the united fuel workers and they are picketing at oil refineries in texas, washington state and kentucky. union representatives say the strike is about more than money. they are also concerned about worker safety, under staffing and worker fatigue. day rejected a fourth contract offer over the weekend. >> the national was willing to continue talking even beyond the midnight deadline. industry walked away and basically left them no option. >> they say gas prices could go up if it goes on. workers plan to picket after the plant has safely shut down. during the strike they continue to ship out what has already been refined. >>> dozens of patients are in the $1.5 million medical center. ucsf officially opened yesterday. 878,000 hospital includes services for children and is a cancer treatment center. more than 130 patients were transferred yesterday with ambulances arriving every four minutes. >> we did not know what the room looked like. just to come in and see their names up and all of this it was just so nice. >> it is great. it gives us a little more privacy and makes us feel like we hav

the united fuel workers union represents employees at more than 200 refineries and chemical plants.t nine of them walked out after a labor contract expired sunday. a full wreck could hurt more than two thirds of all oil production in the u.s. canadian miner south gobi says it could be forced into bankruptcy unless a ruling in mongolia is reversed. south gobi and three former employees were convicted of a charge on friday at the end of a three-year investigation. the company was fined $18 million. south gobi is partly owned by whotinto's turquoise hill says there is no evidence to support the verdict and confirmed it will appeal. china's manufacturing shrinks for the first time in more than two years. what does this mean for commodities prices? joining us is dominic schnieder. thank you so much for joining us this morning. let's talk about these numbers that came in. four out of five of these manufacturing indices fell. what was the most shocking thing out of what has happened? >> if you look at the pmi numbers, what i didn't like his large companies have also seen a sharp decline in

united airlines is ordering flight crews to do a better job following procedures. the warning issued after several reports of potentially dangerous cockpit errors including a near miss and landing with low fuel. united telling us tonight, this is part of their ongoing approach to safety issues. >>> now, to an unlikely battle headed to the supreme court today. abercrombie & fitch and those famous ads. well tonight, a young woman who says she was denied a job because of what she wanted to wear. here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: abercrombie & fitch. selling a lifestyle of preppy youth and skimpy clothing. they're known for their sexy salespeople across the world. but when samantha applied to be one of them, she was rejected. abercrombie told her they had a, quote, look policy. no head scarves allowed. tonight, she took her fight all the way to the supreme court, saying she was discriminated against because of her religion. her lawyer, reading a statement on her behalf. >> observance of my faith should not prevent me from getting a job. >> reporter: abercrombie saying she never told them she was wearing her head scarf for religious reasons. and explanation that today, some of the justices di

currently there are only about a dozen hydrogen fueling stations in the united states mainly on the west coast so at this point hyundai is just making the fuel cell vehicle available in california and only with a lease. $500 a month. >> fuel cell technology is promising. it's advanceing at a pretty rapid rate. >> other fuel cell cars are coming soon. one from toyota, another from honda. the state of california and toyota plan to build about 40 more fueling stations by 2016. >> the only hydrogen cars available this year are the tucson fuel cell and one from toyota. the toyota will come out in the next few months. priced around $57,000. that's before all the tax credits and rebates that will be much less. honda is slated to release its hydrogen car in particular of 2016. i will be watching for these. >> five, ten years from now, that will be the standard. >> michael, thank you. >>> let's bring you some breaking news now. president obama arivging in the bay area as we speak. >> trying to find the plane on the tarmac. he's going to head to the fairmount hotel in san francisco. we're just try

. >> united airlines has issued a safety warning to a pilot after 4 serious errors. one involved a plane less fueled than what is mandated. united says it was a brutally honest message and the incidents were also preventable. it noticed the danger of black discipline. united said every pilot must be willing to speak up. if there is a question safety. >> bikes are no longer allowed on sidewalks in san jose. a new city ordinance took effect this week found fernando, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th street in downtown san jose. fines now range from $100 all the way to $1,000. now, kids 12 years old and younger and their guardians as well as of course the police officers on bike. the bicycle traffic on the sidewalk. but it does force him to write on the street and increases their risk of being hit by a car. >> time now is 447. >> yes, you have. >> we're off to a good start. >> yes, all right. yes, you're absolutely right, i mean, it's early, brian you know this. a lot of people were on the road, so, yeah, so brian has a little experience to get in this chair and we're off to a good start, there you go. out to this

