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though it's been suggested the stingless bees from brazil be named annika bees. >> >>> nearly year andto the pandemic bars and restaurants are finding ways to take outdoor dining to new heights. here's c bs's wendy gillette. >> reporter: at the electric moon lounge in georgia you can take a slide with sliders and a cocktail in a playful cup to forget about covid and still social distancing it is one of two roof top bars open during the pandemic at the marriott and the other at the more upscale rose in savannah river front district. bringing more energy. there are now ten roof top bars in savannah growing in popularity during covid. moring console found 75% of american adults feel comfortable dining outside versus inside. more roof top spaces opened during the pandemic this chicago, including at the new pendry hotel and then there's roof top at the 11th floor of the nobu hotel which opened last july and offers expansive views of downtown chicago. it joins favorites like the up room of the 13th hotel and off shore at navy pier largest roof top in the country. >> we like to be elevated. >

we'll be right back. ,, out why honey bees are dyin bees are dying. is it because of pesiticides... a other man-made factors --- perhaps drought? all the . >>> scientists are trying to figure out why honey bees are dying. is it because of pesticides or perhaps drought? all they know is every year the bees numbers get smaller and no bees would spell disasters for the food chain. we'll show you how one woman is working to make her honey bees count. >> i bet if i asked you how many bees per hour your backyard has, you might not know. >> gretchen spent her day counting as many bees as she could, after that loading the numbers into a database through her smart phone. >> we're losing more than we used to. about 30 percent are getting lost rather than the historic sort of 15% background lost. >> she's part of the great bee count six years running. gretchen received counts from the netherlands and brazil. >> this is a great spot because this is a hard time of year in california for bees because it's so dry. if you turned your camera around and shined it up in the hills here, you would see t

hives and stole thousands of bees. tonight we hear from the man known as the bee detective. >> technically it could be a felony to steal a single bee. >> what he says about hive heists that might surprise you. >>> no, we missed it. >> and that isn't a commuter upset they will be late to work. >> we had to step out of the train at some of them and run out on to the platform and grab a photo really quick. >> these guys are racing through b.a.r.t. stations on a high speed mission to break a world record. >>> plus, a billion dollar lotto jackpot was basically heaven sent for a man who has spent years fighting for his life. >> i thought, you don't have to go up now. >>> from kpix,s in the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> and good evening, i'm juliette goodrich in for sara tonight. we hear about people swiping everything from lawn furniture to tools and decorations from people's homes, well now apparent they includes bees. in the oakland hill, one beekeeper felt a sting in her heart when someone snatched

but sometimes saving bees isn't enough. >> the bees deserve a better tomorrow.we're asking you to help-- >> (both): --educate the bees. >> the bees are thriving, and they want to learn. >> stephen: they're so much smarter than we thought and are quite interested in subjects like military history and engineering. ( laughter ) >> so, won't you please do your part and-- >> (both): --educate the bees? ( cheers and applause ) >> we asked you to save the bees. >> stephen: we asked you to teach the bees. >> and you did more than we could ever imagine. >> stephen: now there are too many bees. ( laughter ) >> and they are alarmingly smart. >> stephen: they know too much about us. >> so, please, don't bumble this opportunity to stop-- >> (both): --stop helping the bees. ( laughter ) >> as you know, humanity is at war against the bees. >> stephen: the time for talking is over. >> we've lost every battle and we're running out of food. but we still have hope. >> stephen: the bees must have some kind of weakness, even if they seem like tiny indestructible gods. >> which is wh

honey bees are not hideous. they live in a perfect society. >> i think there's a lot of people who wants to get in on it now and wants to have their own honey and start their own colony. so if they do that they will have a swarm so it will give us more work to do. >> the nypd has hat bee keepers since the 1990s, but the workload has risen since the popularity of urban bee keep has grown. swarms happen when an entire hive flies off seeking new digs. their bee unit work is in addition to their regular police duties. >> swarming bees are in a panicked state. compassionate policing applies. >> when we first put the ladder in i walked up the ladder without any protective gear on and i just wanted to introduce myself to the bees. i know it sounds kind of crazy, but i just want to let them know that i'm going to be up here and we're going to help you. >> he keeps a hive on top of his precinct. he says they're adjusting beautifully to their new home. >> fantastic. we've checked on them, they're settling in, i'm feeding

