washed into the pacific ocean. i think nancy pelosi, her district has some of the gone down more than any other district proportionately in the united states and what she has done for that district and then fires of it, you've got eating away at california every year because management is so bad. the governor is like a child, he doesn't know what he is doing. they've got to take care of it. every year, it is always california. go nancy pelosi ought to back to her district and take care of it because her district has become a mess. number one in the country for going down. all she thinks about his impeachment but she doesn't want to impeach. wants to impeach? the radical left. him and up to the lawyers. i like john bolton. i always got along with them. that is up to the lawyers. [indiscernible question] >> read the transcript. read the transcript. there is a genuine concern you will hold up funding for the government. i don't believe that at all. i call them the do-nothing democrats. they aren't getting usmca done.

don't pour it out into the pacific ocean. should be done immediately. california desperately needs water and you can have it now.

there's a massive amount of flushing of water from the pacific ocean that purifies the great barriercomes in from the pacific ocean in just eight hours as from all the rivers along the whole coast in the whole year. and this keeps the water quality of the great barrier reef really phenomenally good. with polluted river sediment from farming declared as a major threat to the great barrier reef, i have travelled with dr ridd to one of queensland's largest rivers. so this is the burdekin river, the biggest river on the coast, and it is dry at the moment but when it flows, it's actually one of the biggest rivers on earth. and some of the mud that comes out of this goes over the inshore reefs and a very tiny amount, just occasionally, reaches the great barrier reef itself. is this threatening the great barrier reef, this river system? in my view, not. dr ridd also takes issue with the belief of an overwhelming number of scientists that the greatest threat to the reef is from climate change and warming seas. i disagree that there is a huge rush. the problems of climate change are going to

here we are at land's end the western most part of san francisco i mean it's the pacific ocean let's take a look at the search a bathroom. just the super bass were built in the 19th century as a huge indoor swimming complex they used water from the ocean and had numerous pools for diving and swimming about 50 years ago it burned down and this is all that remains. the. land then means the end of our quick tour of san francisco hope you enjoyed it and hope to see in the city soon. i continue on our quest for traces of germany's division along the berlin wall its fold and $989.00 was the 1st big step toward reunification. an impressive relic is the longest section of the berlin wall still standing the east side gallery. a few weeks after the fall of the wall 118 artists came from 21 countries to paint this section. the pictures are expressions of a new era dawning and hints at the emotions fears and hopes it inspired. the wall left many visible traces in berlin and not just in the central tourist spots. there are less unknown places that have come back into their own. one such a way sinc

tents, with people, with sanitation, with horrible things being washed into the ocean and in the pacific ocean. i think nancy pelosi, her district has probably gone down more than any district personally in the united states. in what she has done for that district, and on then on top of , management is so bad, the governor doesn't know what he is doing. that got to take care of it. rarely somebody else or someplace else. but nancy pelosi ought to go back to her district and take care of it because her district has become a mess. number one in the country for going down. all she thinks about is impeachment. [indiscernible] >> it's really up to the log years. lawyers.the read the transcript. read the transcript. [indiscernible] >> we will see what happens. i called them the do nothing. they are not getting anything done. even guns, they don't talk about guns. all they want to do is talk about one phone call made to the president of ukraine that was perfect. it was perfect. it was a perfect phone call. and you know what? the republican party has never been so unified. i wouldn't commit to anythin

our correspondent there in montevideo now a small archipelago in the pacific ocean could be set to become the world's newest country bogan vale has been holding a referendum on independence from pop when you gain a now the vote is nonbinding but many locals hope it will bring an end to a long separatist struck. these men who used to fight public new guinea and soldiers for independence now they're hoping to achieve that goal in a nonviolent way. they handing in their weapons as part of a gun amnesty ahead of a landmark referendum on bogles future. it's one of many reconciliation ceremonies being staged in the province in the hope they will heal the wounds of the past. through. bogan veil became a province of papa new guinea in 1975 and many people whenever happy about it back in billions don't feel culturally aligned with p.m.g. and they've been repeated pushes for independence in the past some came at a great cost. in the late eighty's and ninety's secessionist rebels and pub when you can ian full says forge a brutal civil war that killed up to 20000 people. it was the worst violence the

