danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> united nations nuclear inspectors are visiting tehran for the second time in a month to discuss iran's nuclear program. the visit comes a day after iran blocked oil imports to france and britain. tina krause has more now, from london. >> senior un inspectors a they hope this trip to tehran will bring some answers. >> reporter: their visit last month did little to calm world tensioned over iran's nuclear program. this time monitors are pressing iranian officials to give them more access. they want to speak to iranian nuclear cine scientists and visit a key facility to find out whether iran is trying to build an atomic bomb. iran's national guard started war games over the weekend to show the world iran is prepared to defend itself, if needed. tensions are high with israeli officials threatening a possible strike on iran's nuclear facilities. both the u.s. and britain are urging israel not to launch an attack saying there is no proof iran is developing a nuclear weapon. >>> they think a strike by israel would be large, complicated and probably counter pr

. >> of the united nations' nuclear watchdog says that the inspectors have failed to make progress in iran about the nuclear program. the request to visit the key military side was rejected. inspectors spent two days in the country. our correspondent gave us the latest. >> the iaea has been intehran twice in a matter of weeks, trying to get to the bottom of the program. they were unable to reach agreement on iran. they want to visit the site that is suspected of being a place where high explosive care -- possibly related to nuclear warheads, it might have taken place. they say the nuclear program is purely peaceful. refusedast, it's also requests to go there. it seems that the standout for the nuclear program still is very much in place. >> is there any indication of what might happen next? >> what is happening here in the next couple of weeks, it will take any sort of decision as to what the next steps might be. stubs from the ambassador, he said one of the iranian news agencies, talks will continue. they will wait to see of the board of governors decides to take action. these questi

nuclear program. iran insists the program is for civilian use only. anti-united nations protests continued in afghanistan with thousands of angry afghans emerging from friday prayers to take part in a fourth day of demonstrations. >> they are protesting news that u.s. soldiers inadvertently set fire to copies of the koran. on friday, 12 people died, bringing the total to 20. u.s. president barack obama apologized for the incident, and the u.s. embassy in kabul has been on lockdown all week. >> the violence is not abating. again on friday, demonstrators took to the streets in cities across afghanistan to voice their rage at the desecration of their holy book. crowds of angry protesters shouted anti-u.s. protesters at riot police. u.s. president barack obama has apologized for the incident, but it has done little to appease people. most afghans the burning of the koran as an unforgivable act of sacrilege. many think it was done deliberately in a show of contempt for their religion. >> the infidels burned our crown, the book we believe in. we came to ask karzai why the infi

. >> 18 for the united nations' nuclear watchdog agency has arrived in tehran for the second time in less than a month. they're talking with iranian officials. to add to the attention, iran says it is cutting off oil sales to britain and france ins -- in response to sanctions. >> that is translating into more pain at the pump for gas here. gas prices are getting higher and does not look like things will get better. >> gas prices have drivers dealing with added paying at the pump. >> i have realized that for the past month it is a lot of money per day. >> the national average per gallon is $3.56. that is up 5 cent since last week and about 40 cents higher than the price this time last year. >> the average in our region is about 20 cents above that at this georgetown gas station, it is $3.95 for a gallon of regular. people visiting this weekend are taking notice. >> the price of gas in d.c. seems to be about 50 cents higher than michigan. >> the increased cost as drivers' cutting back. this man says his new scooter is sitting in cash. >> i don't have to really worry about it. i payless

. >> inspectors from the united nations' nuclear watchdog have concluded that iran has increased production of higher grade uranium. iaea officials say that they are concerned about where a large amount of uranium has gone. >> the iaea says that iran is ramping up its sensitive nuclear work. it says that iran is increasing uranium enrichment at its main plant and at its underground site. enriched uranium can be used for civilian or military purposes, something that worries the best. iran says its nuclear work is purely peaceful. iaea inspectors recently held talks in tehran and they were met at the airport by protesters. the reports say there is no agreement on how to clear up the question. they said that iran dismissed the concerns as unfounded. the report is likely to heighten the tension about iran. >> not only have they increase their ability to produce increased uranium but they have refused to answer iaea questions about alleged weapon is asian programs, activities specifically designed for a weapon. by not allowing the iaea to adjust these question, they greatly add to this suspicion

