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Approximately 12% of global trade - including around one million barrels of oil - pass through the canal every day.

Down. >> yeah. i was saying to you during the break -- um, you know, that -- that this was -- i believe in the right to protest. and that is an american right. but this is -- you think this is something quite different because of what its -- what its doing to the economy? >> well, this is obviously having an economic sting. >> billions of dollars? >> billions of dollars. and it will likely, according to the economists i have talked to and some of the analyst reports, it will have some kind of im...

A container ship is reported to be stranded off the coast of Gibson Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

The container ship that just got freed in the Suez Canel cost $10 billion a day. Here's what you could buy with that much cash instead

Future of war is never a perfect science. critics say the cuts signal a weakness and an opportunity to future enemies. there are also proposed cuts in military benefits. all of this has to be approved by congress, which will be a very tough sell. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> a rescue mission under way this morning to save yet another ship stuck in antarctica. this time its a south korean fishing ship that struck the ocean floor about 1,500 miles from chile. there are 90 passengers on...

>> how is your outlook on life? >> pretty good, yes. pretty good. >> optimistic? >> optimistic. >> giffords and kelly have turned their attention to gun control, forming americans for responsible solutions. in a "new york times" op-ed, giffords write -- our fight is a lot more like our rehab. we must wake up resolved and determined. we pay attention to the details, look for opportunities for progress, even when the pace is slow. big blow for democratic efforts to retake the house. representati...

Neighborhoods and appeal to residents to help expel the terrorists. in new york city investigators are trying to determine the cause of a high rise fire. a 27-year-old newlywed was killed in the blaze and seven other people were hurt. witness video obtained by cnn shows flames shooting out the building and large plum e of black and white smoke. new video of the ship stuck. chinese ice breaker snow dragon got stuck after the rescue. an american ice break certificate on its way to help free that...

♪ this magic moment ♪ >> did i get anything wrong? did i fairly summarize what is in that package? did i get anything wrong there or confuse any of the details? did i get anything wrong there? the reason i ask that question of guests on this show sometimes is because when you are spending $6,000 word a night explaining the news inevitably some of your word will be wrong. so, like last night, there was this amazing moment at the end of our lead story where i say good night to our guest. he sa...

Florida law and are all now reaping the negative consequences or worried that they are going to. this is an interesting political question. they get picked up and moved into different states everyone as they fail everywhere they are tried. it is a political question as to who does that. who tells states that they ought to do what florida did with a policy like this? well, in the case of this florida flaw we looked at, its the florida foundation for government accountability. they went to prelimi...

2013 turned out to be the driest year in the san francisco bay area. since record keeping began 164 years ago. just 5 1/2 inches of rain fell during the entire year. thats right. the entire year. thats down from the usual 23.5 inches. reservoirs are dangerously low right now and that means homes and businesses must conserve water. and the effects of that drought are most apparent at folsom lake. water levels have dropped so sharply they have exposed acres upon acres of land that used to be under...