tents, with people, with sanitation, with horrible things being washed into the ocean into the pacific ocean. i think nancy pelosi, her district has some of the gone down more than any other district, proportionately, in the united states. and what she's done for that district and then on top of it, you've got fires eating away at california every year because management is so bad. the government doesn't know. he's like a child. he doesn't know what he's doing. i've been telling them for two years they've got to take care of it. every year, it's always california. it's always something else. but nancy pelosi ought to go back to her district and take care of it because her district has become a mess. number one in the country for going down. all she thinks about is impeachment but she doesn't want to impeach. you know who wants to impeach? the people that run the party, the radical left. reporter: do you to testify? that's up to him and up to the lawyers. i like john bolton. i always got along with them. but that's going to be up to the lawyers. reporter: [inaudible] pres. trump: read the tra

represent change a change that they desperately want to see in the country a small archipelago in the pacific ocean could become the world's newest country the autonomy this region of bougainville is located in the solomon sea in currently part of tough new guinea and it's going to hold an independence referendum on saturday although the voters non-binding many locals hope it will bring an end to a long violent separatist struggle. in the in these men used to fight pup on new guinea and soldiers for independence now they are hoping to achieve that goal in a nonviolent way. they handing in their weapons as part of a gun amnesty ahead of a landmark referendum on bogun goals future. it's one of many reconciliation ceremonies being staged in the province in the hope they will heal the wounds of the past. bogan of l. became a province of papa new guinea in 1975 and many people whenever happy about it. and billions don't feel culturally aligned with p.m.g. and they've been repeated pushes for independence in the past some came at a great cost. in the late eighty's and ninety's secessionist rebels and pub

but really families enjoying the beach and the pacific ocean during the rest of the time of year. [♪]lden gate park where we have so many of our treasures here. we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. it has been around for a very long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the s

they picked up their crew from the pacific ocean after their historic mission. just months earlier the hornet recovered -- from the first moon landing of apollo 11. we spoke to the executive director of the museum how the history reflects on today's endeavors. >> the apollo 11 was first and foremost a challenge of technology and humanity to do something never seen before. now we're looking at going back to the moon and eventually maybe onto mars. >> apollo 12 was also an all navy crew of astronauts. >>> tesla might have caught a big break after the debut of its cyber truck didn't go as planned. >> we even literally threw aen sink and it didn't break a really weird reason that it broke now. i don't know why. >> the unbreakable window among other things left ceo elon musk cussing thursday night. he has updated and said tesla received 180,000 orders as of today. the truck starts at just under $40,000 and comes with three motor options. for some it looks a little like the deloran. >> i don't think anybody's going to not buy it because the window shattered it. >> oth

don't pour it out to the pacific ocean. cal fire says access to water is a nonissue. >> we can pull out of ponds, creeks. streams. lakes. whatever it may be. swimming pools if we to. we do not have any issue with that. >> prior to spending part of his sunday at a raider game newsome told the president you don't believe in climate change. you are excused from this. >> president trump does not like newsome some say. >> what we have seen is lashing out at people trying to change the topic and the pylon and what people are talking about. >>> the presidential election is in one year away and a new fox poll shows joe biden holding on to his lead among democratic primary voters. now biden is first with 31% of likely voters. elizabeth warren is second with 21% followed by bernie sanders with 19 percent. warren saw the biggest jump. gaining 17 points since march. pete buttigieg is ready to face president trump in the debate. >> there is a is standing by yo friends and allis. >> we will win the fight for medicare for all ansave our p

now the planned power outages include parts of mill valley you see right here all the way to the pacific ocean. it also includes the western part of nevado. finally, the wine country includes a corner of santa rosa, just right there, just this northeastern corner. communities along 101 and then big portions of sonoma here, napa counties and right here just west of fairfield. again up to 110,000 customers could be affected by these outages. we have made it easy for you to see if your home is in the map. you can zoom down to the street level to your home exactly to see if you are going to be affected. we have this list of tools to type in your exact address. do you see that qr code? just point your phone's camera at that code and it will take you right to this map. >>> we know how this works, dry weather and high winds could lead to pg a grkg&e sparking. let's bring in jeff who joins us now with the time line. what are you seeing this week, jeff? >> the fire warning for this greater warning is 4:00 a.m. wednesday until 7:00 a.m. on thursday. it is just for select locations in red here. for the n

