the white sea is the natural habitat. the vilest world in the north of russia on the coast of the white sea sea canaries are communicating with people with great pleasure in the open waters. but not a cure they are behaving strangely today. sure why you had a canary so why did you feel like giving us a song or there was something wrong with your first. i didn't gargle before you start singing business. of water your best. is sure well. let's give our throat some fish oil. now let's try to get off the. sailors have dubbed baluga whales canaries because of the peculiar sounds they make . my three want to bring us to ring. skin color distinguishes these marine mammals from their relatives i believe good carbs are of a dark blue color. when they're one year old they turn gray like these two female whales. i later their skin acquires a milky shade. you know yes this is exactly how they should be kept but the people in society should know that the bloke a whale is not a stupid fish as many believe that. you need to tell him tha

the long distance sea trips. the women went fishing in the sea on rowing boats they caught fish many kilometers away from their homes and they went by these robots not by ships you can still see women on such boats thorough in a particular way saddles men usually sit with their backs facing forward and negative at the local women sit facing each other like this. why do they deserve. better and also because there's only so the course of the trip to a fishing area takes a long time at the moment just off. peak in winter time far from. their own with several shots out of sea belonging to divers. they were located in front of the rocky shore of bio filter bank. the white seas under the influence of the tide its water level of the shore rises up and down twice a day. in the bay even in winter you can see a change of ice level of the coastline. there are daily tides in the whites. there triggered by the moon's orbit around the earth you have the amplitude of high and low tides in the wide sea is about two majors both in

there are daily tides in the white sea. triggered by the moon's orbit around the earth through of the amplitude of high and low tides in the wide sea is about two majors both in summer and in winter well the ice i'm standing on will take six hours to rise to this level at that with your mouth up with little names that six hours later anyone standing here will have no problem stepping out of the building of ice frozen to the rocks. in bio filter bank a divers learn how to work in pairs on their own so that they will be able to dive under the ice without an instructor. some divers stand above the ice hole and control those who are underwater then they swap places. after the first two dips divers understand clearly that their lives depend on those above the ice. when everything is working fine it's fine but are they funny the moment something goes wrong you have what they called narrowing of vision or you use the ability to to think like which increases your breathing and this and create a panic so it's like a circle you just c

even in winter time life goes on under the white sea ice. on the seabed near the bolshoi christofi island there are underwater gardens of kelp scattered about. cold water is the best environment for the seaweed. fish move slowly through the cold war to the sea bass they used to the divers and often let them come up very close. they look so menacing and they're not even afraid of bright light. the thread like tentacles of the sea anemones give the seabed a fluffy comet. c.n.n. money's feed on plankton and other organic particles the given a green few to the water of the white c n. n. fifth. thank you for sure we had a mortar. it was through ari do you want to come or. we only need ice cream that's going to be heaven. were there. for quite a few people the underwater world is not the only attraction of the white sea its smooth ice is an excellent environment to kite sledging fans. of failed often visits this remote place in the past he would only dive under the ice with scuba gear now he prefers to ride over the top with a special sledge and a

in order to get to the depths of the like sea winter divers first have to break through the frozen sea. the thickness of ice is about forty to fifty centimeters in the diving spot. it is hard work so the divers take the short intervals. with this device was invented by ancient people it's a type of leadership that was taken it a step further and designed an intelligent device to snow bills to live chunks of ice nothing of the kind anywhere else in the world this original structure does the job of really man. i starting in the white sea is a serious challenge in winter the water is bitterly cold. several hot spots furnace tears are situated near every water hole pier the divers change and comfort themselves after diving. according to international diving regulations should be certified by the professional association of diving instructors before venturing on to the ice pick. divers must be wearing dry suits to make sure they don't freeze in the water the user is insolated by a small film of air into the suit ok ok so you have to meet up first and then you have a dry suit which is the ol

it took 3 trips actually before we got to the sea. and all over at the edges of the dunes and sometimes even out in the middle of the dunes where you get into a deep hole, you will find a broken ceramic ojalla, you will find a sea shell that somebody carried in there, you will pick up the shell going what were you doing out here, why were you walking in this place, were you seeing it the same way i'm seeing it? were you floating like a ghost or were you trudging and swimming and dragging yourself? what were you doing out here? on the last trip out, we did a lot of night walking. and we walked barefoot for the most part because it's much easier than walking in boots and it's just nice to walk barefoot for days and days at a time. on that trip in particular there were a lot of sidewinders out in the dunes which made for an interesting element because the previous trip there had been snakes but not so many. you would wake up in the morning and there would be these elegant sidewinder tracks everywhere. the guy who dropped us off has the pr

