic bags, ~

and look at this spring-up of 80-degree temperatures across north-central texas and temperatures in the 50s in the pacific northwest. here's the big problem going into friday, a very vigorous storm system pushes into the pacific northwest. the rainfall is expected to be heavy. it's going to aggravate that landslide and debris field that we saw because of the landslide over the past weekend. and the threat of severe storms from the ohio valley to the tennessee valley and back across northern louisiana, that's the threat we have to look at coming up for friday. back to you guys. >> did she say friday? she said friday. >> yeah, we said we're excited for friday over here. >> the only part of the forecast i'm excited about. >> when you wake up in the middle of the night, you're excited for friday. >>> on a serious note, we're continuing to follow breaking news this morning. new satellite images from thailand reportedly locating 300 objects in the southern indian ocean, 300 with the area there, crews are searching amid this bad weather that's stopped the air search for malaysian jetliner 370 at the moment. we'l

texas and the gulf coast. we will have heavy rain. in the pacific have had days and days of heavy rain of flooding concerns and it does condition tod -- continue today. we have another storm system producing heavy rains and high elevation snowfall. avalanche scenes are high up here with several warnings in effect. by thursday great lakes and northeast into the carolinas be prepared another surge of cold air. new york city highs only in the 20's. in buffalo the warmest it will get is 15 degrees. that's a forecast high for thursday. we will have snowfall especially interior sections of the northeast. they have issued winter storm watches. >> not done with it yet. >> not yet. >> it is 19 minutes until the top of the hour. they are here illegally but one state ready to give immigrants the right to drive. we will tell you where that could happen. >> could will be a gender gap when it comes to investing? why men and women aren't created equal when making financial decisionings. captain obvious: i'm in a hotel. and a hotel is the perfect place to talk to y

texas. light snow across the lower great lakes and parts of new england. a new and powerful storm blows into the pacific northwest. >> chilly in the northeast and mid-atlantic states this morning but temperatures look to be bottoming out. cold along the northern border. warmer in the southwest with 81 in phoenix. >>> all right, well facebook going to the clouds. why is the social media giant getting into the drone business. >>> a teenager takes her parents to court for cash, college costs and a whole lot more. well, this morning, the harsh words the judge had for her. >>> a dramatic rescue. a van filled with kids crashed into the ocean. a lifeguard's heroic action caught on camera. >>> welcome back. investors seem to have shaken off their fears about ukraine, at least for now. the dow opening this morning after a 227-point surge, the largest one-day gain since december 18th. all three u.s. markets scored their best day of the year, but analysts warn big swings are still likely. >>> radio shack may close up to 1100 stores after posting its eighth straight quarterly loss much the texas-based company is st

we have one in the pacific north-west with rain fall and heavy mountain snow, and another swirling out of texasacross louisiana bringing potentially storms into the south. that storm is tracking up to the north, north-east, and we'll see it collide with cold, code air, bringing problems. first of all, with all the moisture coming up out of the gulf, we'll see potential from severe storms were mississippi, to new orleans, over to pensacola, and panama city. some of the storms will stretch to the central parts of alabama. for the most part it's a risk, but still something to watch. there'll be heavy rain, and we'll see gusty winds. we'll see the snow changing over from rain for the virginias, winter storm warnings going into place across the mid-atlantic states. most of the snow staying south of new york and manhattan island. if you go to d.c., you'll get a few inches of snow. the heaviest between west virginia and virginia. you see the intensity band tracking across the way, starting tomorrow night into the morning. another winter monday morning commute for the areas in the mid-atlantic. tempera