don't pour it out into the pacific ocean. cal fire says access to water is a nonissue. >> we can pull out of ponds,cre. swimming pools if we have to. again, we do not have any issues with that. >> reporter: prior to spending part of his sunday at a raider game, newsom fired off a response, telling the press you don't believe in climate change. you're excused from this conversation. trump has a history of disliking california politics and its politicians, including nancy pelosi leading the president's impeachment inquiry. >> as the kind of walls of impeachment have been closing in, what we've seen from the president is more and more of this kind of tweeting of lashing out at people, at trying to change the cirons. change what people are talking about. >> aaps. as far as the facts, california is burning far less this year than last. in fact, to cal fire, year-to-date in the area they cover, 130,000 acres have burned so this year compare that to the same time last year when the number was 630,000. >>> now to the kincade fire. ca

it all started with ride over the pacific ocean. you came flying, what did you see? >> we saw a fairly high concentration of whales along the area. from there down to the double point area. >> reporter: the large number of whales in the prime crabbing area surprise the team raising concerns that wills be could become entangled in the crab pot lines. the state agrees, considering a further delay until december 15th. dozens of skippers attended a meeting in bodega, for now, david gentlemen's agreement for everyone to stay in port to allow the whales to move down the coast. but there's the concern that some boats may not honor the agreement they asked fish and wildlife to make it official. >> we don't want to entangle a whale, we want to go out and do our normal situation. >> reporter: the second issue keeping the fleet in port is the price of crabs which is currently $2.75 a pound, $.75 less last year. >> we have to be able to come ahead, not just break even. the cost of gear, fuel, food, slip insurance, it's all gone not. >> prices lower than we would've started at se

. >> ninan: surfers on a mission and the united stand they're taking in the waters of the pacific ocean. >> ninan: terrifying moments in india today after the driver of a car lost control, flying off an overpass. surveillance cameras captured the moment that the car was seen nosediving to the ground. the driver was reportedly going twice the posted speed limit. a woman standing below the overpass was killed. incredibly, the driver survived. in australia, hundreds of surfers took to the waters of the pacific to protest offshore oil drilling. this was the scene off the coast of sydney today. the surfers are upset at a norwegian company that plans to drill some 200 miles out to sea. and it's never a good idea to leave your dog in a car alone. a chocolate lab named max is the star of this video out of florida. somehow, max locked the door of his owner's car, then managed to put the car in reverse. max did donuts for about an hour before police finally put an end to his joy ride. >> i thought they should give the dog a license to drive. >> ninan: max is fine. the only casualty was a nearby m

looking at the pacific ocean hears why if you have good eyesight. this is a water vapor map. the brighter the blue, the more vapor in the atmosphere. in the tropics there is a lot but look what happens here. we have a ribbon coming out of the tropics and pointing right at us. that is an atmospheric river. it is a weak one but you probably heard a lot of atmospheric river talk over the years we've come to recognize them far better than we used to. they are good rainmakers. this one has the potential to be a pretty decent rainmaker as we start to get into saturday and sunday. in fact, if you look at the long range outlook for the below orb above average for this six-day period the deeper the green, the better the confidence. rain will come back with a very different kind of storm. by the time i get to saturday night, maybe tuesday of next week. here's a look at right now on high definition doppler, we are not done with this first storm there are still scattered showers showing up and as we play futurecast, we'll get to some of the afternoon, maybe a few more flurries for the mo

this island nation in the middle of the pacific ocean consists of 2 main islands and has a total of 403 kilometers of coastline. island on a stick that the climate is tropical. but the temperatures tend to be around 30 degrees celsius. once again i'm always yes this is going to be my favorite place in the came our new myth of warm climates sandy beaches the ocean wonderful you know you know what i think i once they a paradise like this for so long anymore it's true of the rising sea levels and perry cans and euros would become more and more of a problem in states like this. you might think that this are really happy about rising sea levels right but actually they're so bad off as well. yeah that's true but you know pretty fish in chorus they are good for tourism which a lot of locals depend on but their actual true bear you off for you is that lies in their function breakwaters they help to avoid erosion and flooding experts actually estimate that if the reefs are gone the coast would be destroyed twice the spot on. coral reefs host the rich diversity of species and are often called the

