this noaa climate service is not just a thing within headquarters at noaa. it also has regional component. and last week we also announced the creation of six regional climate service director position that would be co-located with our national weather service office. and anticipate building communications, decision support tools that are appropriate to regional decision-making about both adaptation as well as litigation. so we're very excited about the new opportunities for this office. we anticipate working in close partnership with other federal agencies that also have responsibilities on the science front, on the service delivery front. and so this is very much a government white partnership. do we know that we at noaa have such capacity in those observations in monitoring, and modeling, and assessment, and delivery of services that we already provide. we see that we have a very important role. and so we are doing what we think is necessary for us to get our act together to be the more useful to the nation. so actually we are very excited about it. dr. t

take advantage of the past noaa budget. what is that? katana screen. as noaa budget. ask any questions of the leadership that's here. thank you so much for joining us. will be in touch. bye-bye. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> with your wildest imagination if you're writing fiction you could not have made this story up. >> this weekend can gormley on the death of the american virtue. he's interviewed by greg craig on afterwards, part of c-span twos booktv weekend. >> the next world economic forum on the global economy. we'll hear from white house economic adviser, lawrence summers and his counterparts from china, france, india and japan from diablo switzerland this is an hour and a half. >> were going to start isom promptly. my name is marshall wolf, from the financial times. i've had the leisure of moderating this on several occasions and it's always been -- is it all right? it's already been very exciting and stimulating and pleasurable at least for me and we have a particularly remarkable panel i think tod

noaa is working on this front. in 2009 over 4,000 coastal acres were acquired or placed under confirmation easement by noaa conservation programs just to give you a single example. today is the anniversary of the signing of the stimulus bill. the president has announced that and highlighted much of the wonderful accomplishments of the bill today to. noaa has also effectively directed public investment toward economic recovery demonstrating that environmental improvements and economic growth can be mutually supportive. as you can see from the a raid of projects or categories highlighted on the slide lide or investments covered a broad array of activities from repairing ships to building new facilities. noaa distribution and management of our stimulus funds is a success story. noaa has obligated approximately 70% of the $830 million that we received. we have met all of our planned milestones and expect to obligate the remaining funds in the coming months. i am particularly proud of our efforts to restore critical hab

noaa estimated 1.5 to 7 feet in terms of the height of wave. it determines on the shape of the coastline how much it will be affected by those waves. >> right. one to seven feet is something people need to take seriously. only a foot or two feet of water could knock you off your feet. >> right. of course, if it's only a couple of feet above sea level at the coastline, it can be a long distance onshore. >> okay. let's talk about aftershocks. there have been dozens and dozens. at least 40 aftershocks we've seen in this area. how long can we expect these to last and how strong? >> these will go on for days and weeks following the earthquake, but they'll decrease as a function of the time. the magnitude of them will decrease, as well. we should expect maybe ten magnitude 6.0, 100 around 5.0s. >> how significant are the 5.0s and what should people living in these areas do to protect themselves? >> take the normal precautions they would for any earthquake. stay out of brick buildings, things like that. 5.0s are not going to do too much damage. 5.0 is

butç they were madeç possibly mainlyç enlarging the research efforts of noaa. to offern observation and the question. clearly, our financial markets are at least as important and complicated as the weather. if that is the case, why do we not have the equivalent of no law for the financial markets? -- of noah for the financial markets. this concludes my oral remarks. i would be open to any questions. >> thank you, professor. professor engle, please. >> thank you. it is a great pleasure to be here today. i appreciate the invitation from the committee. mr. chairman, mr. courter, mr. reed, it is a pleasure to be here. i recently co-authored a report that summarized a workshop of technical capabilities needed. this research council is the operating arm of the national academy of sciences, the national academy of engineering, the institute of medicine, all chartered by congress to advise the government on matters of science and technology. the workshop and its report was sponsored by the sloan foundation and were actually in response to a letter from senator reid. be