bees of burden. honey bees help produce about a third of america's food supply, but last year, nearly half the bees in the u.s. disappeared. the problem being felt across the atlantic as well. jonathan vigliotti now on some detective bees working the case. >> reporter: at london's botanic gardens, beneeg the flowers where wild bumblebees roam, deep in a secure basement laboratory, sara barlow suit up her bees for flight. it's called the bumblebee backpack. >> we'll be able to build up a map of the bees' movements and see a network of where they've been, how long they've been out feeding, how far they've traveled. >> reporter: so the idea is every time she passes by a receiver like this, it will then be sent to a computer and you will know essentially her every move. >> exactly. so her tag emits a unique signal that will be picked up by a reader if she flew within a meter of it. >> reporter: a bumblebee radar but outfitting the bees with her poeto typebackpack is no small feat. barlow stores her bees

he lost 40% of his 20,000 hives last year. >> to see those bees die and the colonies empty, no bees in it's-- it is, it's a gut- wrenching feeling. >> reporter: in each of the past four years, about a third of america's 2.5-million honey bee colonies has been wiped out. university of montana researcher jerry bromenshenk has been searching for the killer. >> i feel like a bit of a wimp with this on and you're out uncovered here. >> you don't have years of bee stings and immunities. >> reporter: now all those stings have paid off. after screening bees for 30,000 disease markers, a group of scientists led by bromenshenk said they have found a probable cause. >> out of the data, suddenly emerged a parasite and a virus and a very unique virus, indeed. >> reporter: the kind of virus they discovered is common in other insects but very rarely seen in bees. the virus seems to kill only when the bees are also infected with a parasite, a type of fungus. >> what it looks like is that the bees can tolerate either one alone, but when you combine the two, that tends to be lethal in a hurry. >> report

that has to be a different bee. it couldn't be the bee. i swung my net and nabbed the bee. i took it out and while it's kind of sleeping i snapped some photos of it and i start going oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh and thinking how can this be? >> reporter: beatrice is part of the conservancy group. >> it's exciting to be out in the field and get to feel like a community scientist. >> this is a once in a lifetime event. >> reporter: that's karl sanders, natural resources manager for the marin water district. were you surprised when you heard of it? >> absolutely. the fact on their first go-round they discovered this bee that hadn't been seen in decades is amazing. >> reporter: it does show that conservation efforts can succeed. think about how different the world was in 1980 versus now and this bee has just been persisting that entire time. >> reporter: hopeful sign? >> very hopeful. >> reporter: still the work's just beginning. >> we need to know more about it. when does it fly? what flowers does it visit for both pollen and nectar and collecting nesting resources? >> reporter: a

that's where the bees come in. >> why are these bees so important for new york city?ese bees are important for new york city because the big apple needs pollinating. >> reporter: there are 258 different types of bees in new york city. in fact, there are more bees than people. and they live in some expensive real estate. urban beehives can be found in several major cities, including san francisco, where the fairmont hotel has installed bee sanctuaries. it's a small way of helping the massive bee shortage. the country's bee population is half of what it was 70 years ago. >> it's an ongoing effort. >> reporter: jeffrey barker from bank of america works in the building and says he's happy to share the office space. >> bees are an important component of an ecological system. >> reporter: and there are some sweet perks. the durst organization gives the honey produced by the bees to its tenants, roof to table. jill wagner, cbs news, new york. sfx: streeeeeetch...thwang! sfx: smack! flock together, and let the fun fly! because angry birds are coming to mcdonald's. how ya doin

the next, the honey bees were gone. >> we were just in shock. >> david bradshaw's commercial honey beem took its worst beating ever this spring. >> what was a large-thriving colony was down to two, three frames, four frames and just a shadow of what it used to be. >> beekeepers across the country have been losing honey bees at alarming rates for seven years now. experts blame a combination of lack, parasites, viruss and pesticides. but a growing number of beekeepers suspect the main culprit could be in a new klass of pesticides. they are used everywhere from your local garden flower care to huge commercial farms. neo nicks work by absorbing into the body of the plant. they target the brain of small pests killing them instantly but honey bees survive carrying so-called sub lethal doses of pesticide back to the hive all summer long. >> hon know bees are in peril. >> the pesticide action network is one of several environmental groups suing the epa, the agency that oversees pesticide use. >> the veermental protection agency allowed these on to the market with very little review. >> the sui