the united states and military advisors at the pentagon are weary of pouring more arms into this race essentially fueling a proxy war between the united states and russia on the battlefield of korean. >> we've just heard from germany that they've made a decision not to supply lethal weaponry to ukraine. what are we talking about? >> first of all, secretary of state kerry is going to kiev this week and he will no doubt hear more from the ukrainian government of yevgeni the prime minister about their needs. but the pentagon officials tell me the president has been getting the best information he can from his generals, the chairman of the joint chiefs and the president has been hinting in recent interviews that he's not particularly in a mood to escalate things. he feels that the last thing the u.s. should be is in a war with russia, in ukraine and there are many people particularly in the state department who don't believe that accelerating the condition on the ground will actually bring a diplomatic solution to the forefront any faster. >> jamie mcintyre thank you. >>> one thing the president is getting t

there are only about a dozen hydro john fueling stations in the united states mostly on the west coastright now hyundai is just making the fuel cell vehicle available in california and only with a lease at $500 a month. >> the technology is promising and advancing in a pretty rapid rate plus there is incentives available like tax breaks. >> other few cell cars are coming including from toyota and from honda. the safety california and toyota plan to build 40 more fueling stations by 2016. >> the only hydro kosta karageorge -- hydrogen car is priced a64,000. the honda is slated to release their hydrogen car in march of 2016. stay tuned. >> in the remark center that is the san mateo bridge with smooth sailing across the water to the peninsula but there is turbulence in the forecast when president obama arrives later this evening and i will tell you where and how that will back the commute when we check out my breakfast! i got eggs... sausage... ham... bacon... cheese... and toasted sourdough bread. uh, mine's easier. mmm... (eating sounds) do you know that guy? get a load of jack's loaded

>> we have a nine sites that are striking, 10% of all of the fuel produced in the united states areais driving the price of gasoline and diesel higher because people are worried about production slowing. this glut of oil we are seeing a largely in the united states from show production all of this excess oil with a nowhere to go. where is it going to go? oil prices falling in terms of the wti contract. mixed reaction in terms of pricing. this is 10% of production being affected in the u.s. it could get as high as 64% if we do see all of the united steelworkers union refineries the terminals, the pipelines, if they all get hit by this strike action, we could see 64% hit. it looks like more strikes could be called. more refineries are thinking about standing up and taking this position because they are not getting anywhere in their contract negotiations. shell negotiates on behalf of and they are locking heads. five contracts have been offered up and rejected. what do they want? better pay and better protection of this none your workers and getting their jobs and better health. not an

in the united states is vitally important. as is the ability to use any fuel safely. particularly with respect to the residents of my state. universally, across the country the right way to look at it is producing energy using any fuel generally is as safe as any other >> the market will account for that. we have accounted for that in our region, where coal fire units need to be retired. when i started discussions on this topic at this committee for years ago, so i think striking the right balance is is important. with as much input as you have received over the last year they have provided you with a roadmap to do that, and i want to compliment you for all the hard work that you're doing, as well as the team you assemble to do it. >> you have any closing comments? >> know. thank you for your graciousness and letting me spend time with you. all the work that we are doing at epa, we are going to work hand-in-hand with the states moving forward. even if we disagree, we will certainly listen, we will take everybody's interests into consideration. we will be out t

a january 9th bulletin from united to pilots cited one flight that needed a last-second pull-up maneuver to avoid crashing. one had less fuel in reserves than required. united is ordering to double down on safety procedures. >>> the new york trial of the accused al qaeda terrorist nasir. the first time communications revealed between osama bin laden and his deputies with britain, russia and europe. he is representing himself at this trial. he denies all the charges. >>> the jury pool for the trial accused of the boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will begin next week. it left three dead and hundreds injured. the prosecution and defense teams settling on a pool of 70 jurors which will be whittled down to 12 and 6 alternates. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >>> sad story here. los angeles angels star josh hamilton who spent years battling drug addiction has suffered a relapse. hamilton confessing to major league officials said it happened a couple months back. early in his career he was out of baseball for years for substance abuse. it is not clear if he will face any suspensions. he has struggled with drug a

united states rose. mass mass migration is fueled not just economic power of a political power. new york was the most populous state in the union in 1810 with a little less than 1 million inhabitants until the civil war some of the five largest were southern slaveholding states and he's vanished after the 1860 census. after the war new york received many immigrants coming from europe including 20 percent every decade. more growth begets still more growth. as new york's welded became the undisputed manufacturing and financial center of the nation but wielded more political power in washington formally and informally. from 1862 the turn-of-the-century the rounded out the top five population centers. the power group usually putting that in the white house and sending more wealth back home. of the 22 presidents who served in the white house during the 19th 19th century all but three came from one of the five most populous states five presents. when new york was not in the white house generally speaking a man from ohio, indiana illinois was. in the 20th century their would be no grea