. >> reporter: on the west coast an even stronger storm is sweeping off the pacific ocean bringing hurricane-force winds. it is expected to be a record-setting system called a bomb cyclone meaning it will intensify at a rapid rate. >> up to 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts, one to two inches of rain in southern california and in burn scars we could see mud slides and debris flow. >> reporter: near spokane, n utn california, thousands of people have been allowed back home in santa barbara after a wind-whipped wildfire forced them to flee. wind is also the big story on the east coast where tomorrow's macy's parade is in jeopardy forecast. with an estimated 55 million americans hitting the road and the skies today, it won't be all fun and games. >> you got to be careful out there. >> oh, yeah. there are a lot of cuckoo birds out there. >> you have to watch out for those cuckoo birds. >> still ahead, a man cited for eating a sandwich on b.a.r.t. now this incident is raising new questions about how police deal with people of color. >>> a new court ruling on martins beach in san mateo county threatens to put

. >> reporter: on the west coast an even stronger storm is sweeping off the pacific ocean bringing hurricane-force winds. it is expected to be a record-setting system called a bomb cyclone meaning it will intensify at a rapid rate. >> 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts, one to two inches of rain in southern california and in burn scars we could see mudslides and debris flow and that second storm could impact our weekend as everyone tries to get home. >> reporter: near spokane, washington, snow and ice blamed for this pileup on an interstate involving up to 70 vehicles. with rain on the way in southern california, thousands of people have been allowed back home in santa barbara after a wind-whipped wildfire forced them to flee. wind is also the big story on the east coast where tomorrow's macy's parade is in jeopardy because of heavy wind in the forecast. organizers saying it will be a, quote, game day decision on whether the balloons will fly. back in colorado, this snowboarder making the best of the bad weather. but with an estimated 55 million americans hitting the road and the skies today, it won't be

is currently part of papua new guinea and is situated to the east of the mainland, in the south pacific ocean independence in 1975. a previous attempt to break away started a bloody separatist war, in which up to 20,000 people were killed. with the help of international mediation, a peace agreement was signed and the war ended in 1997. it led to the formation of an autonomous government in 2005, and the promise of a non—binding referendum on independence, which is of course happening this weekend. annmaree o'keeffe is from the pacific islands programme at the lowy institute. she's been telling me what happens once the votes are counted. well, once the results of the referendum are known, in fact, there are two parts to the question — one is independence. do you want independence or do you want greater autonomy? at this stage, it is expected that the vast majority will vote for independence and that in part is because there will be civic and social pressure on people to vote that way. remember, the conflict lasted 10 years. it was a very nasty conflict. tens of thousands of people were killed

to sort of head a case against to get bolivia water rights rights access to the pacific ocean on that wave. returned the power became a leading opposition candidate the opposition vested all it had in him and it appears it paid off he gathered some 30 percent of the vote and he has been leading these protests seen as the figurehead him himself as a historian and he was never a public person that. now apparently changed he's given some very impassioned speeches he's also a very pro-american man he's said that if he comes to power unlike mr morality as an opponent of u.s. foreign policy that colors miscible improve relations with the united states as a scandal recently when he came back from the united states his spokesperson who he then immediately fired said that the u.s. government gave him gave the presidential candidate carlos mesa $10000000.00 which you know if anyone else had done it with him out the election meddling nevertheless. ties between the united states and carlos mesa he is the american candidate in this election our senior correspondent erica as you know you can we sta

massive protests colombia's president begins what he's calling a national conversation and the pacific ocean calls that have adapted to warmer seas offering hope for greece dying elsewhere in the world. pro-democracy candidates in hong kong have won an unprecedented and symbolic victory in district council elections voters turned out in record numbers after almost 6 months of protests that have cost the territories worst political crisis in decades we'll go live to sock cock in hong kong in just a few minutes 1st this report from scott. in a sweeping victory pro-democracy candidates made huge gains in hong kong's district council elections gaining control from pro beijing parties. the voters sending a clear message of the 1st polling since the protest movement began. even before the polls closed it was clear that this was an extraordinary election and a record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout ever over 70 percent of registered voters cast their ballots after nearly 6 months of at times violent demonstrations the polling was seen as a way for voters to officially