but no shortage of bee thieves. here's john blackstone. >> when the almond orchards blossom in california bee colonies are rented and brought in from across the country to pollinate the flowers. colony collapse disorder, the mysterious ailment that kills so many bees is no longer as deadly but bees are still disappearing. falling victim to bee rustlers cody williams is with the stanislaus county sheriff's office. >> technically it is similar to a cattle rustle. >> stolen cattle are easier to find. the beehive boxes all look the same and you can't put a brand on a bee. >> you can't identify a bee. so they'll be in a fresh box and they'll be gone forever. >> reporter: the rustlers aren't after honey, they want money. bee keepers charge up to $200 to rent a colony for a month. >> personally i have had bees stolen three years in a row now. >> reporter: bee keeper orrin johnson has 500 colonies. >> i have seen cases where a bee keeper will unload his bees at night in the orchard and lo and behold, a thief has come right

most bee friendly.anager at the clift where ten hives set up to mimic the skyline behind them were installed last year. >> one thing bees thrive on warmth to get them warmed up in the morning. when we chose the location with the beekeeper wanted exposed to the sun and setting sun. >> reporter: as chair of the committee, pace wants to get every hotel in the city buzzing. we have 800,000 bees on one hotel. we'll have 10 hotels, by the end of this year. that's 8 million. look at the multiplier effect. i've think we could have a big impact. >> reporter: where there are bees there is honey. chefs have found ways to bring the honey from roof to table. bartenders are making specialty cocktails infused with the syrupy sweetener. >> see it coming to life in cocktails just awesome. >> cheers. >> cheers to the honey bees. >> marshal welcomes the skyline hives do. you think this is a really good model to carry out throughout the world? >> absolutely because, just exposing people to bees. and more places they can ex

this is the time of year when the bee thefts start. >> reporter: two years a a yolo bee owner got hithis man was convicted of stealing $65,000 worth of the farmer's bees. >> only victims in this area will know what they are looking for. >> reporter: martha was the prosecute nor the case. >> some of the colonies had to be destroyed. they were so infected, they couldn't come back. >> reporter: she argued victor was upset because some of his bees migrated to the farmer's healthier colony so he decided to steal them back. he was found guilty. but the price for the crime, not enough in henry's eyes. >> it affects my whole family. my whole family works for our company. >> reporter: cate caugurian, kpix5. >> it takes more than a million bee colonies to keep california's annual almond production going. that is more than any other crop in the country. >>> in the weather department, we had shattered high temperature records today in the bay area with readings, remember, it is january 31st. you kind of have to pinch yourself to realize when you hit 80 degrees in santa rosa on this date, it is we

he lost 40% of his 20,000 hives last year. >> to see those bees die and the colonies empty, no bees int's -- it is, it is a gut-wrenching feeling. >> reporter: in each of the past four years, about one-third of america's two and a half million honeybee colonies has been wiped out. university of montana researcher jerry bromenshank has searched for the killer. >> i feel like a bit of a wimp with this on when you're out uncovered here. >> well, you don't have years of bee stings and immunity. >> reporter: now all those stings have paid off. after screening bees for 30,000 disease markers, a group of scientists led by bromenshank say they have found a probable cause. >> out of the data suddenly emerged a parasite and a virus. and a very unique virus, indeed. >> reporter: the kind of virus they discovered is common in other insects but very rarely seen in bees. the virus seems to kill only when the bees are, also, infected with a parasite, a type of fungus. >> what it looks like is that the bees can tolerate either one alone but, when you combine the two, that tends to be lethal in a hurry

they ate out the bee's muscles. the maggots sneak out after the bees go crazy. >> they start walking around in circles. sometimes they stumble, almost fall over. >> infected bees do the unthinkable, leave their hives at night and fly into light. he doesn't know if they are protecting the hive from infection or under control of the parasite. the discovery was by accident in 2008. he directed some bees to feed a preying man ties and discovered that they didn't just contain dead bees. he found these red dots. the last phase of a fly before adulthood. his research team found the parasite in 80% of a 31 bay area beehive surveyed, except in santa clara and san mateo counties. could the parasite help the several year decline in the honey bee population? >> we aren't prepared to say this is the explanation. >> phillip, president of the san francisco beekeeper association says it's too soon to tell. >> we don't know, there are many diseases and don't know how they big of a problem this is. it might be a factor, but it will t

