thank you, tom mcdonald, tom o'donnell, tim keating, thank you very, very much for everything you did. phil caplin, all of the others who are here who worked in the white house or in the administration. i'm saying this because support for the ex-im bank used to abbipartisan deal. and i hope it will be again. and i'd like to talk a little about this in the context of where the american economy is, not just where the reauthorization bill is. the president set a goal of doubling u.s. exports in five years. that can clearly be done. in the eight years i was president we more than doubled the exports of 168% increase. so that's almost 100% in five years. this can be done. but it has to be done with a strategy that includes a lot of things. and i want to kind of set this in some context. first of all, ever since the landmark study by the two economistsnyu economists a couple years ago, more and more people have noted that america's income stagnation problem may have a multiplicity of cures, but one of them is to have a higher percentage of our employment in the tradable sector of the chi. a

. >> tom: mcdonald's continues seeing business pick-up, but even the golden arches aren't immune to the mixed signals on the economy. the company called the economic climate challenging, yet earnings are growing. mcdonald's earned a $1.23 in the first quarter, right on target. its value menu remains a strong selling point for customers. in-coming c.e.o. don thompson is looking for a new extra value menu and the cherry berry chiller drink to help its summer business. >> susie: fellow dow component general electric also ended higher in today's session, thanks to better than expected first quarter results. g.e. says demand was strong for energy equipment and railroad locomotives. c.e.o. jeff immelt also confirmed the company is on track to post double digit earnings growth this year. g.e. earned 34 cents a share, a penny ahead of expectations. revenue came in at $35 billion for the quarter, about a billion dollars more than analyst estimates. >> they are growing quite cely in their core businesses. one of the things coming into the year we were concerned about was europe and healthcare and

they keep tom mcdonald, jim mcdonald, carol keating, thank you very much. everything you did. all the others who are here who worked in the white house administration the ex-im bank is to be a bipartisan deal. i hope it will be again. i would like to talk a little bit about this in the context of where the american economy is, not just where the reauthorization bill is. the president set a goal of doubling u.s. exports in five years. that can clearly be done. in the eight years i was president, we more than doubled exports, a 158% increase. this can be done. but it has to be done with a strategy that includes a lot of things. i want to kind of set this in context. first of all, ever since the landmark study by the two economists a couple of years ago, more and more people have noted that america's income stagnation problem may have him multiplicity of tears. one of them is to have a high percentage of our employment in the tradable sector of the economy. i remember when i was pushing all those trade agreements and the creation of the world trade organization when i was preside

tom mcdonald, was awarded the society of experimental test pilots kissler award for outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing. colonel morgan further states, john brow and brooks gruber did their job and did it well. i look forward to the day when d.o.d., department of defense, officials accurately recognize the sacrifice made by them and all the marines of nighthawk 72. mr. speaker, i'd like to read the third letter from the third investigator, major phil stackhouse states, i do not believe that it would be a surprise to anyone that it is in my opinion the mishap was not a result of pilot error but was the result of a perfect storm of circumstances. during the conduct of this investigation, we collected some 20 binders of accidents -- evidence, excuse me, including, among other things, maintenance records, training records, operational and testing records and dozens of photographs. i do not feel, i do not feel that i investigate -- our investigation reflects that the mishap was the result of pilot error. and if the investigation was interpreted that way, it wa

tom ten countdown, this drive-through flames. >> when you go through the drive-through in mcdonald's, you want your food hot but not like this. this was in coachella, california. a big blast of flame cming out of e backof guy's pi heuck. ad propane tanks back there that caught on fire. now watch. the fires there and shoot up. it looks like some kind of thing that happens at a concert. >> i bet you the valve on the propane tank gotege and keeps g. but listen to the radio station as they tell people what to do. >> you've got to get out of your cars. you've got to go get in a ditch. >> so he makes another left turn, pulling into what looks like the police station. they also have security video of what was going on over there when the tornado hit. look what gets tossed up against this. this is the area i pointed out that you guys should look at. look at that piece of metal siding just slammed up against that. >> and now he's backing out so that's the tree chasing right after him. look at that. >> nothing, absolutely nothing stands a chance with this tornado. >> i'm just thankful that the officer was not hurt. >>> this show is all

tom ten countdown, this drive-through flames. >> when you go through the drive-through in mcdonald's, you want your food hot but not like this. this was in coachella, california. a big blast of flames coming out of the back of this guy's pickup truck. he had propane tanks back there that caught on fire. now watch. the fire is there and shoot up. it looks like some kind of thing that happens at a concert. >> i bet you the valve on the propane tank got hot or melted. >> there were 100 degree temperatures that caused leaks in his tanks. the driver tried to tighten up the valve and static electricity sparked the fire and led to this huge blaze that we're seeing. but the worst is yet to come, because as you can imagine, all this flammable material in the back of this truck. >> why do you choose the mcdonald's drive-through to stop your car when it's on fire? >> maybe he had them in the back of the truck, he pulled up to get some food. when he rolled the window down is probably when he heard the hissing sound. the fire was put out 30 minutes later. the driver had to go to the hospital, suffering from some burns. two kids in the car

