hover, in some years the pacific ocean high-pressure zone is weak, and the high-pressure zone in theea of okhotsk is strong. when this happens, a cold air mass will move south, cold winds will blow into tohoku from the north, and we get the phenomenon known as yamase. when yamase occurs, temperatures stay below 20 degrees celsius, even in august. cold temperatures can last for a long time-- as long as ten days or even a month. when this happens, the rice kernels don't form. naator: ly is crucial to t devopme of the re keels-- it iduring this time the fin the seasonnt. that they're fming inside the stalks. it iduring this time nghis period seasonnt. kobayashi checks his fieldsthre. he is constantly fine-tuning the management of his field to correspond to changes in. since the temperature stan watof the waterses e levt will be warmer than the air, the deeper water protects the delicate ears from the cold air. in 1993, the cold weather brought to northern japan by yamase continued into august. damage to the rice crop was severe. in some regions, the harvest was a total loss. in septembe

at 35,750 feet down, the very bottom of the pacific ocean floor, some 200 miles west of guam. for cameron and the national geographic society, it was a journey into one of the planet's enduring mysteries. >> jacques cousteau used to say, if we knew what was there, we wouldn't have to go. >> cameron still doesn't know a lot about what's there. in a short trip, neither here nor his cameras saw any signs of life. >> my feeling was one of complete isolation from all of humanity. >> starting with the "abyss" about a dive team's rescue of a disabled nuclear sub and through "titanic" and then "avatar," cameron has indulged an apparently limitless curiosity about unknown worlds, real or imagined. he emerged from the first go, thrilled to be the first to make the trip solo. in 1960, a two-man team in a more primitive navy sub had done so. and since he had already made over 70 descents in other deepwater subs, he didn't need to parrot a line from one of his famous movies -- >> i'll be back. >> -- since, of course, he will. look for the nat geo special next year. mike taibbi, nbc news, l

the san francisco drydock is unique in that it is the biggest on this side of the pacific ocean. there are only two united states drydocks on this side of the pacific ocean that could lift this class of ship. it is a great opportunity not only to do good things on the environmental side, but it also generates jobs, and i think that is unique. i think it is great when the jobs and environmental sides come together to make something work like this. we have had a great relationship with the port of san francisco. i was looking at the numbers this morning for projections of manpower this year, and it will continue of work. looking for a very solid year this year. rents are tied directly to the volume of work we do, and i expect to do more volume this year over last year. since 2008, we have been able to increase our volume year over year to the tune of almost 20%. i think those are unique numbers in this economy. we are employing blue-collar workers and paying them a living wage. we are paying union workers $25 an hour. they are paying their mortgages and feeding their families. it i

the very bottom of the pacific ocean floor, some 200 miles west of guam.geographic society, it was a journey into one of the planet's enduring mysteries. >> jacques cousteau used to say, if we knew what was there, we wouldn't have to go. >> he nor his cameras saw any signs of life. >> my feeling was one of complete isolation from all life. >> starting with the abyss about a dive team's rescue of a disabled nuclear sub and through titanic and then avatar, he's indulged in an unlimited curiosity. he was thrilled to be the first to make the trip solely. in 1960, a two-man team in a more primitive navvy sub had done so. and since he had already made over 70 descents in subs, he didn't need to parrot a line from one of his famous movies -- >> i'll be back. >> since he will be. mike teebi. >> that's our monday night forecast, and before we go, woe want to let you know about our initiative, in partnership with the u.s. chamber of congress to help unemployment veterans get back in the work force. it's called hiring our heroes. there's a lot more on our website, nb

it is a bridge of ambassadors, one made of people whose roots and hearts and the pacific ocean. in april 1961, the city of seven cisco formally and stated a committee under the office of the mayor to become the preeminent cultural and economic [inaudible] between san francisco and manila, developing a system that promote closer ties between the cities. this year, the san francisco manila sister city committee represents -- celebrates its 50 year, marking five decades of service to our people. the san francisco bay area filipino american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of goodwill and true filipino american pride. >> representing the san francisco manila sister city committee, are defective chairman -- our de facto chairman. [applause] >> if i may, i'd like to call up some very key members of the committee. i cannot call all 100-plus people up here, but some very key members. first filipino elected in san francisco, who has been with the sister city committee from day one, and partners in making sure that the cultural links have to do with education. nancy and dan harr