, and noaa is an interesting analogy accept that noaa is sort of talking about what is going to happenth the weather and there's nothing you can do it's just going to happen. on the other hand you're talking no setting up models to keep anomalies or huge systemic risk of occurrences from happening and i guess how do you when you're designing these models keep yourself from interfering in this chaos that can be positive for actually creating self-fulfilling prophecies in ways by virtue of the model the you set up. >> that's an excellent question. it really is. it comes to the heart -- this analogy breaks down when you think about the financial system because it's not a bunch of pressure systems that you can model. it's more complicated in that it is a game. a very large scale game and i did give you borrow from the general scientific tradition the first thing you try to do is to understand and explain. the second thing you do is try to predict and then finally you see if you can have any level of control over this kind of progressive improvement that happens in your ability to gain scie

this is from the folks at noaa showing the temperature anomalies. that red is where it's unusually warm like southern greenland. today was 47 degrees. the blizzard warnings continue along the jersey coastline. the latest storm has been bringing rains to the tip of new england, nantucket, even though the it changed from snow. there it is finally. a lot of folks with all the snow we had, good riddance. the winds tomorrow nothing like today with a lot of sunshine. a rather pleasant day. northwesterly winds 10

for instance, in this particular event the warning centers, the pacific tsunami center part of noaa issuedter the event. that is better because over the last ten years it used to take 40 or 50 minutes. we have made advances thanks to international cooperation. >> larry: kirk, do you think the populous understands that these things happen and forewarned is forearmed? >> yes. i do think you are right, larry. as dr. kong mentioned, every time we do this we get better. the public this time really cooperated. they stayed off the roads. they helped evacuate when they should have. the last time we went through an event was 1985. we had gridlock at the major coastal highways when the tsunami would have hit. if it had been a tsunami people would have drowned in their cars. people left early, we closed the roads an hour before the tsunami struck. working with dr. kong and the civil service people on all the major islands made a difference. it was a good dry run. we plan for the worst and hoped for the best and the best occurred in this event. >> larry: dr. kong, can a tsunami happen at any time of t

in particular, this bill requires that noaa conduct a comprehensive review of recent fishery closures and provide sufficient updated research showing that a closure is the only option to maintain the fishery. in this review, noaa must consider the impact of each closure on the coastal communities being regulated, including the impact on their small businesses and the losses of the jobs that would entail these closures. i also support efforts to increase fisheries research, to improve enforcement systems and to reform the flawed fisheries act. i'm a co-sponsor introduced by congressman frank pallone that would amendment that act that would provide greater flexibility to state regulators and fishery managers. the process of collecting data utilized by federal regulators in determining fishing closures also needs to be revisited. the scientific and statistics committee need to conduct their business in an open, transparent forum that also considers input from the fishing industry. what a concept. opening up this committee to stakeholder feedback and congressional oversight will go a long

this is from the folks at noaa. it shows the temperature anomalies. where the blues are, temperatures much below average. look at greenland, right now -- right now greenland, the temperature is 47 degrees. 47 degrees in greenland. strangest things happen with the weather. their temperatures are 35 degrees above average. we still have the blizzard warnings. just about to come down for most of us. but look at the winds gusting. unfortunately, we are still getting these bands that you can see coming through. there's another one now. even up into frederick county that will move through fairfax county. slowly this will begin to fall apart. i'm afraid not until 9:00, 10:00 before we really can say good-bye to these snow bands that come through and can dump another one to two inches. look at the visibility in hag s hagersto hagerstown, one mile. folks up across northern maryland really hard-hit. by the way, you can always send us your pictures. we'll show them. veronica will be here while i'm taking a little break. we'll share your pictures with everybody el

noaa, by the way, says that phil has, quote, no predictive skill at all. they're all picking on the groundhog. >> i find this confusing, i know it's the news kicker every year, but i don't understand, how do they know how it's seen its shadow? >> he and his handlers have some sort of understanding, i guess. >> his pr handlers. >> and we were joking this morning is that the only reason that he sees his shadows is the only lights from the tv cameras. that's the only thing shining there in punxsutawney. >>> one man's mission to get carried away in new york. >> i gave you $5. you said it was $2. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> ready? >> this is a guy who gets lifts from perfect strangers, part of his very unique journey. it's our shot. we'll bring you the story and the person behind it ahead. something sure to make you smile. >>> but the serious stuff, breaking news out of washington. new information about the alleged christmas day plane bomber. the secret cooperation the suspect's family is providing authorities. we'll bring that to you. also try to look at why the w

