i'm glad we mentioned noaa. the noaa national data bouy center is at the space center in mississippi. it is the national premier rocket propulsion facility. in the next few months will you come see us and let me show you the great potential we have their? mr. lutnick: it sounds fun. lad two. -- glad to. sen. wicker: very good. let's say by april. [laughter] we've got a deal. also, in addition to infrastructure the chips and signs act has been mentioned favorably. let me mention the chips and signs act as it connects with this fiscal year's ndaa one of the things we did in the chips and signs act was -- actually $10 billion authorized for 20 regional tech hubs. the first round has largely been approved. an ndaa, we funded $220 million. it was authorized for 10 billion. two hundred 20 million for tech hubs and the potential for another 280 million dollars. for second round. now, at this point i understand your department has a choice. you can either double up on those that have already been awarded or it can try t

this juvenile king crab is being made famous after being rescued by noaa fisheries. >> a noaa believesat the little guy has hitched a ride up from a depth of nearly 3500ft, while a restoration team was cleaning up marine debris. >> and since going viral, you could say it's a little bit of a celebrity. >> 000. >> isn't he cool, though? >> it's like a sea urchin. >> wait, he does look like a. is this what they look like when they're like babies? >> it looks. >> like a cartoon character. >> deep. really deep in the ocean. >> the eyes look fake, too. >> yeah. >> everything cute. adorable. >> that looks like a stuffed animal. >> actually. >> we just ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and mark!"

. >> sensation right now after its unique appearance was revealed in a video posted by noaa fisheries chris station was found during an operation in the gulf of mexico last august, which collected samples of deep-sea coral species for analysis. noah of believe that the little crab hitched a ride up from the depths of over 3,000 feet in the gulf. restoration team was cleaning up some marine debris after posting the video. noaa fisheries says that they were being sent fan art to this cute little crab. >> all that that wraps up kron. 4 news at 6. we certainly appreciate you being with us. have a good night. everybody. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: may i cut and? and melania trump had secret

without it noaa will be unable to expand their work to address shark conservation and depredation. i hope my colleagues who support this bill will also work with us to ensure robust funding for shark conservation priorities like increased shark stock assessments. this bill should promote greater collaboration between the fishing community and shark researchers. that's a good thing. this partnership is necessary to reduce risks to both sharks and humans from depredation events build our understanding of the importance of sharks and how to conserve them. these are goals we should all support. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from virginia, the lead sponsor of this bill, mr. wittman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for three minutes. mr. wittman: i thank the chairman and ranking member. madam speaker, i rise today to urge support for my bill h.r. 207, the supporting the health of aoughtic sy

and after posting this video, noaa fisheries said it scrabble is becoming popular with how big is it like the size of a ring? it's like on the knuckle there of a hand. it's super super time in very, very cute. >> come any >> he shoots. he scores for these than a splash brothers right here. the we're looking at 2 rescued sea otter showing off their dunking skills. that oregon as they played. >> basketball here. it's part of a enrichment program for the animals. they shoot a basket. then they get some treats. they're trying to keep the otters moving and the seattle rescued off of the and they're deemed not pops releasable by u.s. fish and wildlife service. so they're going to have some fun there. >> thanks for joining us here during crawford, is it too, wa >> one city in the south bay breaking ground on some interim housing in an effort to fight homelessness. but first, california is one of many states to sue

conditions compounded by climate change and today researchers from noaa and nasa underlined that pointnalysis showing that 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history dating back almost 200 years. the 10 warmest years on record have occurred in the last decade. to break down the report and its implications we are joined by gavin schmidt, the director of the goddard institute for space studies at nasa. thank you for billy -- being with us. let's talk first about the wildfires because they are uncommon in the winter months. help us understand the factors that came together that contributed to these devastating wildfires in los angeles. >> fires need a number of ingredients. you need fuel that is going to burn. you need fire whether which is the dry air, strong winds that are most conducive to allowing wildfires to spread. and you need an ignition source. the climate aspect of this is very much both in the fuel load and the fire whether aspects. in southern california we used to think the late fall as being fire season but now fire is season stretches out all year because the temperatur