texas a&m. so just what is el nino? >> el nino is basically a warming of the sea surface temperatures in the central pacific. that warming of those above-normal temperatures anywhere from a half a degree to a degree doesn't sound like a lot, can actually change weather patterns not just in the united states, but all across the world. >> reporter: while el nino could send california ricochetting from drought to downpours, in the northern half of the country, it could mean this miserably frigid, snowy winter will not be repeated next year. >> el nino may help to mitigate the brutally cold weather we have had in the northeast, the midwest and the northern plains. however, you are not going to be able to say definitely this will will get knocked out. why? because even though there is a forecast of an el nino it doesn't mean it will happen. >> reporter: it could also mean fewer hurricanes in the atlantic because water temperatures would cool, depriving the storms of energy. good news for the oil and gas in industry in the gulf of mexico. but el nino could also cause problems in other parts of the world such as dr

texas, oklahoma, kansas, nebraska, denver, up to 67°. it's dry there, and we could see snow in the northern plains, and another storm in the pacific northwesting problems with very heavy rain and snow in washington and northern california. the waves of rain moving in. we have flood warnings and avalanche warnings in effect because of the heavy snow in the mountains. del. >> a biking exhibit opening for the first time in decades, debunking some of the myths about vikings. they were not the bearded warriors in helmets, instead they collected this, beautiful art. and they were engineers. the centerpiece is this. a 40-yard ship. it is the longest ship that has ever been excavated. i'm del walters in new york, and "inside story" is next. >> if you want to put the economic squeeze on another country in an international dispute, what are the tools of the trade or lack of trade? u.s., russia and you were union on this "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez.

texas a&m. so just what is el nino? >> el nino is basically a warming of the sea surface temperatures in the central pacific. that warming of those above normal temperatures anywhere from half a degree to a degree, which doesn't sound like a lot, can actually change weather patterns not just in the united states, but all across the world. >> while el nino could send california ricocheting from drought to downpours, in the northern half of the country, it could mean miserably frigid snowy winter will not be repeated next year. >> el nino may help mitigate the brutally cold weather that we have had in the northeast, the midwest and the northern plains. however, you're not going to be able to say, definitely that this is going to get knocked out. why? because even though there is a forecast of an el nino, it doesn't mean it is going to happen. >> it could also mean fewer hurricanes in the atlantic because water temperatures would cool, depriving the storms of some energy. good news for the oil and gas industry in the gulf of mexico. >> nbc's anne thompson reporting for us. there is only a 50/50 chance of an el

texas. again, the bulk of the activity here across the west coast. we have a storm bringing in a ton of moisture off the pacific ocean, and today the bulk of the activity is going to be along the oregon coastline down into northern portions of california where they definitely need the rain. i think today we'll see 1 to 4 inches of rain. the rain really subsiding across seattle. the showers have really tapered off, but down in oregon along the coast we see heavier rain later on this evening. now, in seattle as we track back to work on tuesday into wednesday, the sun will come out. it's going to be a beautiful couple of days. really starting to feel like spring. by wednesday we're up to a high of 60 with overnight lows in the 40s. i felt bad for the north-central plains yesterday because most of the country experiencing this brief warm-up, but i think we're going to get in on it today, i should say. minneapolis going to be 10 degrees warmer than they were yesterday. fargo going to be 24 degrees warmer than they were yesterday. again, the bulk of the cold all year long, all winter long has been across the north ce

texas a&m. so just what is el nino? >> el nino is basically a warming of the sea surface temperatures in the central pacific. that warming of those above-normal temperatures anywhere from a half degree to a degree which doesn't sound like a lot can actually change weather patterns not just in the united states but all across the world. >> reporter: while el nino could send california ricocheting from drought to downpours, in the northern half of the country, it could mean this miserably frigid, snowy winter will not be repeated next year. >> el nino may help mitigate the brutally cold weather that we've had in the northeast, the midwest and the northern plains. however, you're not going to be able to say definitely that this is going to get knocked out. why? because even though there's a forecast of an el nino, it doesn't mean it's going to happen. >> reporter: it could also mean fewer hurricanes in the atlantic because water temperatures would cool, prodding the storms of energy. good news for the oil and gas industry in the gulf of mexico. >> nbc's anne thompson reporting there. and we should mention there

