darwin was just in love with humboldt because humboldt wrote about his travels. darwin says they don't know that i would have gone to the new world if it hadn't been for humboldt. but when he was offered this position, he had argued that humboldt. davis translated works she travels when darwin was about 16 i think. so there is an interesting connection between those two are graciously curious men. >> host: this book is different the post of your books. is that fair? >> guest: . definitely so. once i retired i realized i didn't have to be a scholar. i didn't have to write about 17th and 18th century america. i could go on my curiosity. these are written for the general public really. i draw on other scholars, not that they are inaccurate, but my idea is to reveal a world that i think would be interesting to a lot of people. >> host: you write in "shores of knowledge" that charles darwin's lesser-known book, descent of man was pretty significant and we don't concentrate on that. >> guest: no, we don't. it's very interesting. i just finished another study of darwin

. >> host: who was alexander humboldt? >> a fascinating man. he is a german who becomes financially independent when his mother dies and then it is like now like to be as curious as i want it to spend five years most and northern south america and it is fascinating by nature and by climate in the of magnetism coming down with the equipment all these things as which he can measure the tide the water how it changes to be interested how plant life changes he is the world's first ecologist he was interested to show the unity and diversity and how is affected by climate and natural forces. and then to spend five years collecting information and then going back home actually he went to paris to produce a volume after volume which explains everything he knows about the world. >> host: how you draw a line between him and the 18th century and christopher columbus? >> guest: there are very different kinds of men. i think he was very shrewd and determined and tough but he was brilliant. christopher, this insisting that cuba was japan so he did not say wow

but alexander humboldt's is fascinating. he is chairman who becomes financially independent and his mother dies thank you sucked his job and it is like saying now i can be as curious as i want and he travels to america and spends five years and is fascinated by nature by the unity the climate and is just burgeoned down with the equipment and all these things that he can measure and then becomes interested how plant life changes in really the world's first ecologist he was interested to show that unity and how it is affected by climate or other natural forces he spent five years collecting this information and then would produce volume after volume called kosmos which explains everything he knows about the world. >> host: how do you draw a line between him and the 18th century and christopher columbus? >> there very differing kinds of men. i don't think christopher columbus was brilliant he was shrewd and brilliant and tough but i don't think christopher columbus was that carious he did not say wow. he did not have a lot of c

this is a picture here of the humboldt team in the 1880s.bud fowler, who was first african-american po play minor league baseball played at topeka in 1886, and there was another gentleman by the name of burt wakefield who was out of troy, kansas, a guy by the name of -- his name was jones, burt jones, and he was from acheson, and they played in the kansas state league right up until 1899. so kansas was one of the last leagues to include african-american players. and a lot of people weren't aware of this knowledge. this is the earliest pike tour i have found of an integrated team in the state of kansas. now, these games, there were always scouts from other cities trying to figure out how they could beat the monarchs. in this particular article i saw a reference to the manager coming over from manhattan to scout the kansas city monarchs because they were going to be playing them and he wanted to see how they could beat the monarchs. he scouts the monarchs which is kind of interesting because you wouldn't think that people were actually scoutin

m this is a picture here of the humboldt team in the 1880s.here of course, bud fowler who was the first african-american to play minor league baseball, played at topeka in 1886. and there was another gentleman by the name of burt wakefield who was out of troy, kansas. a guy by the name of -- his name was jones, burt jones.jones, he was from atchison. he wa and they played in the kansas an state league up to 1899. i so kansas was one of the last leagues to include african-american players. and a lot of people weren't rent aware of this knowledge.oun but this is the earliest picture i've found of an integrated team in the state of kansas. now these games, there were ties always scouts from other citiesw trying to figure out how they could beat the monarchs. so in this particular article here thatar appeared in the chri "monahan morning chronicle," i saw a -- "manhattan morning chronicle," i saw an article about scouting the monarchs. they were going to be playing e them and wanted to see how they could beat the monarchs. he scouts the monarchs w

miller may be going to the humboldt county area, specifically the petrolia area, because that's where raised and was very familiar with that area of humboldt county. >> petrolia is a small town, population around 600, but those people are spread out over 30 or 40 miles, so nobody really has neighbors, but everyone knows everybody because it's a small town. ♪ >> he was from here. he went to school here, grammar school, everything. so most of the older people in town remember him and know him and know what kind of a person that he has been. >> shane miller did quite well for himself in the marijuana world. has numerous properties, money wasn't a problem for him. >> allegedly, you know, he played in the methamphetamine world. possibly he was a user of meth, probably mushrooms. he was a gun fanatic. >> of all the towns around here, people know of him or have known him since he was little. most people we talked to about him said he's a scary guy and is definitely very violent. >> about 16 hours after the homicides were discovered, around noon, there was a sighting of mr. miller in his vehi

