be as many as 150,000 of them in the everglades.ight now it's trying to create a sport, invite hunters down to get these snakes. are we at, do you feel like we're at a crisis point where maybe fish and wildlife have to, there needs to be actual resources put to thi that has the fish and wildlife folks doing this hunt, making it mandatory that they get rid of these pythons. >> yes. we have to try. one of the hunters told new the piece it's very, very hard to see them so we've got to find new methods. the first method was to get the department of interior to change the rules so that people couldn't import these snakes. you ought to see that took us two years with all the pet store owners fighting us the whole way. >> i understand, but you still have the illegal snakes that are brought in. is this law helped at all? interior to this when ken is alazha announced ha salazar, wh become no pun intended a pet issue of mine, has it had any impact? >> it is beginning to. you have to start with saying they're not coming into the country. hope

wildlife officials say the pythons are a danger to the rest of the wildlife in the everglades. >> that is something i would never take part in. >> we do not have to worry about anything like that around here. they like cold weather. >> it is good the cold weather is sticking around for awhile. >> the wind just went right through you. it was up to 40 miles per hour. >> is adding up. >> some scattered clouds. it is not going to amount to a lot. the wind chill factor, out of the west-northwest at 12 m.p.h.. it is 14 degrees below average for this time of year. 79 was the record back in 1976. we are not the only ones with below average temperatures. it is 48 degrees. they are freezing tonight. i hard freeze warning in the northern parts of florida. they are looking at freeze warnings. a temperature of 40 degrees tonight. for us it is a different story. a high today of 31. temperatures are slowly falling. fredericksburg at around 26 degrees. the core of the really cold air aloft to the north and east of us. 16 at pittsburgh, but the wind chill factor makes it feel a lot colder than that. wi

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the intersections with everglades drive, forest view drive and 23rd avenue. together with the must be that transportation authority will be considering at the march 19th plans and program committee. totals $927327,000 this will serve to help curve ramps at everglades and install overhead flash beacon. these intersections alone are responsible for 20 percent of the collisions over the last five years. thank you. >> thank you supervisor. is there anyone from the department of public works? >> good

the intersections with everglades drive, forest view drive and 23rd avenue. together with the must be that transportation authority will be considering at the march 19th plans and program committee. totals $927327,000 this will serve to help curve ramps at everglades and install overhead flash beacon. these intersections alone are responsible for 20 percent of the collisions over the last five years. thank you. >> thank you supervisor. is there anyone from the department of public works? >> good morning. amanda hesh, i'm with b dvment p w. all of my talking have been covered. we'd be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you for being here. supervisors any questions. why don't wet we open to any members of the public. i don't have any speaker cards but you are free to come up. >> good morning. i would like to take this opportunity to thank supervisor yee for this very good idea. i travel on slope everyday and my car gets a big work out from all the pot holes. in regards to pedestrian safety when you cross slope blvd it's very easy to step in one of the crac

head west on a boat to the everglades.pecies, including the american crocodile and the florida panther. and in parts of the national park, you might even glimpse a manatee. and that is life on the water in miami. and, of course, there are going to be some people in parts of this country who are digging out this morning who are going to hate me for this, but water temperature here, 73 degrees. >> oh, my gosh. say good-bye to the mike. kerry, have fun. we want to give a good thanks to those who have been showing us around all morning long. up next, >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >>> welcome back to miami. he has wowed us out on our plaza in new york city a number of times. now, we're on his turf. without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, miami's own flo rida. ♪ hey i heard you were a wild one ♪ miami let me hear you ♪ if i took you home it would be a home run show me how you do ♪ i want to shut down the club with you with you with you ♪ ♪ hey i heard you were a wild one wild one

the intersections with everglades drive, forest view drive and 23rd avenue. together with the must be that transportation authority will be considering at the march 19th plans and program committee. totals $927327,000 this will

