and you know, considering the nature of the everglades, a very unique ecosystem. it's got not just the pythons but a number of other pressures. so, it's kind of the death of a thousand cuts. >> reporter: but the deepest cut, from these critters. and the tutorial begins. that's it? >> i that's why we're wearing boots. >> reporter: now, it's my turn. tentative at first. don't look at me. >> exactly. you want him in that flight mode, where the animal is moving away from you. >> reporter: i will admit, i'm a little nervous right now. finally -- like this? >> yeah. >> reporter: i muster my courage. >> that's excellent. >> reporter: then, getting the snake back into the pillowcase, not that easy. squirming. and to the big one. >> his body. >> reporter: eight feet long. now, catching them is one thing. finding them, fobb shows me, is entirely different. >> you look at how amazing that camouflage is. >> reporter: he just disappeared. >> he just disappeared in front of our eyes. it's really, really well-suited to this type of environment, where you have a range of birds, m

look at this one captured in florida's everglades.k in 1992 some of the python snakes escaped from pet shops during hurricane andrew, and some families had small pet snakes but turned them loose when they grew too big. the estimate, hundreds to thousands of snakes, and tonight researchers from davidson college say the snakes have grown huge because they've enjoyed a kind of banquet of rabbits, raccoons and other small animals depopulating the everglades. environmentalists are taking ideas about what to do next. >>> and a jarring reminder of that day in dallas in 1963 when president kennedy was assassinated. the national archives released a nearly 2 1/2-hour recording of conversations aboard air force one as the new president lyndon johnson flew back to washington. the tape includes that wrenching call between johnson and kennedy's grieving mother, rose kennedy. >> i wish to god there was something that i could do, and i wanted to tell you that we are grieving with you. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. i know. i know you lo

this photograph kem straights the danger -- demonstrates the danger in the florida everglades.gs here, that's a python waiting to be born. and there are 59 of these little sacks in the female snake about to be born. >> reporter: florida's everglades are home to a cluster of species, but some are disappearing. >> raccoons were such a problem that we had to put a policy in place to manage them. >>> now policy needed new. scientists believe the burmese python has nearly wiped out several sperb. they compared the number of dead animals they found to the numbers recorded in past decades. rabbits and foxes are gone. raccoons and possums down 99%. >> if a bobcat is looking for something to eat, those are no longer available. >> reporter: scientists worry there's no way to get rid of them all. >> no example we can turn to that has ever been eradicated by any of the tools we have. >> reporter: poison would kill native creatures too. traps would catch others besides pythons. and visually hunting them down across a million acres is just about impossible. there might be as many as 100,000

it is showing the danger faced by the florida everglades. each one of the fact of the python when to be born. there are about 60 of them in this female snake. catherine shows us what the growth of these pythons has been so devastating. >>reporter: florida's everglades are home to an incredible species took some are disappearing and quickly. >> and raccoons and were a problem but now, we cannot even count them. >>reporter: researchers have compared the number of dead animals they have found in the numbers reported in past decades korea the hot areas inhabited by pythons the moment, the findings were stunning. rabbits and foxes are on, around lewd and often are down 99% and. one, >> if a bobcat is a need for something he even that is no longer available what is a bobcat do now? >>reporter: core of this is a problem that hasn't frustrated and park biologist and a kitchen know for years. her current tour trapped with catch others besides by don scott and visually hunting down and across 1 million plus acres is just about impossible. if there mig

we aren't going to turn the great lakes and everglades from environmental treasures. the great lakes and everglades employ many americans who work in tourism fishing and industries. i urge my colleagues not to play a role in this love affair between most republicans in congress and big oil. vote yes on this motion and pledge your devotion to our great nation rather than big oil. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. hastings: i rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, this is one more example where the other side is playing politics with american energy and american job creation. at a time, mr. speaker, when iran is threatening global energy meltdown the middle east is undergoing numerous uprisings, china's oil is growing and our consumers facing rising prices at the pump, it is time to secure our future with american-made energy. the other side talks about energy securi

