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the lake lies underneath antarctica.up of british scientists is drilling through nearly two miles of ice to get to it. they're using sterile and equipment to prevent contamination. the hope is they will strike on life forms never been seen before -- that have never been seen before. >> deep in the wilderness of antarctica, one of the most ambitious journeys of discovery is getting underway. this is a delivery of highly specialized equipment. in the bitter cold, everything about this place is a challenge. the plan is to provide the first glimpse of an unexplored world lying beneath the ice. it is hard to imagine anything below the ice, but this mission will reveal what is there. the aim is to drill through the ice, it is two miles thick, down to an ancient lake that has been locked away for half a million years. the device will be lowered into it. no one knows what they will find. this is the device that will be lowered into the lake. it is being built in the clean room at the national oceanography center. there is the ta

digging deep in antarctica. a group of scientistsbls g iamin the cold, in hopes of finding new life forms miles beneath the surface. welcome to our viewers around the world. the owners of the luxury cruise liner wrecked off the italian coast now blame their own captain for the disaster. they say he made an unauthorized deviation to the official course that took him to close to shore, with deadly results. a short time ago, the italian coast guard increase the number of people still missing to 29. as we begin, matthew price has the latest. >> today, as the wind whipped the waves, the vast bulk of the costa concordia began to shift in the shallow waters. it's no ship more under the sea. the abandoned -- they abandoned it rescue efforts for a few hours. rescuers were back on board, struck -- striding up the sloping deck, trying to find survivors. it is the divers who have the most dangerous task. the water temperature is not the problem. visibility is. in places inside the ship, it is minimal, and movement is hamper

a south korean fishing vessel has burst into flames in the southern ocean near antarctica claiming three lives thirty seven crewmen were rescued including seven who were severely burned in the fire so that started in the living quarters of the ship the boat which is still burning is to be towed away from antarctica to minimize the impact on the environment. well our let's get to some amazing pictures of adrenaline junkies storming the russian well railways have a look right here one day a devil climbed the roof of the country's fastest train just before its departure from one of moscow's main railway stations not a film that you can see this is the hair raising footage as he defied sub zero temperatures speeds of up to three hundred kilometers. something. well if you stay with us for the business news daniel his next. book the business the threat of oil supply disruptions continues to trouble investors as japan the second largest consumer of iranian crude but its new sanctions against the islamic republic mean more the nigerian oil union has started shutting down the platforms of america

a south korean a fishing vessel has burst into flames in the southern ocean in the antarctica claiming three lives thirty seven crewmen were rescued including seven who were severely burned in the fire which is about it in the living quarters the boat which is still said to be burning has to be towed away from the from antarctica to minimize the impact on the environment. well have a look at some amazing pictures here on our sea of adrenaline junkies storming the russian railways one did evel climb the roof of the country's fastest train just before his departure to some petersburg from one of moscow's main railway stations by this right here is the hair raising footage that he had killed as he defied subzero temperatures and speeds of up to three hundred kilometers an hour at a video has proved a huge hit online ok let's get to the business now with that. welcome to business despite the financial challenges of twenty eleven russia's become the third force this growing economy in the world of the china and india the latest economic data revealed by prime minister vladimir putin should

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have a look at this octopus found on the ocean floor off antarctica.cientists say it is part of a thriving community of previously undiscovered sea creatures living near volcanic vents. the water down there gets up to 700 degrees. what's remarkable is that they don't need the sun to survive. could oil and gas production be causing earthquakes? that story is next. that's how we got to the top of the food chain. and yet here we are, doing things like this. it's embarrassing. when you use the wrong tool, you're not just making yourself look bad. you're making us all look bad. the dodge grand caravan. the industry's most versatile cargo and passenger vehicle. it's the right tool for the job. have asked yours truly to teach you about treating frequent heartburn. 'cause i know a thing or two about eatin'. if you're one of those folks who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... well that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get heartburn

ellsworth is one of 387 lakes in antarctica.about it -- >> look at this. >> we're ready to go on our expedition there. >> from antarctica to the moon. >> i borrowed your hat, too. it's a good look for us. >> it is. orange is definitely our color. we can go work some construction when we're done. >> more "world news now" when we come back . elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that really works! ...all taking losses. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. okay, but i just took a mortgage out on the cabinet. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser extra power. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement plans can help pay some of what medicare doesn't, so yo