a lot of ships that want to go from the pacific ocean to the indian ocean, they all have to come downhrough singapore and then cross over the other... to the other side. in that sense, its location is favorable. but it also has a natural harbor with nice deep water, and that has facilitated its port activities. narrator: the port is closely integrated with singapore's changi airport, asia's second-busiest. here, freight is exchanged between air and sea. but for such a busy place, singapore is quite small-- just about 400 square miles, only about a quarter the size of rhode island. more than four million people are packed into this tiny island state. 76% are ethnic chinese, 14% are malay and about eight percent are indian. ( indianusic playing ) singapore has a long tradition as a base for foreign traders. its can be seenr history in the architectural reminders of its days as a british colony. that tradition continues with singapore serving as a popular location as the headquarters for multinational corporations and as a home for their employees. poon: singapore is a great place to liv

he descended 36,000 feet, or 7 miles come into the pacific ocean to the lowest point of the mariana trench. he was using a specially designed submarine in a solo dive. it took 12 hours 37 -- two hours, 37 minutes to reach the bottom. he took pictures and collected samples for scientists to study. >> it was one heck of a ride. you just scream down. >> it was a partnership between the national geographic society' and rolex. he is in the third person ever to reach that depth. up next come your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4. first, and look at how wall street is performing at this >> tonight, demonstrators across the country and in maryland will rally in honor of trayvon martin, one month after he was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. twin brothers accused of setting a dog on fire are set to start the retrial. a cold snap overnight to be a serious problem for maryland peach farmers. those and more at 11 news at 5. and now, your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4. >> good afternoon. i'm angela jackson from wbal radio. victory -- first number is zero. three. and five. 0-3-5

year after japan's earthquake and tsunami, a 150 foot long fishing boat has drifted across the pacific ocean and is about a hundred miles off the coast of canada. >>> and now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, the nikkei surged 230 points and in hong kong, the nikke surged 378. >>> a report on consumer confidence. stocks not only recover last week's losses and more, they're on track for the best quarter for stocks in 14 years. the improving job market is a welcome development and says the policy should help produce long term unemployment. she's prepared to let the bail out program run at the same time as the planned permit european bail out found. china's industrial company suffered a rare drop in profits of more than 5% in the first two months of the year. apple executive is in china to meet government officials in beijing as apple gets ready to extend its market there for the ipad and iphone. >>> boeing has delivered two dream liners after a delay of almost three years because of production problems. an oil platform was r

they tested one that landed in the pacific ocean. u.s. warned another launch would violate a moratorium on nuclear testing and end u.s. food donations to the north. that is major topic for president obama who is now in south korea. at a news conference this morning, he says the north will achieve nothing by threats or prove indications. he spoke after meeting privately with south korea's president. both leaders promising consequences if the north goes through with another launch. lisa argen is here to talk about what has been a lot of rain going on. >> lisa: sluggish system has moved off. that is why we're looking at a break. you can see drops on the lens. night shot from sutro, clouds and fog. snow in the sierra. a little break and no rain. all coming your rain. i'll have the details next. >> pope benedict xvi prepares for an historic mass in mexico. we will have the details coming up. [ female announcer ] allergy congestion? allegra-d d-congests, d-pressurizes so you can breathe. a fast, n-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongesta

further debris could fall into the pacific ocean, some 130 kilometers off the philippines. the ministry said some objects will pass over japan's southern sakishima islands. >>> as tensions are rising on the korean peninsula the united states is showing the media key equipment for its annual joint military exercise with south korea. the drill is already under way, it aims to enhance the force's mobility in ground battles. the u.s. forces on tuesday allowed media to observe the transportation of stryker armed vehicles. 36 units of the vehicle arrived at the southern port city of phusan from hawaii, they'll be sent to a u.s. base in south korea to take part in shooting exercises. >> the strykers being introduced to the korean peninsula for the first time again just speaks volumes to our resolve in our partnership with the republic of korea and the united states alliance. >> tuesday's demonstration is widely viewed as an effort by the u.s. and south korea to highlight their unity ahead of the launch by north korea. >>> today marks the 17th anniversary of a deadly sarin gas atta