noaa fisheries say that they were being sent fan art of the cute little. use. it almost looks fake.rightp when you have anything my daughter would want to get out of the game with the clog region. i hope you can grow up to be an adult. >> all the best to little bit. all right. coming up next on kron, news at 5 police in the south. they're looking for people but people shot at officers and now they want public's help to find them. >> and another major retailer leaving san francisco. but now one supervisor is asking the new mayor to step in and save it. >> and remember, you can always stream kron for news on your tv, for free with the dew kron on app that's available for download on apple tv. roku, fire tv and samsung tv. you can also stream kron for news on the go with kron 4 mobile app or watch us online at kron 4 dot com. keep it here. the news at 5 is next. >> now at 5, the race to replace recalled alameda county da pamela prices on the 7 finalists get their first and only chance to state their case for becoming the county's. next top prosecutor and president trump already taken a

and officials have described the conditions out there as complex, rough, and cold, with noaa reporting that that icy potomac water is 36 degrees. what we know now regarding the search and rescue now recovery efforts that under way, 19 bodies pulled from the water. law enforcement sources we've been speaking to on the scene saying that debris in addition to some of those human remains have been washing up alongside the potomac river. we also know as you stated that investigators have found at least one black box, hoping that answers some of the questions here. and one of the officials at a press conference moments ago, senator roger marshall, told me that he is saying a prayer for all of the families impacted. take a listen. >> been in medicine for 40 years and been around different scenes, been in the military. and you know, we're not seeing ambulances leave. we're not seeing life watches going out. and i'm just not very optimistic. i think it's just -- it's a tragedy, a horrible situation. we can hope beyond hope, but i think it's been four, five hours now since that plane went down.

although nasa and noaa's figures were still below that mark.cientists say the warmer conditions are having far reaching effects beyond those sweltering summer days. >> the impacts we see depend on where you live. so in coastal regions there's sea level rise, it's affecting storm surge and coastal flooding. we're seeing extreme heat events across the country. we see changes in the water cycle, which means more heavy precipitation events and in some regions, more droughts in 2024, there were back to back hurricanes in the u.s. >> al-mawasi in spain, a year's worth of rain fell in just eight hours, causing catastrophic floods on the african continent. the normally barren sahara desert flooded for the first time in decades. amazon rivers fell to unprecedented lows because of drought, and the philippines experienced a supercharged typhoon season with six in just 30 days. >> there is not 1 to 1 relationship between any of these events, and climate change, but the the scenario is conducive to these events becoming more intense and more frequent. >> wh

this is satellite from noaa showing the fire from the air. you see that smoke? those winds as the fire grew overnight. we have abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel standing by with the very latest on conditions. sandhya, we are hoping for relief here. yes, diane. >> you know what? it is not going to arrive immediately. but the crews there, the people there will eventually get a break after tomorrow evening. the extreme, gusty, devastating winds continue in southern california. there are downsloping winds 41 miles an hour right now in malibu. you will notice it's the same for mount lukens truck trail. as we take a look at the fires. the fifth fire that developed this afternoon is the lidia fire, but the largest of all of them, the palisades fire. over 15,000 acres. red flag warnings in effect for those damaging santa ana winds until 6 p.m. tomorrow. not only the gusty winds, but the low humidity, with the extreme fire risk continuing as we take a look at the wind gusts overall in southern california, they're going to remain elevated through the night into the we

the you see really business at the noaa.cream at toy folks and going to chop for book like green apple. and that's when you like t is p families love. you will see a lot of great chinese shops that is readily available for everyone. >> and that is just thein are richmond there is more to do in the richmond. what is love is the theatre. >> i mean adam and with my wife jamie, own little company called cinema sf we operate the balboa theatre. the vocabularying theatre on sacramento and soon the 4 star on clement. >> balboa theatre opened in 1926 and servicing this outer richmond neighborhood since then. and close on the heels the 4 star opens since 1913. >> when you come in to a movie theatre, the rest of the world has to be left behind. but you get e mersed in the world that is film makers made for you. that is a special experience to very much we can all think of the movies that we saw in the big screen of with everybody screaming or laughing or crying. it is a shared human experience that you get when you go in to places tha