i meet for example -- i mean for example borderlands history that comprise mexico and canada, pacific ocean and island-based histories at the histories of appalachia or the great lakes, and alaska too. but the west's discontent are just places outside the customary boundaries we draw around the so-called american west, the pacific ocean, southern and northern borders of the continental u.s. and either the mississippi river or the line that is roughly the 90th meridian. are alsos discontents humans for whom the idea of the west represents less promise and more violence, dispossession, trentmination, dis-friend dass disenfranchisement, expulsion and incarceration -- including those we have come to call asian americans, latin americans, latinx people. what i talk about the west's discontents i'm reminded of a conversation with a historian in the 1990's.-- in his graduate students in the chicano history worried about their relationship to new work of western history, a field toward which they felt ambivalent at best. when his students asked howd navigate those waters, how to stay true to their

both sides stand sentinel on the shores of pellegrino looking out across the wide expanse of the pacific ocean in memory of the men of 2 countries who died in battle thousands of kilometers from. al-jazeera . this is al-jazeera these are the top stories a top u.n. official has told al jazeera that they have evidence a peacekeeper might have shot and killed a protester when angry crowds attacked their base in the democratic republic of congo have been mass protests against u.n. forces for failing to protect civilians from rebel groups at least 15 people have been killed in the latest attack near in a village near. francoise green yawn is the deputy special representative at the u.n. mission in the d c he told us that soldiers are being told to closely follow the rules of engagement. very very strict orders are being given to the peacekeepers to our troops not to use lethal weapons against protectors but they are facing and they were facing yesterday a very difficult situation so we established you know that an incident did happen that there was indeed a shoot out and one of our peacekeepers sho

mexico's northern border extends more than 3100 kilometers from the pacific ocean to the atlantic it was defined by the 848 treaty that ended the mexican american war. mexico ceded territory including the modern day state of california plus parts of what would become new mexico arizona nevada utah and colorado. and they think there's a photograph of the border often and in many different places. and i shoot a lot because you want to open. this landscape is impressive but the border runs right through the hills and the rest of the environment. it's like a scar from a knife. and the border doesn't run in a straight line it goes one way and then another. the other journalist francisco has been crossing the us mexico border for 2 decades his work now focuses on long term documentary projects. based over. my travels along the border and taught me a lot most of all i learned that the northern region is not the same everywhere. because a lot of those who were. francisco portrays the border 3 photos of landscapes inanimate objects and people. he often uses metaphorical images to make his poi

sides stand sentinel on the shores of palin you know looking out across the wide expanse of the pacific ocean in memory of the men of 2 countries who died in battle thousands of kilometers from. the clock al-jazeera helen. tough is a take a look at the top stories here it out of his era according bangladesh and sentenced 7 people to death for one of the worst attacks in the country's history 22 people died in the siege of the holding cafe in the capital dakar and 26 seymour from. 7 people were given that sentence and one was a credit in this particular case but he's serving 10 years for another particular case the courtroom was packed we couldn't go and i was by the door as you can see all the media and other periods and absorbed are here it is been almost nearly 2 years now it took a long time for the proceeding a little over 100 people gave a deposition and witnesses and since then at least dozens of paper were killed in encounters with security for says. protests against un peacekeepers in eastern democratic republic of congo have spread to other cities. demonstrations began this week in t

sides stand sentinel on the shores of palin you know looking out across the wide expanse of the pacific ocean in memory of the men of 2 countries who died in battle thousands of kilometers from. the clock al-jazeera telling. time for take a look at the top stories here it out is there a cause in bangladesh a sentence 7 people to death in connection with one of the worst attacks in the country's history 22 people most of them foreigners died in the siege on the holy cafe in the capital dhaka in 26th time the child who has more. one of the verdict was out of the 8 was a credit but his charge in another case given 10 years sentence now while they were getting into the prison van we were nearby some of them were chanting in arabic verses one of them said that continue with our causes that justice was not fair that's all i could hear the public reaction has been more or less a positive most of the people said it was a just verdict i spoke to one of the victim's brother his. brother was killed there was a police officer during that tact and he is very happy with the verdict. protests against u.n. p

