on sunday venice got both. it flooded saint marks square.t's not a little bit of water that is stopping venetians from partying. sunday's show started with a pianist flying over the lagun, a grand piano for a grand opening. >> nothing can stop us. water, air, from enjoying life. >> tens of typical venetian boats took part in the parade. the main attractions were as always, the great masks and the lavish costumes. food is like carnival. it's a celebration of life. the first carnivale in venice was held in the 13th century as a street party for the lower classes hidden behind the masks, rich and poor laud looked equal even if just for a few days. for the next two weeks, it will be less about hiding behind the mask and more about dressing to impress. claudio lunga, venice. >> find much more on the website, aljazeera.com. >> the rwandan genocide began twenty years ago. in 100 days, almost one million people were killed. today, rwanda is thriving. as the president credited with stoping the slaughter and putting the country back together, paul kag

on sunday venice got both. a meter high tide flooded st. marks' square. but it's not a little bit of water stopping venetians from partying. sunday's show started with a pi jpist flying -- pianist flying over the lagoon a grand piano for a grand opening. >> reporter: nothing can stop us water, air, from enjoying life. >> typical boats from gondolas to water taxis took part in the parade. the main attraction were the great masks and the lavish costumes. >> food is like carnival. it's a celebration of life. the first carnival in venice was held in the 13th century as a street party. rich and poor look little even if for a few days. for the next two weeks it will be less about hiding behind masks and more about dressing to impress. >>> amazing costumes. let's go to andy for all the sport >>> thanks so much. we are building up to super bowl sunday. the biggest day in sports. the new england patriots play the seattle seahawks at the university of phoenix stadium in arizona. over 100 million set to watch. the league has never been more profitable with revenue a

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. >> they're taking us to the venice gas fields, where oil giant chevron and other major firms have operated for decades. >> it looks like they've dug lots of little channels >> thousands. as you saw in this canal every 100 yards there's an oil well or a gas well. it's hard to think negative, because i know why and i know who, and but you can't leave it just because you came in here and use it you need to return it to what it was. >> there's been so much land loss here over the last few years, it's just the reeds that are left you can also see the oil pipelines sticking out of the water from the exploration industry's been doing around here. >> how do you quantify the industry's role in creating this problem? >> people have tried to place a certain percent in terms of responsibility associated with it. some people have indicated 30-35% attributable to oil and gas. the problem is it's a pervasive problem, and we're beyond the point of ascribing blame to any particular industry or problem or what caused it. we need to address the issue. >> the oil companies should be involved in it too they've

high tides in venice haven't damp ended spirits.udia is there and has this report. >> reporter: high spirits and high water on the day carnival and sloven came together. the carnivale of venice with a traditional parade of costumes but they were caught by surprised by another venitian spectacle. >> there is one other event outside from carnivale typically ven etian. on sunday venus got both ven in this not a little bit of water that is stopping venitians from partying. sunday's show started with a pianist flying over the lagoon a grand piano for a grands opening. >> nothing can stop us water, air, from enjoying life. >> typical boats from gondolas to water taxis took part but main atracks were as always the great masc did and the lavish costumes. >> food is like carnivale. it's a celebration of life. >> the first can valuee in venus was held in the 13th century as a street party for the lower classes. hidden behind the mask rich and poor looked equal even if just for a few days. for the next few days it will be less about hiding beh

high tides in venice have failed to dampen spirits of visitors at this year's carnival festival. the ancient italian tradition is famous for masks and elaborate costumes. we report. >> the grand opening of the carnival of venice, a spectacular tradition that has attracted visitors for centuries now. a feast for the eyes and not only this year's theme is food, the universal exhibition kicks off in neighboring milan in may. the opening show on saturday night involved hot air balloons, a fisherman said village dancers, acrobats and jugglers. the real pro tag any of thes, as always the great mansion lavish costumes and city's canals. carnival was introduced as a party for the lower classes. behind the mask, rich and poor will be equal even if just for a few days. from saturday for the next two weeks will be less about hiding behind a mask and more about dressing to impress. >> that is a wonderful festival. we've got more on the release of one of our journalists in the next bulletin. stay with us. >> because i was african american i was trying to fit in >> misty copleland's journey wa

