there are daily tides in the whites. there triggered by the moon's orbit around the earth of the amplitude of high and low tides in the wide sea is about two mazes both in summer and in winter while 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 back a diver's 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 diving is 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 creates a panic so it's like a circle you just

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

the white sea its surface remains choked with ice for nearly seven months a year. the chilly breath of the arctic ocean keeps the water freezing cold. near the coast however the high winds and bitter cold recede. that even in winter also can be seen through holes in the ice. squeals and cracking sounds can often be heard around the ring. this is how so-called canaries of the sea communicate. typically they hide under the ice and the white sea is the natural habitat. far from the civilized 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. why you had a canary why did you feel like giving the song something wrong with your throat. gargle before you start singing. a water your best. throat some fish oil. now let's try to get off the. sailors have dubbed beluga whales canaries because of the peculiar sounds they make . my three want to bring us tearing. skin color distinguishes these marine mammals from their relatives i believe g

the white sea is then the time. i. saw from the civilized 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. could not take you in they are behaving strangely today. show you why you had a canary so why did you feel like giving us a song or something wrong with your firth's you wouldn't ask i didn't gargle before you start singing vs need. a water your best read on there is surely more. than was a mortal let's give our throat some fish oil. now let's try to get off the. sailors have dubbed beluga whales canaries because of the peculiar sounds they make . my three want to bring us tearing. skin color distinguishes these marine mammals from their relatives i believe good carbs are of a dark blue color. when they are one year old they turn gray like these two female whales. later their skin acquires a milky shade. you know yes this is exactly how they should be kept by the people and society should know that the bloke a whale is not

but the white house plan is ready to go. a piece of legislation that if congress drags its feet, this is something they'll be able to vote on. the hallmark of that plan is what to do about the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country. conservatives don't want to hear the "a" word and that group of democrats and republicans who brought out their plan yesterday said it won't be amnesty because it will be background checks, taxes, they'll have to learn english just to get in the back of the line to earn citizenship. but the big concern here for democrats and republicans particularly is border security going to come first. is that going to be guaranteed before more people are allowed to stay in this country legally. they're predicting some pushback but hoping eventually this will in fact pass on capitol hill. civic groups, labor groups came out yesterday. they are backing what they call common sense reform. saying they don't want to see this done in a piece he'll fashion. remember, the original idea four years ago, p

you know why there are daily tides in the whites. there triggered by the moon's orbit around the earth of the amplitude of high and low tides in the wide sea is about two majors both in summer and in winter when the ice i'm standing on will take six. some divers stand above the ice hole and control those who are under water 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 would you use the ability to to think colquitt increases your breathing and this and create a panic so it's like a circle you just create normal panic very difficult to get out of that so i. decides the obvious part of getting you back to the fold this is like an umbilical cord that keeps you calm. in the depths of the ice world the sense of danger is very relative. near the rocks piles of ice and formed . ice piles up of the white sea coast due to the ebb an

the president will go into the white house. and then maybe they'll freshen up a little bit before they go out to the reviewing stand. >> it's always such a special moment when the president and the first lady get out of the beast, the limousine. >> they're stopping right now. let's see what happens. remember, four years ago, they did get back out. let's see if they do get back out. >> i'll tell you, maybe it was just my impression, but as we were watching them walk this time and then the limousines stop for them to get back in, it almost looked like the president was not ready to get back in. you do realize from his perspective, this is the last time. so he had said he wanted to soak this up, this whole experience. this is a very special moment for the family as well. >> he wants to savor every moment. the limo has stopped. let's see what happens. the doors are now open. the secret service is getting out. you know what that means. that means that the president and the first lady, the final 100 yards or so, they're going to walk.

the quiet private swearing in today at the white house. sasha obama telling her father, you didn't mess up. this evening, the scene inside the white house, outside, the unprecedented security. what they're doing for this inugation, they've never done before. >>> the other news tonight, after the siege, a clearer picture emerging this evening of th the horror. inside that deadly hostage trap. investigators discover more bodies. >>> the fall-out after the football star breaks his silence. what we've now learn after that elaborate hoax. and back in washington, what a ball. tonight we go back. who did frank sinatra perform for? who decided we needed more than one of these inaugural balls? >> good evening, from our nation's capital tonight. we are here this evening as the nation prepares to witness the moment that comes once every four years, the presidential inauguration. the constitution requires the inauguration to be held on january 20th, but because the day is sunday, the nation will see it play out tomorrow just behind me at the capital. q