although nasa and noaa's figures were still below that mark, scientists say the warmer conditions areving far reaching effects beyond those sweltering summer days. >> the impacts we see depend on where you live. so in coastal regions there's sea level rise, it's affecting storm surge and coastal flooding. we're seeing extreme heat events across the country. we see changes in the water cycle, which means more heavy precipitation events and in some regions, more droughts. >> in 2024, there were back to back hurricanes in the u.s. embassy in spain. a year's worth of rain fell in just eight hours, causing catastrophic floods on the african continent. the normally barren sahara desert flooded for the first time in decades. amazon rivers fell to unprecedented lows because of drought, and the philippines experienced a supercharged typhoon season with six in just 30 days. >> there is no 1 to 1 relationship between any of these events, and climate change, but the the scenario is conducive to these events becoming more intense and more frequent. >> while the winds are a major reason for the spr

pero vamos a ver una información que publicó durante el a de hoy la noaa, que fíjese en esta gráficaene el norte de los estados unidos. y esto le da una idea de cuán intensa fue esa tormenta y los cambios drásticos en los que estamos experimentando en cuanto a las condiciones del tiempo. pero también ha dejado temperaturas sumamente frías mañana a nivel nacional. así van a estar esas máximas en el norte de la nación, en bismarck, una máxima de 22 grados, sumamente frío. kansas city con 22, la zona de texas en dallas, en houston, se va a mantener en esos medianos 55 grados y la región de la zona de miami, con temperaturas tan bajas como los altos 60 grados. así que este es el saldo o 1 de los saldos de esa tormenta invernal en el sur en el sur de la nación. actualmente acá en casita. así están las temperaturas actuales 61 en la zona de hayward. bastante fresca la tarde. 66 en la zona de san josé, así que se mantienen esas temperaturas bastante agradables en la región de la bahía. pero hablamos un poquito de la lluvia porque para el sábado vamos a ver un pequeño aumento en la posibilid

noaa's climate initiative is a nationwide effort that will bring together experts focusing on supporting coastal communities and beyond. so let's go ahead and bring in our meteorologist, vianey arana, to tell us more about this program. yeah, you know, in the bay area, one of our, you know, beautiful i think most visited locations is our coastline. but we've got to protect it and we've got to take care of it. so when it comes to that, research is key in order to be prepared, especially when conditions are changing. so cfe stands for climate, ecosystems and fisheries initiative. now through this, the public will have access to forecasts that show how the ocean ecosystems are doing and what's at risk. this is a team of researchers meeting with the use of high resolution models. scientists are able to monitor earth's climate, producing forecasts that show ocean projections. this in order to increase resilience that will help communities better prepare and respond to both short and long term trends. now, the research shows a warmer ocean impacts fisheries, which can have ripple effects on th

noaa satellite images show how smoke and ash traveled as far as 100 miles offshore, and now there are questions about what that toxic material may do to the ecosystem. on the day the fires broke out, a group of scientists from san diego happened to be off the coast of la taking water samples. and they describe the ash falling into the water like snow. and the group was part of the california cooperative fisheries investigations, also known as calcofi. and for the past 75 years, the project has involved taking regular water and plankton samples off california's coast, and when the crew saw the ash, they immediately started collecting samples. and this is nothe first time scientists have studied wildfire ash falling into the ocean. but the recent fires in los angeles are not like the others. these are urban fires. so these are houses, neighborhoods, people's homes. they are businesses. we expect to see things like asbestos and other polycarbonates that we wouldn't normally see in a vegetation fire. to study the effects, scientists will take samples collected after the fires and compared

brett -- suggested there will be interagency discussion because the department of the interior and noaa and others might have ideas especially as you get into public waterways. it would apply only to public land. but once you get far enough offshore it is all public. there is i think, the order as far as i know is still on the books. and there would be a process that in law for a future president to rescind that should they desire to do so and president trump has talked eagerly about rolling back that order and other things that he sees as limits on fossil fuel production. host: what are some other ways that executive orders can be rolled back or revoked? guest: by congressional action. congress could say no, we do not like what you have done so they will directly overturn that order in the statute. or they will reign in some of the broad delegation and discretion that they had granted a president earlier. and that can certainly happen when they decide now i see what you can do with the discretion that we can give you we need to shift that and rein it in. the presidents have an advantag