texas today. you need the umbrella. pacific be seeing some snowfall. it is quite a mess out there. otherwise the mild temperatures are not going to be sticking around. take a look at wednesday and also into thursday. a big cooldown for parts of the great lakes and the northeast. with that, we could potentially be seeing the next winter storm and it could be very significant, more than a foot of snow for the interior northeast and parts of new england and gusts possibly over 30 miles an hour. we already have winter storm watches in effect out there. let's head back inside. >> all right. thank you so much. 36 minutes after the hour. remember when harry reid attacked the koch brothers for make political donations? >> what is unamerican is when shadowy billionaires pour unlimited money into our democracy to rig the system, to benefit themselves and the wealthiest 1%. >> but did he forget some of the biggest political donors over the last 25 years were unions? stuart varney here to weigh in. he did forget to put that in his speech.

. >> temperatures reaching mid 50s in pacific northwest. 70s in the southwest, texas in the 80s.much cooler. >>> another setback in the hunt for missing flight 370. satellites spotting debris yesterday in the area where it was thought the plane went down. but when search planes got there, it was gone. authorities still have no idea why this plane crashed. >> i don't think at this point we can rule anything in or out. i think we have to continue to search as we are, until we have more information, we don't know. >> half a dozen countries are participating in the search. the u.s. navy is sending a submergible device like this one here, to help locate the plane's black box. >>> security changes following last year's deadly shooting at the los angeles airport. the plan would require armed enforcement officers during peak hours. officers training and exercises mandatory and supervisors remind agent of the procedure before the start of the shift. they reject the plan to arm tsa agents. and the government issued a safety alert after two planes recently landed at wrong airports. ntsb is

texas, but the warm air comes back by thursday. much warmer temperatures coming up from the south, and this is ahead of a big storm developing out of the pacifictrain of moisture here coming in from hawaii. they call this the pineapple express. a lot of moisture coming in. this will be wednesday, thursday, and friday. very heavy rain in the valleys and heavy snow in the mountains. avalanche warnings in effect because of that very heavy snow coming down quickly. and flood warnings in effect for the valleys there. areas that need do moisture but really not hitting southern california. you can start to see this rain moving in from the ocean, just a train of moisture coming in. >>> the temperatures are trying to warm up a bit to the south, really pretty cool today, but the warm air returns as a storm develops along the gulf coast and the southeastern states. timing will be thursday and friday. we have high-pressure keeping this moisture to the south and the cold air in place. we could see an area of mixing here. not a lot of snow, but the threat for ice is there thursday and early friday mainly across virginia. that will be the big story there. ke

texas, bringing in gusty winds. the potential dragging east, along with a new storm slamming into the pacific north-west. lot of rain. into tomorrow night, and monday morning before it tapers off. we are watching the initial storm that will bring in the storms particularly into miss sippy and indiana. this will be pretty good sized hail with the severe storm that could break out. it's a slight risk. you have to keep an eye on the sky. there's so much cold air. the north-east gets a cold blast. virginia, and west vigia. now, radar and clouds show the storm system electricing through north texas as it continues east ward, we'll see the thunder storms start to role from new orleans up across beluxy, all the way over to pensacola and panama city. by the time we get into sunday night, monday morning, this is where, in the virginias, we see the risk of 4-8 inches of snow piling up. to the south is the mix of rain and snow. new york city is looking dry and out of the snow. boy are we going to feel the cold bite. >> it's supposed to be march, spring. are we not down with the cold weather. >> official start to sp

do get one point, which has them 6 behind anaheim in the pacific, and in the number 4 spot in the west. >>> we'll check in on things in the texass tuesday night forecast continues. the giants have to be happy with what they see from a couple of starting pitchers. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom, what happened? stress, fun, bad habits, kids, now what? let's build you a better bed that senses your movement, heartbeat, breathing. sensors working directly with the air chambers. it's the all-new sleep number x12 bed. it tracks your sleep and tells you here's a good, better and an awesome night. the difference? try adjusting up or down. you'll know cuz sleep iq™ tells you and all you have to do is sleep. only at a sleep number store, try the unprecedented sleep number x12 bed. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> the giants are a team built on pitching, so they have to be happy with what they saw from a pair of their starters today. madison bumgarner got a couple of runs of support. it was 2-1 san francisco in the 7th. then gary brown singled to score chris dominguez. ryan vogelsong allowed just 1 run in his 3 innings.