. >> a team of experts from the united nations nuclear agency is making a visit to iran. the second such trip and a month. it is not known whether the team will be permitted access to the nuclear facilities. iran says it is holding military exercises in the south of the country to boost protection of its nuclear sites. international committee of the red cross says it is trying to broker a limited cease-fire between the syrian authorities and opposition groups to get humanitarian aid into the areas that have seen the worst violence. a spokesman said they hope to get emergency access to people in need in flashpoints like homs and the outskirts of damascus. the director of a mexican prison for 44 inmates were killed has been sacked. the officials are suspected of colluding in the escape of three inmates who broke out during the riot. a new movement of extremists gathering support. the defense of pakistan is an alliance of right-wing religious organizations. many of them are operating under the new names. we have been speaking with one of the movement he figures and a former

. >>> united nations nuclear inspectors are visiting tehran for a second time in a month to discuss iran's nuclear program. tensions are rising now over concerns israel may launch a military strike on iran's nuclear facilities. top u.s. officials say it is too soon to talk about military options because it's unclear if iran has the capability to build a bomb. top u.n. inspector says he hopes to have a couple of good and constructive days in the country. >>> the party in new orleans is about to reach its peak days of carnival parades and celebrations culminate today. mardi gras. >> hundreds of thousands of people are crowding the city for fat tuesday festivities but it all ends tomorrow, ash wednesday when lent begins. karen brown has more. >> reporter: it's a party in the streets of new orleans. thousands are lining the parade route enjoying the music and catching the beat. revelers who came out monday night even got a few celebrity sightings at the parade. harry connick, jr. and cindy lapper rode on some of the elaborate floats good cindy lauper actually threw me these beads tonight. that

a team of inspectors from the united nations nuclear watchdog, the iaea, arrived in tehran for a two-day visit, the second in three weeks, there to meet with iranian nuclear scientists and visit one military research complex. they will be looking for signs of secret nuclear bunkers underground, but that's something the iranians deny exist. >>> and the spike in gas prices is just one curveball in the presidential race under way which has already seen its share of unexpected twists, including the latest surge from dark horse rick santorum, now leading romney by ten points nationally. the first time he's had double-digit lead. abc's john karl has more on "your voice, your vote." >> reporter: rick santorum ventured into ohio today looking more and more like the front-runner. >> freedom isn't to do whatever you want to do. it's to do what you ought to do. right? >> reporter: and santorum has spent a lot of time lately talking about what people ought and ought not to do. most recently, he's taken aim at insurance coverage for prenatal testing which santorum says leads to more abortions of chil

. ♪ you can see >>> united nations nuclear inskbrorkts are in tehran today on the heels of a key developmentar program. >> the obama administration is trying to discourage israel from bombing iran. and there is rising tension. >> there is a lot going on. international atomic energy are being told key areas may be off limits. there iran says it's cutting off oil shipments ahead with a european ban on iranian oil. >> iran announced an embargo of oil shipments to england and france, following that with military exercises. and pictures from iran of scientists loading homemade fuel rods with jacked up tensions. israel says there are only a few months before the window will close on a possibility of a military option. one expert explain autos some talk about the zone of immunity they believe iran will enter right outside of the holy city. >> he is president of the san francisco based plow shares fund is talking about the most northern of what are considered to be iran's key nuclear facilities. >> iran son track to finish that by sometime in the end of june. that is when israel says time's up. >> i