ahora bien, los satÉlites de noaa que estÁn en el espacio estÁn a 25.000 pies de altura. en color blanco es nieve sobre houston. esto son nubes. pero la nieve es tan espesa que se logra divisar a tan alto en el espacio. y asÍ se maneja a travÉs de la carretera con mucha nieve. prÁcticamente estÁ todo paralizado, precisamente muy cercano a lo que es la ciudad de pensacola. y el mensaje esencial es no manejar a travÉs de estas carreteras que estÁn congeladas. el conocido hielo negro. usted pasa sobre Él, pierde el control y esto genera accidentes que en muchas ocasiones son accidentes mÚltiples. asÍ que permanecer en casa. desde texas a la florida es esencial. por fin, corazÓn. por fin! ya estÁ. nieve sale del todo del paÍs. ha llegado a las aguas abiertas del ocÉano atlÁntico. y vean todo el sur de los estados unidos ya con una situaciÓn mucho mÁs tranquila. cuÁl es el problema? que las temperaturas son las 00:40 de la tarde, 12 y 35 para ser exactos, y estÁn en los 21 grados en new orleans, tallahasee 27 y houston, 30. esto representa que todo ese hielo va a permanecer co

according to noaa, between 2023 and 2023 alaska seafood industry suffered a nearly $2 billion loss. and dinner tables thousands of miles from here. prices of alaskan seafood in some places have shot up nearly 60% in just a few years. >> the volume is definitely lower than it once was. that is affecting availability, obviously. affecting sales. >> reporter: kenny belov owns a seafood company and restaurant in the bay area. >> what the customer has to be aware of, more of what you will be eating will be imported. more of what you'll be eating will be less regulated. more of what you will be eating will be caught with destructive fishing gear. >> reporter: back in kodiak, commercial pods have returned to the water this season after officials lifted that two-year ban. the moratorium helped populations, but the quota will only be about tenth of what it was three seasons ago. has there been any discussion about plan b? >> it's hard to even consider a plan b when fishing is in my blood. i'm a third-generation fisherman. >> reporter: for now, it's a modest lifeline for fishermen who find th

we have a great team on site to serve you best, sarah, kristin, noaa and at the registration desk will he staffing or coat check. just as assistant operations managing the exhibit hall marias overseeing operations food and beverageon, helping out in all kinds of ways but dave is here to support exhibitors and sponsors with wayne barber, sarah from the editorial team in the back of the room ever ev crew. finally we have nancy berlin in our program director. shee will take the stage in just a second period but, for those of you know nancy we have a big announcement and it comes with mixed emotions for us. nancy is going to be retiring later this year. but we are excited for her and for new adventures will definitely miss her she's been work with us for many, many years has become a force in the industry. over the past few months sandra had of contact and access intelligence has been working closely with nancy byrd's interview it's stand up and wave it. thank you. thank you sandra for yosi sander on and off through the week. hope you get a chance to meet her she has a lot of expense in th

according to noaa, between 2022 and 2023, alaska seafood industry suffered a nearly $2 billion loss.ner tables thousands of miles from here. prices of alaskan seafood in some places have shot up nearly 60% in just a few years. >> the volume is definitely lower than it once was, and that is affecting availability obviously. affecting sales. >> reporter: kenny belloff owns a seafood company and restaurant in the bay area. >> what the customer has to be aware of, more of what you will be eating will be imported. more of what you will be eating will be less regulated. more of what you will be eating will be caught with destructive fishing gear. >> reporter: back in kodiak, commercial fishing pods have returned to the water this season after officials lifted that two-year ban. the moratorium helped populations be, the quota will only be about a tenth of what it was three seasons ago. has there been any discussion about plan b? >> it's hard to even consider a plan b when fishing is in my blood. i'm a third generation fisherman. >> reporter: for now, it's a modest lifeline for fishermen who

much conversation this week here in davos, about president trump, returning to the white house if noaas tell us what your expecting in terms of the impact on poland and the european union, translator: i believe, those european politicians, observers looking at comeback of president-elect trump to white house in a calm way waiting calmly for continuation of the clear policy president donald trump that he followed during appreciative four years as president of the united states, because now i believe he is experience has experience from previous four years probably even more efficient, in carrying out policies. >> one former colleague said trump resolution commends beginning to sweep europe as well do you see that? >> translator: for sure, and in europe, we can see together with donald trump mobilization of those circles groups have concerns, sudden fears on one hand fears or concerns connected with competition with united states, and on the other hand, it is the fears of donald trump my support liberal and circumstances dominating the u.s. those are -- i talked to president-elect trump

