will witness more islamic phobia there will be islamophobia rise in the u.s. post such as students do you agree with them unfortunately i do because as you noted from the very beginning the narrative started to form to places suspects one or more into another camp and in particular into a terrorist camp and while the president initially was very careful not to call this an act of terrorism and not to use that word casually by the next day he was calling it an act of terror and there started to be rumors about them having come from chechnya. which is not normally that has a large presence but is not normally associated with al qaida. so it i feel like from the very beginning there was the best case scenario for in a lot of people's minds would to have them be muslims who had become radicalized and did this as part of jihad i think that was there from the get go and unfortunately i think this will only increase people's tendency towards islamophobia and that's really unfortunate because so much for joining us r t thank you you thank . the book. will go into the futur

. >> reporter: the letters set off alarms at two complexes in maryland where the u.s. postffice intercepts mail addressed dd federal officials. outside those facilities today, hazmat teams checked for ricin contamination. according to the f.b.i., the grtters containing a white granular substance were sent to mississippi senator roger wicker and to president obama. two rounds of preliminary tests suggest the letters contain ricin, a poison than originates in castor beans. however, definitive tests on the letters are still being conducted. white house spokesman jay carney said the president was never in danger. >> materials that are suspicious or substances that are found to be suspicious at remote locations are then sent for secondary and more intense testing, and that process is under way now. >> reporter: the f.b.i., after reviewing the letters, says for now there is no indication of a connection to the attack in boston. the letters were mailed from memphis, tennessee, last week on april 8 and seemed to have come from one individual who wrote this: >> reporter: because the

u.s. presence post-2014. i believe being in the four corners will be necessary for us to insure the gains we make with afghan forces are sustainable post-2014. and thewe look at iran role in afghanistan, speaking whaticularly post-2014, area of the country are you most worried about it and risk -- with respect to iran is force them having a presence? >> it is in the west. the harat region and we see evidence of by iranian influence. we see a great effort made by i ran to control what goes on inside afghanistan i am happy to report that many of the resources have not fallen on fertile ground. they absolutely have great interest and influence in the western part of the country. a parke were not to have -- a sufficient presence in the western part of the country looking at post-2014 posture our nato allies, what type of influence do you think iran would have and what do you think they would do with that? >> i think it is fair to say that would have influence in the western part of the country and fair to say tha

the u.s. post broke the story. do you see what i'm saying?e way, they're pretty aggressive at the post. you would think they would state. i'm just saying. and state that plays out as opposed to a hotel room? and just telling you. a good nose on this. anyway, there is a good fight. liz: and is easy. he did stand on park avenue. you're in new jersey, forget it. you would not know vertigo. thank you. stops 17 as before the closing bell. coming back and still that 66 points, but well off lows of the session. four out of five days in the red . does that particular numbers signify that the rally is over? our next guest says she has stock picks that are all weatherproof. four or five days down. you cannot mess with these names coming up next. earlier we ask you, what is the first thing you up pretty your wardrobe when you have extra cash? check out the answers as we head to break. ♪ friday night, buddy. you are gonna need a wingman. and my cash back keeps the party going. but my airline miles take it worldwid [ male announcer ] it shouldn't be this

what it has to do with the u.s. post office. >>> welcome back, everyone of the look at the bay bridge there, illuminated this morning. look at the traffic, too, this morning. looks like it's moving smoothly. mike has a look at the morning commute across the bay area for us. 5:24 right now. more trouble for disgraced cyclist lance armstrong, filing a formal complaint against armstrong, accusing him of violating his contract with the u.s. postal service. the claim says armstrong was, quote, unjustly enriched while cheating to win his tour de france titles. the u.s. postal service reportedly paid $40 million to be the sponsor for armstrong's team for six of the seven victories. the government is now seeking three times that amount in damages. armstrong's team director and tailwind sports were named as defendants as well. >>> for years now, maybe you've heard of this one. animal planet offering its alternative to the super bowl. many call the puppy bowl. those cute little dogs have serious new competition. the hallmark chann