. >> new this morning, a team of united nations nuclear inspectors has arrived in iran for what are expectedbe key talks about their nuclear program. it comes after iran announced it was halting oil shipments to britain and france in response to your opinion in sanctions targeting iranian oil. we are feeling the impact of those rising oil prices every time we go to the gas spot. >> the national average right now is $3.56 for regular. that is 40 cents higher than a year ago. experts say burris yourselves because it could get worse. brianne carter is live in the west following this and joins us with details. good morning. >> getting worse already in georgetown. $3.95 for regular. that is much tighter than the national average, even the average in the washington region. a lot of people say that before we could see any easing, it could get much worse. for the price of gas going up, drivers continued to feel added pain upon. >> it will continue. >> the the national average for gallaa gallon of gas is $3.56. higher than last year. it may only get worse. it could be $4 by the end of april. the cost

the united nations nuclear watch dog reports yet again that it has serious concerns over iran's nuclearam. but, in this new report, the international atomic industry agency, or the iaea claims the last four months the islamic republic has rapidly ramped up production of high-grade enriched uranium bringing tehran closer to weapons-grade material. of course iran insists the nuclear program is only for "medical research," and "energy," production and that it has in intention of developing nuclear weapons. but, iaea inspectors who visited iran say iran refused to cooperate with an investigation into evidence that it may have worked on developing a bomb. and now the news from washington. james? >>reporter: this report by the head of the iaea comes as the united states and the young allies have been tightening the economic sanctions on tehran and the islamic regime has responded with oil embargo against great britain and france. iran has for years ignored demands from the u.n. security council which is supposed to carry the force of international law to halt the enrichment of uranium. recent

. >>> a senior united nations nuclear official says a new trip to iran is planned for the near futurer experts held three days of talks with iranians this week. also today, iran's parliament was present add new budget that reduces dependence on oil revenue, which are being threatened by a u.s. led boycott. >>> syrian troops continue to pound away at resistants from antigovernment forces. leeland vitter shows us how dissidents are fighting against both the military and long odds. >> rebel gunners blazed away with a russian made armor personnel carrier as they tried to take out a army checkpoint. it's unclear if they captured the weaponry or if defecting soldiers brought it with them. for the first time in 11 months, fighters had something to hide behind as they took on president assad's forces. on mission is to protect homes, neighborhoods and response to the massacres by bashar's criminal gain. they are fighting with whatever they can. even converting light pick up trucks to armored vehicles in preparation for a long fight. it's a small step, but not nearly enough to protect the besie

. >>> united nations nuclear inspectors are starting a two davie sit to teheran, they are hoping to meet iranian nuclear scientists and visit a nuclear facility, the trip is the second in less than a month by the international atomic energy agency team. meanwhile iran any military is conducting two days of military exercises. >>> suffering losses as a result of these actions made by iran and tension in the region the major effect is a hike in oil and energy pricing. >> iran's foreign minister said sunday the next round of talks between iran and the six world powers on the country's nuclear program will be held in istanbul turkey but did not give timing for the talks. >> iran is expected to be one of main topickics of discussion between -- topics of discussion between obama and netanyahu. >>> he thinks iranians can be stopped through diplomacy and sanctions but has not held out the possibility of military action. >>> the red cross is trying to broker a humanitarian cease fire in syria they have been in talks with syrian authorities and opposition groups for some time attempts to negotiate

a senior united nations nuclear official says a new trip to iran is planned in the veneer future. now, he made these comments after returning from meetings in tehran. meanwhile the head of the u.n. is telling israel, the international standoff over iran's suspect nuclear program must be resolved peacefully. >>> judges have ordered 11 "occupy" protestors to stay away from frank ogawa plaza in oakland. they were among the 400 people arrested during the violent police confrontations over the weekend. new court orders also direct four of the protestors to stay away from the oakland convention center. the alameda county d.a.'s office is reviewing police reports with the possibility of filing some more charges now. protestors are expected to address police violence today at frank ogawa plaza. >>> more than 100 jobs will be lost under oakland's new budget plan. the city council passed it last night. they slashed millions of dollars in spending. the mayor, jean quan, says some of those positions will be tough to lose. >> really worried is the last position they were debating the economic