she also put him in charge of the white water papers. his comment it was a can of worms, and it was a can of worms. their relationship basically lost the fiber. and the one incredibly tragic story. he was excluded and became depressed. i had got some antidepress cants but they haven't kicked in. they were at the swearing in ceremony and hillary clinton said hey, let's have din they are weekend. let's have like old times. and they said terrific let's do it. and the plans were made to meet saturday night and drinks at hubble's house and go to an italian restaurant. they were there together, phone call comes from the white house, hilary said we can't make it for drinks. we have a crisis someone in bill's family appeared and the landscape, et. cetera. we'll see you at the restaurant. they go to the restaurant. another phone call comes. we can't make it to dinner. i have to stay here. at which point, convinced foster turns his chair away from the table stairs out the window and says not another word during the entire dinner. seven days later h

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the white house does feel confident that they have the votes.this is before the hearings, and you never know what will happen at the hearings. >> this is another baseball quote, but it's never over until it's over, and you have seen in -- you and i have both seen, all of us, enough nominations to know that things can change in an instant with dredged up quote or a bad performance at courtesy calls, bad performance with susan rice, bad performance at hearings, and i think that the sort of tradition of senatorial courtesy remains to be seen how far that will extend to chuck hagel among his former republican colleague. >> that evaporated in 1989 with the armed services chair that was not confirmed to be defense secretary. >> that said, i think it's going to be very hard for a lot of members of the senate to vote against a vietnam war veteran and someone who is an enlisted soldier first time ever in the history of the pentagon that an enlisted man would run the pentagon and given his experiences in vietnam, and i think we know that hagel reached out

bush, last day as president walking out of the white house. ight is president-elect obama and what struck me about that moment was that bush never looked back, it's like, he threw the keys to the place over to obama and that was it. >> fascinating. >> it's, to me, a very powerful moment and also, again, goes to the transition of the power of the united states. we have one party going to the next. it's peaceful, you and i have both been in places where the transitions are more difficult. >> that's for sure. it's fascinating. thank you for taking the time to talk about these images. thank you so much. in the last four years, first lady michelle obama's had her picture taken countless times, it goes with the territory. and it comes with the pressure every modern first lady has faced, fair or not, style much waers are always looking. we heard headlines around the world when she had bangs on her 49th birthday. the fashion police are never far away, you can be sure. they're sizing up what she's going to wear tomorrow. and there are a lot of fashion d

they will head over to the white house again today. p from vice president joe biden as he looks up to the individuals watching here as well. really struck by this moment as you see, the vehicles out front. this is a tradition that has dated back for decades, of course. president obama attending church here far less often than some of his predecessors only a short distance away. we see jim messina. without him, this may not have taken place. he was the campaign manager for the obama re-election campaign. his role as significant as anybody, perhaps, in helping to make this day a reality for those who supported the president over the course of the last year. messina will now be running that vast array of names, list of names and supporters that the president has been able to take advantage of as they try to use that lift to help pursue some of his initiatives including an effort to pursue gun control in the weeks and months ahead. matt? >> as we take a look here, we now know that this inauguration day is under way in earnest. vehicles depa

here is the white house. the reviewing stand sits just outside on pennsylvania avenue. heather is in national, tennessee. caller: good morning to you. thank you so much for taking my call. i just wanted to say that this is just such a wonderful, wonderful day. not only is president obama getting inaugurated for the second time, for a second term, it is also martin luther king, holiday, and discourages such an important day. my husband and i have a 9-year- old daughter, and we emphasize how important it is to celebrate this day and to commemorate such a wonderful day to be an american. it is time for us to put aside our political differences, the partisanship in this country has just gotten out of control. we need to remember that we are, first and foremost, americans. despite what our political beverages are, we can come together and make the decisions, the right choices for this country, so that we can move forward. president obama has been at just such an inspiration, just as martin luther king who dedicated

still over by the white house. we should. as you guys have noted, st. john's church, church of presidents. president every once in a while goes there on sunday. yesterday, by the way, he and the first family went to church, predominantly african-american church here in washington, d.c. they worshipped yesterday. he has not been able to worship as much on sundays as he may have thought he was going to. a lot of presidents find it's much harder to do and more disruptive than they realize. a lot of them end up at st. john's -- >> chuck, let me interrupt you. what's happening behind you, i think, on the south side of the white house, we're seeing the presidential limousine and motorcade now pulling away from the building. who knows, they may honk their horn as they go past you in a second. the president and first lady and sasha and malia are on their way to st. john's church. sorry to interrupt you. keep going. >> reporter: no worries. of course, they're driving because of security and because of the parade route. one t