pullup to avoid crashing into the ground and another plane that landed with fuel below the minimal reserves nobody was hurt and united told that all crew members must have their priorities straight when they put on their uniforms. >>> an accident that wiped out internet service in arizona, someone cut a fiber optic line in phoenix at 6:30, nobody could make phone calls or go online and businesses could not progress credit cards and law enforcement data bases were not available as well. the slashed cable was near a river bed and whoever did this went through a long process to reach it. >>> in new york city researchers are trying to figure out what caused a park garage to collapse. the building crashed on to a school bus parked below and the driver was napping below and no children were on board he woke up to see debris piled around him, the collapse was so jarring the construction workers across the street thought a bomb went off. >> a loud, like an explosion it felt like an oinl because the foundation i felt it shake. >> one worker was hurt but escaped with minor injuries. >>> washington d.c. moved ahead in legalized

fuel growth. clearly that worked for the united states. i think that low rates won't fuel growth i think is a misconception. >> i think it has worked in the united states. sorry. >> thank you. >> you can also check out bob and darren's energy play. go to power lunch.cnbc.com and see what the play they're talking about is for that sector. okay. let's get a little bit further south. brian sullivan is in galveston, texas, for power lunch today, and, brian i understand you have the weekly bakers hughes reet count. what kind of numbers are we looking at? >> down 84 oil rigs. we lost over 90, but that includes gas. oil is what we're dawg about. hello. the weekly drilling rig count fell again. down 84 for the oil rigs. now oil rigs down 367 from one year ago. this according to bakers hughes. canada added one rig. no real difference there. guys, i also just want to caution everybody. remember, huge difference between a rig and a well. rig is for future production. the current production is at an all-time high. 9.22 million barrels per day in americ

it has been increasing, and i think someone used the term that citizens united just put more fuel on the fire. you know, citizens united is about paid speech not free speech. and i think these charts and the information shows that. there's no lying here. and as spending by the special interest groups is increasing rapidly, and it's continually going through dark money groups. leaving voters to question who is really behind these ads they're seeing on their tv. we looked at five major issues that have very high percentage polling from the american people. and then we looked at the special interest spending behind the issues blocking progress on the issues, particularly on the federal level, but also in a lot of states. and so, you can see the polling numbers in the middle column and the special -- some of these numbers, the u.s. chamber, i believe the nra, those count like state level spending, too. an untold story that a lot of money is being spent on the federal level to elect a congress. but the amount of money in governors races and state legislature races has exploded, as well. an

obviously, there's an anxiety about the united states providing weapons here pouring fuel on the fire say some. they may not deter president putin or deter the rebels. in fact, they may turn what is a regional conflict into a proxy war between the united states and russia. john kerry addressed that as well, said we're not interested in a proxy war. we want to change russia's behavior. we're not choosing a military outcome, but you cannot have a one-sided peace. well, john kerry is now on his way to munich. he will land in munich and there tomorrow he'll meet the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov for talks. meanwhile, here in ukraine, the french president, francois hollande is here with the german chancellor angela merkel. they're meeting ukraine's leaders. next they'll go to moscow and meet president putin, who denies that his troops are crossing the border, that he's supplying any weapons. so a day and two days indeed of intense diplomacy trying to keep pace with the violence. we've seen dozens killed in recent days. 5,300 and more killed since this conflict began. and the risks

in the united states is vitally important. as is the ability to use any fuel safely. particularly with respect to the residents of my state. universally, across the country, the right way to look at it is producing energy using any fuel generally is as safe as any other fuel, you should be able to do that and the portion -- the market will account for that. it has in fact already accounted for that and they've certainly provided you with the road not to do that i want to compliment you for the hard work you are doing but also the team that has been and in some the cases you assembled to do that. >> do you have any closing comments, administrator? >> thank you for letting me come today and talk to you. for all of the work we're doing at epa, we will work hand in hand with the state moving forward. even if we disagree, we will certainly listen and take everyone's interest into consideration, doing the best job we can. we will be out there when this is done to make sure we can do it together. >> you are accessible. wyoming is on the other side of the fence about