if he taps her officially, caroline kennedy will be the first woman to hold the u.s. post in tokyo.jake, she's in kansas city tomorrow night promoting her tenth book. so in kansas city they can ask her about it. >> i'm sure she'll be grilled. thank you, erin. >>> right now things are heating up in the korean peninsula. we've learned this afternoon the u.s. navy is sending at least one warship and a sea-based platform closer to the north korean coastline and amping up their presence with stealth bombers. richard haas joins me to talk about this breaking news story. the defense department has said that the taunts from kim jong-un are nothing more than war amonging rhetoric, richard, but i don't know if national xusht officials behind closed doors are considering this all just to be rhetoric. how serious do you take what's going on in north korea right now? >> well, jake, i think it's most likely to be rhetoric or to use the real word bluster. on the other hand, there's probably a 10% chance that it's not. that's the reason you see things like b-2 aircraft and now ships heading toward

the 11th-hour of the u.s. posted behind, something he did not want to do, but figure did not have any choice in the matter was to sign the of allegiance which would give him a stay of execution. president lincoln was going to send word down as to the conditions of his release. sadly, the night that there had been a shooting or edgar had been taken to he was shot in the back and morally wounded. ten hours later he would die. what i would like for folks to take from this book cannot princess anne county, sacrifices to the war between the states. they didn't of slaves. they weren't fighting to keep slavery live. there were fighting for issues that concerned their families, their homes, their way of life. that is what they were fighting for. >> this weekend book tv is in virginia beach, virginia with the help of our local cable partner. next, virginia professor present his collection of essays on the religious diversity of colonial virginia. >> the book immersed out of a project that we did at the center which began as a

as detailed by the u.s. posta poker ring prove to be the last straw in negotiations that it already reached a standstill. i'm told by sources lasry has not been contacted by the fbi nor associated with the crime committed and they had already reached a standstill over this very strict policy regarding avenue's investments in france. maria and bill? >> kayla, thank you so much. >> kayla tausche with the latest there. >> we're coming back with the closing countdown. >>> stephanie link, is so great. she always has her finger on the pulse in this market. she says it's time for investors to rotate money into one sector she thinks looks very cheap right now. she'll tell us what up on the "closing bell." you're watching the "closing bell" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. but i wondered what a customer thought? describe the first time you met. you brought the flex in... as soon as i met fiona and i was describing the problem we were having with our rear brakes, she immediately triaged the situation, knew exactly wh

u.s. >>> and they are planning on taking secrets posts as a u.s. spy. he pleaded guilty to espionage and he has been in jail since 2011 and the 24-year-old is from kentucky. >>> in the years after 9/11 attacks, they say it is undisputable that americans engaged in torture. they not only tortured them but slammed them into walls, water boarded them and kept them awake for days on end. they say there is no proof it produced valuable information that could have come from other means. >>> faa is banning all aircraft except for other equipment in two miles where the two explosions happened yesterday. the no fly zone reaches up to 3,000 feet and the restrictions do not affect flights in logan airport, no word on when the ban will be lifted. and into the ocean he is now describing what he felt. it dragged down the plane and he tried to regain control instead the plane belly flopped under the water and all passengers survived that crash. >>> sometime soon, billions of creepy crawlly things will be swarming the east coast. that is what they sound like if you hav

u.s. market posting a nearby 13% drop. big reasons, smart phones and tablets gobbling up market share and inability of windows 8 to rekindle interest in the pc. t-mobile has got a promotion to drum up business. now it's going to sell the iphone. and t-mobile says customers can trade their own old iphones a 4 s will get you $120 off a new t-mobile iphone. stocks higher on speculation earnings will be stronger than estimated sending s and p and dow to new records. shares higher on shares of apple and oracle and if they were voting on twitter for best hero category. it's the first time the network is allowing instagram voting. at bloomberg studios, carol, larry back to you. >> a michigan couple celebrated 75 years of marriage. >> this is remarkable. walter and eva greenwood both 93 marked their diamond anniversary by renewing vows they met during a ymca dance and had a court house wedding. >> three great grandchildren later they've never had a serious argument living in the same house built 60 years ago and hand holding never

