. >> very good, both. >> okay. >> i think my family was either in the caribbean or europe. >> okay. very good. anybody else here? >> actually, i know that my family was from the crib can, and that's where i get it from. >> get sugar. >> excellent. >> so if you have the caribbean in your background, you definitely have sugar in your background. but we believed that many more people have sugar in their background than they know. and we're about to take you, as i say, spinning around the world. and the subtitle of our book is "a story of magic, spice, slavery, freedom and science." and let's start out with magic. why might we relate sugar to magic? well, sugarcane, if we go back to the world map, originally was very first, you know, off at the edge on the far edge, we know that it was first grown in new guinea. and it was, they grew sugarcane. have any of you seen sugarcane before? >> okay, good. >> have any of you ever tasted sugarcane? all right. all right. we know that, we do know that sugarcane was first grown in new guinea, and then it was brought up to india. and the reason we kno

>> actually i know my family was from the caribbean, and that's -- >> if you have the caribbean in your backgrounds, you definitely have shore gar in your backgrounds, but we believed that many more people have sugar in their background than they know, and we're about to take you as i say spinning around the world, and the subtitle of our book is a story of magic, skies, slavery, freedom, and science, and let's start out with magic. why might we relate sugar to magic? well, sugar kane, if we go back to the world map, originally was very first, you know, off the edge opt far edge, we know that it was first grown in new guinea, and they grew sugar cane. have you seen that before? >> okay, good. >> have any of you ever tasted sugar cane? all right, all right. we do know that sugar cane was first grown in new guinea, and then it was brought up to india, # and the reason we know that is that there are prayers to the goddessdurga, and you would burn various offerings to her, and one of the offerings burned was sugar gain, and we know the original word for sugar was that which brings sweetness

a man and his son were diving in the caribbean when they came upon this. just look at this picture. that's the son just a few feet away from this giant whale. the creature stuck around long enough for them to snap even more amazing photos. arune luckily joins us via skype to share them. good morning. thanks for being with us. >> good morning and thanks for contacting me. >> i have to start by remarking on these pictures. they're fascinating. one is already my screen saver. that's how excited i was to see these. tell me how this came about about. how did you get so close to these whales? >> the i can tour of my son dylan was taken last november. we had a half day left on the permit so we decided to take the family out for a day on the water. >> give us an idea of the dimensions of how big this sperm whale is. >> whales maximum size we've seen have been around 70 feet. females average about 50. >> how dangerous are they and were you worried at all being that close, having your son that close? >> first and foremost if there was any danger to it then dylan would not have gone in. i perso

hammering away this is what we've been doing with the drug war we brought in coast guard into the caribbean and then i under the reagan administration we shot off that route they decide to go through mexico you know through the pacific or submarines involved so that. the hydrophone a mythical creature where you cut off one head into texas takes its place i'm also curious too because the undersecretary of defense for counter narcotics basically said that central america is facing this increasing violence is increasing drug war because of the progress that they've made in mexico and colombia and the success there who really sees it as a success there you know what progress please tell me maybe charlie sheen winning i don't think we're winning this is it's. it's a really sad way to present your failures i think there's nothing that suggests to me that fracturing these groups which is what our tactics or to break up these these drug trafficking organizations into smaller groups is going to produce any different result and in fact it lowers the barriers to entry usually usually if you have a lar

she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed the initiative that puts race on the table. she is the virtual scholar for teaching for change. she is the author of "reality check," a major report on education. maybe conversation began. >> this is an occasion when we are going to talk across generations. these two guests here. and then we have some time for you to talk with them. the afternoon is full, and we are on to a little bit of a late start, so let me tell you how we hope to go. we will begin with ms. colvin giving 10 minutes of her very long and illustrious life in terms of work for civil rights. just 10 minutes. then, bryonn bain, whose life is not as long but illustrious nonetheless, will give 10 minutes also with some trau