be as much a advocate for this area of the city as she will be for chinatown, for polk street, for venice, cover all parts of the entire district. i know she will do that because she's got that spirit and that commitment. i know that she will also reach across to all the members of the board of supervisors and be a good compatriot i'm at a good supervisor that works with the others. as she clearly has a support. and so, i'm excited to introduce to you someone who has been a very good figure here, but also an active person, capers district but also someone who is now going to be in the public round representing all of this district neighborhood and supervisor. please, let me present to you the next supervisor for district 3, julie christiansen. >> [applause] >> okay let's take this moment and just take a breath. i'm usually hounding the past to talk to them. it's kind of interesting to go the other way around. people asked how far i'd be willing to go to look after district 3 and i hope this answers the question. i want to thank mayor lee. when a person puts this kind of trust in you it's

wet weather didn't stop the crowds of revelers for the big event as they rode along the canals of venicee was the most delicious feast in the world celebrating the culinary traditions. i would still turn out for that too. >> quite a scene. >>> you know, a wet, windy and for some snowy week is expected across europe. pedram javaheri joins us again from the international weather center with all the details on that. so where is it going to be worst? >> you saw the wet one across st. mark's square. we touched on what's happened across the united states. around france we've had decent snowfall impressive to say the least. people digging out the cars there in the higher elevations across the pyrenees in the southwest of france on the border of spain. very cold temperatures. minus five celsius, what it feels like around london this hour. the windchills in london once again again comparable to that was in moscow and the actual temperature is colder in likewise than that was in moscow. again, shows you the impression cold spell. generally clear skies to the north, to the south, we have wet weathe

venice will likely see a cloudy figure here at 5 degrees. >>> we have one more story about twin giant panda babies at a zoo in wakayama prefecture in western japan. they are growing fast. 200 grams each when they were born in december. they are now 15 times heavier. the zoo says they'll start crawling in about a month. their mother rauhin has more time to herself. she is eating bamboo and pampering her newborns. >> translator: i hope visitor also come see how the babies are growing and how the mother's parenting is changing. >> the zoo asked the public to choose names for the twins. the winning entries are to be announced friday. >>> ands they all for this edition of newsline. i'm katherinecatherine kobayashi in tokyo. thank you for joining us. >> a warm welcome to the highlights show from our studios here by the brandenburg gate. let's first have a look at what we have in store for you over the next half an hour. cyber climb. a swiss man makes mountain climbing an online reality. animal magnetism. why an italian photographer is focusing on dogs. city beat. hanover in germany has a ri

. >> reporter: this person came from venice for some lucky charms. >> i always see in on television and would like to try it one time. >> reporter: 32-year-old alan kyrie opened the cereal killer cafe in east london with his twin brother gary. >> this one is maze and this is gary. >> i think since we have opened we have probably sold 25,000 bowls of cereal. >> reporter: the self-confessed cereal addicts want to help others with the same obsession. >> breakfast, sometimes lunch. >> reporter: no bowl of cold cereal is complete without milk. and with 78 varieties, you can take your picture. >> we don't close until 10:00 tonight so you have plenty of time. >> reporter: cereal lovers dyna museum with collectibles from the '80s and '90s. >> toy story orange juice. >> reporter: while cereal bars have popped up in parts of the u.s., these brothers say nobody serves up childhood in a bowl like they do. tina kraus, cbs news, london. >> who doesn't like cereal? the brothers say they are looking to open up cereal killer cafes in the u.s. and they are going to have a cookbook out later this year. >>