. >> and my lifeless bees. they started in dreams. i had reoccurring dreams of bees. and there were so many dreams that i thought well, maybe i should try it, bee keeping. that's how it all started. >> and why did you decide the conventional bee design had to change? >> and something did not feel right. >> and to allow them to live the way they have lived for millions of years. >> wow, is it going up? >> and they prefer being high above the ground. >> we installed this empty, right? it took, i think under 48 hours. >> and they moved in and for the first time, they were removed. and now that i could see honey bees for the first time. it is really more about learning who this animal is. >> what comes to mind when you think of conventional bee keeping? >> oh god. i don't know how to say it. it's like oh god. and when you look at those boxes, the design originates from the 1850s. and in terms of numbers, the annual mortality rate is up to 68% of honey bees in boxes. and compare that to honey bees living in the wild where they are over six years. that we are just bringing

killing a bunch of bees. >>reporter: a bunch of bees went on the attack killing several dogs and stinging sever humans. about 50 of the dead bees in concord were collected they have taken and sent to the department of agricultural for tests and test results should come back in the next several weeks. mike sugar man kpix5. >> when a concord man saw this in his yard he wasn't taking any chances. he lives about a mile and-a- half from where that aggressive high was. he sent us this video and told us he called in a pro to remove the hive from a tree in his yard. the beekeeper child a ladder and cut a branch down to take those bees away. >>> governor jerry brown is seeking ten million dollars in state funds to create an earthquake warning system. the u.s. geological survey and university researchers are developing the system which would provide several seconds of warning after a fault ruptures limited alerts could begin by 2018. >>> governor has supported the creation of the system but previously argue that money

y reporter: it's believed the insects are so-called killer bees that took over a hive of acney bees in an amateur beekeeper's backyard. when the beekeeper removed the infiltrated hive, it left the bees with nowhere to go. the insects are behind the death of two dogs and have attacked a number of people, including mail carrier melissa weisner. >> climbing up my hair, running around and screaming. >> reporter: we spoke online with professional beekeeper norman lott. he is helping rid the l ighborhood of the bees. you have ever seen anything like this. >> no, i haven't. there's a situation there we're wing on to have to deal with. >> reporter: police have barred pedestrians from part of that neighborhood where most of the attacks have happened while arekeepers work to safely remove the bees. y aine, they are hopeful most if not all of those bees will be out of the neighborhood by tonight. >> quijano: chris martinez in los angeles. thank you. a bomb scare caused a professional soccer match to be canceled in manchester, england. thousands were evacuated after a fake bomb that was a training

>> no. >> they were saying hard pass as we appreciate the bees and we love the bees. >> if i wasn't in a suit, i'd be okay. >> if everything was covered, it would be all right. i couldn't be touching them with the bare hands like she was doing. that was amazing. >> she knows what she's doing, clearly. we have no idea. >> the bees are magic though. the signs of good and bad things to come. >> very good for your allergies. >> yes. we'll take a look at the pollen count that's coming up. let's talk about the big picture pattern with the drier and warmer weather ahead of us. and it is weird to talk about the drier pattern here in the month of june when our average rainfall is next to zero with a couple of light showers scoot through the bay area earlier today. majority of the activity over the weekend was in the sierra, northern california. that's really where most of it will be concentrated over the next several days as well. look outside, a mix of clouds and sunshine and temperatures on the cool side once again in the 60s around the bay. although you're already down to 66 degrees right no

which -- because i have a phobia of bees it is more terrifying. >> reporter: with the queen bee dead he expects the rest to die off but that is too late for these two dogs who died this weekend after they were stung dozens of times. >> it gets me very sad when any animals die. >> reporter: pretty unusual for this type of killer bee to be found in northern california. the homeowner could only guess it is because of the dry temperatures they traveled far from home. mark kelly, kpix 5. is multimillion dollar museum here and not in chicago...and this time, on treasure islan >>> the battle to keep george lucas in town, mayor ed lee has a new place, treasure island. the mayor plans to put it in writing. the site is already approved for development. if is a go the supervisor said it could change treasure island's future for good. >> if we could have an attraction on treasure island it might be able to sustain a ferry service. if we could sustain that we could make the island work. >> if he gives the go ahead the next step a lease and develop a detailed plan. >>> the sharks fell short tonigh

