u.s./canada border. the train had 72 cars full of crude oil. the explosion destroyed more than 30 buildings in the town's center. they included a popular live music venue that was full of people when the explosion occurred. these are the tracks where the oil carrying trains carry at high speed carrying towards the town where we can still see the tankers burning for two days that left many without a home and others are still missing. one-third of the town's 6,000 residents were forced to leave their homes. >> translator: the whole town is in a state of mourning. >> translator: it will be a long time before life returns to normal. >> reporter: the driverless train was parked in the neighboring town. the car somehow became disengaged from the locomotive and started rolling downhill. they traveled for ten kilometers before racing into lac-megantic at high speed. officials with the train's operator say their initial inquiry has shown no evidence of negligence. investigators say it will be some time before they determine exactly what happened. >> eve

u.s. and parts of eastern canada.his is the high pressure system responsible for creating the oppressive hot conditions. and this one is actually getting bigger and bigger as we go into thursday. and on the ridge of the high pressure dome, we have a risk of severe weather across the u.s./canada border, isolated tornadoes are likely but rain is on the decreasing side across new mexico and western parts of texas. mainly dry across the west coast, 30 degrees for los angeles. much hotter than that across the northeast. mid-30s in washington, d.c., 35 in new york city and 35 for you in boston on thursday and particularly hot across the western and central parts of europe. we have the video coming out from the uk. officials in england have issued a heat wave health warning. temperatures have soared about 30 degrees celsius for five consecutive days making it the most intense heat wave in seven years. hospitals around the country are on alert for increased and heat-related incidents and illnesses. but here you can see the ex

know, 911 is the universal emergency response number when we need help, and it is used in the u.s., canadaand kayman islands and other countries they use different numbers. but, the 911 for kids program was created in 1990 in response to the alarming number of calls that were not emergencies, and with the whole purpose of trying to reduce 911 misuse. and we are really thrilled with the program and how we work collaboratively with public safety all over the nation and the city of san francisco is just an exemp lary program in public education. now, it is my pleasure to introduce today's master of ceremony, he is a legendary los angeles and oakland raiders wide receiver, 1987 heisman trophy winner from notredame and the national chairman for 911 welcome number 81, tim brown. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. elise. she left out number 81 in your program but number one in your heart she left that part out. so it is a pleasure to be here today. we are here to recognize two outstanding 911 youth heroes and four incredible 911 dispatch heroes. these youngsters acted with bravely and confidenc

u.s./canada border, we have the low moving through onontari. and more wet weather out here towards the southwest. we've been talking about flash flooding happening in nevada as well as in arizona. the suburbs of phoenix we were talking about very dramatic rescue there of people being air lifted out of their vehicle that got submerged in waters. well, things are going to be wet here into your monday as well. temperaturewise staying hot in the center of the continent. denver down through houston in the mid-30s there. little cooler up towards the northeast, new york tapping into some of those thunderstorms, 27 degrees. nice settled and cool up towards the northwest. lastly we head into europe. and it has been very hot. a lot of people really enjoying the summer weather though it's had adverse effects as well. things will be cooler in western europe, british isles, france, picking up thunderstorms as we head into tuesday. it's also ingo be fairly unsettled to the northeast. you've got thunderstorms here too. some strong gusts and potentially heavy

u.s./canada border, alberta and north dakota are going to be dealing with that. you can even see tornadoes up here. it's this rain that's just developing there if you can spot it. and then down to the southwest we've got that monsoonal flow we've been talking about, thunderstorms here and the potential for short-time heavy rain. that can cause flash flooding especially where it's been so dry and hot or even scorched where the earth has been scorched, just can't absorb that water and you can see flash flooding occurring. a lot of things to watch out for. the center of the u.s. down in towards the south still very, very hot here up to 36 degrees in oklahoma city. near the 30 degree mark up the eastern seaboard to new york city there looking settled and cooler up towards the northwest. now, quick look into europe and a quick look really because it's looking quite calm indeed. we're seeing some showers up towards the north and east here and the mediterranean still seeing those pop-up thunderstorms in the heat of the day. temperatures moderating, but it is still going

