you know, behind us. if you don't have justice and, you know, the united states government isn't willing to take that step, it's ridiculous at this point in time and i think it has been to done. justice must be served. >> i know some lawmakers, especially in the new york and new jersey area, are working to make that happen, but it probably won't come for a little while yet. thank you both for joining us this morning, jack and kathleen flynn. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thank you. it is half past the hour. time to check our top story. witnesses telling cnn that security forces have opened fire in damascus. more than a hundred people have reportedly been killed in recent weeks. this morning, oil prices are opening at the highest levels in two and a half years. the turmoil in the arab nations pushed up to more than $107 a barrel. protests after ceo of go