everybody, it's time to take a trip out on the sea in a wonderful boat. to come with us. now, if you're a child, make sure when you're on the boat, you wear a life jacket, a personal flotation device, or a safety vest, they're called. now, these are wonderful because if you fall in the water, they help to keep you afloat. and have a look what they've got -- a special whistle. [whistle] which you can blow in the water so everybody knows where you are. now, out on the sea, everybody, there's beautiful sea gulls out there. there's fish in the water.

the fishermen are preparing to head out to sea. they say they are facing increased threats on the waters. that is one reason china is increasing its military spending. spending istary focusing on the water. it is increasing year on year. the leaders are talking about turning china into a maritime nation. last year, the country unveiled its first aircraft carrier. it is a symbol of china's growing naval ambitions. all of this is making china's neighbors nervous. some of them are turning to washington for support. what is clear is that the south china sea will be one of the main theaters where chinese and american interests abroad up against each other. some are worried about american intentions in these waters. it does not like washington butting into what it considers its own backyard. >> we will be watching that more closely. he is at a naval base in san diego having just returned to a trip from the pacific. how urgent do they think this is? >> and an interesting point there. martin was talking about the chinese aircraft carrier. t

for some reason, the sea creature lets go. ike a worm from his face. >> sharks don't like people. sharks done like the way people taste. sharks like fish. i'm not a fish. >> incredibly, dave keeps his lip, but the shark does so much damage the doctor has to sew 285 stitches. >> instantaneously it hurt. what actually hurt the most were the snappers that were coming in to take a bite of my lip that was hanging. >> but just three days later, dave resumes his kissing hijinks. >> it's just a hazard of the job. one shark bite is not going to deter me from doing what i love. >>> guadalupe island, mexico, december, 2008. a fearless pair takes to the ocean in search of jaws. a massive 15-foot great white chomps down on a bloody chunk of bait. what happens next is caught on camera. a terrifying attack and a desperate escape. patrick walsh and paul campo have a couple dozen years' experience swimming with sharks. >> definitely an adrenaline junkie and really enjoy the outdoors. scuba diving is a new passion for me. always wanted to be in

for at least 2000 years, the hunted, herded, and gathered on the land and the sea. skeletons in the sand and evidence of what and where they ate. >> maybe they ate the food out of the jars. >> the land was seized by colonialists. under apartheid, their identity was further fracturing the proposal to build a nuclear power station here is unacceptable. >> they take our land. they are ready to take our identity away from us. everything we have got, they take away from us. now what is left for us is only -- >> these artifacts were all collected here. she and her husband, a traditional healer, are trying to preserve a culture they say is not respected. they do not have former first reform of first nation indigenous that as yet. -- they do not have formal first nation indigenous status yet. >> it is not for them to say this community is right, this community is wrong. >> nuclear power now only meets 6% of south africa's needs. by 2030 the government wants it to contribute 22%. by building the nuclear power station 2,200 meters back from the coastline, it will avoid damagin

that's going to set up the sea effect snow machine again. here we talk about the snow effect snow machine, but we are diving into what brings the heavy snow into west honshu. dry air comes in out of siberia. as it goes over the sea of japan, it picks up this cloud cover, it creates clouds larger and larger. once it hits the mountains, it squeezes it out like a sponge. that's why across much of the western portions of japan, talking up into the mountains, we see absolutely staggering amounts of snowfall. but then as you look over there toward the east, they all dry out into the eastern portions, and that's why into tokyo, they don't get a fair share of all the snow out there towards the west. and the same setup is what's happening in the next 24 hours. winds gusting up to 126 kilometers per hour, mainly coming in from the northwest here. also seeing that snowfall here farther down to the south, up to about 70 centimeters piling up here throughout friday evening. so definitely going to be seeing the next storm system continuing to ramp up here.

