national aquarium. because of earth day and the special certification you all have lots of fun activities today. >> we have some things in the plaza and some inside the building. we are going to do a special celebration with the mayor of baltimore. she's going to help us plant a tree. >> reporter: what does it take to be certified as a wild life habitat? >> they are all native plants an provide food, shelter and water for the wild life that come through the city. >> reporter: very cool. in addition to that, people can take home something to celebrate earth day themselves. >> you have to come by and pledge that you'll plant and take care of the tree and it's a free tree. we have lots of great arts and crafts activities and information about earth day and things we can do together to help our ocean planet. >> reporter: fan saistic. that ceremony is going on at 11:00 and if you want to come down they're open 9:00 to 5:00. we'll have more in about 20 minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >> com

saltwater aquarium with a variety of different fish. house. >> how would you, if you were setting this up in your house, how would you do it? what are specific things people need to think about they forget? >> you have to take it slow, first of all up. can't just throw it together. have you to decide what you want to do, freshwater or saltwater. and you have to take care of it. you can't just take a fish and throw it in the aquarium. you have to make it nice and slow, make sure the temperature is right. >> you say choose wisely to begin with because saltwater aquariums are more complicated. >> correct. >> you talk about properly acclimating. does that mean yourself or the fish or both? >> yeah, the fish. fish usually come in a bag like this. >> you brought one. >> you want to actually float the fish to let the temperature get acclimated. and then as time -- when you go to your local pet store, you won't have the same water quality parameters as you would in your own home aquarium. you want to make sure they get up to speed by floating t

the aquarium. they want to make this a more sustainable and -- a more sustainable city. >> we can continue to make the city greener. it is vital that we lead by example. this partnership will be a great step and a tremendous help in these efforts. >> participants signed a pledge to plant a tree in their own yards. still to come, 100 law officers search the area around tucson, arizona for a 6-year-old girl. we will have the latest on the investigation. plus -- >> running and jumping on cars. >> running and jumping on cars. >> a man comes to a rescue after i wish i could keep it this way. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back... but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. so now when you leave the dental office, you can keep a cleaner mouth with you.

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jon: people are used to seeing them cleaning algae off aquarium, aquarium walls and bottoms, right?> that is exactly what they're used for. they eat algae. they eat organic material on bottom of lakes or pond or in your aquarium. that's why people have them here in this country. jon: so they're great for cleaning an aquarium but not so great when they wind up in a florida pond. tell us why. >> well, the, the big issue in terms of the impacts of this species is really an economic issue. they bureau nests. the males do into the banks of ponds or canals. they make that bureau. the lay eggs. females guard them. the burrows can be a couple feet long or four or five feet long. they kansaser bait erosion and cause erosion in local spots. you have a lot of expensive real estate in south florida, there are some spots localized but some important spots where the fish cause erosion and you lose some property. jon: jeff hill, if you're walking along the edge of one of those lakes you don't want to wind up sticking an ankle or breaking an ankle in one of those burrows. jeff hill, we'll let you g

they were born in an aquarium in portugal.ix of them are adjusting to the aquarium but soon they will be moving. >> we're going add them into a been begin exhibit. >> railroad they putting sharks in here? yes, she did. they will be sharing the tank. >> the sharks are pretty docile. they are easily approached by divers in the wild. >> they may not be a threat. biologists want to make sure the two species don't wind up in a food fight. they are fed twice a day by hand before the sharks move in they have to learn to eat into a different part of the exhibit at a different time. >> that is going to be very delicate process. >> the biologist is in charge of training them. she puts fish near nem them and rings bells underneath the water. >> looks like everybody is waking up. they can start looking for it. >> their eyesight is not very good but they have a great sense of smell. >> they use all the since available to them in order to survive in the wild. >> sharks do not naturally heat eet on command so it takes weeks of on work and ex

