opinions, but not its own facts. this administration has said on many occasions that they are entitled to alternative facts, so how is that different with steve bannon? secretary sanders: this administration has not said on numerous occasions that they are alternative facts. i know that there was one reference in which they were saying that there were two sides to the story. i think that that is very different then completely false information and an opinion. the president said today that steve bannon changed his tune about him last night, does the president feel that the cease and desist letter has the desired effect on steve bannon? secretary sanders: i m not sure what aspect made him change his tune, but i think that there was certainly a difference in some of the language that he used for this book versus the language that he used last night. i have a question on oil drilling, rick scott, the governor of florida is expressing concerns about the administration s new oil dril
didn t go as far as some of the gulf countries wanted. environmental activists in seattle hit the harbor to protest the controversial oil drilling plan. about two dozen protesters in kayaks greeting a 400-foot high drilling rig as it arrived in the harbor. it is the first of two that will become the launching point for shell s exploratory drilling set to begin this summer. they object saying the drilling equals climate change. they re charging full stream ahead to destroy the arctic, destroy the planet and make a bunch of money. president obama says the white house delayed shell s application for explore i drilling until this week when the administration received what it says were guarantees from shell that it would have strong safeguards in place. two former top ranking officials at the los angeles county sheriff s department are under arrest. they re charged with corruption, civil rights abuses and obstruction of justice. abc s alex stone has the
there were reports abu baghdadi was gravely injured in an air strike but the recording has references to events after that attack. speaker calls on muslims to either join isis in the middle east or stage attacks in their own countries. some experts say the recording does sound like baghdadi. nepal s army says it has spotted the wreckage of an american military helicopter. missing since earlier this week. six marines were aboard and two nepalese and they were delivering rice and other relief supplies to a remote area when it went missing. many of the roads still impassable. the helicopter disappeared on tuesday. that s the same day a second powerful earthquake struck nepal. environmental activists are mobilizing in seattle protesting a controversial oil drilling plan in the arctic ocean. a 400-foot drilling rig was greeted by about two dozen protesters in kayaks. it s the first of two rigs that will park in the harbor acting as the base for shell oil s exploratory drilling set to
thanks a lot for that, counsel. he is going to join us live. he agreed to talk to me. that ought to be interesting with, in 30 minutes. if you had to decide between your finance or values, which would it be. that the question people in hermosa beach, california will have to answer at the voting booth. this environmentally sensitive coastal community must either support a new oil drilling plan that will enrich it or risk going broke. that put a lot of people in a tough position. william lajeunesse live in hermosa beach. reporter: this is one of the nation s largest sources of oil off the pacific. yet there has been no new well in southern california in almost three decades. hermosa beach where gas prices
council claims 50,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in february. so far cnn is unable to confirm that figure. rebels are giving gadhafi loyalists until saturday to surrender the town of sirte and others they control. sirte is colonel gadhafi s hometown and one of the places he may be hiding. the ntc says it s trying to avoid bloodshed but threatens an all-out attack if the loyalists fail to disarm. syrian opposition forces say security forces cracked down on anti-government groups around the country. six people reportedly were killed in the city of dara. those are the top stories from cnn the world s news leader. i m zain verjee and world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i m nina dos santos. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the libyan rebels oil and finance minister tells us the country s oil production could be back to full strength within a year. you have b