. >> reporter: julianna came all the way from venice for some lucky dharms. >> i -- lucky charles. >> i always -- lucky charles. >> i always see it -- charms. >> i always see it and would like to see it. >> since we opened we sold about 25,000 bowls of cereal. >> reporter: the self-confessed cereal addicts want to help others with the same obsession. >> i have it for breakfast, sometimes lunch. >> reporter: no wowl of cold cereal is -- bowl of cold cereal is complete without milk. >> we don't close till 10:00 tonight. you have plenty of time. >> reporter: cereal lovers dine in a museum full of collectibles from the '80s and '90s. >> it's like i'm 5 years old again. >> apple juice and toy story orange juice. >> reporter: while cereal bars have popped newspaper parts of the u.s., the brothers say nobody serves up childhood in a bowl like they do. tina krause, cbs news, london. >> itself brothers are still looking to open cereal killer cafes in the u.s. and they'll have a cookbook out later this year full of recipes you can make with cold cereal. >>> coming up on wusa9, a high school gir

this video, because of the high water level, the adriatic sea because of the rain falling, 18% of venice's historic center was flooded sunday. waters washed over canal walls in saint mark's square. people were forced to walk along those higher walkways and carry their bags so that they would not get wet. you can see here some of these areas are up to knee deep high when you're sitting down and people not only have to wear these wet boots but some of them were even using plastic bags to cover up their feet in the process in the shoes so they don't get completely soaked. we're going to see this pattern continue because we have this low pressure system once again in place. that's going to pull all that moisture from the mediterranean sea, dumping it back around into italy and also the balkan peninsula. that wet weather pattern will continue on in to tuesday and wednesday. so stormy weather extending down from italy, in to the balkans, as we go through monday. that includes severe wind gusts, tornadoes, some thunderstorms, and large hail all part of that equation. definitely you want to pay at

have a story filed in april about the city's worst location for pedestrian accidents and fatalities venicevenue between market street and gary. >> reporter: crossing van nuys avenue on foot is a dangerous game of beat the clock, no time to wait. >> dangerous to walk because of the traffic, you know, so people have to watch otherwise they lose their lives. >> reporter: this year, seven pedestrians lost lives in san francisco, four killed, including the person seen on this surveillance video moments before getting struck by a car. >> we know the streets were designed not for pedestrian safety or anyone's safety. >> reporter: pedestrian advocate, nicole snider, says these streets were designed for cars, not people in mind. they hope this will send a message. >> collisions are preventful. they are not accidents. they are preventful things. >> reporter: she supports the vision 0 plan to eliminate pedestrian deaths in the next ten years through enforcement and redesign of traffic hot spots. >> a big truck just barely missed me, and it is scary. >> reporter: he says pedestrian deaths will keep ha

in venice some point that it made a social impact. but many died. that is a critical problem. working together things up are working very well but also that others are hurting from and the fact that there is pressure from guinea to put pressure on organizations by supporting this country. so we're learning from each other to move forward. and also working together not with force. so with the education he cannot do it. but u.s. response that the entire word came late. but it came very late to the crisis. the entire world. that is one of the lessons until the global health community. and if it is in southeast asia or europe or america. to develop countries and then that we knew for the first time this is the population. sova whole world is a lesson learned of the have a discussion end of message to all of them but they came very big. united states government caved very big to the rescue. i am very optimistic because of the support that usaid was there. that was done in march or april. with 8,000 lives in the region. but they came huge and we appreciate that. >> that is a very re

