dr. patricia davidson, dr. michael hall and dr. hurley.e program is the battle of the bulge challenge, and we want ever bod toy take it. >> right. and close the gap. >> thank you so much and thank you for being with us. that's "viewpoint." i'm pat lawson muse. "news 4 today" continues. >>> super bowl super bowl! >> super bowl sunday has finally arrived. fans are pummed for the countdown to kickoff. our jim handly has been in action all week $i,jy morning. he's going to bring us a taste of the nfl. >> storm team 4j$sx radar tracking no sun but lots of rain for your game day. chuck bell is timing when it will come down the hardest and it's possible you could see a few snowflakes out your window. chuck bell will join us with more. what's going on chuck? >> we have a few snowflakes showing up on storm team 4 radar this morning. if you're one of my twitter followers or have snow reports, send it

dr. michael davidson so that maybe the voices of these victims can prompt us to action. i yield the floor. mr. inhofe: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: madam president i'd like to make a unanimous consent request that lieutenant colonel anthony mccarty he's a defense fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this year. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: and -- and madam president, along with senator hatch, we have a concern that we want to share with this body and one of the reasons i do is because i had planned to go ahead and introduce the bill having to do with the aumf. in fact, i actually had introduced it a year ago. but i understand now that we're coming into an agreement and we stand together, senator hatch and i to speak about the need for the new aumf authorization for the use of military force against the terrorist organization known as the isis or isil or whatever you want to call it in order to answer any legal question as to the authority the president has to defend

dr. jeanine davidson. david, begin with you. you've just returned from the area.i get concerned. we've talked about it before in 1991. heard concerns about the fourth largest army in the world that was going to cause u.s. troops so much trouble on the way to baghdad. that discovered overnight. same thing happened again in 2003. the same thing happened again last year. why should 2015 be any different? >> i don't yet see any reason to think it will be different. the iraqi army's history of underperforming is just what you said, joe, and i think that there's been really a lot of concern about what was seen as a premature announcement of this plan by iraqi army units, primarily to take mosul. when i was talking with the kurdish intelligence chief just over a week ago, he said flatly that in his judgment the mosul attack should be delayed, that the iraqi army wasn't ready and that the kurds did not think it was appropriate for them to do this. the only coherent account i've heard about why the sudden announcement came is it's a kind of a psychological warfare. the ide

dr. shini somara and marita davidson.through a bit of a swim. >> i got to are swim with researchers from cal state shark lab, measuring all sorts of environmental conditions. let's take a look at it. this is catalina island. 27 miles off the coast of los angeles. a place known for its beauty both above and below the ocean that surrounds it. most of the fish that call these waters home go relatively unnoticed. but one species is impossible to miss. them. if you were from cal state's shark lab, it's not a bad place to set up shop. >> this is going to change how we study sharks in the ocean. >> chris lowe, getting to know him and his work is getting your feet wet. obviously, here a day at the office requires a different attire. and it also provides a different view of the world. it takes only a few moments underwater to understand chris lowe's passion for the ocean. and for the sharks he studies. >> what is it about sharks that interests you from a scientific perspective? >> they're a canary in a coal mine for the ocean. the

dr. shimmy somara is a mechanical engineer. her undersea interview with david grandfather. >> marina davidson is a biologist specializing in e coming and evolution. >> that's our team. now, let's do some science. welcome to techknow. guys, i've got some stats for you. california is currently having the driest year in 90 years. over 60% of the west is in a drought. now, when it's that dry, there is one danger that really comes to mind. >> that's: wildfires. as common as these are, it has not with been until recent years that scientists understood how they move and how to save fight them. . >> california's governor declared a state of emergency wildfire. >> i want to make sure that the researchers are deployed. >> summer, 2014, in america's west is under fire. making national t.v. headlines for both the size and ferocity of the burns. >> fire world emerging from the parched hillside. >> the end of fire season is nowhere in sight. >> we are seeing near unprecedented drought. so what that means is we have seen the beginning of fire season much earlier. some even say that last fire season truly never ended. and we are going to probably

