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>> john, keep us posted. john, appreciate it, thank you. not seeing as much of the recovery act as you want? personal finance editor gerri willis has her top tips to get you your own stimulus money. that's next. [ man ] i've seen beautiful things. ♪

100,000 in afghanistan by the end of summer. tony. >> all right, barbara starr on her post at the pentagon for us. good to see you, thank you. cnn remains in haiti bringing you the latest on the earthquake recovery and this hour john vause is in court finding out if american missionaries will be released. and where is rob marciano? there he is. finally some snow in canada for the olympics? just a touch. all right, rob will bring us the forecast in just a couple of minutes. but first here is the latest on the dow. the new york stock exchange, let's make a move here. in positive territory ...

>> reporter: nicknamed america's paradise, the u.s. virgin islands are riding a wave of federal tax dollars these days. the three islands that make up this tiny u.s. territory are slated to receive more than $130 million in stimulus money. the territory's governor, john deyoung, said the islands are entitled to the funds. >> we've been part of the united states since 1917. we are the furthermost destination in the caribbeans. this helps us in the largest extent. >> reporter: you're americans. >> we're americans. >> reporter: they are looking forward to the stimulus-funded sidewalk that will be...

exclusive to best buy. all right. tony harris, you ready to pick it up from here? >> yeah, we put together a really terrific panel to talk about the stimulus one year later. i'm sorry, the recovery act one year later. all the names escape me. i'm kidding, it's a terrific panel. that's happening next hour. have a great day, kyra phillips. >> see you tomorrow. it is wednesday, february 17th. here are the top stories for you in the "cnn newsroom." federal stimulus dollars hard at work. and a caribbean playground. why does paradise need taxpayer money. the government scrambles to h...