he went to the deepest part on earth, the marianna trench in the pacific ocean. he is the first person to go that deep sense 1960 and the first person to make the journey alone. added that the over 10 kilometers, the biggest risk is the pressure of the water. cameron says the pressure caused the submarine to shrink by 3 centimeters. he thumbed his trip on -- he filmed his trip on a small camera. >> you go past bismarck and then you go past and you're still only halfway there, two-thirds of the way they're. crazy. >> he hoped to see a deep space -- the sea monster. but all he saw were tiny animals. >> a tree has been planted in israel. >> it is a one of several sapling's taken from a chestnut tree that and frank could see from the rooms -- that an franken see from the rooms when she and her family -- anne frank c from the rooms when she and her family were in hiding. the tree collapsed in 2010. that is all we have time for now. but we will have more news for you at the top of the hour right here on dw. >> do not forget to check out our website at www.dw.de. we hav

when she and her navigator vanished over the pacific ocean.is picture was taken a few months after earhart disappeared. it is off gardener island. rick gillespie spent 20 years searching for earhart. >> this is the ship that went aground on the reef in 1929, an old wreck then. what struck us is that there is something sticking up out of the water over here. this is a piece of the jigsaw puzzle that fits right in with the other pieces we had. so, yeah, i think it is probably the landing gear of her airplane. >> reporter: forensic imaging specialists say it could be part of her plane's landing gear. and there are more clues. items common in the 1930s were found on excavation sites on the island. >> the artifacts we found on this site are bottles from personal care items that an american woman in the 1930s would have, the parts of a mirror and makeup from a woman's compact. >> reporter: navy planes searched around the island in the days after she went missing, but found no sign of her lockheed aircraft. gillespie believes most of it had already s

he started the bottom of the marina trench, 7 miles below sea level in the pacific ocean. he is collecting samples as part of the national geographic research expedition. he is only the third man to reach the bottom and the first to do it solo. >>> you may have heard reports about companies asking for your facebook password. now two senators are calling for an investigation in to the practice. a landmark sex abuse trial starts in philadelphia unveiling operations of the catholic archdiocese. a look at how childrens complaints were buried for decades. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> new chapter beginning in the history of the catholic church, an offic

the flight made it over the pacific ocean before turning around and making an emergency landing at sfo. no word on the exact problem but preliminary reports are pointing to a problem with one of the plane's engines. no injuries were reported. >>> san francisco sheriff, is scheduled to be in court tomorrow for sentencing after striking a plea bargain in his domestic violence case. the sheriff pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment last week. he will likely be fined $590 and sentenced to three years probation and a year of anger management. the prosecutors dropped counts of domestic violence, child endanger and dissuading a witness. he is accused of bruising his wife's arm during a fight on new year's eve. the next major development will likely come from the mayor's office. he has to decide whether to force him from office which is what many women's groups are urging him to do. >>> six months after the occupy movement first took shape on wall street, new york city police are investigating an on-line threat. it followed a clash in sioux i cotty park yesterday. police

the key question, why did it explode open, plummeting to the pacific ocean below?ey piece investigators would like to examine, the cargo door itself, is lost at sea. with no hard evidence, the ntsb issues a report 14 months after the accident. based on previous problems with other 747 cargo doors, the report mentions a possible electrical malfunction in the cargo door locking mechanisms. >> records as falling out of the ceiling. >> but aviation inspectors recall most of the blame falling on the honolulu airport ground crew. >> it's one of the most interesting stories in aviation accident investigation, because initially it was thought that the people closing the door had not done it properly and the door had not been sealed and latched properly. >> a number of employees that work for the airline had come forward after the problem saying, of all the individuals that work in honolulu, this person was the least likely to not close the door properly. he was known for being very meticulous. but absent any physical evidence to the contrary, the ntsb is bound by facts. an