noaa straight to a fox news alert. in central is wrote, they were landing at a hospital for evaluation. israeli soldiers who spent 477 days in hamas captivity reunited with their families. >> palestinian prisoners just released as part of a cease-fire deal. >> reporter: good morning. karina and daniela landed in a hospital to be evaluated by a team of doctors and psychologists and they will see more of their family members and friends likely to come to the medical facility. this has been a day of anticipation, people celebrating as people watch the release of a woman from hamas captivity. this started in gaza city at palestine square, they paraded these women across. the hostages appeared to be in good condition taken to a reunification point, they saw their parents and flown to these hospitals in central israel. this is been a moment 477 days in the macon. they were taken on the morning of october 7th, many of their fellow soldiers were killed. we understand 54 soldiers lost their lives trying to defend southern israe

we have a huge noaa research facility. we have the university of alaska fairbanks which has the college of fisheries and oceans, university of alaska southeast. it's kind of becoming a big research hub on fisheries, on oceans, and this will add to that. which will now be on ocean debris. you guys are all invited. in fact, everybody here is invited. come on up to alaska. we would love to have you. mr. alspach: a couple points. first, with respect to biodegradation other water bottle, i believe technology can to do that probably already exists in a number of facets but the problem is not the technology, is the scalability of that technology for industrial processes that make it economical. i believe the private sector could do that as long as there are economics markets to make their incentive to do so. sen. sullivan: but don't you think if you are the company and i have said this a lot maybe it , has already happened, but if you are the company that has cracked the code on less toxicity in full biodegradability, i think tha

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noaa says the whale deaths are unrelated. 10% of america's electricity now comes from wind. >> texas, the oil capital of the world getting 22% of its electricity from the wind. iowa, 60% of its electricity coming from the wind. this has become foundational to the hartland of america. we need to keep moving forward. >> the fate of projects already under construction is uncertain. new york planned on building five wind farms. we'll see if they get there now. bret. >> bret: bryan, thank you. >> we're going to north carolina. it is a horrible way the way it has been allowed to pester and we'll get it fixed up. should have been done months ago from the hurricane that took place almost four months ago. north carolina has been treated very badly. we're stopping there and going to go to los angeles and take a look at a fire that should have been put out if they let the water in and they still haven't. so i think we'll have an interesting conversation. >> dana: president trump talking to reporters on the south lawn. four days after returning to the oval office. welcome to a brand-new hour of "

noaa says the whale deaths are unrelated. 10% of america's electricity now comes from wind. >> texas, world getting 22% of its electricity from the wind. iowa, 60% of its electricity coming from the wind. this has become foundational to the hartland of america. we need to keep moving forward. >> the fate of projects already under construction is uncertain. new york planned on building five wind farms. we'll see if they get there now. bret. >> bret: bryan, thank you. >> we're

nasa and noaa scientists say 2024 was hotter than any year since at least 1880. 2023 previously held the record. the study comes as california deals with intense wildfires during the off season in winter. those fires have killed at least 24 people and displaced thousands of others so far. scientists say heat waves, hurricanes and wildfires are only expected to get worse. >> supreme court has rejected appeals from oil companies to stop a lawsuit in hawaii. leaders there want to hold oil companies accountable for climate change. shell, exxonmobil, chevron and bp are among those named in the suit. the companies are arguing climate change is an issue under federal law and should not be addressed at the state level. oil companies are accused of using deceptive marketing and public statements, instead of acknowledging the impacts they have had on climate change. >> amid increased awareness about ultra processed foods, more people are turning to a new tool meant to help consumers identify highly processed food at the grocery store. ultra processed foods are engineered with added ingredients