post 2014? that's of course when u.s. and international forces leave. there's a real fear that once they leave the funding will also leave. it's international sponsors that prop up these shelters. you know, the government they're not really quite very interested in what these shelters provide. there are some ministers who have accused them of being places of immorality and prostitution. suzanne, i can assure you having visited one there couldn't be anything further from the truth. these places are helping rebuild the lives of thousands of women who are the victims of violence. >> anna, just seems to be extraordinary that after trillions of dollars of money over the last ten years poured into afghanistan to in some ways improve the lives of afghans, you've got a situation where i know you've been looking into this and found that this sort of violence is not getting better, it's getting worse. >> yeah, that's exactly right. and the united nations has said just that. 20% rise in the number of cases of violence against women and girls. and that is really fr

u.s. oil company posted 4.5% drop in quarterly earnings and 16% in revenue. the company did earn nearly 6$62 billion in the first quarter. that works out to $3.18 per share. 10 cents higher than estimates. shares however were higher on the day, closing at 120.04. >> the rubber met the road in the first quarter forgood year, as the company recorded record profits in rth america an asia. good year earned 45 cents per share, rolling pass the target of 33 cents. europe put the brakes on things, and shares fell to 4.8 billion. weakness in european and venezuela were key news. and it fell to $12.51. kellogg is hiking its quarterly dividend to 46 cents per share in the third quarter. shares essentially flat today, but up a krispie, 30% in the past year. >> stock averages may continue their march higher this year. diane jaffe of tcw, and the dividend focus fund she manages rose 21% last year. welcome, diane. i want to talk about your stock forecast, because, you know, the economic growth numbers we got today, not so great and earnings have been so so, so why are stoc

upon his return to the u.s., tamerlan posted this video showing clear extremist tendencies. >> what dide do when he went back for six months? did he sit in his aunt and uncle's home for six months or was he doing something else? and when he came back to this country, why didn't it ring a bell with the fbi intelligence unit that he should be checked out? and vetted again? >> the fbi has told officials the bureau looked into the older brother in 2011 and found no red flags. the cia was also approached by the russians with similar concerns about tamerlan. questions were also raised by officials about the tsarnaev's mother. both she and the older brother's names were added to a terrorist identities database. but the investigation appears to have gone nowhere. was dam lab tsarnaev radicalized overseas? maybe so. but his uncle says tamerlan's views more likely came from someone in the u.s. >> i heard that talking from tamerlan. where that might be coming from. and he says, oh, yeah, yes, there is such a thing. there's a person a new convert into islam. >> that new convert, a muslim extremist

u.s. army veteran eric karun posted this video online while fighting with the rebels in syria. erik karun has joined the al qaeda linked group gentleness were the only rebel group in syria that the u.s. has that ignited this terrorists while in syria eric actively posted photos and videos of himself holding various weapons bragging about the rebels latest attacks and calling himself a freedom fighter or charlotte your days are numbered you're going to die no matter what where you go we will find you and kill you upon arrival in the u.s. he was arrested and charged with illegally using a rocket propelled grenade on behalf of the all kind of group according to court documents eric told the f.b.i. that quote he hated al qaeda he did not know any al qaeda members and would fight any regime if it impose sharia law in syria end of quote but in an interview with a journalist before he was arrested eric responded to a question about fighting alongside terrorists in syria by saying quote the u.s. plays both sides to end of quote very karun had never served overseas during his brief time

u.s. tamerlan posted this video showing clear extremist tendencies. >> what did he do when he went back foronths? did he sit in his aunt and uncle's home for six months, or was he doing something else, and when he came back to this country, why didn't it ring a bell with the fbi intelligence unit that he should be checked out and vetted again? >> the fbi has told officials the bureau looked into the older brother in 2011 and found no red flags. the cia was also approached by the russians with similar concerns about tamerlan. questions were also raised by officials about the tsarnaev's mother. both she and the older brother's names were added to a terrorist identity database but the investigations seemed to have gone nowhere. was tamerlan tsarnaev radicalized overseas. maybe so, but his uncle said tamerlan's views more than likely came from someone in the u.s. >> i heard that talking, where that might be coming, from and he said, oh, yeah, there is such a thing. there's a person, sort of some new convert into islam. >> that new convert, a muslim extremist right here in the boston area. >> he

u.s. airways posted a bigger adjusted profit as it carried more passenger and collected more from them. that always helps. revenue rising 3.5% in what the airline called a strong demand environment. jetblue, united, southwest all up as well today. sue? >>> ty, this is the financial equivalent of the super bowl of quarterly reports. apple releasing numbers after the bell today, the stock, which has taken a beating recently now traiting above $400. not by much, but they'll take it. investors may be coming back, but what do consumers this i? that story next when pow per continues. [ female announcer ] it's time for the annual shareholders meeting. ♪ there'll be the usual presentations on research. and development. some new members of the team will be introduced. the chairman emeritus will distribute his usual wisdom. and you? well, you're the chief life officer. you just need the right professional to help you take charge. ♪ >>> all right. the market's kind of fallen apart. it's whipsawed all the way back up. so take a look at the right-hand side. we saw the dow jones industrial average go