tyson young was spotted parked on the side of the road in humboldt redwood state park. a passerby tried to wake him and noticed the beer can between his legs. the man snapped this picture and called 9-1-1, but before they arrived he drove off. he was arrested and on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. >>> we noticed something missing on the front of levi stadium, the levis. the sign is up and you can see it says stadium, but the levis logo is missing. we put a call into the niners and they said the sign is down for naint mens and did not -- maintenance and did not elaborate. >> the labor day weekend is officially here. >> finally, and it started with a beautiful sunset to neat. this is the view and that is viking from our emeryville camera. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with your holiday forecast. hi, sandhya. >> i want to show you something even more spectacular. this is a sunset sent to me by twitter. it was just absolutely spectacular. thank you for that picture and please keep them coming. looking at doppler live 7hd and you can s

tyson young was spotted parked on the side of the road in humboldt redwood state park. a passerby tried to wake him and noticed the beer can between his legs. the man snapped this picture and called 9-1-1, but before they arrived he drove off. he was arrested and on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. >>> we noticed something missing on the front of levi stadium, the levis. the sign is up and you can see it says stadium, but the levis logo is missing. we put a call into the niners and they said the sign is down for naint mens and did not -- maintenance and did not elaborate. >> the labor day weekend is officially here. >> finally, and it started with a beautiful sunset to neat. this is the view and that is viking from our emeryville camera. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with your holiday forecast. hi, sandhya. >> i want to show you something even more spectacular. this is a sunset sent to me by twitter. it was just absolutely spectacular. thank you for that picture and please keep them coming. looking at doppler live 7hd and you can s

tyson young was spotted parked on the side of the road in humboldt redwood state park.a passerby tried to wake him and noticed the beer can between his legs. the man snapped this picture and called 9-1-1, but before they arrived he drove off. he was arrested and on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. >>> we noticed something missing on the front of levi stadium, the levis. the sign is up and you can see it says stadium, but the levis logo is missing. we put a call into the niners and they said the sign is down for naint mens and did not -- maintenance and did not elaborate. >> the labor day weekend is officially here. >> finally, and it started with a beautiful sunset to neat. this is the view and that is viking from our emeryville camera. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with your holiday forecast. hi, sandhya. >> i want to show you something even more spectacular. this is a sunset sent to me by twitter. it was just absolutely spectacular. thank you for that picture and please keep them coming. looking at doppler live 7hd and you can se

the system is up near humboldt county that went through and some of the system is inching forward. higher clouds more likely friday. forget the 84 in walnut creek. that's not right. but 78 in livermore is. that's down 5 from this time yesterday. concord, 76. down 4. fairfield is at 80. but 72 santa rosa to 71 san jose. oakland, 67 and san francisco 64. most locations are about 4, 5 degrees below where they were at this time. lake county, already 87. 82 calistoga. they were down to 52. penitentiary says 72 and 70 up towards healdsburg. down to the south we have warmer air aloft. la honda dropped to 51. they are 71. foster city, nice 70. 68 palo alto airport. you get to menlo park, 74. los altos hills, 77. the delta breeze was up to 29. now it's fading away. yesterday it was calm and east. it's showing a westerly component and ten miles an hour. a north wind at concord, 18. it's west at oakland. kind of a westerly dreeks. 85 in reno. 85 in ukiah. 83 in sacramento. everyone is close. fog will be back tonight into tomorrow as the system moves into the north. a few degrees cooler today.

. >>> a photo has emerged of a state parks ranger arrested for drunk driving in humboldt county. take a look. you can see he's asleep and that's a beer can between his legs. he was parked on the avenue of the giants in redwood state park. the person who took the picture apparently tried to wake up the ranger but couldn't and called 911. chp arrested the ranger on dui charges. the state park's department has stripped him of his peace officer's status and placed him on leave. >>> for the first time in 15 years, a popular bay area tradition has been canceled. every december, tens of thousands fill the streets to watch the children's holiday parade. why it isn't coming back and the response from the community, those stories and more at 5:00. >>> well, thank you so much for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. we ininvite you -- invite you to check out our news app. have a great weekend. >> this is "the real winning edge." a young woman who fought her way through the scars of abuse and depression. a bmx rid