the treasure hunters found what they're calling the oldest shipwreck in the caribbean. the deep sea discovery off the coast of the dominican republic produced a bevy of booty. divers brought up 16th century coins and artifacts. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> siberian tigers may be the biggest cats in the world, but this little one has a lot of growing to do. a baby tiger cub was born in the zoo last week. siberian tigers are a rare species and rarely born in captivity. zookeepers raised his mother, so he's being bottle fed, as well. >>> this is a true love story about birds. storks mate for life and for the past eight years, one male returns annually to nest with his companion who can't migrate due to a gunshot wound. a man in croatia has taken care of her ever since. although the bird's tardiness made a few nervous that he didn't show, the male did end up returning for the ninth year in a row to be with his one and only. how sweet. >>> a warning for you, vikings may be coming to a restaurant

. >> jimmy: he's the "pirates of the caribbean" guy. >> yes.cited when i found out that he was directing it, because i'm a huge fan of the "pirates of the caribbean" movies. so that i got to work with both him and johnny depp. very exciting. >> jimmy: and i heard that this was a weird thing. that you acted out -- because usually when you do voiceovers, you're like -- ah, oo, ah, eh. and then they edit it, and that's it. you leave, you go home and get $80,000. >> exactly. >> jimmy: and you go, this is amazing. but in this one, they actually made you act on stage, with the other actors, and actually act out the scenes? >> yeah, we actually filmed it sort of like a play. so, we were all together. you know, sort of, play off of each other. which is great, because, you know -- it does help your acting, sort of, when you're, sort of, playing off of another actor and get to sort of see what they're doing. and also, it's, like -- it was sort of like, you know, a play date. when you go, and you, like, dress up except, it's like with, you know, johnny de

once inside, the lifestyle of the rich and famous, not just clothes, but guilt-free escapes to the caribbean, dishes, linens and furniture for the home. just a click away. check out these photos from a trip to costa rica. marked down from $600 a night to $150, bought on gilt. just days after these photo shoots, no lag time while pictures are printed in magazines. it's straight to the internet with nearly every piece snapped up within hours. all this stuff will be in the close sets of people like megan o'brien. >> my sheets, my pillow cases. >> reporter: look around mega's tiny new york apartment. >> most of the books on that shelf and down there. my throw pillows. jewelry behind there. >> reporter: her gilt obsession is evident. >> cashmere wrap from $350 to $149. that's not bad. >> reporter: at age 26, single and fashion conscious, she's got a serious gilt groupe addiction. >> my favorite is when they give you the price that it was and they slash and give you the price that sell it for. that's what gets you every time. >> reporter: insiders know new offers are on at noon. >> we call them th

finance to do this to find some opportunity in this from my own can of the caribbean. but in the past ten years india has experienced enormous change and with it came a new set of hopes for the world's youngest population as a market is huge the opportunity to huge. ordinances and spend money tales bars located inside this small one of around six hundred magnum malls that have sprung up in india within the past decade proves even by a desire to. get that good. and there's a lot of money. both complain could desire and ability is one of the big. today indians can get just about any international brand from hong kong to the u.s. to the u.k. it's access has changed the mentality of many to remember for ten years the people . conciliatory number. says the group is there never know the globalization is there so people are you know thinking in a very different from manner india's economy is booming twenty five years ago ninety percent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day like twenty twenty five forty percent of the population here will be classified as middle c

finance through this point some opportunity in this mumbai you can go to the caribbean but in the past ten years india has experienced enormous change and with a came a new set of hopes for the world's youngest population. he said market is huge the opportunity i mean audiences can spend money tales bars located inside this small one of around six hundred mega-mall that have sprung up in india within the past decade. good design. good. and there's a lot of money so combined the design. is going to. be today indians can get just about any international brand from hong kong to the u.s. to the u.k. it's access that is change the mentality of many to. ten years the people. that already. says the group is the. relation is there so people are not thinking in a very different manner india's economy is booming twenty five years ago ninety percent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day like twenty twenty five forty percent of the population here will be caught the fight is the middle class and with the growing income and you think a new culture of consumerism and brands from around

