those include cabbage, cauliflower and brussel sprouts. they have bioactive compounds good for fighting cancer. >>> research out of norway puts routine breast cancer screenings under scrutiny again. 15% to 20% of cancer caused by mammograms wouldn't cause any -- tumors caused caught by ma'am grabs wouldn't cause any problems. six to ten women will be overdice nosed and treated for the disease. >>> researchers have found a link between weight and prostrate cancer. a study in chicago found more overweight the patient, the higher the risk of suffering a recurrence after treatment. the heaviest men were nearly eight times more likely to develop cancers again with a high risk of recurrence. >>> there's evidence that caffeine and exercise may protect against skin cancer. researchers gave mice a dose of caffeine and had them exercise on a running wheel. those mice experienced 62% fewer tumors from exposure to sunlight. doctors are hoping the findings could eventually be applied to humans. >>> finding a job in a tough economy is challenging enough

survival rates in women who made more cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and brussel sprouts. they have bioactive compounds believed to help fight cancer. >>> making news now at 5:51ed united nations team is expected to arrive in syria later today or even possibly tomorrow. there's video posted online now claiming to show a syrian army helicopter firing rockets into a town there. syrian activists say there's been more shelling, this despite the fact that president assad promised to pull back government forces by april 10. >>> the water is receding in parts of eastern kentucky hit by flash flooding last night. streets turned into raging rivers and people report add few feet of worth in their basements. no injuries are reported. >>> adopting alligators? that's what a conservation center in china wants people to do because it's not quite picking up a pet at an animal shelter but they say there's a problem with these alligators. supporters pay a fee to support the al alligator's care and each is fitted with an electronic irchlts d. showing -- i.d. showing its owner. >>> w

>> we brought a little ratatouille and brussel sprouts, one of my favorite vegetables, and raw zucchini shall lalad whu shave them into olive oil, lemon juice, and peculiorino. >> we talked about that you would travel. >> we were one place and another. i was born in milan, italy, moved to paris, south of france and then we did a stint -- >> lovely accent. >> and did a stint in virginia and then rome, back to rome again. i ended up cooking in paris for a while. i worked in a restaurant there later on in life when i decided to start cooking. >> your favorite food spot? >> i would think my favorite food spot is probably italy. it's more me. it's more the relaxed, the comfortable -- it's very -- you go to any italian restaurant in italy, you know it's going to be good and really relaxed. >> yep. >> when it comes to great italian cooking and something like spaghetti car bow nar w ca carbonara, is it difficult to do it right? >> i don't know if it's difficult to do it right. i grew up in rome and it's a dish that everybody makes right. it's the most simple dish to make. it's basically eggs, c

clinton's plane hit between brussels and paris. the engine on the plane was not dap a damaged and did not make an emergency landing. air force 2 did have to make an emergency landing after it struck birds in california yesterday. the plane landed safely in santa barbara. the vice president took another air force plane home. >> nasa's renowned shuttle on display in chantilly, virginia. the "discovery" exhibit debuted. it saw the most action of all the fleet, flying 39 missions before being retired. discovery swapped places at the smithsonian with "the enlts prize." that shuttle was scheduled to travel to new york city monday the trip has been delayed because of the threat of severe weather this weekend. >> expect delays on the rails and road this weekend. right now the tacoma, brookeline metro stations are closed. buss replace trains between rosalynn and pentagon on the blue line. trains on the orange line are single tracking. the international monetary fund is hosting its spring meeting this weekend. therefore, 19th street northwes

. >> brian, it happened to secretary clinton's plane while she was flying from brussels to paris. the air force landed it safety, but sometimes birds weighing only a few pounds can cripple a 90,000-pound aircraft. riveting video captures how it sounds and looks when it's bird versus machine. >> an engine failure, the right engine. declaring an emergency due to a bird strike. >> shortly after this delta airlines flight took off yesterday from new york's jfk airport on a flight to los angeles, it lost its right engine after flying into a flock of birds. the pilot was able to turn it around and land the boeing 737 safely to the relief of the 172 passengers on board. last night, the same problem for one of the most carefully maintained and heavily protected american planes in the sky, air force two, flying vice president biden. it's been grounded after it had a bird strike on a flight to santa barbara. vice president biden continued his schedule using another air force plane. the most dramatic example came three year ago with the most famous save in aviation history. in what will fore

