images show the 120 square kilometer piece of ice separating from the peterman glacier. ice for twice that size broke off two years ago from the same glacier. still to come, when was this an olympic sport? historic olympic games around the world. we continue our look at that. 250 people on a ferry have sunk off the coast of tanzania and near the island of zanzibar. >> holding on to whatever floats. one of the passengers of a ferry that lies capsized off the coast. in had been carrying more than 250 people when it sank, including 30 children. the lucky ones were pulled out alive in a rescue operation organized by the tanzanian navy and the police. it's not known how many are still missing. a relative of one of the missing told the bbc that information is sketchy. >> i got the news after a colleague of my mother at work called from the sunken ship. my brother is still missing and we have gotten no news up until now from those in charge. >> the ferry had been sailing to zanzibar from tanzania in dar es salaam when it sank wednesday afternoon. it's a popular route, popular w

he says july 16, a slab of greenland's peterman glacier, twice the size of manhattan broke off. the world's changing. melting away. >> we human beings are probably part of the cause. >> reporter: the amount of water locked up is truly astonishing. scientists say if it were all to melt, sea levels around the world would rise more than 20 fealty. taller than that sculpture. imagine what that would mean for coastal cities. >> i don't think it's anything we need to worry about. >> i would want a longer term study to tell me more. >> reporter: lawrence berkely labs glacier prediction. but scientists still can't predict the next heat waves. >>> san jose city leaders recommended a 15 year half cent sales tax measure for the november ballot. if approved, the measure would raise up to $64 million a year. there are reports the city council will consider the recommendation at its meeting on august 7. >>> san francisco's real estate value grew by about $6 billion. the value for the last fiscal year. the neighborhoods that saw the most growth are south of market and mission bay. >>> major le

he says july 16, a slab of greenland's peterman glacier, twice the size of manhattan broke off.ople are nervous. >> the world's changing. melting away. >> we human beings are probably part of the cause. >> reporter: the amount of water locked up is truly astonishing. scientists say if it were all to melt, sea levels around the world would rise more than 20 fealty. taller than that sculpture. imagine what that would mean for coastal cities. >> i don't think it's anything we need to worry about. >> i would want a longer term study to tell me more. >> reporter: lawrence berkely labs glacier prediction. but scientists still can't predict the next heat waves. >>> san jose city leaders recommended a 15 year half cent sales tax measure for the november ballot. if approved, the measure would raise up to $64 million a year. there are reports the city council will consider the recommendation at its meeting on august 7. >>> san francisco's real estate value grew by about $6 billion. the value for the last fiscal year. the neighborhoods that saw the most growth are south of market and missi

associate director brian peterman. eldona.xecutive producer of pre-game show, done bowie, mack santini and producer ethan klineberg. director mark dieber. our thanks as always as steve horn, editorial consultant in the broadcast booth. one out, nobody on, hairston. >> joe: strike one on hairston. tonight is 0-3. only hits belong to dee gordon, scott van slyke and tony gwynn junior. three singles. that's it. to the shortstop. tejada gets that high bounce and takes it over to first. two out. the mets pitchers working on their tenth shutout of the season. >> eric: bottom line of the mets is good. flat-out good. they are a team if they can maintain the pitching that will keep them in ballgames, because they have one of the top staffs in the national league. they can continue to get good pitching there is no reason why they won't be competitive the entire second half. >> joe: terry collins has done a great job with these guys. dan warthen has done a great job with the rotation. trying to figure out the bullpen. now it's parnell at

the iceberg twice the size of manhattan broke off from one of greenland's two main glaciers, the petermanlacier, the second time in two years. it is the second time it has broken off. the significance of this? >> absolutely. the significance is this. not only the damage we're causing to the arctic, but nature will fight back. the meaning, such a large iceberg during the falling off, all these scientists have been selling them out of the arctic sea ice as well as the ice cap of greenland is going to cause enormous [unintelligible] the new york coastline is completely threatened, as are all of the cosines of the northern hemisphere cities. these discussions have to be on the table. here is an example right in front of us, something like four times the size of manhattan. >> subhankar banerjee, thank you for being with us, and if folks want to see some of your photographs, they can go to democracynow.org. he spent the last decade working for conservation of the arctic. his latest book is called, "arctic voices: resistance at the tipping point." this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the