>> humboldt county. >> how you getting there? family picking you up?> yes. >> step there. >> i'm hoping this is the last time i'll ever be behind bars. hopefully this the last cage i get locked in. i'm ready to get out and start over. >> so, what are your chances you coming back and seeing us again? >> no, i'm done. >> you're done? you got -- >> i got a job. >> hooked up, everything? >> i got a lot of family support. >> all right, man. they tell me that, but then i see them come back in a few months, okay? they'll with you in a minute and process you out, okay? >> okay. >> this is the information on three strikes laws. make sure you read that before you go out. what i need you to do is sign your name here and print your name right underneath there for me. >> okay. i got $200 gate money, all right? i give you this money for the train station, all right? do you have any children? >> yes, i got a son. >> you have one son. how old is he? >> 18 months old. >> that's your best bet you don't come back. be a good role model for your son. okay? >> i will. >> al

authorities have identified the body found on a humboldt county river as an ex-convict.anhunt for shane miller began when his wife and daughters were found shot to death in their shasta county homes. his body was found not far from where his truck was located soon after the killings. no word on how he died. last month, miller was the subject of the cnn show, the hunt, with john walsh. >>> people in eastern shasta county ignoring mandatory evacuation orders. they are trying to protect their homes from an out-of- control wildfire. now, it's grown to almost 26,000 acres. still no containment. now, this fire has destroyed eight homes. many more are threatened. people in the area told a local news station, they are staying with their homes and pouring water on the property and clearing away dry brush. the fire was sparked by lightning. thursday night. firefighters from as far away as montana has been called in to help put out it. the california national guard tweeted this photo. it was taken at the fall river mills airport in shasta county. look at that enormous plume of smok

two days after a 14-year-old girl was raped in humboldt park, this man, mario geronimo- ocampo, goes to court this morning. police say geronimo is the man in this video... the man who grabbed the girl early saturday morning near california and division, pulled her into a secluded area, and assaulted her. geronimo is charged with criminal sexual assault and kidnapping. the u-s coast guard has suspended the search for a missing man who fell into lake michigan saturday night. 56-year-old daniel brown fell from a sailboat, about two miles from the shore. more than 20 searches were conducted over 98 square miles. police will now perform a recovery operation using sonar technology. american military officials are reporting successful air strikes against the islamist militants who have taken over much of iraq. central command says targeted airstrikes against "i-sis" destroyed three vehicles and damaged two others outside of the key city of irbil ... and iraqi authorities say american airpower helped rescue thousands of iraqis who had been trapped on a mountain. israel and hamas have agreed

. >>> a major marijuana operation has been uncovered in humboldt county. authorities discovered more than 10,000 marijuana plants growing on private property. the plants were 6 to 9 feet tall. deputies also noticed two pipelines drafting water from a nearby creek to those plants. >>> a 13 and a 14-year-old boy are under arrest, accused of going on a crime spree that police say included the beating death of a family's dog. ann reuben tells us how those teens were caught. >> they actually came to give me a card from the police. >> reporter: eric mckenzie came you home to find -- home to find the doors open, the home ransacked, and his beloved dog, sparky dying on the floor. he rushed sparky to the emergency clinic, where the 11- year-old chihuahua mix had to be put down. the mckenzie's believe, the golf club used to beat him was taken from hair garage. at least seven homes in their neighborhood were burglarized yesterday. and san jose already had two boys, ages 13 and 14 in custody. >> certainly concerning, not only to the officers here, but to the members o

>> well, the shasta county sheriffs and humboldt county sheriffs never gave up looking for shane millerbut the main search was called off. they had no clues. he's been out there over a year. so the shasta county sheriffs and the u.s. marshalls who were part of this manhunt said we have identified him by dental records. it's definitely shane miller. the body is pretty decomposed but he had i.d. on it. again, it's just wonderful. he was the first guy that i profiled on "the hunt." he was one of the reasons i came back after 25 years of "america's most wanted." we caught 1,200 bad guys and recovered 61 missing children. it was a great run. i thought maybe it's time to wrap that up. you know, i decided to come back on cnn. and this guy was one of the reasons. he is just a horrible, violent guy. cops say he cold bloodedly killed his wife tried to get away from him and go to shelter for abused women. and i say to women all over the country, you've got to get away from these guys before they hurt you. those two little girls, if you listen to that 911 call, one of those girls were begging for h