africa and the caribbean? i'll tell you it's interesting -- my mother is from barbados and my father was born in panama and they moved here and three of the -- of the six kids were born in barbados and sadly i was born here which means i don't have island property to retire to. [laughter] >> but the way that african-americans who have come from different backgrounds who think about a little bit race race has differently than african-americans. an immigrant uproot their entire life to search for a better world usually for your children. it is far more of a driving definer for a lot of people who are born in the diaspora than for people born here where you're born here, this is the place you had to make it. now, it doesn't mean we didn't identify -- my father was the man wearing civil rights marching and my father thought he would be deported at any moment. but it does mean that you identify slightly differently about race. my sister, for instance, insists on -- she's a caribbean-american. she doesn't think of he

of the jackson family commitment does not pose any real obstacles to russia's accession to the caribbean cheel i mean if the lifting of this amendment is to lead it doesn't mean russia will have to abandon its intentions join the derby to your it will limit the u.s. presence in the russian market and cooperation between russian and american companies will be affected and russian trade relations with other countries will be defined by the dummy regulations you see american companies are in greece are in need of leaving immediately and we are. well russian scientists are confident being able to see into the deepest secrets of the cosmos their ambitious telescope project has brought together the world's top minds and will allow the galaxies to be seen with amazing clarity. take a closer look. it's been over a decade in the making but the most ambitious russian space project for years will soon move from science fiction to size fact a massive radio telescope promises to review the mysteries of deep space. is the father of the project he says within a matter of months hundreds of kilometers f

to the jackson van eyck amendment does not pose any real obstacles to russia's accession to the caribbean cheel i mean if the lifting of this amendment is delayed it doesn't mean russia will have to abandon its intention to join the w t or it will limit the u.s. presence in the russian market cooperation between russian and american companies will be affected and russian freedom relations with other countries will be defined by the w t or regulations that see american companies are in greater need of waving their management than we are once again russia's w cheel engine can be insured with amendments still in force but if obama's support of the state has no parliamentary backing in his country politically it will be a certain sign for us we'll draw our own conclusions we don't think no. it's interesting everybody here in washington says they would like to see russia more open more transparent in terms of doing business but right now their watch is willing to accept that set of rules set by a w t o which will make it more open and transparent there are still forces approaching it and commo

martin in the caribbean. ed aboard an elaborate raft that carried them nearly 3,000 miles in just two months. smith says some may think he is mad for making the trip, but he says what else do you do when you get up in years? that's one way to do it, i guess. >>> and a young surfer has seen her dreams come true. when bethany hamilton was only 13 she was mauled by a shark, and it literally tore her arm off. that was eight years ago. and since then, she has turned tragedy into triumph. sandra hughes has her inspiring story. >> reporter: a soul surfer is someone who rides the waves for pleasure. that is bethany hamilton's story. >> bethany hamilton is holding nothing back. >> looks like she has a real future. >> with her heart, her will, she'll go far. >> reporter: but on halloween, 2003, bethany almost died when a 14 foot tiger shark bit off her arm. recreating that gruesome scene was hard on everyone. >> still to this day, i mean, i'm so afraid of sharks. i mean, i have a big fear. but, you know, i figure if bet

the european eurasian integration on the geographical territory so the former soviet union and the caribbean there was some collapse on our team members of the cost of genius with which russia. saw with. us for a freeze that probably incredible the crafter sell some of his crown jewel some. color. printing licenses and to the russian corporates will be given the sort of collateral that he's credible him given so. wealthy british style it's a mess ninety six.

