the galapagos islands on my short list.r as the weather today, yesterday, another brutal day in southern new england. cold and dreary. that has exited. still clouds left but the rain is down here in the carolinas. not a pretty morning for the early golf round in myrtle beach. probably rained out. wilmington same for you. raleigh scattered showers and storms and will continue throughout the day. the wider view shows one cluster of strong storms and all the severe weather today, the bad weather, tornadoes, damaging wind, hail will be in the central plains. one strong line of storms approaching the omaha area starting to weaken. kansas city we'll try to watch that as it approaches you. that's starting to week. additional strong storms nebraska wyoming and colorado today. two areas of enhanced, the orange, that looks like wind damage threat possible for kansas city towards topeka. if we're going to get tornadoes likely they will be in areas from denver northwards up into wyoming. we'll have to watch that towards cheyenne later

. >> i learned a lot recently from peter grant, biologists who worked in the galapagos islands, they spent 20 years living on one island in the galapagos and got not to know every bird there personally. to understand the inherited characteristics, particularly the beat from one generation to the next. in conclusion, which came as of big surprise to them and thus is it goes very fast he didn't stay long enough to see evolution happening. these species seem to be finches which darwin observed actually do evolve from year to year from decade to decade. darwin started life as a it geologist, he tended to think in geological terms. everything had to be slow. he had the notion that evolution was always millions of years but in reality that is not true. as the -- in a very practical way you can in fact evolve species this is natural selection, nothing artificial, variation of finishes from year to year essentials because these islands have a very rapid and quite abrupt fluctuations of climate one year will be wet and the next year will be dry. that makes a big difference to the birds, food

the quovrt slump in a long long time phillies lost 2323 out of last 2 games even phanatics friends galapagos gang they can't take it they're living gets ugly against st. louis. in the 6th randall three young homer after aaron harang. a phils starter has not won inal moingt a month. it gets worse much, much worse cards score four month in 8th. they allowed 2 runs in last to two games against st. louis. yes it's hard to watch and things are going much better though down in d.c.. washington nagales star shows a no hitter tonight. sherzers comes one batter away from a no hitter. he hangs on for the no-no. sherzer is on fire how about this in last two starts allowed one hit and no runs and 26 strikeouts watch out phillies he's next. he's coming for the fill liz next friday next start citizens bank park. >> just because you're close two strikes and one strike away from perfect game a no hitner front of the fandz everybody cheering behind my it's nothing better there's nothing good luck goting chocolate out of his hair. ron text tall hits with big in the draft. don't expect gm to trade 7 hnl overal

. >> they arethe video released from galapagos shows volcano lava rolling down the mountain. for more on these stories go to our website www.aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, the actor. wendell pierce >> the first line of my obituary will be, wendell pierce who's known for playing bunk moreland, the detective on the wire, dies today at 110. >> he's best known perhaps for his role in the hbo crime drama the wire but pierce , who grew up in the historic

so i followed that up with a book on the galapagos island. but i dealt -- not focused on darwin's work there but all the other scientific work done, and a lot of it i researched wright in this building because this is named for allen hancock and allen hancock, and the early usc was the main funder along with stanford, of research in the galapagos island and allen hancock would take his ship there every year, and so i got to read about that and learn all about that. and then similarly with the 1800 book the 1800 election book, because no one ever unpacked the 1800 election book as a current event, such as making of the president in 1960, and doing it that way rather than in a broad scope. looking for gaps in the literature in the historical literature was -- and that's how i came to the washington book. i never thought i'd write a book about george washington but what it was for years i taught american history at university of georgia for years, some when you teach american history as the survey card, you spend a couple days on the american re