both sides stand sentinel on the shores of pellegrino looking out across the wide expanse of the pacific ocean in memory of the men of 2 countries who died in battle thousands of kilometers from. al jazeera. this is al-jazeera these are the top stories at least 15 people have been killed in a new rebel attack in the eastern democratic republic of congo it comes as mass protests grow against u.n. peacekeepers for failing to protect civilians the u.n. says it has evidence but have shot and killed a protester when angry crowds attacked their base in beni the international criminal court has rejected an appeal from the democratic republic of congo's former vice president and rebel leader ben but the court upheld the 12 month sentence handed to bed before bribing witnesses during his war crimes trial but he won't go to jail having already served 10 years in detention he was acquitted of war crimes in june 28th seen after an appeal. the northwest in kenya thousands of people are seeking refuge in a makeshift shelter after widespread flooding and landslides destroyed their homes at least 65 people ha

sides stand sentinel on the shores of pellet you know looking out across the wide expanse of the pacific ocean in memory of the men of 2 countries who died in battle thousands of kilometers from. the clock al-jazeera helen. thomas to take a look at the top stories here it out as their protests against the united nations are spreading in the eastern democratic republic of congo in beni where the rest started people have driven the cost of a man killed in demonstrations around the streets ahead of his burial catherine soy is in the border city of goma. at the people we've been talking to here in goma and ben in beni a saying that they're going to continue protesting until they see what they're demanding for be effected by very difficult to see how their demand for the u.n. force to be appalled out of the d.r. very to very difficult to see how that demand is going to be effected because the u.n. body is still a very important figure when it comes to the security situation in india i think we could bury wallet indeed according bangladesh a sentence 7 people to death for one of the worst attacks in

both sides stand sentinel on the shores of pellegrino looking out across the wide expanse of the pacific ocean in memory of the men of 2 countries who died in battle thousands of kilometers from. al-jazeera helen. look at the headlines right now on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump assigned 2 bills into law that back pro-democracy movement american sanctions can now be imposed on chinese and hong kong officials dame responsible for human rights abuses and special trade status will be reviewed every year the territories leaders say it will damage relations with the u.s. while china's expressed extreme regret over them saying it will respond with foreign countermeasures pedicle hansen following the developments from washington d.c. . the president made it clear he didn't want to sign this bill he doesn't want to see anything jeopardize what to him right now is the most important thing is getting that trade deal with china don't forget he wants to be reelected if you're going to do that he needs to win rural states rural states of the farmers are really hurting from this trade deal from this

here because that means we're going to get more of an onshore wind bringing in relief from the pacific oceanin in sight, though. we desperately want to see rainfall. >> that fire truck going through that shows the heroic efforts of those men and women. what a hard job. >> and so many of them are volunteer, too. >> tremendous. >> thank you. >>> coming up, mass protests in lebanon force banks to close their doors for weeks, but now they're being reopened. we'll tell you what it means for lebanon's struggling economy and will there be a change in government there? >>> plus, the rugby world cup is here. the final starts in just more than 20 minutes and we're live outside yokohama stadium right after this break. unpredictable crohn's symptoms following you? for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease, stelara® works differently. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tb.

they were talking about from the atlantic to the pacific and from panama to arctic ocean.nd if you look at a map of the united states, we're not even a third of that. so continentalism never really caught on. why not? why did the territorial expansion stop? >> [inaudible] >> because people stopped being farmers. because if you were with thomas jefferson, you know, as president of the united states you're trying to basically provide jobs for your people. this is what presidents do. if there are lots of jobs, they get reelected. after the industrial revolution, jobs don't come from farms anymore, so you don't need it anymore. but your question was so how do we -- [laughter] preserve the west? well, that's a long-winded way to say i don't know. [laughter] i mean, i don't have any magic formulas. but one of the principal characters in my book is jon muir, one of that first generation of people who look at the west not as this thing to exploit. everybody else wants to exploit the west. and if there's a single story of the american west that everybody who goes out there to seize