obama's first term in the white house. been working on a second-term agenda since december and she may pick up a new cause. valerie jarrett, a top adviser to the president, a long-time friend to the first couple. >> she will take on issues that she cares passionately about. she wants to make sure her heart is in it and she can give it the energy she deserves. >> reporter: but the first lady's top priority is her family. >> at the end of the day, my most important title is still mom in chief. my daughters are still the heart of my heart. and the center of my world. >> living in the most famous house in the world, the obamas have tried to stay grounded. >> i always tell my friends that i still recognize them. they haven't become some other crazy kids. >> reporter: they have some help from the first lady's mother who lives on the third floor of the white house and they keep a daily routine. mrs. obama is up early, sometimes 4:30 a.m. letting bo out and hitting the gym before her daughters wake up. the president starts working

and the white house is feeling the heat on this. l.a. times writes, the cabinet may not meet its own diversecy standards. "the national journal" why obama's white-guy problem seems worse than it is. and "washington post," obama needs some binders of women. and it didn't help when hilda solis announced her resignation yesterday. let me bring in political reporter for "the washington post" and staff writer sarah toeplitz. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> let me read to you part of ruth marcus' column. "not an outrage, but a shame. the face of power that president obama has chosen to present to the country and the world with his second term cabinet picks is striking. except for the african-american top of the pyramid for its retro look. white and male. it's "mad men" goes to washington, except it's leaving." >> so much of the debates that went on in the 2012 campaign was about the role of women. it was about mitt romney and his so-called lack of understanding of the role of women and lack of sort of acknowledgement of that. so now, the

tomorrow he meets with the president at the white house. let's join kristin welker. tomorrow's meeting with hamid karzai, what are the president and the white house hoping to get out of the afghan president? >> reporter: well, good afternoon, martin. i think, first of all, the issue that mike viqueira brought up is going to be a key topic here, which are troop levels. the white house earlier this week signaling that they would be open to withdrawing all residual troops after 2014 or even having a smaller troop presence there than initially thought. that will undoubtedly be a key topic of conversation between president obama and president karzai and they will really be meeting to assess the situation there, the training of afghan forces. of course, that is a big part of the drawdown process right now, so they will be talking about that, touching base on that issue, about you again those troop levels will likely be key. an important point, martin, i don't expect them to come out with a resolution. we don't expect to hear specific numbers at the end of tomorrow. what we

the white house coming under fire on two fronts this morning. and it's adding up to one high-stakes day in washington, d.c. first, the big guns meeting with vice president joe biden, the v.p. hosting the most powerful gun lobby today, the nra. walmart, selling a lot of guns also going to be at the white house meeting with eric holder. it's day two of the white house pow-wow of aimed at gaining consensus. it comes after biden took heat for saying executive orders are on the table. >> we're here today to view all the requirements needing action, immediate action. and the president and i are determined to take action. the president is going to act, executive orders, there are executive action that can be taken. we haven't decided what that is yet. >> all right. so the second big story, the latest addition to the cabinet, later today, the president nominate jack lew to be the next secretary of the treasury. the president plans a big fight over the budget. lew is the fourth man picked from the budget. hilda solis is an hispanic female elevating the de

john's across the street from the white house. across washington, hundreds of thousands of people were already beginning to gather on the national mall. as the obamas left church, choirs performed at the capitol for the early arrivals ♪ ♪ this land was made for you and me ♪ >> back at the white house and following tradition, the president hosted congressional leaders for coffee. ♪ while across town on the inaugural stand, distinguished guests took their places. the justices of the supreme court, former president and mrs. carter, former president and secretary clinton. at mid morning, the presidential procession left the white house and made its the way to the capitol. a journey of just under two miles, though the political distance lately has been much greater. >> thank you. i miss this place. >> at the capitol, the assembled crowd got its first glimpse of the obama family. daughters, malia and sasha, everyone remarking at once how much they have grown since this same event four years ago. then first lady michelle obama. and finall

the route there the short distance to the white house. maybe it's my imagination and i'm not sure how people know what's going on but i seem to hear a roar of excitement as the president makes these moves. >> there you go. you can hear it. every time the motor cade goes past a group of people you do hear the cheers rise. sarah simmons is going to join us. we're used to this in washington. you see the motor cades for town. for a lot of the people come to town, it's exciting to see the cars go by. >> reporter: it certainly is. for the crowds would have gathered cheering as you can see the motor cade coming back to the white house. awesome we'll be on any given there. there's the motor cade that goes by. and you kind of forget. kind of nice to be here and experience this and see some of the folks. but to be able to catch a glimpse of the president or vice president coming into the white house back here of course for the rest of the day's events that will follow. it's fun to experience it through their eyes and hearing their excitement and che

