jewel is 4-year-olds old and what year links, fern and herbie.ter is going away and they're awake. jewel is going to climb out of the den. lily is 6 years old. she's actually the other bear's sister. she has two 11-week-old cubs, eli and el ly. >> elly's coordination is not altogether there, which makes for a very cute video. >> i really like this, you would never be able to hang out with a bear to observe their behavior. >> these three bears were picked to live in a cave, have their lives taped and watched by a bunch of strangers. the true story, the real world with bears. >> are some wild antics that go on, like nipple fights. apparently when they feed off mom, they fight over nipples. it gets more violent. >> does one taste better or yield more milk? >> that's the question we will ask of dr. lynn rodgers, we have him via skype. welcome to the show. >> it's been fun already. >> tell us about these web cams. >> we started doing it in 2010, the reason was because of advances of technology, to learn about the half of bear lake that is the least ob

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. >> this is the field of fennel and you'll notice it's got a nice white bulb and a beautiful fern. and, really, all the plant's useable in cooking. >> cooking with it is one thing, but just getting people to try it is the first thing farmers like the d'arrigos hope to do. recently, they teamed up with local chef todd fisher and, together, the farming team and the cooking whiz whipped up new recipes for some old favorites. and in the end they came up with a whole new way to get people to eat their veggies. >> to see the realization on people's face when you prepare it properly and they go, wow, this is something that i--wow, i really like this now, as opposed to this astringent, bitter vegetable. so, i like working with it because it's a challenge for me as a chef, but it's also so gratifying to see a guest enjoy something that ty may not have otherwise had the opportunity to try. well, this is our--the rapi-deparini, so, it's got the rapini and the caramelized fennel in there done in that low-fat yogurt, so it's really nice and light and vibrant, kind of a twist on a classic french

our planet so a tremendous growth in plant life was covered in a dense matter of vegetation mostly ferns and this was before trees it even evolved and in many cases rose hundreds of feet into the air this vegetation created groundcover of rotting and dead plant matter that ultimately became hundreds to thousands of feet deep as the vegetation continued to grow it trapped more and more carbon from the atmosphere at the same time the earth's oceans which cover three quarters of the planet's surface were also experiencing an explosion of plant growth mostly in the form of algae and other microscopic plants like the land plants the algae and the other microscopic ocean plants captured the energy of the sun's your photosynthesis and converted atmospheric carbon dioxide into carbohydrate plant matter and then died and settled to the bottom of the ocean floor but three hundred million years later a massive disaster occurred possibly from a collision with an asteroid it caused an explosion in tectonic activity that tore apart of the continent and jia and forever changed the planetary environment

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the old ferry building and fern liz. -- ferries. and that was the main transportation system around the bay. are ferries making a come back? >> slowly. they definitely saw their hayday fade away. you have the racks going under the ferry building. second to charring crossing, london was a major ferry passage way. and since then, yeah, ever since actually loma-prieta, there's been somewhat of a resurgence very small compared to what it was in its height. >> a fire boat. we still have a couple of fire boats. in fact, after loma-prieta earthquake, the phoenix which is the boat on the right, went and pumped water out of the bay into the portable water supply system, it's called. portable water supply system up into the marina. and that water was what was used to put out the fires in the marina. so based on that experience, instead of selling the phoenix, which was the intent of the city at that time, the city actually went out and they bought the guardian from surplus, i think it was from seattle, is that right? and they brought in the s

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hey fern. the junk drawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm.m running away. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> welcome back. breaking news. earlier we reported the jobs report was out with a dismal 88,000 new jobs, half of what was expected and we're seeing a response on the markets. dow down about 150 points. fluctuates by the minute. a closer look at the markets and if indeed there is a correlation between the robs report and what we're seeing with the money markets. >>> onto politics now, public opinion in favor of legalizing marijuana, it's an all-time high. for the first time since polling began on the issue, more people say that marijuana should be legal than those who say it should by illegal. 52% say it should be legalized in the pew research poll. voters approved making marijuana legal in colorado and washington state. maybe not a surprise since support for legalizing pot has grown among nearly every demographic since 2010. does this mean the tide is turning? joining me is anna navarro, an