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. >>> and finally in the everglades, it's make snakes al. an explosion of burmese pythons has wildlife workers learning how to catch the snakes all by themselves without getting bit. no one knows how many pythons are slithering across florida, but the experts say they're not leaving any time soon. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's todd santos. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning, todd. >> i'm glad you told me that story after i got back from southwest florida. >> that works out well. you survived. >> i did. yeah, no pythons. for many of us, at least across southwestern florida, getting showers by later today. gustyinds later today as well. there's a look at the system. at least o the wide picture, i wanted to note that system. it's kind of in the central portion of u.s., bringing some snow. although, it is starting to wind down through eastern colorado. some of that spreading in through western kansas. some of that may get towards d.c. by late tomorrow afternoon with less than an inch worth of sn

the latest installment shines a light on the florida everglades. as jeff burnside reports it's a different way to bring attention to the challenges of protecting our fragile environment. >> reporter: on a magical day in a magical place hours from everything deep inside the everglades we went to find something that you never, ever expect to see. dancing in a most unlikely place. a film crew is capturing it as part of a performance that integrates this video with live performers at wolf trap national park's foundation for the performing arts. >> what we're trying to do with these projects is capture the spirit, the essence of the park, itself, and tell that story in a way that people might not normally look at it so through dancing, music, we're able to evoke emotions, help people understand issues in a different way. and i think if we can help people see it differently, it might wake them up. >> reporter: indeed, the romance, grace, dignity of the dancers is parallel to the romance, grace, and dignity of nature. choreographer david parsons guides th

. >> o'brien: then in 1996, valujet flight 592 from miami caught fire and crashed into the everglades>> ...there were 109 people on board. >> the secretary of transportation and the head of the faa went into protective overdrive. the secretary of transportation flew down to miami and stood in the everglades, literally, on the watery grave of 110 people and said, "valujet is a safe airline." >> i want to emphasize that i have flown valujet. valujet is a safe airline, as is our entire aviation system. >> i was very angry, because they knew that that airline was troubled. why? because i'd been called in to the secretary of transportation's office.úz the... the faa administrator knew we were down there,tqáaq]r looking. the... we had presented some of our findings already. >> o'brien: were they lying to the public? >> i think so. >> o'brien: why? >> because the faa protects airlines. >> o'brien: the faa's response to valujet exposed an inherent conflict in the agency's original mandate. >> the federal aviation act of 1958 gave the faa two primary missions-- one, safety; two, promote aviat

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one ship, the crown princess, returned from a seven-day trip, and docked at port everglades, florida. the other ship, the ruby princess, arrives tomorrow. passengers scheduled to leave on cruises this weekend, have been told their vacations will be delayed while crews disinfect the ships. >>> in san francisco, a new visitor to pier 35. the canard cruise line queen elizabeth docked in the city for the first time early this morning. take a look inside. the ship's maiden call is part of a four-month world cruise. the original queen elizabeth ship visited san francisco in 1942. it came for war time retrofitting. >> beautiful weekend to be in the port of san francisco. as elizabeth wenger joins us with the forecast. >> it is. amazing how gorgeous it is out, there right? >> winter. would he did the story about all of the snow in the midwest. and nothing like that out here. and the temperatures climb to the upper 60s. and a lot of spots in the bay area. check out the temperatures out the door right now. still in the mid-60s. and in some parts of the bay area. 65 in oakland. 61 in san rafael.

jon: phil keating in port everglades, florida.ou. >>> fox news alert and we're just getting word about u.s. soldier bradley manning, the man who is accused of leaking all those confidential u.s. diplomatic and military cables to wikileaks. he is to be arraigned on february 23rd. that according to the u.s. military. the announcement is just out. bradley manning, to be arraigned february 23rd. we'll have more on this developing story as we get it. >>> "happening now" will return in just a moment. [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number anymore. all an identity thief may need are a couple of simple pieces of information, like your mother's maiden name or the city you were born in, and they could add their name onto your bank accounts in order to make your money their mo

. >> are these animals being killed by pythons in the everglades. >> this is an animal that would been by a burmese python. an exotic snake has been released and eating all sorts of different wildlife. >> is he full grown? >> he's almost full grown. bobcats have a reputation for being very pugnatious. you continue want to get too close to him. they have that bobbed tail. that beautiful coat helps keep them camouflaged out in the environment. >> let's move on. you will love this one. >> he's pugnacious. >> at that veiled chameleon. >> that's freaky. >> they are native to parts of the middle east. they can change colors. a lot of people think it's just for camouflage. really it's about mood. so when they are agitated or pugnacious or ready to mate they will turn different colors. >> this is a male. when it gets to mating season, he'll turn to bright red. >> how can you tell it's mating season with them. >> you can see what they're doing. pretty calm right now. check out his hands. pretty amazing. he has three toes and two on the other. adapted for life in trees and shrubs. those eyes c