new chinatown, as it was called in the 1980's, but for russian-speaking immigrants, people from the caribbean. there are so many different mixtures of people, and i guess my district, like many other neighborhoods in the city, is kind of what draws me to it. and just the political life of people very passionate about their own communities and their life, but also interacting with others from around the world. it has been wonderful. i also am really a supporter of the arts, especially community arts, and just learning about other people's experience from artistic needs. we are lucky to have golden gate park. the museum and the academy of sciences and so many other institutions. but also, a lot of community arts centers. there is all these community arts space is that i just love, and it makes our neighborhoods a much more colorful and livable as well. >> what motivated your interest in politics? >> i guess i have always been passionate about civil rights and equality for everyone, and i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality and other i

struggling black burn as they face a champions league spot at city again miss collins test in the caribbean future how three injuries haven't won in six liter away matches on sixteenth place rovers. in ny and. meanwhile boston is a no messi has become the first player to score fifty goals in the spanish season after his side retained the eight point lead at the top of the league with five games to go his long long strike came with three minutes ago the following is having the best first off goal get past it to know when i was assuming i was nearest rivals prey on the great triumph six three about m.p.'s again with a hat trick for the businesses and yes it was our face after their two one win for the rest. and let's start off the professional cost a little over in russia one of the main differences between the regime and its food is the same number of international law thanks for not prying the trade or. this random. american tragedy langton is no stranger to titles and here are just a few from his six year tenure at moscow says scott five time champion of russia to sign yearly champion plus

ut there in the caribbean, we saw some of the news reports. thankfully things have calmed down. we dhave some gusty winds picking in sal llano county. we have a lot of clouds this morning, in terms of the rain, i think that's going to stay just to our east out toward the sierra today. as the winds pick up this afternoon, not as warm as the last few days, maybe some low 70s out there, but today turning windy, talk about how long the winds will stick around and what the rest of the weekend forecast will be coming up in just a few minutes. it's nice to be back. >>> los angeles police are searching for the men who beat a giants fan unconscious at the season opener at dodger stadium. after talking with several witnesses, police believe that the two men who attacked brian stowe look like this. stowe is in critical but stable condition after that attack. stowe's friends just cannot believe that this happened. >> those who know the father of two tell me he is an avid giants fan, never misses a game, that's why he headed to l.a. for the season opener. but little did he know that going to

propaganda in one thousand nine hundred sixty they had radio salonen under an island of swine island in the caribbean it was used to pump out propaganda for the bay of pigs invasion now we're seeing twitter being used obviously the foment the rebellion and pollute libya so is this a lot of hope lou over nothing is this just the next generation of psychological operations that's exactly what it isn't and you know you look back at the history of the cia manipulating the media at the time radio free europe radio liberty what's interesting is george soros took over a lot of the radio free europe radio liberty functions and radio free asia he obviously has been involved with many of these n.g.o.s that have been responsible for some of these activities in these countries where we've seen rebellions not that the rebellions themselves were wrong but people like soros and the cia who works closely with them try to co-opt these rebellions soft landings dorothea a well they're very they're very connected because soros took over the radio free europe radio liberty archives in prague radio free europe radio liber

during my time working at unicef, i worked in the caribbean, a well-known vacation destinations. there is another side. many of the people who live there must contend with backward economies, poverty, violence, and other issues. for example, the caribbean is the part of the world with the second highest prevalence of hiv-aids. i returned several months ago from haiti, were met people who want to rebuild haiti better. i was unaware of that diary circumstances there before the earthquake. 50% of children was not in school, and 80% of the population made money from an informal and come. i know we are still in shock from the massive loss of life and terrible devastation brought on by the earthquake, but as i visited, i was -- the the state of haiti now which is devastating. port-au-prince is a remarkably peaceful place, and it is still covered in rubble. remains of houses, cars, and debris covered the streets. tented cities are scattered around the capital. where is the hope? it resides in the getting and a compassionate nature of its people. over the weeks we met heroes everywhere. a