sunny across much of china and the korean peninsula. japan, more sea-effect snow. maybe another 40 centimeters. down toward the south of the philippines, getting hit hard. another round of heavy rain into wednesday that could cause flooding issues. temperature wise, zero for the high in beijing. minus 5 in seoul. staying on the warmer side in tokyo, and down in bangkok, beach weather. 33 degrees, hot and sunny. on into the americas and the pacific northwest and canada dealing with a stronger round of storms coming in. this one is going to be spreading snow inland, but heavy rain at the coast could cause minor flooding. experiencing gusts in bursts and could reach up to 100 kilometers per hour. enough to down electricity poles and power outages locally. down toward the gulf of mexico, a low has been developing here and it will spread widespread heavy rain across the south. 50 millimeters is going to be the normal. up to 150 in some places and that does spell flash flooding. concern for that there. severe weather in eastern texas will be spilling down over to the nort

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. >>> abe discussed china's growing presence in the south china sea. the chinese government claims groups of islands that other countries say that belong to them. the leaders of china and all other countries should abide by international law and peacefully resolve territorial disputes. japan's dispute with china is over islands in the east china sea which the japanese control but the chinese and taiwanese claim. >> translator: there's no doubt that china's economic growth brings positive effects to japan. but at the same time, china should act responsibly in the international community as its presence grows. >> the leaders agreed that last month's rocket launch violated u.n. security council resolutions. abe said that the security council should adopt a new resolution that would include further sanctions against north korea. abe has been juggling a number of priorities since his party took power last month. he became prime minister for a second time. our nhk reporter has more on the issues his administration is trying to tackle. >> reporter: abe's done

the desert country gets much of its water from the sea but surging water consumption now has the uae using 70% of its electricity to sea water. without effective measures, the uae would have to spend more oil and gas and domestic power generation, which would deprive it of its major export. that's why the government wants to expand the use of renewable energy resources. the exhibition has shown that foreign participants are in agreement and see a business opportunity. the need for clean energy future for the gulf countries is no longer in question. companies from around the world seek their place in this growing market. more than 650 exhibitors are here to explore, trade and invest in opportunities. a swiss company is showcasing a robot for cleaning solar panels. it can be operated by remote control. the price tag starts at about $100,000. >> all the challenges in today's i staylation is that our time, dirt covers the surface, especially in this area, it's a sandy area, so regular cleaning is required to insure a operative time. >> reporter: more than 30 firms are taking part from jap

and an amazing escape by helicopter after it crashes into the sea in brazil. ♪ >> hello, happy new yearyou. the deal is done now, the u.s. is counting on the and calls fof wrapped -- house of representatives to approve a bill that would avert the fiscal cliff. it was approved by the senate in the early hours in new year's day. the deadline was technically missed, but as long as the bill clears its final hurdle, a few effects will be felt, as today is a u.s. public holiday. >> vice-president joe biden, dropping in on congress until -- as the clock ticks down to midnight. with good humor, a deal with senate republicans had been struck. >> i feel very good, we will get a very good vote tonight. happy new year. >> members of both parties overwhelmingly backed an agreement that had required compromise from all. >> it took an imperfect solution to save the constituents, but in my view, it was worth the effort. as i said, this should not be the model for how we do things around here, but i can say that we have done some good for the country. >> i have said all along that our most important pri

on the wall of the sea. they are obliged to uphold the agreements that were agreed to in this united nations convention. one thing they agreed was 200 nautical miles was an expectation zone that belonged to the country. meaning to hundred nautical miles from the philippines, they have the right to explore and use the resources. this is what the philippines is challenging china on. there is a claim with the u.n. saying all this territory belongs to china. it has meant more and more encroachments of chinese vessels in areas that the philippines claims as its own. it is challenging china to accept that the philippines does have the rights to explore in this area and that china is asking the u.n. convention to basically sustained the philippines as the sole beneficiary of this area around its 200 nautical miles shoreline. >> more clashes and more protests. why is it becoming contentious these days? >> this is just one of the issues chine is having to deal with. there is a water claim on many areas. you mention so

and we're out on the caribbean sea looking for sharks. hannel, but there are. and we're going to head up it. come on, we'll show you. there they are! lemon sharks. we found them. this quiet channel is a lemon shark nursery. it's a safe out-of-the-way place where lemon shark mothers can have their babies. and it's a place where young sharks can live for the first few years of their lives. there's still so much about sharks that we don't know especially certain species like the great white shark that we filmed off the south african coast. the movements and life cycle of this secretive cold-water shark are probably the least known of all sharks. imagine if we could stick with the great white shark as she travels through the seas. and see what her secret life and life cycle is all about. what if? what if? ♪ on adventure with the coolest creatures ♪ ♪ from the oceans to the trees ♪ ♪ the brothers kratt are going places you never get to see ♪ ♪ hanging with their creature friends ♪ ♪ get ready, it's the hour ♪ ♪ we're gonna save some animals tod