firefighters are blaming the effects of global warming, although humboldt county is also on fire which raises the possibility that maybe god is just trying to get high. we did get some rain last night which you would think would help out. instead there were mudslides, there were floods, dirty puddles. it was like a tgi friday's drinks menu. but i tell you something, this show must go on. we cannot be stopped by fire. kim kardashian is here tonight. make it easier to keep up with her when she's sitting right next to me. i'm excited to see her. believe it or not this is the first time i've seen kim since i was the flower girl at her wedding. kim and i, we both have baby daughters so i challenged her to a diaper changing contest. and she has accepted. so stick around for that. toronto mayor rob ford had a crazy weekend. they're all crazy. but on saturday, he was at the caribbean parade in toronto, annual festival, they have caribbean food, music, culture. see if you can spot the mayor in the crowd. let's see. see if you can -- no, i don't see him -- i don't see him -- oh, there he is. shi

we mention he was from the humboldt area and wade johnston steubenville, ohio. baseball,etired from he ran a bait and tackle store and specialized in selling arms. that's what he did after his living. to hitting a home run, rogan struck out 12 day. so abilene finally got a chance to see bullet rogan. but abilene did something that was a fee as well. the newspaper thought it was a great feat. so they wrote it up. to beaid it something proud of because he's considered one of the world's best pitchers pitcherp not the best in kansas or missouri, the world's best pitcher. they knew something back then about baseball. once again, we go back to foster's ledger and this is what we find. the monarchs take that day crowd,much that are $420. once again, you take a closer look and see the monarchs left here and this has to be a different secretary. that is definitely abilene. they don't play again until the eighth and they play against the st. louis stars will stop abilene made more money than the keep stressing i that because people keep wondering why they play these exhi

lighting up there while he just lit up the room and million megawatt spirit he was just a sweet humboldt guy. just a humble and just a loss to the bay area. . >> pam: like up the road is a perfect description when >> pam: he would light up the interview as well creek >> pam: he would light up the interview as well creek and no rush, andy. >> pam: he would light up the interview as well creek and come on. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five miles per hour to your serve. that ball wasn't in. get your eyes checked. help me out here. download the best mobile app today. so you can always have the advantage. chase. so you can with a newon: get a volkswagen turbo.ed reward card why are we so obsessed with turbo? because we like giving you power, but we also like giving you fuel efficiency. like the sporty jetta. and the turbocharged passat tdi® clean diesel. okay.. and the iconic beetle... and the powerful tiguan.

equals a cooler pattern here, more of an onshore push and a few high clouds and showers towards humboldtnty. there'll be some clouds moving into the north, especially into mendincino county, maybe up into northern sonoma county. morgan hill yesterday was 93. today we'll go 85, livermore was 90, we'll go 81. concord 88, today down to 79. santa rosa 74 today. a lot of low clouds up there, that equals a cooler pattern. coast and bay will be near average. it's the inland temps that will actually be a little bit below here. we'll go 71 in oakland, pretty good sized fog bank out there. 50s and 60s in santa rosa, 61, san jose 60. half moon bay 61. they have a south wind there. pacifica also 61, so is concord and walnut creek. crazy here. i should add real quick here. it just came across, kansas city, missouri, third fewest 90- degree days this summer. they've only had 10, the average is 41. that's a cool summer. so, again, i've had people from atlanta tell me this, from kansas city, up there, man, it's been a cool summer. not here, it's been a weird summer, it's been odd and humid for some. we'

. >> the professor of ecology at california's humboldt state was part of the first team to ever survey tops of these giant redwoods. >> when you can get out in the woods and particularly if you get up into the canopy in such a large organism, there is a point where you lose sight of yourself and a real calm that comes over. >> hundreds of feet above the ground, he counted more than 40 different sees cities of lichen from the redwood branches and he studies the tree's growth rates by taking core samples. >> you push a, punch a hole in the trumping and pull this trunk of wood out and it is revealed here. >> like looking at a history book. >> it is. that is what is cool about trees. they report record everything that happens to them in their rings. >> here is another one just like it. >> in all of this, the scientists and volunteers recorded more than 2,300 different types of plants and animals including an mountain lion all in san francisco's backyard. >> you don't have to be a professional scientist to do this. you can be a citizen scientist and discovering the biodiversity of the natio

. >> catherine: that's after his skeletal remains were found on the banks of a river in humboldt over the weekend. >> catherine: the remains were found about 2oo miles from his home, near an area where he grew up. >> catherine: miller was suspected of shooting his 34-year-old wife and the couple's 8 and 5-year-old daughters at their home on may 7th of last year. >> pam: next. >> pam: scrabble expanding its vocabulary. new words players will soon be able to score points with. >> pam: plus -- caught on camera. >> pam: surfers making new a friend in the waters. catch the waves. friend in the waters. catch the waves. can't say thank you enough. you have made my life special by being apart of it. (everyone) cheers! glad you made it buddy. thanks for inviting me. thanks again my friends. for everything, for all your help. through all life's milestones, our trusted advisors are with you every step of the way. congratulations! thanks for helping me plan for my retirement. you should come celebrate with us. i'd be honored. plan for your goals with advisors you know and trust. so you can celebr