this is the plane that will be heading down to the pacific ocean.t plane off in the distance will be helping the helicopter the rescue helicopters in that area refuel as they conduct this mission. live at moffett field allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> from tokyo to the bay area observances are being held for the japanese earthquake and tsunami. sirens went off to mark the moment in a japanese town devastated by the disaster as residence prayed the sound served as a reminder of the emergency sirens that warned people to evacuate last march 11th. in tokyo japanese president placed flowers at a ceremony. >> and i feel the grieving families pain and i cannot express my sorrow enough. >> mar than 19,000 people died in the disaster. a year later 325,000 survivors are living in temporary housing. because of damage and fears of meltdown only two of japan's 54 nuclear reactors are now running. the philippines honored victims with a traditional japanese dance to mark the anniversary. the ambassador thanked the audience for their friendship. they said the

your strategic alliance mandated more cooperation with countries who had frontages under the pacific ocean. so tell me, what exactly are the administration's expectations of the allies? if you could wave a magic wand over the specific basin, what air and sea capabilities would you like to see your allies acquire and maintain in the years to come? >> well, one thing i think it's important to note is that while our new strategy calls for a focus on the western pacific and the arabian gulf regions, this is not new for either of us. this is not new -- a new focus for the united states or canada to be in the pacific. in fact, our fleet right now is 55% in the pacific, 45% elsewhere. and we're gradually going to move that to we're at 60% in the pacific. in terms of our allies, we want to keep doing what we're doing in things like surface and anti-submarine capabilities, and i saw a myriad of ways to overcome the tyranny of distance in the pacific. canadaprecitates in rim pack, and every single time that that has been -- that's the largest maritime exercise in the world. canada is one of only two

about 20 hours into the trip she and her navigator vanished without a trace of the pacific ocean.ve this picture taken just a few months after she disappeared hold the clue as to what happened. the photo was taken near a tiny island. forensic imaging specialists say this component in the picture is the landing gear of a locking electric aircraft, a type of claim that earhart was slain and, there are more clues, items, the 1930's were found on excavation sites on the island and archival records describe these discovery of 1940 of a partial skeleton and what appears to be a female castaway now believed to have been a millionaire art. because of this clue, a new privately funded d.c. search for the wreckage of her plane will begin this june. ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip, but my smile wasn't. [ female announcer ] new crest 3d white intensive professional effects whitestrips. it goes below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a five-hundred dollar professional treatment for a transformation that's hard to believe. ♪ wow, that's you? [ female announcer ] new intensive professi

bay into the port of oakland's turn around basin returning it in place returning it back to the pacific ocean. it can carry as many as 1200 shipping containers. the port says it's arrival in oakland is a good sign for the local economy. >> this represents bigger ships meaning more boxes which ultimately means more jobs. >> the ship arrived yesterday carrying electronics, auto part, coffee, toys and other goods from the far east. john brought it into the port yesterday and said he and his team trained a year ago learning just how to handle this new class of ship. >> just to simulate, try to see if we could make something this big fit and turn here. >> he explained the ship uses it's upon bows to turn. it takes four tug boats and two pilots with sensitive equipment all working together to execute the turn in the basin. >> it is 158 feet wide. there's not much room. >> reporter: the ship is now embarking on a 19 day transpacific journey to china loaded with vehicles and ago are cultural goods from the united states. channel 2 news. >>> the extended range electric utility truck was unvailed today

. >>> all right, james cameron not the only thing popping up in the pacific ocean.hing vessel lost during japan's tsunami wis approaching british columbia. >>> and we're getting a glimpse of the commander in chief as a basketball dad. he shared what it's like to coach sasha's team. he's teaching the basics, dribbling and passing. the major challenge for them is getting the ball to the basket. go to espnw.com for more. >>> the incredible memory trick all of us can try, up next for some of you. ohhh my head, ohhh. [ speaking in japanese ] yeah, do you have anything for a headache... like excedrin, ohhh, bayer aspirin... ohh, no no no. i'm not having a heart attack, it's my head. no, bayer advanced aspirin, this is made for pain. [ male announcer ] bayer advanced aspirin has microparticles, enters the bloodstream fast, and safely rushes extra strength relief to the sight of your tough pain. feel better? yeah...thanks for the tip! [ male announcer ] for fast powerful pain relief, use bayer advanced aspirin. >>> updating the top stories, the supreme court begins three da