japan and china are at odds over islands in the east china sea which the japanese control but the chinese and twainese claim. >> translator: a free and open sea governed not by force but by law is a common good that we must protect by all means with asean nations. we also welcome u.s. policy that prioritizes asia and through various economic partnerships we'll promote trade and investment to achieve the revival of the japanese economy and prosper together with asean nations. >> the president said cooperation between china and japan is important regionally and globally. the leaders agree to promote political and security dialogue and strengthen ties. he looks for abe's experience. >>> abe has been juggling a number of priorities since his party took power last month. and he became prime minister for a second time. nhk world has more on the issue his administration is trying to tackle. >> reporter: abe has done this job before. now he's getting a refresher course in diplomacy. he went on this tour to sound out leaders who share his concerns about china. he says chinese ships are becoming in

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we're getting near where the big pond opens out to the sea. ubmarine. hi, archelon babies. all: hello. we just came out to see if you were ok. so...how's it going? we're fine. just, you know swimming out deeper, looking for food. what do you usually eat? all: squid! yay! squid! whoo-hoo! come on! what do your keen t. rex eyes see, buddy? i think i see... a big squid! [gulp] hello. are you their mom? yeah, i probably am. the babies are back together with their mom. uh-huh. all: yay! whoo-hoo! now that you're all together do you travel deeper into the sea? yeah, well, no. we adult archelons swim out deeper looking for squid and other seafood. but we babies are going to stay in close, until we've grown bigger. what? yeah, no they're right, shiny and tiny. it's not a good idea to stay in a big group like this. makes us easy pickings for predators. wait. after finally finding each other you're going to just swim away out to sea? and leave the babies here? hey, it's the natural way of sea turtles. they can make it on their own. they're fine with that

. >> south korean president park geun-hye visited disputed islands in the sea of japan last august. japan claims the islands which are controlled by south korea, the visit angered many japanese and inflamed emotions in south korea. >>> as japanese politicians try to repair relations with their counterparts in south korea, a legal case is presenting yet another challenge. a chinese man accused of committing a crime in tokyo has returned home after a south korean court denied an extradition request by japan. the man is suspected of setting a fire at the yasukuni shrine. he served a 10 month prison sentence in south korea in connection with another case. he threw molotov cocktails at the japanese embassy in seoul. they believe he set fire at the yasukuni shrine in december of 2011. the shine honors war dead including convicted japanese war criminals. the authorities demand his practice addition based on a bilateral treaty but a south korean court rejected the request on thursday. it ruled he's exempt from the practice addition treaty on the grounds he committed crimes based on his polit

japan and china are at odds over islands in the east china sea which the japanese control but the chinese and taiwanese claim. >> translator: there's no doubt that this brings growth to japan. but we should respond in the international community as the presence grows. >> abe said the security council should adopt a new resolution that would include further sanctions against north korea. abe has been juggling a number of priorities since his party took power last month. >> reporter: abe has done this job before. now he's getting a refresher course in diplomacy. he went on this tour to sound out leaders who share his concerns about china. he says chinese ships are becoming increasingly assertive. but abe is also keeping an eye on what's going on back home. he has promised to pull japan out of deflation and revitalize the economy. and he wants to reinforce ties with countries considered to be engines of growth. abe had hoped to make washington his first foreign visit. but u.s. officials couldn't find time because of president obama's inauguration. still, abe wants to visit as soon as possibl

meet at the sea lion statue at pier 39. plan to watch the niners today, you can take the sea lion tour tomorrow. i think this is one of those places locals tend to stay away from, they think it is a tourist trap, but i was there yesterday and there are a lot of cool places and the sea lion tour should really be nice. >> there's a reason all those people go there. >> yeah, yeah. >> we are looking at a couple more days of the fair weather and mild temperatures. the storm track staying well to the north through tuesday. by wednesday featuring cooler weather. not likely we will see much rain at all by midweek. 66 and milder here with big waves and high surf advisory until 4:00. 71 salinas. changes come wednesday with cooler air and a slight chance in the north bay and better chance next weekend. >> thank you, lisa. that will do it for us. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. >>> weather to me is something that affects everybody daily routine. >> weather creates life. without weather we wouldn't have life. w