september eleventh they started there were a lot of government infringements on civil liberties in the caribbean logic was that it's ok to give away civil liberties because it's important for security for national security but the civil liberties that they were giving we were really mostly the civil liberties of arab americans and muslims well now that muslims are becoming under threat as a as a community by this kind of discourse by this kind of hateful rhetoric there's no longer that well let's you know throw away the kind of book of the constitution in order to protect the community i mean i think the city of dearborn is trying to do that but i still don't support it because i know it's a slippery slope and if we say it's ok to do it for terry jones it's going to be ok to do it against your guy or they were trying to to find him ahead of time for disturbing the peace yeah right you know you have to give them as if you even really have freedom of speech the way that we used to or the way that was intended to be great you know what was written in the constitution in this country i think that ni

the caribbean, zimbabwe, uganda? reporter: the latest sighting almost of colonel gadhafi on libyan television surrounded by his followers except you can't quite see him, and we don't know when the pictures were filmed. he's lost half his country but in spite of the western intervention, his grip on the other half is still pretty strong, and it's anybody's guess how the stalemate is going to be broken. john simpson, bbc news, tripoli. >> okay, well, when we come back, who got booted off "dancing with the stars" and why. >>> and family secrets and ashley judd's new memoirs is all in "the skinny." right after this. >> can't wait. om woirs all in "the skinny." ♪ skinny so skinny >>> and time now for "the skinny" one of our favorite parts of the day, and we're talking with "dancing with the stars," of course, and there was an elimination last night and, how you doin'. wendy williams, how you doin'? i can't do it like wendy does it. >> she can't dance either. >> but god bless her, everybody loves her, and she was eliminated

early saturday morning at a regional tower that controls traffic over southern florida, the caribbean and atlantic. in addition to doubling up where there was one person on duty, they are going to give the controllers an extra hour for rest between shifts. they go from eight to nine hours. they put more managers on duty. they will no longer allow swift shopping. some controllers switch shifts. it makes for a tired controller on the job. the faa is not going to allow that anymore. the secretary of transportation is saying we are not going to pay them to fall asleep on the job. he is emphasizing personal responsible says when we give you extra time you need to get the rest. the union is backing the latest rules. by the way, there's a new study under way. they are looking at giving pilots an extra hour, too. brent. >> appreciate it. >>> it is 6:43 now. not only the rich and famous are going to the royal wedding. a special little girl that got an invitation. >>> donald trump is bipartisan when it comes to criticizing presidents. >>> bay area bridges are in the fog this morning. here. well

he was in the caribbean with the rough riders, the spanish at santiago spanish at santiago de cuba. one of the hinder results with american control at guantÁnamo bay. to roosevelt and his like-minded cronies in the government and military, the most important object of all the 1898 maneuvers with possession of far-flung islands for naval bases and strategic ports like one time and not in pearl harbor. he and his friends had prayed for these pieces for use of a normal man in patient history mouse. are they ever wanted was a cozy global empire with a few highlights here and there to park a fleet of battleships. that japanese dive bomber thanks for battleships and pearl harbor on december 71941 is how he ended up getting interested in hawaii in the first place a few years back. the purpose of my initial visit was a quick jaunt to see the uss arizona memorial, the monument in the harbor perched above the oily, watery grave of the 1177 sailors who died on the ship that day. unlike the flip-flop for years on my flight to honolulu, i didn't come here for direct sunlight for fun. i came to h

the airline flies primarily to vacation destinations in the u.s., mexico and the caribbean. anita? >>> lesli, coming up next new at 5:30 p.m. >> break a code. catch a killer. can you crack the riddle that has the fbi stumped? what the heck is written on two mysterious notes found in a dead man's pocket. >>> attention csi fans. code breaker's amateur criptologist. the fbi wants your help. they have been trying for years but investigators have been unable to break the mystery of some letters found in a dead man's pocket. but bruce leshan is here. you figured it out, right, bruce? >> i wish. here are the notes. >> okay. >> here are the notes that were found in his pockets. so if you can figure it out. i don't know. >> oh, wow. >> and all you in t.v. land. can you provide some answers? this is totally stumping the fbi. they just cannot figure out what was written in this kind of secret language found in these two notes in a dead man's pockets. >> reporter: fbi code breakers in virginia have cracked all kinds of things. they need some help on this one. a hot summer day a dozen years ago

