it indicates the pakistani in l intelligence cooperating on a very high-value target. other big stories we re working on a rescue effort on mount st. helens is on hold. the weather too bad to send rescuers into the crater. a climber fell 1,500 feet into the volcano yesterday. at one point rescuers thought they saw him moving, but they don t know for sure how he is. it was pretty much snow free, lots of boulders, lots of rocks. it would have been a very significant, injurious fall on the way down. it is raining and windy there right now, increasing the risk of an avalanche. we will keep you posted on the rescue. president obama calls for a new investment in energy jobs, specifically nuclear energy, the president made the announcement in maryland last hour. this would mark the first new nuclear power construction in the u.s. in almost 30 years.
checking our top stories now. a major blow to the taliban. o one of their top guys has been captured in pakistan. a senior official with the obama administration tells cnn it s the most significant taliban capture since 9/11. the commander is considered the number two man behind mullah omar. president obama is talking up jobs this morning in maryland, mainly in the field of energy at a labor union training facility in lantham, and he guaranteed loan guarantees for two reactorers in georgia. rescuers waits for the weather to clear on mount st. hele helens. they are hoping to rescue a hiker that fell into the crater at 1,500 feet yesterday. they saw something moving, but nothing recently. we will get another check of the top stories in 20 minutes. want to check in with chad myers in the severe weather