a senior united nations nuclear official says a new trip to iran is planned "in the very near future." he made the comments >>> new this morning, progress in the talks on the iran nuclear program. a new trip to iran is planned in the very near future. he made the comments after returning from meetings in tehran. he says they seem to be committed to progress on the nuclear issue. >>> stay away from frank ogawa plaza. that's the new court order to 11 "occupy" protestors who were arrested during last weekend's violent demonstrations. they were among the 400 people arrested saturday. the alameda county d.a.'s office is reviewing police reports with the possibility of charging more of them. protestors will address police violence issues at noon today at frank ogawa plaza. >>> more than 100 jobs will be lost under oakland's new budget plan. the city council passed it last night slashing millions in spending. city leaders were able to protect funding for the oakland zoo and the children's fairyland. oakland revised its budget after learning it would lose $28 million in redevelopment funding

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. >>> a team of united nations nuclear inspectors have now left iran saying their mission was a failure. iranian officials denied a request by the u.n. team to interview iranian nuclear scientists. they also barred the inspectors from visiting a military complex suspected of being a secret weapons facility. >>> two western journalists, including marie colvin, were killed. colvin was a correspondent for a paper in britain. she lost one eye but kept on reporting on reports around the world. residents are quickly running out of food and water and are hiding in bunkers. >>> this is coming in from argentina. the pictures are incredible. a packed computer train had the tharyia of the main situation in buenos aires. you are looking at these pictures. besides the hundreds of people who were hufer, there may be thousands still stuck in the trainer. there is an investigation going on you see the tree all mission route -- you see all of the -- you see the mission over there. . >>> it is 7:17. the government's new consumer financial watchdog today kicks off an investigation into those overdraft fee

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this comes as nuclear inspectors from the united nations arrive in iran visit ann talks on the islamic program is for peaceful tag)griffin says: " the - meeting at the white house between president obama and israeli prime minister netanyahu will be very telling israel are united in how to deal with iran or whether the israelis deciie to militarily go it alone.in washington, jennifer griffin, fox news." ( meantime... iran's oil ministry says it has stopped shipments of crude oil to britain and france in response to the sanctions ... which were set to go into effect in july.... 3 the rising price of oil may make the pain at the pump a lot worse. worse.a barrel of oil cost more than 105 dollarr today. that's a 9-month high. and the average price for a gallon of gas in maryland is now three dollars and sixty two cents. firefighters are still trying to determine the cause of a huge fire in hoboken, new sunday night, and some flames were still visible this morning. investigators say eight condos were destroyed. 3 a lot of drivers in richmond, virginna wish they'd stayed home yesterday and th

. >>> right now, nuclear inspectors from the united nations are in iran. inspectors want proof that iran does not plan to use its nuclear program to develop a weapon. israel has said military action could be needed to prevent that from happening. the united states and britain are urging israel to be patient to allow international sanctions to work. >>> and in response to those sanctions, iran is stopping oil export to britain and france because of the production stoppage, europe upon lose about -- europe will lose about 350 billion barrels of oil from iran. >>> the stopped exports are contributing to a surge in oil and gasoline prices. in fact, gloasoline prices are the highest ever this time of year. you'll average $3.76 in the gallon. three pennies more than last week. at $3.61, the average is up three cents in maryland. virginia drivers are paying about $3.54 now. that's about four cents up in just a week. in west virginia, the average is up two cents at $3.63. experts say we could pay a record $4.25 a gallon by late april. >>> a major vote today on the

