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Storms, thunderstorms and lightning claps here throughout the day and the rescuers are really getting set back by that. >> i think we heard from jacqui jeras on the scene, brian, they expect bad weather, maybe worse weather tomorrow s that what youre hearing tomorrow as well? >> reporter: i am hearing it i spoke to jacqui again about it, it is bad news. i shook my head when she was telling me some of. this the last thing these people need right now. we could have more tornadoes in this area. som...

teams with -- he has to deal with the tornado devastation back here at home. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." >> its been almost 24 hours since the people of joplin, missouri hid in their homes as the tornado tore through their city. officials say 116 people were killed and many more injured. this makes this storm tied for the second deadliest twister. the toll is expected to climb as one resident puts it. everybodys going to know people who are dead. a massive rescue...

Guided by what the obama administration calls comparative effectiveness, one treatment is deemed better than another and we cannot be guided by one treatment not being allowed at all and we have to have the ability to practice the art of medicine, where our patients teach us. bill: a lot of this is gut instinct and, i think it is a terrific message and i appreciate the fact you wrote the book. >> my pleasure. >> thanks. >> you set a great example. >> and thanks for taking such great care of my f...

Fighters in the pakistan tribal areas. over 90% of its field lieutenants and managers who plot attacks have been eliminated. in fact, the money trail, if you follow the money trail, theres hardly any money. again, the american intelligence sources, al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen, according to the cia, has become more potent than osama bin laden in pakistan. youre correct. operationally, al-qaeda in the last ten years, despite all the repeated threats, it has not been able to deliver ...

There are a couple of alternatives. one are biofuels. >> president obamas speaking just moments ago about prices at the pump at his town hall in northern virginia. you know, were just six weeks until the start of the summer driving season and gas prices are creeping dangerously close to the prices of $4.08 set back in july of 08, with the currently national average at $3.84, were just 28 cents from eclipsing that mark. >> right now, its over $4 in some places. its not even worth it, seriously, b...

U.s.-pakistani relations. there are talks ongoing about how many of the 300 special force military trainers that are there, how many of them will stay on. and also pakistan has been pressing the u.s. to get more visibility over the 40 or so co-vert agents operating within pakistan. pakistan wants to be kept in the loop, so to speak. so, again, some demands on both sides but the relationship right now is not rock bottom but definitely at a lower point. >> so how is the pentagon seeing this? is it...

-better taste. -better taste. -better taste. -mmmm... [ female announcer ] egglands best. better taste and now even better nutrition make the better egg. >>shepard: this is "studio b" and it is the bottom of the hour and time for the top of the news. word today of another huge set back in japans crippled nuclear plant, according to the news agency, official news agency of japan the nuclear safety folks are reporting high level of radiation leak at a reactor. and officials say that could indicate...

Following, there has been a set back in the japan nuclear crisis, there is pressure that started rising at one of the sites most troubled reactors. and, it is prompting fears that operators would have to vent even more radiation into the environment and suddenly the pressured stopped rising, and, now, the plan is to let out all that radioactive gas, on hold, and the number of dead and missing after japans earthquake and tsunami is continuing to rise, at this hour and japans police agency saying ...

Suv? >> yeah. >> reporter: libya is the 17th largest oil producer in the world. as a result of the civil war there, gas in california shot up 50 cents in the past month. and now averages $3.89 per unleaded gallon. indiana and minnesota, up 40 cents. texas and nevada, 44 cents. >> all this extra fuel cost has to get passed on to the consumer. because it costs more to ship their goods to market. >> reporter: with americans nervous about these rising prices there has been mounting political pressur...

Jennifer grich is traveling with robert gates and talked to him about his thoughts on the status of afghanistan today. >> as secretary gates arrived in kabul, the tension over casualties hit a tipping point. hours before president karzai publicly requested apology after forces killed nine afghan boys last week. secretary gates offered another apology. >> this breaks our heart. not only is it a tragedy for the families but a set-back for our relationship with the afghan people. >> to continue to ...