there are concerns that a plan to take back mosul from isis will only fuel insnablt the region. the united arab emirates and other coalition members say the offensive which would be largely led by shia-dominated forces would alienate sunnis. isis tried to capital hooizize on sunni's disenchantment with the iraqi government. >>>er bill is at the center of fighting against the isis terror group. senior international correspondent went to the front lines where kurd canish fighters are trying to keep isis at bay. >> reporter: all is quiet at this moment on erbil. we went there with this man, the commander of sector six of the kurdish lines. one of iraqi kyrgyzstan's richest entrepreneurs last august as isis pushed close to erbil, he replaced his business suits with combat fatigues. >> i have many many projects in kyrgyzstan. famous projects and resorts, factories. >> reporter: as we approached the front lines, his radio picks up chatter among isis fighters. he's responsible for a network of fortifications and trenches running 120 kilometers or 70 miles. this is one of the hottest sectors of th

fuels over renewables. let me give you a perfect example, united states has been using more natural gas and less coal to create electricity. >> yep. >> charge our iphones, et cetera. and the carbon dioxide, the amount of green house gasses has gone down, in europe, where they are much bigger into renewables, much larger subsidies, they haven't embraced natural gas and lo and behold, their emissions have gone up. what do we really want? what's our goal, as a society we want cheap, affordable, low carbon energy, natural gas has to play a part in that right now, and that's realism. >> let me move away, we have about three minutes left, move away from the book and go to another topic, you were a finalist for the pulitzer prize for your coverage of the deep water horizon spill, as we sit here today in late march, we have a pretty significant spill off the coast of texas. >> yep. >> in galveston. >> uh-huh. >> can you give us a sense of what we're looking at over the next couple of weeks out? how does something like this play out? how does this compare to similar things we've seen elsewhere? what should we expect? >

supports of not only russia and iran in terms of diplomatically at the united nations but also in terms of hard weaponry and fuelng sent to them. >> jamal thank you for updating us on that. speaking for us from southern yemen in aden. >>> now people in the live i can't city are assessing the damage a -- assessing the damage a day avi i didn't want lane offed attacks on targets. cairo says the strikes killed several isil fighters in the raid. but civilians include children appear to have been affected as well. meanwhile security in egypt has been stepped up. armed vehicles have been deployed on roads and highways in every province of egypt. their job is to keep public buildings and property safe and secure. >>> egypt had reportedly been planning an operation against isil for months, in coordination with the u.n. backed government. delegates from that government are in cairo to discuss the next steps. meanwhile, france has called on the u.n. security council to take action against armed groups in libya italy has also indicated it would participate in any military i want sense in libya. and soon after launching tho

the machine that is fueling rapid recruitment in the united states.hat was the topic of discussion among top law enforcement and officials on the hill. u.s. chief james clapper said in testimony on the hill you cannot shutdown the internet. >> the global attention and widespread support for these attacks probably will inspire additional extremists. >> reporter: he said 180 americans have now tried to join the fight in syria and that some have already returned to u.s. soil. in regards to the global threat he said the final accounting is done 2014 will have been the most lethal year for terrorism in the 45 years data has been compiled. a dire picture. christine. >> pamela thank you. we are learning more about the british accented voice of isis. the world has come to know him as jihadi john. beyond his real name confirmed by officials to be mohammed emwazi. a birth place in kuwait and privileged upbringing in london. prospects for a bright middle class future if things turned out differently. many questions remain. what radicalized emwazi? isa soares is

in another, the united plane landed with less than the minimum fuel reserves. et's don't think this could happen in united. here is warren buffett's secret to staying young. eat like a six-year-old. i'm not sure he sees what my six-year-old dates. he is 84 years old and tells "fortune magazine" as a fourth of the calories he consumes comes from coca-cola. he owns $16 billion worth of coca-cola stock. he also likes ice cream and salty potato sticks. >> i don't even know what potato sticks are, but i think i would like them, too. stephanie: he says he checked the actuarial tables and found the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds. why is he eating like one? i just have to post for a second. if you would like to see what a six-year-old is like after consuming five coca-cola's in one day, i would be happy to loan my son up and sent him to omaha. it ain't pretty. matt: i did not think anything else when i was six. stephanie: you are talking about crazy town. matt: it is an issue that divided the tech and media communities. we are talking about whether broadband p

united airlines raising its fuel cost projections this morning. we'll talk more about that.nd the ten-year yield, a two-year handle since january 8th. oil lower as the iea offers a mixed outlook on the future. >> shares of coca-cola higher in the market after the company has expectations but is calling 2015 a transition year. we'll tell what you that means. >>> cvs health higher than trade. and ceo said it was the right decision to stop selling tobacco products. first up futures rising in hopes for a greek debt agreement. a proposal for a six-month debt extension for greece as euro leaders get ready for the meeting tomorrow. crude's down after the iae said there may be pressure. the greek meeting very interesting, jim. >> remember i think we're going to get a resolution which is a big stretchout. that is what we've seen period click with like the railroad that got in trouble in 1800. we've seen stretchouts where you kind of reconfigure. that's been from time in memoriam. that's the way you get around this which makes it so you're still made whole. but you get an easier time.