nodules-- that's what they're called- just waiting to be the problem is they're on the bottom of the pacific oceane nodules were discovered more than a century ago. now, new technology has triggered a fierce competition to go get them. these metals are critical for modern life: cell phones, electric cars, supercomputers. 19 countries, including china and russia, have already jumped into the deep. but the one country on the sidelines? the united states. more on that in a moment, but first, we wanted to take a look at this new frontier. our adventure began at three in morning. loading up our tugboat, we pulled out of san diego. the harbor lights sank quickly behind us. ten hours later we were cutting, with nothing to see but the tossing ocean. so it wasn't hard to spot the maersk launcher, a 300 foot mining research vessel, that we'd come to join. all we had to do was get on board. while the launcher dangled a rope ladder above us, the tugboat backed in. with swells over ten feet, timing was everything. at the top of the wave, we took a leap of faith... and landed in the new world of deep sea mining

and an in effort to do this, the source of water that is most apparent is the pacific ocean and the bay. that's limitless. we might lose a few fish trying to take care of this and we have to have fish experts to advice us but that's better than losing thousands of homes. thank you. >> thank you. are there any other members of the public who want to speak on this item before i close public comment? seeing none, public comment is now closed. supervisor marr? >> thank you. actually, i wanted to thank all community members that spoke out today during public comment. (please stand by). >> of course, if money were not an object and we weren't having a discussion about taxing people 's homes, we would certainly make the bond a lot bigger, but the idea of having 154 million-dollar bond for 2020 in the spring is a good first step. i know a good portion of the city will be targeted in that bond. i want to say that on the record i think that what i would like to see is the second phase of that to target some of the areas that aren't necessarily targeted in the first round and for that to be accele

. >> reporter: on the west coast an even stronger storm is sweeping off the pacific ocean bringing hurricane-forceds. it is expected to be a record-setting system called a bomb cyclone meaning it will intensify at a rapid rate. >> up to 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts, one to two inches of rain in southern california and in burn scars we could see mud slides and debris flow. >> reporter: near spokane, washington, snow and ice blamed for this pileup on an interstate involving up to 70 vehicles. with rain on the way in southern california, thousands of people have been allowed back home in santa barbara after a wind-whipped wildfire forced them to flee. wind is also the big story on the east coast where tomorrow's macy's parade is in jeopardy because of heavy wind in the forecast. with an estimated 55 million americans hitting the road and the skies today, it won't be all fun and games. >> you got to be careful out there. >> oh, yeah. there are a lot of cuckoo birds out there. >> you have to watch out for those cuckoo birds. >>> coming up, an explosion at a chemical plant sends plumes of dangerous chemi

don't pour it out into the pacific ocean. cal fire says access to water is a nonissue. >> we can pull out of ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, whatever it may be. swimming pools if we have to. again, we do not have any issue with that. >> reporter: prior to spending part of his sunday at a raider game, newsom fired off a response, telling the president you don't believe in climate change. you are excused from this conversation. trump has a history of disliking california politics and its politicians including nancy pelosi, leading the president's impeachment inquiry. >> as the walls of impeachment have been closing in, what we've seen from the president is more and more of this kind of tweeting of lashing out at people, trying to change the topic, change what people are talking about. >> a distraction strategy, perhaps. as far as the facts go, california is burning far less this year than last. in fact, according to cal fire, year-to-date in the area they cover, 130,000 acres have burned. compare that to the same time last year

something called nodules, that are filled with valuable rare earth metals and are scattered across the pacific ocean at the destruction of the deep sea for the mining of nodules. isn't it enough to destroy the surface of the earth?" "while i don't want to kill any unknown plants and animals down there, i also know we desperately need the rare metals." i'm sharyn alfonsi. we'll be back next week with another edition of "60 minutes followed by a second helping:" 60 minutes great adventures." happy thanksgiving. touch is the most important thing that i do. i like to feel things. i something feeling intuitive. i love something feeling natural. it's awesome, it gets me super excited. ♪ and ford. we go furth , so you can. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org - if dad believes he can find that balance, doesn't he deserve the chance to prove that to you? - we're soul mates. - i wish i believed in soul mates, 'cause then i'd know this wouldn't really be over. - adam wants to team up on this story about some potential wall street scandal? - i traced those dummy emails you wanted me to look