real active across central ohio, extending into western pennsylvania and western new york. the forecast today keeping the showers around the northeast and into the mid atlantic. sunshine back in chicago, 77. beautiful day in minneapolis. 75. showers and thunderstorms in atlanta with highs there at around 81. that's a check of the forecast across the region. now the forecast close to home. new york, i think we'll see showers and maybe a thunderstorm. highs of 71. warm weather still in charlotte. highs there at 80. columbus, more thunderstorms. highs 75. plenty of sunshine in colorado with highs at 82. well, whatever the case may be this weekend, whatever your plans are, the weather looks great. spring almost here. get out and enjoy above average weather. >> ryan, thank you so much. >>> coming up, the day of the ipad, more good news on the job front, and i'll take green can ketchup with those fries. we'll explain. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> it is not the 21 jump street you may remember but it is expected to take the top spot at the box offic

this front thursday afternoon in toward ohio and western new york, that will bring us a chance of showers on friday and cool us down a little bit. but we're still looking pretty good until that happens. as we look at the forecast, today about 50 degrees. a little cool, winds turning to the south at 5 to 10 in the afternoon. tonight we're dipping into the 30s and upper 20s. look at the nice warm-up tomorrow. 65. going to be a little breezy too tomorrow and thursday. could have some gusts over 20. by thursday i think we're going to be around 70 for the afternoon high. as we head toward friday cooling down in the 50s with showers around. saturday 54. saturday night this is the weekend, the time change. we sprint forward. so going to lose an hour of sleep but the sun will set that much later. sunday 65 and monday 68. could be some showers late monday into tuesday. it is 4:47. monika is in now with time saver traffic. >> thanks so much. good morning, everybody. things are looking great outside. just have the usual construction sites especially the west side of town but this time i'm going to f

and afternoon showers from western new york to the carolinas. >> mostly 80s in the southeast. 70s from boston to baltimore. indianapolis hits 83. chicago 78. 64 in phoenix. and near 50 in salt lake city. >>> and coming up, make room for a new number two. can you guess the nation's second-most popular fast food chain? >> very interesting story there. >>> also today, oprah's new network facing a ratings reality of sorts. issuing some pink slips. >>> and the first lady talks to david letterman. the things we did not know about her trips away from the white house. >>> welcome back, everybody. as if the soaring price of its stock isn't enough, apple's now giving its shareholders something else. the tech giant is going to issue the first dividends in 17 years, using some of its $98 billion in cash. apple also announced that it sold 3 million ipads in the first three days the latest version was on sale. and the stock closed bo $600 for the first time. >>> tack masters has filed for bankruptcy. you might be familiar with its ad from tv. it promotes itself as helping people solve its tax proble

rain showers from western new york to the carolinas. 81 in atlanta. 73 in new york. indianapolis is 83. detroit, 76. omaha, 61. 50 in colorado springs, and 60 in sacramento. >>> what a big day down in our nation's capital because today kicks off the annual national cherry blossom festival. >> because of a winter that really never was, the blossoms are in peak bloom a whole lot earlier than usual. the peak is set for today running through friday. >> this year marks 100 years since japan gave the u.s. 3,000 cherry trees. the blossoms are big business fo

afternoon showers from western new york to the carolinas. >> 80s in the southwest. ike 78 in chicago. minneapolis, 66. fargo, 58. 40s in the pacific northwest. 60 in sacramento. any recollection of what the weather was like in new orleans? >> beautiful weather actually. >>> south of the border, they are getting ready for the pope to make a visit. >> those are traditional mexican charo hats being made specifically for the pope himself. >> one features benedict's embroidered face inside the crown. each took about three weeks to decorate by hand. >> it's his first to spanish-speaking latin america. he's also going to cuba. looks like they are ready to embrace him there. >> should be a good trip. >> we'll be back with more "world news now" right after this. ♪ >> announcer: "worlds now new weather brought to you by world health care. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expens

and afternoon showers from western new york to the carolinas. >> mostly 80s in the southeast. 70s from boston to baltimore. indianapolis hits 83. chicago 78. 64 in phoenix. and near 50 in salt lake city. >>> and coming up, make room for a new number two. can you guess the nation's second-most popular fast food chain? >> very interesting story there. >>> also today, oprah's new network facing a ratings reality of sorts. issuing some pink slips. >>> and the first lady talks to david letterman. the things we did not know about her trips away from thcite house. hey, your high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. woo-hoo! [ together ] it's an unbelievable deal. well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer ] go to the website below today and get high speed internet for the unbelievably low price of just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need at a great price. you can chill online at a p

light snow in western new york and pennsylvania. las. 62 in atlanta. 52 here in new york. still not bad for march. mostly 30s from fargo to detroit. nearly 70 in billings. 50 in salt lake city. and 45 in albuquerque. it's the most beautiful day we've had in months in new york. so i want to thank mother nature publicly for a near-70 degree day here in manhattan. couldn't have asked for anything better. perfect. >> thank you, mother nature. thank you, god. >>> breaking news this morning, rob, about what's probably the best-known chicken mcnugget ever. i was being facetious about breaking news. so we've been following this one closely. it's the nugget that resembles -- or is allegedly supposed to resemble george washington. >> i don't see it to save my life. its owner thought she had auctioned it off on ebay for a staggering $8,100. but now that bidder, no pun intended, has chickened out. >> yeah. we're crying foul on this story. the good news, the mcnugget is likely to go to the second highest bidder for $8,000. just $100 less. >> oh-g

on the other hand it has the potential to create many jobs in western new york as it has been in pennsylvania. i know that you had -- mr. gatt and mr. green had spoken with you about it with the study. i think the study is a good idea. i think we have to know what we're dealing with. i think it's important to wean ourselves off middle eastern oil and venezuelan oil, with countries that don't wish us well, but i do think the fracing is something that many people remain fearful of and we need to look at. i wish you well in your study and i hope we can have the results of that soon. finally i want to mention a topic that hasn't been mentioned. that is pcbs in schools. last february new york city embarked on a ten-year $700 million plan to replace all the old light in new york city schools over the next decade. could you please explain epa's role in that mediation project and provide for me an update on its status? could you also provide an update on efforts to address window caulking in schools as well. >> certainly, sir. in 2011 epa inspected new york city schools for leaking. lighting ballasts

upstate and western new york getting into wycombe hands snow showers. maybe western maryland gets a rain and snow mix on thursday. on thursday will be windy as well. gusts up to 30 m.p.h. behind that front. it does not look like it will bring us a lot of moisture but some gusty winds and big temperature changes. the next system moves in rapidly. that system will bring a somewhat whether to start the weekend. we will see a mix of clouds and sun early on. scattered showers and thunderstorms. wynns brisk out of the southwest getting the temperature close to or into the 70's tomorrow afternoon. 2 to 3 foot chop in the bay. a leftover scattering of showers and temperatures of 45. some wet snow mixed with the rain in the western maryland mountains. the eastern shore, but 30% chance of a storm tomorrow and partly cloudy and windy on thursday. winds may top 30 miles per hour. the 65 and windy on thursday. 70 tomorrow until that fraud comes through. another chance for some wet weather friday into saturday. the best of the weekend would be sunday. partly cloudy s

to our north, an indication of how cold it is with the late enhanced snow showers in the western new yorkte and they're catching some of those near scranton. skies are thinning out with some rain we picked up that is making its way off the coast early morning and skies are clearing as drier air filters in from the west. temperatures have been a lot chillier through the afternoon only in the 30's in western maryland 57 at richmond, up 59 in pittsburgh that cold will continue to come in with western maryland already down in the 30's. the only thing that will keep the temperature up is the brisk wind coming in keeping the atmosphere mixed. and the insta-weather futurecast rose, clear skies, but a bit of a breeze. some of these sheltered valleys could get down as low as 24 degrees. the sun sets this evening at 6:00 08 p.m. on sunday, daylight savings time. the sun will be setting an hour later, going down after 7:00 on sunday. the days are getting longer and the clock change will allow us to enjoy more of the sunshine. another reenforcing shot and cool air coming through tonight bringing us t

but everywhere else it's all rain from western new york back down to dallas. we have a risk of strong storms austin to memphis to jackson, back to dallas. could see tornadoes. a lot of rain. we are talking three to five inches of rain from dallas to knoxville. but especially in texas and into arkansas this rain could continue right for the next 72 hours. some areas could pick up up to seven inches of rain which could cause flooding. >> good morning, everyone. another dry day today. during the day it will be breezy and mild. >>> that's your latest weather. savannah? ♪ >>> all right, al. thanks. now to today's professionals. we are doing this outside today because the weather is so fine. star jones is here, attorney and author. donny deutsch, multi billion dollar ad exec or something. i have to make it all up now. and dr. nancy snyderman. welcome. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, everybody. >> we have a crowd and the pressure is on. we'll start with republican politics. super tuesday was tuesday night. mitt romney got the win in ohio. won the most states. rick san

yesterday's storm still producing rain in western new york and heavy snows east of new york through new. some areas of new hampshire could see a foot of snow from this while this is sweeping away from us, behind it the winds are going to kick. that's why we think we'll get the gusts to 30 miles an hour but we'll get the sunshine and late tomorrow we'll see the clouds increase. we may get through the day without the rain till after dark. 67 today. some spots south could touch 70. tonight we're down to around 40 in washington. 30s north and west with a northwest wind about 5 to 10. tomorrow upper 50s to near 60. showers more likely at night. overnight for the first half of saturday. i kept saturday afternoon out of the rain. i'm going to be optimistic that this stuff clears toward midday. by sunday cooler, 48. maybe a flurry or two sunday night into monday morning. cold on monday, 44. but by wednesday we're back to 60. spring is springing. march 1, meteorological spring began at midnight. >> spring has sprung. >> spring has sprung. we like that. a couple of things have sprung up around to

north and west is actually all warm front making its way into northwestern pennsylvania and western new yorkte. cleveland has already gotten into the milder air and we will get into it tomorrow. 20's in the suburbs tonight, 30 downtown. tomorrow with southwest winds and lots of sun, we expect a significant warmup. chicago is 23 degrees warmer than we are here in baltimore. the warm front is moving north. it gets cold again on the west coast and some of that chilly air will filter back in here by the end of the week. tomorrow, sunny skies and southwest winds. most of thursday looks nice. we may see little cloud cover, but the winds will still be out of the south. it looks like it will stay dry through the daylight hours. thursday night, some of the rain may start to slip into baltimore late in the evening, and on friday it will turn wet and cooler going into the weekend. for a couple of days, spring fever is in full force. sunrise at 6:30, a beautiful wednesday tomorrow. a two-foot top and chilly bay water temperatures. the air is going to be a lot cooler, but when you get inland by a just a

i grew up in western new york and that was a bddi part of our lives that heintered promote unskilled workers into professional ranks and people were sending their kids to college. rkehat is going on our economically, i am more concerned as my kids head to college, what happens with the diversity -- what is the way forward? >> it is an excellent point. i wrote an article about this recently and looking at the fact that this generation--the fight was for integration and there had been a lot of a entrepreneurship because it was necessary under jim crow. one of the things that is interesting to me is as a group, the new businesses started in the united states 25% were started by hispanics and entrepreneurs. as a but aoup african-americans have lagged. one reason is becf wse of integration there are some cultural issues of starting a businesses, access to capital. with the unemployment rate a lot of hddihly accomplished africabouamerican college graduates went into the public sector and the public sector is shrinking even as the private sector he waes. those are posted and transparent. no