. >> stephanie: the u.s. post immediately reported there is a saudi national. you are right.we'll be checking in with you throughout the morning to get the latest. here she is jacki schechner. >> good morning, everybody, three dead and at least 150 recorded wounds after two bombs went off yesterday at the finish of the boston marathon. two blasts went off within 13 seconds of one another, almost three quarters of the runners had already crossed the finish line. injuries range from eardrum damage to severed limbs and head injuries. president obama pledged full resources of the federal government to figure out what happened and who is responsible. >> obama: people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the of the facts. but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any -- any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> the fbi immediately took charge of the investigation and started following up on leads. last night they swarmed a 5th floor apartm

u.s. agents are posting an alert warning that the our record it -- out for carbon is counterfeit and the vialnot approved for sale of the u.s. and samsung taking a bigger bite out of apple's share of the smart phone market with its cheaper android devices. according to research firm idc, samsung has had nearly 33 percent of the market in the latest quarter, almost twice the apple market share of 17%. now we continue our "countdown to the closing bell" with liz claman. ♪ liz: well, pretty much at highs of the session for the dow jones industrials. let's get to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange to pick apart what moved the most this week. >> reporter: will take a look that the best percentage gainers on the dow jones industrials. this week we gained about 1902 points. but what names of the best performers in percentage terms? let's start off first with dupont's. dupont was a winner, and it gained almost 8 percent this week, clearly outpacing the dow gaining just over 1%. an 8% gain, double profit. you saw sales growth, good news. obviously, clearly the chemical maker

u.s. cities posting their largest year-over-year growth since 2006.es that mean for industries driving the housing market? jeff flock is in muskego, wisconsin at penny mustard furniture company. i love the name, jeff? >> and beautiful furniture, david. it is all made in the usa. i'll tell you it is great stuff and great news for the folks at penny mustard. i tell you why they call it penny mustard by the way in a second. i will talk to ben huff, one of the brothers that run the company. you love the news today out of the case-shiller folks. anytime home prices are up it is good news for you?. >> yes it is. it will increase sales of home furnishing industry which is good for anybody in the home furnishings industry. >> i will show that in a moment. want to show you homebuilder stocks who are not up today. they have taken a lot of hits lately in terms of downgrade. but if the stuff that goes into homes, we look into that one, companies like restoration hardware, bed, bath & beyond, when homes are selling it really drives the economy. >> yes. especially

u.s. withdraws combat troops. post-2014 number has not been set. at that conversations about what he is working on. they have not made a recommendation. it is an evolving situation. things are going to change. bilateral get a security agreement with the afghans. there are lots of questions that have to be answered. it is a mistake to say here is the no. we picked, let the debate it. they have to take responsibility for the un sovereignty and security. it could be 20 years from now, 30 years from now, you'd still get to the situation where people will be nervous about us leaving. the longer we stay the great to the dependency. i have been very supportive of what the generals are doing a lot of a slowly transferring responsibility. overis being transferred to the afghan national security forces in a way that puts them and the best position to be able to secure that country. this is a challenging place. we cannot stay there forever. the longer we stay the more dependency we create. has beenlogical paths set. the afghan national security forces have go

italy's ex pm has confirmed he won't be in the mix but is pushing for senior party members to get top posts. u.s. military says another three detainees have joined the hunger strike in the us one time m o b detention center bringing the total number of inmates protesting to one hundred out of one hundred sixty six held their strike starting eighty one days ago over growing abuse allegations and indefinite detention without charge also coinciding with the obama administration's recent decision to keep the facility open despite election campaign pledges to close the controversial site. russian officials recently blacklisted by the u.s. have spoken out for the first time since the ban went into force rejecting allegations against them washington accuses people on the list of being linked to the death of lawyer sergey magnitsky in police custody more than three years ago or he's medina coaching of a has more. they say that the publication of this list was a politically motivated decision and that the u.s. side was not objective and making its decisions as it couldn't be possibly aware of all those d