hoping to win a trip to the scripps national spelling bee.nd the fifth grader enters other bees for practice. >> if i get out on a word or i'm not sure about a word, when i go home i, like, search it up. >> reporter: students get used to speaking on stage. >> get comfortable talking and holding the mic being in front of the mic and being more comfortable to ask different questions. >> how confident are you now going through this? >> i'm pretty confident. >> that's correct. >> that's correct. >> that's correct. >> reporter: that avid reader isn't the only one making the rounds on the spelling circuit. some of the top spellers at last year's cbs bay area spelling bee have earned trophies at other spelling competitions. >> your word is mediocre. >> reporter: for yudith, it's about not settling for mediocrity. >> even if i lose this spelling bee it's kind of, like, helping me for my next spelling bee. >> reporter: in san ramon, sharon chin, kpix 5. >> it's also a fundraiser. money from registration fees goes to help children in india and don't fo

there's not much in bloom. >> a lack of rain is the main culprit for the loss of bees.ain there are fewer wild flowers, and with fewer wild flowers, we are losing both native hoven knee bees. >> you could go out, sit there for ten minutes, get a measure and then compare it to your zip code, to california's state and to the nation and have a sense of how will your community and your backyard is doing. >> and offers advice with three simple stechs to help the bee population survive. >> one thing is having a diversity of flowers like this. another is adding a water element. it can even be a dish with pebbles in it for bees to drink frshgs and a third one is being careful about what pesticides you use. >> reporting, patrick, kpix 5. a yale yuft study shows about a third of all the food we eat is made possible by bees pollinating crops. >>> we're talking earlier about our tomato plants and they're just not ripening at all. >> to bee are not to bee a tomato because, no, the tomatoes are not doing well at all because of the very mild temperatures we've been having, right. >> y

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. >>> killer bees sounds dramatic but aggressive african bees killed two dogs. in the bay area we haven't seen anything like that. kpix mike sugerman on what may behind the sudden aggression. >> i am here with new friend. concord, the streets are clear and the bees are gone. we understand that they have been either killed or taken away and things are back to normal. we came to danville because we wanted to talk to beekeepers and experts about the so-called africanized bees and what we learned surprised us. >>> there are tens of thousands of bay area backwards with beehives, this one is in george chavez's and he is concerned with the news out of concord. >> i wasn't sure what to think. i was surprised. >> reporter: there has never been a report of africanized bees so far north in the united states but maybe there still isn't. >> i will bet you a cup of coffee and a do nut it is not africanized. >> mike says he doesn't know. dna tests have to be made. >> bees can get problems if there are ants or whoever is manipulating the frame is doing a rough job and kills the

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then his son will put on his bee suit and remove any remaining bees. >>> a man in custody after pointing a gun at police and tossing an explosive at an officer. the officer wasn't hurt, but it led to a standoff in sacramento. area was cordoned off, and some residents were evacuated. police, the fbi, and atf negotiated for hours. prior to >> the original pipebomb was thrown at officers. then there was a secondary one. and we haven't really confirmed if it was debtinated prior to officers arriving or afterward. >> several people were inside the home where the man was barricaded. they got out okay and may have known the suspect. no information is being released about the man's identity or what set him off. >>> a traffic alert now. a stretch of i-80 through parts of richmond and san pablo is closed. caltrans is working on the first phase of the i-80 interchange comruchlt project. detours until 7:00 am tomorrow. >>> bay area teams hit the streets to spot people driving under the influence. the lessons officers hope they'll learn before it's too late. >> reporter: it's saturday night in san br

of wild bees in your backyard. scientists want you to count bees for only 1 minutes and report that number to greatsunflower.org. >> there are ones you should be able to see in your backyard, this beautifulful shiny green bee. >> these specimens are from the university's collection. notice how the wild bees are generally smaller than their cousin, the european honeybee. however, bees being bees, they sting, and even expert scientists need to be careful. >> i get stung every couple of times, and it hurts; but i don't have a secret way to make it hurt less. >> this weekend when you're relaxing at your favorite bee spot, counting the bees -- remember even if you see no bees, the sign practices want to know that also. in san francisco, don ford, cbs5. >>> boy, we were sure stung by the below normal temperatures across the bay area today, and the coolest day of the workweek is still to come. we'll pinpoint that day as eyewitness news continues. >>> ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ i may be mud, but i have standards. mops? please.