. >>> biologists at san francisco aquarium of the bay aren't giddy over the possibility one of theirharks might be pregnant. specialists took their ultrasound equipment to the aquarium at pier 39 to perform a sonogram on the shark. the largest of these sharks. the results were inconclusive. >>> they can't identify definitively if she is pregnant at an early stage. they did see lots of developing eggs, so that's a good sign that she has matured sexually, she could become pregnant. >> hard to tell if those are eggs because the sharks have a two year gestation. the embryos develop slowly. sharks can have up to 80 pups. >> they are called pups? >> pups. >>> the city of seattle could stop weekly trash pick up to reduce the amount of garbage in local landfills. picking up every other feet would save and keep 14 tons of waste out of landfills. the council is scheduled to vote on a pilot project. >>> this morning one of television's best kept secrets no longer a mystery. creator of the simpsons says springfield, oregon was the inspiration for homer and his family's hometown. the springfield

. >> the national aquarium has a new partnership on earth day. >> the national aquarium is celebrating a new partnership to protect water life. >> there was a ceremony on sunday to mark the location. the city's efforts to make a more efficient city fit in with the mission of the partnership. >> it is ongoing. we can continue to make the city greener. it is vital will lead by example. be a great step and a tremendous help in these efforts. >> participants who signed the pledge or give it a tree to take home and plants in their yard. >> athletes hit the water on sunday in a qualifying competition. this was held at loyola university. athletes look forward to the chance to use the world-class facility. very nice. 5:26. still ahead in the next half- hour -- >> a civil rights leader faces drug possession charges. >> two members of the neighborhood watch group were accused of beating a person on their watch and they go on trial today. >> washington lawmakers asking some tough questions about the secret service scandal. the story is coming up. >> it will feel like winter on this monday. >> sar

that includes the zoo, the aquarium of the day, so it is a wonderful way for families who do not have the means to pay the admission fee, and while you are producing the books to be able to check out of semi pass for yourself, and that concludes my presentation. we are looking forward to a very exciting summer. i will talk to my peers about including more data from the rec and park department. we are also working for the housing authority, so we can share that information. >> we can wait until it is done. >> commissioner, any questions? i don't want to lose a quorum, so why don't we open it up to public comment, so if there is any member who wishes to speak, please come forward, and thank you to the district staff for the presentation. >> i would like to reply to the school district. i am especially interested in special end. the students represent a wide range of abilities and disabilities, and for many of them, extended services are very important. we have to come across an internal memo that indicates because of budget concerns the special education department wants to limit the nu

. >> biologists in san francisco aquarium of the bay are just giddy over possibility one shark might be pregnant. specialists from california pacific medical center took their equipment to the aquarium to perform a sonogram on the shark today. and the results were inconclusive. >> they can't identify definitely if she's pregnant at an early stage or just ferl yil but they can d.see lots of developing eggs. that is a good sign for us she could become pregnant. >> it's hard to tell if those are eggs because the sharks have a two year guess station period. the embryos develop slowly there. could be a baby shark explosion because the sharks could have up to 80 baby autos wow. >> tonight the family emergency that is forcing rick santorum to suspend his bid for republican presidential nomination. >> these protesters responding to a proposal to make the wealthy pay higher tax autos san francisco's sheriff hires a hollywood attorney to help him fight that suspension >>> good evening once again, we'll start with politics. republican presidential field shrank from four to three today, former p

the national aquarium is celebrating earth day with a mission to educate people on ways to save the planet. activities included a fair and turning recycled materials and to craft. kids got a chance to get up close with animals to learn about their habitat. they say educating visitors about conservation is their mission. >> it is extremely important that we educate everyone that comes here. if everyone can take one thing home with them that they can do to protect the environment, think what that would mean. if one person learned something new here today and put it into practice -- >> it continues tomorrow with the tree planting at 11:00 a.m. if you sign a pledge to plant a tree, you will get one to take home. you can bring old cell phones and other small electronics to recycle. you will get a gift. there is no better time to get rid of your personal documents now that tax day has come and gone. the better business bureau posted its shred day event to give people the opportunity to reduce their risk of identity theft in just seconds. >> hundreds of cars piled into the white marsh parking lot