it has spread to 250 cities and every continent but antarctica. >> this is a surprisingly functional little city. let me give you a tour. behind this, at this whole area of is the media area. it is powered by donated generators. this is a food station. it is all donated. there are some cookies that came in from a grandmother in idaho. >> we begin tonight with what has become a pretty massive protest movement. it goes by the name "occupy wall street." it could well turn out to be the protest of this current era. >> their point is it is heightened, that when the occupy wall street organizations -- some said it was 1000 cities and a demonstration of the city. the point is that it was not. >> what i would be interested to see is to compare what the same people said about the tea party protests. my recollection is that there is a fair amount of recollection. it is arriving at town halls. if the talking heads could have downplayed or had not said that it was spread to every part of the world except antarctica, that would have been a very interesting comparison. >> the concern is that the m

. >>> a new year's surprise after antarctica. researchers discovered new species including a colony of crab and this octopus. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines at msnbc.com. according to a new study scientists may one day slow down ageing with an injection of stem cells like they did in mice. when researchers injected them with muscle stem cells from young, healthy mice the they began looking and acting younger. for more, check on out the health page on msnbc.com. >> announcer: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil wash. >>> here's an early look at how wall streak kicks off the day. the dow starts at 12,397. s&p climbed 19, nasdaq crimed 43. the nikkei nudged up 104 points but in hong kong the hang seng dipped 150. >>> fueled by positive economic news, wall street started out the new year tuesday with a bang. money managers with fresh cash to spend were buying. banks, materials and industrials posted big gains. alocoa, jpmorgan chase and bank of america led the dow. alocoa was the driver

the stories are real. >>> activists challenged a japanese whaling ship off antarctica.hey say the japanese crews threw grappling hooks at them. they say it was their fault for coming too close to the ship. >>> aid activists say thousands died needlessly in the famine last summer. they say the international community didn't respond fast enough to the early signs of famine and the food shortage had been predicted a year before. aid groups also criticized themselves for not responding more quickly. >>> in myanmar occupation groups took to the streets. a 66:00-year-old nobel peace prize winner had been under house arrest. if she wins a seat in parliament, she and her party will hold minimal, but symbolic power. >>> in rome city taxi drivers went on a strike today. the cabbies are upset with new austerity measures that they say encourage new competition. italy has had to enact the measures because of the massive debt crisis across europe. >>> leon panetta enacted new steps to combat sexual assaults in the military. he figures the real number is 19,000, or about 50 a day beca

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. >>> a new year surprise off antarctica. researchers uncovered new species in an underwater hot spring, including a colony of yeti crab and this pale octopus. so cool. >>> here is an early look at one of the top health headlines at msnbc.com. >>> according to a new study, scientists may slow down aging with a simple injection of youth stem cells as they have done with mice. they were jered to make a rare human disease that brings premature aging. when they were injected with muscle stem cells, the frail mice began looking and acting younger. for more information on this and other health stories, head to the web. check it out at msnbc.com. >>> early today health brought to you by vagisil wash. the confident clean. >>> dow opens at 12,397 after rising 179 points yesterday. s & p climbs 19. nasdaq jumped 43. overseas trading, in tokyo, nikkei up 104 points. hang seng dipped 150 points in hong kong. >>> fueled by positive economic news, wall street started out the new year tuesday with a bang. money managers with fresh cash to s

british woman the first person to ski solo across antarctica.ulled 2 she over more than 1,000 miles in temperature averaging 25 degrees below zero. it took nearly two months. meteorologist and explorer says the scariest moment was when her 2 butane lighters failed to work. at the end, though, emotion took over. >> the end seemed to come in a rush and i'm not sure i was quite ready for it so now here i am here sort of soaking it all in desperately thanking that it's over so quickly. >>reporter: while early explorers cut off from the outside world she had a satellite phone and made almost daily pod cast and routinely tweeted friend and family in constant touch. she says the first thing she wants when she gets home is a shower, i can understand that. glass rovd wine. both well deserved. >>> when news at 9 continues tonight. san francisco sheriff gets his wish for a speedy trail but tonight a new accuser has come forward ready to tell her story. >>> plus. new research lab local city trying to land for months. tonight we can show you where it is goin