itself to proceed to by 2030 produce renewable energy nonfossil fuel energy that is equal to the amount of electric energy produced in the united states from all sources as of this moment. were you aware of that commitment? >> yes. >> it is pretty phenomenal. all of our fossil fuel energy from coal, from natural gas from solar from wind all of this combine together china is going to match that amount with renewable energy in the next 15 years. that's a pretty extraordinary commitment that we didn't have a year previous. >> that's correct. >> that commitment came out of a dialogue with china about the need for all of the nations of the world to proceed to take on this issue. >> that's correct. >> we are all going to suffer in the planet continues on its warming pace. >> currently we are on a path in which our carbon pollution has gone up from 400 parts per million. and the pace has doubled in the last few decades. we were going up about one part per million and now we are at two parts per million which means within the time many members on the panel are going to serve in the u.s. senate we are going to see carbon levels that go

about the ways in which drone strikes targeted killings have in some instances fueled recruitments or resentment of the united states. it is a very different situation than bombing germany, which the caller mentioned, where there is a pool of germans who can join the german army to fight the united states. here there is really an unlimited supply across the globe of people who might join up with isil or isil-related groups, and it is essential to think about how to effectively dismantle and destroy the group and do so in a way that we will not be able to do that if in the process we end up fueling recruitment and fueling the ability for these groups to attract more and more people. host: as the summit gets underway today, "the wall street journal" editorial board says that the videos put out by isis are intended to show a group that is on the march, the vanguard of history that help win converts. the longer it islamic state appears to be advancing, despite the president's promised to degrade and its story it the wider it'ss appeal becomes. caller: good morning. i have a different outlook on this whole thing.

. >> the prices will go up on the fuel, any excuse they can find, absolutely. >>> united steal workers union represents crews at the near by shell facility here in martinez and the chevron plant as well. they were on day to day contracts and have not yet gone on strike. >>> and the plant here in martinez will continue to take in crude oil and ship out what it has already refined. production will be stopped here later on likely by thursday, you can expect to see workers out here on the picket lines. >>> alex savage. >>> well this morning the new england patriots and their fans are celebrating the team's big 28 to 24 super bowl. >> pass is intercepted at the goal line! >> unbelievable. tom brady can't believe. second and goal with time winding down, malcolm butler intercepted russell wilson at the goal line. the seahawk led by 10, but they came back 28-24. >> they made a great play, i watch add lot of super bowls you know, and you know my opinion that was one of the better ones we just didn't win it. >>> a lot of people lost faith in us early, we held strong, held together, it is a great

. >> the prices will go up on the fuel, any excuse they can find. >>> the united steal workers union represents employees here at the shell facility in martinez, richmond plant as well. those workers are on day to day contracts and have not yet gone on strike. >>> during this work stoppage, it will continue to take in crude oil and ship out what has already been refined but again production is expected to be halted later on this week likely by this coming thursday, dave, that's when we will in all likelihood begin to see picketlines outside of this plant. >>> boy this could be interesting. we'll talk to you later thank you. >>> this morning new england patriots fans are celebrating the team's big super bowl victory. >> pass is intercepted at the goal line! >> okay, love the call there, love the expression come brady jumping for joy, and sherman there looking so upset. and the quarterback, well, the seattle seahawks time winding down, malcolm butler intercepted, russell wilson at the goal line, the seahawks had a 10 -point lead going into the fourth quarter but the patriots came back

if there is a full walkout, this could affect two thirds of the entire refining fuel production in the unitedtates, and as you said the first walkout since 1980, and that lasted three months, so clearly, there is concern here, and what workers are fighting for is they want to schedule a increases. they want rules to prevent fatigue and to keep workers. they want union workers to be protected more than contract workers, and 2012 is the last time we saw these contract negotiations happening. they happened at the national level, and then local unions negotiate on a local basis, but on a national basis, 2012 was when this last happened. >> and the world is a different place. you can understand. there is a bunch of them involved in this offer, isn't there? how are they responding? >> so shell is negotiating on behalf of the oil companies, and they say they want to go back to the negotiating tables. marathon is one of the companies involved. they have got stoppages, and they say plans are in place to ensure the continued safe operation of their facilities. they sadly, they have got contingency plan