the largest of the sharks at the aquarium. results of the sonogram were inconclusive. >> they can't identify definitively if she is pregnant at an early stage or just fertile. they did see lots of developing eggs, a good sign that she has matured sexually, she could become pregnant with >> it hard to tell if those are eggs, because the sharks have a two year gestation. the embryos develop slowly. sharks can have up to 80 pups. >>> this morning one of television's best kept secrets no longer a mystery. the creator of the simpsons says springfield, oregon was the inspiration for homer and his family's hometown. the actual springfield 100 miles south of portland. the animated show had a running joke in 22 years of hiding the actual location of springfield. people in springfield oregon believed the show was based on their town because the creator is a native orionian. since we reported on that massive -- quake in the tsunami warning has been cancelled. more coming up. >>> will they pay to prevent pink slips? the latest on a penins

at places like fort mchenry and the national aquarium. >>> more kids than adults at the white house today. the sons and daughters of the executive office employees are being invited for the annual take our daughters and sons to workday. >>> experts are going to present the latest findings today on new evidence based for treatment for the condition. they're going to discuss the research at a four day conference that's happening in newark, new jersey. and the big to have the morning, an arrest has been made in the phylicia barnes case. police did confirm to u.s. overnight that they have arrested michael johnson. the news conference is expected for later on this morning and we will of course be there. >>> first round of the nfl draft begins today in new york at radio city music hall. andrew luck from stanford is expected to be the first pick going to annapolis from baylor's robert griffin iii is going to the washington redskins likely. >>> a big event for the o's this weekend. a series of statues are being unveiled honoring six of the greatest of all time. the first the happening this weeken

. ♪ ♪ the shed aquarium celebrated earth day with a community picnic from 1030 the 530 today...eir appetites and enjoyed snacks at the shed. this year's team focused on health food choices can benefit the planet. the shed provided greens... fruits and cystic the sustainable fought seafoods. kids also got a chance to interact with some of the most popular animals and. >> at the brookfield zoo they held the annual party for the planet earth day celebration. the festival featured educational family activities including music... arts and crafts... kiteflying... and talks with the animal trainers. special focus was given to be printed teens and the effects of the deforestation up from unsustainable palm oil plantations that are taking mondays or retains in their native indonesia. >> economy based on the comedian steve harvey's a best-selling advice book tops the box office in this weekend... >> you will never win in the game of love... act like a lady think like a man... >> think like a man was the number-one movie in america bring in $33 million in ticket sales on its debut weekend.

. >>> in china, aquarium staffers celebrated a milestone for one of their own. the country's first artificially bred polar bear turned 100 days old. making her debut on new year's day, the cub has grown strong and healthy, now weighing 40 pounds. zpoort despite being rejected by her mother at birth. local children participated with the guest of honor before serving her a slice of cake. >>> in one mountain village outside, mexico easter is celebrated with fire and explosions. the burning of judas, jesus's betraying disciple, representing the triumph of good over evil. the flaming figures made by competing neighborhoods which can take as long as two months to build and costs up to $5,000 dollar go up in smoke in just a matter of minutes. wow! >>> and one easter tradition in germany celebrated the egg a little differently. for 80 years these individuals have spent easter sunday tossing eggs as far as they can. each participant picks a painted hard-boiled egg, gets one throw and is disqualified if the egg breaks. winners are picked in five age categories. the local

. >> so now all of a sudden you kind of move out the inner harbor toward the aquarium and looking street west and you can pump as hard as you want but you ain't fighting -- >> -- head wind -- >> -- dude, oh, man, let's take a look at watch, warning advisory graphic and that wind, look, i can easily see us having to deal or report on if you will some potential brush fires this afternoon. i was going to state the obvious but i don't want to jinx anything but you get where i am going with this. it is tinderbox dry and here is this red flag advisory for the entire state with the exception of garrett county. winds west-northwest at 15, gusts to 35 miles an hour. 26% humidity, 62 is our temperature. 28, 29, 83, is the barometer, 48 oakland, 60 cumberland, 60 haggerstown, low 60s elkton, easton, ocean city, mid-60s dc, pax river, navel air, essentially annapolis and kent island too, 59 bellaire, 57 westminster, 62 columbia, rock hall 61, so we have got this cool front, chillier settling into the mid-atlantic, you figure along the confluence of this there would be rain and showers. not necessari

