they're found in new guinea.st starting out with our ambassador program. she is a real sweet -- the thing is, though, her name, it does translate to the goddess of death and destruction. but don't worry, hoda -- >> why? >> because when she first came to us she was pretty much following that name quite well. >> i'm a little disturbed because the eagle is eye balling your little guy -- there's no problem? >> the nice thing is we've worked with these animals all the time. they're used to working with each other. if anything, he's wondering why are you eating a banana and not something like a rat or a mouse maybe. but the ground cuss cuss has great adaptations for climbing around in the trees. although it's a ground cuss cuss, because they do nest on the ground. they're found in new guinea. their numbers are stable. similar adaptations to our opossum here in the united states. the difference between opossum and possum, though, we say possum sometimes, but in the states we have opossum. possum are found in new guinea

around 4:00 this morning, a 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of papua, new guinea. no major damage or tsunami warnings issued in either region. >>> in decision 2012 now, thank but no thanks. rick santorum says he will not formally endorse mitt romney in the race for president. he thanked supporters a conference call. santorum was asked if he would get back in the race after suspending his campaign last week. santorum said the best anyone can do is stay tuned. >>> new numbers out this morning show mitt romney is still having a hard time connecting with prospective voters. 47% of those in a "washington post" poll said that they had an unfavorable opinion of romney. 35% viewed him favorably. president obama ranked 56% in terms of favor ability in that same poll. romney's numbers the lowest popularity rating of a presumptive presidential nominee in decades. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney is looking ahead to the general election, too, and considering his running mated, campaign advisors told nbc news the republican presidential candidate formally started the vetting process

he was determined to carry the war to the enemy, to new guinea, which was the direct route back to thelippines. a long struggle lay ahead against huge numbers on countless islands, there seemed to be but one way, blast the enemy from every one of his islands in the pacific. victories came, but they were costly. was there some other way? knowing the area, the enemy, utilizing all our air and naval skill, the commander developed his plan to capture only a few key positions on the way to the philippines. now against these key positions, the pattern of attack, first heavy preparatory fire to soften up the objective. next the landing. these were very unpredictable. each case, the selection was dictated by strategy rather than sympathetic terrain. there were many beaches, some were ideal, hardly more than a matter of getting one's feet wet. meanwhile the gain was tremendous, the enemy never expected us to come ashore here. there were other shores, many of them wicked. sometimes the attack was in frail cracks, sitting ducks if surprise on the enemy had not been accomplished. on other beats, c

>> we actually dove in the one in papa new guinea and part of the mariana trench. was 35,750 feet i think it was. what i was struck was the sense of desolation and sense of alienness and removed from our world. but even there in this place where the pressure is so intense that it could crush steel, it could crush titanium, you still find life, and there were these little creatures swimming around the sub. so in an age when we think exploration is sort of done on planet earth and you can google any place on the surface of the planet, there's actually a huge, unexplored frontier down there. and the geologists are also very interested, because the deep trenches are formed by this abduction process, one plate going over another. this is where the enormously destructive tsunamis are being generated by the geological activity at the bottom of the trenches, so we just need to know more about them. >> my thanks to james cameron. >>> up next, we will look at the news this week that will impact your money. as we take a break, how the stock market ended the week. back in a mo

. >> bill: i thought this guy was an immigrant from new guinea.was coming over here talking about anthropology. got this guy that just came in from the south pacific. >> not going to suddenly mean if we take these shows off the air that 100% of americans are going to be smart and understand who the presidential candidates are for 2000 12. unfortunately it doesn't work that way. >> i worry about the fact that they are role models for young girls and they think that's the way to survive and be a celebrity when you have nothing to offer but maybe a sex tape. >> bill: there you go, the kardashians, everybody. when we come right back, megyn kelly on the john edwards' trial and possible hate crime linked to the trayvon martin shooting. kelly is next. [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 18 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number

possum are found in new guinea and australia.do we have a very endangered plat here from hawaii, but inside this plant sitting here patiently is a giant katy did. every animal relies on these to some degree because they are the catalyst from get iting ksh. >>> coming up some of america's most popular comfort foods go healthy. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> now in today's kitchen, healthy recipes just in time for dinner tonight. >> we like these kind of comfort foods. >> the usda has come up with a new food icon called my plate making it easier for families to put together their meal. half the plate should be fruits and veggies. then your grains, proteins and dairy. we are making -- at prevention we have taken some classics and made them healthier. starting with a mac and cheese muffin. also we are making them kid friendly to get the kids involved. >> mac and cheese muffin. sounds interesting. >> carrots and onions. tiny bit of olive oil. sweat them out. we're going to add peas. frozen are fine. frozen is way better than c

and in the south pacific a 7.0 quake shook thiland affpapua new guinea. >> just a few hours or in justrsity of san diego will shake a five story structure fitted with 500 censors and 70 cameras hoping to understand how earthquakes effect buildings. the top two floors are designed as a mock hospital. >>> the gunman who allegedly killed 77 people in the july rampage in norway said he would have done it again. anders breivik called the spree an attack. a judge hearing the case dismissed hearing a comment on facebook saying. >> ozaguoza -- ozzie guillen re today. the team is bracing for possible protests as they host the chicago cubs in miami. >>> from the world of baseball meet the red sox fan honored for being as old as their legendary stadium. >>> senator john mccain says he has been in touch with the mitt romney campaign. when asked if he was giving advice based on his own experience. they know you go through a vetting process. you get down to a few people and then the nominee makes a selection. it's pretty routine. let's bring in democratic strategist steve and also washington post na

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an hour ago, a 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of papua, new guinea. oceanographers did not issue tsunami warnings in either region. >>> more fallout from the corruption scandal involving former county executive jack johnson. a judge sentenced former county housing director james johnson to three years in prison. johnson pled guilty to asking for and accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from developers. he will report to prison in june. james johnson is not related to jack johnson. >>> 5:06. this morning the prostitution scandal in colombia involving secret service and military personnel from the u.s. is widening. nbc news has learned some of the americans involved had president obama's minute-by-minute plans for his trip during the summit of americas. that potentially put the president's life at risk if those plans had fallen into the wrong hands. the secret service revoked the top security clearances of 11 agents who are under investigation. that includes two supervisors, three snipers, and three s.w.a.t. team members. the pentagon says m

in the late 1970s, brian henderson was working at a mission hospital in new guinea when the chinese government asked him to be a consultant on cancer. dr. henderson: premiere zhou en lai had bladder cancer. in the course of his illness, he became interested in cancer and actually was a mover in getting a national register of cancer cases. a million barefoot doctors in every village in china recorded every cause of death. and then, the chinese, using relatively unsophisticated computer technology made maps of the distribution of cancer. they knew where concentrations of cancer victims were located, but not why. why was there more stomach cancer in certain parts of the country... more liver cancer in others? that was what dr. henderson was asked to find out. dr. henderson: there was a friend of mine working in taiwan at the time who published an elegant study showing that hepatitis b virus looked like a common explanation in taiwan for liver cancer. so we did studies with them, collected blood from about 10,000 people, tested the blood back here in the united states, and followed them and demons

geological survey says a magnitude 6.8 quake struck early this morning near the island of papau new guinea reports of any damage or injuries. earthquakes are common on the island, which is located on the ring of fire that stretches around the pacific rim. >>> well, marla, late-night quake also rumbling down in south america overnight. the magnitude 6.7 quake striking central chile before midnight local time. the shaking was so strong, hundreds had to run from buildings in a state of panic. one man died of a heart attack during the quake but so far, there are no reports of any major damage there. authorities ordering evacuations along the coastline just as a precaution. >> a great reminder that we here in the bay area have to be earthquake ready for when that big one hits. spring is in the air. christina loren. >> let's hope it never does. >> you can be happier with the peace of mind you do have that plan in place. >> thank you. >> so we really do encourage that. marla and i, john kelly, we are no strangers to earthquake. as you know, we have a nice-looking forecast. that's the reason we lo

basically proved that when western television, "90210" and "melrose place" were introduced to papau, new guinea body is historically more robust and full, that country developed an epidemic of eating disorders never before seen. we're seeing an impact with the "misrepresentation" the underrepresentation of women in leadia. with under-representation of women in leadership in the real world if women are in 3%. you know, the stats go on and on. we're only 17% of congress. 3% of fortune 500 ceos. so despite what people think, when they see that we had our first speaker pelosi and secretary of state now, but former senator hillary clinton, running for the presidency, sarah palin running for the presidency. we haven't achieved parity and it really has gotten worse. >> i want to talk more about the way this sort of resonates in our culture and how we think about the role of women right after we take a quick break. do. i'm done. [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender can clean hard-to-reach places in less time. swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money ba

news. back to you. >> member guinea has something for soccer moms -- lamborghini. >> the new lamborghini suv has been unveiled. that will be coming up in the next hour. >> see you next time. thank you. >> 5:23. making a splash to la. >> the national aquarium has a new partnership on earth day. >> the national aquarium is celebrating a new partnership to protect water life. >> there was a ceremony on sunday to mark the location. the city's efforts to make a more efficient city fit in with the mission of the partnership. >> it is ongoing. we can continue to make the city greener. it is vital will lead by example. be a great step and a tremendous help in these efforts. >> participants who signed the pledge or give it a tree to take home and plants in their yard. >> athletes hit the water on sunday in a qualifying competition. this was held at loyola university. athletes look forward to the chance to use the world-class facility. very nice. 5:26. still ahead in the next half- hour -- >> a civil rights leader faces drug possession charges. >> two members of the neighborhood watch group were accus

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in other world news that the prime minister of guinea bissau carlos gomez jr has been arrested by soldiers and then apparent coup soldiers attacked his residence with heavy weapons seizing the premier in advance of a runoff presidential election later this month in which he was expected to win he is opposed by the army which also took control of key buildings and a radio station in the powerful nation a military spokesman said it didn't want to take power a claim the prime minister plans to bring and golan troops into the country. officials who served under egypt's out's leader hosni mubarak could be berande from running in may's presidential election that's according to a new law which has been passed by the country's parliament but still has to be approved by the ruling military council the move follows the surprise candidacy announcement of former vice president and intelligence chief under mubarak omar suleiman thousands of egyptians have protested on friday demanding the military enforces the ban. the un has called for an immediate and to escalate in fighting between sudan and south s

. >> mike and i and some other staffers played guinea pigs testing out popular new products and we'll show you the results coming up. 5:24789 here's monika. >> if you're going out of white oak looking great on route 29 southbound heading to the beltway. and all the major corridors out of the north look great as well. i'll have more on that coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news no >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now. happy thursday. happy opening day. >> yeah! the nationals getting started against the reds today. first pitch i think around noontime? >> 1:10. cent, i'm mike hydeck. mr. howard bernstein is back after a little time off and also pink eye action. >> good times. >> good times. yeah. >> doesn't sound good. >> he's fine now. he's made it through. >> i love andrea's -- >> actually my wife is smart. she segregated my stuff. there were dishes out for me and paper towels and don't touch anything. >> i love you honey but -- stay away. >> you're on your own. weather-wise, though we've got a good day. it's going to be much better than last year's opening day w

guinea pig class. we will work withi them and to scenarios. this is how i envisioned it. i want to work not only with a brand new recruits class but to get things rolling, to have the captain empower certain officers on their beats, to have officers of the academy learning all of the new engaging youth we have in mind. i looked it up online. there is a u.s. ambassador or -- a youth ambassador program. it is my understanding we would earn the trust of youth. i was lucky enough to sit next to these fine gentleman, and we are going to start working together, because i want to have youhth from different communities, and we can make sure we can work together. that is where i stand. >> we can houshave a draft implemented within six months. as far as pamphlets, they can be when is treated, and it will have to be on an agreed upon time line before we can have a drought. our city attorney and their city attorney will be involved. whenever the lawyers get involved, it takes longer. >> i would like to echo the program. it really works earning good trd relationships with the young people. >> commissioner terman. commissione

news, baltimore. >> that's a great story. >>> a student is is suing a michigan university for the right to keep her pet guinea pig in her dorm room. 26-year-old student we're told is in her second year at grand valley state university and lives in a pet-free university housing facility. now, according to the suit, this woman has been diagnosed with a heart condition and she says that she needs the rodent for emotional support. we'll have to wait and see what happens with this lawsuit. >>> we have all new details overnight about a large protest going on at santa monica college campuses. >> stay with us this morning, students and police clash, causing several students to have to go to the hospital. we're going to bring you the very latest information on what happened. >>> and firefighters are used to saving people from burning buildings. we've got an all-new story for you this morning about who firefighters had to save and they had to save a lot of them. >>> 6:24 right now. as we head to break, a live picture from forney, texas. you can see the damage there from the tornadoes there. a lot of cleanup going on this morning. you'

guinea that morning the phone call came. i've picked up the phone. it was a relative of mine, a cousin of amadou in new york city to called, it was early in the morning. i said, due to the difference of the time, if someone is calling at this time from new york city and it is not my son, then it could be about my son. >> in your book "my heart will cross my ocean" you relived every moment. tell us briefly what happened. >> i could not believe when i heard about my son being killed by four police officers. in the only thing i wanted was to go to new york city and come to where my son lived and died. i remember traveling from guinea and landing at airport, watching through the airplane and seeing the police cars lined up with flashing lights. i was thinking, what is happening here? little did i know, and giuliani had -- >> the mayor of new york city. >> he had sent them to take me off the plane and seclude where i am so that they could control may be where i would be living, where i would stay, who i would meet. they took us to a luxurious hotel on fifth avenue. i called one of our relatives to help me g

. >> when a new strand of heroin comes into an area and they don't know how to cut it or the potency of it, they put it on the street. these kids are are naive, human guineags. that's what's frustrating. some kid for the first time comes out from one of these northern affluent neighborhoods, goes to evanston, buys heroin, hears it's something cool to try, and dies the first time. >> olander and his team begin planning another major operation with the evanston çpd. this time they'll move higher up the food chain, taking aim at dealers who move bigger amounts of product. >> they do their sales on the street. they're mobile. they feel a little more secure because they're mobile. they're moving. they're watching. what we'll do is make it from there. we adapt to them. >> hey, anybody from evanston? evanston? there have been a lot of shootings over there, man. mayor daly knocks the projects down. where do you think these guys go to? thousa thousands of dollars, relocate to a different area and move out to evanston. it's my block. no, it's not. i'm going to show you whose block it is. >> evanston is not the only community battling an influx of gang activity fro

guinea -- calling upon attorney general holder to resign or get fired. [applause] we need a president that will import car laws and not create new ones that will only servepport current laws and not create new ones. if we are going to safeguard our second amendment, it is time to elect a president that will extend the rights that president obama ignores or minimize this. i will protect the rights of the second amendment. [applause] we have all seen enough of president obama over the last three years to know we do not want another four. in a second term, he would be unrestrained by the demands of reelection, as he told a russian president when he thought no one was listening. after reelection, he would have a lot more "flexibility"to do what he wants. not sure what he meant by that, but i have a good idea. take the supreme court, for instance. he has a unique vision of the supreme court. he said, "i am confident the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a lot that was passed by a strong majority in a democratically elected congress. what president obama calls an extraordinary and unprecedented, the re

guinea -- calling upon attorney general holder to resign or get fired. [applause] we need a president that will import car laws and not create new ones that will only serve create new ones. if we are going to safeguard our second amendment, it is time to elect a president that will extend the rights that president obama ignores or minimize this. i will protect the rights of the second amendment. [applause] we have all seen enough of president obama over the last three years to know we do not want another four. in a second term, he would be unrestrained by the demands of reelection, as he told a russian president when he thought no one was listening. after reelection, he would have a lot more "flexibility"to do what he wants. not sure what he meant by that, but i have a good idea. take the supreme court, for instance. he has a unique vision of the supreme court. he said, "i am confident the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a lot that was passed by a strong majority in a democratically elected congress. what president obama calls an extraordinary and unprecedented, the rest of us recognize as judi