take a look at this picture from the florida everglades.particular python had eaten a six-foot long alligator. here is another one. this snake had just eaten a 76-pound deer. the burmese python reproduces like crazy, and the population has been exploding for about 30 years, ever since owners dumped them in the wild perhaps realizing this type of python doesn't play well with family pets or children. scientists report that the burmese python is wiping out several animal species in the area. in addition to wrecking havoc they are also slithering into the neighborhoods. the u.s. geological survey has declared that the burmese python is capable of spreading and surviving across the entire united states. in addition to groundhog day, how about python eradication planned parenthood. anna talked to a conservative and it got a little contentious. drama, when we return. coming up if you think the union bashing has been bad, just wait until you see what they are planning. and the scene was wolf? get it? you will when time marches on. >>> the most fru

queen princess is now docked at port everglades after 250 people became ill. crew is now scrubbing down that ship. >> i guess the virus started on board. they came out with all the has mat equipment and put people in rooms and isolated them. >> second infected ship is scheduled to dock today. according to the cdc, it is the mostmen food borne disease in the united states. they are rescued in southern oregon and they went to pick mushrooms. they were spotted by a coast guard helicopter yesterday and airlifted to the hospital. the helicopter pilot ho found the three family member assist the same one who found a san francisco family lost in the snowstorm in the same region back in 2006. >>> they could help track down the suspects in a $3 million gold heist in this county. officers released this footage. shows two men breaking into the case with historic gold nuggets. it happened around wednesday. overnight. and they say. it is not cheer how they broke into the case which is supposedly made of unbreakable glass. it is being offered for information that leads to an

python's wreaking havoc in the florida everglades.t-out disappearing from the national park as the python population grows out of control. john zorella will bring you the story from from. >>> and did we mention tuesday is an election day? really? another one? colorado, missouri and minnesota casting their votes in those three states primaries and caucuses. live coverage here. >>> and brooke is back with a shocking statistic about child abuse in this country. the government has put a figure on the cost to the nation, $124 billion, the lifetime cost of one year's worth of cases. we can do better tomorrow. she's going to have a look at how we can work out to wipe out the mistreatment of kids. >>> confusion and frustration surrounding a mystery illness in leroy, new york, boiled over at a town hall meeting officials telling parents their children's school is safe despite several students developing those involuntary kwichs and gestures. you probably saw the story, doctors diagnosed most of the children as suffering from conversion disorde

the crown princess docked at port everglades this morning cutting the cruise two days short. more than 100 passengers and 60 crew members came down with the virus. nearly 400 passengers became ill on the last crown princess cruise. the ship will now undergo an extensive two-day cleaning before it sails again this saturday. >>> a canadian family rescued off the coast of hawaii opened up today about their frightening experience. it was supposed to be just a routine day on their sailboat. but when the engine overheated and the coast guard sent a cargo ship to pick them up, things took a turn for the worse. high waves caused the two vessels to collide and all three passengers, a father, a son and uncle, plunged into the pacific. >> took an hour and a half, they got to us, got us a line, dragged us down the side of the boat to the ladder. i came to realize what this was, how difficult it was and how incredible it was that it turned out the way it did. >> the family returned to honolulu this morning on board the cargo ship that rescued them. >>> eastman kodak is getting out of the

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. >> in the everglades. >> i have a picture of a python with a deer and it has a picture of his head put on his body where the deer is passing and it's this big, the body, and the head is that big and -- >> we were having a serious conversation about the deutsche boerse. >> you're having a serious conversation. >> and there you are with the python. >> not only that, but i saw a deer this morning that -- >> i did, too. i almost hit one. >> but what if it ate one of those? >> the and lerers? >> yeah, that won't work. >>> the other big story this morning, facebook is expected to file for the an ipo as early as today. the company expects to raise as much as 10 billion. at that amount, the company would be valued at 75 to 100. which is what we've been saying all week. kayla toucausche joins us with full report. i saw this report where he has a salesman saying, look, we're taking our final orders for facebook right now. and he agreed to come on camera for that. >> you know what that was? >> what? >> it's a private investor. >> but there's a secondary market and there's a whole slew of peop

thank you. >>> wildlife biologists think that there are it 100,000 pythons in the florida everglades.y are feasting on a lot of other animals. we'll tell you why it is so hard to get rid of them. 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. >>> want to give you a closer look at just how desperate the situation is right now in syria. women and children are among those being killed and injured as the government unleashes relentless attacks on its own people. this is the hardest-hit city of homs. security activists