this is from the aquarium of moody gardens in texas. these penguins are different.hey're born with a thin covering making them look naked. aren't all penguins naked? we don't know if it's a baby boy or girl yet. i don't think he or she knows either. blood test will determine that. >> got to give him a tux. >> how about that? >> king penguin. let's take a look at the radar. a few showers out there in northeastern maryland but clearing out. maybe patches of fog overnight. 62 with sun tomorrow. a look at your weekend forecast, chances for showers saturday but sunday looking generally dry and a little bit warmer than saturday. plan accordingly. >> i want my kitchen to look like that. >> sparkling. >> good stuff . ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at southwest airlines, we're always looking for new ways to make you happy. and we know what really makes you happy are new places to fly. now you can fly southwest airlines' new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. ♪ book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. on my jour

she was the oldest sumatran tiger in the american association of zoos and aquariums. she is thought to be the oldest worldwide with only one male 18 days older than she was. she was beloved by staff and visitors and she had a calming influence on her neighbors, the siberian tiger. we hope to bring a male sumatran in the summit to agree with our remaining female leanne. she is a sumatran as well. she successfully mother of three cubs recently. she is smaller in size than the siberian beer there are only five and left in the world feared other good news, we brought in a new fema lauder to meet with our mail. they are going through a slow introduction process, like any other couple. have to work things out. staff is slowly introducing them. she is excited to meet trent, trent, not excited to be hurt. we are participating in earth day this weekend as well. and much cheaper talks, solar presentations, the cafe will be offering low food mile specials for lunch, and we will be introducing our global tap water changing station. this is a partnership with the puc on their drin

the national aquarium is celebrating a birthday this weekend. activities include returning recycle materials from the crash. kids also get to get up close and learn about their habitat and environment. they say educating visitors is their mission. >> is support and educate everyone who comes here. if they could just take one thing home with them they could use, protect the environment, just think about that would mean. one person learn something new here today and put some practice. >> the celebration continues today with the tree planting. he signed a pledge, he would get one to take home for your yard. you can also bring in old cell phones, cd's, and you'll get a gift in return. over at the maryland 0, there's a new addition. a baby monkey was born said today. it is the first of the columbus monkeys. the gender is not yet known. coming up next, how one tree could mean more for all of us. >> it is like a mini maryland and wine festival. take you for al tour of the winery here in sports. >> heavy rain on the day as a storm moves up the coast. th

bryant's completed works have been displayed internationally as well as the monterey bay aquarium. in spite of his success, though, this is not work that has or likely ever will make bryant rich. good thing, then, that bryant austin isn't in it for the money. he says his experience in the water with these whales has already made his life better. what he wants his work to do now, though, is help make their life better as well. >> the real profit i seek is the ability to shift our perception of whales and effect small changes in our behaviors towards them and their environment. >> bryant is one of the speakers at the tedex conference in san jose which is happening saturday. one thing i just wanted to mention, so people don't jump in the water and try to take these pictures, he literally spends months in the water waiting for whales to approach him in order to get these pictures. he said it wouldn't work any other way. you can't chase the whale, you're not going to get the intimacy he gets and the pictures he gets. >> he is a professional but i would freak out if a whale tapped me on

this postcard just arrived in the mail, post marked 1958, from a mother on vacation in chicago's aquariumto her young son scott, we'll probably be home before this gets there. five decades later this turns up where her son grew up. he is now 71 years old. he has since moved, but the new owners tracked him down using facebook, and scott says, he immediately recognized his mother's handwriting, and her spirit from so long ago. >>> and coming up, a beam goes up, a tower claims a new milestone, and a symbol of hope at ground zero today. making it hard to breathe, pd i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or h

. >> and the shark that got an ultrasound today in a local aquarium.e occurrence if she's expecting. >> this is a live look on a cloudy april evening in the east bay. there is a wave of wet weather moving across the bay area now. good evening, everyone. >> this system is passing through now part of a one, two punch. it's the first of two fronts that will keep us wet all week and spencer christian is starting us off with a look at radar. >> here is a look. we have this long, wide path of light to moderate rainfall reaching through a good portion of the bay area, it's stalled and not showing much movement. so now we're looking at rainfall from concord into the east bay now through hayward and fremont into the south bay and san jose area and across to the peninsula a little bit around points south. an