spreads, if you go to the rest of the unionized refineries and terminals across the united states, you could see 64% of fuel this. it's a concern on what is driving the oil market lower. if we build up global supply the in and states is going crazy for shale at the moment. that is adding production. now, we are expecting worse. we are seeing diesel push higher in gasoline prices rise. this can affect production. it has to do with that contract. it is all to do with the last time they did it, it took several negotiations. shell is the company that does the negotiating with the union on behalf of companies. this time, they have rejected five. how are they going to get the pay rises they want and how well companies fight back? we still want to come to the table. they are looking at ways to mitigate this and keep producing despite the walkout. >> what have you heard from companies? >> refining has been a good thing for integrated oil companies in the last couple of months. when the price went down, the product price did not go down in the same way. refining margins have been good. oil companies are putting thei

simultaneous gunfire) dave (voice-over): use it as fuel, as ammunition, as ink to write the most important letter of your life. oh behalf of the president of the unitedvements. you have my deepest condolences. one more flag to present. this one i think you know. on every deployment, rorke carried this with him. again, my deepest condolences. lieutenant engel! all: boo-yah, lieutenant engel! (bugle playing "taps") ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ dave (voice-over): before he died, your father asked me to give you this poem by tecumseh. i told him i'd fold it into a paper airplane. and in a way i guess that's what i'm doing, sailing it from him to you. "live your life that the fear of death "can never enter your heart. "trouble no one about his religion... dave and rorke: "respect others and their views, "and demand they respect yours. "love your life. "perfect your life... rorke: "beautify all things in your life. "seek to make your life long and of service to your people. "when your time comes to die "be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, "so that when their time comes they weep and pray "for a little more time to live their lives "over again

simultaneous gunfire) dave (voice-over): use it as fuel, as ammunition, as ink to write the most important letter of your life. oh behalf of the president of the unitedvements. you have my deepest condolences. one more flag to present. this one i think you know. on every deployment, rorke carried this with him. again, my deepest condolences. lieutenant engel! all: boo-yah, lieutenant engel! (bugle playing "taps") ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ dave (voice-over): before he died, your father asked me to give you this poem by tecumseh. i told him i'd fold it into a paper airplane. and in a way i guess that's what i'm doing, sailing it from him to you. "live your life that the fear of death "can never enter your heart. "trouble no one about his religion... dave and rorke: "respect others and their views, "and demand they respect yours. "love your life. "perfect your life... rorke: "beautify all things in your life. "seek to make your life long and of service to your people. "when your time comes to die "be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, "so that when their time comes they weep and pray "for a little more time to live their lives "over again

this humanitarian disaster, but much more needs to be done by both the united states and regional partners. this crisis has been fueled by political instability in iraq and syria. the new iraqi program has taken some steps to make iraq's political system more inclusive. but we remain far from the point at which sunnis, shia and kurds feel like they have a stake in iraq's future. the way forward in syria is even less clear. but we know one thing for certain. that country's future should not include assad. as you've said, mr. secretary, he is a one-man supermagnet for terrorism. so while we are going after isis or the islamic state, we should not forget that assad must go. he cannot be part of a syria for the future. on that note, i welcome the president's decision to send congress a request for a new authorization to use military force aumf against isis. the president's proposal is a reasonable starting point, and this committee will continue our efforts to review the language, and the overall strategy to defeat isis. i look forward to working with you and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make sure we get th

unit in torrence. flare system was activateed to burn off some fuel. sending up a large flame and thick black smoke.sses say they sawdust and ash falling from the sky. residents were told to stay inside with the windows and doors shut. >>> a close call for chow mix in michigan. 10-year-old elsa found barely alive and frozen to the sidewalk sidewalk. no word on how long she was left out l the temperature only 5 degrees. a good samaritan spotted her and called police. animal control officers say her face and two of her legs were literally frozen to the pavement pavement. it took 30 minutes and a lot of hot water to get seal free. she's still getting extensive treatment for frost bite. sources say the dog's owners have been citeed for animal cruelty and they will appear in court. >> hopefully she'll get a new home. >>> chilling details in road rage shooting that killed a mother of four. >> tammy myers was teaching her daughter how to drive last week when she got into an argument with another driver. police now say myers drove her daughter home, picked up her son brandon who was armed and headed out to