sometimes if they just have open rooms -- it happened to me once in brussels -- they just put us in a suite, we're like, what did we do to be here? they want you to want to come back so they give you something. >> one of the things you say is be nice to people and that will help. we've both seen people who just complain and are loud. sometimes the person at desk, whether it's at the airport, you they just want to quiet them down. they sometimes will help out those ones hot are the loud mouths, don't they? >> my favorite story is the person standing behind someone like that in line and the person i need to be upgraded, my back hurts and the person says well, you can buy a business class seat. that guy left, that person came up, they gave that person a business class seat just because they were nice. >> rental cars. it's always nice to get a little nicer car. maybe get the compact, you want to go mid size. is there a good approach there? >> rental cars will upgrade you if they've run out of the kind of car you've requested. if you get there early in the morning, before the people have r

secretary clinton's plane was hit somewhere between brussels and paris. the engine was not damaged and the plane did not have to make an emergency landing. investigators are investigating air force 2. it had to maic a landing in santa barbara after it struck birds thursday. the vice president took another air force plane home here to d.c. >>> next week maryland lawmakers will take new steps to settle an ongoing budget battle. o'malley will meet with michael bush and senate president mike miller on tuesday. that's according to the washington post. the general assembly failed to reach a deal this month. nothing by july could trigger a doomsday budget that would cut a half billion. >>> metro's spring break, it's over. that could mean big delays this weekend. track work returns at three stations on the system's busiest line. on the red line are shut down. three shuttle buses between the silver spring and rhode island avenue stations. buses are also replacing trains between the rozlynn on the blue line. on the orange line expect single tracking. . >>> expect h

. >> it happened most recently to hillary clinton's plane while she was flying from brussels to paris. the air force landed it safely but sometime as bird weighing only a few pounds can cripple a 90-000-pound aircraft. here it is, bird versus machine. >> we have an engine failure. an emergency due to a bird strike. >> shortly after this flight took off from jfk on its way to los angeles airport, it lost its right engine due to flying into a flock of birds. the pilot was able to turn it around and land safely to the relief of the 172 passengers onboard. friday night, the same problem. air force 2 flying vice president biden. it's bun grounded after it had a bird strike on a flight to santa bausch barbara, california. the same happened three years ago in what forever will be known as the mir call on the hudson. captain sully sullenberger blount his flight down on the river after flying into a huge flock of birds, losing power in both engines. airports have long struggled to keep birds off the runways. some have used cannons and some have used dogs. the engines are tested by tossing froz

and nato are mapping their way out of afghanistan, meeting in brussels, they're working on plans to pull away from the front lines and hand over combat operations to afghan officials after 2014. the u.s. is already drawing down troops from afghanistan. >>> the director of the secret service is handing his agency's prosecution scandal over to an independent government investigator. on tuesday, the scandal in colombia widened to include ten u.s. servicemen now under investigation, in addition to 11 secret service agents. according to u.s. officials, some of the secret service personnel under investigation have been offered a polygraph test. they were in cartagena setting up security in advance of president obama's weekend visit. >>> a police official in central georgia said a kindergarten girl was handcuffed for her own safety, as well as that of his officers. 6-year-old selesia johnson was accused of throwing a violent tantrum at school last friday and knocking over furniture in the principal's office. she was cuffed with her hands behind her back, and taken to a police station where her

he rejects the culture of austerity in braced by brussels. we are writing a new page in the history of the left, he tells the crowd. what are the key ideals he stands for? >> redistribution of wealth. we want tax is to apply 100% over 350,000 euros a year. >> in the first round of the election on sunday, the far left on the far right could get more than 30% of the vote. what they have both done is to tap into the air anger with the economic crisis. >> the left and right in france. to stonehenge, like you have never seen it before. the prehistoric monument is one of the world's most famous sites. today, a bouncy castle and a replica of it was unveiled in glasgow. it was commissioned for the london olympics. our courts correspondent -- our arts correspondent was there to have a balance. >> there is a new arrival on the skyline. it is an artwork by a prize- winning artist. the real stonehenge is 5000 years old and a sacred site. this replica is called sacrilege. after its unveiling, it will head to london. what is all this about? what is more br

do you think greece should carry on cutting in the way brussels is asking? " thethey have to stop," he tells me. "there will be trouble. people do not have anything more to give." a large number of people are expected to vote on parties that want to turn their back on the brussels-imposed austerity. if that happens, there are those who fear this country could be charting a very different course, one that takes it out of the euro, with all the massive implications for this continent that that would bring. wind your way around this country and you find exhaustion. greece is defeated, crumbling. that is changing politics. the same old faces have governed here for decades. in the local council, they know the two main parties who pushed through the cuts are now losing support. the new mayor, an independent, does not believe anyone has the vision to save his country. >> the plan is to win the election. it is the plan for 15 days. we want a plan for the next 15 years and we do not have anything. >> what they need is growth, but the orange groves are about the only