. >> noaa has been taking samples of nearby anchovy eggs from both bere and after the fires, and theylan to check for any contamination and impacts to early development in the wake of the devastating wildfires. donation drives and fundraisers have been continuing to pop up all across the bay area every day. people eager to do what they can to help. and ktvu zac sos has been covering some of the efforts that took place today. he joins us live now here in the studio. >> and jenna, today, two very different events spearheaded by two very different groups. the first, a fundraiser organized by two middle school students in the east bay rallying their whole school to donate. the second uniting warriors and lakers fans at thrive city. >> whenever the lakers come to town. it's one of our busiest days. >> harmonic brewing, located just steps from the chase center inside saturday, l.a. fans sharing the space with dub nation. but for one day, this bar urging the crowd to set the rivalry aside to do some good. >> it felt like a really good opportunity to recognize, you know, even if there's a pro

the storm prediction center and noaa have outlined us for a slight risk of flooding across the regionld see some nuisance flooding, especially on saturday on our roads. snow over the weekend. this is going to be good. 1 to 2ft on our highest peak. so the accuweather seven day forecast showing your storm preps today. rain arrives tomorrow on the seven day forecast. the wettest days are going to be saturday and then again next tuesday. but you can see guys once the rain arrives tomorrow. we're in the showers through much of next week. >> all right drew, coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> an unfortunate mix up in the postal service. now, one bay area family is hoping to recover the remains of a loved one sent to the wrong address. >> and a live look outside here at 518, as you heard dw on car insurance by checking allstate first. okay, let's get going. can everybody see that? like you know to check your desktop first, before sharing your screen. ahh...that is not. uhh, oh no. no no no. i don't know how that got in there. no. that, uhh. yeah, checking first is smart. oka

noaa satellite images show the smoke and ash traveling as far as 100 miles offshore. now there are questions about what that toxic, toxic material may do to the ecosystem. on the day that the fires broke out, a group of scientists from san diego happened to be off the coast of la taking water samples. and they describe the ash falling into the water like snow. and the group was part of the california cooperative fisheries investigations, also known as calcofi. and for the past 75 years, the project has involved taking regular water samples of plankton off of california's coast, and when the crew saw the ash, they immediately collected some of those samples. and this is not the first time scientists have studied wildfire ash falling into the ocean. but the recent fires in los angeles are not like the others. these are urban fires. so these are houses, neighborhoods, people's homes. they are businesses. we expect to see things like asbestos and other polycarbonates that we wouldn't normally see in a vegetation fire. and to study the effects, the scientists will take the

if you have a noaa weather radio broadcasting from the national weather service, that would be anothery to receive emergency alert information. again, have your phone on. you know, make sure that if the evacuation orders come and you have friends or family or neighbors who might not be aware, reach out to them. make sure that we come together as a community to keep each other safe from a really once in a lifetime, catastrophic situation. >> such a critical information for anyone in that area watching right now. ariel cohen, thank you so much for staying on top of this. we'll talk again soon. appreciate you. stay safe. i want to turn now to u.s. politics. and donald trump carried out a rambling news conference at mar-a-lago on tuesday filled with provocative remarks. many of them directed at the international community. the incoming u.s. president talked a lot about land grabs and even suggested that one of america's closest allies is not immune from acquisition. >> canada and the united states, that would really be something you get rid of, that artificially drawn line, and you take a

this is a shot from the noaa satellite system showing the massive blaze is well-visible from outer space. five major fires burning from the coast and the palisades inland, and the palisades fire the biggest still zero percent contained. same for eaton fire near pasadena the rapid spread of this catastrophe has left destruction in its wake. maybe we can take a drone view of the miles of los angeles homes that have been reduced to rubble. the cost of this catastrophe has reached stunning levels. accuweather now estimating the damages so far stand at between 52 to 5 # billion dollars. that would make this the most expensive wildfire in history. thousands and thousands of homes have literally been evaporated by the fire, but it's really important to note. each one tells a story. screen writer mark victor had to quickly evacuate tuesday. he just found out yesterday what happened to his palisades home of 45 years when a serve pro employee who got to victor's address sent this video. listen. >> mark and jan, unfortunately this is what's left. the safe is standing, as you can see. there's smoke

cost of natural disasters has been increasing significantly year over year for decades, according to noaa, the average yearly cost of major disasters has more than quadrupled over the last four decades. in 2020, two, major national natural disasters caused the united states about $177 billion in damages. this, by the way, this this fire might eclipse that entire 2022 number. by the way, insurers don't want to take the heat across the country, major insurance companies have been rolling back the coverage that they are willing to provide. they've been backing out of particularly disaster prone, high risk areas altogether earthquakes, floods and fires and hurricanes. it's happening in all 50 states, by the way. but states like california and colorado, which see disproportionately high fire risk, and florida, texas and louisiana, which see increasingly high storm risk, are losing insurers left and right, mainstream, massive companies. last summer, the top insurer in california, the top insurers, one by one, announced that they would stop selling new policies to homeowners. american internatio