. >> the national aquarium is celebrate earth day with a mission to educate people with ways to save our planet. activities include turning recycled materials into trash. the celebration continues today with the tree planting at 11:00 a.m. if you sign a pledge to plant the tree, you'll get one to take home for your yard. he can bring in a cell phone, at sea depots, and any small electric to retire. >> and we are being shown how to reuse household items to save money and the environment. she has shocking surprises. good morning. >> how are you? >> and good, thank you. i cannot believe this. >> i know. everyone likes to give cards. what you do? thrown out. these are all made of reused items. a lot of cards you can recycle because at glittery stuff. this is made out of a brown paper bag. let me show you. you cut a square. aegis folded and faulted again. that is it. -- what you do -- you just fold it, and a fold it again. >> this, i just use the car from a pair of tights. i turned it into a card. i used a piece of silk and so did on there. and i put a stone on it. now, let me show you th

they did a smaller but similar release and the findings were so positive in conjunction with the aquariumt they decided to expand. >> it was very successful as a habitat for fish and marine life. it was too small an area to really show any water quality improvement. >> this is a big volume of water. we will not solve the whole problem with a small cluster of floating what land, but it is a way for people to come together, act as a team, and educate. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> market -- start small and worked up. bill cosby has donated to st. francis and tonight the school is paying him back in a lovely way. >> the secret service diskette ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. >> to are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd with s

there is an aquarium in the outfield which i sthi cool and useless.re is kyle losh with miami out of lock down, then, jose reyes broke it up with a single to right. there is round one of the masters tomorrow, they held a contest featuring a lot of rain ask a couple aces. there is kids taking center stage at this event. there is a swing. two aces today. there is thomas bjorn catches a ridge, rolling down and n yes. this ended early because of rain. warriors in minnesota tonight looking for david lee who is trailing on the play w authority. brad miller, i doesn't didn't know he was still playing but he can pass. take a look at jeremy tyler. who wants a piece? nobody. anyway. warriors leading 80-75 they go into the 4th. we'll probably lose this game. >> is good. >> yes. >> promising. >> good effort. >> yes. >> thank you. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here at abc 7 news have a good night. >> see you at k and 11:00. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-fre

and the much publicized aquarium located behind home plate in a unique statue located behind the left-fieldfence that will go off when a maryland player home runs. that did not happen tonight because they are losing 4/1 in the bottom of the ninth. a gets excited for the forty- niners stadium in what could be a possible shared stadium. they don't really need to do the fish tank. but he would not be opposed to the brazilian dancers. >> i will offer my skills as a sculptor if they really want something classic. >> exactly, something tasteful. >> without fish. >> were dancers. but it is quite a spectacle down there. opening night. it is miami! >> very colorful like that. [ male announcer ] can't get to sleep? can't stay asleep? clinically proven unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep so you wake rested. [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment.

geographic, yes, there is lots going on, i am involved in a lot of different projects, come up to mystic aquariumlso one there and there, so yes, there is a tremendous amount of activity right now but naturally i am focusing on our film airing in philadelphia on national geographic channel, so i hope you will watch it. >> oh there is no question if i am not watching it it will be dvrnd and by the way i have -- >> -- fascinating -- >> -- in the future. the group that some would say has plundered the grave site of over a thousand people now has come in line with your thinking that this needs to be preserved and maintained as a hallowed spots for those souls and their surviving relatives and i think that is kind of a cool thing. >> well and senator kerry from massachusetts introduced a bill yesterday in the senate, so i am glad that people are finally coming around because in our film save the titanic we actually interview a group of people we have never interviewed before. when i found the titanic, belfast was in complete denial and didn't want to talk about it but now they have finally come out of

leaving you with a dose of cuteness take a look at this a little girl makes some new friends at the aquariumarted at the otters and then ran along their exhibit and they followed, back and forth, that is so cute. >> how come creatures are not that responsive when i am at the window. >> because i think they know when it is a child. >> look at them following >> what a thrill. >> very cute. >> then they are like what are we doing now? >> do you thing that is what they are are saying. >> we thing it is cute they are saying we can't get to that snack. >> don't say that. >> you know wild kingdom. >> all right here is your 5 day forecast, are we going to do that? >> why not. >> got time. >> 66 today, 80s on the horizon, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday, get out the sun tan lotion it