pacific. just how much more we can expect? we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some breaking news out of texas where firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire. we're told the building on fire right now is under construction in houston. no injuries have been reported so far. but you can see these are live pictures right now of the scene. you can see many crews out there. the hoses, they have the water going on this fire and a lot of black smoke in the area. again, we're going to bring you details and information as we get it and you can also follow online at kpix.com. >>> the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 has stopped due to heavy winds and swells in the indian ocean. the search area now is narrowed but still about the size of the state of alaska. improved weather should allow the search to continue tomorrow a day after malaysia's prime minister confirmed the plane had crashed in a remote part of the southern indian ocean killing all 239 on board. >>> some new developments into last night's deadly naval station shooting in norfolk, virginia. the civilian suspect who shot and killed a

texas. rain in the higher elevations central and northern new england. a little light rain in the pacific we are looking at perhaps blizzard-like conditions in north dakota where we could see about six >>> oh no snow here across the bay area. we do have a few lingering showers hanging out on the radar. otherwise we will start to clear out as we head through the day. the good news we'll see more sunshine today and temperatures will come up a little bit from yesterday because this rain will be out of here by the time we get to midday and the afternoon. clouds still hanging on tightly in the peninsula where we still have low clouds and you'll notice as we head through the day, we'll continue to see low clouds but by this afternoon we'll see temperatures at least back into the low 60s. a few degrees warmer from where they were yesterday. >> you guys should come back outside. it's really good for your hair out here guys. >> looking forward to that, hairspray plus rain. a glue effect. >> mine might get frizzy? >> you poor thing. dylan, thanks. >>> still to come she's a little girl with a very b

pacific northwest all the way into northern california. corpus christi, showers into portions of austin. and also this morning, texas temperatures in the mid-60s. that's a look at the forecast, here's a look at the forecast outside your front door. >> the weather report is brought to you by masterwacard. >> so about that degree. >> a degree in meteorology. i know a lot about polar vortexes. >> very nice. use the big words, dan. >> thank you, sara haines. more on sara's degree coming up. going to pay for that one. >>> coming up on "good morning america," games gone wild, players fighting with coaches, players fighting with fans. as march madness approaches, is college basketball out of control? >> and the boys from entourage are back, and the pickets from their movie shoot. all ahead in "pop news." >> from a ph.d. ts from their movie shoot. all ahead in "pop news." >> from a ph.d. ts from their movie shoot. all ahead in "pop news." >> from a ph.d. spice is the spice at hillsof life.m that's why our craftsmen seasoned every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. hillshire farm beacuse it's w

we have flooding concerns in the pacific northwest and avalanche warnings in effect due to a lot of rain moving in and unsettled conditions. >> ufrp talking about texas i say one day it was in the 80s the next day in the teens. >> yesterday 1 degree in dallas. >>> big sports to talk about. lebron james playing the game of his career scoring a heat record and career high 61 points in a win over the charlotte bob katz. it was the 8th straight win for the heat in a game that was anything but ordinary. james set several heat records along the way 124 to 107 victory. great night for him. >> it is 11 anyone's after the top of the hour. buried alive. a worker trapped when the trenches working in literally collapses on top of him. that rescue took hours. >>> sportscar swallowed by a sink hole? they could be getting a new lease on life. what is next for the wrecked corvettes? your hepatitis c.forget it's slow moving, you tell yourself. i have time. after all there may be no symptoms for years. no wonder you try to push it to the back of your mind and forget it. but here's something you shouldn't forget. hepatitis c is a serious disease. if left untreated, it

