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depending on how this election turns out you could see real changes in the climate space. >> ben tracy thank you very much. >> margaret, thanks. >>> that's it for us. happy new year. thanks for watching. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good morning and happy new year. i'm ed o'keefe in washington. 2024 came in with a bang, with fireworks and parties and revelers around the world raising a glass to the brand-new year. as urge, the biggest party of all was in new york's times square. 1 million people packing the crossroads of the world as the tiffany ball came down for a joyous start to 2024. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ auld lang syne ♪ >> the nation's largest police department was out in force to keep everyone safe. astrid martinez has the story. >> we could give a specific location, like how many people are on this corner -- >> reporter: high above the celebration -- >> when the sun goes down, it's a whole different sight, too. >> reporter: law enforcement is on high alert. >> we're covering the whole city, but we're focused on manhattan. >> reporter: anybody wants
depending on how this election turns out you could see real changes in the climate space. >> ben tracy thank you very much. >> margaret, thanks. >>> that's it for us. happy new year. thanks for watching. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good morning and happy new year. i'm ed o'keefe in washington. 2024 came in with a bang, with fireworks and parties and revelers around the world raising a glass to the brand-new year. as urge,...
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cbs's ben tracy takes a look in our continuing series "protecting the planet." >> so we're at an intersectionopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliette raffinberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle, more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to there, and that shift can have a big impact. >> reporter: google's new project green light system uses its vast maps database and artificial intelligence to optimize traffic lights around the world. >> are these intersections coordinated already? >> so they're actually not. >> reporter: the system suggests changes, and city engineers then decide if they want to implement them. >> we had one case where we moved four seconds for a particular time of day. that can help reduce some of that top and go traffic. >> once the system gives you a recommendation, how quickly could you make an adjustment? >> it can
cbs's ben tracy takes a look in our continuing series "protecting the planet." >> so we're at an intersectionopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliette raffinberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle, more efficient and less...
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major. >> major: ben tracy, thank you.ensions in the middle east, president biden was briefed by his national security team this morning about the escalating conflict between iranian backed rebels and the united states navy. meanwhile, israel announced it withdrawing thousands of troops from gaza signaling a new phrase in the fighting but as cbs's ian lee reports, the war shows no sign of ending soon. >> reporter: sirens rang in the new year in israel as hamas fired rockets, the country's iron dome missile defense system illuminated the sky with interceptions. putting gaza 2024 looks a lot like the previous year. men rescued an injured child as the sound of explosions chased them in khan younis. the hospitals in gaza are so full, doctors treat injured children on the floor. in rafah, at this cramped tent city, everyone hopes the new year will bring peace. while this 11-year-old simply states "i wish not to die in 2024." israel has also experienced loss in this war, the idf says more than 170 soldiers have been killed since
major. >> major: ben tracy, thank you.ensions in the middle east, president biden was briefed by his national security team this morning about the escalating conflict between iranian backed rebels and the united states navy. meanwhile, israel announced it withdrawing thousands of troops from gaza signaling a new phrase in the fighting but as cbs's ian lee reports, the war shows no sign of ending soon. >> reporter: sirens rang in the new year in israel as hamas fired rockets, the...
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cbs's ben tracy takes a look in our continuing series, "protecting the planet." >> reporter: so we areost of us hate getting stuck at red lights. when i see a red light, i am annoyed. [laughter] but julian rothenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunities. >> reporter: her job with google's to make traffic lights, like those at three intersections in seattle, more efficient and less annoying. >> a few seconds from here to there, and that shift can have a big impact. >> reporter: google's new project green light system uses its vast maps database and artificial intelligence to optimize traffic lights around the world. >> are these court made it already? >> so they are actually not. >> reporter: the system suggest changes in city engineers then decide if they want to implement them. >> we had one case where we moved four seconds from a north-south street to an east-west street, for a particular time of day, can reduce traffic. >> reporter: once the system makes an adjustment, how quickly can you make an adjustment? >> it can take 5 minutes. >> reporter
cbs's ben tracy takes a look in our continuing series, "protecting the planet." >> reporter: so we areost of us hate getting stuck at red lights. when i see a red light, i am annoyed. [laughter] but julian rothenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunities. >> reporter: her job with google's to make traffic lights, like those at three intersections in seattle, more efficient and less annoying. >> a few seconds from here to...
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>> ben tracy, thank you. >>> now to rising tensions in the middle east.s national security team this morning about the escalating conflict between iranian-backed rebels and the united states navy. meanwhile, israel announced it's withdrawing thousands of troops from gaza, signalling a new phase in the fighting. as cbs' ian lee reports, the war shows no sign of ending soon. >> reporter: sirens rang in the new year in israel as hamas fired rockets. the country's iron dome missile defense system illuminated the sky with interceptions. but in gaza, 2024 looks a lot like the previous year. men rescued an injured child as the sound of explosions chased them in khan younis. the hospitals in gaza are so full, doctors treat injured children on the floor. in rafah at this cramped tent city, everyone hopes the new year will bring peace. while this 11-year-old simply states, "i wish not to die in 2024." israel has also experienced loss in this war. idf says over 170 soldiers have been killed since the ground invasion in gaza. sunday, israel began demobilizing thousan
>> ben tracy, thank you. >>> now to rising tensions in the middle east.s national security team this morning about the escalating conflict between iranian-backed rebels and the united states navy. meanwhile, israel announced it's withdrawing thousands of troops from gaza, signalling a new phase in the fighting. as cbs' ian lee reports, the war shows no sign of ending soon. >> reporter: sirens rang in the new year in israel as hamas fired rockets. the country's iron dome...