just south of here is some also rock where the san andreas fault goes into the pacific ocean. this is closest to the san andreas fault. many people believe that the closer you are to default, the greater the ground motion might be. that is a portion that is a south westerly portion of san francisco that has some special earthquake hazards. we are here to talk about the geology of this area. why don't you tell us about what is going on? >> there is a giant step here at the edge of the escarpment, the edge of the landslide. all the land to the west of us is part of a landslide that is upwards of 200 feet deep. it goes underneath the ocean. it causes damage and it was mapped by the earliest geologists'. there are many kinds of rocks here. there is a big sequence of merced formation. this is a base in deposit that was formed by the interaction at the end of the continental margin. >> this is just on top. this is the same material that we were looking at at the last site. you can see it is on our way to the last side. it is deposited here by wind. it is 40-50 feet thick. this acts

it's out in the pacific ocean southwest of guam. returned to the surface he said he felt as if he had been to another planet. he described the landscape on the bottom of the ocean as in his words very lunar, very desolate, very isolated. i think national geo or somebody had something to do with sponsoring that and there is going to be as you might expect from cameron some film of that. >> amazing. >> just incredible. >> wow.

rescuers parachuted into the pacific ocean and got into an inflatable boat and then airlifted to the marine air corp station in san diego. >>> there is a new program to help returning veterans find jobs. they announced an initiative called heros work here. he says disney will provide at least 1,000 jobs and career opportunities for returning service members over the next three years. and they launch a public awareness campaign for other businesses to do the same. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. you will find it under see it on tv. by the way, disney owes abc7. >>> okay and on to sports. >> big and bold. saying goodbye to monty ellis who is going to milwaukee. and the key guy coming back probably won't play this year. sports is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it is a hope and a prayer that the warriors are trading monty ellis to milwaukee in a deal that will bring short-term losses and maybe long-term wins. >> maybe. >> he has been the warriors' best player for years averaging 22 per game. he is electrifing, but it is a huge gamble, and he gives up monte. he will get the topic in the dra

a year after japan's earthquake and tsunami, 150-foot long fishing boat has drifted across the pacific ocean and is about 100 miles off the coast of canada. the ghost ship is the first piece of tsunami debris to reach north america. >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street will open. the dow will open at 13,241 after climbing 160 point. the nasdaq speck 54. taking a look at overseas trading in tookia the nikkei surged 236 points, while in hong kong the hang seng leaped 378. looking ahead this morning we'll get home price data and a report on consumer confidence. stocks recovered last week's losses in monday's bounce back but they are on track for the best first quarter for stocks in 14 years. some credit for that went to fed chairman ben bernanke who said until proving job market is a welcomed development and said the fed's policy should help reduce long term unemployment. >>> china's industrial company suffered a rare drop in profit of more than 5% in the first two months of this year. apple chief executive is in china to meet government officials in beijing as apple gets rea

to put the plane down safely but the impact kills 125 people out of 175 on board. >>> over the pacific oceanher flight has a mechanical problem and ends up in no-man's land, too far to go back or forward. when the plane meets the water, there are violent consequences. the aircraft ends up in pieces. miraculously, everyone onboard survives. over the caribbean sea, a dc-9 has had a staggering chain reaction of bad weather and bad luck, runs out of fuel. the violent impact kills 23 of 63 onboard. and in the most famous case, a jet has the misfortune of running into a flock of canada geese. all onboard survive. what's the takeaway? if your plane runs into a situation where you have to ditch, you want the right person in the cockpit, making sound decisions. >> i just know that it took every bit of my education, training and experience, along with that of my entire crew, and i think we have nearly 140 years experience at this airline, the five of us, to be able to come up with the number that was 155 on january 15th. >> flight 1549 incident and sully sullenberger has a lot of us thinking about exp