. >> nato is meeting in brussels later. the security will be handed over to afghan forces with senior officials stressing that afghan officials are able to cope. the need to keep funding afghan forces after its withdrawal. you are watching bbc world news. still to come, 100 days until the olympic games. withdraw its forces from the region after today's heavy fighting. >> in a disputed desert region, an army advances. the spla, acting on orders, tried to push back. the orders come from the fourth division of the spla. if they say we go, we go. if they say we stop, we stop. this area may look like a wasteland. on the map, as the oil field allies in northern sudan. the tension along the border is a rigid since last alive. the spla says it has been acting in self-defense as it comes under attack. the authorities said the forces must withdraw before there can be any talk of peace. >> i hope we will succeed in diffusing the crisis and open the way to a comprehensive and a just peace agreement. this cannot be achieved unless the s

in brussels, belgium, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the violence. >> it is obviously quite concerning that while we are deploying these monitors pursuant to a security council resolution that confirms our commitment to kofi annan's six point plan, the guns of the assad regime are once again firing in homs, idlib and elsewhere and syrians continue to die. >> sreenivasan: clinton said syria has reached a turning point, and she warned of new pressure on the government, unless it relents. at least 22 soldiers died today in growing border fighting in east africa, between sudan and south sudan. there have been almost daily battles since south sudan seized the oil town of heglig, last week. sudan today demanded an immediate withdrawal. south sudan claimed its independence last summer, but the border was never settled, and the two sides never agreed on sharing the region's oil wealth. in the u.s. presidential campaign, president obama and mitt romney traded criticisms over economic policy. the presi

line in your story, one of your stories in which you said voters feel like they are choosing between brussel sprouts and liver. both of which i happen to like. but not everybody. >> not everybody. and people just don't know. there are a lot of people who we talked to this week all across ohio, and say, look, i voted for obama last time. president obama last time. i don't like him. i don't really get a good feeling for this romney guy which is why this is going to in some ways, it's a big campaign about big things and also become a small campaign. because there aren't -- in some people's minds a ton of difference in terms of what they can do for their lives. gwen: thank you, jeff. thank you, jim. that ka-ching you hear is the sound of candidates tonight counting their money. new reports out today show both president obama and governor romney are raking it in from different sources and spending it, too. on different things. what do the tallies tell us about the state of the campaign? jean? -- jeanne? >> what these latest reports indicate is romney is starting from a very deep hole. he's -- he

niches where people would want that kind of car but it probably looks a lot more at home in downtown brussels or paris than it does in indianapolis. that type of car i think was a problem. >> reporter: but the mayor, who still has hopes for a think come back, touts the car's advantages. >> it's not a toy, it's not a plaything, it's a real car. as you can see it operates very very well. the steering is good and all of this operates with no gasoline, no bad exhaust emissions. it's all done on a battery. >> reporter: indiana has invested millions of state and federal dollars into creating an infrastructure for electric vehicles. indianapolis has 100 short and long term public charging stations. paul mitchell heads a consortium of clean tech energy companies that have pushed hard for more electric vehicles. but even he admits that developing a brand new car is tough. >> it's going to continue to be an uphill battle to build a car from the ground up in a global industry where there's major automakers that have years of experience and deep supply chains that advantage them. >> ironically as the ecl

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. >> right this minute skyping from brussels, belgium, we have karen corrigan, she's responsible for the advertising for pimke. >> how did this come about? >> we thought how could pimke say they were a specialist in color but actually we help people choose things, what am i going to wear today and which color. >> pimke must be really excited that the trend is color blocking. >> it could actually be very, very realistic. we did not only put the cameras in fashion cities but also in the most fashionable places in the fashion cities. >> i log on to the color forecast and see a lot of people are wearing purple in milan, i put on some purple. that's how it works. >> or you can say, no, i'm not going to do it because i'm a rebel. that's another way to see it. or you can just download the app and say i want to be woken up with an alarm saying which color is trending tomorrow morning in paris. and you say, oh, i'm going to wear that or i'm going to wear the opposite. >> are there some color that say just don't change with time that people always wear? >> there will be colors that always come

green vegetables, broccoli, kale, cabbage and brussel sprouts reduce the risk of breast cancer related deaths. women when increase the vegetable consumption had a reduced risk of cancer coming back. the serving size was about 2.5 cups a day. >>> if you have a child with dyslexia or know someone, you may want to listen to. this it may have more to do with visualization of symbols rather than trying to read the words. signs may begin before the child begins to read. s those who had difficulty identifying certain symbols within patterns and sentences had a harder time reading later on. >>> coming up, all new information to tell you what your kids are learning about sex in school. a survey says the essential information taught is declining. find out why. that story is coming up at 5:20. >>> one town has a unique way to celebrate. their race, big wheels style. >>> mac users, there is a computer virus that surfaced what you need to know before you log on, that story coming up. >>> news around the world, 9 minors trapped in peru. the rescue could take a day or two because of caved in complica

