noaa, f.d.a. and the states tested seafood extensively prior to reopening these areas and they continue to ensure the safety of seafood today through additional surveillance and testing. and if new oil appears that may be a threat to seafood safety, we will not hesitate to close waters again. but our focus of the status of seafood in the gulf should be more about simply answering the question, is gulf seafood safe from oil and contaminants? the larger focus must also include, what are we actually doing to ensure healthy fisheries, healthy gulf yeek systems and healthy sources of seafood, the foundations of the unique culture and the very special attraction that the gulf offers to so many visitors to the region, as well as to the local inhabitants. indeed, the health of the gulf is really inseparable from the health of its coastal communities, economies and their culture. our efforts to support a healthy gulf are multiple, from ending over fishing to has been at that time restoration, to making gul

noaa's had to play a large part and role in that in terms of the federal territory. in addition to that, some of the fishery methods were used in fisheries to cause all sorts of unfortunate side effects. there's by catch. for example, when they historically towed shrimp crawls that captured lots of other small fish, sometimes three times the mass of the fish of the species you targeted were captured and wasted. they also capture things like sea turtles that get trapped in the net, and so we're in the process of trying to find a better way of doing that. there's been a lot of effort and progress made on efforts to avoid captures of sea turtles, so there's work to be done on that regard. beyond that, there's other challenges in terms of the rapid dynamic changes of that environment that have been unleashed by humans. the biggest of all, of course that affected everything is climate change, and that puts us on a path of more rapid sea level rise in the low lying gulf areas. that's a major challenge going forward. >> where you are already losing a great deal of land to e

noaa, i want to compliment dr. lubchenco. they did a fabulous job.he government's response to this was above and beyond what responses i've seen in other events in the gulf, in my 40 years in this business and they did an excellent job of being on the ground and helping us with those challenges. the oyster community took a real hit during the event because the governor of louisiana decided to open some freshwater diversions. we had floods in nashville about two weeks before the event and that water was coming down the mississippi river similar to this year. and it was to push the oil offshore. and to keep it offshore. now, we have 7500 miles of coastline in louisiana. if you go in and out every day and around every lake, only about 400 miles were oil. now, you could get to them with cameras and you saw a lot of them down at grand isle and then at the mouth of the river. >> but all that freshwater was not welcomed by the oysters, i take it? >> we had about 50% of our oysters died and that's three-year classes of product that died. so we were down 50%

noaa has played a large role in that in terms of the federal territory. in addition to that, some of the fishery methods we have used have caused all sorts of unfortunate side effects. for example, when they told shrimpers that captured lots of other fish -- captured and wasted. also, capturing things like sea turtles. we are in the process of trying to find a better way to do that. there has been a lot of effort and progress made on efforts to avoid capture in sea turtles, but there are still mortalities due to sea turtles. beyond that, there are other challenges in terms of the rapid dynamic changes of that environment that have been unleashed by humans. the biggest of all that has affected everything is climate change. it will put us on a path of much more rapid sea level rise in the low-lying gulf areas. it will be a major challenge going forward. in addition to that, we have massive -- and the end of the 20th century, massive amounts of wetlands were lost along the coast, mainly in the mississippi delta as a result of our mismanagement of the river,

around this time is when noaa was putting out a statement -- it wasn't just noaa, it was the u.s. government with noaa's name on it -- that said that three-quarters of the oil was gone. this is their big mission accomplished moment. you may remember it. but, actually, if you looked at the numbers and not how they talked about the numbers, really the reverse was true. more like three-quarters of the oil was still there in the gulf of mexico. a little bit had evaporated, an even smaller amount had been recovered, but most of it was either still in the water, washed up on the shore or down there on the bottom. and that fit with what we found. about a mile deep, well away from the deepwater horizon -- i think it was 15 miles away -- we were finding oil on the bottom that, you know, we brought up these samples, and it just reeked of oilment we also -- oil. we also found signature of the oil, so not like a big, thick, dense cloud but signature of the oil 300 miles to the west of the deepwater horizon site, and this is far away from and in a very different direction than people had reall

