china doesn't want to submit to the law of the sea right now. it's going to take a different equation within the law of the sea for china to feel compelled to listen. those nations are at a huge disadvantage. if you look at the map of what china is clearing, it's clear why. law of the sea on its own will not resolve it. go ahead. >> mr. chairman, with all due respect, i don't understand that. you have these countries that have signed this agreement that is supposed to resolve these kind of disputes. whether we're in or not in shouldn't make any difference. 160 some countries are in here. supposedly this document is to do something to create a mechanism by which they resolve this dispute and it simply hasn't happened. >> senator, it does. it provides a forum with a set of rules that if a party to any dispute -- this is true in any country at any time. in the united states if you have two parties whether it is a sports figure negotiating with the franchise owner and they go to arbitration all tultimately because they can't come to an agreement or

the california sea otter population is estimated at 400. up along way from just 50 less than two decades ago. though making a come back here along the monterey coast. they're not out of the woods. >> population estimates of the california sea otter have declined. we're not sure why. disease accounts for 38% of the mortality that has been reported since 1989. >> reporter: but the survival rate for abandoned pups is way up. it was zero in the 80s. this constant grooming and feeding mimicks moms. >> these pups and all these animals would have been left on the beach to die. >> reporter: researchers usually release pups. at one time the california sea otter was found along the entire pacific coast. researchers say with what's being learned now, maybe one day they'll be back. >> last year researchers said they counted about 500 more sea otters than when vern hawkins filed that story. they also said that in the past three years the numbers have been in decline. when we come back here on a second look, what a north bay fisherman did when he found a

and protect the sea, itself. since the founding of our nation, american prosperity has depended upon having safe, reliable and secure maritime trade. today, the convention's provisions set forth the global maritime framework, among other things. the convention's provisions contain internationally recognized sovereign maritime boundaries. this is framework that we reply upon every day to aid mariners in distress, to protect our fish stocks, to intercept elicit traffickers attempting to deliver drugs, persons and other illegal cargos to our shores and to preserve our maritime sovereignty, navigational rights and freedoms. indeed, our many bilateral and multilateral law enforcement agreements we rely upon to stop drug smugglers, intintradi arct traffickers, our convention. the fabric of the law of the sea are concluded, interpreted and enforced under the convention's framework. the convention also provides us with the largest exclusive economic zone, or eez, of any coastal state. eez contains vast fisheries, energy

in the south china sea you have a great example of how the law of the sea should play out if done correctly. because of globalization, things that move in the oceans that move through the south china sea, half of the energy supplies in the world move through there daily, a third of our economy moves through there daily, all of the things we talked about. there are competing claims from the various coastal states in there. we have a tendency to want to talk about china but there are a number of countries that have excessive claims and they are in two areas. one is in territorial disputes and other is am maritime disputes. so what the law of the sea would give us, it gives frame work on territorial disputes which the u.s. takes no position on territorial disputes between the philippines and the chinese or any other excessive territorial claim. the law of the sea would give a framework for them to be able to have that dialogue in a peaceful way. our perspective is that we don't want coercion. we don't want -- we want things done peacefully and done in a frame work that allows that to happen. m

watches and 17 have approved exploration for deep sea bed mining. five new applications will be considered at the annual session at the sea bed authority. the united singdom and lelg yum are joining china and seven other nations and exploration of strategic minerals while the united states watches from ashore. similarly the energy companies are less likely to invest the billions necessary to exploit oil and gas reserves in the arctic and elsewhere because of the legal uncertainties surrounding the outer limit of the united states continental shelf. the only way to give the companies the clear internationally recognized title they need before investing this type of money is to join the treaty and work through its continental shelf process. lastly with the aspect of this question, one which i think is important as a person as a practitioner for more than 40 years, that was the unprecedented nature i felt of the concession by the rest of the international community in willingness to reopen this convention because of the objections that the united state

man: as the sea comes to the island, the sea wall stops the sea. that's the only way the people can hold the water back. as you go to some locations on the island, there are much lower locations. that's where some of the water gets up, so it's been playing a big role in the community, i mean, the island itself. as you can see, most of the sea walls are built just... scott smithers: in front of... in front of the houses. yeah. so if i had a house along the beach, i would build my sea wall. but as you can see, there are no huts out there. so there are no sea walls. and the beach is obviously a very valuable place for people to put their canoes on it. so when the northwesterly winds come up where the canoes are, do the waves break right up into the hare at the top? they do, they do. sea walls like this, what they actually do is they impede the island's ability to cope with sea level rise. sure, you might have the odd wave that comes up and swashes down the back of the berm-- is what we call it-- the high point. but when it does that, it actually build