he hopes to reach the deepest part of the pacific ocean. >> this is the experimental submarine that will take one of hollywood's most famous directors to the deepest places on earth. james cameron has long been assessed with the ocean, now he is getting ready for the journey alone 7 miles down. -- james cameron has the long been obsessed with the ocean. he will spend 10 hours underwater. if something goes wrong, he will be crushed in an instant. do your friends think that you are a bit mad? >> they know me. there is always the possibility of something not having been checked your installed properly. my wife is nervous about it but she backed my play 100% because she knows this is what i believe in. >> this is a hollywood project. many of the team who designed and built this up normally work with james cameron on his films. he can bring the deepest parts of the ocean to audiences around the world. this is truly a filmmaker's dream machine. it has a film budget to match. james cameron poured millions of his own money into this expedition, but for him it is the fulfillment of a boyhood drea

rescuers parachuted into the pacific ocean and got into an inflatable boat and then airlifted to thearine air corp station in san diego. >>> there is a new program to help returning veterans find jobs. they announced an initiative called heros work here. he says disney will provide at least 1,000 jobs and career opportunities for returning service members over the next three years. and they launch a public awareness campaign for other businesses to do the same. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. you will find it under see it on tv. by the way, disney owes abc7. >>> okay and on to sports. >> big and bold. saying goodbye to monty ellis who is going to milwaukee. and the key guy coming back probably won't play this year. sports is next. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make som

. >> always take long trips across the pacific ocean from malaysia to the u.s. so it's going to last six, seven hours, that's it. so i can only watch about two movies on the plane. >> reporter: ipad has a new feature, voice dictation. with a keyboard built in, and a microphone on the bottom, the ipad will dictate what you have to say. today's launch is the first major one since steve jobs' death since months ago. he was the master of creating hype. judging by today's excitement and the invite-only crowd, apple did not disappoint. >> and you can get your hands on that new ipad starting next friday, march 16th. as for the ipad 2, it will begin selling at a lower rate starting at 399. >> and gil, you know, the new ipad, did they give any reason for why they didn't give an official new name? >> reporter: i think from what i have been told so far is that they still want to brand that name ipad, the brand that computers names, they wanted to put that name and not change it at all and even though it is an ipad 3 for some people,. >> thank you. >>> to see extended video

hours are some of the most dramatic showing this affect >> it happens when clouds coming off the pacific ocean are forced higher in the sky by the santa cruz mountains and it causes the clouds to drop a lot of rain on the amount so that they are dry by the time they reached the valley. the water district says that reservoirs' are at a decent levels and apparently we can have all whole lot of fun in the rain and mud. >> the rain has forced crews to delay opening new toll lanes in milpitas until tuesday. the valley transportation authority was supposed to open them today to solo drivers on a 4 mi. stretch of highway 237 and 880 but clear skies on monday night will help with overnight work needed in one of the lanes. people will be able to use those lanes tuesday at 5:00 in the morning. our live interactive high- definition doppler radar is all at cbs san francisco dot com. >> rose this morning. >> we start off with a live look at the bay area toll plaza where we have a couple of wind advisories. we also have one for the richmond center fell bridge. we are following a couple of accidents. here is

year after japan's earth kwaing and tsunami, a 150-foot-long fishing boat has drifted across the pacific ocean and is about 100 miles off the coast of canada. the ghost ship is the first piece of tsunami debris to reach north america. >>> now is an early look at wall street. the dow opens 13,241 after climbing 160 points yesterday. the s&p jumped 19, the nasdaq spiked 54. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, tokyo, the nikkei surged 236 points, while in hong kong the hang sang leaped 378. >>> looking ahead this morning, we'll get home price data and a roort on consumer confidence. stocks not only recovered last week's confidence and more in monday's bounceback, they're on track for the best quarter in stocks for 14 years. some credit went to ben bar nen ke who said yesterday the improving job market is a welcome development and said the fed's policy should help reduce long-term unemployment. germany's chancellor merkel says she's prepared to let the temporary euro zone bailout run at the time of the bailout fund. chi china's industrial company suffered a drop in profits of more than

