the nationalfter also worked toe establish zion national park in southern utah. a visit thatto of went on in the 1920's with .resident warren g. harding the second most prominent piece of legislation that senator in eventuallylved tariff actn as the of 1930. in the first stages of the great depression, the main goal was to as well asrican jobs farmers from foreign competition. this act was really a way to combat that. however, as people got into the meat of it, raising tariffs to was seen bys economists at the time and even as quiteiness leaders controversial, and many of them protested it. at the time, senator smoot felt this was positive and would boost the economy, help for tech jobs and interests. in his entry on friday, june 13, 19 30. he talked about the fact that he speechesg several .bout the tariff act at the very end to the said the house will agree with it and it will be sent to the president for his approval and i know he will do so. unfortunately, this was one of his last acts as a senator and it's kind of gone down as one of , notnfortunate legacies

to establish one of the first national parks in utah which is zion national park in southern utah. here is a photograph that was taken from a visit that he went on with -- in the 1920s with president warren g. harding. the second most -- probably most prominent piece of legislation that -- that senator smoot was involved in was what eventually became known as the smoot holly tariff act, also known as the tariff act of 1930. they felt the need to pass this legislation and at the time they did in 1930 because this was in the first stages of great depression in 1929, the main goal that the u.s. was really going for was to protect american jobs as well as farmers from foreign competition. this act was really the -- at least in the minds of these senators a way to combat that. however, as people got into it and kind of saw the meat of it, raising these tariffs to these record levels was seen by a lot of economists at the time and even some major business leaders as somewhat -- well, actually, quite controversial and many of them protested it. but at the time of course senator smoot was

that sounded like the perfect opportunity. >> so you two have now made it through 51 of the 59 national parks. what is the highlights and low lights and what is your favorite park and surprised you the most and anything you wish you hadn't done? >> the answer to all of that is yes. one of the big highlights for me was our trip through the grand canyon. we went rim-to-rim-to-rim backpacking. >> 52 miles. >> it was, obviously, a natural highlight just seeing all that. it was incredible but a huge accomplishment for us too so that was exciting. >> another thing that we really love is finding parks that nobody talks about. so a few of those, great basin was an amazing one in nevada. >> yes. >> capital reef in utah. big bend in texas. and so some of these -- not smaller in size, but smaller in popularity. some of those parks have just blown us away. >> what have you not liked? >> we had air pad that was deflating every night. so we switched off and every night, one of us would end up on the ground. >> oh, my gosh! >> that made for some cranky mornings. in everglades we had to run back and forth to

my home state of rhode island is home to one of the newest units of the national park system. the black stone valley marks the birth place of the american industrial revolution and serves as a monument to the growth of our nation. sites like the old slater mill and the museum of work and culture help tell the story of how america became an economic superpower. it's essential that our national park system received the funding that's necessary to help tell america's story and preserve it for generations to come. one of the newest units of the park system relies on long-term partnerships built over several decades in cities and towns, as well as our public and private partnerships to help define its boundaries and strengthen its economic and cultural impact. however, it relies on federal dollars as well from the national park system for its operations, including seasonal and year-round staff, maintenance of its facilities and ongoing planning for the park's development. unfortunately this bill has underfunded the account for the operation of our national parks significantly below

the only national park that i include in my book, 50 great american places," is yellowstone national park, because it was the first national park. and the story of our national parks is one of the great introductions to world history. the idea that the government would set aside land that would not be developed, would be protected. yellowstone was the first example of that in 1872. and there are many historic structures associated with the early days of yellowstone, in addition to the amazing natural features and wonders you see there. in san francisco bay, the presidio is another example of the fourth of landscape on american history. 1846 -- was an army officer and saw the entrance to san francisco bay. siteid i will name this the greek for "golden gate." be -- hehis site will said san francisco bay will be to north america with the golden arm is to constantinople. presidio was an army base 1990's. 1840's to the then the national park service took ownership and responsibility for the presidio, and today in the foreground you see the birthplace of west coast aviation. ed into aen tra

public plans committee and reported from the committee to the senate the bill to establish a national parks service. they measure i have been interested in for many years past. a few years after the establishment of the national smootervice, senator uses it was to establishment of the first national parks in utah. here's a photograph that was taken from a visit that he went president warren g. harding. the most prominent piece of legislation, the second-most that he was involved in was what became known as the smoot-holly tariff act. i felt the need to pass this deflation in 19 -- legislation in 1930. the first ages of the depression, the main goal the u.s. was going for was to protect american jobs as well as farmers from competition. this act, in the minds of the senators, a way to come back that. -- combat that. people saw the meat of this, raising the tariff to record levels seen by a lot of economists at the time and major business leaders as a somewhat, quite controversial and many protested it. time, senator smoot was extremely, he felt like this was a positive thing. he felt like th

national park service is hoping to complolz. the. >> park sees pokemon.hey see people doing stuff, sarah simmons is live with the latest on the craze. sarah? >> reporter: tony and shawn, this pokemon go ap is all consuming. everybody is on their phones right now looking at this. we noticed it on the national mall. a lot of what we call poke stops and pokemons can be found down here. the national park service sees this as a gift that calm right into their lap. >> that would be my, the 74. >> i have 609. >> if you can translateh conversation you can tune to the would recall of pokemon go. the national park service is seeing tourists and locals coming to the moms and memorials to collect poke'mons. >> i'm fine with that. >> reporter: brian is from warrington virginia but hasn't been down to the thomas jefferson memorial three years that is until pokemon go popped on to the national stage. >> we have thousands of people that love a game and they're going out into the world to play it. and this is our chance to help them to not only continue to love their game

national park. it cannot be developed. yellowstone was the first example of that. public structures associated with it. , it wasrancisco bay another example of the influence of plans gave on american history. it -- she was the first republican candidate for president. san francisco bay will be to north america with the golden arm is to constantinople. that inspired him to name the site but we know it as the golden gate. and then the national park ownership andk responsibility for it and today you see it asund the birthplace of aviation. that is four points. it is open to the public and the entire base of the army. ofre are many examples architecture. is thisove the most arch of the bridge. in the 1930's when they were designing the bridge they decided they had preserve it. an early example of historic preservation on the west coast. willa cather captured the beauty whotriumph of the people lived on the great prairies and nebraska. right now this foundation has preserved her home and a number of the

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national park., tropical cocktails, and sunset cruz -- cruises. and there's fine dining under the stars. and if you're wondering how did a national park end up with a resort that feels like a place rockefeller would stay? it's because it's the type of place a rockefellerou in 1952, lawrence rockefeller landed on this stretch of st. john, the smallest of the u.s. virgin islands. he thought this was one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen. so, he bought it. most of it, at least. it's good to be a rockefeller. his father, john d. rockefeller jr. used some of the family fortune to expand grand titon national park. and so, while developing a luxury resort in the middle of paradise began to get a similar idea. >> he thought there should be a partnership between commerce and conservation and he built the resort with the idea that visitors can have the luxury of leapi sleeping in a bed but can pe setting. curin is a ranger at virgin islands national park. the first 5,000 acres were a gift from roc

national monuments created through the antiquities act have since become some of our greatest national parks. like did ion, bryce canyon, death valley, joshua tree and glazer bay, to name a few. all of these were national monuments that congress decided warranted national park status. and the antiquities act has also been used on a bipartisan basis to preserve federal marine areas asthma are innational monuments. with both presidents george w. bush and president obama using the antiquities act to protect some of the most unique and vulnerable areas of the pacific ocean. to be clear, the antiquities act may only be used on existing federal lands and waters, areas which belong to all americans, and are typically designated only after an extensive, locally driven stakeholder outreach process. instead of honoring this long, bipartisan history of the antiquities act that has saved so much for our country, this amendment would foreclose any opportunity for local communities to seek to protect their region's most valued marine resources located in federal waters. we have a generational responsibili