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mcdonald 3 on 2. another one. 2-1 st. louis. 5 minutes to good if the game. tom slips the check right there in front.rew that ties the game. would it go to not 1 but 2 over over times. ryan knuckle of a pass rate here. one timer. shark on the heel all night but take game 1 3-2. game 2 saturday night. to some baseball. giants and rockies 49-year-old moore trying to become the oldest fitcher trying to win a game. struck out 3. ryan in the second. patience is the key. single up the middle to fourth. the score two nothing giants. guy a little ocd. doesn't lick one ball or another one keep it going. umpire ron has had it. why didn't we switch them all. whole huge batch. madison complete control. no hitter through 5. top 6. routine fly ball. fowler. under it. can of corn not so much. a little too non-shah atlanta and home fans let him know bit. embarrassing and costly. hitting 095 base hit brings first of 2 runs in the evening. tyler line tore left. mistime and 1 run will ayoued. 4-2 game bases loaded. fly out and end it. giants have the home opener tomorrow 135 first pitch against pittsburgh. bol wood at

tom beam off the bench. off the pefrpblg and prow. warehouse's te fence is too good. 1-0 in the inning. watch abty mcdonald swat it in. make it -- the blues win 2-1. they can finish off the series saturday in st. louis. >> we're not going to give up that's for sure. and you know we've been playing all year. we're fighting and we'll fight till the end here. >>> the la angels spent big bucks this winter to get pujols and formers ranger pitcher c.j. wilson. but angels are scuffling right now. suddenly bob melvin and the athletics are back to 500 for the season. they jump on that pitcher c.j. wilson. lines to left and it's time for smith to giddy up. oakland had just five hits but. cj williams forgets his fundamentals. >>> the worse kept secret in the world has gone viral today. the colts will take andrew luck. should become an instant starter for the colts. now luck threw a stanford record 35 tuck do you -- 35 touchdowns. >>> don't text while playing full prize for floor seats. hopefully he wasn't texting his wife with that lovely lady next to him there. >>> that's sports as we see it this thursday night. sharks, they he

tom beam off the bench. off the pefrpblg and prow. warehouse's te fence is too good. 1-0 in the inning. watch abty mcdonald swat it in.sharks phapg to make it -- the blues win 2-1. they can finish off the series saturday in st. louis. >> we're not going to give up that's for sure. and you know we've been playing all year. we're fighting and we'll fight till the end here. >>> the la angels spent big bucks this winter to get pujols and formers ranger pitcher c.j. wilson. but angels are scuffling right now. suddenly bob melvin and the athletics are back to 500 for the season. they jump on that pitcher c.j. wilson. lines to left and it's time for smith to giddy up. oakland had just five hits but. cj williams forgets his fundamentals. >>> the worse kept secret in the world has gone viral today. the colts will take andrew luck. should become an instant starter for the colts. now luck threw a stanford record 35 tuck do you -- 35 touchdowns. >>> don't text while playing full prize for floor seats. hopefully he wasn't texting his wife with that lovely lady next to him there. >>> that's sports as we see it this thursday night.

mcdonald did in virginia. we have 11 states trying to ban abortion from, insurance from providing abortion. we have 23 states that are trying to do that with the health insurance. we have tom to just shut their eyes. we have rick perry telling low income women that they can't have preventive health care. >> we do have to get to other guests. >> that's the reality. >> he said it is just a war on caterpillars. >> whether republicans believe this war is a fantasy is immaterial. it is landing real blows on their reputation. the president we know is beating romney by 18 points among women. why cannot they at least act like they believe this is true. for their own political sake. >> well, you hear kind of divergent messages. on the one hand you hear very dismissively comparing this to a war on cater pillars. republicans don't have a cater pillar problem, at least until now. with you there is a problem between mitt romney and his campaign that this is an area where they have work to do. you hear mitt romney in some of the clips that you played in the top lines as well as on the campaign trail. addressing this head on and they do see the potential to close this gender gap. but the

mcdonald's and i think we should road trip. >> road trip. >> in a nutshell. >> straight for the fries. >> dumpster diving? >> i'll dive, okay? thank you, tom. bill karins is here with a check of the -- is it a winning forecast? >> it is. i don't give out easy as but a fan t fantastic holiday weekend. it's cool if not cold out there in a few spots especially the great lakes, the ohio valley and up through new england. once that april sun goes to work we will warm it up in a hurry. it will be a very nice aft afternoon. everywhere on the eastern seaboard. in the middle of the country, a few showers and storms, north texas, amarillo, abilene area up through the northern plains but no washouts. it looks pretty nice for all those easter egg hunts. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. >>> and a good saturday morning to you. i'm meteorologist chuck bell and we're off to a very nice start. clear but chilly outside. most of the suburbs are down into the mid-30s this morning. a few spots even below freezing. frederick, maryland, and manassas, virginia, we're talking about you. otherwise it's 45 downtown and 46 right now in annapolis.

mcdonald's new extra value menu. the simple joy of being extra smart. >>> 7:55 is your time now on this friday morning. good morning to you. let's check the forecast now from meteorologist tomure? >> i know, here we are, another cold start this morning. there's a beautiful blue sky over the region. that's a live view from the sky watcher camera, but we are in the 30s throughout much of the area. reagan national is at 43. near the bay, it's in the mid-40s. and throughout the day today, we'll climb to near 60. a blustery wind and lots of sunshine. another clear and cold night tonight, near freezing on saturday morning. milder sunday afternoon. [ male announcer ] a car is either luxury or it isn't. if you want a luxury car with a standard power moonroof, your options are going to be limited. ♪ if you want standard leather-trimmed seats, you're going to have even fewer. ♪ and if you want standard keyless access, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es. it's complete luxury in a class full of compromises. see your lexus dealer. >>> good morning. eastbound lanes are blocked. this is route 7 at idlewood road. police are on the scene directing traffic. now, heading over to maryla