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thrilling christmas vacation. 15-year-old jordan scaled historic heights when he reached the top of antarctica'sallest mountain on christmas eve. that climb made him the youngest person to reach the tallest point on every continent, the so-called seven summits. jordan shared his experience with connecticut students telling him while he's not done climbing, he may stop to finish high school first. doesn't he just make you feel like the biggest loser in the world? >> i mean, yeah. >> at 15. >> that's ambitious. seven different continents, highest peaks. it's dangerous too. >> honestly, what were dug at the age of 15? >> probably sleeping late and doing homework on the bus. >> loser. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time right now. we have 40 degrees outside on this friday morning. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome in this friday, january 6th, 2012. >>> in just a few hours, harry thomas jr. is expected to plead guilty to two federal crimes. >> he regned after federal prosecutors charged him with misu

alaska felt like antarctica lately. they've been storing it up and saving it. >> they can keep it. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines. the stork paid a visit to beyonce and jay-z this weekend in new york city. the music no gulls are proud parents of a new baby girl named blue ivy. reports say beyonce rented out the hospital's entire fourth floor for more than $1 million. doctors, staffers, and even a father of prematurely born twins complained security hired by the couple restricted access. >>> elsewhere, kiefer sutherland says a movie based on his "24" series will begin shooting this spring. >>> finally, "the devil inside" scaring up a $34.5 million opening, bouncing tom cruise out of the top spot. >>> this comes from kxax in dallas, texas. a new bundle of joy has made a big splash. turns out the birth of a baby rhino last fall was a history making event. the newest addition made her 42-year-old mother the oldest white rhino to give birth in the united states. the public won't get to see the baby unti

thrilling christmas vacation. 15-year-old jordan scaled historic heights when he reached the top of antarctica'sallest mountain on christmas eve. that climb made him the youngest person to reach the tallest point on every continent, the so-called seven summits. jordan shared his experience with connecticut students telling him while he's not done climbing, he may stop to finish high school first. oh, my goodness, impressive. this is "early today," your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> at one competition in japan, penmanship definitely counts. nearly 3,000 people celebrated the new year writing out wishes and resolutions in a calligraphy contest. though used thick horse hair brushes and ink made from charcoal, contestants had 24 minutes to finish. it is a long revered art form influenced from everything from zen to the samurai. >>> in spain, the holiday season lasts right into the new year. madrid's annual three kings day parade attracted thousands of kids and parents. candy was tossed from brightly colored floats. in spain many consider the holiday more important than christmas and

. ♪ >>> in the southern ocean near antarctica near some thermal vents, british scientists sent a roboticle nearly 7800 feet deep where they found some not yet discovered species and they include these you see here, also a pale octopus. >> he needs a tan. >> looks like casper. >> yeti crabs. >> yeti? >> they're called yeti crabs. >> they have hair on them, hairy chests. >> all the things they see down here are unidentified species but the crab, they thought this crab looks kind of like david hasselhoff. >> what? >> so they call its hasselhoff crab. >> t its tom sell lec crab. >> there are a lot of other notable dudes with harry chests, right? >> yeah. ♪ >> they saw these things down there near the thermal vent and say it could get up to 700 degrees down there. these animals you to realize do not survive on sunshine. they get their energy by breaking down chemicals that are already in the water. >> i love the ocean. i mean it's just a remarkable world down there full of so many incredibly awesome creatures that are so insanely cool. >>> you guys remember dale peterson? >> no. >> he was an

arc can where there is no sun -- in antarctica where there is no sun there. new species were discovered, crabs, starfish, barnacles and sea anemones and possibly an octopus. >>> there is a massachusetts kid who got a huge scare for not returning some overdue library books. this is a little scary. a police sergeant showed up at her house last week. she is five years old by the way and told the girl's mom that she had two books overdue by several months. one was called how to tie my shoes, the other one eloise's birthday. they found and, of course, returned the books. they had been on the shelves since april. they forgot them. but the mom argues sending a cop to the house is unnecessary. apparently, the father had over $100 worth of overdue books. this is a small community of charlton. they didn't have a lot to do so they got that, as well. so there you go. >>> also in the bay state a woman who lives alone has been getting mail for two for decades. >> here's what's going on. back in the '80s, ruth asked the phone company if she could change the name on her bill