right there you're seeing it break apart from the peterman glacier.his break was so huge, it caused a tsunami which damaged the boat he was on. hundreds of smaller icebergs are drifting away from that glacier. what amazing video. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you some deep dses -- deep discounts. get a stylish bag for school from in case. you'll pay $35 and you'll get to spend $90 online on backpacks and other bags saving you 50%. this deal is brought to you by living social. you can see maze featuring franky beverly at the verizon center for 25 bucks this saturday. patty labelle, baby face edmonds, they're all going to be there. this deal is through groupon and you'll save 68%. how about bringing the movie theater to your own backyard. you can pay between $149 and $229 for a simple silver screen outdoor showing. you can play your favorite movie or video. someone will come set this up for you and then they're going to come and break down the 12- foot screen so you don't have to do it. you ju

it was the second time in two years that parts of the peterman glacier have broken off after an ice island four times the size of manhattan crack apart in august of 2010. the worst u.s. drought in more than half a century has sent food prices skyrocketing as millions of acres of midwest crops indoors scorching temperatures. soybean prices reached a record high wednesday, and corn prices approach the record as many farmers were forced to plow what desiccated corn fields. more than 60 percent of the continental u.s. is in a state of drought with about 1300 counties across dozens of states officially declared natural disaster areas. meat and dairy prices are also expected to rise and the drought could continue to impact food prices into next year. on wednesday, the obama administration called on congress to restore expired disaster programs to help respond. the agricultural secretary call the drought "the most serious situation and about a quarter century" and said he is pressing for rain. for our coverage of extreme weather and its ties to climate change, go to our special page on our websit

unprecedented thaw comes after a chunk of ice twice the size of manhattan detached from greenland's peterman glacier earlier this month. for our in-depth coverage of climate change and extreme weather, you can go to our website at democracynow.org. protests continue for a fourth day in anaheim, california tuesday after police there fatally shot two latino men over the weekend. riot police fired bean bags and pepper balls at protesters gathered outside city hall as council members inside voted unanimously to ask u.s. attorney's office to investigate the shootings. protesters and police continued to clash late into the evening. five people were arrested, and least one injured after being shot in the head with a pepper ball. the protests in anaheim erupted after police shot and killed an unarmed man on saturday after he reportedly ran away from a group of officers who confronted him read the following day, joel acevedo was shot dead by police who claimed he was suspected in a car robbery. for full coverage of shootings from tuesday's broadcast, go to democracynow.org. local weapons dealers and

a tourist captured this photo of an iceberg that broke apart from the peterman glacier.mi, which damaged the boat he was on. hundreds of smaller icebergs are drifting away from the glacier. >>> a little closer to home, a spectacular site on the eastern shore today. about 140ponies made the swim between the islands. and the ponies were auctioned to raise money for the fire company. they get to roam free for another year. >>> now we bring you a consumer alert. apple's latest operating system for its mack computers roared into the market today. the mountain lion software sells for $20. new features include closer integration with iphones and ipads and easier access to social media. it is available for down load only and free to customers who purchased a new mac after june 11. >>> toyota may be close to reclaiming its top spot as the number one car company in the world. the japanese auto maker says it sold nearly 5 million vehicles across the globe during the first six months of this year. toyota sales bounced back from production cuts due to the tsunami and massive recalls

