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Speak on camera is still hoping production will emerge. study by the congressional research service however, says the government, "projects that biofuels are not expected to be commercially available on a large scale until 2015." so refiners are suing, worried the mandate gets larger. still, not a gallon of cellulostic ethanol in sight. >> bret: thank you. oil futures fell below the $80 a barrel mark for the first time since last october. $78.20. gasoline dropped $3.47. that is down 21 cents from a month ago. the senate has approved a five-year half trillion dollar farm bill. it cuts subsidiar...

preside over crowds today in havana. he's on his last leg of his visit to cuba. before saying mass, he'll speak to cuban president raul castro. his brother fidel has requested a meeting as well. a key part of the health care reform law may be in jeopardy. the u.s. supreme court expressed different views on whether the government can require individuals to buy health insurance or face a penalty. today is the third and final day of the hearings. a ruling is expected in june. those are the top stories from cnn. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. good morning...

the latest shooting was on monday when three children and a teenager were kill at a nearby jewish school. police say negotiations are still under way with the suspect in this hour's long standoff. diana magnay joins us from toulouse with the latest. this standoff has been going on for three hours now at the very least. is there a sense they're making any headway? >> reporter: well, we've just heard from the mayor, actually, who's been talking to police right outside the house, just up the road from this residential neighborhood, just a few kilometers from that jewish school. the susp...

>> the final decision on solyndra was mine and i made them with the best interest of the taxpayer in mind. i want to be clear, this goes on to say, over the course of solyndra loan guarantee i did not make any decision based on political consideration. >> we will have complete coverage tomorrow. thank you, doug. oil prices topped the $100 a barrel mark today. they shot up by more than $3 to close at $102.59 a barrel. china increased its holding of u.s. treasury debt by 1% in september and remains the largest foreign holder of american debt with $1 $1.15 trillion worth. the overall prices f...

>> the final decision on solyndra was mine and i made them with the best interest of the taxpayer in mind. i want to be clear, this goes on to say, over the course of solyndra loan guarantee i did not make any decision based on political consideration. >> we will have complete coverage tomorrow. thank you, doug. oil prices topped the $100 a barrel mark today. they shot up by more than $3 to close at $102.59 a barrel. china increased its holding of u.s. treasury debt by 1% in september and remains the largest foreign holder of american debt with $1 $1.15 trillion worth. the overall prices f...