she was appointed administrator of noaa a few years ago. if you would like to make some welcoming remarks, please join us. [applause] [applause] >> good evening, everyone. it's great to see you here. welcome to the smithsonian event. tonight's program is designed to tantalize your mind, as well as titillate your tastebuds. i hope you'll have good things at the program and afterwards. this intellectual appetizer that we are beginning with will offer you a look at the gulf one year later. i'm anxious to hear the views of the members of the panel. by way of opening remarks in a keynote address to get us going, let me begin by sharing some of what he mentioned, sharing some behind-the-scenes information that bears on tonight's venue, as well as our program. i referred to the strong partnership between the smithsonian and noaa that goes back over 100 years. noaa fisheries was created in 1871 as the u.s. commission of fish and fisheries. it was the very first federal agency concerned with the natural resource, conservation, and science. its first

fishermen and federal officials and can only be broken by removing the fund for noaa. it is for these reasons i'm introducing the asit forfeiture act of 2011 which will hopefully end a sad chapter of financial mismanagement by this agency and replacing the existing funds with a new fisheries investment fund and the funds will be kept at the treasury department for the benefit of regional counsels in noaa. the fund will be audited for the next few years. the fishing investment fund will direct moneys from those fishermen who break the rules towards assisting fishermen with the ever-growing cost of regulatory compliance and to reimburse the legal fees incurred by fishermen whose fines were actually remitted by the recommendation of the special master. currently appropriated funds assist fishermen with the cost of compliance, but in these difficult fiscal times, this funding is actually at risk. so, madam president, this legislation would allow a more reliable source of funds to offset the increasing cost of compliance while allowing the fishing councils to have the flexi

each trustee, one from each state, one for a noaa and the department of interior noaa and the departmentof interior noaa and the department of interior. we'll move forward with negotiating with assets for those projects. >> a fundamental question on the fed to process, to what extent do you can to do the trustees -- to what extent do you consider that the process to make the region entirely whole or is it just a part of a aquatic >> it is just a part unfortunately. it addresses only damages to our national grease versus and that's a fun. the damages of alabama houses income of her example, are much greater than that though many damages be sustained or tag to allow for national grease versus a loss of use of natural grease versus a visit to process this address economic losses for individuals, businesses are the data itself. do not i know governor mavis was very clear on that in his report, which is really dealing, i suppose, more with the oil spill i cannot damages but eventually had to be paid under the oil spill act, the team noted this section outlines a proposal for congress to creat

noaa has had to play a large role of that in terms of the federal territory. in addition to that, some of the fishery methods was used to fisheries that caused all sort of unfortunate side effects. there's by-catch when they historically towed shrimp trawls when they transported fish sometimes the species you're targeting have captured and wasted. it's also -- they also can capture things like sea turtles that get trapped in that. we're in the process of trying to find a better way of doing that. there's been a lot of effort and a lot of progress that's been made on efforts to avoid capture of sea turtles but there's still some mortalities on sea turtles. there's still more work to be done. in terms of the rapid dynamic changes of that environment that have been unleashed by humans. the biggest of all, of course, that's affected everything is climate change. and it's going to put us on a path of much more rapid sea level rise in the low-lying gulf areas that's going to be a major challenge going forward. >> you're already losing a great deal of land. >> too. >

tony penn, restoration division and response, noaa.your full statements will be made part of the record. you may proceed as you wish. >> good morning and thank you, chairman card in the members of the set to many. and since denis, dohner. they also serve as department of interior to out there is official for the natural resource damages and restoration process and deepwater rice in oil spill. i appreciate the opportunity to testify about interior departments ongoing work on the assessment notes that recommendation of natural resource damage and weaken the deepwater rice and oil spill year ago. the magnitude of the deepwater rice and noticed those unprecedented in the united states and could result in significant entry to the gulf of mexico ecosystem and that resources. the natural resource damage assessment restoration effort as a result of the historic was built continues to be a high-priority effort for the department service while the response to the oil spill continues, federal agencies and the state make up the nrda counselor work

i'd like to thank several people at the fcc, fema, and noaa for their hard work.pecifically bureau chief, lisa folks, he's for liability and alerting. also greg cook, aaron, tom beers, damon pin, wade, antoine, and john, and also eric for all of their work on these emergency alerting issues. now i'd like to turn it over to damon pin of fema. >> thank you. mr. chairman, commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to be with you today. it's really a great day for the chairman and fema to be able to jointly announce the national test of the eas partnership that have been firm. a couple with that and mark and his efforts at noaa, it really produced a vital service to the american people. thanks to all of us gathered for recognizing the importance and continued support of public alert and systems, also known as ipause. i'd like to talk how eas fits into ipause. and alerts and warnings. as many of you know, our programs hit the stride. again, that's been in really due to our partnership with the fcc and our relationships that we've built with the industry. but we've es