. >>> the hunt for a python in florida is finally over. 68 burmese pythons were found in the everglades in the last month. >> the winning snake was 14- inch feet 3 inches long. >> the winning amateur hunter had six pythons and a $1,300 prize. >> only in florida. >>> a small doug caused a big distraction -- a small dog caused a bill distraction at a miami coun courthouse. when the door opened, he slipped in. and he didn't get in too far before he was escorted back outside. but finally they were reunited. so that's good. >> everyone has to go through security. >> even the little pooch. >> have a great afternoon. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now's the time to spring. get the poulan blower vac for just $79 at lowe's today. >> brooke: i may have borrowed hope's key to get in here. the dear lord will forgive

the month-long hunt for burmese pythons in the everglades is sponsored by the state to capture the invasive species which poses' threat to native animals. the hunters are to log exactly where they caught each snake and scientists will look at their stomach contents. >> we want to know what they are eating? what their habitat is? where they are finding their food? all of this is going to be very important for us to develop some sort of strategic plan to combat this problem in the future. >> that is one big-name. florida is offering $1500 for the hunter who catches the most pythons and $1,000 for the largest snake killed. >>> well, make it speaking of giants, giant reason to celebrate. >> let's go giants! >> thousands descend on at&t park and hoy they celebrated the world champions. >>> and attorneys for barry bonds scheduled to return to court and what they hope to accomplish on behalf of the famed slugger. >>> spring training time is almost here. the san francisco giants' fans got a little taste of the season it come at at&t park today. fanfest drew more than 40,000 people ready to cheer on

. >> a lot of people don't realize covered millions of acres of land in the florida everglades. >> theng home $1,500 for the largest snake coming in at 14 feet long. >> they eat small mammals they eat anything they can catch depending on the size of the snake. so they are out there eating our native species. >> wildlife officials calling the hunt a big success. >> texas, a high school student with special needs achieving a dream and sinking the shock of his life. manager nickel marcus spent three years on the bench until his coach let him suit up for the final game of the season. the crowd went wild before he got on the court but his final shot didn't fall. that's when something amazing happened. the opposing team giving him another chance. >> we were down 15 seconds left might as well give mitchell a second shot. >> that is the most incredible sportsmanship we have ever seen. >> with the paball in his hands the shot went in. sent the fan noose a frenzy. >> lions tigers and wildcats of all kind. i understand the reporter is being joined by one in the live shot. we want to get to that.

we talked to you about the much long python challenge going on in the florida everglades. things didn't work out too well for two would be snake hunters. two men who traveled there ended up having to be rescued from the swamp. they suffered heat exhaustion and dehydration. 1500 people participating in the unusual hunt to rid the state of the massive snakes. they are threatening a lot. >> in another news a miami judge has approved a settlement to let three people be listed on a birth certificate. the birth certificate is for 23 months old girl and will have the names of a married lesbian couple and a gay man who donated his sperm to the biological mother. the settlement comes after a two-year dispute. >>> talk about being caught red handed here. one little boy tells his mom he didn't sneak any snacks but the evidence is all over his face. >> you didn't eat anything? >> yeah. >> lack at mommy. >> anything. >> you didn't have any snacks? >> nope. >> okay. >> 3-year-old shawn insists he didn't eat the cake's sprinkles. but the evidence against him keeps mounting and mounting.

head west on a boat to the everglades.american crocodile and the florida panther. and in parts of the national park, you might even glimpse a manatee. and that is life on the water in miami. and, of course, there are going to be some people in parts of this country who are digging out this morning who are going to hate me for this, but water temperature here, 73 degrees. >> oh, my gosh. say good-bye to the mike. kerry, have fun. we want to give a good thanks to those who have been showing us around all morning long. up next >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >>> welcome back to miami. he has wowed us out on our plaza in new york city a number of times. now, we're on his turf. without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, miami's own flo rida. ♪ hey i heard you were a wild one ♪ miami let me hear you ♪ if i took you home it would be a home run show me how you do ♪ i want to shut down the club with you with you with you ♪ ♪ hey i heard you were a wild one wild one ♪ come on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

to the florida everglades and the statue of liberty. perhaps more proud than almost anything else. for the nation's first americas. for resolving the conflicts to delivering clean drinking water to the places like the navajo nation. you have given credibility, mr. president, to the proposition that the nation's first americans too will share in the american dream. mr. president, my parents pushed their eight children to become first generation college graduates and taught us that anything was possible in this nation of ours. as your secretary of interior, you have given to me the opportunity to prove them right and achieve that american dream. for that, hope, my wife and my family will be eternally grateful to you. i am proud to stand with you here as you announce your selection of an outstanding person to be your nominee for secretary of interior. sally jewell knows the link between conservation and the economy. sally was a key contributor to you and to your entire team in the creation of the americas great outdoors agenda. she has been a champion of the land and the water conserv