dr. shina shawara is a mechanical engineer. she is in the line of fire. >> i am stand nag tropical wind storm at 45 miles per hour. >> larita davidson is a biology specializingn ecology? >> we are in the high drawede drawlic lab. >> stormy weather is causing devastation around the world. coincidence or climate change? what's really going on? >> it's what happens in buffalo -- is what happens in buffalo unusual or the sign of things to come? >> leading climate scientists weigh in. >> what impact does temperature and number of verticals have on the destruction of aerosols and clouds. >> can we weather the extremes? that's our team. let's do some science. ♪ >> guys, welcome to techknow. i am joined by marchita davidson. we are seeing he streams, the hot get colder and all corners of the u.s. >> what it means in the scientific community is that it's a really challenging time right now, challenging and exciting to go try to understand what these extreme weather patterns mean for our climate. >> i got to look at the significant cost involved where it's not just the devastation caused by extreme weather but hidden cost as well. >> it's whether it is rain, heat, dro

davidson and penn fell to brown. and the princeton women beat yale. they are the only undefeated squad in division one. >>> the all-star weekend in new york. dr.e house along with mo'ne davis. the three point competition. curry got 27 out of 34 points in the final round to win. victor oladipo put out a dunk i have never seen. but the sixers new mascot enjoying the action. those two advance to the finals and zach lavine wins the dunk contest. second youngest to ever wined behind kobe bryant. >>> the flyers insider reporting that michael raffle could return tomorrow. that's sports. stick around. we'll be right back. >>> people stripped down to -- as you see -- not much to support a great cause this valentine's day. hundreds of people braved the cold and snow for the cupid's undie run to raise money for the children's tumor foundation. it looks cold there but it's only going to get colder? >> it is going to get colder tomorrow. but take a look at what we're dealing with right now. this is i-95. you can see the blowing snow. it's not a lot of snow but the difference is now that the wind speeds have picked up to 30 35 miles an hour it's blowing all

davidson. and the princeton women beat yale to improve to 23-0. they join the kentucky men's hoops team as the only undefeated squads in all of division 1. dr.or all-star saturday night. the big apple along with monet davis and their new buddy, kevin hart. three-point competition, seth curry got 27 out of a possible 34 points in the final round to win it. check out victor i have never seen that dunk before. but equally as good. even better sixer's new mascot franklin enjoying the action. it was 19-year-old levine winning the dunk contest, second youngest to have ever win it behind kobe bryant. the flyers have loaned scott to the phantoms which likely clears the way for the return of michael tonight against the buffalo sabers. he would join the top line with claude giroux. that's sports. i'm danny pom mel from comcast sports net. >>> at 6:58 on this sunday morning, powerful winds are knocking down trees all over our area. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in east falls. jesse jesse? >> reporter: that's the problem here at this apartment complex. i'll tell you about the damage this tree caused. tell you about that coming up after the break. >>> and

davidson. and the princeton women beat yale to improve to 23-0. they join the kentucky men's hoops team as the only undefeated squads in all of division 1. meanwhile, dr the house for all-star saturday night, the big apple along with monet davis and her new buddy, kevin heart. three-point competition,set curry got 27 out of a possible 34 points in the find round to win it. in the dunk contest, check out victor. i have never seen that dunk before but zack levine equally good. even better. sixer's new mascot, frankly, enjoying the action. it was a 19-year-old levine winning the dunk contest. the second youngest to ever win it behind kobe bryant. >>> on the ice, they have loaned to the phantoms. that clears the way for the return against the buffalo sabers. he would join the top line with claude giroux. that's sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sports net. this winter, experience something new in new york state. from the exciting slopes of catamount. to the soothing spa at the gideon putnam resort to hours of fun exploring the strong, the nation's museum of play. you can find something for everyone with the i love ny app. so plan your winter getaway