what do you think the white house strategy is? this was not having crafted to the political realities. it was what they actually wanted. was the idea to use it to show this is not going to pass the republican house because they are extreme and unwilling to bend and use that as leverage down the line and painting the gop in my opinion, painting them as extreme and unwilling to pend. >> they are taking great pains to be realm and they are looking at all aspects of the issue and mental health and video games. i do think that you are seeing a president who in all regards has become increasingly defiant and combative and taking his case out to the country and i think it's part narrative that obama is trying to tell about. i don't want to overstate the popularity of what the white house is is doing. the numbers have moved in the way of the gun control adkro voicates, but i wonder when the president turns to other priorities, he will have to deal with and keep the pressure on is it going to be more difficult? >> i top the play sound for y

where does it look like the white house is heading on this, christi? >> the vice president's been involved in a series of meetings, casting a wide net, looking for what he describes as a comprehensive solution to the problem of gun violence, not a silver bullet, as he memorably said. >> he did say that. >> he did. and we were moving sort of expeditiously toward an early next week announcement, he's now saying it might take more time to put together that comprehensive plan but what we're looking at are things that are out there and have been discussed widely for a long time. the president will push an assault weapons ban even though the white house has calculated that's a tough lift. that's a key part of his talking points and part of that package. they're looking at limiting the magazine capacity with ammunition and also it now seems like there's a lot of focus on background checks and they're talking about pushing for universal background checks for all gun sales. so i think those are features you'll see in that package. gwen: i guess what bothers me i

kennedy leaving the white house for five balls in 1961. and who was waiting? frank sinatra. jfk started the tradition of inviting the famous to enjoy the fanfare. ♪ more than two decades later, the reagans dazzling the crowd with the salsa. lionel hampton playing tuxedo junction. in 1989, an exuberant george h.w. bush and first lady barbara bush. ♪ the song, i could have danced all night. ♪ his son, george w. bush, dancing with first lady laura bush for just seconds. less than a minute on each ball they attended. ♪ make a wish baby >> the clintons dancing to "make a wish." >> and there was that saxophone moment. at his second inaugural. ♪ unforgettable. >> what was unforgettable was the number of balls that year, 14 of them. and four years ago -- ♪ at last >> beyonce, the first performance for the first couple, ten balls. and in between balls, the obamas riding in a golf cart giving their feet a rest. and that moment in a freight elevator, the first lady wrapped in her husband's jacket to keep warm. she'll need that jacket tomorrow here. pretty windy out here

the u.s. will be fully out by 2014? >> white house aides are saying it's unclear, but we might have a very limited presence there. some kind of footprint as wie had in the last ten years. >> okay. i want to talk with you, rachel, about the guns front. the vice president will deliver his recommendations to the president on tuesday. what will they be? anything unexpected? >> vice president joe biden gave a preview that earlier this week. when he was meeting with gun owners, he said early on in the meeting that he would probably be pushing universal background checks for gun purchases and banning certain types of high-capacity magazines. a little preview of that. assault weapons ban is also in the mix. vice president told them that he is the vice president and the president has made it clear he will push on that issue. a challenging one politic until washington. >> rachel, the nra says no automatic weapons ban would get through congress is that true? >> it's very, very difficult to see how it would get through congress. bear in min

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it and it hasn't, which has been viewed with some positivity by the white house. during this confirmation process, that isn't doomed and they think ultimately will succeed. >> brianna, we'll get back to you. obviously the nomination ceremony taking place in about an hour. the president also picking his chief counterterrorism adviser to take over the cia. john brennan spent 25 years working at the spy agency. if he is confirmed, he would replace general david petraeus, who resigned after admitting to an affair. our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, is joining us for that part of the story. let's talk about the past here a little bit. he was considered a shoo-in for the nomination but he came under criticism for the harsh interrogation techniques that many considered torture. dropped out of the running. do you think he has put that to rest or will he face more questions about it? >> suzanne i think it is absolutely inevitable, he will face questions about all of that at a confirmation hearing. what his role was in the interrogation, the enhanced -- techniques ma