i'm from western new york. when santorum talk about being from coal country, i get that.to people in the states where he has won. romney does well. a big divide is income. romney does well amongst wealthier voters. santorum aside from making the social conservative feel confident he is an absolute categorically conservative guy, i also think he just kind of connects with them a little bit better. you know on the trail. >> bret: charles, obviously, a lot of headlines dealt with the momentum from alabama and mississippi. the wins for santorum. but the romney campaign complains to pickup of plus six in delegate hunt. what do you make of the fallout from last night moving forward. missouri caucuses on saturday. puerto rico sunday. illinois on tuesday. >> a hell of a way to build up enthusiasm to argue i have the math. it doesn't exactly stir the show. i don't see people swooning in the aisles like obama in 2008. i also like the civil discourse. republicans are engaging in. romney saying of santorum he is an economic lightweight. he doesn't know anything about the economy. the

kathy in western new york was able to win a special election on the issue of medicare saying republicansmpaigning to end medicare. save medicare, vote democratic. this time around, the gop has gone through, should we say, a re-formation of how they were going to message this. and they went, they made a decision in the last few days that they would in fact try to talk less about the plan. less about medicare and more about debt. when you talk about medicare, there is still this idea that programs eventually the age will be raised to 67. that there will be a private voucher program. there is the option in ryan 2.0 to pay more money to keep traditional medicare money down the line. they would be the first to tell you that would not apply to people for about 20 more years. if you're near that threshold right now, you're okay. and they will now say as speaker john boehner said yesterday, that we're protecting seniors with this budget. so that has been the biggest difference, i would say, in term of the messaging. the numbers -- go ahead. >> so basically, what you're telling me is that the mes

there's the general motors of the world, you know, i grew up in western new york, and that was a big part of our lives there, and it helped, you know, promote unskilled workers into the professional ranks, and people were sending their kids to college. but given what's going on right now economically, i guess i'm more concerned as my kids head to college and some are saying what happens with the diversity objectives and what's the way forward, i guess. >> well, it's interesting, and i think it's an excellent point because i actually wrote an article about this recently, and it was looking at the fact that this generation, you know, your generation that the fight was for integration. and, in fact, there had been a lot of entrepreneurship in the black community in part because it was necessary, you know, under jim crow. you had the black dentist, the black hair dresser, you were served, black businesses serving black consumers. and i think one of the things that's interesting to me right now is that, um, as a group -- of the new businesses that have been started in the united states, 2

general motors of the world, you know, i grew up in western new york and i was a bit part of our lives better and promote unskilled workers into the professional ranks and people setting their kids to college. you know what's going on right now economically. i guess i'm more concerned as my kids had to college and are still on their way about what happened with some of object is? what is the way forward i guess quite >> what's interesting in it's an excellent point because i actually wrote an article about this recently and i was looking at the fact that this generation , you know, that the fight is for integration. and in fact there've been a lot of entrepreneurship in the black community in part because it was necessary. under jim crow you had the black hairdresser, the black dentist, you were black businesses black consumers. as a group, of the new businesses started in the united states, 25% started by hispanics , latino, entrepreneurs. as a group, african-americans have lagged in one reason is because of integration there are some cultural issues and starting businesses, access to

they oversee military operations in the western hemisphere. later, new york mayor michael bloomberg and antonio villaraigosa. >>> following the outcome of the 2010 census. some redistricting plans have landed in courts. stanford law school held a conference in january and what is ahead for the redistricting for the coming decade. this panel on the voting rights act is 90 minutes. >> we're going to get started again. thank you all for coming back in. thank you for being here. one of my favorite philosophers is satchel paige. who is famous for many things. telling you to avoid eating fried food. thank you for helping us with the lunch along those lines. to the people at the levin center. one of the things that he says is let whomever sits around recollecting, i'm looking up the line. that is redistricting partisanship of the voting rights act. i want to start with the past of the voting rights act. it situates many of the debates today. the year the voting rights act was passed, a poem was published called "long view negro." through the telescope of dreams, ema