. >>> also new video from the galapagos goes islands. it shows spectacular images of the wolf volcano spewing lava into the ocean. erupting last week for the first time in 33 years. authorities say the lava flow potions no risk of pink iguanas. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. >> that happens in hawaii too. >> how interesting, though. >> you can do that occasionally in hawaii the big island has more volcanoes that go into the ocean. they do boat tours. that's on the short list. good morning, everyone. here is the deal the only really horrible weather this morning is out here in areas of kansas and nebraska still a little bit of shower activity in washington state. by far the worst is kansas city st. joseph lightning strikes with this line of storms. it's fired back after dying off a little bit. iowa and missouri the worst in the country. let me take you through the jet stream. the weather pattern shifted in the last days. we're getting very warm from phoenix, all the way back to albuquerque, el paso. the cool weather on the eastern

abundant resources, coco's island is a jewel of hope in an overfished ocean, hammer head tigers galapagoswhite tipped reef sharks room freelien the waters a rare breeding ground for the threatened species. annest mated 100 million sharks are killed every year for their fins and meat. an unquenchable demand for shashgdz could lead to the eventual collapse of ocean eco systems around the world. >> the problem with the ocean, sure it is a problem for whales a problem for sharks and shrimp and all the bycatches. it is a problem for people. it is a problem for us. >> reporter: while humans are most certainly the cause of the problem we may also be the solution. >> protecting the ocean is the best investment we could possibly make at this point in history. >> reporter: as the the team geared up for the first dive nicholas got a quick lesson in shark behavior. >> when you go into the ocean you are going into their home. imagine going into an african savannah. there are lions. these are like the lions. you want to look around like a predator looks around. >> do not act as a prey. >> do not act as

. >>> fire meets water on the galapagos islands. this video shows the lava flowing into the ocean and it erupted last week. as you can see it is not done spewing the molten lava just yet. >>> and american pharoah has made its way to new york. the horse arrived at belmont park this weekend ahead of this weekend's stakes race. american pharoah is in the home stretch of a place in history. if he can win the belmont stakes, he'll be only the 12th horse to earn the triple crown and it has been 37 years since a horse has won all three races. >>> this is a yellow alert day. now here is wusa 9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >>> so we have the alert going, but it is not going to be quite as significant as last night. >> we were a little busy. it is just light rain or showers. actually that is kind of moving out and good news for the nats' game. it is cool but they will get the second game in, no doubt. let's talk about the three- degree guarantee. we went for a high of 72. it is always national airport and it is always a 24-hou

the video released from galapagos shows volcano lava rolling down the mountain. for more on these stories go to our website www.aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, the actor. wendell pierce >> the first line of my obituary will be, wendell pierce who's known for playing bunk moreland, the detective on the wire, dies today at 110. >> he's best known perhaps for his role in the hbo crime drama the wire but pierce , who grew up in the historic african american neighborhood of pontchartrain park in new orleans is dedicated to rebuilding the area destroyed by hurricane katrina, 10 years ago. >> i knew that for my generation, we owed it to my parents generation. to make sure it came back. >> the actor also recently starred in the film selma, half a century after the civil right march, pierce said he stood on the symbolic edmund pettus bridge and reflected on the movement. >> all the souls at the bottom of that alabama river saying "just tell us the way" "make sure they don't forget us"... >> when a critic said, the decision to wear an "i can't breathe" t

the views are dazzling in the galapagos islands off ecuador where the wolf volcano has been-- look atmore than a week. tourists got a close look from their boat as lava flowed from the mile-high peak to the ocean below. the volcano is far from any populated areas. folks in south dakota witnessed something spectacular in the sky last night a super cell north of rapid city. time-lapse video shows the cloud spipping in a circle as it parked overhead. as much as eight inches of rain fell along with hail the size of baseballs. in a moment, victory in a battle that dates back to world world war i to honor two of its heroes. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends. three jobs. you're like "nothing can replace brad!" then liberty mutual calls. and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement, we'll pay for a car that's a model year newer with 15,000 fewer miles than your old one. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. making a fist something we do to show resolve. to defend ourselves. to declare victory. so cvs heal

the star of the san diego zoo since 91930s, speed hailed from a galapagos islands works was believedmaking him a contemporary of abraham lincoln and queen victoria. this zoo video shows him in happier times. >> speed is our largest tortoise about 617 pounds. you can see -- he's tucked into his shell. >> in a long ago abandoned tradition children were actually allowed to ride on the back of the tortoises sadly as with humans time and tide wait for no tortoise. we're told arthritis and other ailments had been tormenting speed for quite some time. he tried physical therapy to acupuncture. finally came decision this past friday to oughtize speed. his life's journey over. we pause the long life of the tortoise, speed. 150 years we're told. he made the most of growing old. ♪ still to come. legendary pat boone. but first, moving day at the home. >> how long were you planning on living here? >> the rest of my life. ♪ hi! what happened to your hair? i got it. walgreens has all you need to keep it all under control. from a little touch-up... come on, guys! to finding that perfect finishing tou