. >>> scientists have discovered a lost world at the bottom of the ocean near antarctica. they found sea creatures that have never been seen before. these species of grab, starfish, barnacles, see anemones. this is somewhere between 13,000 and 16,000 feet down, and it is hot this. temperatures can soar to almost 720 degrees fahrenheit. >>> we've had record dry conditions in the month of december. now record warm conditions in the month of january. so why go inside and catch that flick? now the details of what you can expect tomorrow as eyewitness news conditions on the cw. . >>> did you see it tonight? we got a lot of e-mails. people talking about this on twitter. the big halo around the lunar moon and it was all caused because we had a lot of cirus clouds out there. you can see it there. and what happens is the cirrus contain millions and millions of ice chris ls crystals. the moon is 80% waxing on the way to becoming a full moon. we have partly to mostly cloudy skies in san fransisco after a high today at 59 and it's currently 54 degrees. average high 56. clouds are roll

british scientist in antarctica are preparing to drill into an underground lake two miles beyond the ice. they will send a probe into lake ellsworth to uncover what they hope will contain new forms of life and clues about climate change. >> the surface temperatures can plummet to minus 30 celsius. heat from the core of the earth keeps the water spree from ice. scientists have successfully delivered more than 70 tons of equipment that they will need when they make their first attempt next september. they plan to drill a hole through the ice. they will lure a specially developed titanium program to gather water and sediment samples. almost all the components have been designed from scratch at the university of southampton. a critical element is cleanliness. bacteria must be prevented from entering the lake at all costs. >> essential to be clean is our equipment. everything has to be absolutely pristine. >> the lake has not been disturbed for at least 125,000. scientists open may contain life forms that have never been seen before. despite 15 years of planning, they will only have 24 ho

. >> deep in the wilderness of antarctica, one of the most him vicious journeys of discovery is getting underway. this is a delivery of highly specialized equipment. in the bitter cold, everything is a challenge. the plan is to provide a first glimpse of an unexplored world line beneath the ice. it is hard to imagine anything beneath the ice sheet. the dream is to drill through the eyes, 2 miles thick, down to an ancient lake locked away for half a million years. the device will be lowered into it to gather samples. no one knows what they will find. this is the softening device a booby -- the sampling device that will be lowered into the lake. it is in a clean room. there is a chance that when they reach the lake, they might find signs of life in the water samples gathered in titanium bottles, designed to withstand incredible pressures and low temperatures. the project will only succeed if every single component is kept sterile, something that has never been tried before. everything has been designed specifically for this project. the aim -- to avoid any risk of contamination. >> this i

three crew members are thought to of died on the south korean fishing boat after it caught fire in antarctica. another 37 fishermen were rescued after two other south korean vessels made a distress call. seven other members are being treated for burn injuries. monday, she had a visit from president sir's, and today angela merkel has -- from president sarkozy and today angela merkel will be meeting with monti. steve evans, our correspondent there. mario monti is to come to berlin with somewhat of a threat -- help us. >> he has come with two phrases. we promised. ouwhat secondly, if you make us tighten our belts too much, just remember that there will be protest on the streets. there's a message to chancellor merkel that austerity has consequences and there are real politics on the ground. that is the message to give to italian journalists, for example, before he left. he is saying, we are doing it, but don't forget that these things can go too far. >> what is he expecting angela merkel to do then? it is all very well for him to say that we could have protests. what does angela merkel have in h

the debate over climate change may heat up with this news from antarctica. a team of scientists was surprised to find a system of rivers beneath the ice. lakes have been discovered in the past, but running water could, the scientist say, mean the ice is melting. critics say the source of the water must be found before any conclusions are drawn. and then there is this mystery on cape cod. for weeks, dolphins have been getting stranded in the bay near wellfleet, massachusetts, and marine experts have no idea why. nearly 100 beached themselves earlier this month. many of them died. and today, another 200 were spotted in the bay. it's not known if they are in any danger. a run of bad luck for the gambling capital of america. that story is next. >> pelley: president obama's special forces doing above a large california city. next on cbs 5 >> pelley: president obama's tour of five battleground states in the coming election took him today to las vegas, nevada. no state has higher unemployment, 12.6%, and no city has a higher foreclosure rate. anthony mason now on w

discovery of new species found in remote hot springs far beneath the surface of the ocean near antarctica. >> just hoards of these crabs called yetty crabs that have sort of harry chests and harry arms th they grow bacteria on. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the republican presidential caucuses in iowa were history today, after mitt romney's record-close win over rick santorum. the outcome reduced the field by one, but most of the candidates began moving from the midwest to new england for the new hampshire primary. hours after the iowa results were finally