each trustee, one from each state, one for a noaa and the department of interior noaa and the department of interior noaa and the department of interior. we'll move forward with negotiating with assets for those projects. >> a fundamental question on the fed to process, to what extent do you can to do the trustees -- to what extent do you consider that the process to make the region entirely whole or is it just a part of a aquatic >> it is just a part unfortunately. it addresses only damages to our national grease versus and that's a fun. the damages of alabama houses income of her example, are much greater than that though many damages be sustained or tag to allow for national grease versus a loss of use of natural grease versus a visit to process this address economic losses for individuals, businesses are the data itself. do not i know governor mavis was very clear on that in his report, which is really dealing, i suppose, more with the oil spill i cannot damages but eventually had to be paid under the oil spill act, the team noted this section outlines a proposal for congress to crea

see about two of those a year, that's since data has been taken back in 1950, that's according to noaaas an incredible day indeed. let's go to some video and show you exactly what it looked like. this is video, actually, of a man who was driving and captured a tornado video while driving this is dylan mcdonald. you have to take safety first. if you look closely, you can see that debris and the trees being whipped around. you are also going to see that tornado in the background. we saw some of the damage that's left behind. four people died. you know, they have not had a deadly tornado since 1995 across massachusetts. and that was an ef-4. things are quieter. we did have that tornado watch in place across the northeast. since then things have quieted down. we had that cold front, it shifted off. now we are left behind with cooler and quieter weather across parts of the east coast. through central parts of the west, we are quiet there. we are looking at severe weather, but that will be dying down as we go through the next several days. the severe weather threat will not be that great. pe

make sure we get the news out of noaa. appreciate it. be patient, chad. i know. we want that news.t by shrapnel, badly burned, the president of yemen is licking his wounds in saudi arabia, but his return could potentially throw his country into civil war. michael holmes is going beyond the headlines for what that could mean for the rest of the region. >>> time now for the health dlp. a personal finance author and doug flynn, certified financial planner and founder of flynn zito. right to kathy in south haven, mississippi. she asks, can a mortgage company or bank holding your house loan get money off your savings or checking account if they foreclose on you? >> painful question, and there's not a clear-cut simple answer in the sense that what we're talking about here is not waived garnishment but bank garnishment. rules sfraer state to state. depends on the scenario. a lot of people think if their home is foreclosed on there's no other obligation. depending on the nuances around it, you might be liable for the difference between what the home was able to sell for and your mortgage.

noaa also released their forecast for the season, expecting it to be above average. expecting 12 to 18 named storms. 3 to 6 becomes hurricanes. and the neighborhood seeing more u.s. landfalls is greater than last year. here is the list of the names. everybody likes to look and see if their name is there. arlene is number one, and rochelle is turning her head. no, it's not you. quick note on the wildfires, still very dry conditions here along with gusty winds. the smoke is moving from arizona to parts of new mexico. air quality is bad. they're smelling this hundreds of miles away in albuquerque into santa fay. the heat is on. heat indusees from 100-105. that'siga getting dangerous. and the last headline has to do with the flooding on the mississippi river. we have sue from south nebraska, an i-reporter sent these photos. he's the managing editor of the "dakota city star" there. he said folks have about two weeks to get out before the water is release said. you can see the folks with sand bags trying to get ready as the water heads that way. >>> this is when communitie

typically on average, we see about 11 named storms and last year we did pretty good but this year noaang more activity for the atlantic ocean and while today is the start of it, it looks like the peak actually doesn't come for a couple more months and it's usually right around september 10th and then starting to see activity falling off and then eventually the atlantic hurricane season comes to an end november 30th. already starting to see a bit more activity out there. we have a system with a 10% chance of development just to the west of the bahamas and also watching another system and the caribbean. we are talking in the southern caribbean and spinning down the region and going to continue to bring heavier rainfall. through the next 24 to 48 hours, the models showing a bit of development. as i take this and put it into motion, you can start to see a little bit trying to get the act together and watching out for that and potentially dealing for sure with heavy rainfall across honduras and nicaragua. a long season that goes into november 30th as i said. andrew? >> jen, thanks very much

their closures and the states in their closures and there has been a great cooperative effort between noaa, the states and other federal agencies and the industry to accomplish making sure we were providing safe product to the public but also that we have sustainable which i believe we do have, sea food for the long term and we're spending our energy and dollars doing the research hand in hand with noah and the state and academia. >> one thing that came out of this is a realization by all companies and the government that the fishing industry itself could be used as an effective response tool in situations like this. use of the vessels opportunity program work. going forward, it puts an aspect in place that many didn't realize they had in front of them. at very little cost. we were doing our thing and various fisheries at a moment's notice can be called upon to act upon as the safeguard between shoreline and the problem offshore. a light bulb going off. >> i am curious to what extent people in the oil industry, how that relationship has changed, we have to get the oil industry out of the g

it's always a good idea to have your noaa weather radio.ere are some tips and facts about lightning that you may not know or maybe it's a refresher course. overall, june and july are the worst times for lightning. lightning strikes in the u.s. are about 25 million every year injured hundreds of people and killing nearly 60 people. if you can hear thunder, that means lightning is close enough to strike. you want to seek shelter immediately. this is important to know when you're out camping. know where your shelter is. it's not a convertible. it's not the tires that keep you safe. it's the metal casing. keep that in mind. today we're looking at the threat of lightning right here across parts of the midwest and into the south and plain states. we have severe weather advisories popping up into parts of oklahoma. we're also looking for a little bit of rain popping up here. and some of the rain is causing a little bit of trouble. luckily not really the threat of severe weather causing too many delays. across san francisco, baltimore, chicago, lig

this is courtesy of noaa because its a week will be their lightning safety week.lter immediately. hire is trivia. lightening strikes the same place twice, in fact, the empire state building is an example of that. we have a severe thunderstorm warning for the city of bing p binghamton, new york, right now, and we're also watching suvire weather in colorado. and this warning just popped up in the southwestern part of the state. it's time to talk about lightning right now because this is just the beginning this month and the ones to follow where we'll have a lot of lightning in ste storms to head. >> i see lightning, i hear thunder, i'm in there so fast like a rabbit. >>> well, imagine digging through garbage to support your family. that's what some people are doing until our hero steps in. new citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. for the efficient absorption my body needs. [ man ] ♪ trouble ♪ trouble, trouble trouble, trouble ♪ ♪ trouble been doggin' my soul ♪ since the day i was born ♪ w

noaa is not necessarily leaving a loud i think to a great disadvantage of our country. weather satellite in the department of security efforts. in any event, i look forward to hearing from both their nominees today. >> mr. chairman, we have before us today at the two most senior positions with the department of commerce, which is cast with providing business, creating jobs and spurring economic growth. while this has always been important, it is most essential now with an unemployment rate of 9.1%. the administration has talked a great deal about job creation and the need for regulatory reform. the respectfully, the record has not match the rhetoric. since taking office, president obama has grown the size of the federal regulatory workforce by more than 16% by some estimates. there are now more than 275,000 federal employees whose entire focus is adding to the ever-expanding regulatory burden of america's job creators. so bought there has been talk about streamlining regulation, we see the federal register, and schedule every day with even more proposed rules for innova

have become expert and the predicting wave sets by logging on to websites like this one set up by noaa mavericks often track this inforebefore scheduling an event but nothing compares to being there. >> you really don't know until you watch the waves or actually get out and start counting the waves during sets and pulses when you feel the energy. you can tell. >> reporter: go to cbssf.com. click on "connect" to send me your good questions. >>> roberta is stirring it up using the "r" word. come on now. >> i know. it's really interesting. i have to say i put it on out there yesterday when nobody else was saying the "r" word, right? >> mm-hm. >> but i like to plan ahead. i'm sure all of you do as far as when you're going to wash your car -- she doesn't ever wash your car. >> i washed it once. >> once this year? okay, so in case you have plans of washing your car, there is a good chance of rain returning to the bay area only tuesday but not for the weekend. let's go ahead and head outside right now. yes, it is an offshore condition right now. i wanted to allude to offshore flow but kind of

national ocean atmospheric administration noaa says the tsunami warning is only for the mead yacht area along coastal parts of alaska. there is no tsunami warning for california. we'll bring you the latest update as they develop but we have on the telephone with us from the usgs rafael abrew are you there. >> yes, i am here. >>reporter: thank you. what can you tell us about this earthquake. 7. 4 obviously a significant event. what do you know about it. >> okay. yes. actually as we speak we have just downgraded magnitude from 7.2 and the magnitude okay comes from one of the model method a more reliable value of the actual release of energy. also they review location that came up with data was integrated into the location is now giving us the depth of 62.6 kilometer as opposed to the 46 that we had previously >> all right so it is not quite as powerful as initially thought. tell me a little bit more about the sue seam warning this created. >> yes. basically i was over hearing what you were saying. you were right on the money basically l these tsunami warning issued by alaska west coast ts