we've got a gorgeous day down through texas into the southwest. showers in the pacific northwest. windy conditions western new york. and a gorgeous day down through florida, miami today, 76 degrees. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in just 30 seconds. power plant in the couny to combine solar and natural gas at the same location. during the day, we generate as much electricity as we can using solar. at night and when it's cloudy, we use more natural gas. this ensures we can produce clean electricity whenever our customers need it. ♪ >>> good morning. 7:19 the time. anthony slaughter in for christina loren. a beautiful day across the bay area. today's highs will be similar to what we saw yesterday. we're going 78 in san jose, and by noon we're going to be in the 70s, this afternoon around 5:00, 76 degrees. you'll notice the sunshine continues across the board and we're going to continue to see sun even at the cost today. even san francisco around 70 degrees. warm all day long. even warmer in the weekend. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks so much.

texas. it is icy right there in and around houston. more rain in the pacific northwest.isory southern california, wet weather continues tomorrow throughout the pacific northwest into northern california. rain in the southeast. frigid conditions, great lakes right on into northern new england. but nice and warm from texas into southern california. that's the pla . >>> i disagree. i think the bay area is the place to be al roker. good morning to you. what a gorgeous day we have shaping up. it's not going to be a total wash out. temperatures today will be comfortable. hit or miss showers throughout the day today. we're heading to the mid to upper 60s. 63 in san francisco today and our next weathermaker arrives as early as tomorrow night and another chance for rain in the coming weekend. >> all right. >> and remember, we kicked off our start-up to success series last week with cnbc. remember that? >> yeah. >> well, four small business owners got a chance to sell him on their product. then one was eliminated, unfortunately. well, this morning, our three remaining companies ar

however, it could be from maine to florida over the texas and picking up on the california coast and going up the pacificvery, very difficult. and remember, with all of the high-tech technology that they have at their disposal and now that they are working primarily down in this area here, it is eyes on. they are literal ly looking out of the window to see if they can find something floating on the surface. and t.j., i have been out with the u.s. coast guard on missions like that, and it is not easy. ideally, there is a seat cushion floating that is orange and you can see it on the water, but looking for just a sheet skin of the aircraft, it is not easy. they are doing this during daylight hours, and is so we are a few hours now that we will see the aircraft go back out, but with the chinese photograph, and the photograph provided by the satellite from the australian prime minister, the aircraft have gone there, and in all cases, they have returned finding nothing. >> and kerry, one more thing, seeing the map behind you and you drew that larger circle there, and the smaller one where they are paying clos

extending down into texas, where it will be in the form of thunderstorms. and also pacificl start to move in, heaviest overnight from seattle into portland and then tomorrow it's raining in the northwest, down into california. showers still lingering down through the gulf coast states and it will cool off again once we get into tomorrow afternoon and the no >>> good morning. 6:35 the time right now and waking up to cloud cover, high thin clouds but overall very bright sunshine already starting to filter into san jose. temperatures by 1:00 into the 70s. we're expecting fils across the entire bay area today. even at the coast san francisco waking up to some foggy conditions this morning but eventually we'll hit 70s by 2:00 or 3:00. slightly cooler for tomorrow and rain on the horizon for tomorrow evening. >>> let's take you somewhere warm for today's top spot. it comes to us from wtvj, the original marathon seafood festival. come hungry, plenty of local caught seafood, shrimp, lobster, crabs, oyster and fish. $75,000 in proceeds donated back to the community for scholarships