the search yielded 68 pythons out of the 100,000 estimated to live in the everglades.he longest of the giant snakes was 14 feet 3 inches and netted the hunter a prize of $1,000. >>> these stories are trending right now on the web. ole miss university is growing mrnl, legalism the school of pharmacies is using the crop to test new ways of administering marijuana to medical patients. one promising method is a patch, placed just above the gum line. marijuana can help people with glaucoma and also relieves the nausea caused by chemotherapy. >>> you knew this would happen. "saturday night live" poked fun at carnival cruise lines n the skit you two cruise directors valiantly tried to perk up the spirits of those unlucky people on board the "triumphs." >> the hospital dropped down a couple of paper, catch you up on what you missed this week, all right? >> there ain't no god. >> hey, hey there is a god. he has not abandoned us, okay? to all right. let's see what is in the news. the pope resigned. oh, lord. >> oh, wait. hey. here's something fun. north korea successfully launch

from the crown of the continent in montana to the florida everglades to the statue of liberty.r historic work and perhaps more proud of this than almost anything else for the nation's first americans. from resolving the longstanding conflicts like cobell, to delivering clean drinking water to the navajo nation, you've given credibility, mr. president, to the proposition that the nation's first americans, too, will share in the american dream. mr. president, my parents pushed their eight children to become first generation college graduates and taught us that anything was possible in this nation of ours. as your secretary of interior, you have given to me the opportunity to prove them right and to achieve that american dream, and for that, hope, my entire family will be eternally grateful to you. today, mr. president, i'm also proud to stand with you here as you announce your selection of an outstanding person to be your nominee for secretary of interior. sally jewell knows firsthand the inextricable link between conservation and the economy. sally was a key contributor to you a

snakes were killed, and the game officials fear the snakes will wipe out wildlife in the florida evergladesnless they are killed. >>> nobody likes to be on the plane with a fussy toddler and it is probably more difficult if it is your baby but one minnesota mom is traumatized after a plane ride with her son. she says a man sitting next to them slapped her toddler. we have the story. >> reporter: jonah bennett is a smart and smily 19-month-old, >> big kiss. mwah! >> reporter: but it is what happened on the delta flight that has his parents doing anything but smiling. >> he hit a child. he said what he said. it's disgusting. >> reporter: jessica bennett and her son were flying to atlanta and they sat next to this man, 60-year-old joe huntley from idaho. >> he was rude and belligerent. >> reporter: she said that he wreaked of alcohol and drank on the plane, but as the plane descended, jonah was fussy and the already uncomfortable flight got even worse. >> i was having trouble comforting him and that is when the guy made his comment to me. >> reporter: as the court documents state, this is when

officials estimate that as many as 100,000 are living in the everglades where they're a threat to native mammals. >>> and finally, hundreds of people lined up to see the newest attraction at seattle's woodland park zoo. these four african lion cubs made their public debut. the cubs were born in november but have been out of sight, out of view inside a maternity den since then. it's the first litter born at the zoo since 1991. and with that we've now reached our cute animal quota for the month. >> i don't know that those pythons are very cute. >> let me assure you, not true, there will be more cute animals coming up. >> you're right about that. >> thank you, ron. >>> all right, well, lebron james is the biggest star in the nba having the season of his career. >> and he's having a blast at the nba all-star weekend and sat down for a rare interview with abc's john schriffen and talked about everything from his favorite tv shows to a cause close to his heart. take a look. >> reporter: he's one of the most recognizable athletes on earth known on the court as king james. >> lilliard. back to l

from the crown of the continent in montana to the florida everglades to the statue of liberty. i'm proud of our historic work and perhaps more proud of this than almost anything else for the nation's first americans. from resolving the longstanding conflicts like cobell, to delivering clean drinking water to the navajo nation, you've given credibility, mr. president, to the proposition that the nation's first americans, too, will share in the american dream. mr. president, my parents pushed their eight children to become first generation college graduates and taught us that anything was possible in this nation of ours. as your secretary of interior, you have given to me the opportunity to prove them right and to achieve that american dream, and for that, hope, my entire family will be eternally grateful to you. today, mr. president, i'm also proud to stand with you here as you announce your selection of an outstanding person to be your nominee for secretary of interior. sally jewell knows firsthand the inextricable link between conservation and the economy. sally was a key cont