and mississippi, romney can claim a numeric victory thanks to caucuses held in the middle of the pacific ocean. on hawaii and american samoa. >> last night i got more delegates than anybody else. this is a process of becoming the nominee, we are pursuing that in an intelligent way. >> reporter: math can only get romney so far. his campaign still has a message and connection issue with core republicans. >> some who are very conservative may not be yet in my camp. they will be when i become the nominee, when i face barack obama. >> reporter: while romney and santorum slug it out, last night may have proved to have been the final hope for newt gingrich hopes for staying in contention. >> we'll now have three or four days of news media. they'll say why doesn't gingrich quit. they said last june i was dead. they recycle this every six weeks. >> reporter: gingrich's campaign had been propped up primarily by one donor and one super pac. that director acknowledged today losing both southern states is a blow. >> i suspect with the losses it will be slightly more challenging. >> reporter: the romney mac

as of last check, it was headed to the pacific ocean. this was the third straight day one whale was spotted in the bay. >> and still to come, we're going to show you a cat that can do sign language. we aren't kidding. >> and a new kind of workout is becoming all the rage. it keeps you from doing winded when doing every day chores. >>> and the arrival of the bay area's new high end store. what once was passed is now being crazed. >> beautiful days. we have some major changes coming. winter is coming back. we will talk about that coming up. bottom. the dow is now up >>> today's closing bell marks the three year anniversary since the market hit bottom. the dow is now up 97% since then. still a modest gain for the dow at 14 points. in part due to a good unemployment report. the s and p and nasdaq had minor increases. both are up more than 100% since march of 2009. >>> now to the positive signs on the job front. california's unemployment rate is at its lowest in nearly three years. the jobless rate is at 10.9%. that number is still well above

jeweled sombrero by a musician. >>> and film director james cameron returned to the surface of the pacific ocean after traveling to the deepest point on earth. the director of "titanic" used a specially designed submarine to film the mariana trench, a dive of almost seven miles. >>> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new study has found for the first time a human gene that influences how people respond to flu infections. this may explain why the flu makes some people seriously ill or kills them while others have a mild reaction, sneezing, coughing, and body aches. researchers say the discovery could lead to better treatment or vaccines for those with the gene. for more information on this and other health stories, you can always head to the web and check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,080 after adding 34 points friday. the s&p was up 4. the nasdaq also gained 4. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei added 6 points, while in

that's in the pacific ocean off the coast of guam seven miles down. f his practice dives right now, and here is a first. he tweeted from the ocean bottom. we've had our first ocean bottom tweet. he wrote, just arrived at the ocean's deepest point. hitting bottom never felt so good. can't wait to share what i'm seeing with you. and for more on that. how cool is that? >> technology has evolved. >> jacqui jeras with our sunday night mystery. first to go to the bottom of the trench. it's amazing. one of my favorite ever documentaries was "blue planet" and i've watched it over and over. they will have to update that. >> this will be a new thing. we'll be able to see some of the video down there right now. four cameras that can see 100 feet out on all sides of him. nice visuals. he should be down there for six hours. that is a ton of footage, right? >> my goodness. >> it's really exciting and it's really groundbreaking in a lot of ways. this has been done before but not for any real significant length of time. one of the big dangers that we're talking about.

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the second stage is expected to drop into the pacific ocean, 190 kilometers east of the philippines after it is shed by the ascending satellite. south korea's defense ministry plans to deploy a destroyer to retrieve the first stage in cooperation with the u.s. >>> japan's defense minister says he may order the self-defense forces to destroy a rocket that north korea announced plans to launch next month. tanaka was speaking at a session of the diet. >> translator: i am considering ordering the destruction of the rocket after getting the go ahead from the prime minister. >> tanaka said the defense ministry would consider deploying the patriot missile defense system and egis equipped destroyers for the task. tanaka added the minister will take measures to protect the japanese territory. there is a great deal of speculation about the timing of the north korean announcement. for more insight, we spoke with an associate professor at japan's national graduate student for policy studies, or grips. >> o posbility is that as the north koreans suggest, the launch is to mark the 100th anniversary of