jack hayes, good talking to you, director of noaa.k you. >>> 29 minutes after the hour. time for top stories. rebel fighters taking control of a key city in yemen. more than 400 tribal gunmen taking over the town of taiz. it's a big setback for government forces loyal to president saleh. he's still in saudi arabia, recovering from burns and shrapnel wounds suffered during an attack on his compound last week. >>> president obama will be holding a video conference with afghan president hamid karzai today. the president met with his national security team for two hours on monday to discuss the war in afghanistan and the situation in pakistan. the administration is reportedly working on a timetable to begin pulling troops out of the region. >>> the aircraft carrier that buried osama bin laden at sea is back in the u.s. the ""uss carl vinson"" arrived in hawaii, the ship's first stop on u.s. soil in six months. it was a personal mission for the commander of the strike group that includes the "carl vinson". he told reporters he was at the p

i like to thank several people at the sec, sina and noaa for their hard work on these issues. i like to dodge her deputy. she, with the folks, for cybersecuritization. also greatcoat, bonnie k., thom beers and david pan, wait witmer, anton jonsson, and buckingham, mark paisley and also eric pinky for all their work on this emerging issues. now it like to turn it over to damon penn. >> mr. chairman, commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to be here today. it's a great day to announce the national test of the partnership that has been affirmed in a couple with mark and his efforts really produced a vital service to the american people. angst while those gathered for recognizing the importance of alerts and warnings and for your continued support of integrated public alert and warning system also known as ipods. as many of you know, our program really has tried over the past two years and again that has been really due to our partnership with the sec and the relationships we build with the industry. we've established, mueller protocols is a standard now to outreach programs

the advantage of my proposal is that it is based on activities that noaa already carries out, extensive storm data that is currently collected due out each storm that threatens the coastline. each storm that threatens the coastline. it use this information we currently have for the purpose of better allocating the responsibility for wind versus water. this proposal will provide more structure in the marketplace that will increase the availability or insurance and competition, driving down premiums over time. i also believe this system will help us hold insurance companies accountable for covered losses rather than forcing taxpayers to foot more of the bill through the deeply indebted national flood insurance program. congress has an opportunity to make wind and water coverage available and affordable while putting the national flood insurance program on a sustainable path forward. i will continue working with each of you to pass a multi-year reauthorization bill that can be signed into law. thank you. >> thank you, senator, for your testimony. i would like to invite craig, administrator

noaa is releasing a three-dimensional image of the joplin missouri tornado that wiped out one-third ofhis is a vertical composite of the radar through the event. the tornado was hot f5 which had winds up to 200 mi. per hour. over the weekend of three more people have died in hospital for injuries sustained during the massive tornado. the death toll in joplin is now at 141. >> coming up in 15 minutes, i will show you some pictures of the massive wildfire burning in eastern arizona. it has forced the evacuation of several mountain communities. that is coming up in 15 minutes. >> we will have that and more, stay tuned for the kron 4 morning news. let's take a look right now at san francisco. it is a great start to the day today. we're looking at clouds hanging around, still kind of cool. it will take a few days to climb into the upper 70's where we should at least be for this time of year. let's take a look at of programming notes. this friday we have a change. kron 4 will be airing dateline " because the giants will be on nbc and then, the kron 4 news at 10:00 p.m.. >> welcome back to th

the government forecasting agency noaa has released the list of hurricane names for 2011.arlene, followed by brett, cindy, don and emily. >>> and remember balloon boy? i know wolf does. that was the colorado kid who everyone feared had floated away in a flying saucer-shaped balloon. his parents were later charged in what turned out to be a hoax. now the family has moved to florida and they say they want to auction off that balloon to raise money for japanese tsunami victims. their suggested bid, $1 million. so they apparently, wolf, are still chasing the limelight. >> yeah, i remember falcon, the little boy, saying when i was filling in for leary kiater larg "who the hell is wolf?" >> that's the famous line, we all remember that. >> we wish the family the best. >>> let's get back to jack, he's got the cafferty file. >> that is priceless. question this hour, why do politicians think denying an allegation or changing the subject somehow means that it will just go away? paul in seattle says, because they're often write. deny, change the subject, tap dance. that's the game. po