on the high seas. they do this every day. and even in peacetime, these operations carry considerable risk. the navy is telling us that u.s. membership in the law of the sea convention is a tool they need to maximize their ability to protect the united states' national security, with the least risk to the men and women charged with that task. this request is not the results of a recent reassessment. by naval authorities or the enthusiasm of a few naval leaders. the support of the military and the navy for this treaty has been consistent, sustained, and unequal. all the members of the joint chiefs support, advise, and consent. their predecessors, likewise, supported the convention. as it was wrote in the joint letter back in 1988, quote, there are no downsides to this treaty. it contains exes expensive term preserve u.s. maritime superiority. it also has vitally important provisions which guard against the dd dilution of fanavigation freedoms. end of quote. now, the military is not always right. but the

it is in the law of the sea treaty law of the sea treaty and should be very important to me and i wouldwant to go to classify discussion, is below the sea convention decides that she defines a stateless vessel. that's incredibly important to us. so the arson and actress in that letter that i would love to and walk through, even though they're a great bunch of guys who mean the best for our country. so again, as i said, always enjoyed our conversations and i look forward potential to have one on this very important subject. >> thank you very much, admiral. admiral papp? >> i leave the u.s. delegation for international maritime organization. i went to a first general assembly this fall, and in every discussion, bilateral and multilateral, every conversation starts out with the every -- the other country -- because every negotiation that is done with has to do with piracy, whether it has to do with boeing casualty, overseas, everything is formed on the basis of the treaty. and with us being an outsider, oftentimes just because of who we are, because of the united states, we can influence i

joining the law of the sea will provide benefits to u.s. business and industry that are not available through any other means. just a quick few examples. telecommunications industry. as we'll hear shortly, we have vast undersea cable networks and they provide a backbone for the world's voice and data networks. when there is a problem, if a country were to seek to block a company from laying a cable or impeding the repair of damaged cables, the law of the sea provides redress. a party to the treaty can bring suit on behalf of its companies within the context of the law of the sea agreement. since the u.s. is on the outside of that agreement today, we cannot take advantage of this legal road map. our companies have to piggyback on efforts by government that are a party to the convention. so instead of standing up for our companies when they need our help, our failure to join the treaty actually forces them to look elsewhere. greater expense. greater uncertainty. lack of protection of american sovereignty. the status quo is simply not acceptab

continental shelf and the area beyond that, the deep sea bed. that is why the treaty is so important to sustaining and creating american jobs and protecting american interests close to our main land. the treaty cleary is essential to america's national security. it has a proud history of national security interest. for example, we played an extrusional role in america's industrial might to fight and win world war i and ii. we just celebrated our 100th anniversary and we took the time to read about why the chamber was founded and what the basic principle s were. b which were to represent at the highest level were the greatest service our country and its needs. we have long supported a robust defense and launched a major effort to employ veterans by matching them with employers all around the country. it is in this tradition that we support approval as it relates to national security. hundreds of u.s. flag ships and ships owned by u.s. countries rely on the u.s. navigation rights while crossing the u.s. ocean. while we can always rely on the u.s.

coast and in the deep water sea bed. the treaty would benefit several industries keen to economic growth, job creation and u.s. competitiveness. it would benefit the energy industry by providing sovereign rights to seabed resources' 200 miles off our coast. if certain geological criteria are met, the zone of the sovereignty could extend to 600 miles or the so-called extended continental shelf. proper delineation of the extended continental shelf could bring an additional 4.1 million square miles of ocean floor under u.s. sovereign rights, an area larger than the lowest -- than the lower 48 states. the treaty would also allow the u.s. to have a u.s. expert elected to the international body that determines the claims in the arctic and there are going to be a lot of them. securing international recognition for u.s. rights in these wears and defending against the unreasonable claims of other nations is vital to the economic prosperity of our nation. the telecommunications industry needs a treaty to codify the right delay and

in the south china sea you have, i think, a great example of how law of the sea should play out if donebalization they're are things that move in the ocean and the south china sea, have the energy supply daily. one-third of our economy daily. all of the things that we talked about. so there are competing claims from the various coastal states in there. we have a tendency to want to talk about china, but there are a number of countries that have a scope to cut excess of claim. one is in a territorial dispute and the other is maritime disputes. so what the law of the sea would give us, it gives a framework on territorial dispute which the u.s. takes no position on between the philippines and the chinese or any other excessive territorial claim. but the law of the sea would give a framework for them to be able to have that dialogue in a peaceful way. our perspective is we don't want coercion. we want things done peaceably. we want them done in a framework that allows that to happen. my understanding is that there are vehicles in the law is applied properly that would allow them that vehicl