a shipwreck just discovered in the caribbean. they say that this treasure could be worth millions. now descending upon this shipwreck. we wanted to put up a map in case you wanted to head in this direction, it is to the right of the dominican republic. let us know if you get there. and there are coins and apparently all sorts of artifacts. they're saying millions upon millions of dollars in the caribbean there. >> feel free to mail them to us. quick note, new company out, making, guess what, cupcake-flavored vodka. motto is called, live deliciously. for all of you alcoholics with a sweet tooth, enjoy that thoughtw >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now," breaking news overnight. severe storms and tornados kill at least 77 people across the south. >> it is so bad in areas of alabama, the president wasted no time declaring a state of emergency there. it is thursday, april 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm rob nelson. we do have breaking news this morning. those severe storms hit sev

the front-runner is the caribbean. kate went out and bought some summery dresses. that gives away it's probably not going to be the antarctic. so, we'll just wait and see. any minute now, we'll know. >> and there were rumors that she didn't even know. that he was keeping it a secret, not telling her. >> it was certainly william's intention to keep it from her. they discussed what she would like to do in general. we don't know if she knows where she's heading off to today, either. >> and she's not going to have time to breathe before people start speculating about a baby. a royal baby. of course, we know, william came soon after the wedding. there's a lot of anticipation here that she should get pregnant right away. >> that's right. when charles and diana got married. also, when the queen and duke of edinburgh got married, prince charles was born not long after that. so, yes. the next story. now, we have the business at the abbey out of the way, it will be, is she pregnant? >> she lost a lot of weight leading up to the wedding. so, everyone will be looking for any po

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the caribbean. africa. he proposed to her in kenya and africa is near and dear to his heart. are the make a guess? >> i think jordan would be a wonderful place to go because the king of jordan has offered him, supposedly, allegedly, his summer palace in aqaba where i've been, which is wonderful. but it's very heavily guarded. they can take a speed boat out into the gulf of acad ba and be completely unfollowed by paparazzi. they always do a stint in scotland. that's tradition. africa is raining now, great barrier reef is winter. >> scotland it's always raining. >> you know it will be cold and raining there. >> what will their life be like? give us an idea, if you could, david, in terms of where they will be living, what they will be doing on a daily basis. he'll be busy because he's search and rescue pilot with the royal air force. >> that's right. he flies rescue helicopters. they'll be based about as far away from this and as far away from london as you can be. they'll be on anglesea with that huge island off the north welsh coast. they'll live in a little four-bedroom house

during my time working with unicef, i worked in the caribbean. t's, obviously, a well known vacation destination full of pristine beaches and fine resorts. yet there is another side. many of the people who live there must contend with backward, imbalanced economies, poverty, violence and other social issues. for example, the caribbean is the part of the world with the second highest prevalence of hiv/aids. only exceeded by subsahara africa. i returned several months ago from haiti where i spent a week meeting remarkable haitians who want to rebuild haiti and want to rebuild it better. until i went there, i was unaware of the dire circumstances there before the earthquake. 50%, one out of every two children, was not in school, and 80% of the population made money from an informal income. i know that we're still in shock by the massive loss of life and the terrible devastation brought on by the 7.0 earthquake, but as i visited i was still -- the state of haiti now that is truly devastating. port-au-prince is a remarkably beautiful place where the oc