new video shows the crowned princess ship docked at port everglades florida.s not supposed to be here it's supposed to tour the caribbean but had to cut the trip two days short because of the norovirus outbreak. 114 passengers, 60 crew members came down with the uncomfortable stomach symptoms. soon women will be allowed to get a closer look at war time combat. the pentagon is expected to announce it's changing its rules giving women access to jobs closer to but not on the front lines. most of the new positions will be in the army and marines from communications to intelligence to mechanics. we're talking more than 14,000 new positions expected to be announced for women in the military. >> thank you, marla. >> 6:15 now. and looks like it's going to be a beautiful day, then weekend this weekend. >> a little something for everybody. good morning to you. make sure you grab your jacket on the way out the door. you want to dress cool underneath it because we're 2ing to see a gorgeous day. go with the short sleeves. you can get away with the muscle shirt if you are j

passengers -- aruba, but after numerous passengers became violently ill the ship returned to port everglades morning returning with sick passengers for the second cruise in a row. the culprit according to the centers for disease control is norovirus. that's a stomach virus which according to passengers does not make for a fun cruise at all. this cruise left saturday night after a six-hour delay while it was being massively cubbed down with disinfectant, but -- scrubbed down with disinfectant, but that apparently did not eliminate the virus for the new passengers. >> the sickness is revenge. they have a fancy name for it. i can't tell you what it is. they shouldn't have sailed the ship to begin with. >> they wiped your chair when you got up from the table. they wiped your machine when you were in the casino. they were so astute about everything in cleanliness. >> reporter: they are paying for return trips home and offering a 25% discount on their next cruise if they choose to take one. on saturday this same ship returned here to ft. lauderdale after 400 passengers and 30 crew members caught

after many became ill, they returned to port everglades this morning, returning with six passengers forond cruise in a row. the culprit, according to the center of disease control s noro virus. a stomach virus which, according to passengers, does not make for a fun cruise at all. this cruise left saturday night after a six-hour delay, while it was being massively scrubbed down with disinfectant. that apparently did not do the job, did not eliminate the virus for the new passengers. >> the sickness is montezuma's revenge. they have a fancy name for it. i can't tell you what it s. my opinion, they shouldn't have sailed the ship to begin with. >> they wiped your chair when you got up from the table, they wiped your machine when you were in the casino, they were so astute about everything and cleanliness. >> reporter: according to passengers, princess gave everyone a full refund to help pay for the return trips home and offering a 25% discount on the next cruise if they choose to take one o. saturday, the same ship returned here to fort lauderdale after 400 passengers and 34 crew members ca

phil keating is one of our florida-based corresponds live at port everglades in broward county.week they reported the crown princess was a okay, right? >> they did. that was after the next round of 3,000 passengers waited for an extra six hours to board the crown princess while it was being thoroughly scrubbed down. while the lab tests finally came back to atlanta for the cdc revealing norovirus from the previous cruise it was too late. more people were getting sick from this very violent stomach virus which causes two very unpleasant things to happen for 24 hours. one being vomiting. >> i feel a little green still. >> do you? >> yes. so it wasn't fun. i'm not happy. but i'm back on land. my first and last cruise. >> we saw them getting sick. >> what did they look like? >> green. they were throwing up. it was a bad experience for those people, yes. we had people on our floor that were, you know, put in their room and not let out. >> princess cruise lines apologized to everyone. reimbursed everyone for the shortened trip it never made to aruba. ended up being a four day cruise to

small animals and the florida everglades are disappearing at a shocking rate in this the reason why,tudy says pythons and anaconda's have been mating like crazy eating everything in sight. animals like opossums, raccoons and they're getting harder to find. the problem began with pet owners released the snakes into the wild. more news coming up after the break. >>pam: and then stabbed and navato bus stop police say the man was standing in the street with stab wounds in his back. he was taken to the hospital and arrested for a control suspect-- controlled substance. police want to make sure that stabbing was not gang- related. none san paulo an accident happened due to a result of a police chase. there were no major injuries. and members of the south san francisco salami plant will pay hefty fine. back in 2009 there were fined $700,000 for two weeks in their refrigeration system they also agreed to spend $6 million in upgrades to prevent any of these things happening in the future. we will be right back. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side so you get the same cove