we see the western new york state temperatures will drop into the 30s. so, that's a being concern. and all eyes will be on that this weekend. we have thick fog across the region burden normally we out into annapolis nc distance butin the thean't see the rest of marina. dense fog advisory in effect for locations east of the blue ridge until 10:00 a.m. and visibility is down to 1/4 of a mile or less. 59 degrees in the district and this afternoon and >> all of america's weather straight ahead in the next half hour. robin? >> all right, sam the man. >>> coming up on "gma," the incredible plot to free the most dangerous woman in america. how the men who fell in love with her from behind bars try to break her out. >>> and carnie wilson's revelation. why she had surgery again for weight loss. is it safe the second time around? >>> and katy perry, trading in glamour for combat boots? ♪ [ mom ] we didn't know where to go next with eric's adhd. his stimulant medicine was helping, but some symptoms were still in his way. so the doctor kept eric on his current medicine and added nonstimulant i

back here a little boundary producing those showers and across ohio into western new new york state, that's what we're going to have to watch for this afternoon. when we look at the future cast, you see how quickly those showers pull away. by the middle and latter part of the afternoon, see this line of showers that could be coming through? that's what we're going to be standing by for later on. till then pretty nice day. upper 70s today. the threat for some afternoon showers. tonight upper 40s to low 50s. a beautiful wednesday. 74 degrees. perfect tomorrow. just about the same on thursday except a tad warmer, 75 to 80. on friday better chance of showers, upper 60s but i think most of the showers are gone now. by the time we get to the race on saturday morning for the big marathon and half marathon that we're broadcasting here, 72 on st. patrick's day with a slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and then sunday 72 and monday again looking at high temps low to mid-70s. what a stretch of weather. let's go live to monika santami at fairfax county with time saver traffic. >> reporte

on the other hand, it has the potential to create many jobs in western new york as it is doing in pennsylvania, and i know that ms. degette and mr. green have spoken to you about it with the study. i think the study is a good idea. i think that we have to know what we're dealing with. i think it's important to wean ourselves off of middle eastern oil and venezuelan oil, quite frankly, countries that don't wish us well. but i do think that the fracking is something that many people remain fearful of am we need to look at, so i wish you well in your study and i hope we can have the results of that soon. >> finally i want to mention a topic that hasn't been mentioned. new york city embarked on a 10 year $700 million plan to replace all the old lights in all of newark city schools over the next decade. could you please explain epa's role in that remediation project and provide for me an update on its status? could you also please provide update on efforts to address window coping in schools as well? >> certainly. in 2011 epa inspected new york city schools for leaking. the lighting were leaking an

reports that there are 69,000 structurally deficient bridges nationwide, including 2,000 in new york, and 99 in western new york alone. in fact, every second of every day seven cars drive on a bridge that is structurally deficient. dangerous road conditions were a significant factor in 1/3 of all traffic fatalities last year. americans spent 4.2 billion hours stuck in traffic costing $710 for every american motorist. the 1987 collapse of a bridge in new york killed 10 people and the 2007 collapse of the minneapolis bridge killing 13 people are tragic reminders of the human costs associated with the deteriorating infrastructure. the economic costs are staggering too. the united states chamber of commerce says that the nation will lose $336 billion in economic growth over the next five years due to inadequate infrastructure. one local example, in january, the new york state department of transportation closed a crucial bridge in springville, new york, due to concerns about its safety. in the closure, it was devastating to businesses. the cost of borrowing money is at a historic low rate. the interest rat

outside right now in western new york, southern michigan, it does not feel very pleasant.e kids up. put hat and gloves back on if you can find them. 80 degrees in buffalo only a week ago. albany, new york, now getting colder. all that chilly, windy air will head for the cities on the eastern seaboard from the mid-atlantic up through new england. look at boston today. only 45 and windy. later tonight is the problem though. the cold air moves in. it's going to be below freezing. of course the growing season has started. leaves, tree, buds, flowers. you get the picture. hard freeze warnings in effect for many areas. if you have areas to protect, cover it up before you go to bed. record temperatures in the middle of the country. texas all of the way through florida is great. the problem spot late today into tonight. if you are joining us from the west coast especially north of san francisco, a big rainstorm is going to come onshore for you. that will bring snow to the mountains of california late tonight into tomorrow. once again, if you are in new england or the great lakes,