. >> this comes as nuclear inspectors from united nations arrive in iran for a two davie sit and talks on the islam -- two day, visit and talks on the islamic program. iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. the meeting at the white house between president obama and netanyahu will be telling in terms of whether the u.s. and israel are united in how to deal with iran or whether israelis decide to militarily go it alone in washington jennifer griffin fox news. >> tension with teheran and the international community continues over tougher sanctions imposed over the west iran's oil ministry says it stopped shipments of crude and reports out of teheran indicate they are looking at extending the embargo to other nations. >>> a winner in a tug-of-war around a battlefield easing congestion around the manassas battlefield park. >> needless to say that snow threat is over now guess what the theme is in weather tonight a spring preview we will talk about that in time for pitchers and catchers to report. >> that's right we are getting ready for baseball also, i know you wer

if israel takes this action because israel sees the united states is not being hopeful enough in wiping out iran's nuclear program, the united nationsl help. >> raising the stakes for the president's speech sunday at the american-israeli public affairs committee annual conference one day before he meets face-to-face with netanyahu. israel has been pushing the president to layout for of a warning to iran and aides suggest nothing new. >> there's time and space to pursue diplomacy, to pressure the iranian regime, to sanction it further, to get it to change its behavior. >> critics charge sanctions may cripple iran's economy, but not stop the progress towards acquiring nuclear weapons. >> and we're at the two possibilities and have been for some time. a, iran gets nuclear weapons or b, somebody uses military force. >> defense secretary leon panetta warns if painful budget cuts are implementeds the u.s. may the not be ready for war. >> do you feel we have the ability of necessarily militarily to deal with the threat that iran faces. >> yes. >> and if we implement it skw sequestration that ability would be reduced. >> it would hurt us. >

the warnings come as tehran apparently told a team of united nations officials today, nuclear officials, no, you can't go to the nuclear facility. jennifer is at the pentagon with a little groundhog day activity for us. u.s. and israeli officials have been meeting to discuss the mounting tensions in iran. do we know anything from the meetings? >> we don't. there has been a parade of officials, the national security adviser just came back from israel. the director of national intelligence is heading there. all of this ahead of a white house meeting on march 5th the white house message is clear, however. >> there is time and space for diplomacy to work or the effective sanctions to result in a change in iranian behavior. >> that behavior has not apparently changed when it comes to u.n. weapons inspectors or nuclear inspectors. on the second day of a two-day visit we are told the iranians have rejected their request to meet iranian nuclear scientists and visit the military complex where the eye iaea things it's underway. >> delaying. over the weekends iranian warships crossed the into met

united states to conduct seismic tests to determine if their plants can withstand earthquake however nuclear energy critics argue that the n.r.c. is moving too slowly to address the threat to the nation's nuclear plants and that as a result there is the possibility of the fukushima level disaster happening in the united states joining me now to discuss the nation's aging nuclear infrastructure and the n.r.c. is new warning and what's going on in california is kevin camps radioactive waste watchdog would be a nuclear or kevin welcome thank you good to have you with us with regard to the sand is it the north freights and in a free synonym for a plant why should we worry about them venting radioactive steam well any exposure to radioactivity carries a health risk the higher the dose the greater the risk but these risks accumulate over a lifetime so when the nuclear regulatory commission or southern california edison says oh it was very low levels barely detectable well the thing is people live downwind they live downstream and we're being exposed to tritium from san onofre yesterday from byron illinois a couple days ago from perry island minnesota few days ago they announced they let be k

nuclear secrets. there is a new report out tonight from the united nations how fast take ran is working on that nuclear program and how far it appears to have gotten. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more from our d.c. newsroom tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we've been going through this report page by page and talking to officials here and abroad. only days after their visit this week to iran, the u.n. nuclear inspectors say despite iran's denials, they have serious concerns there is a military dimension to iran's nuclear program. partly because the insctor i were not allowed to see a key facility. at another site near qom, deep underground they say iran is producing far more enriched uranium than it would ever need for civilian use. the only bright notice iran's testing program for advanced centrifuges is not going well. this report is going to alarm israel. already crude oil prices surged $125 a barrel within minutes of the report coming out. the traders think this is making it more likely we could face a real crisis with iran. >> andrea mitchell