now, in addition to what tony and tucker are helping you us out with this morning, holly is live in noaa going behind the scenes and the science that goes into the forecast. we've got you covered. we'll talk to holly coming up. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: did the waltons take way too long to say goodnight? mom: g'night john boy. g'night mary ellen. mary ellen: g'night mama. g'night erin. elizabeth: g'night john boy. jim bob: g'night grandpa. elizabeth: g'night ben. jim bob:'nht. elizabeth: g'night jim bob. jim bob: g'night everybody, grandpa: g'night everybody. jim bob: g'night daddy. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. no secrets. i take care of myself, and i eat yoplus. it has the great taste of yoplait, plus antioxidants, plus fiber and probiotics, plus calcium and vamin d. this new yoplus gives me pro+active nutrition. when you've got yoplus, you don't need secrets. try new yoplus for free at yoplus.com... and plus up your yogurt. >>> good morn b everybody. on this friday morning, when a huge snowstorm is going to h

this is the height of the waves and this is computer modeling now from noaa.is the epicenter off of the coast of chile, and you can appreciate that this is over open water, i may say, and this is where you get the worst of it, the higher amplitude waves. agains you cannot extrapolate what is happening in the ocean along the shores. you can have a two-foot wave here and end up with a 20-foot wave depending upon the irregularity of the shorelines and the orientation of how that wave hits. that is why we can't say, okay, well, we know that one buoy is talking about a two-foot wave, so that by the time it arrives in japan, that is what you are going to get. well, not the case. that is why we can't say precisely how these vary. case in point, here we go, 2.34 meter in talcahuantalcahuano, c we will keep you posted, natalie on the tsunami, and i have recorded a couple after-shakes here in chile, so both situations are active and we will bring you the latest. >> it is amazing that 24 hours ago almost you were handed bulletins that showed all of the countries that cou

to noaa and the weather service and prediction of hurricanes and monitoring the health of the oceansand our fisheries to our national institute of standards and technology, which has several nobel laureates, devising standards by which industry can create products for use. to our economic statistics bureaus and also to ntia, dealing with telecommunications and the allocation of spectrum and providing grants for broadband high speed internet. if there's one thing that unifies us all as a common theme, we are agency promoting innovation, all to ultimately hire more people. that's what we're focusing on. job creation and business competitiveness. we're finding that we have a great group of people here but we can certainly always prioritize. we need to be much more effective, efficient in how we're doing thing, whether it's speeding up the patent process, to making sure that we keep the cost of administration as low as possible so that we're able to pass on more dollars, whether it's for infrastructure and job creation in our communities. >> the constitution requires a census count of al

noaa the task is more binding to less than that of fostering job creation. all persons anywhere in the world to moral autonomy to their quest for that which is good. today it is my plea that we advocate the freedom of all to live their own lives, to live with their loved ones and to build and nurture their family environment. this is worthy of respect. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: the truth come into a solid is what makes this truth jenny when effective human beings because free them in naples each of us to live destiny in the eye and sigar on truth. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: but tolerance is so much more than excepting the other. it is discovering neleen endic knowledge and the other. ignorance is that the root that threatens humankind and endangers our future. a barons bright tate. harmony is founded on knowledge. solis peace. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: even in the past baine was a model of peaceful coexistence among the three

to noaa and the weather service and prediction of hurricanes and monitoring the health of the oceansnd our fisheries to our national institute of standards and technology, which has several nobel laureates, devising standards by which industry can create products for use. to our economic statistics bureaus and also to ntia, dealing with telecommunications and the allocation of spectrum and providing grants for broadband high speed internet. if there's one thing that unifies us all as a common theme, we are agency promoting innovation, all to ultimately hire more people. that's what we're focusing on. job creation and business competitiveness. we're finding that we have a great group of people here but we can certainly always prioritize. we need to be much more effective, efficient in how we're doing thing, whether it's speeding up the patent process, to making sure that we keep the cost of administration as low as possible so that we're able to pass on more dollars, whether it's for infrastructure and job creation in our communities. >> the constitution requires a census count of all