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hey fern. the junkrawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm.y. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. martha: supermodel heidi klum acting more like a superhero. she dove into the ocean to save her 7-year-old son who got caught in a rip tide. a wave knocked them over. they were on vacation in hawaii. the "project runway" star said a wave came out of nowhere with clearly happens t knocked over him and two nan -- nannies. she was there with all of her children. her bodyguard boyfriend came in to help. she credits her son as being a strong swimmer. they got out of the water safely. based like any mother would. you see them going this way and water is moving and you get scared. bill: you have four nannies. martha: yes, i have a whole team. bill: she has two. martha: including our resident lifeguard who travels everywhere with us as well. bill: that too. don't forget him. 23 past now. >>> so a judge has cleared the way for a large u.s. city to become this largest american city actually to go broke and declare b

brothers had six more explosives under the pressure cooker and five pipe bombs. 11-year-old aaron fernrial. if it was comfort he sought, he got it. >> this is a little more like home. >> reporter: and 11 days on from the attacks, there is this survivor story. >> i felt like my foot was on fire. i knew i couldn't stand up. and i -- i didn't know what to do. i was just screaming, somebody please help me. and i was thinking, who's going to help me? >> reporter: four people did, then heather abbott had to make a decision she thought she never would. keep her left foot, mangled by the explosion, or have it removed. >> if someone had told me that i was going to have half a leg, basically, at the age of 38 before this happened, i think i would have never believed it, i think i would have been devastated, i think i'm going to be able to live my life in a normal way eventually when i get that permanent prosthesis. >> reporter: and finally one more sign of boston's strength. marathon sports, site of the first bombing, tore down the paper and opened its doors. runners welcomed once again. and, jo

hey fern. the junk drawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm.o you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ >>> welcome back to weekends with al elecex witt. secretary of state john kerry has left on a nine-day diplomatic trip to take him to the middle east for the third time in two weeks. his first stop, turkey. kerry will go to asia. this morning's departure was delayed three hours because of a problem with the plane's door. >>> in kazakhstan, a second day of talks on iran's nuclear program wrapped up with no agreement and no more talks scheduled. the u.s. and five other world powers negotiated with iran about cutting back on enriching ura

hey fern. the junk drawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm. that's it, i'm running away. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> welcome back. as you know, the march jobs report is due out in about two hours. our next guest is flagging a possible down side surprise for the report. thanks for coming in, allen. iconic. before the -- should i go on? >> don't. stop. don't. stop. don't stop, don't stop. >>> wednesday, adp was a little weak. and yesterday another claims number that was disappointed. did that go into your thinking? >> a little bit. we had a lot of upside numbers last month. motion pictures and sound was big. >> we're worried about swooning. >> no. not going to swoon. look what's going on in japan. >> what about -- >> no, the sequester is $85 billion. cuts and appropriations, spending cuts are $45 billion this year. it's a $16 trillion economy with 40 to 45. >> it's not going to help, though, and those notices are going out in april, most the last time in march. >> what does hurt is the increa

hey fern. the junk drawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm.no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> welcome back, everybody. if you are just he getting up to speed this morning, here is the latest at the boston marathon. three are dead. 126 being treated. investigators still combing through the debris. pete williams reports that investigators know for certain this attack involved just two bombs. several other packages were deemed suspicious. it is coming from nbc pete williams. a senior law enforcement official says it appears there were two unbloweded devices. just two that went off. police are studying surveillance to see if they can see anybody with packages where the bombs went off. there is a video of someone carrying two backpacks but it is too early to know whether that was related to the attack. >> social media played a huge role in the last 24 hours. the aftermath of the bombings at the boston marathon. boston police confirmed the explosions in a tweet at 3:39 p.m. eastern time and provided updates

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