the wind whipped the sea into foam create a large bubble bath. brisbane escaped the worst.ome businesses went under. most household look up early dry. the river reached an all-time high. the weather headed down the coast toward sydney. there was no serious damage done. the only thing still wild by tuesday was the sea. >> i will hang around for a bi t. >> floods two years ago killed 35 people and damaged 35 homes and businesses. it hasn't been as bad this year. the worst does appear to be

a change in the water current may have helped break open a path to the sea rescuing the orcas. >>> a worried south carolina governor nikki haley said a tearful good-bye to her husband captain michael haley. after a month of training he'll deploy to afghanistan. >>> and a very big snake hitched a ride on a qantas airline to new guinea. the ten-foot pine thon lodged itself through the fuselage and the wing and did not survive the flight. >>> on sunday, it will be one year since the italian cruise liner, the "costa concordia" ran aground killing 32 passengers. preparations are under way for the memorial at the half-sunken ship. nbc's michelle kosinski is there with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mara. people are already starting to arrive here on the island for that service on sunday. and it always amazes people to see that, yes, the ship is still here in the exact same position it was. what has changed, you can see the enormous structures the salvage crews have built around it. they are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to prepare to finally roll it over uprig

guggenheim: coral reefs are considered to be "the rainforests of the sea." and roughly 25% of the world's corals have died in the last 25 to 50 years. and the estimates for the future are that half of the world's corals will be gone within another 20 to 25 years. narrator: these undersea cities are besieged by a barrage of forces -- pollution, rising ocean temperatures, overfishing, and algae. but for ten years, david has been documenting an extraordinary phenomenon -- cuba's corals are fighting back. guggenheim: corals are animals. some of them look like plants. and here we have corals which have been wiped out, but we also have these young corals coming right back again. and that is very very significant to see. narrator: today, david is heading to an unexplored reef. for months he has been waiting for permits to visit the site, and finally his request has been granted. guggenheim: working here is incredibly difficult and often frustrating. this expedition requires signatures from 15 different ministries, including the army because the north coast is consid

. >>> xi referred to the dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the territory but china and taiwan claims it. he said china and japan differ on the matter and it's important to resolve tissue through dialogue. he said facing up to history will lead to a better future. some experts on japan/china relations say the chinese leaders comments are too vague. we spoke with a professor to teaches international relations in kyoto. >> it's too ambiguous what they have in mind. if they stop sending ships or aircraft to our territory, probably it should be a good sign. but it doesn't say that specifically in such an ambiguous statement. we need more better environment to be able to talk more frankly, but the point is that this will not be built in a day. mutual trust, we need something of mutual trust to discuss more details of the relationship. so probably we should continue exchanging some words of goodwill, this kind of words of goodwill so that we can eventually lessen the psychological barriers of difficulties we might have between the two

sea shepherd u.s. hansen will assume the leadership of sea shepherd australia. adership change comes after a u.s. appeals court granted an injunction to japan's whaling fleet last month. sea shepherd has been ordered to stop disrupting japanese research whaling. it orders the group's vessels to remain at least 500 yards, or 460 meters away and operate in a safe manner while at sea. watson was specifically named in the court ruling, which limited the group's activities. observers say the organization will continue its anti-whaling campaigns now that watson has been replaced. >>> now to our new year's series, "front-runners 2013." we're looking at japanese who are making a mark on the international stage. komei kobayashi's need for speed is helping him do that. as one of the only handful of asians competing in the premier event for race car drivers, formula one. kobayashi hit a bump in the road in 2012, but he's determined to get back on track. nhk world's hiro morita caught up with him. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm hiro morita of nhk world. tha

for 33 years the california sea lions have been sitting on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away and entertaining crowds of tourists. to commemorate the occasion, the marine center are giving educational walking tours with the sea lions through monday. >>> where is on the road and it's not the start that we're hoping for. >> you go to san antonio you go there for one thing, to lose. now let's see, the last time golden state won a game in san antonio was valentine's day 1987. and the spurs own the best home record in the nba. so you say there's a chance? well spurs led by just one at halftime. then crews delayed the second half by 15 minutes to fix this basket and the coyote even tried to help. but finally, warriors tie it when clay thompson hit this jumper. it's 82-82. thompson scored 21. warriors lose the 28th straight game. tony parker scores two of his 25 right there. spurs win 85-88. spurs have lost five of their last six. >>> sixth ranked stanford women lost their two home games. 75-49. both teams 4-1 in the top pac12 conference. >>> the last thing the 49ers needed was