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. >>> and a new years surprise off antarctica.earchers uncovered new species at an underwater hot spring including a colony of crab and a pale octopus. so cool. >>> here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12 snchlt 397 after rising 179 points yesterday. the s&p 500 climbed 19. nasdaq, jumped 43. taking a look at overseas traiting this morning in tokyo. nikkei nudged up 104 points. in hong kong, the hang seng dipped 150. >>> fueled by positive economic news, wall street started out the new year tuesday with a bang. money magers with fresh cash to spend were buying. banks, materials, industrials all posted big gains. alcoa, j.p. morgan clas ahase a bank of america led the dow. november's construction spending surged to the highest in nearly 18 months. also, overseas, germany reported last year's unemployment average was the low nest two decades. and china slowdown may be over as manufacturing grew there in december. gold reversed its year end slide rising over 2% and oil surged over $4 to al

. >>> scientists have scoffed a lost world of sorts at the bottom of the ocean near antarctica. they found sea creatures that have never been seen before new species of crabs, star fish barnacles see a a them knee. this is between 13,000 and 16,000 feet down and it's hot down there. the water temperatures can soar to almost 720 degrees fahrenheit. >> so what with that be in celsius. why was it so record dry in the month of december here in the bay area and then now we have record warmth in january? what to expect now for your thursday as eyewitness n . >>> we had three record high temperatures and now we have a common scene across the bay area it's actually not that rare but it's always so cool when you get a chance to see. we're looking at 80% if you look very careful. get a little bit closer to your tv set there's actually a hay look it's called a lunar halo it's caused by cirrus clouds that are up 20,000 feet you have the light shining through the clouds that contain millions and millions of ice crystals and it causes a hay look. lots of people writing in about that tonight.

british scientists in antarctica are preparing to drill into an underground lake two miles below the ice. they'll send a probe there to recover samples they hope will contain new forms of life, as well as giving them more clues about climate change. >> while the surface temperatures can plummet to a bone-chilling minus 70 celsius thanks to the bitter winds on the west antarctic ice sheet, two miles beneath, heat from the earth's core keeps the waters free from ice. drilling into a sub lake is not easy. now scientists have successfully delivered more than 0 tons of equipment that they will need when they make their first attempt next december. there's a hole through the ice using a hose pipe and scalting hot watt. they will then lower a specially developed titanium probe to gather water and sediment samples, almost all the components have been designed from scratch at the university of south hampton. and a critical element is cleanliness. bacteria must be prevented from entering the lake at all costs. >> essential things is our sampling system that's going to return the samples to the

. >>> drama in the southern ocean off antarctica.ing projectiles on to a japanese harpoon boat which was firing a water cannon at it. at one point activists got a little too close. three suffered minor injuries when they tried to slow down the japanese whaler. >>> in california, a world war ii veteran was finally recognized for his heroism more than six decades ago. a time when he was fighting not only the enemy but also racism. family and friends say his honor was long overdue. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: in the naval battles of the second world war, there were many acts of heroism. but what karl clark did wasn't officially recognized until now by the secretary of the navy. [ applause ] >> reporter: clark is now 95 years old. he lived the first half of his live life in a nation where racism was written into the rules at home and in the u.s. navy. >> in 1936 when i joined the navy, a black man could be nothing but a servant for white officers. >> in may, 1945, he was on board a destroyer when it came under attack by japanes

fill lessty astern of britain became the first person to ski across antarctica 1,100 miles alone.pent months training, pulling tires along the beach and working out her shoulders. it paid off. she hauled sleds, two of them, 59 days, surviving on freeze-dried food and 70 baggies of trail mix. she got a scare in the mountains. her butane lighters wouldn't work. she had to rely on a limited supply of matches. tonight, she did it. she said she's looking forward to a very long, very hot shower. >>> a different kind of perseverance. watch what happened as a viol violinist in slovakia is entire ru interrupted by a ring tone. >> the video's a sensation online. some viewers thought it might be part of a marketing campaign by nokia but the cell phone company says nope, they were not involved in any way. >>> and when we return, the revolutionary surgery. no knife. our patient goes from this to this. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease.