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San francisco/northern california area. what is going on? >> it is a really strange coincidence. first of all, astronomers and stargazers around the world were waiting for this other asteroid and they'd been tracking it for a year. they were really excited. it's the closest-ever approach of an asteroid its size. 150 feet wide, half the size of a football field. they were going to ping it with radar, which they did. they tracked it with telescopes. it was an amazing event. and then out of the blue, the meteor over russia occurred, early overnight, we saw the meteor over san francisco. that was ...

Diego. and then of course when the ship ran aground off the coast of italy, the "costa concordia," that ended tragically. 32 people passed away. you saw the stock dive a little bit there. what's going to save this company long term is it had all the passengers on that ship sign a 15-page release saying they aren't necessarily liable for what's going to happen on that ship. that's going to protect them. they're going to come out smelling like roses on this one. >> warren buffett made that mega deal to acquire heinz. what made this deal so appealing and profitable? >> he certainly does know what...

>> to be honest with you, neil, it goes back to there's a lot of ill-will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly, at one point says he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war, which is nonsense. and was very anti his own party and people. people don't forget that. you can disagree but if you're disagreeable, then people don't forget that. >> patricia, it seems like john mccain is reaching way out there. have you ever heard of a nominee getting nominee getting blasted li...

People don't forget that. you can disagree but if you're disagreeable, people don't forget. >> it sounds like john mccain is fighting old fights here. how does that help us with our national security today? >> i don't necessarily think he's fighting old fights. he's pointing out if you're going to appoint someone to be secretary of defense and they're going to try to implement policy that maybe changes the shape of our military and deals heavily with our foreign policy, you need someone that can get the trust of the u.s. senate. if you've had someone that's broken a lot of personal connections...

Envoys and philanthropic groups, not just the government. this is why i consider myself a citizen and trying to do some good. >> we appreciate your efforts. we appreciate your time with us. you make a lot of sense, governor. thank you very much for your time with us. we look forward to seeing you again. >> thank you, alex. west coast headlines are next with something in the air in salt lake city that future mothers are going to want to avoid. we have that warning next. plus, the meteor in russia is being compared to one of the most traumatic world events ever. male announcer ] waiting, wai...