. >>> there is new tension this morning between the united nations and iran over its nuclear program. the u.n.'s nuclear agency says iran refuses to let u.n. inspectors into a facility where they suspect nuclear weapons tests are being conducted. the team is back in europe. the agency also says iran refuses to cooperate with the u.n. on how to restart an investigation into its nuclear program. that probe has been stalled for nearly four years now. >>> iran is also threatening to launch a preemptive strike on its enemies if it feels its national interests are being targeted. the country is conducting a series of military exercises to back up those threats. the u.s. and israel have not ruled out military action against iran's nuclear sites. if they feel it would prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. iran's defense minister also says it's beefing up its presence in international waters. >>> today the obama administration will outline a proposal overhauling the corporate tax code. the plan calls for cutting the corporate tax rate from 3 % to 28% -- 35% to 28%. it calls for a lower

[everyone talking at once] >> only nation that ever used a nuclear bomb, only nation used a bomb is the unitedstates. we bombed -- >> john, north korea has not done a thing despite -- they haven't intimidated us! >> they do not center a threat. >> who doesn't? >> north korea. south korea, north china will attack north korea. but iran -- absolutely. >> why? >> because let's listen to what iran is saying and doing. and what they have been doing for terrorist attacks. they're not under threat. israel is under threat. >> wait a minute [everyone talking at once] >> knocked off. >> who knocked offer the nuclear site iran? >> of course but why is that because they're trying to stop the development -- stalkarazzi trying. >> what are the odds. >> >>> when we come back, love and marriage! >>> issue two, brides no more! wedding ceremony, bridal music, smiling couples -- forget about it! today more and more americans are shunning marriage. the percentage of american adults married today is 51%. so says pew research center. that's the lowest rate of married adults ever recorded in any earlier pew polls, an

. >>> nuclear inspectors from the united nations are back in iran's capitol tonight. this is their second visit in a month in the middle of growing concerns. their last visit did little to calm world tensions. this time they are pressing iran officials to give them more access to find out if the country is trying to build a nuclear bomb. the president of iran says his country's program is for peaceful purposes. >> a 16-year-old robbery suspect evaded a massive policeman hunt in san jose but couldn't escape his mother's rather. witnesses say his mom arranged to give him over to officers at a gas station downtown. earlier in the afternoon officers spotted him near the loss gatos trail. he took off running into the dense brush. officers armed with assault rifles searched the creek for two hours in helicopters, dogs and cameras. shortly after they called the search off his mother turned him in. he is wanted in connection with at least one previous robbery. >> parents of a murder suspect are talking about their son's mental illness tonight. they blame a broken mental healt

the united nations' watchdog who says its inspectors have failed to make progress in talks with iran about its nuclear program. their request to visit a key nuclear sites was rejected. inspectors spent two days in the country. >> iaea has been in tehran and why is now in a matter of weeks -- twice now in a matter of weeks. they are trying to get to the question of nuclear progress, but they say they have worked very hard but are unable to reach agreements with iran. they want to visit the site which is suspected of being a place where high explosive test, which possibly maybe related to nuclear warheads may have taken place. iran would say its nuclear program is peaceful, denied access according to the iaea. in the past it has also refused a request for the iaea to go there. it seems the standoff about iran's nuclear program is still very much in place. >> where do they go from here? is there any indication what might happen next? >> what is happening here in the next couple weeks as a meeting of the iaea board of governors. it will take a position as to what the next steps may be. we have heard from