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why bee keeping in the town is going to improve the environment. >> reporter: raising your own bees having your own hive can be a rewarding hobby. the city of pleasanton has banned bee keeping much to the surprise of some city leaders. >> i didn't know that. that was new to me. >> reporter: but the nearly century-old bee ban would be lifted. the city would issue permits costing about 100 dollars and only allowed at single-family homes. >> i lost the hive. >> reporter: bill and his son raises bees just outside livermore. he says you must be responsible. >> they don't go after people as long as you don't mess around with them. if you go after them they go after you. if you leave them alone they do their own thing. >> reporter: and that thing is making honey. sometimes lots of it. they're also essential to pollinating many fruit and nut trees and the city says bees need help. >> there's colony collapse happening right now. large numbers of bees have been dying off. urban bee keeping is thought to be something that can assist in keeping bee populations active. >> reporter: the ordinance

bees are more aggressive than our normal bees. they also tend to swarm more often. >> reporter: that's why catherine made sure she knows what to do if she has a run-in. leave them alone. >> i'm concerned but i heard also on the radio that you don't confront them, you don't disturb them. so i feel as though i have some recourse. >> as you remember, these africanized bees came from the south part of the state moving northward toward our area. researchers say they're more than likely in other parts of the bay area as well. emily turner, kpix 5. >> the team these spotted the bees say warm weather in the bay area like ly drew them this far north in california. >>> in the south bay dozens of kittens have been infected with ring worm. local shelters are struggling to treat them. local humane society says it's treating 50 to 60 kittens for ring worm. ring worm can cause hair loss and lesions. it's highly contagious but is treatable. the problem comes in finding quarantine space. >> a kitten coming to a shelter with ring worm often is euth

. >> and the secret president obama just -- spelling bee this year. >> and the secret president obama just let slip about his wife. >> we are on pace for the second wettest september in a generation, but for the year we're still the dryest on record. we'll add to the rainfall totals this week? the answer is next in your forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a bunch of politicians brea the rules... >>> only on kpix5 tonight we are going to show you a bunch of politicians breaking the rules up in sacramento. we caught these guys and women red handed and wait till you hear what they told mark kelly when he asked them about this. this is pretty blatant. you were able to catch it. >> we absolutely did. we saw lawmakers in the state assembly voting on hundreds of bills during the last two weeks of the session, but we noticed something strange. check it out. take a close look at california democracy in action. l.a. assemblyman jimmy gomez's seat in the foreground is empty. he's not there, but assemblyman reggie jones sawyer also from l.a. is voting for him. now rewind. in the background you'll see

others say bee was talking about trump's character.arr was talking about race and that's different. >> it's still as a rule ger. >> i think it's so upsetting to me. i think if someone said that about the obama girls, the bush girls, chelsea clinton, people would be marching in the streets. at some point take responsibility for the words we use, comedian or not, and i like bee and her show, but i think that was -- i do think she crossed a line. >> now it's a tift for taft session. >> i agree with you. there has to be a line. >> has to be a line. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> this year's hurricane season officially begins today while puerto rico is still recovering from last year's destruction. it could take another two months to restore power to more than 11,000 people who have been in the dark since hurricane maria hit more than eight months ago. david is in san juan with puerto rico's struggle to come back. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. the start of hurricane season is front page news on the island. you know,

it's kind of a odd sensation to be this close to a bee and not be in fear of getting a bee sting.e critters are very important for this ecosystem here. >> reporter: which is why vela won't turn to work that would involve cutting trees down. >> you're trying to protect this type of forest. [ speaking in a global language ] it's necessary for them to live. >> reporter: but those who live here say finding wild hives is getting harder. >> there are some communities that used to walk 10 minutes, 20 minutes into the rainforest and were able to find native bees. now it takes sometimes even hours, multiple hours to even find one wild beehive. >> reporter: they wanted us to see for ourselves. so we hiked through the thick amazon jungle, over creeks or sometimes in them. and with no other major spills it took about an hour to reach a point where they heard a faint buzzing. >> you could hear just a faint buzz. >> very faint buzz. if you notice, it's almost impossible to see it if you're just visually looking for it. >> reporter: these bees had built their hive inside a slit in this tree. >>

