the president's vacation, and as the president and first family do celebrate christmas right here in oahuit would be a holiday wish come true for hawaii if the presidential library were located here. >> reporter: this is oahu's south shore with waikiki on one side and downtown on the other. it's a low-key spot popular with locals but all of the beaten path for tourists. there is an effort to change that, and transform these 7 acres of waterfront into something that is, well, presidential. robert per kinison is an associate professor of american studies at the university of hawaii. he is helping spear head the statewide effort to help build the 44th official presidential library here. >> obama is the first international president. and hawaii is a cosmopolitan city too. so this is a good place to tell his international story. >> reporter: and while hawaii can often suffer from the stereo type of just sun and sand with little substance, he says the sheer number of visitors make the aloha state a contender. >> they come for the natural features, but often look for something educational and ci

jennifer joins us from oahu, hawai'i, and we understand that this focuses on the upcoming decision onhe keystone xl pipeline. >> reporter: yes, the polar bear is the mascot for environmental di veersty. the expansion was first announced in 2008. it would expand the pipeline 1700 miles all the way from canada to the gulf of mexico carrying with it hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil. and opponents of this light frost paw, would say this would be game over, and call it an environmental disaster. frost paw is a man dressed up as a polar bear to spread the message in an unique and disarming way. that's if you consider talking to a 7'0" polar bear as disarming and even cute. >> reporter: there is an abundance of cuteness with you being a polar bear and all. >> you flatter me. >> reporter: but your message is serious. >> it is absolutel absolutely s. this island could be covered with water and eroded in 20 to 30 years. that would be terrible. this is serious for the children, for the future. we have to protect this place. >> reporter: proponents of the pipeline many of them republ

. >> reporter: this is ho oahu's south shore. it's a low key spot popular with locals but well off the beaten path for tourists. a lofty plan is taking shape to change that, transforming these waters into something, well, presidential. >> there are two lots here that are possible sites for presidential library in honolu honolulu. >> reporter: associate professor of american studies at the university of hawai'i, he's spearheading the statewide effort for the official library here. >> obama in a way is the first global president. he has roots in hawai'i, kenya, kansas, indonesia, and hawai'i is a cosmopolitan city, too. it's a place to tell his international story. >> reporter: while highway could suffer from the stereotype of just sun and sand with little substance, the sheer number of tourists like it a a likely spot to. >> they come here not just for vacation but civic as well. >> maxine is an associate law professor at u of h. >> of course the presidential library will include the library and museum. that's standard. but now we

this is oahu's south shore with waikiki on one side and downtown on the other. it's a low-key spot popular with locals but well off the beaten path for tourists. a lofty plan is taking shape too change that into something presidential. >> there's two lots here that are possible sites for a presidential center in honolulu. >> reporter: robert is an soeshlt professor of american stud dwris at the university of hawaii. he's helping spearhead the statewide effort to built of 44th president's official library here. >> obama is in a way the first global president. he has roots in hawaii and kansas and kenya, indonesia. hawaii is a cosmopolitan city, too. this is a good place to tell his international story. >> reporter: while hawaii can often suffer from the stereotype of just sun and sand with little substance, per kinson says the shear number of visitors makes the state a contender. >> 8 million tourists come through hawaii every year, and they come mainly for the natural features of hawaii, the beauty and the ocean. they often look for something educational and civ

. >> on the southern shore of oahu, tourists flock to enjoy some of honolulu's most beautiful coastlinere of oahu here is great for parasailing and water activities because he's on the leeward side of the island and the water is generally calm and the weather is consistent. >> for 16 years, captain jamal nichols has worked on the water taking tourists out to experience the thrill of parasailing. >> this job is very rewarding. and to fulfill people's excitement on an hourly basis is awesome. >> captain nichols and his crew are trained to deal with just about every problem that arises on the water. >> my number one job is to make sure everybody knows about the safety briefings so that nobody gets injured. i basically treat all of my customers like my own children. >> but on this afternoon, captain nichols finds himself in a situation he never anticipated. >> as i was leaving the harbor almost to the surf break i looked to my right. and i seen a high-speed boat coming at us. >> the boat appears to be one of the local patrols which sometimes travel at high speed when responding to calls. >>

you have to drive through the mountains, beautiful mountains here on oahu to get to that part of the island where the president is staying. it's easy to understand why he has visit thread six years running. it's an absolutely beautiful beach. one of the most beautiful i've ever been on. very quiet, very little commercial interest there. just nice houses. they're really nice houses, not extravagant, but nice. it's becoming more and more expensive, we hear from neighbors, some complain about the president's visit there because of the inconveniences they're obviously experiencing, more concerned about the rising prices because in any case where a president vacations, there's great demand and it's worldwide demand, being in a place here that is frequented by japanese tourists, chinese tourists, american tourist, you name it. property values are going up. >> it's a beautiful place indeed. doug, thank you very much. >>> the relationship between the united states and our closest ally in the middle east being tested yet again after a report the nsa was intercepting e-mails from the offices o