and incredibly, a bird flew into the engine of secretary of state hillary clinton's plane, between brussels and paris yesterday. again, no disruption, no danger. >>> and, an unusual protest in schools and colleges all across the country today. students took a vow of silence, some putting tape over their the silence designed to show solidarity with gay and less bee yn students who feel they have to suffer in silence when they are bullied or harassed in school. >>> and we know that dog owners often look like their dogs. well, today, british researchers say they discover the dog you choose is the key to your personality. friendly, agreeable people are drawn to labrador labradors, wh most popular breed registered in the united states. extroverts go for she herpds, second-most popular breed. and if you like beagles, you are calm and emotionally stable. but if you like a little dog like a chihuahua, you like adventure. yes, adventure, change, since small dogs have so much confidence. >>> and, in boston, a party for an old friend, fenway park, which turned 100 years old today. the boston pops and

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. >> you saw secretary state hillary clinton with panetta in brussels, she says the u.s. and its allies remain on track to hand over security operations to the afghans by the end of 2014. >>> today three american secret service agents are off their jobs permanently amid a sex scandal in columbia, south america, that is because one of the agents has been fired, a second has resigned and a third retired. 11 of them reportedly hired prostitutes and brought them back to their hotel rooms before the president arrived for the summit of the americas there. investigators are also there now interviewing the women involved and some witnesses. >> you have to you know let no stone be unturned to make sure you get to the truth of what happened down there. >> the agents were pulled out last week after an agent reportedly got into an argument with one of the prostitutes over money inside the hotel. eight other agents and 10 members of the military who may have been involved are also being investigated this morning. >>> a florida judge assigned to the trayvon martin murder case has remov

. >>> at a meeting in brussels, the u.s. is working with nato allies to finalize plans by the end of 2014. >>> another scandal is growing in scope. the u.s. secret service is growing today. they want to interview women who allegedly came back to hotel rooms of members of the military and other secret service agents. the incident may have occurred just hours before the president's arrival in south america last week. the agents are on administrative leave. and their security clearances have been revoked. >> breaking news from florida. a short time ago, the judge in the george zimmerman case steps down. judge jessica rexider recused herself. zimmerman's attorney made the request when it was discovered there was a relationship between the judge and an attorney. >>> online warnings sent fear across the campus of university of maryland college park. vic is in the newsroom with more for a victim who threatened a shooting rampage. >> a judge ruled that 19-year- old 19-year-old alexander song is competent to stand trial. he told the

my brussels sprouts needed some rain. let's take a look at a great time lapse that i have of the moon setting over ijamsville. it has not set yet. dropping down closer to the horizon. it will set 10 minutes from now. sunrise at 6:44. towards the southwest horizon to see the bright full moon. it's 41 in arlington, a little below average. 36 in frederick, 37 in winchester. berkeley springs flirting with the freezing mark, 33 along with frostburg. if washington, virginia, 39. la plata 40 degrees. the long sleeves today. a jacket this morning. tomorrow morning will be the low point in terms of temperatures. there is a freeze warning this morning along the mason-dixon line and west of the blue ridge. we will expand at southward for tomorrow morning. clear skies right now. we will have total sunshine through the day. the active weather will stay to our south. we could use a little rain. if we don't want it over the easter weekend. next chance of rain early next week. high and dry for the weekend. a strong high-pressure system m

joining me from brussels is the defense coordinator. this will get harder and harder to convince countries to pay up, because many seem to be heading for the exit door at the moment. >> it is key to counteract that impression. australia said on tuesday they would bring back troops by the end of 2013. earlier than most people thought. the overall strategy does not change, but the timing and process of transitioning from those nato combat troops, that will go ahead as scheduled. they did talk about the funding issue, because it is about $4 billion or so that it will cost to train every year. it will be something like $12 billion a year on the training. that is something that not only nato views as a special duty as a whole. to do security of a fetus and is important for everyone, not just nato. i think they're very keen indeed to not making a hasty withdrawal and to look forward to the heads of state meeting in chicago. -- to do security forces is important for everyone, not just nato. i suspect a lot of people within afghanistan will fee