. >> noaa's forecast team is calling for an above normal season this year. >> reporter: the white house response concept which includes whole communities. that means nonprofits. church groups and the private sector. according to fema, this year states are better prepared due to an influx of federal emergency dollars. >> states have built up their capabilities. our job is able to work better as a partnership versus than having to provide all of to immediate response. >> reporter: north carolina has just over 300 miles of coastline. >> this is the day to buy your flashlight batteries, get your matches and bottled water. >> reporter: forecasting was especially difficult this year, not able to rely on the relatively predictable ocean forces known as el nino and la nina. the last time they were neutral was 2005 the last time katrina hammered the gulf coast. >> neutral doesn't foretell a whole lot on the number of storms. given the warmer than normal oceans that's led to the higher forecast for the season. >> reporter: the peak atlantic storm period is august to early october with hurricane s

noaa to say that mortgage interest deductions for the second home, for the vacation home, you cannot touch that. then the negotiation would not succeed. we also need to think about timing. when the housing market is still struggling, it is not the time to do something that might make sense to do three years down the road. you have to be very careful about tinkering with the market still flat on its back. host: what is your view on fannie and freddie? guest: they should end up being a small sliver of their former selves. a lot of americans like the 30- year fixed mortgage. they want them that are affordable, we're going have some kind of government assistance. the 30-year fixed mortgages not a creature that exists in nature. my belief is that fannie and freddie should be completely revamped into very thin agencies that do targeted missions for very well on record -- underwritten loans. host: well would be eliminated from their portfolio? guest: there were one of the most aggressive lobbying forces on capitol hill. people talk in awe about the armies of lobbyists. there are getting and

two branches of the armed forces that don't carry guns -- united states public health service and noaa. otherwise everything else is like military. our officers are on active duty. we pay just like we do for anything else it if our whole goal is to protect the nation's help. host: this is a piece written in "the los angeles times." he says this -- guest: the whole idea of the office of surgeon general is to communicate to the american people about difficult health issues so we can translate them and to help people understand. they are right -- i don't have any authority to make any laws or enforce any laws. host: what about a budget? guest: it is within hhs, so i am a member of health and human services. host: how much does your office get? guest: is within the assistant secretary of health. we don't have a separate budget. host: can you give us a ballpark? what you spend on annual basis? guest: because our officers are not in different agencies they are not in my office, per se. for example, i have several hundred that worked at the cdc, they are within that budget. i have over 1000 a

according to the noaa, the total amount of shrimp caught commercially in the gulf decreased 27% frommount of shrimp caught commercially in mississippi was down 60% last year from the year before. could you share, and you've done it eloquently, a bit more of the economic impact that has occurred as a result of the oil spill? >> the fish industry hurt very badly because waters were closed, federal waters were closed first. mississippi waters were closed once we had encroachment. louisiana, because they were closer to the well, their waters were closed very early as well. and this is -- this is the principal fisheries for us for shrimp. now, we have big shrimp boats that will go all the way down the texas coast and come all the way back around the florida coast but there are not that many of them that are that big that go that far. so we have a lot of fishermen in the shrimp industry who's waters were closed to them. their losses were mitigated by the fact that bp was willing to hire their boats to be part of this vessels of opportunity program, about 1100 boats participated. and most d

according to the noaa, the total amount of shrimp caught commercially in the gulf decreased 27% from 2009 to 2010. the amount of shrimp caught commercially in mississippi was down 60% last year from the year before. could you share, and you've done it eloquently, a bit more of the economic impact that has occurred as a result of the oil spill? >> the fish industry hurt very badly because waters were closed, federal waters were closed first. mississippi waters were closed once we had encroachment. louisiana, because they were closer to the well, their waters were closed very early as well. and this is -- this is the principal fisheries for us for shrimp. now, we have big shrimp boats that will go all the way down the texas coast and come all the way back around the florida coast but there are not that many of them that are that big that go that far. so we have a lot of fishermen in the shrimp industry who's waters were closed to them. their losses were mitigated by the fact that bp was willing to hire their boats to be part of this vessels of opportunity program, about 1100 boats part