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. >> here on the hawaiian islands, water caves are common and local fishermen know this is oahu's most. >> heed the warping. do not go next to the water when it's rough. >> at 20 feet deep, it's home to lurking sharks and giant waves. waves that crash into the cave and explode on to the clips above. january 25th, 1993 in the heart of the winter vacation season. local tv producer follows the sound of silence to the cave and takes his camera out to record the scene. >> it's treacherous. the rocks alone are razor sharp. >> he quickly learns a tourist who was sightseeing and posing for pictures has been knocked off the cliff by a rogue wave. a rescue is under way to save the man trapped in the cave. >> he was trapped in the cave and too scared to come out. quite frankly we thought the poor guy was going to drown. >> a crowd gathers. the situation looks grim. no one is sure the trapped tourist is still alive. >> we were yelling down below. you can hear us? are you okay? can you hear us? yell back at us. no answer. we all assumed the guy was dead. >> from the same spot he was swept off, wave

the first family is spending christmas right here in oahu. while some say it's a long shot people hearsay there i here says good reason to put the presidential library here. with waikiki on one side and downtown on the other. it's well off the beaten path for tourists, lofty plans are taking shape to transform that and change this waterfront in something, well, presidential. >> there are two lots here that are possible sites for presidential center in honolulu. >> reporter: an associate professor of american studies at the university of hawai'i. he's help to go spearhead the 44th official library here. >> obama in a way is our first global president. he has roots in hawai'i, kansas, indonesia, kenya. this is a good place to tell his international story. >> reporter: while hawai'i can suffer from the stereotype of sun and sand and little substance, the sheer number of visitors makes the aloha state a contender. >> 8 million tourists come to hawai'i every year. they come mainly for the natural features, the beauty, the ocean, but they often loo

first lady spent almost two hours yesterday at the marine base not far from their vacation home in oahued for pictures and thanked the troops and their families for their incredible dedication and professionalism. >>> dedication and professionalism, not two words most americans would apply to the 113th congress. the words they would use i probably shouldn't repeat here. luckily, dana bash has numbers that tell us all we need to know. freshmen angus king and joe donnelly just wrapped up their first year in the senate. their take on the institution is telling. >> it's still pretty bad that we haven't been able to get more done. >> the more cooperation we can get, the better off we'll be. >> reporter: new cnn/orc poll shows 67%, two-thirds of the country call this the worst congress of their lifetime. and nearly three-quarters of those people, 74%, have lived a long life. they're 50 and older. 73% say congress has done nothing to address the country's problems. >> the public approval of congress is still pretty low. does that surprise you? >> no, because what they see every day on televisi

. >> this is oahu's south shore with waikiki on one side and downtown on the other. it's a low key spot popular with locals but well off the beaten path for tourists. a lofty plan is taking shape to change that and transform the seven acres of waterfront into something, well, presidential. >> these two lots here are possible sites for presidential center in honolulu. >> reporter: robert per kin son is professor of american studies at the university of hawai'i. he's spearheading the statewide effort to build the 44th presidential library here. >> obama in a way is the first global president. he has roots in hawai'i, kansas, kenya, and indonesia, and hawai'i is a cosmopolitan place, too, this is a great place to tell his international story. >> reporter: and while hawai'i can suffer from the stereotype of sun and sands and little substance, just the sheer number make it a great contender. >> many come for mainly the natural features, the beauty, the ocean, but they often look for something educational and civic as well. >> reporter: hawai'i's vision for the presidentia

. >> president is vacationing with the family in a private rental home on northeast coast of oahu, that45 minutes from here at the press conference in waikiki. we don't expect a lot of news made in the working vacation. more the emphasis on vacation than work. world events may change that. we shall see. >> absolutely. at least you are there, with the breath-taking backdrop behind you. >>> at the end of the year news conference the president said he hasn't made a decision on the controversial program that collects and stores americans' phone records but among the dozens or so recommendations he is considering he is hinting he may shift store ran of data away from the n.s.a. and instead leave that to the phone companies. the president expected as we said to announce the changes he plans to make probably at the start of the new year. as he tries to calm allies, still angry over reports they were spied on and soothe concerned american what is does it mean for the u.s. intelligence gathering. wayne simmons former c.i.a. operative is joining us. you have insight on what is developing. a dilem

one of the big stories here in oahu is not obama care but the huge surf on the north shore. that's where the president has been vacationing. this is lending itself to a lot of excitement for the bravest of surfers but also a lot of water rescues by lifeguards. still, there is no respite from the woes of obama care. the president arrived here last night to a delegation of hawaiian dignitaries including the governor. he'll be vacationing in a private rental home on the northeast coast about 45 minutes away from the press center here in waikiki. president obama, in his press conference yesterday, struck an optimistic tone, saying how 2014 is going to be a year of action and he defended the progress made with health care.gov. >> more than half a million americans have enrolled through health k healthcare.gov. in california, a state operating its own marketplace, more than 15,000 americans are enrolling every single day. >> reporter: but the website continues to come under unrelenting criticism. it crashed again just before the president's press conference yesterday. and thursday