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ben tracy reports. >> are you ready?yes. >> reporter: this team of international scientists working off the coast of panama. >> we are exploring the unexplored. >> reporter: is looking for something you'd think would be hard to find. >> it's like, you know, finding the needle in the haystack. >> reporter: but in this case the needle is microplastic and the ocean is drowning in it. an estimated 33 billion pounds of our plastic trash enters the oceans every year. eventually breaking down into tiny fragments. >> microplastics are small plastic fragments that are smaller than five millimeters. >> so we are talking kind of everything from pencil eraser to less than a hair? >> yes. >> reporter: these researchers are trying to fill in a missing piece of the mike plastic puzzle. >> i and want to know what is happening to them when they enter into the ocean. it's important to understand who they are moving from the surface to the sea floor. >> reporter: about 70% of marine debris sinks to the sea floor. but we know little about t
ben tracy reports. >> are you ready?yes. >> reporter: this team of international scientists working off the coast of panama. >> we are exploring the unexplored. >> reporter: is looking for something you'd think would be hard to find. >> it's like, you know, finding the needle in the haystack. >> reporter: but in this case the needle is microplastic and the ocean is drowning in it. an estimated 33 billion pounds of our plastic trash enters the oceans every...
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ben tracy looks at how google and a.i. are working to get things flowing better on the roads. >> so we're at an intersection, we're stopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but she is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to there and that shift could have a big impact. >> reporter: google's new project green light system will use their vast maps data base and artificial intelligence to optimize traffic lights around the world. >> are these intersections coordinated already? >> they're not. >> reporter: the systems suggest changes and city engineers that then decide if they want to implement them. >> we had one case where we moved four seconds from the northeast street for a particular time of day. so that could help reduce some of that stop and
ben tracy looks at how google and a.i. are working to get things flowing better on the roads. >> so we're at an intersection, we're stopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but she is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less...
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ben tracy paid a visit. >> so this is your ride to work? >> yep, it is.boat to get to the island. >> reporter: held lane muller landau has one of the more unusual commutes in the scientific community. she rides to work alongside giant container ships heading down the panama canal. >> it must be a cool commute to work. >> indeed. >> reporter: and this is her office. borrow colorado island, the world's oldest continuously studied tropical forest. >> so we're here in the tropical rainforest, and on cue, here comes the tropical rains. >> absolutely. it's amazing for a tropical site because it has a 100-year uninterrupted legacy of research, which gives us a really strong foundation of knowledge about the plants and animals here. >> reporter: muller landau leads a research team using drones to survey the health of the tree canopy. there's more than 500 species of trees on this island, which have been studied and measured for decades. it's also part of a worldwide network called forest geo, which monitors 7 million trees on 77 sites in 29 countries to determine
ben tracy paid a visit. >> so this is your ride to work? >> yep, it is.boat to get to the island. >> reporter: held lane muller landau has one of the more unusual commutes in the scientific community. she rides to work alongside giant container ships heading down the panama canal. >> it must be a cool commute to work. >> indeed. >> reporter: and this is her office. borrow colorado island, the world's oldest continuously studied tropical forest. >> so...
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ben tracy reports. >> reporter: inside a hangar in boulder, colorado this appears to be just another private jet. >> you can always pull these up -- >> reporter: but it's actually filled with scientists on a mission to help save the planet. they take to the skies to hunt down an invisible gas, seen here with infrared cameras, which is rapidly heating up the atmosphere. and fueling some of the worst impacts of climate change. >> what exactly is methane? >> methane is a greenhouse gas. it is the second largest contributor to climate change. and it accounts for more than a quarter of the warming that we're experiencing today. >> reporter: alissa acco is a senior climate scientist at the environmental defense fund. she says methane emissions mainly come from leaks during fossil fuel production. from the digestive tracts of cows when they burp and from rotting food in landfills. and here's why it matters. methane is like carbon dioxide on steroids. 84 times more powerful at warming the planet. but unlike co2, which can stay in the atmosphere for centuries, methane only lasts for about a d
ben tracy reports. >> reporter: inside a hangar in boulder, colorado this appears to be just another private jet. >> you can always pull these up -- >> reporter: but it's actually filled with scientists on a mission to help save the planet. they take to the skies to hunt down an invisible gas, seen here with infrared cameras, which is rapidly heating up the atmosphere. and fueling some of the worst impacts of climate change. >> what exactly is methane? >> methane...
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fog is an issue east tracy sold out. i know in the altamont pass, stockton.e bit around livermore and concord, more so than north, which is a little different twist than what we've seen. strong south wind on the coast, east southeast wind kind of swirling, but it's an east wind for many, especially coming back from the sacramento valley, 4050 on the temps now truckee's 30 south lake tahoe is 29. that's good news. but that south wind is going to send that snow level way up. but winter weather advisory starts 10:00 tonight. goes through 4 p.m. on saturday. this will be a heavy wet sierra snow in pollock pines is around 4000ft. there's nothing showing up there. i'm a little surprised to see that much in blue canyon. i would think it'll be above 5000ft more towards lake level and higher, but that there'll be a heavy water content on that. i think we'll get a little bit of a break as we go into saturday morning, but there will be rain picking up again on saturday night and for sure sunday night into monday. so some of the totals here could get over about six inche
fog is an issue east tracy sold out. i know in the altamont pass, stockton.e bit around livermore and concord, more so than north, which is a little different twist than what we've seen. strong south wind on the coast, east southeast wind kind of swirling, but it's an east wind for many, especially coming back from the sacramento valley, 4050 on the temps now truckee's 30 south lake tahoe is 29. that's good news. but that south wind is going to send that snow level way up. but winter weather...