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but how competitive are they in the spelling bee? >> yes. >> we have a winner. >> reporter: the 13-year-old won the cbs bay area spelling bee last year earning a ticket to the scripps national spelling bee. the 10-year-old of silver oakland elementary school tied for ninth place. >> acadian. [ spelling ] >> reporter: this year, the brothers studied the online dictionary learning word roots with their mom. but they are trying to stump each other with words adults hardly encounter. >> hey, bro, can you spell this word? >> cenacle. [ spelling ] >> good job. >> most of the time misspells it. [ laughter ] >> okay. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the pair tends to be more cooperative than competitive. when one placed in the top ten in the scripps national spelling bee, the brother cheered him on. >> it was really reassuring because aalong with my parents, he is my number one supporter. >> bet tony. >> bell. >> no, betony. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: and when he misspelled the word betony, he gave him a hug that he says he will remem

the bee hive is back there. they chased two police officers and myself and a lot of neighbors out of that areas so we're keeping a safe distance for this live shot here. so far those bees have killed two dogs and stung a bunch of people. the bees are so relent less, i couldn't get out of the van. even with the windows close they are pounding at the window trying to get in the window. the bee is near the carport. they have taken over two blocks of hitchcock road attacking anything and anyone who is outside. even chased the police officer back into the cruiser. it's hard to even do an interview. ah! sucker! got me right in the eye! >> probably 7, 8, 9, times, there's 10! >> reporter: the venom causes the skin to swell. aside from attacking people, those bees yesterday killed a bird and these two dogs. milo and gunnar. the vet tells me she stopped counting after she pulled out 50 stingers from each dog. a professional beekeeper believes these are africanized killer bees. >> if you ignore them, like me right now, th

bees are vital to humans.llinate a third of our food supply and without them we cannot survive. >> reporter: not a lot of kids your age are going to the len ths you are going to save bees. >> instead of thinking of my age as a disadvantage. i use it as a tool. because i'm a little younger, i cannot get bogged down in what might go wrong. >> reporter: while the so-called bee bill was starting strong, it's now stalled. >> we are not giving up. not one bit. >> reporter: every hive needs a queen. >> and that is the overnight news for this tuesday, for some of you the news continues. for others check back later. for cbs this morning. and you can follow us online any time at cbs news.com. reporting from the nation's >>> morning this is cbs news flash. as of 12:01 eastern today, new york has a new fwogovernor. kathy hochul is now the governor of new york state. >>> more than 1700 firefighters are scrambling to keep the caldor fire away from the lake tahoe basin. one of the nation's most famous land marks. the fire ha

had this shoe a reminder of the chaos they caused. >> covered in bees, bee stings. the boor thing was just -- the poor thing was really, really in hysterics. >> firefighters sprayed foam to remove the fallen hive and all of those bees. >>> a high school musical came to a crashing end in anaheim. 200 girls were singing and dancing last night when the front of the stage buckled. 25 students went to the hospital. mostly with minor injuries but there were some broken bones. >>> marijuana is now legal in colorado but one business owner in the town of greeley says not in his shop. the owner says the owner of the barbershop says he has no problem with those who choose to use pot but when customers complained of people wreaking of marijuana he decided to take action, banning them. >> i feel it is my right to make the statement. same thing with no shoes, no service. >> the response has been positive but he has been threatened with lawsuits. >>> fremont based tesla motors is courted by tucson, arizona. they want to be the place for the headquarters. the city is offering tax i

it's been bad news for bees.for nearly three years running, about half of honey bee colonies died in 2023. the average loss is 40%. parasites and the pesticides will take the blame. but one man in sebastopol says what we need is a better beehive. trying to change all of this, it's really buzzing. >> my life with bees, it started in dreaming. i had reoccurring dreams with bees. there were so many dreams that i thought maybe i should try bee keeping. and that's how it all started. >> once you decide the design, they had to change. >> something didn't feel right. >> we decided we wanted the bees to live for millions of years, which is in trees. >> wow, is it going up? >> and they prefer being high up on the ground as we installed this and it took, i think, under 48 hours. >> the bees had moved into the log and for the first time, i removed the end cap and looked into it. i looked at something that i did not understand. now that i could see the honey bees for the first time in their natural state, i didn't recognize