here is some enhanced infrared emmanliry from noaa.ems. it will go out to sea and die. it will cause some nice as well as across the west coast of california and mexico. roll down the top. today should be a good one in new york city. point south, not as much. >>> rob, good to see you my friend. have a great friday. >>> britain's prince philip turns 90 today. he has been married to queen elizabeth for more than 60 years. >> he looks great, he really does. >> he is reportedly going to spend the day, quote, performing official duties in his role as queen elizabeth's husband. >> ali had to explain to me why kate can be queen. he could not be king. i am a classic american. >> a man who marries the queen doesn't become a king. >>> they attended a star-studded charity that funds projects for disadvantaged children. >> she knows how to dress for her body type and she has great hair. >> so do i. that's why i have several layers. >> 54 minutes after the hour. tom, check this out. good gravy, bill. our insurance company doesn't have anything like

should be focusing on, not wasting time duplicating the work of the environmental protection agency and noaa. the secretary's climate change adaptation task force is a waste of time and resources. and it should be -- and those resources should be devoted to securing our borders and ensuring the safety of our homeland. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. thank you. and i yield back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. price: madam chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment and ask to strike the last words. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. price: madam chairman, i was intrigued with this amendment, didn't quite understand the import of it, so i have done a little research, talked to the department of homeland security about the extent of their activities with this task force, and what the effect of this amendment might be. so i'd like to offer a little reality check here and suggest that this amendment is not merited. this amendment, for starters, will not save any money and simply prohibits the department of

according to the noaa, the total amount of shrimp caught commercially in the gulf decreased 27% from 2009 to 2010. the amount of shrimp caught commercially in mississippi was down 60% last year from the year before. could you share, and you've done it eloquently, a bit more of the economic impact that has occurred as a result of the oil spill? >> the fish industry hurt very badly because waters were closed, federal waters were closed first. mississippi waters were closed once we had encroachment. louisiana, because they were closer to the well, their waters were closed very early as well. and this is -- this is the principal fisheries for us for shrimp. now, we have big shrimp boats that will go all the way down the texas coast and come all the way back around the florida coast but there are not that many of them that are that big that go that far. so we have a lot of fishermen in the shrimp industry who's waters were closed to them. their losses were mitigated by the fact that bp was willing to hire their boats to be part of this vessels of opportunity program, about 1100 boats part

everyone was talking about funding, it's difficult to obtain that funding either from epa or from noaa or other organization. we're in a position now where we will have limited data which is going to be more sophisticated, and significant, more sophisticated than what is currently being used in the nrda process and very significant and attempting to quantify chronic damages in the gulf, but again we are very limited on what we can do because of lack of funding. >> senator sessions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate this opportunity, and i don't think i have another round of questions. i believe it's an excellent panel. it is indeed an excellent panel. we are beginning to have a congressional response to the damage that the gulf has sustained. we will work our way through that hopefully sooner rather than later but and i thank you for your leadership. and senator boxer, our chairman for the full committee is also getting a good bit of her time and attention to the. her leadership can help us lead to a successful conclusion. >> thank you. i concur completely. i think it is focused

eastern standard time, the commission, sina and noaa looking to dealer system with eas.as has been around for many years. this is the first nationwide test. a nationwide test is essential in ensuring the functions have intended during emergency. as we've repeatedly learned during recent disasters such as c. or latecomers and i'm in japan as well as tornadoes, floods that devastated various parts of our country. reliable and effective emergency alert system is key to ensuring safety of our citizens during a time of disaster. first let me provide some background on the eas. the eas is an alerting system which relies on media-based communications. it will transmit emergency alerts and warnings of american public at the national, state and local levels. pas has been in existence since 1994 though its antecedents have been around since the 50s. broadcasters, satellite, radio, satellite television providers as well as cable television and violent video providers all participate in the system. the eas participants provide tremendous public service by transmitting thousands of a

specter with this -- these violent climate episodes throughout the globe of, you know, scientists and noaand others. and yet there's a real danger here that those budgets might suffer. and in afghanistan, my colleagues in the foreign affairs committee yesterday issued a report criticizing the bill stage of the operation. can you comment upon that partnership and how critical it is and, again, when we look ahead at the conditions on the ground, if we could be successful interdicting terrorist groups seizing caches of weapons, even interdicting transmission from pakistan, but if there's no political capacity, a governmental capacity, in health care, education, anything, we're going to have a population that's disgruntled and probably destructive towards us? >> senator, i agree with what you said. it has to be a whole of government approach as we deal with these issues. clearly, state department play as very important role in providing assistance to individuals to ensure that an area remains secure, a.i.d., education area, justice department provides assistance. the area of agriculture also p