the noaa and copernicus reports came out yesterday. we just breached the 1.5 c threshold for the first time ever, ever. that was the safety threshold we were not supposed to pass. and what you're seeing in california is 30 trillion gallons of water fall in these atmospheric rivers. this vegetation dries out in a drought. we have 100 mile per hour santa ana winds. and all of this out of season. and that is just a fact that is undeniable. and that is what has created this massive fire in this terrible catastrophe in los angeles. >> yeah, i mean, we covered those atmospheric rivers, like you said. then there's vegetation, and then that vegetation becomes kindling. but this has become such a political hot potato. and you have those in trump's sphere saying it's actually about forest mismanagement, that that kindling should have been better dealt with. it's about water policy. what's the truth, though? because we need to know what can be done to try to prevent this from happening again. >> well, absolutely. and there's we're not dealing wit

noaa's weather prediction center warns some areas could see the heaviest snowfall in over a decade. highways in the central plains are especially dangerous right now. the arch in saint louis, barely visible right there. officials are urging residents to stay off the roads, as it could take more than 24 hours for help to arrive. if you were to need it and flying. it's also potentially problematic. more than 1400 flights have been canceled today in hard hit missouri. more than half of the flights at saint louis lambert international airport were canceled by this afternoon. ksdk reporter laura barczewski is joining me now in a very snowy saint louis. so, laura, tell us what you're seeing and not seeing. >> good afternoon. >> we're seeing a mixed bag of precipitation here last night. >> it started out as rain moved into freezing rain, sleet into snow into this morning. >> and right now we're feeling kind of a sleet snow mixture out here off of interstate 64. as you said, you can barely see downtown. it's it's quite a the visibility is quite poor and a funny statistic from the national w

noaa's weather prediction center warns some areas, like kansas city and indianapolis, could see the heaviest snowfall in over a decade. the governors of kentucky, virginia, arkansas, missouri and west virginia have already declared states of emergency, while maryland is under a state of preparedness. officials are warning of treacherous road conditions. and and if all of that snow and ice isn't enough, then brutal cold temperatures will set in the south, right there, facing a very different threat. a tornado watch has been issued for parts of texas, louisiana and arkansas with severe storms and hail expected to pummel those states. meteorologist elisa raffa is tracking all of this. i mean, it really is cutting across at least half of the country with severe conditions. >> multi threat multi-hazard multiple regions of the country really keeping us busy today. i mean look at this storm. you've got the heavy snow that's been pumping across missouri all day. look at the line of thunderstorms. all of that lightning stretching from the missouri bootheel down to the gulf coast. we have had reports

the you see really business at the noaa.ream at toy folks and going to chop for book like green apple. and that's when you like the deal is pizza place haall families love. you will see a lot of great chinese shops that is readily available for everyone. >> and that is just thein are richmond there is more to do in the richmond. what is love is the theatre. >> i mean adam and with my wife jamie, own little company called cinema sf we operate the balboa theatre. the vocabularying theatre on sacramento and soon the 4 star on clement. >> balboa theatre opened in 1926 and servicing this outer richmond neighborhood since then. and close on the heels the 4 star opens since 1913. >> when you come in to a movie theatre, the rest of the world has to be left behind. but you get e mersed in the world that is film makers made for you. that is a special experience to very much we can all think of the movies that we saw in the big screen of with everybody screaming or laughing or crying. it is a shared human experience that you get when y

and we have the institutions right now, as i mentioned, between noaa, our research universities, and this new foundation, the congressionally chartered marine debris foundation, to do that. and then the idea in the legislation with our genius prize is to also do exactly that, to encourage people to press the limits of what they think is feasible from a technological standpoint and then bring that period much sooner, right, to your point, 1875, getting to the moon, you know, 100 years, less than 100 years from that date. pretty remarkable. so great. any other thoughts on the technological side before i gave out here from our witnesses? it's really important component. and you guys have answered the question really well. well, with that, i want to close by again, thanking our witnesses for appearing today, sharing their knowledge on microplastics. i would also like to thank senators merkley and padilla and and lummis for being the chairs of this joint hearing, which is important on this important topic. before we adjourn, i ask unanimous consent to submit for the record, a variety of m