united airlines crew got so close to the ground unintentionally, they heard something like this -- >> terrain! terrain! pull up! >> reporter: and made an emergency pull-up, avoiding disaster. that, as well as a crew landing with fuel below minimum reserves, two of four major safety events and near misses recently that prompted an unusually blunt, brutally honest safety alert to all united airlines pilots early last month. >> it should go direct to the source of the worry, which is, guys, let's pay attention to basics. >> reporter: and this u.p.s. jet crash in birmingham, alabama, is highlighted, noting, that crew thought everything was normal until just before impact. it was a lack of crew communication. >> no one should be god and everybody follows. you have to have communication in the cockpit and no one should ever be worried to speak up to a captain. >> reporter: united acknowledges to its pilots, who have been merged with pilots from continental, that some are flying in aircraft that are new to them. add to that, retirements and new hires, introduces a, quote, significant risk into the system. and that's really an aviation-wide issue, which united says it's trying to address. david? >> david kerley with us to

fuel the war against i.s.i.l. it's important for i.s.i.l. - it too, wants money >>> the country has not been able to unite five years after a civil war when the tamil tigers and the civil government came to an end. the president made the comments as it celebrated independence day. he read the declaration of peace to pay respects to all ethnic groups killed in the civil war. the president defeated the former president who held office for a decade. we go to the sri lankan capital colombo. >> a simply but colourful ceremony. for a new president and government very much the challenge mapped out is uniting the hearts and minds of those in the country, despite an end to the war. they are willing to bridge the gap. >> it's bringing together the people of the north and south. it's a way to move forward and reach understanding. >> reporter: in his address to the parliament the president said they would move the powers. it's a talk of peace, regret honour for those of all communities. all part of the change brought in by the president >>> police in france are investigating a knife attack on three soldiers elected while guarding a jewish center in t

fuels arena, people are being really creative and innovative. some people hate fracking, but fracking is a new technology somebody in the united states came up witha way of engineering around an old problem. that's exactly what i expect american business to do. >> you are saying not all corporations are evil. not all of them are bad. in fact, it's ok to make money as long as it's toward a goal. >> i don't think corporations are evil. what i don't think we should do is rely on corporations for our morality. the truth is we are a nation of people, and i hate to say it, but the law of the land is the people who run corporations' responsibility is to take care of the interests of their stockholders, so that is a limited worldview in my opinion, and that's not the worldview that is going to get us to the broad answer for society as a whole, so i don't actually feel resentful. i take that as a given, and when someone asks what is exxon's motivation, their motivation is the stockholders and the corporate network. >> did it make you feel you needed to do something about what was going on in mayflower? did you feel you had a responsibility to do something

united states of america. if we don't curve our fossil fuel emissions over time that significant push of my staff, state will be lost to the sea. some parts are already starting to be lost to the sea. can you take a few moments to talk about how this rule might address both concerns and how does this rule help to make sure west virginia ends up being in economic ruin or damage substantially. helping to make sure that my state remains on the map. >> sure. this country and others must take in order to address us and we believe that's the responsible and appropriate thing to do. we are very aware of the impacts that are occurring in the electricity generating sector today. there are many forces that go way beyond what epa might or height not do in this rule or any other rule that's changing the way energy is produced in this country. as we talk with the industry we understand that from them. we understand also that that can have impacts on local communities that are built up around a certain types of that's happened. we must be very sensitive to those impacts as well. this rule looks to the future. the portion of

a western countries, including the united states accusing russia of sending military personnel and weapons into the conference zone fueling the crisis something that russia has vehemently denied going into the talks, german chance chancellor murk el says the diplomacy cannot be extended. >> as we mentioned, another meeting is getting under way in munich germany. that's where our jim bolden is to cover what comes out of this meeting. it certainly has many top leaders including the u.s. and russia sitting across the table. what's expected? >> reporter: yes, natalie. in about 20 minutes we will hear from german chancellor angela merkel. it's very critical to hear what she has to say. we haven't got a hint of what came out of the discussions in moscow which ended very early hours, she angela merkel through here for these talks, then we will hear from the foreign minister of russia. he will have a little comment about an hour later. we know that the president of ukraine has arrived. he has been seen in last hour. it may be possibly giving some hints of positivity about a possible cease-fire if you will or some kind of movement

as extreme cold temperatures the last eastern third of the united states, 100 cities could break records for the cold. the fossil fuel industry has seen a series of disasters in less than a week, including an explosion at an exxon plan in los angeles, the derailment of a crude oil train in ontario, canada, and the explosion of a so-called oil bomb train in west virginia. >> i made it about 10 feet and heard the house caving in behind me. i ran out of the house in my sock feet in the snow. the house was engulfed in flames . >> was it murder or suicide? as many as 400,000 people march in argentina demanding answers to the mysterious death of the state prosecutor who was investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of a jewish community center in buenos aires. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. pro-russian rebels are now fully in control of the town following a pullout by ukrainian troops. heavy clashes continue their over the past several days despite the cease-fire agreement that went into effect sunday will stop the ukrainian military final