it's called the peterman glacier. it's a prominent sheet of ice.ng. do you believe in global warming? >> i think there's tons of evidence it's getting hotter out there. >> some people don't. that's what they're blaming. they say climate change and the rising ocean temperature made this break away. it's not the largest on record. >> it was like four years ago there was one or two years ago. >> isn't that incredible? i thought that was funny. two years ago an ice chunk four times the size separated from the greenland glacier. >> big icebergs. i'll take my ocean on the rocks, as it were, right? >> oh, my gosh. >>> the famous dog uggie at it again. at a padres game. supposed to bring the ball to the ump. runs right by the ump and brings a ball to the mascot. i think uggie knew what he was doing there. seriously. >> at first i thought the mascot was a dog. you know, he felt the camaraderie. >> i actually saw "the artist" for the first time the other day. they don't talk in it. >> it's a silent film. >> i know. i knew that sort of. i fell asleep. i kept

it's called the peterman glacier. it's a prominent sheet of ice.ng. do you believe in global warming? >> i think there's tons of evidence it's getting hotter out there. >> some people don't. that's what they're blaming. they say climate change and the rising ocean temperature made this break away. it's not the largest on record. >> it was like four years ago there was one or two years ago. >> isn't that incredible? i thought that was funny. two years ago an ice chunk four times the size separated from the greenland glacier. >> big icebergs. i'll take my ocean on the rocks, as it were, right? >> oh, my gosh. >>> the famous dog uggie at it again. at a padres game. supposed to bring the ball to the ump. runs right by the ump and brings a ball to the mascot. i think uggie knew what he was doing there. seriously. >> at first i thought the mascot was a dog. you know, he felt the camaraderie. >> i actually saw "the artist" for the first time the other day. they don't talk in it. >> it's a silent film. >> i know. i knew that sort of. i fell asleep. i kept

earlier this week on a massive chunk of ice twice the size of the island of peterman glacier in greenland and scientists point to warming ocean temperatures as the culprit. i suggested we rename it to mira island, with those who question the science behind global warming can spend the summer cooling off at escaping the heat waves of the drought and the wildfires that have beset the united states. they seem to be legislating from denier island. the goal that i have is to introduce legislation that will make it possible to recognize we have a problem without forests. it also recognizes we don't have scientific certainty to lock-in gazing projects for 10 or 20 years late the other measures opposed. instead, my bill allows the bureau of land management flexibility to do thinning and areas impacted by insects and disease without waiving environmental laws enforcing federal agencies to make decisions on projects and unrealistic time frames. my bill also recognizes our constrained fiscal environment and gives the federal agencies additional authorities they desire to stretch their federal dollar

earlier this week a massive chunk of ice twice the size of the island of manhattan broke off the peterman glacier in greenland, and scientists point to warming ocean temperatures as the culprit. i have suggested that we remaim it denier island where those who question the science behind global warming can spend the summer cooling off and escaping the heat waves, the brought and the wildfires that that have bet the united states. and today two of those bills seem to be legislating from denier island. the goal that i have is to introduce here legislation that will make it possible to recognize that we have a problem with our forests. it also recognizes that we don't have the type of scientific certainty to lock in logging and grazing projects for 10 or 20 years like the other measures proposed. instead, my bill allows the forest service and the bureau of land management the flexibility to do thing in areas impactedty thinning in areas impacted by insects and disease without waiving environmental laws and forcing federal agencies to make decisions on projects in unrealistic time frames. my b

this most recent break off of the peterman breaker puts the brazier's end point where it has not been for 150 years. andreas munchou said "the greenland ice sheet as a whole is shrinking, melting and reducing in size as the result of globally changing air and ocean temperatures and associated changes in circulation patterns in both the ocean and the atmosphere." when you change the temperature, you change the circulation patterns. those go hand in hand. recently, a -- an article published in "science" magazine examined data from not the arctic areas but the tropaic areas, from coral reefs. sea levels during the last warming period, which is most similar to today's climate, were roughly 18 to 30 feet higher than today. and that is abouts six to ten feet higher than previous estimates. the likely culprit? more melting of the greenland and antarctic ice sheets that was previously aside. all of this evidence -- these changing trends and emerging science evaluating increased probability of extreme weather events -- ought to be enough for us to consider limiting our greenhouse gas emissions