. >> lava is flowing fro the volcano in galapagos park. i want to sigh the pink iguanas? toll gist. >> who are you? >> this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 presents by subway. >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king. norah o'donnell and jeff glor of our our digital network cbsn. >>> david wright was arrested last night in everett, massachusetts, hours after boston police killed usaama are sasaama rahim rahim. >> investigators say they've been watching him for months. he wanted to target here in the united states. >>> the world of soccer will face a huge challenge. sepp blatter plans to resign. he had been elected to the post four days earlier. >> cbs news learns they're looking into the broadgations against top fee ta officials. roger is with "men in blazers." great to have you back. it's great to be in america. >> because? >> i know your country has a history of overthrowing dictators. a week ago the they say they're going to take sep blalter down. english media va been trying to take him down for decades. you took him down in a week. >> sepp blatter speaks with an interviewe

vonnie: the number one video, the galapagos islands. a volcano began spewing lava into the ocean.cted -- it erupted for the first time in 30 years. the species of pink iguana that live on the volcano remained safe for now. brendan: i love it when we get these videos. it is "bloomberg surveillance and volcanology report." coming up, it has been the 12 days of fifa christmas. we keep learning new news. we will go to somebody who understands fifa from the inside and left in disgust. what does the organization really need to do to get clean? we will talk to someone after the break. this is "bloomberg surveillance ," on bloomberg television streaming on your tablet, your phone, and bloomberg.com. good morning. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." let's get to top headlines. here is vonnie quinn. vonnie: it was a bad day for amtrak tuesday at a congressional hearing. the ceo took response ability for last month fatal derailment in philadelphia. he also promised amtrak would install technology that could have prevented the accident. in jacksonville, florida an amtrak

. >> lava is flowing in the galapagos national park. >> i want to go just to see the pink iguanas. >>mally they're green. [ laughter ] >> who are you? what are you doing here? >> identify yourself sir. >> chuck glor reporting for duty. >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king norah o'donnell and jeff glor. sources tell cbs news that david ride was arrested in ef rat, massachusetts, hours after boston police killed rahim. >> they say he wanted to behead a police officer. police shot him after he threatened them with a knife. >> long-time fifa president sepp blatter announced yesterday he plans to resign. he had been re-elected to the post just four days earlier. >> american investigators are looking at blatter in their investigation against tom fifa officials. roger is a co-host of "men in blazers." welcome back. >> being an englishman i know since 1776 your country has a history of overthrowing dictators. a week ago, the fbi, the d.o.j. the irs said we are going to take fifa down and a week later, he's fall i don't know. english authorities have been trying to do it for decades. >> he said

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. >> i went to the galapagos islands to study money. energy is the currency of nature.ey that gets traded? salt. money when you boil it down gives us the calories we need to survive. >> so at the gets to -- i want to skip to one. number three. money is like cocaine. stimulating parts of the brain the same way that it does. >> they look the same to the brain. the part of the brain that activates is a neuroeconomist. i brought one to wall street and introduced him to hedge fund leaders in of the world. they wanted to know how to use brain scans. neuroeconomics is going to be the next province. >> but cocaine shows up on money too. >> it does. >> that was not such a stretch. but the idea that the same parts of the brain are stimulated as cocaine from money, it shows there's this internal natural process. >> it gets us excited. they've showed men pictures of naked women, dead bodies and money. what gets the most excitement? money. >> all right. number four. touching money numbs your pain. >> it does. actually in one study they asked people to count 80 pieces of paper, blank