president lincoln was reportedly overheard reciting passages from his favorite, mcbeth, the merchant of venice fellow, the taming of the shrew. >> b. >> incorrect. >> a. >> that is correct. macbeth. president garfield's a sass tin reportedly chose his gun, .44 bulldog, because it spoke to him, he thought it would look good in a museum one day? >> i have no idea. >> b. >> that is incorrect. >> a, it fit in his pocket. >> a. >> that is incorrect. >> he thought it would look good in a museum one day. >> wow. you all knew this? >> two final questions. while on his deathbed, president grant was given what drug to treat his pain? opium, cocaine, marijuana, lodman? >> d, lodnam. >> incorrect. >> opium? >> incorrect. cocaine. his throat was swabbed with cocaine solution to ease the pain. >> that's what i meant. i meant cocaine. >> final question. what was one of the first two presidential items given to the smithsonian? president garfield's jacket with the bullet hold, grant's tobacco pipe, d, president lincoln's hat? >> i don't know. i'll say the pipe. >> that is incorrect. >> i'm going to go with ha

and it even started in venice, causing flooding in some areas. sweden saw some of the highest levels of snowfall in more than half a century more than 44-inches fell in the first three days of february. and here is that dramatic video we u.p.s. proadd romanian mountain rescue volunteer, escaped injury despite snowboarding directly into an avalanche. he got caught in the snow slide two days ago his helmet camera captures the snow breaking up around him, he wases toed around but he walked away unharmed. >> wow. >> very lucky guy. >> the annual film festival of course underway. >> and they explain there was a bit of a overreaction. >> they love a drama but they have been at the center of their own. sony knows how that feels. hacked and humiliated allegedly by his people. and all because of this. >> the movie "the interview" which mocked north korea's leader and the fall out moving from hollywood to here. this is why. >> the interview goes onrelease here, on thursday, but north korea got the berlin film festival confused and saw them as one single en

. >> president nicolas maduro from venice ordered the states to take over a private supermarket chain of the the company that owns the stores is accused of creating shortages, hoarding basic goods. tapachula has the detail. >> people are lined up right-hand the block. all this to buy groceries. >> there's a shortage of provisions. now the government is taking over a leading supermarket chain whose stores have been occupied by soldiers. >> this network of supermarkets goes under the control of pedeval. tomorrow it assumes all control of the chain. >> the venezuelan president did not see if the takeover would be permanent. they are accused of hoarding products driving demand. the director was gaoled on friday. >> before we needed a product you would buy it. now we have to hunt like people before who had to hunt. >> they start early in the day, and all the supermarkets. they come. we try to see what we can buy. >> and it's not just food. executives. they are also being debated. >> it's in the middle of an economic crisis. revenues have been hit. falling global oil prices. inflation was h

>> i can't tell you i've never lived in other major countries except venice, that was amazing.it just goes very well with the theory of brazil which is very open very interested in partying being out in the streets. >> other than soccer carnivale is the other big event to brings people from all walks of life together, the rich and the poor. >> it really does. it's almost like there's a mandate for these four or five days to say nothing of the month that it's actually unofficially been going on, these four or five days it's almost an mandate for most brazilians to get out on the street an party and sing and dance and dress up. as i took the bus downtown for the downtown party there were people along the entire half hour ride dressed up. >> so much issues in brazil, the rough economy the drought carnivale in other cities have been cancelled. will the party in rio de janeiro be affected? >> i don't think it will. i don't think you can put a damper on it. year after year decade after decade the enthusiasm is just boundless. >> and there have been so many controversies in brazil. we

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the party getting started early in venice.it kicks off this weekend and people are gathering and donning elaborate masks and jackets and wigs ahead of a carnival. it lasts for weeks and leads to the roman catholic period of lint. >> new questions tonight surrounding the embattled internal revenue service as the agency tries to move past a targeting scandal that is unresolved on irs. >> irs rehired more than hundred employees who had issues paying their own taxes. mike emmanuel has the details. >> there are new questions about the irs's use of taxpayer money at a time when the commissioner is complaining about the lack of resources. >> it is a difficult filing season and the service is abysmal. >> the treasurer rehires employees that had serious conduct issues. more than 7000 rehired. and 824 of them and 11 percent had prior employment issues including 541. and orin hatch said there is no reason to hire employees who failed to uphold those expectation. and this week a senator blasted the agency for practices that don't make sen