. >> this hunt, a lot of people don't realize, covered millions of acres of land in the florida evergladesner taking home $1500 for the largest snake coming in at more than 14 feet long. >> and they eat small mammals, anything they can catch depending on the size of the snake. so, when they're out there eating our native species. >> wild life officials calling the hunt a big success. texas, a high school student with special needs achieving a dream and taking a shot at this life. team manager spent three years on the bench before the coach let him sign up for the final season and the crowd went wild on the court, but his final shot didn't fall. and that's when something amazing happened. the opposing team giving him another chance. >> i was very down and only seconds left. and gave a shot. >> that was the most incredible sportsman ship i've ever seen. >> with the ball in his hands, that final shot went in, sending fans on both teams. >> into a frenzy. that's a fox news watch. lions and tigers, i understand the reporter is joined by one in the live shot. cat haven near california's king can

out of the 100,000 estimated to live in the everglades.iant stakes was 14 feet 3 inches and netted the hunter a prize of $1,000. i would pay him twice that if that thing were in my house. >>> in western siberia, shattered windows and walls were among the damage done by the exploding meteor. the russians may want to prepare for another explosion this one, a tourism boom. meteorite hunters are booking trips to the youral mountains to see what's left after once-in-a-lifetime event. there's no way to know just how many fragments of that meteor hit ground after it blew up or where many of them ended up. >>> pope benedict xvi led tens of thousands in a prayer for strength. this morning, he gave his second-to-last prayer as pontiff and thanked his followers for their support. last week, the 85-year-old pope announced he is resigning because of advanced age. >>> now that the catholic also a chance to get used to the fact that pope pen duhe benedict is stepping down. who do they think should lead the you are hurricane charley moving forward? join s

i had witnessed it, and it intrigued me, and the next thing i know, we were hanging out in the everglades have a great sense of humor as well, so that was it? that was magic. yeah. [ talking over each other ] that's a cute story. >> yeah, thank you. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> jimmy: and how -- how are the in-laws? i know you can't really say it. maybe they're not watching. >> well, i was nervous about meeting her father. he's -- he refers to himself as an asphalt magnate. so, he's got a company down in -- basically, the concern that i had was that he would know where to hide the body if i screwed up. >> jimmy: yeah. in the asphalt, yeah, yeah. dig a nice decent hole and no one will ever find you. >> somewhere in the middle of nowhere, down in the florida keys. that's where i would be. >> jimmy: but he turns out -- >> turned out to be an incredibly sweet guy and also a bit of -- you know, it's funny for an asphalt magnate character to be a closet entertainer, also. he's got a piano and he plays. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that's fun at parties. >> yeah, it's f

the state yielded 68 pythons in the 100,000 expected to live in the everglades.giant snakes, 14 feet, 3 inches, and it netted the huntary prifz 1,000 bucks. maybe a pair of shoots, abuse, i don't know what they are going to do with that. >>> in russia they are cleaning up the damage caused by the exploding meteor but they may want to deal with another explorer, a tourism boom. meteorite hunters, yes, they exist, are booking a trip to the ural mountains to see what's left after the once in a life time event. no way to know how many fragments of that meteor hit the ground after it blew up, but it could be very profitable, apparently. >>> to the vatican where 100,000 faithful packed st. peter's square this morning because, of course, it was pope benedict xvi's first sunday blessing since he announced his retirement. and his second to last before he leaves the papacy february 28th. now, the pope recalled the temptation of jesus. he talked about the, quote, decisive moments of our lives. so for a lot of people it surely you would think called to mind the pope's own ve

