caltech. harvey: that's what i call smart plus, plus, plus. speaking about plus, how about january. yes it was on the plus side. the december and january combo was the warmest december and january combo is what we had precipitation wide we were around afnlg. below. we were as warm as 57 and as the start to february was incredibly warm. the average high was 36. we hit 65. 29 degrees above that. the afternoon high temperature by the -- the average high is way lower than what we were. over three inches of precipitation. the average snowfall is 11 inches. we were five times that last year in february. that's the snowest month we have ever had on record. these were the high temperatures . unbelievable. upper 50s and mid60s. whenner is winter? where is winter? it is not here at the moment. blizzard warnings will go into affect in portions of iowa, but that's not until 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. that's where winter is. it certainly isn't here at this time. we started to cool down some. 53 in boston and 45 i

i just got accepted into caltech. you did?! that is incredible! we're gonna have a famous scientist in the family! uh, not that there's any shame in learning a trade. air conditioners are always gonna break. eh, i looked into it. it's a lot of classes. honey, that is unbelievable. it's hardly unbelievable. super-smart kid, super-smart school. i never doubted you. that must feel great. yep. pretty great. what was that? i think that was my fault. me too. why? [ sighs ] i do this all the time. she does these amazing things, and i'm so used to it, i don't even make a big deal over caltech. i got excited. doesn't that count? well, honey, you get excited over everything. you're a born cheerleader.

scientists from caltech and m.i.t. made the announcement at a news conference this morning. very cool. years ago. people were questioning his work. maybe the old guy had it figured out. our story is simple. it is called and it is going to get colder. then we may get a little snow. here's what we're looking at right now. this is frostburg state university. it is 10 degrees on campus right now and bitterly cold with gusty winds. the windchill is close to zero. that will be the story for a large part of the area for the next couple of days. very cold temperatures that will get even colder. the second batch will move in. these numbers are the windchill sps. the day, air temperatures will get into the upper 20's to about 30. 30 degrees in the city. 28 aspen hill. 32 in dale city. there is a pocket over the great lakes. a nice warm up coming through the planes, but that's going to get cut off. we will get a reinforcing push of really cold air straight out of the arctic and it is on the way. we will have tons of lake-effect snow. some of them will reach the mountains. one thing we

reporter: astronomers at mit and caltech set up twin observatories called ligo which for decades have listened. last fall, after 28 years, they heard something. >> it sounds like it sure -- reporter: those waves slice right through matter and remain clean just like when they were created acting, -- >> as a messenger to carry information back to us here on earth. reporter: the next step, answering questions about how our world was formed. >> this signal is the first big bump in the night. reporter: scientists are over the moon, back at work on the next thing. ready to expect the unexpected. anchor: i can' t explain why my flashlight doesn' t work. can you bring us down to earth? harvey: there are different levels of intelligence and genius. on the screen in front of you is an example. i' we will have to take best precautions we can. we' re down to 19 in boston. this is phase one. the second punch is the severe one. this is cold enough to be sure, down at syracuse. this is the cold air that is not with us. saturday afternoon, first thing monday this is where our air is coming from. chec

- clon, we could use you at caltech. listen, i like you, and i'm going to do something big for you. - something big? - yeah. i'm gonna give you a piece of the sun for your very own. open your hands. - clon have piece of sun for very own. - you feel the heat? - not feel heat. - [mac] oh? maybe you're the wrong fella to carry it, you'd better give it back. - no, no, no! clon feel heat now. burn hands. - good, good, i'll tell you what to do, you take it back to your cave, put it away in a safe place. - light went away! - really? oh, well it's your own fault, you let it escape. oh, there it is. - [clon] clon catch. - there it is over there. over on that other one. there it is, way back there. - clon fast. clon get. - [mac] way back, clon! (clon yelps) (water splashing) - well you don't understand, miss mlor, we're trying to save you. - mlor not want to be saved. - for pete's sake, come on, he'll be back any second. - she won't go. - mlor not go. mlor must be sacrificed. - but don't you understand we're trying to rescue you.

i just got accepted into caltech. you did?! that is incredible! we're gonna have a famous scientist in the family! uh, not that there's any shame in learning a trade. air conditioners are always gonna break. eh, i looked into it. it's a lot of classes. honey, that is unbelievable. it's hardly unbelievable.

i just got accepted into caltech. you did?! that is incredible! we're gonna have a famous scientist in the family! uh, not that there's any shame in learning a trade. air conditioners are always gonna break. eh, i looked into it. it's a lot of classes. honey, that is unbelievable. it's hardly unbelievable. super-smart kid, super-smart school. i never doubted you. that must feel great. yep. pretty great. what was that? i think that was my fault.