pacific division. but it was all about march madness early on yesterday. arizona state sun devils rallied from 14 down versus texasnal seconds tied to jonathan holmes misses the three but cameron ridley the putback and texas wins 87-85. >>> ohio state on the left compare ties with archie miller. under 10 seconds to play. off the glass and in flyers up one. kraft in traffic can't get it to go and dayton upsets rival ohio state 60-59. flyers will now play syracuse. >>> steph curry and the warriors hosting milwaukee at oracle. late in the 4th, watch the shot by steph curry, defender all over him flips it up one-handed gets it and fouled. warriors up 104-94. curry with 31. but the bucs wouldn't go away. warriors up three when klay thompson hits for three. he had 29. so the warriors escape 115-110. they are 18 games over .500 for the first time in 20 years. >>> so day 2 of march madness continues this afternoon on cbs. we will see you, myself, dan and vern glenn with the stanford cardinal after cbs coverage of march match. have a great weekend, everybody. >> day one of the ncaa tournament is in the books and lawrence i

pacific northwest with some mountain snows. nice and mild through the gulf coast on into texas and into the southwest. showers through the great lakes, sunny and mild southeast all the way down into florida. if you are taking spring break, boy are you in luck down there. that's what's going's what's god >>> happy wednesday to you. temperatures today will be warm. i'm talking about just about perfection today. a little warm, not too bad. 79 in the south bay, 78 for the peninsula, and 78, the lice pla be on the water today. 73 in the east bay, and the north bay a comfortable 77 degrees a we head into this afternoon. it's the final day of winter. we're kicking off spring tomorrow morning and it's looking good. >> all right. i have a question for you guys. how many times can you wear your favorite pair of jeans before they need to be washed? two times, five times? >> never. >> a lot of people say never. >> if you're out riding cattle every day. >> given what we do. well, we've got surprising answers to that and more here to test our knowledge and give us the guidelines is the executive editor at "all you"

pacific water, bringing cool weather at the worse time. when the harvest gets under way, affecting soy and corn prices and it can have a major agriculture impact. texas economists say it cost $3 billion in farming losses,çs there is like australia and south africa get hot, dry weather and places like peru are flooded and see fishing disrupted. i think it could have major consequences, says one government scientist, if it does appear, adding suddenly global warming kicks into a whole new level, and in the last couple of years, guys, we haven't seen either the warming el nino nor his cooling sister la nina. been in what the "los angeles times" calls, la nada. nothing. back to you. >> jane, well said. thank you. >>> so how could this eventually effect crop, energy and other industries? of course, impacts how we invest. bring in the weather channel's business analyst paul. already seeing devastating effects of that in australia. some property expected to be cut by 25%, a terrible drought, massive heat waves. not just agriculture but what else do we need to know about the impact of el nino? >> i think what i'm looking at mostly is the fact that, as jane

pacific northwest and northern california. windy from the rockies to the southwest. south and east coast. >> high temperatures in upper 50s in the northwest. 60s in north atlantic states. parts of texasuess that counts us out -- and they are looking to get rid of it. here is an opportunity to buy something. >> that's the sound of a rare stratovarious viola. it is now up for sale. the auction house, sotheby's, says it is expected to sell for more than $45 million. >> it is one of two stratovarious. the winning bid will be announced in june. $45 million. >> this, by wait, made in 1719. >> by mr. stratovarious himself. >> that's old. you want to spend $45 million on something that old? >> >> you can get a fleet of new ones. but it's a collector's item, i don't know. do you play? >> no. >> me neither. >>> coming up, adele's new beats, a new block buster in the works. that's "the skinny." >> going through your bags. the biggest crack down of its kind. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" weather brought to you by cascade plasma. brought to you by cascade plasma. first word... uh...chicken? hi, cascade kitchen counselor. stop stalling and start shining with cascade platinu