. >> informational presentation for the term sheet between the board and national park service for a emorandum of understanding outlining the business firms for the island with the future concession by two a lease with the golden gate park located at piers 31 and 33 located and embarcadero good afternoon, commissioners rebecca from the planning and development before you to present this informational presentation on a memorandum of understanding as you may know poster staff has been negotiating with services and other amenity to alcatraz island we'll return in july for the endorsement this is an informational item only. >> to aid our consideration we'll be presenting the site and business terms you'll compare that a to elaborate i'll be joined at the platform with christine the superintendent of the golden gate and the ceo of the national con tomorrow joining me i'll complete the presentation at the next steps going forward. >> since 1972 ferry service to alcatraz is on port property and every 10 to 15 years a process that we engage in recommended by the first spot with the concession

the national parks turn 100 this year and celebrate the centennial. in order to celebrate along with them, a young married couple from missouri decided to quit their job and visit all 59 parks all in one year. i recently asked cole and elizabeth donaldson what inspired them to hit the road and do this now while they are still in their 20s. >> we were talking about bucket list items and i told elizabeth i would love to visit the national parks. >> at the same time, i had only been to one national park in my life so we kind of together -- we figured that sounds perfect. >> we just realized that going to them all throughout our lives would take a lot of effort. suggested one year. >> all in one year. >> and that sounded like the perfect opportunity. >> so you two have now made it threw 51 of the 59 national parks. what is the highlights and what is the low-light and your favorite part and what surprised you most and is there anything that you wish you hadn't done? >> yeah. the answer to all of that is yes. one of the big highlights for me was our trip thr

forgive me, superintendent, but in the national park system, ise royale is not one of the big name. >reporter: phyllis park, a superintendent, this is one of the places you came as a child? >> yes. used to make a family trip down here and a chance to go into the light house and look out over the surrounding area. >> reporter: gng susannah spent summers here and her dad was a park ranger. years later, she returned and met her husband mike, also a ranger. do i understand that your first date, he didn't take you tos a movie, he took you to see a moose? >> yes. i followed him down the trail and there was this cow moose and she had her ears back and she was mad! mike looked at me ed, susannah, you got to run! >> reporter: now they are raising their 4-year-old sob jasper here. >> we are disconnected from the rest of society in a lot of ways. it's one of these places that people just get in their blood and they feel a deep connection to this place. you just adjust your straps a little bit. >> reporter: karla and laurel are preparing to return to ise royale this time with the kid. last summer

a few years after the national park service, senator smmoooot o worked to establish zion national park in southern utah. here is a photograph taken from --isit that he went on with in the 1920's with president warren g. harding. the second most prominent piece of legislation that senator smoot was involved in eventually became known as the smoot-hawley tariff act of 1930. they felt the need to pass the legislation and the time you did, 1930's because it was the first stages of the great depression, the main goal was to protect american jobs as well as farmers from foreign competition. this act was really a way to combat that. however, as people got into the meat of it, raising tariffs to these record levels was seen by a lot of economists at the time, and even some major business somewhat -- actually quite controversial and many of them protested it. course,he time, of senator smoot felt like this was a positive thing, like this would boost the economy. it would help protect jobs and their interests. in his entry on friday, june 13, 13, 1930, he talked about the fact he was crowded wit

this weekend on real america, the 1976 film, independence, which was commissioned by the national park service for philadelphia's independence visitor oys' center. here's a preview. >> it is now the idea of an american society in which certain people should have a say in american society because they are defending the idea of a nuclear family, of a government that is not be holden to any special interest and advance that idea that we have talked algerfrom lincoln through onto the late 19th century, a middle-class idea, an idea that the government should not be responding to everybody, it should not be responding to the organized laborers that many newspapers and thirst are accusing trying to pervert merican society. and when they become the ones who control it for their own interest. it's this moment of an articulated look at how women should participate in american society that we crystalize in century.19th >> all weekend american history utah.featuring provo, it is stationed throughout the world including brazil, england and south africa. hosted by our part nirs, we visited many site