and invited us down to oahu to join her in her peace conference that she gives every year. >> we sawly this year which encouraged you again to pursue this message of love. it was this young boy martin richard, the 8-year-old boston marathon victim. tell me why he inspired you in particular. >> i was -- after the boston bombing, i traveled up to the lewis brown peace institute in dor chester. that is where little martin's family was from. and i met with tina cherry up there. we had been talking. she had been a great source of comfort to me. and i love what she's doing up there. she does great work. she has compassion curriculum. and on my way up there, i saw the sign that little martin was holding in a newspaper. and it said "let's stop hurting one another." and i just had this -- this feeling that this message coming from the children is that clearly this needs to stop, and we need to start becoming more compassionate to one another. >> listening to you in this interview, you have remarkable poise. you're so in control. and yet you must have away from this as you suggested terrible d

home with the first family which is about 45 miles north of we kiki beach on the northeast shore of oahu. the white house put a lid on press coverage and that's the last we heard from the white house since that time. still resonating is the decision by the white house to exempt people who lost coverage and grant them catastrophic coverage. the white white house says that is a half million people, but another major tweak like this puts them in a difficult position. >> what is important to understand is the pool of people who are covered in the catastrophic policies are separate from those in the broader market place. for people who are going into the exchanges and buying coverage, they are pooled together. if you take out young and healthy people and they buy coverage that is separate that will be everybody in the market place and they will see it increase. it creates a tremendous amount of insta belt. >> many republicans accused the president of making these tweaks by executive decision outside the bounds of established law by fia. the president in his press conference says they reserve

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. >> he and his family will spend the next 16 days on oahu. conference, and reporters had lots of them. >> has this been the worst year of your presidency, when you look at polling, talk to americans, they seem to have lost confidence in you, trust in you. your credibility has take an hit. >> my question is, do you have pe personal regrets? >> a tough year. polls gone up and down but at a low point now, you tack about issues with health care and the website rollout. other issues. how do you expect americans to have confidence and center in this law? >> what do you think has been your biggest mistake? >> with respect to health care specifically or generally? >> the whole thing. the fact it's been a tough year. >> cnn's athena jones traveling with the president joins us now from honolulu this morning. we heard the president address healthcare.gov in that press conference. obviously, a tough year punctuated with problems associated with the website. athena, hi. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. well, the president said that healthc

the wreckage was discovered off the coast of oahu nearly half a mile deep.d on the ocean floor. james delgado was there. >> three of us crowded into a tiny six-fight atmosphere and dropped into the darkness and out of the darkness there it was. a huge submarine sitting on the bottom. >> reporter: it was one of three everbility. it carried three small bombers and was capable of sails one time. it was conceived by the admiral who masterminded the attack on pearl harbor. he wanted to use it to attack the cities and in the panama hotel hotel. >> they never were able to carry out that mission and at the end of the war they were caught at high seas and surrendered neil as gunpoint to navy forces. >> reporter: it finally sunk off the coast of hawaii. the u.s. wanted to hide the sub's secret technology from the soviet union. ultimately i-40 won pave the way for the next generation of american submarines in particular american sub maliks that would take the atomic bomb because they recognized in these subs what they had wit theable to put not a plane but a missile. >

big waves at oha with you have some -- oahu have some people on edge. they've been packing sandbags hoping their save their homes. it affects ten homes in the sunset beach area. wave heights have been falling but another swell is expected to move in. the waves have caused about 20 feet of erosion and sent debris into the ocean. >>> well, coming up, the last- minute decision to keep 13-year- old jahi mcmath on life support. >> i'm just gonna keep thanking god and everything else here that keeps praying for my daughter. >> the new deadline and what other family is saying about her condition. >>> and a mystery south of the bay area. the buzz over who or what created this elaborate crop circle. >>> welcome back. it's a mysterious site that some say is out of this world. in a field in monterey county an elaborate new crop circle has appeared. people in the area say they saw odd bursts of light near the circle. one man says the video is proof the markings in the field were created by another life form, not humans. >> i'm a skeptic. but this could be aliens. i

just marines, some from the navy, the army, the air force, people stationed all across the island of oahutroops for their service. that's something he's gun every christmas. >> athena, thank you so much joompt when it comes to christmas, turns out santa is a much better delivery system than u.p.s. and fedex combined. why? thousands of people missed out on their presents because gifts weren't delivered in time, period. nick is with us in atlanta. what do we know? >> reporter: chris, they could have used santa. thousands of you are still waiting at your front doors and looking out your window for the u.p.s. driver to deliver the gifts. the company is apologizing to scores of angry customers but they say it's not all their fault. u.p.s. trucks are back out in full force this morning trying to deliver packages that were supposed to be delivered by christmas morning. >> i waited around for hours and hours for it to show up and it never did. >> reporter: thousands of gifts not delivered on time waiting in u.p.s. warehouses to be shipped. u.p.s. says they've already delivered an estimated 132 mi