texas. also snow showers across the lower great lakes, parts of new england and a powerful storm blowing into the pacificatures looking to be bottoming out. cold along the northern border. warmer in the southwest. >>> and now to a follow-up story -- follow-up to a story we told you about last week. that huge gold discovery made by a couple in california. they found $10 million in gold coins on their property and ever since theories have been offered about who put the gold there. one theory said the coins were left by a man named walter dimik accused of stealing them from the san francisco mint in 1901 but a mint spokesman says the coins are not linked to that theft. >> there's no way the government should come in and take these people's coins. it's not right, okay? it was on their property. they dug it up. they found them. and that's it. it's just cut and dried. >> the rare coin dealer who represents the anonymous couple says he believes someone in the mining industry once owned the land and squirreled the coins away over time. >> it's a real mystery. i agree with that guy, it's like finders keepers at t

pacific northwest. i should say southern california. windy down through southern texas. sunshine, nice and mi >>> 9:32. good morning i'm christina loren. still getting some pretty strong winds across the bay area. really around the water and higher elevations. 74 in foster city. about 4:00 p.m. highs today will be unseasonably warm. 73 in san francisco, and the final day for delores park before they renovate with the basketball courts and tennis courts, that will be closed for seven months after today. >> and that's your latest weather. guys. >>> thank you, al, wither back with our special series, six months to a six pack challenge, helping three viewers slim down and trim up for summer them start third weight loss journey ten weeks ago with us and today, going to test their six pack smarts in the minute to thin it competition. >> here to help out, nutritionist, joy but aer and fitness chair, jeff haller. good morning, everybody. ralph, i don't recognize you with your shirt on. >> i know. >> every opportunity to see those abs now. i love it. >> yes. so, how we doing? >>

pacific northwest with some fog. sunny and cold in the upper plains. snow makes its way into the rockies tomorrow. wet weather, texasin the northeast. sunshine southeast, milder and a little less rainy down through florida. rain continues from the pacific northwest into the northern california coast. that's what's going on >>> their cheering for this. that's right. they see that rain on the radar. they know how much we need it. probably not, but i can tell you right now we have rain coming into the bay area and temperatures today will be about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than where we ended up yesterday. upper 50s to low 60s. yesterday we were in the 70s so quite a difference. tomorrow a heavier round of rain moves in. >> that's your latest weather. now let's head on down and get those smucker's birthdays from uncle willie. >> we are here at the beautiful set, it is gorgeous, as you can see. the people at the hotel are wonderful. the food is fantastic. come see us. we love you. take a look, if you will, happy birthday from smucker's. this is mila mangold and she is 106 years old from berkeley, california. her slogan is

texas all the way into the central plains. more wet weather where they do not need it, pacific northwest, cleaning up from that mudslide. be wet along the eastern seaboard. look at how much the midsection of the country warms up. above normal temperatures, more rain in the pacific northwest. again, not needed. that's what' >>> 9:32. good monday morning to you. temperatures are jumping into the 50s. 53 degrees right now in san jose. beautiful sunny sky overhead. quite the contrary when you take a look at san francisco. but look at that, old glory getting a little bit of pickup. some fog starting to burn off. you'll see a few hours of sunshine and that fog will roll right back in. that's for the city. 66 degrees there. 76 degrees along the peninsula. 76 today in the south bay. that's a nice day. 78 for the tri-vau. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks. even though it doesn't feel like spring for a lot of us, our minds are drifting to outdoor barbecues with friends. time to get your space ready. >> jason cameron is the host of "man cave." he's here helping us gear up for warmer weather. >> i don't kn

texas and in towards oklahoma and kansas. not quite spring there. and out across the west it's feeling great. more rain moves in the pacificemperature wise for today. notice these temperatures in the southeast where we've had a very rough winter. thick snow and ice yesterday in parts of north carolina. now we have temperatures back in the 60s. and the next number of days you notice a really great return to nice comfortable temperatures. 47 by wednesday. but there's another storm that's coming. we're looking at a wednesday and thursday storm across the east coast. so enjoy spring the next few days. more snow returns across new england and parts of the inner areas of the east coast by the time we get to wednesday. >> i don't believe it. >> unbelievable. >> i don't want to believe it either. >> you've been right all winter. but i'm suspending belief now. maybe you'll believe this. i'm sure you probably will. democrats this week getting fired up and now looking to drum up ethics charges against representative darrell issa because of his comments cutting off the microphone to elijiah cummings during that exchange. this is the c

