the beautiful weather and sandy beaches. if the sandy beaches are gone where are they going to go?ertainly not going to come to florida? >> what will it take to convince the republicans that the threat is real. the national climate assessment released not long ago is a document that this country has never seen before. yet as a party collectively, the republicans aren't going to get on board with any scientists 2458d say that we're in an environment of a changing climate that clearly, is very ominous. what's it going to take to change them? >> it gets in the way of their business model. they shake down the hydrocarbon companies for enough dollars that they can get elected and rr re-elect re-elected. the problem with a guylike scott or marco rubio, there will be mms of dollars to build levees and pumps to protect the state that has representatives today, that deny there's even climate change going on. as the ocean goes up we can't walk away from florida. we'll spend whatever dollars we need and those will be federal dollars. so i wonder if people remember these deniers. these flat ea

. ♪ >>> wide open sandy beach near florence, oregon.his juken video shows a bunch of people outside, motorcycle, riding quads, the guy to the left popping a nice long wheelie. the girl that we're riding with wearing the helmet cam keeping her head to the left to watch the guy pop an awesome wheely. >> that was a bad idea. >> oh! >> that was bad. >> snap. you're right. because listen to what she says happened. >> i broke my arm. >> oh. her arm pretty much snapped in half from the impact of that crash. >> here is our rider alexandria. that's her profile picture she put up there. didn't sound like she was crying or upset. s there's her busted up arm. couple other pictures show her in the arm. she'll recover just fine. why d the guy stop in the middle of the road. you still have to keep in mind you have to look at where you're going no matter how big and wide open it seems to be. >> that arm looks nasty! >> bones shouldn't be sticking out like that. >> it was a heavy hit. >> do we know if he fell off too? >> i'm sure he fell off. i don't kn

. >>> wide open sandy beach near forest, oregon. this juken video shows a bunch of people outside, people riding quads. nice long wheelie. the girl that we're riding with wearing the helmet cam keeping her head to the left to watch this guy pop an awesome wheelie. that was a bad idea. >> oh! >> that was bad. >> yeah. snap. you're right. listen to what she says happened. >> i broke my arm. >> oh! her arm pretty much snapped in half from the impact of the crash. >> here is our rider, alexander. that's her profile picture she put up there. didn't even sound like she was crying or upset. there is her busted up arm. couple of other pictures showed her in the hospital. she'll recover just fine. lots of comments asking why does that guy stop in the middle of the road. still have to keep in mind got it look where you're going. no matter how big and wide open it seems to be. >> that arm looks nasty. >> yeah. want you to be sticking out like that. >> no. heavy hit. >> do we know if he fell off too? >> i'm sure he fell off. i don't know if he

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. >> i remember him, sandy beach hair, in surf trunks, paddling out into the water. >> he had the blue eyes, blonde hair, prototypical california heartthrob. >> turned megawatt movie star. >> i feel like this young guy is so full of light. he really can act. >> but so much of paul walker's passion was played off screen. >> he always said he was kind of one foot in, one foot out with the whole hollywood game. >> making the scramble to port-au-prince. >> he was a philanthropist. >> bus load of people came in and needs had help. >> he was very cool to see somebody on the screen who pour are trays this hero and to work with him and go, whoa, you're as big of a hero in real life. >> he was a father and friend. >> he just is such a loveable man. >> and then the tragic crash that took his life. >> we all lost a friend in this. >> i can't really believe it. just not fair. >> tonight, in the "cnn spotlight: paul walker." >> it might blow up. >> i can't tell if there is someone in there. >> cell phone video captures the horror. >> if he is, he's dead. >> there's nothing. we tried. we went throug

we have a sandy beach 250 yards south. best case scenario for scientists is to make it there. the humpback whale was spotted floating yesterday at 3:00, and the 20 to 25' mammal was at the chowder house and washed up at the r.v. park. >> we had our afternoon cocktail and i said there is a big rock out there i did not notice. what is the rock doing there? and it moved. it turned out it was a whale. >> the marine mammal center is working with the noaa and the coast guard and it is not known if the mammal center and performance autopsy until they get here. it is the responsibility of them to dispose of it according to the harbor master but the scientists are expected out here today. low tide is expected at noon today, around noon today so maybe that can help scientists and push the whale closer to shore. reporting live in half moon bay for abc7. >> we have a look at man southern california police accused of holding a woman captive for a decade. i gas -- isidro garcia held the woman cap different and forced her into marriage and now she is speaking out. we have the interview you w

next i visited cape romaine national wildlife refuge which accompanies acres of barrier islands, sandy beaches, fresh and brackish water. sea level rise threatens this area as well. one signal? last year over 70% of endangered loggerhead turtle nests had to be relocated by people in order to prevent them from being flooded. this is a place where these turtles have been nesting for centuries. but now look how coastal erosion is affecting their nests. these are the turtle eggs and the coast has eroded away. national park service officials there told me this is not just about wildlife. this is about the community. it's about your livelihood and well-being. they're right. according to a forward by alvin taylor who is the director of the south carolina department of natural resources, in the report titled "climate change impacts to natural resources in south carolina" i mean tell me how people from south carolina are denying climate change is real when the state published a report called "climate change impacts to natural resources in south carolina." here's what the report says. "climate-related c