fuel up by $.10 per gallon. we have seen shares lower along with delta and united, which are falling in sympathy.er picture is that u.s. airlines have benefited from the overall collapse in oil prices. and credit for today's chart goes to gary shilling, which -- who included it in his monthly report today. the white line tracks airline fares and 2004. it has had some jagged moves on a monthly basis. shares are basically near a love and. the yellow line is jet you'll prices. both heat in early 2008 and then collapsed in the financial crisis. beforehand -- the far right hand of the chart shows a divergent because profits have recovered even as fuel prices have plunged. you've got high demand, plus limited or constrained supply, which equals a sweet spot for these airlines, giving them pricing power and record profits, even in an directly week fourth and first quarters. and who knows how long will prices will stay low? mark:, competition, especially internationally, is looming. how does that factor in? scarlett: that is a good point. passengers have many more options than just legacy carriers. and s

united airlines. what are the safety events? >> they are talking about one low on fuel one nearly hitting ground. a plane does a fly around. it says something is wrong. it's normally not such a big deal. if you wait too long before initiating such a thing which seems to be what happened here then you're talking about a much more serious measure. why is that? this plane is coming in hundreds of thousands of pounds at hundreds of mile answer hour. suddenly they have to change the physics and go a different direction. what does that mean? that means in the cockpit a series of precise things must be done very quickly. they have to go to full power. they have to reset the flaps. they have to retract the landing gear. they have to stabilize their climb and inform the control tower. in a big jet sochlme of this may be automated. a crew still has to be in charge and a lot of stuff has to happen in a short period of time. the closer you are to the ground the less time you have. >> say the pilots don't perform the pull up at the right moment. that's not something that happens eve

itself to proceed to by 2030 produce renewable energy, nonfossil fuel energy that is equal to the amount of electric energy produced in the united states from all sources as of this moment. were you aware of that commitment? >> yes. >> it is pretty phenomenal. all of our fossil fuel energy from coal, from natural gas, from solar, from wind, all of this combine together china is going to match that amount with renewable energy in the next 15 years. that's a pretty extraordinary commitment that we didn't have a year previous. >> that's correct. >> that commitment came out of a dialogue with china about the need for all of the nations of the world to proceed to take on this issue. >> that's correct. >> we are all going to suffer in the planet continues on its warming pace. >> currently we are on a path in which our carbon pollution has gone up from 400 parts per million. and the pace has doubled in the last few decades. we were going up about one part per million and now we are at two parts per million which means within the time many members on the panel are going to serve in the u.s. senate we are going to see carbon levels that

fuels arena, people are being really creative and innovative. some people hate fracking, but fracking is a new technology that somebody from the united states camep with as a way of engineering around an old problem. that's exactly what i expect american business to do. >> what you're saying is no, not all corporations are evil, not all corporations are bad, and in fact it's ok to make money as long as it's towards a similar goal. >> i don't think corporations are evil. what i don't think we should do is rely on corporations for our morality. you know, the truth of the matter is we're a nation of people. and, you know, pretty much -- i hate to say it -- but the law of the land is people who run corporations, their responsibility is to take care of the interest of their stockholders. that's a very limited world view in my opinion, and that is not the world view i think is going to get us to the broad answer for society as a whole. so i don't actually feel resentful, i take that as a given. and when someone asks, what's exxon's motivation, my answer is their motivation is their stockholders and their corporate net worth. >> did it make you feel th

united states strategy. >> did he not. evidence made reference with us supplying fuel and weapons. he said this is an arab fight. they need american air power, they need americans on the ground with. they they don't need americans to lead on this. this could be the catalyst to raise a sleeping giant which jordan could very well be is isis winning? >> of course. >> what's our strategy and if isis is winning don't you think we should change our strategy? >> that won't happen for two more years. this president is not going to act. that's very clear. the only reason this is different than the american beheadings is is that king abdullah is not barack obama. is he going to act. is he going to take action and he is going to take the fight to isis which our president is not going to do. and he has shown that over and over. >> what do you expect the conversation at the white house tonight. >> here is the help we need. >> what will the answer be or okay we will think about it? >> probably will think about it and see what the global order, what the global coalition that the president supposedly put together, what they thi