we had europeans from venice and americans from.cally they stepped in to say we will go for military human humanitarian operation. he used this to buy time to maneuver to get propaganda advantage. he never thought to stop. it was france. he advanced. then it was the united states to make decisive military statements and moves on the ground with the use of aviation for them to stop. this guy only understands shear force. this is not the guy that understands good will or diplomacy. he could careless. he could go for deceit. anybody dealing with him should know he's not one to rely on for peaceful talks. certainly he's somebody that clearly understands the language toughness when the other side is willing to be tough. except until now, very few were willing to be tough. it was all left to ukrainians to stand up for themselves. >> president -- >> even the fight of the free world. this is freedom and all at stake right now. >> you walk through what happened and what you experienced in 2008. in 20 seconds, what does your gut say about ukr

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his 737 and the culprit may have been this drone that we spotted at the very same time flying from venice beach towards los angeles international. flying within four miles of an airport is a big no-no. the worry is drones could get sucked up in an engine which could be catastrophic. in the past two years there have been more than 200 close-call sightings by commercial aircraft of drones. but these proposals are just that proposals. it could take years for them to become laws and even the faa is saying it's being to be flexible and work with some businesses. amazon and other companies may yet come to terms with the feds when it comes to using drones for delivering those packages. >> very interesting. trace, thanks for bringing us up to speed. >>> we told you about egypt taking swift action against isis, pummelling them, pummelling the targets in libya after terrorists behead 21 egyptian christians in a brutal video posted online. is it time for the u.s. to join the battle against isis now in libya? >>> plus we'll tell you about senator rand paul facing a big legal problem. why he wants a c

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she could live in a world that has wild tigers or a venice, italy, or a world with unspoiled islands,100 years ago. i went to a place and i found this amazing, beautiful place where some tribes can't wait for the big hotels. others want to live like it's 1,000 years ago. i chewed a local cocktail of choice that makes you turn numb with the number one chief of the island in his village. we talked a little bit about another pressing concern when it comes to low island nations. here's a look. there is an alarming number of americans who are skeptical that it's even happening. that island nations see this as an easy way to get some extra money. what is the reality when it comes to climate change for an island nation like this one? >> some of the smaller islands, it will be disastrous. we have seen because we've been living here over years and years, you can see the sea level rising. >> a warmer climate will bring stronger storms. but folks are relatively safe from the rising tides. ♪ but our next stop includes communities that live just inches above sea level. places where they're thrille

and will fetch $105 million and the most coveted is this piece painted in 1908 when monet visited venice was too beautiful to be painted and expected for $45 million. what paved the way for modern democracy in the u.n. is celebrated and this year is 800th anniversary of magna-carta signed and we report. >> under 4,000 words long each one written on a single sheep skin medieval latin and delicate and incomprehensible to most of us but clauses that are revolutionary and continue to shape our notion of democracy and justice. 800 years later these originals lie together at the british library for the first time. >> it was very radical to use a written document to limit the power of the king. and magna-carta has become a charity that people looked back to as a defense against arbitrary rulers and at the heart of the fame today. >> reporter: it was agreement between the england king john and rebillion and forced him into it and angered of high taxes and unsuccessful wars and they wanted to limit his power. it was here near windsor castle where king john was forced to put his royal seal of appr

in venice melting snow rain and rising tidal waters led to flooding.e square transformed into a giant paddling pool. it's thought the waters won't recede until saturday at the earliest. for the north in sweden snow is hardly a novel experience but even here, records were broken. the city reporting its highest snowfall in more than half a century. more than a meter falling in the first few days of the month. enough to deter all but the heartiest of souls and their dogs. tim alman, bbc news. >>> let's return to our top story. thousands of jordanians holding rallies in support of their government's action to fight islamic state militants. we can speak to jim muir who is in amman right now and jim, these rallies, tell us a little bit about what you're seeing and what people are telling you? >> well it's been quite a big boisterous rally in the center of amman, one of many in different parts of the country, all with the same message of national unity of really thirsting to hit back at isis the islamic state in response to the hideous burning of the pilot wh