companies set the price for about a third of the world's supply and this is spread through the u.s. canada and germany where rival companies took a nosedive amid fears over a new era of low freely traded prices but while the paradise companies are set to lose billions in profits and thousands of miners could lose their jobs the winners would be farmers around the world who spend billions on first lies every year and now stand to benefit from a smaller bills and was most of the e.u. still in the grip of recession it's the small banks there are taking the biggest hit hardest peter all over travel to a small german village to find out how one banker managed to stay afloat. it's not all big city banks with bailouts bonuses and big shots in rural germany this small town has all its financial needs taken care of by just one man you constantly announce a new or here we only concentrate on people from gams failed if you live ten kilometers away sorry you can't be a customer in fact the furthest away one of our customers lives is about seven hundred meters. with only nine hundred customers peter be

u.s. and canada, it should stay largely dry on your monday, so enjoy your canada day, but across the u.s.re's a lot going on. we have flood rains across the east and extreme heat over towards the west. we have a stalled frontal system over towards the east. and this is causing ongoing heavy rain, isolated tornadoes are likely, that is accompanied by thunderstorms as well as gusty winds. we have a bermuda high over the atlantic. and this is preventing from the storm system this system from moving towards the east. so unstable weather will continue for the next several days here, unfortunately. out towards the west is very hot. going up to 53 degrees for you in death valley. 43 in sacramento. that's more than 10 degrees higher than where it should be this year. the heat is also affecting seattle going up to 29 on tuesday. here's the extended forecast. ♪ >>> just a reminder of our lead story this hour. the man who exposed u.s. intelligence gathering secrets is reportedly reaching out to another nation for help. russian media say edward snowden has applied for political asylum in russia. the

u.s. and canada. time now is 4:37. let's go to sal, keeping an eye on traffic. hopefully, it's pretty light out there. >> it's pretty light so far. there's road work out there, brian. traffic is moving along pretty well in the bay area so far. this is the east shore freeway and you can see traffic moves along nicely coming through down to the mcarthur maze. the traffic looks good into san francisco. 4:37. let's go to state of! good morning. for some, it was a nice day. for others, it was hot. 90s to 102. trifecta at 61. i'm telling you, the city, you could mail it in and the pattern is stuck between 65, 66, 67. the morning fog gives way to sunshine and looks to be more fog than yesterday. south of monterey and if anything, they clip the south bay. warm to hot conditions and still inland. a little low moves in closer to san francisco to give us a cooler pattern towards maybe late friday into sunday spinning right there. not today but maybe tomorrow. they'll be close today but maybe a little bit stronger delta breeze and cooler into the weekend and go to early nex

u.s. and canada. 720 people is not a lot of people. but at the end what did they find? they found be what they were testing caused more heart attacks and deaths than the regular standard of care. so you had people dying in the study who never knew that they were part of medical research, who never knew that they were in the study. and even worse, the very year the study ended a new study was started. the research outcomes consortium study which involved 21,000 people in the u.s. and canada. 21,000 people enrolled in studies where no one tells them they're in research. what happens is they're trauma victims. so ambulances go to attend to them, sometimes take them to hospitals. instead of being given a standard of care, they're given experiment alamo call theties, a whole them, including things that are patented. anwhy do i point this out? because the patented valve is going to make money for someone if it's approved. and yet these people again, no one asked their permission. in many cases they're not even important. according to the protocol of the study, you don't even

u.s. u.k. canada out all issuing warnings for people not to go to holiday there right now and as it stands it's the eighty fifth and the most popular destination to go which is quite phenomenal when you consider the param is the beaches and of course the thing of storage and two point five billion i mean that's a huge sum but i'm curious given the fact that the economy is such a critical part of the unrest that's going on in egypt how much of a role does the tourism actually play in the overall economic picture there will equates to over ten percent of the country's g.d.p. actually employs over twelve percent of the population and right now we're dealing with a negative multiplier effect so it's not just hotels restaurants but all kinds of things travel taxes you can see just as i say over ten percent of growth that's going to suffer as a result of all of this and even down to a camel ride on a boat trips and all sorts of things are going to suffer as a result of this and the economy was set to contin