u.s. corporations are still posting record high levels of earnings against the backdrop of a weak global economy. if we get a big downdraft from whatever happens out of boston or some other factor, that's a real risk factor, but near term, very strong earnings, hard to argue with stocks with that backdrop. >> you just mexed the boston marathon incident. we doebt have the complete story on that tragedy, but events like that do impact investor psychology. how much? >> that's right. really two factors to focus on. first, what effect does it have on consumer confidence? first question, how does it affect consumer spending, psychology. the broader issue is more nebulous. what are the geopolitical ramifications of the event. we've had examples over the past 20 years, oklahoma city or 9/11, some have very profound impacts on geopolitical impacts and the economy and some not as much. >> since the woes of last year, there's been a mind set of investors to buy the dips. as the market comes lower, they step in and see an opportunity to buy. now, we've had a pretty good selloff in the past couple of days an

u.s. says there's ignited this terrorist while in syria erik actively posted photos and videos of himself holding various weapons spraying about the rebels latest attacks and calling himself a freedom fighter for sure all of your days are numbered you're going to die no matter what where you go we will find you and kill you upon arrival in the u.s. he was arrested and charged with illegally using a rocket propelled grenade on behalf of the all kind of group according to court documents eric told the f.b.i. that quote he hated it he did not know any al qaeda members and would fight any regime if it impose sharia law in syria end of quote but in an interview with a journalist before he was arrested eric responded to a question about fighting alongside terrorists is syria by saying quote the us plays both sides to end of quote harry truman had never served overseas during his brief time with the u.s. military before heading for syria he had a quiet job with a mortgage company in phoenix arizona worlds away from the wars of the middle east i spoke with and speckhard a leading expert on terror

u.s. involvement in the post-election prices and the oil rich. well. science technology innovation all the least of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. internationally in the very heart of moscow. thanks for staying with us you're watching r t washington is not yet ready to recognize the results of venezuela's presidential election that's according to u.s. secretary of state john kerry in sunday's polls in the oil rich nation saw the designated a of a good job as nicolas maduro won by a razor thin majority prompting large scale rallies across the country both for and against his victory mean all that as well as the supreme court has ruled that there is no legal basis full recount which has demanded which was demanded by majoris opposition rival and the u.s. the newly elected president also claimed that washington's been trying to destabilize when his well i'm so she all of the professor dr william robinson says this is nothing new when it comes to you was a tactics in the region. this is a new tactic on the part of washington to t

u.s. city to (inaudible) post katrina where he saw firsthand where a critical role these systems played in the city's recovery. i am honored to chair the council because i feel it's crucial that the public sector work side by side with our private sector partners to do everything we can today to ensure we will meet the needs of our residents in the days, weeks and years after a disaster. the objective of the lifeline council are to develop and improve collaboration in the city and county across regions regularly -- to develop and improve collaboration in the city and across the region by regularly convening a group of senior level operation officers of local and regional life line providers, understanding intersystem dependencies of enhancing planning, restoration and reconstruction, share information about the recovery plans and priorities and establish coordination process for life lines restoration and recovery following a major disaster. i'm going to go back to the last slide and just say today's conversation i want to focus around the specific challenges that we're facing and that is

we have to bear in mind the u.s. post office does not pay part parking tickets, does not pay taxes and putting gas taxes and license plate fees and the like. so we also recognize that when they want to go into private areas we have to make sure they are not leveraging the property tax and so on so there is a balancing and hopefully you'll to be very active role of the bill that is being offered in the house as we speak and i would invite you to do so. we now go to the gentleman from tennessee. >> thank you mr. chairman. just a few questions. first, mr. dodaro, did they look to see if the modified saturday plan met the requirements of the postal writer? >> nope. >> okay. the report from the gao stated that the 2006 post reform wall did not required to refund 75 years of retiree health benefits over a ten year period. do you agree with that statement? >> i apologize. >> let me read it. i apologize for them as communicating of your name. december, 2012 report said the 2006 postal reform all didn't require the usps to fund 75