yes we may see chinese carrier task force cruising around in the caribbean making ports of call in cuba. i don't think we would be very happy with that. if we start to see things like that we have a problem. i would not sound the alarm yet but the potential is there for china to get involved in as we see them start taking steps come 1/2 to ask why are you doing that? but sadly our administration will not ask china anything apparently. again a problem to be left for the next president whenever that happens. >> what will it take for these folks to go back to work to keep our economy moving? >> you do it. not the government. >> last question i am confused because of the media i really don't understand they made us think it is a good thing and democracy but every group that could takeover is to splintered. there is no group other than the muslim brotherhood except, am i correct that the military is trained by us and this would not be a bad thing if they take over? or am i confused? >> that is accurate the military in egypt is probably one of the better organized and more pro-western if not

one which would for similar networks in canada, mexico and the caribbean. he iranians are too smart and too afraid of u.s. military power to use this network to strike first in america. but it clearly is designed to allow tehran to respond with violence year if iran is attacked by the united states or by our israeli allies. now for saudi arabia. and the other gulf arab tyrannies that governed states adjacent to what we too often forget is referred to by the sunni world as the arabian gulf. let me first say that i view saudi arabia and to lesser degree its fellow arab peninsula journeys as the nationstate that is perhaps the most dangerous to united states and the west generally. yes, russia and china are threat to the united states, but they are threats washington openly acknowledges. closely watches and assesses, and is fully capable of intervening america against. saudi arabia, however, it is a serious threat. indeed, one more dangerous than iraq. toward which our governing elite in both parties turns a blind eye. our elite deceitfully pretend that riyadh

i had just closed in las vegas and i had to go to the caribbean and he said hold your hand out, barbara. i held it out and i couldn't keep it still. it was like it was someone else's hand. and so then i stayed home. but it took me a long time to get through that. women should know that they need help when they're in that position. >> it shows that you're not only the mega star, the beautiful star we've all grown up to know and love but that personal side as well. it is a lovely book, it's a great read. your next one needs to be how do you do it because you just look phenomenal. >> oh, thank you. thank you so much. that makes me feel good. >> you look fantastic. so nice to talk to you. the book once again is "genie out of the bottle." we thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you, laura, and thank you, san francisco. >> come visit us. >> i'd like do. >> the door is always open. thank you very much. >>> right now we want to check in with christina loren. wasn't she fascinating? >> she really was. i thought you were going to ask her to wiggle her nose, though. a little magic this

morning at a facility that handles high altitude air traffic for much of florida and parts of the atlantic and caribbean. the transportation secretary vows to stop the napping. the faa is adding an hour to the minimum time controllers must be off during shifts. and lahood says he's to other options. >>> we're getting a clearer view of the path of destruction spread across 15 states. at least 44 people are confirmed dead and many survivors from oklahoma to north carolina don't even have the basics, such as shelter or frontal system. making things worse, as you can see -- or safety. making things worse as you can see. officials say it will be days before power is completely restored. in raleigh, three deaths and dozens of serious injuries are being report at the stony brook mobile home park. >> some of the trailers are unstable. they may call off their footings. >> reporter: as crews continue to work, residents are returning to see what's left. >> we don't know when we're gonna leave. >> i cleaned up after hurricane katrina and ike and the devastation in this park here is on that same level. >> reporter:

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the that is disgraceful. >> what he should have said is only one student from a black caribbean background got in that year, joining 40 others from all black background. that is a tiny proportion of an overall intake of 3000 students. when lewis became the first black president of the oxford student union, he was one of two black students at his college and said others should not [unintelligible] >> if you care a lot of subject -- a lot about a subject you should study there. >> the fact that there is such a tiny number of black students is disgraceful, he said but the university said it does not start when it comes to people's filling in their entry forms. only 71 students from black caribbean backgrounds in the country got the kind of grades that schools and university demands. >> it is important to emphasize the reason why too few students from nontraditional backgrounds are going to university. that is due to under chief minute school. >> the government wants a wider variety of students to enjoy the [unintelligible] despite the prime minister's strong words, he is not ready to pick that fight. ? you are