a total of ten teams from japan, canada, latin america, and six u.s. teams, including a host team in pleasanton. livermore beat out other cities to host the event. >> we have proven our self on the world stage. we did a great job with the angam tour and brought the world to livermore. >> reporter: the coach had to

u.s. >>> moving to canada where a runway train killed five people and that number could rise sharply. it happened in quebec. 40 people remain missing. a train began rolling downhill without a driver. in all four cars caught fire leading to a huge explosion that destroyed dozens of buildings including a popular bar. this happened at 1:00 a.m., a time when the bar was extremely busy. investigators want to know why the crude oil blew up. the fuel is not normally considered explosive. >>> thousands of demonstrators are preparing for another day of protests as the fate of egypt's government remains uncertain at this hour. they are calling for morsi to be reinstated and they are finding themselves at center of violent crashes with the egyptian army. atia joins us from cairo. >> reporter: it was a bloody start here this morning. we saw clashes between supporters and the egyptian army. . mohamed morsi is believed to be held at headquarters of the republican guard. morsi supporters tried to storm the building and that's why they responded. but according to supporters, they say it was an unprov

irtainty on this matter remind you this is subject to intense discussion, or should he, between the u.s., canada, and mexico. so services do not go dark. is it correct that they have not 403 of theection act? >> yes. i encourage you not to assign or reallocate the frequencies negotiationsntil are concluded with mexico pill -- with mexico. for their sake, i prefer you measure twice and cut once when it comes to broadcast repackaging. i would like to turn my attention to the former auction. i noticed the commission has a -- has aeding .roceeding on 2012 yes or no? >> that is above my pay grade. the schedule for the commission acting on this order is something the commission will take up. i know the commission has expressed a desire for clarity before the incentive auction goes forward. >> you are comforting me, but only slightly. [laughter] t contains an interesting sub paragraph -- may or revokeicenses spectrum usage rights unless it received -- unless the proceeds are greater than the following three factors combined. those factors are the total amount of compensation that the commission must pa

u.s. and eastern canada here. i will bring you the temperatures. i want to show you what's been happening in europe. it's quite a settled picture. once again you are seeing thunderstorms through the mediterranean. they will be short-lived but intense. meanwhile we have a low oh moving through the northeast bringing temperatures down a little bit. warsaw seeing 27. the upper 20s on wednesday. down to 22 degrees and you've got the showers coming in as well. here is your extended forecast. >> that's "newsline" this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. . ♪ >>> from the four winds and the scent of the earth come the color of the seasons. exploring the four seasons of japan. the dancing waves, the shining sun. this is shonan, the beach which continues to fascinate the young people.

facebook notes more than half of last quarter's revenue came from outside the u.s., and canada.e in menlo park, maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> apple had one of its best days so far this year. it's stock rose more than 5% in its biggest percentage gain this year. this comes after the company reported quarterly earnings beat market expectations. apple also noted strong sales of cheaper iphones. >>> the broader markets were mixed. the dow dropped on reports from caterpillar. the nasdaq was up a fraction. >>> twitter is now apologizing for creating fake tweets by real users to promote its ad platform. this is the example that twitter used, but the comments from the three users at the bottom are actually fake tweets from real twitter users. twitter has apologized, and says it was a mistake, and not a company practice. >>> google has reportedly agreed to expand its current office space by 25%. bloomberg is reporting, they are set to sign a new lease for 350,000 square feet at its current location. the said to be the biggest for the city in 2013. >>> we learned more details