and final year as a bee contender. >> you need to have a passion for the bee and for language to stickh it and have that commitment over years and it's hours and hours of effort and hard work that i have put into this bee and i am so glad to see it pay off. >> reporter: she takes home $50,000 and other prizes. >> big congratulations. >>> as if spelling all those words isn't telling enough, she plays the piano and loves creative writing. >>> lego hopes you take out your old building blocks and spread love this pride month. the positive message they want you to send. >>> we have a lot of news to cover on this friday night, including gas prices reaching record highs as millions of americans hit the road for summer travels. why drivers may not see that was quick. and rewarding. i earn 3% cash back at drugstores with chase freedom unlimited. that means i earn on my bug spray and my sunscreen. you ready to go fishing? i got the bait. i also earn 5% on travel purchased through chase on this rental car. that lake is calling my name! don't you get seasick? we'll find out! come on. and i earn 3%

cake for bees.he bee will respond to that by sticking out her tongue. >> reporter: she determines just how quickly the bee figures out that a whiff of the scent means a treat is on the way. the older the bee, the slower the learning curve but that can be reversed changing the bee's lifestyle can lead to restoring a more youthful brain. for the proof, head to the hive. >> you're a natural. reporter: the word would be terrified of bees. >> terrified of bees. there you go. (buzzing). >> reporter: the average life span of a bee is about 30 days but in that time they can give us 1,000 of useful knowledge. their first task is taking care of the eggs laid by the queen. they all work together. as they age they become so-called foragers leaving the hive to find nourishment for the eggs. now alone as single bees their brain changes. >> because after a while as a forager, the bee brain actually deteriorates much like you see in people with dementia. >> reporter: but force the bees back in time by returning the

four hives here how many bees?red thousand bees. >> that's a lot of bees! >> yeah. >> that's a welcome change for marshall who has seen the now widely publicized of bees firsthand. >> when i started out almost 50 years ago if i lost 2% to 3% of my bees a year that is like what is going on. now you lose 50 60% and no, sir sustainable. >> reporter: when the fairhelped asked him, it was to save the bee population. >> we fear fairmont is doing its part and innovating. >> reporter: in 2018 the trend kicked off the chain developing the first honey bee program in the world. since then at least 22 fairmont properties have followed suit installing hives for honey bees and bee hotels for pollen nators to rest their wings. here in san francisco, the fairmont isn't the only hotel rooftop hosting hives. so you really picked the highest point of the hotel? >> we did. the most bee friendly. >> reporter: michael pace is the general manager at this where ten hives set up to mimic the sky line behind him were installed last year. we

the scripps national spelling bee ends in a tie. captioning funded by cbs ning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, may 29th, 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the former speaker of the house dennis hastert has been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating banking laws and lying to the fbi. the indictment says hastert paid hush money to keep an unnamed person quiet about, quote, prior misconduct. hastert served as speaker for eight years from 1999 to 2007 and he was the longest serving republican house speaker. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. this is coming as a shock to many here on capitol hill. according to the indictment hastert who is now 73 withdrew $2 million in very small increments to stay under the bank regulators and lied to investigators to keep one person quiet. a car sped past reporters last night outside dennis hastert's home. the former house speaker still has not commented on allegations he agreed to pay mil

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. >> the homeowner says now that the queen bee is dead he expects the few remaining bees will die off soon as well. >>> the cause of a fire remains under investigation, an eyewitness shot this video of last night's fire. firefighters couldn't get inside the building since it was in danger of collapsing. crews were able to prevent the flames for spreading to an apartment building next door, no word yet on any injuries. >>> it looks like the annual beta breakers race stayed mostly on course. >> chopper five tens ever thousands made their way to ocean beach. no -- not everyone made it to the finish line because it's more about the party than the workout. san francisco police say that they made seven arrests and issued 16 citations related to yesterday easy september. >>> she had a hit song written by prince and then she got hit with a lawsuit related to his death. why a friend called police to find her. >>> this patient is recover ing from a first ever surgery in the u.s., we'll tell you about the delicate transplant just completed by doctors on the east coast. >>> good afternoon everybo

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