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April 15th is less than a month away. if you haven't filed your taxes just yet, here's a reason to get moving. the irs says tax refunds are much bigger this year. allison, let's put some specifics on this. how much money should people be expecting here? >> reporter: yeah, nothing like a little extra cash in your pocket to get you moving to file early. exactly. so listen to this, tony. the average tax refund is nearly 10% higher than last year. and that's a nice little chunk of change. just over $3,000 last year. refund checks were averaging around $2,700 apiece. in one word, tony, stimulus. th...

Disproves what the driver said happened. here's the animation of what she -- the graphics department. the patrolman confirmed the driver was panicked and desperate to control his car as a approached a steep slope. the chp says the driver repeatedly tried to brake. this a couple days after toyota slammed the driver, saying they found nothing wrong with his car. this case is sensitive for the automaker because this model has a system that allows the brakes to override the accelerator when depressed hard. americans who file taxes on time may have to wait quite a while as a matter of fact for the ...

Each from rival networks, thanks. the the news begins anew. america's top spy says al qaeda is on the run. in box number one, what the c.i.a. chief says the united states is doing to keep the terror group in a state of confusion, box two. new developments in the search for a missing mom and her eight-year-old son, including what may be evidence that she was drinking the night they disappeared. the missing boy's father explains what washed ashore on the beach. box three, this kicks off march madness and it's madness so far. good grief. don't wager your tax refund on the games because it could...

Panetta on this one. my sneaking suspicion is that perhaps mr. panetta wanted to go out on a positive note. there's talk about shifts in the white house, counterterrorism, hierarchy. >> what are you hearing? >> just changes made. we don't hear anything beyond that. >> shepard: after they get -- a lot of people were -- after the healthcare thing is done, i guess the white house will give us new and different things to think about. they want -- >> also remember, they've just changed the subject. we have had tensions with israel and a screwup over the christmas day underwear bomber. now leon pane...

In year-to-year revenue reductions that states have ever recorded, and in the last three quarters they were double-digit declines, 11%, 12%, and even 16%. so, for a lot of these states, it's a real issue, and it's just a matter of managing their cash in some cases so they can cut the checks. >> is there a law that says anywhere they have to return refunds by a certain time in a timely fashion? >> and again, that's a state-by-state matter. here in california, it has to be paid by may 31st or interest is due. now, california this year, so far, is doing a little bit better. california seems to be...