facebook notes more than half of last quarter's revenue came from outside the u.s., and canada. reports live in menlo park, maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> apple had one of its best days so far this year. it's stock rose more than 5% in its biggest percentage gain this year. this comes after the company reported quarterly earnings beat market expectations. apple also noted strong sales of cheaper iphones. >>> the broader markets were mixed. the dow dropped on reports from caterpillar. the nasdaq was up a fraction. >>> twitter is now apologizing for creating fake tweets by real users to promote its ad platform. this is the example that twitter used, but the comments from the three users at the bottom are actually fake tweets from real twitter users. twitter has apologized, and says it was a mistake, and not a company practice. >>> google has reportedly agreed to expand its current office space by 25%. bloomberg is reporting, they are set to sign a new lease for 350,000 square feet at its current location. the said to be the biggest for the city in 2013. >>> we learned m

u.s. and canada. what can folks expect today? >> heat index 105, 110 and all of these numbers we talk about, we have, it is will your body when it per spierz, will the perspiration evaporate? when it does you get cooled down like a shot at the doctor. that's what your body is hoping to do, hoping to evaporate some of the heat it is believe up inside of it and unable to do that when it is your body temperature. canada has been very hot all week long. new york city 101. washington, d.c. today will go to 104. that's what it feels like outside. there is relief coming. there is relief coming by sunday into monday. still, tomorrow could be i agree or two warmer than today itself. finally, montreal, you're going to cool down, 73 on sunday. that will feel real good compared to where you have been. >> chad, tell us about japan. i understand that people are dying from heat stroke, most of them elderly people and u.k. dealing with this as well. >> the u.k. and japan and parts of asia. i know it is summertime but this is a particularly bruta

u.s. and canada responding. a call for all-hands gone out for assistance there. >>> 30 people reported dead in violent clashes across egypt. thousands took the street in egypt on friday. islamist supporters of the ousted president are being demanded he be returned to power. >>> not one but two offers of political asylum for former nsa contractor edward snowden. nicaragua and venezuela have offered him political asylum. it's unclear how he would be able to travel to either country. snowden facing espionage charges in the u.s. is believed to be stuck in the transit area of a moscow airport. >>> dwight howard is headed to the houston rockets. i believe they're your favorite team. >> they are. >> speculation he would be leaving the l.a. make lakers after just one season. to join the rockets, reportedly a four-year deal worth about $88 million. that's about $65 million after taxes, i believe. >> still a lot. >> still a lot of money in my neighborhood. >>> time to julie durda from our miami affiliate, wplg. >> it's th

u.s. to canada and mexico.is provision wouldn't necessarily mean the death of any additional horses. mostly that it would be done in the country where there are more regulations on how they're actually slaughtered. these aren't horses that are necessarily having -- in the best circumstances as it is. they're mostly -- it's really expensive to feed a horse. they're, you know, from farms where they just don't have enough to feed them. they're old. they're tired. some people -- yeah -- >> talking about poor horse. i mean, you know. if you happen to be somewhere where they can't afford your upkeep, you're going to end up in a slaughter house? >> yeah. it's pretty terrible. people are actually looking to use this provision to cut down on the wild horse population that is considered an invasive species in parts of the west. >> okay. so, now, horses being allowed for consumption in the u.s. is there some movement to try to make that happen? or is there even a discussion taking place involving that notion? >> there rea

in the lead, the u.s., the eu, and japan, canada, and australia. >> last year almost four dollars billion u.s. in contributions from those donors, the top 10 donors. that actually contribute about 80% of the $4 billion. >> the u.s. is the biggest donor and also provides the most aid in kind. washington keeps a close eye on the doug afp and the last four directors have been u.s. nationals. american food aid is said to be tied with benefits its farmers directly -- benefits its farmers directly. the main purpose is not to help other nations but to help ourselves. these images have become a symbol of american generosity. on each sack of flour are rice, the american flag and the emblem of usaid. >> americans, american politicians take pride in those pictures of grains of american rice and flour being delivered overseas to refugee camps, keeping people alive. >> but this kind of aid is facing growing criticism from the u.s. development community. almost all food aid donated by the u.s. government is bought from american farmers, a system designed in the 1950's during a time of huge surpluses. >