edwards coming to him, he says he took the cell phone call when he was at the petsmart buying a turtle aquarium for his kids and he starts giving him this stump speech like, andrew, you have to do this, it's for the greater goo. this is bigger than all of us, this is about america. and andrew was also i thought very believable on the point of his own motivations in this. he said, you know, of course i wanted my friend to become president of the united states. that would mean a lot of good benefits for me. and that really did come across as quite believable. >> let me go to hampton on the point by point here. hampton, what did you think the prosecution established today in terms of the claim by them, and of course by the star witness that john edwards came in second in the iowa caucuses for president. how he was able to spend money he got from people like bunny using that money according to the prosecution to cover up the affair, the child he had out of wedlock with rielle hunter. how he's doing all this as part of a campaign expenditure? how successful were they today? >> well, they didn't lose

you say kids should know more about it and you say stay away from the zoos and the aquarium.ear all the parents now. what do you say to those parents? >> well, the great alternative is going to an animal sanctuary or go to a voluntary shelter where kids can get up close. really instead of just a feeling of wonder, you're actually learning a real reverence for animals. when we look at zoos and circuses and marine life parks, even the best ones have track reports of abuse, unnecessary deaths and illegal trafficking of animals. so they're really the opposite of what they purport themselves to be as far as animal protection in an animal conservation. >> and encouraging the kids to become vegans, i mean is that part of your message here? do you want every parent who reads this book to encourage their child to become a vegan as well, and what are the benefits for the children? >> the purpose of this book is really for anybody and everybody who wants to raise kids to love deeply, i think critically, and act responsibly. i think, again, it's a book that is a great resource for people

enjoyed not only a good meal but a good scratch, as you see there, at the point defiance zoo and aquarium. so cute. all right. seven minutes past the hour right now. you're up to date with news and cute things. let's turn it over to al to check your weather. >> rub me under my chin. i'll do the same thing. >> okay. >> let's find out what we've got for you for today. first of all, we're talking about really chilly conditions, temperatures in the upper 20s, the low to mid 30s, even upper 40s as far south as atlanta. we've got frost and freeze watches and warnings, frost advisories heading down into central georgia and alabama. then out west we've got more rain stretching from san diego all the way up to seattle, as mountain snows in the sierra and the cascade mountains, rainfall amounts generally about half an inch to a quarter of an inch. snowfall amounts anywhere from 6 to 12 inches stretching from reno all the way down into the central california mountains. >> good morning. the weather should be quiet for the morning commute. we have a chance for a rain shower in the forecast. the best c

they were designed as destinations, wildlife, taxidermy exhibits, bass and trout aquariums, and mockingoting ranges. for the kids, the strategy worked, but there was a problem. the stores weren't as productive as the company would like. the margins were too low. over the last few years, they've used what they've learned to come up with a different strategy, smaller stores, fewer frills. they have five planned in 2012. that's the ticket. plus they have that old-fashioned direct to consumer biz i mentioned. 38% of the company sales. terrific for what the customer actually wants. its plans to ak semirate its square footage growth this year, that's up big from 5% last year. now, why is this going up even though gasoline is going up in price? and given they only have 34 stores right now, growth potential, i'm calling it enormous. cabela's could have ten times as many stores in the u.s. and canada and still have room to grow. i'm giving cabela's the win on growth. however, all the new stores in the world won't matter if the existing stores aren't doing well, which is why we still have to comp

we're doing one at mystic aquarium, but what we're doing is we're telling the story not so much of thehip, this piece of metal, but the people that were on it, and the bottom of the ocean speaks to you when you're down there. it's amazing. i didn't expect -- i'm a scientist. i'm not supposed to be touched by such things. it knocked me off my feet. >> it was an -- >> very, very powerful experience. >> you think that this could be a museum. >> oh, it is already. the question is, there's no lock on the door. there's nothing protecting it. >> but how can you bring it -- you describe it so eloquently with the shoes, the mother and the child, but how can you bring that to -- >> by passing a law that senator kerry, just in the last few days -- so we're having our effect -- introduced a law into the senate to protect the "titanic." to give the old law teeth. we're hoping that other countries will sign it -- we only need two countries to sign it right now, russia and france. those are submarines that are going down there and doing the damage. >> you are a person who has brought these pieces of