>> not the galapagos but only 7% of congressmen have had their passport stamped outside of canada and mexico, yet we are talk about trillions of dollars. i want my congress people to have a concept of the world outside of possess tetopeka or . i want them to understand a him bit of the world and you have to travel. >> paris, middle east. brenda: it may take more than a trip to have the knowledge. >> you need to travel. brenda: pat, you are less charitable than toby is. >> i think it is that the spending was up tenfold the past decade so that means either the u.s. has become 10 times more int interconnected in the global economy in the past decade -- no -- or people are just spending more and traveling more than they need to. getting that foreign exposure is fine, but again doing it in a rational fashion which probably doesn't include turtles is a better way to do it. brenda: up 50% the last two years. thanks, guys. julia, thank you. we appreciate your being here. do you want to really know how good these guys are at picking stocks? stay tuned. we have their best. we have their best. i

. >> lots of activities and assateague is the national seashore like a mini galapagos. you'll see the wildlife and the wild ponies that roam the beaches. this as great natural history getaway for the whole family. >> is it expensive? can i do this on a budget? >> very easy to do it. >> is it expensive? >> plenty of places to stay and little b&b called miss molly's. lots of accommodations to choose from. >> i understand you have a road trip that is a personal favorite. >> highway 1 in california, that's where i'm from. this is a trip everybody should do. start up in l.a. and go to san francisco and on the way you'll see the classic beach town of santa cruz and the redwood groves. this is a once in a lifetime trip. the road from l.a. up to san francisco. >> can we talk about wine regions for a second. if you're from california you know napa and you know the prices and it is very expensive. you have a great idea that won't break your budget. >> michigan. >> michigan. >> the leelanau peninsula. there are dozens of wineries that growing hundreds of acres of grapes up there,

. >> where you'll be staying and lots of activities but asateague is like a mini galapagos. dolphins off the shore most importantly the wild phone ponies that roam the beach there. a great natural history get away for the whole family. >> is it expensive? can i do it on a budget? >> very easy. plenty of places to stay. a budg a b & b, lots to choose from. >> a road trip, personal favorite? >> the pacific coast highway. highway 1 in california, where i'm from. this is a trip everybody should do start in l.a. go up to san francisco on the way you'll see hearst castle, big cliffs into the redwood grove. a once in a lifetime trip. the road from l.a. up to san francisco. >> of course, the problem is really finding affordable digs. on this trip it can be tough. what's your suggestion? i. think camping. there are tons of camp grounds along the way. spend less than $50 for a great campsite, sometimes with an ocean view. >> okay pap great idea. i've done it myself. gorgeous. absolutely beautiful. can we talk about wine regions for a second? if you're from california you know napa. yo

get to participate, however, the great american fish count goes on every year, and it includes the galapagosands, the state of hawaii, and other areas. they cannot all of the fish that they see, and the data will be used for policy decisions, such as regulations on overfishing has as well as environmental damage that humans are doing to the -- overfishing as well as environmental damage that humans are doing to the rreefs. -- reefs. what they do is they do not seriously count them down one, two, three, four you are, fought. what they do is -- four, five. what they do is "few" or "many," etc. shepard: anything weird that we did not know about? >> never before has the spiny flounder been seen in the florida keys. and the orange sea cucumbers starfish, typically divers see abundant numbers of those. so far this month, they have seen none. scientists are going to have to discover what is happening up there on puget sound. shepard: phil keating, thank you. here is one story that will make you feel good, or at least, so says the prompter. a pet is back home. i feel better now, don't you, jennifer?

coastline, in the caribbean, around the galapagos islands and hawaii. >> because as much as we know, there is still that much more that we don't know. >> rather than just diving and taking pictures, i'm taking inventory. i'm contributing something to this big picture. it's really kind of cool. >> and already a few surprises. the orange sea cucumber starfish, normally abun dent in the puget sound off seattle not there this year. here in florida, the spiney flounder for the first time has been spotted living in the florida keys. so now the question for scientists -- how come? shepard: good question. phil keating, thanks. i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. the u.s. military getting involved with a battle against h1n1. fox news can now confirm the military has taken steps toward setting up possible response teams toward a serious outbreak this fall, meaning send military personnel out. the defense secretary is expected to sign the former order for those teams soon. the fed estimates h1n1 has already infected more than a

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five eggs were found in his pen at galapagos island this week. he is said to be the last tortoise on his kind. they have been trying to mate him since 1993. they will know in september if the eggs will actually hatch. they are now in an incubator. >>> a little girl was treated like a princess for a day. some generous people helped make her dreams come true. -d-d-d-d-dd >>> happy friday, good morning to you. i'm natasha curry in for robin meade. so glad you could join us. here's the stories making headlines on morning express. >>> an investigation that's taken several years has led to a big catch in new jersey. we're getting the gritty details in a wide-ranging political corruption case that has mayors, even rabbis in trouble. >>> president obama is not backing down from his statement regarding a prominent african-american harvard professor. plus -- >>> >> he is my daughter's angel. he came out of nowhere, and anyone watching that video would know that. >> a quick-thinking driver helped save this little girl from a burning car. we've got more on t