>> the plan announced bricks them apart and there will be an air force peac andiece a-- piece and noaa program. >> that is up today, that is accurate? >> we have funding for [inaudible] >> you say you lost an f-15 and you are replacing with an f 35. how much of that 35 is going for versus replacing an f-15? >> and at 35 is $131 million. it is hard to say what the cost of an f-15 is. we would have to go back and look at historical costs. >> i[inaudible] we have [inaudible] >> we can get a total number and provided to you. >> that would be great. >> there was some funding for space protection program. what does that by you? >> do you know the name of the specific program? >> [inaudible] something very generic. it was less than $100 million. a small amount of money. >> [inaudible] >> on the budget, [inaudible] $10.8 billion? could you see what that includes? [inaudible] and global satellite, a joint space operations center, i think you would also have [inaudible] >> i think what you are after is the old virtual mfp amount. we will see of that cross checks with that. >> now that the air fo

to noaa and the weather service and prediction of hurricanes and monitoring the health of the oceansch has several nobel laureates, devising standards by which industry can create products for use. to our economic statistics bureaus and also to ntia, dealing with telecommunications and the allocation of spectrum and providing grants for broadband high speed internet. if there's one thing that unifies us all as a common theme, we are agency promoting innovation, all to ultimately hire more people. that's what we're focusing on. job creation and business competitiveness. we're finding that we have a great group of people here but we can certainly always prioritize. we need to be much more effective, efficient in how we're doing thing, whether it's speeding up the patent process, to making sure that we keep the cost of administration as low as possible so that we're able to pass on more dollars, whether it's for infrastructure and job creation in our communities. >> the constitution requires a census count of all people in each state. given the current political climate, would you expec

noaa announces agency to study climate change.ine in open "usa today" -- nantucket island, massachusetts, of the democratic line. good morning. caller: i listened to your program every day and i listen to these people calling in and i can tell what tv station they are watching, which is fox news live which uses the same tactic that hitler used, keep telling the same lie over and over and people believe it. if people in this country thinks insurance companies are worried about the premiums that we pay, they would not be spending half a billion dollars to defeat the health care program. the lady who called about open heart surgery in canada -- that is not factual. they listen to fox news and they deserve what they get. thank you so much. host: mentioned at the top, the passing of democrat jack murtha, flags at half staff this morning in washington. a little bit about when he was first elected to the house in 1974. it was in a district with a strong conservative tradition. his victory was taken in part as a rejection of then presiden

i quoted noaa. quoted nasa, and the triple-a, in this case, the american association of the advancement of science. and we continue to quote the defense establishment, the c.i.a., d.o.d. and many retired military people who tell us that this is a great threat. i want to really point that out. i think it is very fair that we disagree on whether or not there is climate change. that's fair. but the facts are the facts. i am quoting american scientists, number one. number two, i also quoted what is happening on the ground, and that is crucial. we have been keeping records for 130 years, and we have had the warmest decade in that time . we can track the ice. i think there is -- two things i wanted to dispel. we are quoting the american scientific community here, and we are talking about facts on the ground, what has been observed over the last decade. climate change is about decade to decade, not day-to-day. i appreciated this opportunity on both sides to express our views. but let me be very clear. the

bayeux noaa peer because of their local community meetings, you know it gets really complicated and sometimest gets contentious and sometimes people get he did. but that is the process of true self-government and with the social media are going to do is they are beginning to allow us to develop relationships and patterns, which bring us back together in ways we would never have thought possible and they allowed the creation of openness which would frankly be real constraints on government. one of the ground rules of government in the future will be that everything you spend, unless there is a deep national security reason, everything we spend ought to be listed on line. indie what to know what it is and what to know what it costs. and then the political leaders have to be able to explain it and defend it or not do it. that is a very high standard and it is a very different standard. it means all these governments-- we just did a wonderful interview that american solutions with governor bob mcdonald which we will make available to every candidate in the country of both parties and encourage ev

that they are now talking about starting a new agency under noaa -- that's the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. that's all we need is one more bureaucracies to -- one more bureaucracy to talk about global warming. today there was supposed to be an e.p.w. hearing on global warming but it was canceled because of the blizzard. so a lot of things have been happening recently, and i just think it's very important that people understand how serious this matter is. when it became evident that the people in -- by the way, i have to add one thing since i think i have six minutes left here, that my daughter molly. my wife and i have been married 50 years. we have 20 kids and grandkids i say to my friend in the chair, and six of those were up here because a little adopted ethiopian girl that is my granddaughter and her brothers were making an igloo. they were stuck here with nothing else to do. if you want to see it, it's down at third and independence. someone took the sign off, but the sign said "al gore's new home" on the igloo. let me say one last thing in winding up how serious this i