this happened 6 krp 20 sunday evening. 35 minutes before that my producer was on venice beach a few mileshen he spotted this drone with red lights flying south toward the airport. we have no idea if it's the same drone, but this unmanned aircraft was also breaking the law by flying too close to an airport. experts say it highlights a growing problem that drones could pose to commercial aircraft, not that a drone could take down a 737 but if they get caught in one of the engines it could be disastrous. and over the past five years the faa says there have been more than 200 incidents across the country of drones flying way too close to airports. neil? >> that's a close call to me, trace. thank you very much. trace gallagher. >>> all right. to aviation security expert michael lloyd who's saying get ready for more of this sort of stuff. i guess, michael, we've said this before, because there are more of these things, right? >> oh, yeah. i mean they go from little toy size all the way up to almost predator size. we're working with a company in france that has one that could carry a 70-pound lo

one man traveled all the way from venice for some lucky charms. >> wow. >> the i would like to try onerm. >> i know the feeling. they were watching it on saturday morning i got to have some of this. >> since no bowl of cereals is complete without milk they have you covered with over 78 varieties of milk. >> genius idea. >> yes. >> genius. >> we will be right back >>> reality though that started it all returns to cbs tonight. >> after 29 seasons and 15 years, survivor the greatest seeings experiment, on television, is once again, breaking the mold. they have 18 contestant in three tribes, white collar verse blue collar verse no collar. host jeff probes say diversity makes for a great competition. >> you have these white colors that make rules in office and in charge. we have blue collars which we know is fabric of america. they work with their hand. they tend to follow the rules. then we have these free think their break the rules. that is three different entry points really make for a a compelling season. >> wow. >> survivor: world is a part they are calling this one. it premiers tonig

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. >> reporter: from venice beach, california she runs one bag at a time and makes reusable bags for retailerselies on shipments from her supplying in china. >> the port of los angeles is a crucial link in the supply chain for me. >> reporter: normally foster gets a container shipment every two weeks and takes four days to get her bags from the harbor to the warehouse, now she is waiting more than a month. >> when i'm delayed for seven weeks at the port it effects every part of my business and it evens my customers for sure who are missing retail opportunities like christmas, earth day is coming up, in april and i cannot promise anybody a green bag for earth day, that is a big problem and a big part earth day is my christmas. >> reporter: with another planned four-day partial shut down at the port of los angeles over the holiday weekend foster's livelihood and hundreds of others is stuck at sea because cargo unloading and loading has all but stop as a result of a labor dispute. the pacific maritime association pma called for the partial shut down accusing workers represented by the long shore

at snapchat headquarters in venice, california, 11:00 a.m. on wall street and "squawk alley" is live. ♪ ♪ >>> and welcome to "squawk alley" for a wednesday. joining us this morning, back from a few days vacation jon steinberg, ceo of the daily mail north america and back jon fortt, good to see you and kayla tausche, of course, has been holding down the fort with me. interesting market day, dow off and the nasdaq off a touch. still about 100 points or so from nasdaq 5,000. mixed results this morning but obviously tech is becoming more and more part of the conversation. a lot since the tech bubble in 2000. dominic chu is back at hq with more on that. >> so carl, what's interesting is the comparison between what we're in a bubble now versus what we were like in 1999 and 2000. one of the things that people are looking at right now is the ipo market and what it signals at least about whether or not we're in a frothy bubble-like situation. you guys are going to talk about snapchat later on. let's take a look at some of the ipo statistics from then

