from the left. not because of her diplomatic record but because of her financial one. a group that she and her husband are said to be worth $20 million. they also hone oen a stock that is trying to build the controversial keystone pipeline. they insinuated the report was the work of republican opposition groups. none of this has anything to do with the tragedy that occurred in benghazi. this is politics. that is shame. owning canadian stock is not a conflict but it could be a conflict if confirmed as secretary of state. they would need to sign off the pipeline project if it goes ahead. gregg: thanks. heather: closer look the real impact of the looming fiscal cliff. what means going over the edge
approved that portion of the plan. we ll have to see if there are jobs that have been promoted if that pipeline project gets under way. 20,000 jobs. so the folks on the right say that the president is holding upbringing jobs to colorado by not signing those permits, thomas. ron mott in lakewood, colorado, with paul ryan. thank you so much. we ve spent a lot of time talking about romney s v.p. pick, paul ryan. how much do we now about janna? she s a mother of three and so far has kept a low profile. i m joined by krista thompson who just wrote an article called janna steps lightly into the national spotlight. good to have you here. explain to all of us a little more about janna ryan. she does have heavy credentials on her own. that s right.
bales is the suspect in the killing deaths of afghan civilians. there s no explanation so far why he could face 17 murder charges. bales is being held in a military prison in the u.s. the u.s., france, and other countries are condemning the overthrow of the government in mali. there s been no sign of mali s president since renegade soldiers staged the coup on thursday. the borders are closed. those are the top stories from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain verjee and world business today starts now. good morning, from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. and the top stories this friday, march the 23rd. the u.s. president talks up his energy policies throwing his support behind part of a controversial oil pipeline. hong kong s top job goes to a vote this weekend, but a string of scandals has turned this election on its head. and fans line up for the hunger games.
regular is now $3.88, up two cents overnight the highest ever for march. it will now cost you more than $4 a gallon in ten states on average. plus washington, dc. the president is wrapping up a two day tour pushing all of the above, energy strategy to combat the prices long term and today he urged lawmakers to clear the way for construction of part of that controversial keystone xl pile line from oklahoma to the gulf coast. gerri willis is with us. the pipeline project will happen. gerri: a small portion of it. the president signed an executive order, part of the 1,700 mile pipeline the republicans are interested in. the pew research survey of americans show most americans do not agree with the president and they favor drilling offshore, 65 percent. it is interesting to see how it breaks down.
amazingly, the crew survived. a gun battle and tense 32-hour standoff with an al qaeda terrorist finally over. the suspect killed in a police raid just hours ago. this morning we re learning more about the man wanted in the killings of three french paratroopers and three students at a jewish school. outrage and anger at the mayor of sanford, florida. a tense town hall and new calls for the police chief, bill lee, to step down. accusations that he mishandled the case by not charging the man who killed an unarmed florida teenager. and i m very sorry about tyler. that s a quote. the former rutgers student, dharun ravi, opens up for the first time since his conviction. he tells a new jersey newspaper he was not bias and was not uncomfortable with his roommate being gay. new orleans this morning stunned after a bounty program sidelines their head coach for a full season. now they want to know who the snitch is. we begin this morning with tea party sergeant gary stein. th