brett -- suggested there will be interagency discussion because the department of the interior and noaa others might have ideas especially as you get into public waterways. it would apply only to public land. but once you get far enough offshore it is all public. there is i think, the order as far as i know is still on the books. and there would be a process that in law for a future president to rescind that should they desire to do so and president trump has talked eagerly about rolling back that order and other things that he sees as limits on fossil fuel production. host: what are some other ways that executive orders can be rolled back or revoked? guest: by congressional action. congress could say no, we do not like what you have done so they will directly overturn that order in the statute. or they will reign in some of the broad delegation and discretion that they had granted a president earlier. and that can certainly happen when they decide now i see what you can do with the discretion that we can give you we need to shift that and rein it in. the presidents have an advantage wh

brett -- suggested there will be interagency discussion because the department of the interior and noaa others might have ideas especially as you get into public waterways. it would apply only to public land. but once you get far enough offshore it is all public. there is i think, the order as far as i know is still on the books. and there would be a process that in law for a future president to rescind that should they desire to do so and president trump has talked eagerly about rolling back that order and other things that he sees as limits on fossil fuel production. host: what are some other ways that executive orders can be rolled back or revoked? guest: by congressional action. congress could say no, we do not like what you have done so they will directly overturn that order in the statute. or they will reign in some of the broad delegation and discretion that they had granted a president earlier. and that can certainly happen when they decide now i see what you can do with the discretion that we can give you we need to shift that and rein it in. the presidents have an advantage wh

i will just say noaa came out and said 2024 was the hottest year on record now since they began recordingr the last ten years. so if people don't think that climate change is not having an impact on this, it's preposterous. it's just preposterous. that is a big wind up to say, though, at the same time, there's so many things as we saw with katrina that went into years of mismanagement, years of bad planning. and john is a guy that knows la, who loves la, who's grown up in la. i'm sure this is beyond shocking to you like it is to all of us. but you hear that the decision was made to withhold resources. you hear that that you had a reservoir in palisades. that that pacific palisades, that that wasn't used, that was under repair. so many warnings that just just were missed. it's just it seems like a perfect storm o, of climate catastrophe and also really bungled mismanagement by officials. >> yeah, joe, you know, look, it's been it's been horrifying to watch as, as a native angeleno and someone who is pretty familiar with the santa ana winds and pretty familiar with with the with the weather

noaa, which was attempting to force fishermen in that case, to pay out of their own pocket for federal observers on their own boats. there are many, many more examples than just this particular carricks but this one made it to the supreme court. they had an impactful decision. and real americans have been impacted by this bloated bureaucratic mess that's developed over the decades. while the administrative state is still at grave threat, the good news is president trump will soon occupy the white house, doge will soon get to work and we can finally have some real momentum to dismantle the administrative state. returning the power back to the people. the difference is when the senator from oklahoma gets elected or i get elect, the folks get a say. they can send us back or they can send us home. if you want to ban gas stoves, we should have to vote on that. and my guess is, it would receive very few votes. but if you've got a bureaucrat that's not even in an office anymore, because only 6% of them are actually in the office, making these kinds of decisions, you lose every sense of accoun

the you see really business at the noaa. cream at toy folks and going to chop for book like green apple. and that's when you like the deal is pizza place haall families love. you will see a lot of great chinese shops that is readily available for everyone. >> and that is just thein are richmond there is more to do in the richmond. what is love is the theatre. >> i mean adam and with my wife jamie, own little company called cinema sf we operate the balboa theatre. the vocabularying theatre on sacramento and soon the 4 star on clement. >> balboa theatre opened in 1926 and servicing this outer richmond neighborhood since then. and close on the heels the 4 star opens since 1913. >> when you come in to a movie theatre, the rest of the world has to be left behind. but you get e mersed in the world that is film makers made for you. that is a special experience to very much we can all think of the movies that we saw in the big screen of with everybody screaming or laughing or crying. it is a shared human experience that you get when