today, scientists from caltech, mit and the scientific collaboration they they observed the phenomenon known as g gravitational wave. physicists have been working for a century to prove its existence. a century. they were first predicted by albert einstein in research published 1 published 100 years ago when he created a theory of general relativity. the waves started by violent collisions in the universe excites he is astronomers because new ways of study the comows tampa to them like turning a silent movie into a move see where sound because they are the cosmos. collide, their gravity sends ripple across the yoo universe. albert einstein new 1 albert einstein new 100 years ago. >> george: gravity waves in the weather and ripple clouds can affect that. >> danner: maybe we can chat about that later. first go back to the breaking news. >> danner: the weather is affecting the breaking news. they were worrythey were worried about the wind that is out there, making it hard for those crews to contain this fire and spreading as well. >> reporter: danner, and this view here, just by looking a

or caltech. and i saw that personally when i was trying to get engineering help for my work on "unsafe at any speed." but i never exaggerated their power because i had a very, very realistic view of the power of people. and i realize that corporations, for all their power, they don't have a single vote, and that what members of congress wanted were votes. and so people became alert and they began to realize that it wasn't always the nut behind the wheel in crashes and injuries on the highway, that the engineering systems of highways and vehicles were very critical in minimizing crashes and, if they occurred, minimizing their injuries, such as a seatbelt, then the public interest would prevail. now, that served me pretty well because i had my feet on the ground and i knew i had a lot of work to do. i had to get the technical community behind what we were doing, i had to get it out to the media, i had to have contacts with senators and representatives who remembered where they came from and had a p

. >> sreenivasan: dave reitze from caltech, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> sreenivasan: we have more on einstein' >> sreenivasan: we have more on einstein's theory and why it was so revolutionary when he posed it more than 100 years ago. theoretical physicist sean carroll wrote about the twists and turns of spacetime in the universe, and you can read that essay, on our homepage, pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: stay with us, coming up on the newshour. the economics of online dating. "city of thorns," a look inside the world's largest refugee camp. and comedian billy eichner explains why he ambushes people on the street. but first, now to another scientific breakthrough. the planet is currently in the midst of an extinction crisis. as gloabl climate changes and habitats disappear, species all over the world are at risk of being lost. breeding these endangered animals is one of the tools researchers can use to combat this decline, but that can be difficult to accomplish. but a recent innovation here in the u.s. has given new hope for some wolf species. newshour science pr

then he goes to caltech and he does the most grueling freshman physics course ever done, that even he thinks man, i made it too hard for them. and that leads to the fienman lectures on physics. it is a high bar to read those but they're extremely well written. if you want to test your physics knowledge or refresh it, there's nothing better to read. >> rose: did you read them? >> yes. but slowly. it's the slowest thing i've ever read. >> rose: do you really regret not learning a foreign language? deeply. >> yeah, i feel like some isolationist, ladsy-- lazy person. >> rose: then why didn't you? lazy you are not. >> i got fanatic about software. and kept putting it off. and still to this day i'm hoping to get around to it. french is easy enough that i should just do that. now mark zuckerburg went and learned chien ease, gave a lecture. >> rose: and answered questions from the chinese. >> he did it. and my chinese speaking friends say it was very, very impressive. so hey,. >> rose: there's still time you're 50 something. >> no, i should do it. >> rose: and he's 30. >> not chinese though.

the 17 -year-old wants to go to caltech and ba rocket scientist, well the teachers focus is on his next batch of student. >> there is a major change coming for hundreds of catholic churches in northwest iowa. icia leaders say next year they are reorganizing the diocese because ththe are fewer priests. right now, there are 108 parishes in the sioux city diocese and with the new proposal, that will cut down to about 67. that means a few parishes will move to oratory status, only it will only affect the northeast and southeastern diococe. thisislan will go into efffft in theheummer of 2017. >> it is in any sense moving from ministry to building. spend lots of time running from church building to church building, and really focusing on a ministry for people. make our priests available for the ministry. >> to do that, each pastor in the 108 parishes will perform a leadership team. parishioners and the feedback will be presented in a series of meetings in april ths year. >> at that point, we will major feedback regarding the plan, things that look good and feedback very seriously and will mak

. >>> a cyber hacker exposed financial data of more than 80,000 caltech students alumni current and former employees. experts say there is no evidence n the data theft of is beeno used for other crimes. more ahead on fox eight news ahead this morning.ea >>> the fox eight guys versus the fox eight gals. who reigned supreme? honda dealers want to know who rules in the battle of the sexes car giveaway for a chance to win a two year lease on a 2016 honda crv just download the fox eight abend register to win. cast your vote. you can still enter even if you already have our a ramp. the contest runs until march 6 for more details head on over to www.fox8.com. >> today has your full how to do >>> aj always comes out looking quite fashionable. >> perfect. pristine but perhaps today may not be the best day. be >> it's always a good hair day for me. >> itt is. it looks flawless. >> and pjs hair harass flawlessfl all the time. >> it is. >> lets get a look at sports. >>> good sunday morning to you. y it has been a rough weeko for the cavaliers. they are glad toav be out ofe toronto but they could use a

pam: astronomers at mit and caltech set up twin observatories called ligo which last fall -- after 28 years -- they heard something. >> it sounds like a chirp. something up in frequency so it would be a whoop kind of signal. pam: those waves slice right through matter and remain clean just like when they were created , acting -- nergis: as a messenger to carry information back to us here on earth, 1.3 billion light years away. pam: the next step, answering questions about how our world was formed. >> we can listen to things happening in the universe and this first signal is like the first big bump in the night. amy: that was pam cross reporting. scientists say they' re over the moon about this they' re also back at work on the next thing . as one put it, ready to expect the unexpected. coming up next, if you' re looking for a dish to impress sweetheart with this weekend, we have the perfect idea. and in the next half hour of well below freezing right now, bring it on. what you need to keep in mind before hitting the slopes. in this week' have a pair of sisters. they are adorable. bein