u.s. and canada. now, the retailer plans to expand saks' footprint, especially up north. also, a mega pharmaceutical merger today. u.s.-based perrigo, which makes over-the-counter medicines, is paying $8.6 billion for irish drug company elan. it will allow a much lower tax rate as well as a platform for international expansion. now, kayla, we'll have to see what kind of fallout we get from the mega deals. we could see players in each of the three categories advertising retail and pharmaceuticals start to snap up some of the smaller companies so they can compete with these new mega merger companies. back over to you. >> all right, julia, thanks. out in l.a. what's next on the m&a horizon? >> with us now to discuss that is roger altman, the chairman of ever core partners. roger, thank you for being with us. welcome to "closing bell." >> nice to see you. >> what do you think we're going to see in the back half of the year in terms of m&a? i spoke with a bank executive last week who said the animal spirits are still there, they just need to be unleashed. it seems that at leas

u.s. and parts of canada. hot conditions continue across the west into the weekend. some changes are coming into the east and these fronts are the key. this is the boundary of cool and hot air producing severe weather near the border. there is a possibility of thunderstorms and gusty winds and tornados. this is expected to go towards the south. temperatures will cool down significantly. chicago at 36 degrees on friday. quite hot and cooling down by 8 degrees on saturday and sunday and you are going down into the upper 20s finally on your sunday. some changes are on the way across europe. heat is building here, but we wanted to talk about thunderstorms and gusty winds across the front and italy as well as the alpine region first. we have large hail and the winds in italy. the wet and windy conditions and temperatures are soaring going up to 37 in madrid and 36 degrees on sunday. paris over 30 degrees and mid 30s on your monday. dangerous heat is on the way. here's the extended forecast. . >> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.

u.s. away from them, but, you know, the statistic that i like the best is that homeownership levels in canada u.s. >> wow. >> so it goes to show, you know, making it easier for people to access debt to buy houses doesn't necessarily generate the result that's intended. >> did we read correctly, we talk about high-frequency trading, the impact on the markets, you slow some of the customers' orders down? >> yes, we have a new system -- not a new system, but a system called thor. it's really designed to ensure there is equality in terms of trade execution. and it does something that some people would say is unusual for investment banks, which is it actually focuses on the customers as opposed to internal dark pools. >> imagine that. >> yeah. so it sits -- it's very consistent with how we try to run the business, which is putting the customer first. it is a little bit different from what you traditionally see in terms of order execution. >> well, it's interesting to watch, because your tenure at rbc is what is going on what now? >> on my 13th year. >> 13th year. i think 13 quarters at this point

. >> have you been approached by any other carriers either in canada or the u.s. to borrow or buy the technology? >> a little bit. we participated in the ftc's robo call summit in the fall of last year. after that, we had a couple of calls, some light inquiries, but nothing pursued. >> you get beaten up? [laughter] >> in fairness, we did not submit the telemarketing guard to the challenge. we were not eligible. we had presented at the summit. >> are you aware of any barriers that may prohibit bringing this kind of technology from canada to the u.s.? >> no, i am not. >> congratulations, mr. fox. you said you had about 3600 people that have -- do they buy your product or download your product? how does someone know to get involved with what the ftc has produced in this case? >> that is the funny part. it does not even available yet. i set up a website. i put in my e-mail and said, it is coming soon. 3600 people said, give this to me. they do not know how much it is going to be, i'll it will work. they know there is a problem. it was the press generated by this. >> w

