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>> bob sagat has been elected to play. >> i know. we're going to go to the cherry blossom festival along the tidal basin. bob, that's maria molina and she's got a science trivia question and you're going to play along with us. >> excellent. >> thanks for playing along. here is today's question. it's about how many cherry trees are there on the national mall? is it a, about 250. b, about 1580. c, 3800. or d, 9440. about how many cherry blossom trees do you think are on the national mall? >> we should tell bob if he gets it wrong, we do not talk about his book. so there is a lot of pressure, bob...

>> reporter: well, wolf, japan's prime minister said he will do whatever it takes to protect the japanese people. that's why he's moved patriot anti-missile batteries right into the very center of the japanese capital. in the dead of night, japanese self-defense forces placed patriot anti-missile batteries in the heart of tokyo, in the concerns of a possible north korean missile test. those with homes overlooking the ministry of defense, waking to clacking machines of war in amongst the cherry trees. it's not the first time japan has deployed these missile batteries three times since 2009. eve...

Antimissile batteries right into the very center of the japanese capitol. in the dead of night japanese self-defense forces placed the missiles in the heart of the city. those with homes overlooking the ministry of defense waking to clad machines of war in amongst the cherry trees. it's not the first time japan has deployed these missile batteries three times since 2009. every time north korea has announced it will launch a satellite. the aegis destroyers were sent into the sea. analysts say japan is not a target as such. >> north koreans are not trying to attack japan, but to impress

The president said, politics is the only reason this won't get done. >> reporter: gabrielle giffords supports the administration saying, i served in congress, i know my colleagues know better, passing background checks legislation will show the american people that we hear them, we for serious about keeping them and their families safer and we are focused on solutions to the overwhen willingr whelming problem of gun violation. the white house wants to beat them up and republican john mccain said a short time ago this morning, his support for background checks will depend on how the checks at g...

Basketball and it landed in the kentucky bucket. this is actually before kentucky's win over louisville last night so emma has some powers here apparently of prediction. maybe of per situation. kansas could have something to say about all this. the jayhawks ral le rallied lan the game to just squeak out a win over ohio state. the 40th annual cherry blossom ten miler just wrapped up a men ago. the men's winner set a course record 45:15. it is a big anniversary for the cherry blossom festival. it was 100 years ago when the people of japan gave the cherry trees to the u.s. as a gift of friendsh...