and that's a hand they would like it play, i think, at the white house. andrea: at the same time, the president says i'm ready to compromise on medicare. well, will progressives, will that wing of the party let him actually put cards on the table? does he want to put cards on the table? >> i can tell you the white house sent little trial balloons to leaders in the progressive movement whether they would stomach anything like chain c.p.i. which the center for american progress has in the past championed. it was a no sale. and there hasn't been any give at all. and i think there's also a sense of almost free despair on the left that the president will give on the issue of deep cuts and entitlements. the signals that i'm getting to those close to the white house they will draw a hard-line in the stand when it comes to the debt limit and say you know what, republicans, if you want to sell the idea of cutting medicare and social security barcia you don't want to pay our billions you do that in public. we're not even going to talk to you. the white house i think

it is easy to ask about the gossip inside the white house. i like that, but it cannot just be about -- the first term is not just about what great friends or not friends hillary or barack are. that is crazy. there is civil liberties. there is across the board who -- the one time the president did get grilled was on the spanish- language network, and he was shown to not be ready. >> he was not going back. >> it was incredible, but he was totally flatfooted because somebody was asking real questions. >> it is fascinating you said that because the issues he got grilled about was immigration. people said, you promise. a promise is a promise. it is a fascinating thing. i love 60 minutes. now i watch it every sunday. i will continue, but this was a wet kiss to the white house. the american people were not served well by this conversation, and if i am in the media i am not suggesting every question you have to be real -- grilled. 60 minutes at a critical moment in the nation's history, you cannot go easy. good >> i will not mention the network or the

one of the perks of being one of the white house pets. >> want to go out, go out? may not be able to speak for the president but what they do give us is a rare glimpse into quiet moments between a president and his best friend. >> did you notice the picture of the raccoon in that piece? that was the coolidges family pet, rebecca. they would walk her around the white house lawn on a leash, a pet raccoon. >> it would go through the trash after that. >> that was the problem with her. >> dylan, thanks very much. >>> still ahead on a special edition of "today," we have seen them grow from little girls to young ladies. a look at what it is like for sasha and malia obama to live in the white house. first, these messages. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ i feel more inspired. more positive. [ male announcer ] only lipton adds fresh-pressed tea leaves to its new great tasting blend. drink new lipton and you'll be surprised how great you feel. ♪ and you'll be s

they want to regain the white house and maybe some other voices will come forward. e the outside community, including the business, will start to speak up and say nonsense. stop with the hostage-taking and the brinksmanship, we're not going to support up. >> so what are those changes that it takes to happen? five, the popular vote in five of the six last presidential elections. it has been a very bad year for them. and if boehner said they wouldn't negotiate with president obama, and mcconnell saying they're trying to create the brinksmanship that they had in 2011, so if it has not happened yet. why should they be optimistic it will happen soon. >> well, you can only be cautiously optimistic, because so many of the forces will continue. the primary challenges, the people are in homogenus echo chambers, they wouldn't listen, they don't want to have everything blow up in their faces. and with a business community that was absent without leave when this debacle occurred in 2011, or a portion of it, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the republican party, we may see some di

>> bill plante at the white house. k you, bill. >>> while the president's opponents are observing the traditional truths to the inauguration, can president obama hope for a new term. let's talk with debbie wassermann schultz. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> congresswoman, let me ask you. we heard from the republicans on extending the debt ceiling for at least a three-month period. is this any signs of hope in terms of cooperation or more maneuvering? >> i think this unfortunately more a sign that republicans realize it was horribly damaging to them to continue to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states. now, it still does that because they are really perpetrating colossal uncertainty by proposing only to extend the debt ceiling increase by three months. i mean in a fragile recovery like the one we have we need to have certainty, we need to pay our bills, and we need to send president obama a clean debt ceiling increase. >> you also will need to have a budget in place in order to come to that

. >> do the white house and big business have something in common? both understand the complexities of hiring people. this is "now." >> mother jones washington bureau chief david corn, retired army captain and author of "the other wesmore" a living rainbow over this desk, wes moore. time assistant managing editor rhonna, and msnbc political analyst jonathan altar of bloomberg news. with the news that labor secretary solis is stepping down president obama has another cabinet post to fill. it is another opportunity to nominate someone who is not a white male. an unfortunate theme of his picks thus far. as ruth marcus writes in "the washington post" it's mad men goes to washington except peggy's leaving." new york congressman charlie rangel was none too pleased this morning. >> it's embarrassing as hell. we've been through all this with mitt romney, and we were very hard on mitt romney with his women binders. >> it is worth noting that this trend is not consistent with the president's record. currently eight women serve in cabinet level positions, making