last summer, they visited one of the big name national parks.tional park and you're saying we really want to go is back to ise royale. really? >> yes. >> solitude. the quietness. that is the draw. >> reporter: three years ago, the couple went backpacking on the island with friend to celebrate their tenth anniversary. >> it's addictive and phenomenal. you just crave having more of it. good pickings. >> reporter: from wild berries to wildlife it's all here. when they spotted a moose, their adventure seems complete. >> that was awesome! that is the first wild moose i've ever seen! >> reporter: but they didn't see one of the other royal inhabitants, a wolf. wolves have a vital part of the ecosystem here are disappearing. >> they are right on the cusp of extin extinction. >> reporter: he says wolves used to reach the eyelid because of a ice bridge but now lake water is warmer and the ice dies off and he warns that the moose population is exploding. >> the moose population is like a freight train. once it gets going, it doesn't stop very easily. >> re

our population is growing but our -- unlike the national park system our local park system hasn't been expanding and this is a rare opportunity to do just that to expand our park system. this is a great location for a new park. this area has very few parks per capita and we enthusiastically support it and urge you to pass the ordinance before you. thank you. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public wish to speak on item 1? okay. seeing none item 1 is closed. supervisor tang. >> all right. i would like to make a motion to adopt the budget analyst's recommendations such that future approval from the board is required if any gifts would result in new city costs and then approve as amended and send forward to the full board with positive recommendation. >> okay. we have a motion by supervisor tang and second by supervisor yee. thank you for everyone turning out for rec and park and the community and we have a long road ahead and we can do so without objection. okay. [applause] madam clerk would you call item two. >> item two is hearing on the mayor's sea level rise coordinat

for many animals in kruger national park, they've come too late. almost every day, frik rossouw and his team have to go out to secure crime scenes like this one. in this case, it's especially distressing. the rhino, a female, was pregnant. narrator: hunting and being hunted -- for wild animals life is always about survival. and it's no different in kenya. in some of the villages here, people and elephants are sworn enemies. and that's where a very special story begins, the story of elephants whose survival is all down to bees. reporter: farmer nashon mwaghare has finally been able to harvest numerous sacks of corn. he leased the field ten years ago, when his first child was born, but a powerful enemy appeared, one that constantly stole his harvests. nashon: we would sow the seeds, but just before harvest time, the elephants would come. sometimes they came before the corn was even ripe. they would eat everything or trample it. everything was destroyed. reporter: they always came during the night and tore up the field. it was a desperate struggle bet

so the national parks were a way to take the children back to just raw nature. think a lot of those children were the ones who, in the 1970s, became these environmental movements and took back the parks. if you think of the assembly and protest in yosemite, these were a way for people to learn about the country but also to learn about their id of nature. now, i think also for many children and families, it created by going to washington, d.c. and these american places, it created a sense of citizenship, that i am a citizen of this great country. and at the same time people who did not have the full right of citizenship, this created infinite frustration and a desire to change. i argue that the strength of the civil rights movement, the root of it, come from many of these families who, african-american families, many of whom have migrated to the north, to detroit, chicago, had cut back on the road, wanted to see the relatives and they were turned away from restaurants. they were directed to substandard restrooms in gas stations. they couldn't eat at restaurants.