have you ever had a bellini in venice, where they were born? don't shake that pan! people kind of did. >> no they do that when they're all iron chefy and everything, and they're trying get it to -- won't let them go. >> seth: all right. oh, look at that. that's very nice. >> all right, so now we're going to make a quick little salad. >> don't you shake that! >> seth: take whatever you want. >> here? >> wow. wow, it's rough here. i didn't realize you were the executive producer dude, too. all right -- >> now we got -- we have a shaved fennel salad. we're going to take a lemon, we're going to squeeze the juice into it. >> seth: great. >> know how to operate one of these? >> horatio: yeah. >> go right ahead. then we're going to take some zest. >> seth: great. >> a little seasonal -- [ laughter ] you do know how to run that thing, don't you? that looks good. then we're going to throw in those those. now toss it gently. now you can move the pan. ready? >> seth: yeah. what are we doing? [ laughter ] >> perfect! >> seth: oh, great. >> you see, you're an iron chef in no tim

she finished in third place in the women's the venice and shop division and she's promising to return to the austin marathon next year at and when it. >>pam: and, and 5:30 p.m. this house and east quotes about to get another blast of snow ice and extreme cold. the impact it is having across the country next blast will tell you what cost passengers panicked at the lax airport todayting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you. >>pam: right now at 5:30 p.m. this house and the northeast are getting blasted by another winter storm. this is video of the white house where washington d.c. is expecting to see up 8 in. of snow. new york city is experiencing record cold temperatures is so cold and ice has formed on the hudson river. the daytime high in central park reached three degrees. and to demonstrate the call take a look this. >>pam: this is of video of a man taking boiling water and throwing it in the air and you can see it only takes a couple of seconds for that what the

the venice carnival always takes place during the ten days leading up to lent.s until lent? >> yeah. ten days leading up to lent. >> then lent is 40 days. that means fat tuesday is nick two weeks? tuesday before lent starts. >> interesting. i never knew that. >> well mardi gras right? fat tuesday is the mardi gras celebration before lent starts. >> i don't know. ever since halloween, man. halloween it starts. then there's no break until now really. sfl >> and then the 40 days of fasting until you get your easter candy. >> we'll be at pebble. usually i drink around my -- >> drown your sorrows. >>> when we come back this morning, we'll tell you what you need to know about the president's budget. jason furman of the economic advisers will be joining us. plus we'll get quarterly results from exxonmobil. we have instant reaction from that component when "squawk box" comes back. >>> after a shaky start to the year, january is now in the books. investors looking for a fresh start on the first trading day of the month. >>> washington watch. president obama delivering a

venice senate armed services hearing on global threats. live at 7 a.m., your calls and comment on washington journal. tonight on q&a thomas allen harris explores how african-americans have been portrayed in photographic images from the time of slavery up until today. >> it is based on the work of deborah willis. her groundbreaking work on black photographers but very much aware that there was this other theme going on in which black people were constructed post slavery and even before the end of slavery as something other than human. it was part of the marketing of photograph and memorabilia. now it would be considered de cl asse but in many ways they are still haunting us in the way we see ourselves, in what we might see others. >> tonight at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific. on monday, vermont senator bernie sanders says he will not attend israeli prime minister benjamin addressed the congress. he said it was wrong for the president not to be consulted. he also talked about his presidential aspirations. this is one hour and 10 minutes. >> it i

software will be completely clear of any delays a suggestion does good news you're ride to the north venicender 25 minutes from navato down to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: presents a sonoma county are worried about selling this morning as much as 8 in. of rain expected personal they bring him back memories for a lot of people who live here in the early '80s. >>: muslims of to the tops of hills and is water in was slowing over the road and water backs up was all the property behind me and the slack at all in lakefront property >>darya: the sale will load up on sandbags and santa rosa last night they're not a lot of people have at this site during december storm santa rosa ran out of those free sandbags stay with us as we continue our team coverage of the storm all morning long right up to 10:00 this morning and of course any time you watch our web site at kron 4 cutoff and are mobile application the mobile application you have the weather and you have a great real-time traffic but will keep you posted on your at home of the easiest thing is to wait for erica and door to give you a few of