. >> through the everglades, over the rocky mountains, around volcanos. >> bill: you'll finish out a this type of pipeline that exist. bill: i apologize for the interruption. we're short on time. russ gerling, thank you for your time, ceo of transcanada. >> patti ann: mechanical failure causing a scary emergency landing. we'll hear from one of the passengers on the flight, as the plane kidded -- skidded across the runway. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. bill: last night was the 84th annual academy awards

everglades mile. >> thank you, guys. i stand ready to lead this party and to lead our nation. my leadership will end the obama era and begin a new era of american prosperity. [cheers and applause] bill: there was more from that last night as we move forward ourselves. good morning, everybody. i'm bill hemmer. happy morning to you. martha: hello, good to see you again. bill: quick turnaround. martha: everybody good at home i hope. i'm martha maccallum. good morning to you. by the numbers this one was very early last night as we know well. romney got 46% of the vote. gingrich got 32%. this has become a two-man race. santorum 13. ron paul got 7% last night. he had not really campaigned down there. former house speaker newt gingrich was defiant when he came out to speak to the people of florida last night. he said this is florida from over. >> florida did something very important coming on top of south carolina. it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader newt gingrich and the massachusetts moderate. [applause] and the voters of florida real

the crown princess has returned to port everglades here two days early. this is the second time now it has had to return to port with passengers on board complaining about their symptoms. authorities believe they were hit with something called the norovirus. the symptoms are painful stomachaches and the inability to keep anything down. it was supposed to be an escape from the rat race, but ill passengers say it was nothing close to paradise. >> it's been a nightmare. we lost two full days of our cruise. we spent thousands of dollars for this cruise to stay in my room vomiting, diarrhea. >> reporter: the crown princess was sanitized six days ago after the cdc alerted what they called a code red. 289 passengers and crew members hit with the virus. but despite the cleanup, the crown princess on its next voyage returned two days early with more passengers getting sick. this as another ship, the ruby princess, was also hit. 105 passengers and crew too ill to leave their cabins. >> i did get sick. i was confined to my room and i felt like i was in prison. >> re

of people that got the value jet situation, the way they were operating before the crash in the everglades because they were not heeded. if anyone mentioned unions they were out the door. it kind of contributed to, you know, and error of doing what the company wants, or losing your job. host: stay with us for a moment if you can. we will get a response from john mica in a moment, but i wanted to ask you, there is a story i am reading from nbc looking at the faa facing a shortage of air traffic controllers. is this something you saw as your phasing out your career? caller: i spent the last eight years in the airline crew training. i was not doing a lot of active flying. coincidentally, where i was doing a lot of the training, they had an air traffic control school there, too, one of the few that there is. of course, it was a school, so they were looking for as many students as they possibly could. it is pretty easy to tell if you do not have enough of them. guest: i think he raises some good points. we just about all the legislation i have work done, i think workers do need to preserve the

the crown princess forced to return back to port everglades in florida last into the because of the sicka new car is going to cost you more money. the national automobile dealers association says the average price of a new car will go up 6%, and the group says new products and low interest rates though will help boost sales and more people will splurge on luxury cars as the economy improves. >> thanks, alisyn. the question, what would jesus do, according to president obama, he would tax the rich. listen to his comments from a prayer breakfast this past week. >> i think to myself, if i'm willing to give something up and somebody he's been extro extraordinarily blessed and give up some of the tax breaks i enjoy, i think that's going to make economic sense, but for me as a christian, it also coincides with jesus' teaching, unto whom so much is given, much is required. >> clayton: and trying to sell the tax plan. join us is steven crowder, welcome. >> we should both be in church this morning so you have some repenting to do, clayton. >> clayton: i have a job to do, i'll do that first. steven

by conserving iconic american landscapes, restoring significant ecosystems from the everglades to the great lakes and achieving measurable improvements in water and air quality, we are working with communities to protect the natural resources that serve as the engines of their local economies. moreover, this budget continues my administration's commitment to developing america's diverse clean sources of energy. the budget eliminates unwarranted tax breaks for oil companies while extending key tax initiatives to spur investments in renewable energy production. the budget also invests in r&d to catalyze the next generation of clean energy technology. this investment will help us achieve our goal in doubling the share of elech terrorist forfeit clean energy sources by 2035. by promoting american leadership and advanced vehicle manufacturing, including funding to encourage greater use of natural gas in the transportation sector, the budget will help us reach our goal of reducing oil imports by 1/3 by 2025 and position the united states to become the first country to have one million elect