. >> take that, fly home to miami, go to the everglades, take a friend in a canoe and let him step inoot python. >> oh, my lord. >> kill those snakes in the everglades! >> how did we get there? >> we will see chuck at 9:00 a.m. on the d"the daily rundown" this guy is one of our favorites, one of the funniest actors on tv stopping by the set. >> god, that was some party last night. >> i'm just glad you made it home safely. >> i don't even remember leaving the party. >> i think i got all tipsy. >> tipsy, you were like all mad men. >> i was hoping i dreamt that. >> come on, like you never had a few cocktails inside a cherry kool-aid. >> modern family's jesse tyler ferguson will be here. more "morning joe" when we come back. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are

experts estimate even more than 100,000 pythons live in the everglades.n me up for that competition. what are you doing today? >> going to catch a 14-footer. >> lot of respect for those guys. people are going to go out and do something else. and bring the jacket? >> as they should. light jacket perhaps. we will shave off a few degrees over what we felt saturday afternoon. anywhere from three to 6 degrees. this morning, it is a chilly start as well. if you are heading out to the farmer's markets and dip noog the 30s. santa rosa, napa valley. and livermore. around the bay. mid-40s to about 50 degrees or so in oakland. near san francisco and get knowing the 9:00 hour. shades of purple, looking at upper 40s to near 50 degrees. near oakley and san leandro. and the fog is now gone. upper 40s to low 50s and for the lunch hour. upper 50s to near 60 degrees expected. and 63 in oakland. and in san francisco. low 60s. and san jose and napa valley. and east bay, you are looking at 65 for concord today. extended forecast. temperatures will drop off. president's day in

more than 1600 people took part in the everglades python challenge. they caught only 68 pythons. state officials have been trying to curb florida's population of nonnative snakes. >> just 6 #? >> apparently they're really difficult to shoot. >> let someone else try to catch them. big news in entertainment. michael jackson's eldest son prince may be the next king of entertainment news. the 16-year-old has become a guest correspondent on "entertainment tonight." his first assign am, interviewing the stars of "oz: the great and powerful." welcome to the business, prince. >>> so missing at sea, the search under way after a small boat and its crew vanishes. >>> and the whole world waiting on a royal revelation. brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen. it is coming, the duchess of cambridge about to show off her baby bump for the first time. we're live in london coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay alive... but feel alive. the new c-class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz through and through.

preserved the crown jewels of our nation, from the crown of the continent in montana, to the florida everglades to the statue of liberty. i'm proud of our historic work and perhaps more proud of this than almost anything else, for the nation's first americans, from resolving the long-standing conflicts like cobel, you have given credibility, mr. president, to the proposition that the nation's first americans too will share in the american dream. mr. president, my parents pushed their eight children to become first generation college graduates and taught us that anything was possible in this nation of ours. as your secretary of interior, you have given to me the opportunity to prove them right. and to achieve that american dream. and for that, hope, my wife and my entire family will be eternally grateful to you. today, mr. president, i'm also proud to stand with you here as you announce your selection of an outstanding person to be your nominee for secretary of interior. sally jewell knows firsthand the extricable link between conservation and the economy. sally was a key contributor to you and

subsidies, water subsidies by the department of interior, sugar subsidies have greatly damaged the everglades in florida. there are many other examples. number seven, many federal programs as everyone knows are mismanaged and fraud ridden. this is nothing new. if you look at some of the oldest federal programs, even in a 19th century, there was a scandal after scandal with federal spending programs. army corps of engineers projects for example, back 150 years were scandal plagued. they ran over budget. they were porkbarrel. these problems are nothing new in washington. they go right back to the beginning. and, finally, number a, many federal programs simply don't work. you can look, for example, at a federal job training programs which were put in place by john f. kennedy half a century ago. these programs have never work. every decade or so the gao comes along and find essentially that they don't work. and again these sorts of problems go back many, many decades. if you look at some of the oldest subsidy programs that are pumped up by the bureau of indian affairs. aside from the reservations

from the crown of the continent in montana to the florida everglades to the statue of liberty. i'm proud of our historic work and perhaps more proud of this than almost anything else for the nation's first americans. from resolving the longstanding conflicts like cobell, to delivering clean drinking water to the navajo nation, you've given credibility, mr. president, to the proposition that the nation's first americans, too, will share in the american dream. mr. president, my parents pushed their eight children to become first generation college graduates and taught us that anything was possible in this nation of ours. as your secretary of interior, you have given to me the opportunity to prove them right and to achieve that american dream, and for that, hope, my entire family will be eternally grateful to you. today, mr. president, i'm also proud to stand with you here as you announce your selection of an outstanding person to be your nominee for secretary of interior. sally jewell knows firsthand the inextricable link between conservation and the economy. sally was a key cont