texas into the ohio river valley. as we get into the midweek period, more snow back through the plains. wet weather in the pacificthe latter part of the week stays warm along the east coast. risk of storms elsewhere. above normal temperatures in the plains bouncing back from the >>> 8:32. good monday morning. we've got a monster storm moving into the bay area today. this thing is packing a punch. a 1-2 punch, expecting very fierce winds to the tune of 50 miles per hour. very gusty later on today. right now you're getting the calm conditions. as we head throughout tonight, it will get even more active. heavy periods of rein on the way between noon and 7:00 p.m. we could see some strong thunderstorms fire off. we will keep you updated. weather. look who stopped by. mr. met, opening day all across the country. major league baseball, you guys are playing the washington red skins. not the redskins, the washington nationals. mr. met, one of the oldest mascots, he doesn't look a day over 20. but 1962 when he started at the stadium. mets 2014, this is the year! all right. you've got to believe. savannah? >> mr. met. >>>

pacific northwest, more rain and snow back through the rockies. tomorrow, that snow moves east, snow in the northern great lakes. risk of storms from texast now mostly to the south of highway 92, but they wrap all the way around the east shore and heavy rain pushing. a little bit of a break in the north bay and san francisco. conditions are slick out there. periods of rain on the way to san francisco, highs on 58 degrees today. comfortable conditions and cool out in the east bay. weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. are you ready to move? coming up next, shakira live in concert. but first, this is today on nbc. >>> the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> well, shakira is an international superstar, grammy winner, sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. and now the current voice coach is out with her tenth album. shakira debuted on tuesday, already number one in 60 countries, including the u.s. not too shabby. shakira, good morning. >> i can't believe it. >> it's been a year since you released an album. in that time, you've joined "the voice" as a coach, had a baby. >> had a baby. >> by the way, co

texas and snow showers further to the north. and it cools back off again by the time we go into sunday. we're looking at another big pacificp with 2 to 3 inches of rain in parts of california, up into oregon and also into parts of seattle area, too, and some mountain snow, as well. then it starts to cool off bsta >>> good morning, waking up to lots of sunshine in san francisco this morning. beautiful conditions, lots of sunshine and clear skies with a few high clouds from time to time. highs today around 66 degrees. in the inland valleys there will be a mix of low 70s. 70s continue tomorrow and cooling by tomorrow. rain late sunday into monday. calling "rise to shine."3 c1 >> a happy 50th birthday. where are you from? >> michigan! >> thank you so much. this is a chance for us to spotlight and share with you a person we found really inspiring. nbc's national correspondent kate snow has the story of an athlete at the top of her game despite tough obstacles in her way. >> reporter: spend some time with tatiana mcfadden and you'll see her coach calls her the beast. >> why does everyone else get these sweet nicknames and i get

texas. >> okay. cool. happy birthday. very nice. there you go. let's see what we've got as far as your weather. whether it's your birthday, or not, we've got more wet weather moving into the pacificle, washington, heavy rain drop today, temperatures in the low 50s. it's going to be a mess, that's for sure. and then as we take a look going during the day today, look for more sunshine making its way. temperatures nice and warm, 80s into the southwest. also down into florida, sunny skies through the southeast, that storm system starts to make its way into the west, that will make its way across the country. 82 degrees in phoenix today with plenty of sunshine. >>> we'll see a lot of sunshine today as well. once we're done with these showers. right now, for the most part,ering is clearing out of here. a few light cells located in the south bay. main front pushing into the central valley and into that toe. maybe two to four inches of snowfall as we head throughout the day today. we're going to check on the traffic alert with mike in just a few moments, but stick around for that. looks pretty bad this morning on 101. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, mr. roker. coming up,