highly anticipated sequels such as "the fast and furious" and "pirates of the caribbean" are expectingiences as well. diana alvear, abc news, los angeles. >> well, when you consider the cost that she was pointing out, you think about a family of four or five trying to go to the movies, it's pretty pricey. >> 40 bucks for a thing of popcorn. oh, there we are. look at that. updated broadcast news. >> you have a tie on. you look good in a tie. >> i know. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- fierce fight in libya. and new challenges for opposition forces trying to overthrow moammar gadhafi's regime. >> their setback now, raising questions about exactly how long the u.s. will stay involved in the international fight. it is friday, april 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm rob nelson. >>> nato is now in command as the american military takes a lesser role in libya. the obama administration insists that everything is on schedule, but what does that really mean? we'll take a look. >>> also ahead, outrage over a huge amer

this is when we were asked to expand quickly due to an earthquake in the caribbean that devastated haiti. a volcanic eruption that shutdown european air stations for three weeks. a coo in the company were we have our main passenger trains load operation. the deep horizon oil spill in the gulf and the worst flood in pakistan history in the last month and we still closed everything by 31 august that the president asked us to do. operations continued today at record-breaking pace. we continue to support forces in afghanistan and the drawdown in iraq. we petted the transportation enterprise rapidly to support general ham in the implementation of the no-fly zone over libya. we moved out urgency to help with disaster relief in japan and provide response to the nuclear incident with special equipment and nuclear specialists from the united states. i could not be more proud of the men and women of transportation command. i have fun with our air crews and moved containers and walked for palace holding areas in afghanistan and explored the cargo holds with our merchant mariners. daily i am amazed

the water of caribbean lakes and rivers is so clean it is safe to drink straight from the source even the lowest temperatures can do nothing to bridle the mountain streams the hills are not high they are almost entirely overcalling with trees. from the region's highest point is over there beyond the horizon according to the caliber of folk epic that's where the old and vicious from which low he lived. a good go go go go mush mush great job guys nicely done. low he the which has given the expedition a frosty welcome bitter cold in a grey sky and developed in snow a shroud a recent snow for delays the dog teams. tell your child go. a timetable is now in tatters. the slopes have to cover the distance to the next stop over over snow. so it quickly lifted quickly we should all time. this time expedition members set up camp in the forest they waste no time pitching tents and making a bonfire at night they hold an emergency meeting. and adults cannot get to by such a room there will be a mass of snow on the way to the arctic circle it is ok for the snowmobiles not the ducks who go slowly any

perhaps the royal couple will go to the caribbean. nson's luxury hideaway for the rich & famous. the island of mystique holds magic for the royals. and the spanish island of abitha has attracted william and kate on vacation to unwind. during his recent trip to australia prince william said he would return, joking maybe a honeymoon on the coast. still, according to one british newspaper, corfu is the destination of choice. prince william learned to waterski here. his father prince charles and wife camilla have been guests at the secluded rothschild estate. it take as boat ride to scout it out. >> this is the house. and this is the castle. yes. the other house belongs to the son. >> reporter: wherever the royal newlyweds chill out after the wedding, laid back, not lavish is expected. word from buckingham palace is that tough economic times calls for discretion. here on corfu they are already toasting the royal wedding. overjoyed at the prospect of the newlyweds honeymooning on their island. a honeymoon isn't all about location. as one wr

the caribbean have seen the increases of cancer as the presence of these gases increase. no one should support it. we have the responsibility to protect the health of the american public. i urge my colleagues to reject h.r. 910 and to vote no to dirty air. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlelady's request for unanimous consent will be covered by general leave. the gentleman from michigan. mr. upton: mr. chairman, i would yield one minute to the gentleman from north dakota, mr. burrow. the chair: the gentleman from north dakota is recognized for one minute. mr. berg: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the chair: without objection. mr. berg: this bill lowers energy costs. this encourages private sector investment and will grow jobs. you know, north dakota is a leader in energy development. however, overreaching e.p.a. regulation threaten not only energy producers but consumers as well. the e.p.a.'s efforts to impose a cap and trade tax threatens to increase the price of energy on american families. these h