u.s. exports of small amount of crude oil to canada.he first four months of this year the volume was over 100,000 barrels a day, up from the 2012 average of about 60,000 barrels a day. fourth point, ethanol comprising nearly 10% of the gasoline pool has been, has to be moved mainly from the midwest to market centers along the east, west and gulf coast. where it is blended in the gasoline pool. short-term fluctuations in regional product supply chains can cause prices in particular regions of the country temporarily disconnected from world and natural market forces. two unplanned refinery outages in midwest and delayed restarts in several others caused retail prices to increase by 26 cents a gallon between the end of april and middle of june. similar price increases in occurred in 2012 on the west coast after a series of unplanned outages. these occurrences are relatively short lived, six to eight weeks, usually and are the result of largely unforeseeable circumstances. the fifth and final point, over the last several years eia recognize

u.s. has had 16 banking crises and canada has had zero. >> there have been bubbles and bursts in the u.s., but if you're educated and you're prepared, you should be able to profit. >> you see these bubbles and bursts are just a bit of harmless free-market fun. >> nothing fun about people's house losing 50% of their value. >> but you can make money off that. >> there are some people, a very few amount of people, who can make money. >> the rest of them [bleep] who cares. >> are you serious? i would never ever say that. >> why not? [bleep]. >> an outrageous thing to say. screw 'em. no. oh, my god! somebody please teach these people how to bank. >> we have a lot of products here in the u.s. that the canadians can take a hint from, like, for example, collateralized mortgage obligations. although we went overboard with them it's still a product that works. >> over, under, inside outside loans. >> never heard of those. a reverse shrinking derivative. >> still never heard of it. unlike americans, average canadians have been denied these financial instruments, leaving them confused about what a ban

you know, kate and chris, these small towns, these junctions all the way in north america, u.s., canada -- this train was headed into the united states -- a lot of questions about rail safety and the safety of those tankers, how quickly they can leak or explode. a lot more crude and petroleum products moving around our two countries. >> paula newton following it all. paula, thank you so much. that video, there's a lot of amazing video we're seeing today, but that video with the plumes of dark, thick smoke, absolutely terrifying that we're watching. a lot of other stories developing at this hour. let's get straight to michaela for the headlines. >>> good morning to you. a major health scare for teresa heinz kerry, the wife of secretary of state john kerry. she is in critical but stable condition at a boston hospital this morning. she became ill at the family's vacation home in nantucket on sunday. the family isn't saying what the illness is, but they're asking for privacy. the 74-year-old was treateded for breast cancer in 2009. >>> people evacuated from they are homes in arizona are bei

u.s. the u.k. and canada or issuing these warnings to their people either not to go or to be cautious when they do go so far as i say and if we consider each terrorist spends on average seventy dollars a night when you consider you've got millions of people going it is a big problem for egypt to have to really focus in on it surely sounds like a huge blow because there are so many services and industries that are services. industry restaurants hotels and infrastructure lots of things infrastructure it's both camel riders it's taxes are all these people is having a knock on effect of all of that and if you consider one in eight people addictions work in the tourist industry. so a lot of people are affected by this and of course it's for now though i mean seems like a vicious circle but let's hope that one day the country will get through a very capable beam thank you so much for this and there are those who are happy to help egypt out of its dire financial situation during its sensitive transition period saudi

u.s. and canada in u.s. you are pushy and in canada we are more relaxed. we do our best to move ahead but not as pushy. that is something i've notice sd different. but i'm true to my homeland but i do love living in the us. that's what i think it means to be an american. >> friday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern congressman john lewis talks about his participation in the civil rights movement. he spoke about them last month. see it at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> later part of the cable show held in washington will hear about the impact of technology on education as well as remarks from jennifer lopez discussing her new cable network which targets latino americans. also friday afternoon two journalists talk about the future of medicare and whether it's a solution for inflated medical prices. that is at 5:15 eastern on c-span. >> next a discussion on how the definition of citizenship in america has changed over the decades. pan list talk about citizenship and how it relates to community service and self-governance. t's an hour. >> good afternoon everybod

