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The west coast there after. a news agency is reporting major damages in broad areas across japan, even for a country that is accustomed to earthquakes, this one was horrific. large fishing boats and other sea vessels were able to ride the waves into the city slamming against overpasses. waves of muddy water. weve been showing you the pictures. it maybe the first time youve been able to see something like this. sweeping over entire cities. one city has been absolutely destroyed. were keeping a cl...

States. if the price a barrel has gone up $75, thats $75 billion were shipping overseas. so two questions, what should we do to reduce our dependence upon foreign oil, and two, what can we do to reduce our dependence on oil at all? >> lets take each question in turn. we have so much oil in the united states that we will never run out. forget these politicians that tell you we only have 3% of the worlds oil reserves. we cant drill our way to independence. thats a technical definition by the s.e.c...

The weather channels mike seidel is live in the twin cities with the latest on the storm track. its not there yet, but youre sure its coming, huh? >> reporter: i can guarantee you. i say with confidence. it will be here in about an hour or so. weve got snow in the southwestern part of the state, alex. out there and into a good deal of south dakota, blizzard warnings with wind gusts over 35 manufactured. were expecting 12 to 18 inches here. now, thats nothing like they say all the way out west, i...

A flare-up of convection, thunderstorms around the -- at least the eastern side of the center. it may start to get its act together just a little bit here. heres the forecast track for the national hurricane center. tropical storm status. later tonight. maybe winds as high as 50 miles an hour. see what the next advisory says. thursday afternoon, making maybe -- actually very similar track. i wouldnt want -- very similar track if this verifies ties to w five years ago. not the same strength. but ...

>> i mean, im sorry if hes depressed about 350 acres of oiled marshes, but louisiana has lost more than 2,000 square miles of coastal marshes in the last century. thats why he should be depressed. a lot of that was because of the oil and gas industry. this oil is a blip on that scale. some of the worst critics of the oil industry in the scientific community were telling that. as for the oil under the water, thats certainly a question. i think there was a lot of fear that youre going to start see...

Oil and gas industry. this oil is a blip on that scale. some of the worst critics of the oil industry in the scientific community were telling that. as for the oil under the water, thats certainly a question. i think there was a lot of fear that youre going to start seeing much lower dissolved oxygen levels. if fact, have you seen slight oxygen depletion but nothing compared to the kind of hypoxia you already have in the gulf from agricultural runoff in the mississippi basin. this is not to -- i...

In the ocean the most difficult drilling, he wasnt telling the truth? >> we are not allowed to drill in the western colorado -- >> sean: he says there is no oil there? >> there is oil shale. a trillion barrels of oil in the basin. >> sean: colorado, utah, wyoming. >> right. on the alaska offshore, west coast, eastern gulf of mexico, east coast 100 billion barrels of conventional oil. >> sean: we could dill at anwr originally designated for ing and set aside. we could drill off the coast of calif...

In the ocean the most difficult drilling, he wasnt telling the truth? >> we are not allowed to drill in the western colorado -- >> sean: he says there is no oil there? >> there is oil shale. a trillion barrels of oil in the basin. >> sean: colorado, utah, wyoming. >> right. on the alaska offshore, west coast, eastern gulf of mexico, east coast 100 billion barrels of conventional oil. >> sean: we could dill at anwr originally designated for ing and set aside. we could drill off the coast of calif...

State. pennsylvania is like that. states that look towards the true north, a little right or left. they dont want to go too far from the midfield. >> florida has been a swing state. nobody wants to see more hanging chads in what looks like a pretty close election right now between rubio and crist. i agree with you, chris, certainly trying to capture the democratic nomination so to speak without having to run the primary because of the weakness being demonstrated by the democratic candidate, kend...

The middle? i think florida may be that state. pennsylvania is like that. states that look true north. a little right, a little left. >> florida has been a swing state. nobody wants to see more hanging chads in what looks like a close election right now between rubio and crist. i agree with you crist is trying to capture the democratic nomination so to speak, without having to run to the primary because of a weakness being demonstrated by kendrick meek. but one thing that may make a difference i...