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Some money. we'll keep you updated. jenna: the boy scouts of america reaching a milestone, the organization celebrating its 100th anniversary. steve centanni is live in washington with the statest -- with the latest. what's going on there? >> reporter: i'm at fort a.p. hill, the 17th boy scott jam boreie which usually happens every four years but this year, it's been five years since the last one, they wanted to wait and have this one on the 100th anniversary of the scouting in america which began, of course, in 1910. so here we are at fort a.p. hill in virginia, they're setting up tents here,...

I don't usually agree with paul krugman, but i agree with him this morning. the eu didn't do enough to prevent the crisis. they've got it wrong on both sides of it. >> i just have to say, paul krugman is a political hack, but it's -- it's one of these cases where you actually look at that and it's sad because he is such a brilliant man and such a talented man. when he decides not to sound like a left-wing blogger and actually educate americans, he has so much to give. i hope he can -- i hope he can stop writing like an enraged left-wing blogger and keep trying to enlighten us. >> all right. ri...

>> reporter: whether it's a tiger, a cup or an eagle, scouting remains a rite of passage, as it has for 100 years. >> boy scouting is one of the few institutions to balance the rather softening effect of our modern way of life. >> reporter: most of us took that to mean not letting microwaves replace camp fires or gpss cheat us out of reading a come pass. remember the derbies? only basics were allowed, gravity and great design. which is why many were surprised to learn the boy scouts of america have suddenly found merit in video games. >> one of my kids actually said, i've been training for thi...

Candidate is it david and there is a lot of anger towards gordon brown. there are people in this country very upset about the economy and very upset about the members par la meant. surely with this gind of gaff on his shoulders as well. >> thank you, stephanie. the place in america where gas going for $9 a gallon. you heard me right. 9-plus dollars. we're going to tell you what is mind the strike. workers run for safety after a balloon breaks free. and never mind tieing knots and making camp fires. the boy scouts have another -- that's next. to help troops see danger,

>> let's turn now to jeffrey louis, the director of the nuclear strategy for the new american foundation. thanks for your time tonight, sir. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> 31 years nearly after three mile, have safety measures improved enough for the people of burke county, georgia to rest easy? or the rest of us, for that matter. >> i'm sure you're familiar with murphy's law, the reality is, murphy can run nuclear power plants too. they're sure, they're probably a little bit safer, but they're never going to be completely safe. that gets to this big question of, you know, is it really so g...