about 16 million barrels shipped by rail from canada to the u.s. last year, compared to an estimated 73 million this year, and nearly 110 million by 2014. >> the regulations we have for rail transport weren't designed to support rail moving massive amounts of oil. so it wouldn't be a surprise at all if our regulations weren't up to the task of what's happening right now. >> reporter: meanwhile, the scope of the tragedy in lac-megantic are still emerging, and the reasons why remain just as elusive as the identity of those lost. >> tomorrow will be another day. we lost people and we lost our downtown. we lost everything. you know. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see firefighters are still trying to stabilize the wreckage. as for the why, why this all happened, there was a fire on board the train earlier in the evening. it's unclear if that had anything to do with the derailment an hour and a half later. this train was inspected on friday. they found nothing to be wrong with it. then again, just hours later, saturday morning, brian, there was

u.s. border in canada. dozens are still missing.mstrong has the latest on this disaster. >> reporter: fires continued to smolder, two days after a massive fire caused by a train derailment, all but destroyed the heart of this picturesque town of 6,000. >> it looks like a war zone here. a large part of the downtown has been destroyed. it's just -- it is really just terrible. there's been loss. life as we all know. and there's still many, many people still missing. >> early saturday morning, a train with 73 cars, carrying crude oil, was parked near quebec. the conductor said he secured the train's brakes before going to a hotel for the night. company officials say it appears the cars became loose and rolled seven miles downhill. the train derailed and exploded. the giant fireball flattened. much of the small downtown at around 1:00 in the morning. >> i lost everything. i don't have nobody here. so i don't know what's going to happen to me. >> reporter: the cause of the accident remains unknown. but in a statement, the montreal main an

u.s. is canada, wears the fourth largest food company in canada.here's a nice business in france selling yoplait yogurt, old el paso mexican food. a nice business in france, rapidly growing business in china selling, again, ice cream, sell frozen food, frozen dumplings all over china, that's been growing double digits for many year, and we recently, within the last year, acquired a very good brazilian food company called yoki, a strong line of brands, and we're seeing that business grow very, very nicely in the year we just completed, on the mystic about our growth pros -- prospect in brazil and south america. we have initiatives in the works and solid broad based expansion outside the u.s.. cheryl: ken, certainly, i know you are looking to expand. i want to talk about the dry dinner market where you are famous, the hamburger helper market. this country is a nation of food snobs going to whole foods and central market, getting fresh meals to go, and you got 69% of the market, it was 88%, and kraft is coming up now on you a little bit. they got the

u.s. and up towards southeastern canada. lots of rain has caused flash floods as well as lots of thundershowers. monday things will be clearing up. windy conditions in the great lakes region will be clearing by the first day of the work week. but severe weather is expected tonight over oklahoma and the southern half of kansas on your monday. monsoonal rain could lead to flash flood across the desert southwest. temperatures are going to be quite mild in l.a. 25 for you soaring to 34 in houston. and nice and mild across the great lakes region. 24 in chicago. 21 in toronto, about 5 degrees cooler than where it should be this time of year. finally, in europe then, we have very hot air across the east. and relatively cool air across the west. and in between that severe weather is happening from central europe down towards western europe. lots of hail and thunderstorms have been reported. as the system moves towards the east, temperatures will go down across eastern europe. but by your monday, on monday going up to 40 degrees in b

u.s. as well as parts of canada. rain -- excuse me hot conditions will continue across the west into the weekend, but some changes are coming into the east. and this front is the key. this is the boundary of cool air and hot air producing quite severe weather near the border. there is the possibility of thunderstorms, gusty winds and even isolated tornadoes. this is expected to sag towards the south. as it does so, temperatures will cool down quite significantly. chicago at 36 degrees on friday, quite hot, but cooling down to 28 or 27. so some changes are on the way across the east. across europe then heat is building here. but we want to talk about thunderstorms and gusty winds across the front and italy as well as the alpine region. y we have reports of large hail and winds in italy and damaging lightning in france. and windy conditions in the baltic states. and temperatures are quite soaring going up to 37 in madrid on friday, 36 degrees on sunday. paris over 30 degrees and mid-30s on your monday. so dangerous hea

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