enacted membership in 14 north american cities, including toronto, which is 90 miles from my western new york home. some dismiss this concern by saying their activities are limited to fundraising. this is not comforting. so, mr. speaker, i have joined with my colleague, jeff duncan, to introduced h.r. 3783, the countering iran in the western hemisphere act. our legislation would call for the state department to investigate hezbollah's presence in the western hemisphere and create a long-term strategy for keeping our communities and nation safe. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to say this bipartisan legislation was unanimously passed in the subcommittee. as this bill moves through the house, i urge my colleagues to support our legislation to combat this growing threat. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from kansas rise? ms. jenkins: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jenkins: it's been four years since the he

engel of new york ranking member on subcommittee is on western hemisphere is recognized. >> thank you madam chair, the committee is proud but in new york we're especially proud. i want to ask three questions. i'll try to do them one at the same time. i've just come back from a trip to israel where i've met with people at the highest levels of government. there is a big fear in israel that the united states is adjusting to the containment of iranian and nuclear weapons rather than stopping them at all costs. as you, of course, know, we have said let sanctions work. many in israel believe if we wait too long, we'll be at the point of no return and then iran will not be stopped at all. can you please comment on that and assure us that we are not for a position of containment? >> our policy, congressman, is prevention. our policy is to prevent iran from attaining nuclear weapons capabilities. we have a two-track policy pressure and engagement. we are pursuing both simultaneously to that end. >> thank you. i want to speak with you about the balkans. you and i had several discussions in the

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now lake champlain is a lake today that is largely between two states, new york state on the western side of the lake and on the east vermont. the northern tip of the lake does touch canada. so lake champlain was extremely important in the war as a corridor between the colony of new york and the hudson river valley and canada. and it could be an artery of invasion either moving northward or southward as we'll see at various points in the conflict. and, lastly of great importance was the st. lawrence river, the great river of canada. beginning with its source in the great lakes and, of course, its course downstream moving northeasterly all the way to the atlantic. and quebec being the main french fortress and most powerful single point in canada was to be very significant in the conflict. so let's take a look at a modern map and get a sense of this geography. now today beyond discussing the military history i'd like to give you a little sense of the human dimensions of this conflict. and the various peoples and interests involved. the struggles, the sufferings which were great, the hai

but everywhere else it is all rain from western new york all the way back down to dallas.out of this system. and a lot of rain. we are talking about three to five inches of rain from dallas to knoxville. but especially in texas and into arkansas this rain could continue right on important the next 72 hours. some areas could pick up up to 7 inches of rain which as you may imagine could cause massive flooding. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. tom kierein in storm center 4. winds gusting to around 30 miles an hour. and here at storm center 4 we have had our reports of temperatures now coming into near 60 degrees. later today it will feel like may. it will be the low 70s by mid afternoon. then rain likely moving in tonight after sunset and ending around dawn friday. then tomorrow, some sunshine back with highs around 60 degrees. then chillier weather moves in for the weekend. and we spring ahead one hour. saturday night. >>> that's your latest weather. savannah? ♪ >>> all right, al. thanks. now to to

but everywhere else, it's all rain from western new york all the way back down to dallas.nadoes out of this system. and a lot of rain, talking about 3 to 5 inches of rain from dallas to knoxville. but especially in texas and on into arkansas. this rain could continue right on for the next 72 hours. some areas could pick up to 7 inches of rain, which as you might imagine could cause some massive >>> well, we were in the low 30s earlier this morning. the temperatures are jumping now that that sun is out. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren and we'll head from the 50s where weir currently to the 70s. not just inland, but by the bay as well. 67 degrees and you'll touch on the 70s and it will peak on friday and then this weekend things start to change. we get cooler, more clouds and showers arrive late sunday into monday. don't forget, we have another big change this weekend, the time change. spring forward, 2:00 a.m. sunday. ♪ >>> now to "today's professionals." we're doing it outside today because the weather is so nice. we have star jones, dr. nancy snyderman wit

leadership israel was granted a seat in the western europe and others group, w.e.o.g., in new york. and for that effort i thank you. we appreciate that. but unfortunately, israel was not a member of the w.e.o.g. in geneva, and therefore is effectively banned from many if not most u.n. organizations and agencies. my question is what is the u.s. doing to granted full membership rights throughout the u.n. system? and then if there's time if you can give us a briefing on hezbollah rearming and what's going on in that part of the region. >> i'm sorry. i didn't hear -- >> what can be done with hezbollah and what the u.n. and the u.s. is doing to help prevent the flow of arms going that direction because it seems as though there's been a blind eye, so to speak, with the flow of arms toward hezbollah. and if you could clarify that, i'd appreciate that very much. >> okay. thank you. let me begin by coming back to unesco. >> yes. >> we need to ensure that the legislative and policy tools that we have and use meet the desired effect and hit their intended target. the intended target is in this

new low for greece one of the reasons do you think. i think that i would. in traditional sources of investment in the western world through capital markets in places like london and new york greece is looking further afield not just to the brics but even neighboring rivals now when it comes to turkey the two peoples actually don't get on too badly it's usually the generals and the military banking industrial complex in ankara that creates more problems with sweetness when it comes to privatization i think for smaller assets and assets that are actually non-strategic not networks of course there may be something that can be done and i think it's specially in the tourism sector i don't think anyone may have a tremendous problem with a small marina somewhere that is not you know a contentious zone say in the ionian going to ownership i think overall the old expression of you don't want to kill your customers it's probably very yeah if we do get some small scale and sensible investment it may be a good thing also i think that there might be might be some who will flare a few times when it comes to selling off the whole idea of selling off state assets to turkey to some seem q

susie, the main reason for today's drop in crude: talk of some western nations possibly tapping in emergency oil reserves. so in new york trading, crud futurefell $92 to cle at $1.41 barrel. that decline in oil puts pressure on energy shares, which contributed to a down day for stocks. the dow lost 71 points, the s&p slipped seven, and the nasdaq fell 15. >> susie: meanwhile, gasoline prices are still moving higher. aaa said today the average price of unleaded gas is now $3.91 a gallon, that's up 19% this year. and prices could go even higher in the coming months. suzanne pratt has the story. >> reporter: a funny thing-- as in funny, "weird"-- is happening in the u.s. energy market. demand is down, and that's no surprise given prices at the pump are at ten-month highs. what is a surprise is that several east coast oil refiners are exiting the business, now of all times. at a recent analyst meeting, exxonmobil c.e.o. rex tillerson explained profits are hard to come by because east coast refineries use pricey foreign crude oil. >> in the fourth quarter of last year, many u.s. refiners were losing mon. we made... throughou

its northern point touching today the southern boundary of canada and the western side of the lake, you have the state of new york, today the east side, vermont. here is lake george. this would be a vital corridor of conflict in the war, and bloody battles would be fought here which i can only go briefly into today. the lake is 100 -- lake champlain itself beginning here is 125 miles long, and its widest point is 12 miles wide. it's in a valley even though it's ringed by mountains and, of course, very heavily wooded, and you can see the internal lines of communication between the st. lawrence river and the interior of north america, the key ones are by water. it's much easier to travel over water than land, and lake chamberlain southward leads to the hudson river valley, the land really between the colony of new york and eastward is new england, so it's very vital region. and this shows us where the fort -- french built a fort in the 1730s that they called fort st. frederique, you don't need to know the names of all the particular forts. the british would later call this fort the point, they later called it the p