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Glorious pageant overlooking the park with daffodils out. there will be huge crowds and it will be a happy occasion. >> this will be royal pomp and ceremony. >> at its very, very best. >> reporter: there are still a few places left. if you have a spare $18 thoushlgs, y$18,000, you know where to come. theres not long to wait now. over the next eight days well continue to bring you extensive coverage of the pending nuptials. head to our special unveiled website. its your one-stop shop for everyt...

In silicon valley who explored facebooks ad business for mits technology review says the ad part of the social networking company is only growing. >> by all estimates it did a couple billions of dollars in advertising last year and may double that this year. so it seems that the advertising machine has started to take off there. >> reporter: robert hoff adds that facebooks last foret into ads backfired before the company changed its practices. mary snow, cnn, new york. torrential rain and mass...

Pass between our heads? i hadnt. later on i saw the trees behind me all shot up. i realized we werexposeed. im in deadult. >> reporter: he thrived on his work, lived with his characters and toll their stories to millions around the world. that was his talent and that was his mission. his final assignment was for "vanity fair" in libya. his last twitter post read in besieged libyan city of misrata, indiscriminate shelling by gadhafi forces, no sign of nato. tim hetherington was 41 years old. back...

Court records show the dodgers have more than $430 million of long-term debt. that was as of 2009. >> its getting ugly. >> not great. >> thank you very much. well keep our eye on that one. eight days to go. royal wedding fever is really heating up and tour operators are cashing in. theyre offering everything from a glimpse of kate middletons house to a chance to meet a real life royal. emily reuben takes a look at the businesses that have sprung up around britains biggest wedding. >> reporter:...

Because of the in-fighting within the rebels and two generals specifically battling it out against each other. >> reporter: yes. this is really something to keep your eye on. it really doesnt bode well for what the rebels are trying to do on the battlefield. theyre trying to fight regime forces but inciting within their own ranks, you have the top military official for the rebels, the former interior stinster for gadhafi, niz number two man who defected and another general, senior military offic...

Hidden inside the latest version of the operating system. and its not just facebook. its not just apple. facebook is also stirring up controversy by tracking its users, though not in the same way. mary snow has more on that. >> so this is our mothers day contest. >> reporter: sharing a story about your mother may seem to not have anything to do with tracking people. >> if we can get involved in the conversation and relationship, it builds a bigger bond which, therefore, sheps sales. >> reporter:...

Growing toll that this conflict is taking on all of people in libya. human rights watch says 300 have been recorded as killed in misrata alone. doctors say the true number is more like 1,000, while many people just bury their dead at home. with fighting beginning on such a wide area, its nearly impossible to get an accurate death toll. >> tim hetheringtons documentary had been nominated for an oscar. he once said he wanted to bring war into peoples living rooms so he could get an idea of more wh...

Known publicly on facebook, we might start serving her up ads about wedding flowers. >> reporter: that kind of information posted can be profitable for facebook and advertisers. some privacy watchdog groups are raising a red flag. jeff chester is the director of the center for digital democracy. >> what makes facebook different and one of the reasons we are concerned about it in terms of protecting privacy is facebook is not only tracking what you do on your facebook page and your profile, but i...

wonder whats going to shake out there and one name keeps coming up. what is that name, folks? yep. trump. he is of course a world famous real estate mogul, a reality tv star. but -- you know that part, but we also know him because he has teased us in previous years. hes teased us with his presidential aspirations, toying with a run back in 1988. the same thing in 2000. this time though he says he is "very serious." being famous not necessarily hurting him at this point. brand-new poll ...

enter the exclusion zone near the fukushima nuclear plan the. the power station has been leaking radioactive material since the earthquake and tsunami on march 11th. within days, the area for 20 kilometers around the clo plant was evacuated. authorities say some people have moved back in and others have been collecting possessions from their homes. now one member of each household will be allowed in for two hours to get their things. the government says the crackdown is needed for publ...