the very next year, severe drought turned large stretches of the river into nothing more than sandy beaches. these situations cannot can have a big impact. any disruption in the movement of goods along the mississippi river has the potential to affect staple products like corn, grain and petroleum. when that perhaps consumers are often left with higher costs. the mississippi river alone is responsible for more than $100 billion of america's gross domestic product. for our coastal communities, this water resources development act would also advance beneficial storm protection projects. many of these projects developed after hurricane katrina under the missile coastal improvements program have been left unfinished. their completion would complete more resilient coastal communities and lower the risk of future storm damage. of course, our work is not finished. implementing this legislation will require oversight and more can be done to improve our inland waterways trust fund and to protect medium use ports. i hope in a couple of years we will be considering another water resources development

sandy beach on twitter had a question about that. she writes, mr. alden, am i wrong or do i hear you suggesting imposing a federal mandate over states where job creation methods are concerned? guest: no, it's interesting. some of the push book our paper is we should have calls for a federal mandate. there are arguments to be made that congress could, if it chose to do so, prevent the states from handing out these sorts of subsidies. it's interesting, if you look at the european union, which in most respects is much more decentralized than the united states, the european commission in brussels actually has the ability to block france or germany or britain or other member states from handing out particular kinds of subsidies. there are rules built into the european union agreement. we actually looked at this option in the u.s. context, and we really concluded it wasn't workable. that wasn't something that the federal government was likely to do t. wasn't something that congress was likely to do. what we called for instead was agreements among states r

the state senate is scheduled to reopen martins beach or obtain access rights so that the public could again use the sandy shore. he closed the road and is now locked in a court case with people who want access to the beach. >> people in santa clara could see a filmy residue left on dishes. they are using ground water. it is safe to drink and use but p minerals in it do leave behind a film that is noticeable on water glasses. one woman said it will make her use more water. it is not drought productive at all. but you are not going to serve people wine in a filmy glass. it has more minerals. so what they are seeing on their dishes and glasses are mineral deposits. >> water softeners are available for several hundred to a few thousand dollars. later you can come to my house and use some wine and jelly jars. it is all because of the drought when are we going to see rain? >> your 7 day forecast at the bottom of the screen is going to show a big cool down. a chilly start in the morning. eventually northwest winds are picking up. 51 degrees in oakland. we have a game at the ball park. 53 degrees right now. and

this neighborhood in howard beach, queens, got hit with a month's worth of rain in just 36 hours. some residents say the damage was worse than superstorm sandy. francis medina lost everything in her apartment under two feet of floodwater. >> you see, your property, you've lost your memories. it's horrible. >> reporter: her neighbors were up to their chest in sewer water. >> you had about six feet of water in here. >> yes. it was gushing. it knocked the refrigerator over. >> reporter: the floodwaters also damaged her disabled son's wheelchair, morning. inmates say they smelled gas before the explosion tore through the building. omar villafranca reports from pensacola. >> reporter: investigators are combing the scene of an apparent natural gas explosion that collapsed part of the escambia county jail. the blast happened near the booking area. >> we're her for the purpose of getting to the bottom of it. the community deserves and the families and the victims deserve the answers. >> reporter: the jail houses 600 inmates. injured inmates were taken to nearby hospitals. relatives were angry they weren't getting answers soon enough. >> you couldn't

beach weather. it's a little bit chilly and breezy. you see the flags whipping in the wind. overalthough not too bad. it's the second summer season, of course, since superstorm sandy came through the jersey area. this area wasn't affected too much. governor chris christie is planning a stop later on this afternoon. looking at the beach, not too many people out there right now. it is early of course. the crowds will be coming a few minutes from now we hope. that's the latest live in ocean city, alex. back to you. >> it does look beautiful. not quite bikini weather is what you're telling me? i'm seeing the flags whipping in the wind. most people have pants on instead of shorts. >> yeah. >> it's chilly. i'm going to feel better about you being there and me not being there with you just because it's chilly. that's all, matt delucia. thank you very much. we'll see you again. >>> back to washington and president obama shuffling his cabinet by making key replacements. one is julian castro. he's selected the san antonio mayor to be the next housing secretary. shaun donovan will run the white house budget office. nbc's kristen welker is at the white house for us. kristen,

york in the community howard beach some people said the damage they witnessed this morning or that they experienced this morning was worse than they received during hurricane sandy and quite a bad situation, and this is out of philadelphia. and now to developing news out of pensacola, florida, where a massive gas explosion at the escambia county jail left 150 inmates and corrections officers injured last night. within the last hour the sheriff of escambia county said not all of the inmates have been found and that led to an emotional exchange with the mother of one of those still missing. >> i need to know who is and is not accounted for, and -- >> i was here last night. >> yes, ma'am. >> i've seen more than two body bags come out of there. my son, i called and i have called and they've been rude and disrespectful. my son has not been accounted for and they have not been accounted for and i seen more than two body bags come out of there. >> ma'am, i would direct your concern -- >> direct your concern! you're the the sheriff! you didn't even come up here when we were up here! >> officials say heavy flooding in the building may have played a role in the blast whic

force the state land commission to buy the road leading to the beach or obtain access rights so the public could once again use the sandyy back in 2008. he closed the road and is now locked in a court case with people who want access to that beach. let's see what kind of access we have to the roadways this morning across the bay area. here's mike with a look at the commute. >> going over the beach here. this is the oakland side, where we have traffic backing up at the toll plaza, pretty typical here. actually, maybe a little bit lighter. we've compressed the commute a little bit and that tends to happen as we approach the summer months. college is getting off in many of the areas for that summer break. but we had a crash seconds ago, got word from chp. all lanes west 80, clear. the rest of your bay, big volume for 880, the nimitz freeway, as well as the peninsula 101 through san mateo. the northbound route through san jose, starting to look a little better for 101 and 280, but southbound 280 still closed, laura. >> thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. see you then. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesd