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Militants surrounded with no way to escape. Susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. The natural gas field is a joint venture involving algeria, norway and bp. We are still awaiting more details about as many as 20 hostages to reportedly escaped today. Since Hurricane Katrina seven years ago inspectors have found hundreds of levees in danger of failing in 37 states. Local governments are responsible for upgrading unacceptable levees but some local Officials Say repairs could cost hundreds of thousa...

Structures are in danger. This comes after Hurricane Katrina which killed thousands and caused billions in damage. After Hurricane Katrina, california budgeted money for improvements. The study doesnt identify any levees in the bay area but it is up to a local government to improve their levees so if one is found to be unacceptable it could cost a community millions. Live in East Palo Alto, Elissa Harrington, cbs 5. This morning, almost every boeing 787 dreamliner jet is now grounded until furth...

Confirmed. A short time earlier an algerian security official said about 20 hostages including some americans and europeans had escaped. The militants attacked the gas complex and took dozens of hostages yesterday about 800 miles south of algiers. By all indications, this is a terrorist act. The United States strongly condemns these kinds of terrorist acts. It is a very serious matter when americans are taken hostage. The militants say they are part of an al qaeda affiliate operating in north af...

Lithium ion batteries have a lot of power and of course there are many types of batteries out there and hopefully a substitute can be found, but nothing is absolutely set in stone at this point. Reporter boeing might be able to design a container to prevent or protect fires caused by the lithium batteries. But if the company is forced to use older, larger batteries, engineers would have to re design parts of the 787. Investigators have reached no conclusions, but they will certainly be taking a ...

Difficult engineering challenge. Lithium ion batteries have a lot of power and of course there are many types of batteries out there and hopefully a substitute can be found, but nothing is absolutely set in stone at this point. Reporter boeing might be able to design a container to prevent or protect fires caused by the lithium batteries. But if the company is forced to use older, larger batteries, engineers would have to re design parts of the 787. Investigators have reached no conclusions, but...

Reported to have been killed. He has made millions smuggling across the borders. It has triggered a series of crisis meetings in london, where the government emergency meeting has been convened three times during the day. The number of british hostages is thought to be in single digits. It took place in the eastern part of algeria at an oil compound with oil workers. A number of people are held hostage. This does include british nationals, and it is a dangerous situation. The u. S. State Departm...

Also, refinancing activity is very high right now. As housing prices have increased, thats allowed more people to qualify to refinance their loans. Reporter but Goldman Sachs is a different story. It deals almost exclusively with institutions, not consumers. Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Growth came from a surge in Investment Banking revenues thanks to gains in stock and bond underwriting. Goldman earned 5. 60 a share in the period, compared to a 1. 84 a year ago. That was also better than expecte...

Increased, thats allowed more people to qualify to refinance their loans. Reporter but Goldman Sachs is a different story. It deals almost exclusively with institutions, not consumers. Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Growth came from a surge in Investment Banking revenues thanks to gains in stock and bond underwriting. Goldman earned 5. 60 a share in the period, compared to a 1. 84 a year ago. That was also better than expected. Big banks arent the only financials expected to do well in the Fourth Q...

Capacity magazines. Many of the actions he plans to take including addressing mental health, education and training. Those actions dont require the support of congress. In washington, danielle lee, nbc news. Just as president obama announces his plans to curb gun violence a new ad is released from the National Rifle association and the white house isnt happy. The ad makes reference to the security of president obamas daughters by asking, quote, are the president s kids more important than yours ...

This morning well tell you what you should avoid touching and well conduct a little experiment here in studio 1a to see how many people touch the doorknob coming in our studio in a single morning. And Ryan Seacrest is here, and he better watch his personal items because hes going to help us out on a segment about the best pick pockets in the world. Have you ever been pick pocketed . No. Its awful. Dylan, good morning to you. Good morning to you. Yes, this is a big storm in that it extends from N...