. >>> nuclear inspectors from the united nations are visiting for the second time this month to discusshe country's nuclear program. tina kraus reports for wjz, the visit comes day a after iran blocks oil exports for france and great britain. >> senior u.n. officials say they hope this visit will bring near. their visit will calm little. this time, monitors are pressing iranian officials to give more access. they want to speak to officials to find out whether iran is traying to would an -- trying to build an atomic bomb. iran's war games over the weekends, showing that iran is ready to defend itself if needed. tensions are high, with israeli officials threatening a possible military strike on iran's nuclear facilities. both the u.s. and britain are urging israel not to launch an attack, saying there is no proof iran is developing a nuclear weapon. >> they think a strike by israel would be large, complicated. and probably counterproductive. >> reporter: experts warn a conflict could push already- spiking oil prices through the roof and speed up iran's nuclear ambitions, instead of stoppi

. >>> nuclear inspectors from united nations are in tehran, they are trying to determine if iran is makingattempting. >> a strike at this time would be destabilizing and wouldn't achieve their long term objectives, but i mean, i also understand that israel has national interests that are unique to them, and of course, they consider iran to be an existential threat in a way we have not concluded that iran is an existential threat. >> i am joined by robin wright, fellow at the woodrow wilson center, author of rock the casbah. good morning. >> good morning. >> let me have you react to the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey, and backed up by britain's foreign secretary. are they right? >> there's a lot that can happen between now and military strike, that involves another round of diplomacy which both sides expect. the iranians just responded to european union and said they would like talks as soon as possible. we have a basic problem in how to deal with iran because the chinese and russians that both have a veto at the u.n. security council have opposed tougher sanctions, and that'

. >>> united nations inspectors begin talks about the nuclear program, inspectors focusing on whetheran is working on nuclear weapons. the president denies his country is going after nuclear arms. yesterday, iran announced it will stop oil shipments to britain and france because of the threat of sanctions from them. >>> in greece, five dozen people are under arrest after protesters clashed with police in athens. more than 2000 of them hurled stones and flairs at police outside of the greek par parliament. leaders get set to discuss a bailout plan which greece needs to avoid bankruptcy. >>> fate of huguely is in the hands of a jury. they made closing arguments saturday. prosecutor claiming huguely beat her to death in a drunken rage. defense attorneys say it was accidental. deliberations start wednesday morning. we promise you the latest on air and on line at wjz.com. >>> baltimore county teenager is dead after falling out of a car, his mother says the highly alcoholic energy drink played a role in her son's death. andrea fujii is live outside of parkville middle where he was a student

kevin >>> senior nuclear inspectors for the united nations are in iran trying to get more information about that country's nuclear program. some experts say they do not expect anything to come from those meetings. iran's foreign minister said today the inspectors would not be granted access to any nuclear sites. in the meantime, u.s. officials are pressuring israel not to follow through on threats to attack iran's nuclear facilities. national security adviser tom donnellin has just concluded a three-day visit with top israeli leaders. white house officials say the prime minister benjamin netanyahu will meet with president obama at the white house march 5th. >> it was sudden and deadly and tonight one of the survivors of an avalanche is speaking out about the terrifying experience that ended with three of her friends dead. it happened yesterday in washington state when a group of skiers went on a run in an out of bounds area. >> reporter: the avalanche near stevens pass, washington sunday was preceded by a foot and a half of freshly fallen snow and brought out skiers of all skills. inc

budget request strengthens our security by providing $11.5 billion to the national nuclear security administration. as the united states begins the star treaty, the science, technology and engineering capableties within a security enterprise will become more important to sustaining the u.s. nuclear deterrent. that is why the budget request includes weapons activities and $1.1 billion for the reactor program. initially, it's nsa's work to pro vent nuclear terrorism, which is one of president obama's top priorities. includes 2.5 billion to include arms control activities. finally, the budget request includes $5.7 billion to continue progress and clean up the nation's cold war nuclear sites. the budget request makes strategic investments to promote our prosperity and security. at the same time, we recognize our country's fiscal challenges and are cutting back where we can. we're also committed to performing our work efficiently and effectively. countries around the world recognize the energy opportunity and are moving aggressively to lead. this is a race we can win, but we must act with fierce urgency. thank you an