he rejects the culture of austerity embraced by brussels. "we are writing a new page in the history of the left," he tells the crowd. what are the ideals he stands for? >> a strong redistribution of wealth. we want taxes to apply 100% over 350,000 euros a year of income. >> in the first round of the election on sunday, the far left and far right could get over more than 30% of the vote. what they have both done is to tap into the anchor with the economic crisis. >> passions running high on the left and right in france. now to stonehenge, like you have never seen it before. the pre historic monument is one of the world's most famous sites. today, a bouncy council replica was unveiled in glasgow. designed by a turner prize- winning artist, it was commissioned for the london olympics, to represent britain's history, culture, and sense of humor. our hearts correspondent was there. >> there is a new arrival on the galapagos islands -- the glass go skyline, and artwork by a prize-winning artist. and it is bouncy. the real stonehenge is 5000 years

defense secretary leon panetta in brussels for nato meeting denounced the actions of the soldiers. >> i strongly condemned what we see in those photos, as has general allen. that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and, more importantly, our core values. >> reporter: u.s. troops in afghanistan have to stop anti-american sentiment. they have been accused of burning copies of the koran and in one case killing 17 afghan villagers. in brussels, nato members decided wednesday to stick to the planned withdrawal of international troops by the end of 2014. >> let me stress that there is no change whatsoever. it is in the interest of the whole international community to see strong and highly capable afghan security forces take full responsibility for security by the end of 2014. >> reporter: that statement by the nato secretary general came the same day that afghan defense ministries say the country will need at least $4.1 billion a year from international community to maintain security after foreign troops leave. nato is due to discuss long-term

the defense secretary in brussels saying the actions depicted violated american rules and core values. >> this is war. i know that war is ugly, and it is violent. i know that young people sometimes caught up in the moment make some very foolish decisions. i am not excusing that, i am not excusing that behavior, but neither do i want these images to bring further injuries to our people or to our relationship with the afghan people. >> the american military's reputation in afghanistan is on the line. in january, a video showed a range urinating on the dead bodies of afghan insurgents. in february, violence erupted when its was thrilled that koran had been burnt by accident. in march, a u.s. army sergeant was killing -- and charged with killing 17 afghan civilians. the administration says the strategy in afghanistan is clear, the latest episode is ugly and embarrassing, but it is unlikely to change much. >> as the military deals with this latest setback on the ground in afghanistan, nato ministers maintained the war is still on track. hopes that the afghans will be able to take responsib

officials are meeting in brussels about what will happen after the troops are withdrawn. and in another afghan related story, the u.s. military there has become embroiled in another scandal. this time it's photographs showing u.s. soldiers posing with the remains of suspected afghan insurgents. the photos are published in wednesday's edition of "the los angeles times." one photo shows two u.s. soldiers posing behind afghan police officers holding the body parts of a suspected suicide bomber. a soldier who served in afghanistan provided the photos, which were taken in 2010. the photos point to a breakdown in discipline and leadership that he said compromised the safety of the troops. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta apologized for the photos and said an investigation is already under way. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly, our core values. >> anti-u.s. sentiment is mounting in afghanistan in the wake of serious incidents involving u.s. soldiers, including the burning of the koran and a shooti

road coming into brussels. you can see there is an industry on the left and the right, but the infrastructure is really very scary for even for daily cyclists as i am. what we are quite doing and it is also quite important if you were a town, let's say, taking off with the bicycle policy is that we have been very successful in organizing events and in setting upestal programs. of course, my criticism and the parliament was like take care. you have a big responsibility because of the events and because of the educational program, you invite people to take the bicycle on the street on a regular day, you have a big risk because your infrastructure is not yet there. so that was part of the political debate. still, i am willing to defend that policy that organizing events, this is in front of a mayor bank in the heart of brussels where the employees have been invited to come to work not by a car and to have a taste, as it says, of another mobility. it is part of the european car-free day which is organized every yea

this is in--in the outskirts of brussels, belgium. and he forgot about them. he was gonna use them as a coffee substitute after drying and roasting them. uh, in the spring of 1831, those roots in the dark confines of that cellar had sprouted, and he then noticed the sprouts that had come from the top of the chicory roots. >> the mature roots are actually harvested by machine, each one producing just one bud and ultimately just one endive. this 55-acre field will produce tens of thousands of buds and will probably end up on salad plates in america, japan, and other asian countries. >> i love growing things, a-and as a way to make a living, growing food is very, very, very fulfilling. >> endives are really grown and harvested in 2 different types of fields. the first is a traditional one like this one here in turlock, and the second, a more specialized facility in rio vista. this next step involves growing the roots in a huge dark room. >> of cgurse it's completely dark. i mean, you come in here and turn the flashlight off, and it is the definition of darkness.