. >>: this is seen by the humboldt and the space astronomers have given this a nickname called sparkymally start. this took a 11 billion years to reach earth. astronomers say a cluster well had the entire universe formed. >>: will have more on the african king who is turning heads at the u.s.. or what to the forecast for the upcoming weekend. it will have that for you along with a check on traffic hotspots. hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan in its class. introducing the all-new subaru legacy. it's not just a sedan. it's a subaru. >>: the bottom of the 17 types with buster posy. the giants go up 2 to 1. just a more no takes santiago to the last than the gap. this ties the game at 2. we go to the bottom of the ninth with two outs. he ticks this one in the cocktail pitch out. it's a walk off home run. bu

don't expect any rain out of this unless you are in humboldt kowng.her clouds move into northern sonoma and mendocino county. a little change in the pattern. yesterday looks to be the warmest day of the week. santa rosa was 83. that's exactly where they should be. today, 74. concord, 88. 79. livermore hit 90. 81 today. morgan hill, 93. today it be it -- it will be 85. 61 fremont also san jose state. the higher elevations once the low goes in, you bring in cooler air aloft and that will translate into a cooler pattern at the surface. the breeze is making for an interesting morning. south at san jose, south at half moon bay. so for some, it's very mild, especially on the san mateo coast. but for others, the west wind out to the delta makes it feel cooler. 48 in tahoe. 57 in utah. 63 chicago. came in, kansas city has only had ten days of 90-degrees or higher. average is 41. another cool pattern. if you haven't heard, historic rain in detroit. 4.5 to 5 inches fell in 24 hours. tremendous flooding and also throughout much of michigan. it's been a cool summ

. >>> a photo has emerged of a park ranger drunk driving in humboldt county.an see he's asleep. that's a beer can on his lap. he was packed on the avenue of the giants. the person who took the photo tried to wake up ranger but couldn't and called 911. chp arrested him for dui and the state park stripped him of his peace officer status and put him on administrative leave. >> and now pam cook is talking about him. >>> we're talking about sal. friday morning, traffic lighter than usual. >> yeah, it's because we have a holiday, as you know. labor day, the last hurrah for summer for many and people are taking long weekends. you can see by looking at the traffic, the carquinez bridge, the macarthur maze commute on 80 has stayed steady at about 20 minutes which is pretty good for this time of the morning. you can see that traffic is just moderate coming down into the berkeley area. we also might see some lighter that than usual traffic on tuesday after the holidays. people might want to get one more day out of this labor day weekend. you can see the traffic is light

she's is a former humboldt scholar, white house fellow, and member of the institute for advanced studyoreign relations. mel leaveward is at the university of virginia, and a faculty fellow of the governs america in a global era program at uva's miller center. he ''s the author of several books on the cold war, and on u.s. relations with europe, including for the soul of mankind, which won the george lewis price from the american historical association, and a maniance of power, which won the bancroft, hoover and farrell prizes. he was the harmsworth professor at oxford and also head the kissinger chair at the library of congress. he's been a recipient of fell oships from the council on foreign relations, the institute of peace, the wood row wilson center and nor weanening nobel institute and of course served as president of sheaffer. in 2010. and mostlily he co-edited with jeff leg rho in uncertain times, american foreign policy after the cold war. he's know cow-editing a book on comparative strategy-making and writing about the foreign policy of the george. >>> jeff edge e engle is fou

she's a former humboldt scholar, white house fellow and is a member of institute forced a vanced studyer of the council on foreign relations. mel leffler is a professor of american history at the university of virginia and a faculty fellow of the governing america in a global era program at uva's miller center. he's the author of several books on the cold war. and on u.s. relations with europe, including for the soul of mankind, which won the george lewis prize from the american historical association and preponderance of power. which won the bancroft, hoover and farrell prizes. in 2002 and 2003 he was a professor at oxford. he's also held the kissinger chair at the library of congress. mel has been the recipient of fellowships from the council on foreign relations, the united states institute of peace, the woodrow wilson center, and the norwegian nobel institute and, of course, he served as president of shafr. in 2010 mel and arnie west collaborated the history of the cold war and most recently he co-edited "on certain times american foreign policy after the cold war." he's now editin