our population is growing but our -- unlike the national park system our local park system hasn't been expanding and this is a rare opportunity to do just that to expand our park system. this is a great location for a new park. this area has very few parks per capita and we enthusiastically support it and urge you to pass the ordinance before you. thank you. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public wish to speak on item 1? okay. seeing none item 1 is closed. supervisor tang. >> all right. i would like to make a motion to adopt the budget analyst's recommendations such that future approval from the board is required if any gifts would result in new city costs and then approve as amended and send forward to the full board with positive recommendation. >> okay. we have a motion by supervisor tang and second by supervisor yee. thank you for everyone turning out for rec and park and the community and we have a long road ahead and we can do so without objection. okay. [applause] madam clerk would you call item two. >> item two is hearing on the mayor's sea level rise coordinat

narrator: what is likely the worst elephant massacre on record took place in cameroon's bouba n'djia national parkin early 2 2012. arabic speaking horsemen from sudan, armed with ak-47s, machine guns, and rocket propelled grenades killed 650 elephants, more than 60% of the park's population over a bloody three-month period. among the dead were newborns, calves, and adults, many still alive as their tusks were hacked off. alie: we were the first ngo on-site in the park when the animals were slaughtered. the evidence gathered in the cameroon case was linked to sudanese militia, i.e. the janjaweed. we had some very specific links: the use of f weaponry, the use of ammunition that was coming out, the satellite imagery that showed these folks coming in on horseback in the park, slaughtering thesese animals,nd then mamaking their way back out. [shouting orders] narrator: the janjaweed, calleld devils on horseback, are a notorious militia backed by the government of sudan. insurgents for hire, they are associated with the genocide in darfur that claimed almost half a million lives and displaced more than

the citizens of may have pushed back to the extent that we have stopped the idea of a national park and she has asked obama to designate the land as a national monument. to line 32 a provision that would state -- protect the state and give them sovereignty in the last action. it would have the last chance to stop a federal land grab in the wording would be to further require the consent of the state or national many montt -- monument is designated or proposed. >> thank you. any discussion? chairman, alaska, jimmy carter did exactly district -- this. set aside about 60 minute acres in alaska. it is tyranny. i think may would be much stronger off as will every state that has federal land if the state and the people who live there get to approve it. thank you. >> delegate from north dakota. i don't have any particular problem with the beginning of the language for national monument, that is presidential approval. my understanding, i have a couple concerns. national parks are designated by congress, not the president. there's a difference in how those occur. what, beforey sure this event pr

of interior to ensure my constituents and those who visit the golden gate national recreation area will be able to enjoy the park. the golden gate national recreation area is in the bay area and was envisioned to have multiple uses. this is enshined in the mission statement to preserve and enhance the resources of the land north and south for the education, recreation and inspiration of people today and in the future. the national park service is moving forward on a severely restrictive rule on an activity that many bay residents presently enjoy and that is dog walking. dog walking off leash has been a loud in certain areas but under a new proposed rule, this would dramatically restrict access. while they want to treat all arks the same, we have enjoyed off-leash walking. as one of our few nation urban parks, it fits a unique place in our community. i have heard from thousands of people opposing the rule. dog owners must act responsibly and as a dog owner myself i understand i must make sure my dog is well trained and safe to all visitors. ggnra think all of the -leash e off to all off dogs. i love my dog buddy,

we will take you out to nationals park.s liberty in the house checking out the game on the fourth of july. a lot of red, white and blue in the crowd. unfortunately, no fireworks. not for the nats. max scherzer gave up this solo shot to maldanado in the fifth. that is all the scoring the brewers needed as the nats lose 1-0. here is scherzer on his performance. >> there was a sole blast. that was the difference. a 1- most of the time the solo bombs don't beat you. that is the mentality that works. only time in my life you lose on a solo bomb. it happened today. >> an you ventful type of day. there is nothing else to say. erin: we are used to them scoring 14. big sister venus, roger federer and andy murray move on to the quarterfinals of wimbledon with serena. leon: worried about the nats using up their runs in the last few games. maureen: what about the rain tonight? doug: looking at the radar now we have patches of rain moving in from the west. we hope heavier patches will hold off until 11:00 or midnight. it will call for m

