in user in the east antarctica sheet coming of the total potential of 220 feet of sea level rise. that's not likely to happen. i'm not claiming that's going to happen by any means, there just gives you an idea what's happening. the green ice sheets started melting about 1995. melting is a difficult thing to determine or contribute to monitor the sea level rises difficult because you have to know how much is coming every winter, how much is being done at an outcome how much noise has been produced and how much ice is an lost every. so it's not a simple thing to measure. west antarctica jesus probably became important in 2,542,006, something like that appeared in 2090 of the first technical paper that seem to show that the east antarctica sheet, the big ones, besides that the united states is reducing -- is starting to produce its starting to melt enough loss of water. the ramifications of this rising sea level are first thing and the canaries and the mind which are the asphalt and particularly carbonite asphalt husband abandoned which are the two adult nations that people are slowl

. >> he still has one more mountain left -- he plans on scaling the 16,000-foot mountain in antarctica. >> been there, done that, nothing. did it with my heels on. >> well, think about the snow and take a live look outside. our complete weather forecast is 2 1/2 minutes away. >> first, here's the midday stocks. we'll be back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, this storm is losing it's hold and it could come back into play. here's how it looked. you can see the rain rotating through and then, drizzle around for the morning hours. and then, you'll see the yellow, that's where the clouds are beak up -- breaking up. we have a flood warning for the river and it will lower itself over the next 6 to 12 hours. winds are out of the east and they're picking up a little bit out there. that's going to mix up the atmosphere and allow the sunshine so break out. we're going to rise a few more degrees today. it's muggy, the dew point is 62 degrees and we'll stay muggy into tomorrow. 70 in d.c.. and so, we got this hoped up. i want to show you what's going on. the storm pushes off to the south and it will he

i think after this antarctica is next. >> he's done the others? >> after that, what do you do?grade. >> maybe a driver's license at some point? >> that's nothing, compared to this. >> haen you heard about the health setbacks from bret michaels and that will not stop him from participating in the fin ale of kwlt the celebrity apprentice." what's it like to hear the donald say "you're hired." >> she's ready. >> i'm still reigning queen. >> she hasn't taken that off in 360-some odd days. >> looking forward to a cat with her coming up. >> you had a chance to sit down with brooks and dunn, the country duo. you said it was a lot of fun. >> i went to nashville to talk candid talk about why after 20 years of number one hit after number one hit they decided to call it quits. it's time to move on. we'll talk about that, they have a great tour around the country and we'll share that conversation. >> did you jama at all? i have to ask. >> didn't jam. >> maybe one day, long day from now. just kidding. let's get another check of the weather with janice huff. >> i'm tossing around this tennis

next on the list,,is to climb one of the tallest mountains i antarctica.have gooo weather coming our way. >> go to chief meteorologist vytas reid with the latest. vytas? beautiful day today. start out th fog. and then cleared off. few puffy clouds out ere through the fternoon hoors. looking at beautif cumulus cloudss rit now mostly cloudy skies at th airport. but several breaks across the ea. allowing for the stars toshhw through looking at 70 downtn. aad our humidity evels atthree. 83 ercent. and as far as the temperatures across the state. we could see that we have 70 degrees in d. 70 in baltiiore over in dover, 3 degrees. and 63 in salisbbry. and a little cooler out there on the western edge of the mountains. and grrett county sitting at 59. and our winds are star to shift. coming out of the sutheast. and will continue to see a southerly flow. and that helps our temperatures crease over the next feways. an that will be the bii changing force as we tart to -ead into the middle of the3 week. those temperatures wl warm up quite a bit. in fact, looking at t

hurrell explained, a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture and air comes off the ocean over antarctica and over greenland. early study showed that that was indeed happening. not possible until we had precise estimates of the elevation of these with satellites but what we see at the edges, even though they are gaining snow more rapidly, antarctica is the coldest con-- continent and it is the windiest and also the driest. that is their biggest desert, so if you ocean warms around it, more moisture in the air and more moisture in the interior but if you look more carefully, it it is gaining but losing at the edges and on balance, antarctica and greenland are losing ice more rapidly. so, that's where we started with this comment, any sort of, one of the short phrases you can make a headline out of it and often the public is very confused, because they see these fragments of information and don't understand how they fit together. .. >> we are all interested in furthering science but if to rosters then use and where are the statements? there is a problem because the climate is changing, we k

hurrell explains to a warmer atmosphere holds moisture, the air comes off the ocean over antarctica andland. early studies showed that was, indeed, happening. not possible until we have very precise estimations of the satellites but even though they are gaining snowe more rapidly in antarctica, it's the call this continent and also the highest average elevation of a consonant, the windiest and also the driest. it's our biggest desert said the ocean around it, more moisture in the air in the interior but we see now as you look carefully it's gaining but losing at the edges and on balance antarctica and greenland are you losing is more rapidly. getting back to you start of this comment, one of those short phrases you can make a headline at of it and often the public is very confused because they see these fragments of information and don't understand how they fit together. >> thank you. that's important. one of the things we've got to do is to be able to figure out a way to present complicated information. i think the newspapers are supposed to be printed then a sixth grade level and i th

on a quest to climb the highest peek on all seven continents and the last one on his list is in antarctica you. a new half hour series, the looney tunes show will be seen on the cartoon network this fall. that's this morning's news and that's all folks. we'll get a check on the latest weather from lonnie. and i always loved tweetity bird. who was your favorite in. >> i like that fog horn leghorn. i said, a, son -- we have wisconsin this the house. high up in space, we look down on the good old u.s. of a., ohio valley has wet weather. also around portions of the northwest, but it's a tough go around the southwest. and here's why. fire danger today for almost the entire state of arizona and new next company. got to be careful with the flame. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> all the morning the kids have been getting free copies of books that have won children's choice book waersd and here now reveal the winners is the former national ambassador for young people's literature. good morning to you.former nati young people's l

we are based on every continent except antarctica. it is colonialism.nstead of armies, with the do it with basis. everything else from this is a red herring. host: thanks for the call. this comment from someone described as a maverick. coming up on "newsmakers," midterm election politics with chris and holland. one of the issues, how active will president obama be for democrats running for reelection? >> the president will take his lead from members of the house and members of the senate as to where he can be most effective campaigning for them. there are some places where the president is strong. there are some places where he is less strong. he's a great national spokesman. he is the best at making clear what the stakes are in this election, the importance of moving forward, and the consequences of going back to the same economic agenda that got us into this mess. >> will republicans be making a mistake if they come out the selection as a referendum on the president? if they run against barack obama, how successful will that be? how much trouble will

interest in antarctica.i would be remiss if i didn't current he role of the director of the foundation and its recent accomplishments. has led the agency with distinction for the past six years. he'll be returning to purdue university in june and this congress and nation owe him a debt of gratitude for his service. likewise to those national science board members whose term is up next week including phen g. bearing. we also appreciate his hard work and dedication in ensuring our scientific enterprise remains unsurpassed. i encourage our colleagues to join chairman gordon and me in supporting this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from ohio. ms. fudge: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank ou, mr. speaker. i appreciate the indulgence of my colleague from ohio. mr. speaker,