his public career as a cooperative education student for the national park service in 1980 is how he started. he served as park ranger is now the community partnership specialist for the national park service southeast regional office. he played a major role in the national park service study this suitibility study that established educational centers to increase the interpretation and preservation of the gulla geechee culture. his motto is understand the present and move toward the future you must know and accept your past. how fitting for today's ceremony. r.jinkinson is the scene your partner of a law firm here in kings tree. he has been practicing law for more than four decades much he is a native of kings tree and many call him mr.billy here in town. he is a graduate of the citadel and emeritus member of the board of visitors. as a cadet he was responsible for ensuring that the military college's first african-american cadet was treated fairly and the same as all other cadets. he made it his mission to see that charles foster was treated no better and no worse than any other cade

our population is growing but our -- unlike the national park system our local park system hasn't been expanding and this is a rare opportunity to do just that to expand our park system. this is a great location for a new park. this area has very few parks per capita and we enthusiastically support it and urge you to pass the ordinance before you. thank you. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public wish to speak on item 1? okay. seeing none item 1 is closed. supervisor tang. >> all right. i would like to make a motion to adopt the budget analyst's recommendations such that future approval from the board is required if any gifts would result in new city costs and then approve as amended and send forward to the full board with positive recommendation. >> okay. we have a motion by supervisor tang and second by supervisor yee. thank you for everyone turning out for rec and park and the community and we have a long road ahead and we can do so without objection. okay. [applause] madam clerk would you call item two. >> item two is hearing on the mayor's sea level rise coordinat

their goal is to record videos of all the national parks.latest the brothers spent about a month capturing all this video in the jackson hole area and the foothills of the teton mountain range in wyoming all shot in 8k. >> i feel like there's only one thing we can say about these videos and we've said it every single time before they're amazing and beautiful. >> it's so funny that you should bring this because i was just thinking about it yesterday in my truck, when are we going to see another one of these videos, a lot of people are talking about it's the 100th anniversary of the national park service. >> these guys have picked the perfect time to document all these parks. >> each image looks like it's three dimensional. all these different time lapses. the colors. it's so motivating, makes you want to go out and see every single park. that is their goal to get people out there, make them want to see the natural beauty in their backyards. >> it's magical. it really looks like a world not on this earth. and yet it is, which is why you have t

we are on the western border of manu national park. >> we have driven to this remote region. we have to continue up to elevation of 2600 meters. we want to find out more about the shy animal in manu national park. >> the bear is typical of this range. there are many different ecosystems here. we call this be "the gardener of the forestar, -- this bear, "the gardener of the forest." it eats a lot of fruit. >> what is special about the forest is that they sometimes have a tropical or alpine character, depending on the light, heat, and water that they get. she is researching the life of the spectacled bear. she installs camera traps on trails the incas used. the bears would rather use the trails, rather than fight their way through the vegetation. you can find the evidence of them. >> here are marks from a bear who climbed into this tree. you can see exactly where he clawed. this one is even better. the four claws latched on here. here is his droppings. you see the seeds. they are everywhere. it is all still here. >> there are said to be under 25000 bears left in south america.

he was inviting everyone to the national parks to play pokemon go. he's inviting people.hat video posted to facebook part of the find your park campaign. the parks are hoping the pokemon go hype and craze will help more people appreciate the beauty of the outdoors, but so far, all i've seen is everybody bearing down. >> got to look up. >> it looks beautiful. >> don't run into a tree. >> thanks for joining us. lester holt joins us next with nightly news. >>> tonight, high drama as the donald trump veep stakes goes right down to the wire. major contenders and trump family meetings also a bombshell, and why they're suing a former campaign staffer for $10 million. >> day of mourning in dallas, the first funerals for the fallen officers. a sea of blue begins painful good-byes. >>> nbc news exclusive, a rare one on one interview with syrian president bashir al assad in damascus. we confront the man we call a murderous dictator. >>> hunt for a serial killer in parks and driveways. tonight, a city in fear, streets and playgrounds empty. >>> robocall alerts, scam phone calls soari