that joining the law of the sea convention is truly in the best interest of the united states. today the u.s. relies on oil and natural gas for over 60% of all of the energy that we consume. recent projections of our own department of energy in the obama administration shows that 60% of the energy we consume will continue to be oil and natural gas. other projections show the demand for world global energy will increase by over 50% in the next 20 to 30 years enjergy is very serious issue particularly to our global economy. the company spent years looking for and producing natural gas from around the world. from 2008 to 2011, the industry spent over $700 billion in the united states drilling and exploring for additional opportunities. just last week, the u.s. oil and gas industry paid $1.7 billion in bonus fits to the federal government to secure rights to develop the resources in the gulf of mexico. preliminary studies estimate that the u.s. extended continental shelf as a result of the law of the sea treaty likely totals one million square kilometers and could contain resources

on the high seas.y do this every day and even in peacetime these peacetime these operations carry considerable risk. the navy is telling us that u.s. membership in the law of the sea convention is a tool they need to maximize their ability to protect the united states national security with the least risk to the men and women charged with that task. this request is not the result of a recent reassessment by naval authorities or the enthusiasm of a few naval leaders. the support of the military and the navy for this treaty has been consistent, sustained and unequal. all the members of the joints chiefs support, advise and consent. their predecessors likewise supported the convention. as seven wrote in a joint letter back in 1998, quote, there are no downsides to this treaty. it contains expansive terms which we may use to maintain forward presence and preserve u.s. maritime superiority. it also has the vitally important provisions which guard against the dilution of our navigational freedoms and prevent

among the questions addressed by the law of the sea is how the resources and the deep sea bed are on the nation's extended continental shelf beyond the 200 mile limit be exploited. it makes it possible for a mining or drilling company, the stake and unequivocal claim on the ocean floor. have it recognized under international law. some have argued that the united states succession of the law of the sea convention is unnecessary. they secure the basis for companies to exploit oil. natural gas, and mineral wealth on the ocean floor. that is not the opinion of the american companies that might invest their resources in this activity. they are in favor of the treaty. because without the certainty of title provided by the law of the sea convention, they would not go forward with many projects requiring large investments. their concern is that after doing the expensive exploration, research, testing, and construction necessary to exploit a site, they have to be certain that another won't be able to free ride off their investment or challenge their claim on the international course. the oil

to shining sea.are possesses of this bridge in this area but it is a national treasure. and it is recognized throughout the world as such. before there was a golden gate bridge, there was a golden gate, a golden gate way to america. the place where our troops came home from battle. when they came through the golden gate, they knew that they were home, safely home. it is a symbol of hope for immigrants who have come to our shore, and when they came through at golden gate, decades and decades ago and continued to do so, they knew that they could have access to the american dream. it is a gateway to the american dream. those immigrants and those troops are all a blessing to america. we can only imagine what was in their hearts and minds as they saw that it way. 75 years ago, people of courage and innovation decided that there would be a bridge. the mayor pat the describes that it is a symbol of innovation, then and now. built in the midst of the depression, as has been referenced, this bridge is a remin

i'm talking about the deep sea bed. you're talking about international bodies who have current authority to issue permits or issue permission on deep sea bed. did i miss that? did i misunderstand you? >> i think so. >> so currently if somebody was going to the deep sea bed to try and mine rare earth minerals, there is no current authority other than what the authority might be -- >> under the isa. the convention. >> and mr. donohue, the last time i brought this up, the chairman and i got into a 15-minute discussion. i blew up the whole meeting. but this whole veto thing is a issue of which there is a lot of conversation. the chairman and his response back to you talked about the council. i'm not talking environmental right now. i'm just talking about the council. the veto is when you set and there is an absence of consensus. that's what i understand the definition to be. but i also understand on the council and the assembly there is an override of that absence of consensus that is a simple majority of those voting and p

blog the sea is an additional tool which can use -- a lot of the sea is an additional tool we can use and is one the navy and coast guard have asked us repeatedly to bribe them. third, by not joining the treaty, the united states is limited in its leadership ability to resolve maritime disputes between its allies such as japan and korea, and in the strategically important regions such as the gulf of aden or the south china sea. fourth, by remaining on the outside, we have created self- imposed obstacles to securing the most widespread possible cooperation in our counter proliferation and counter narcotics operations at sea. the united states refusal to join the convention undermines the confidence of other countries, and they do bring this up, in our willingness to abide by the except the rules of the road when conducting interdiction activities. fit and critically important, our failure to join the convention to date is negatively impacting our businesses. at least one u.s. company, lockheed martin, is prepared to harbor is critical rare earth minerals on the deep seabed, and i perso

but with exceptionally low tides, the sea hares are exposed.t's the first time ron ebbe has ever seen them there. >> certainly the biggest i've ever seen. >> reporter: just how big? we got out the tape measure. yeah, 27 inches. that's a big snail. >> that's a big snail. >> reporter: this one is just three inches short of the largest sea hare ever measured. they don't always love being handled. when ron spooked it, the slug shot out purple ink. >> that's an alarm reaction, just the same as an octopus does. what they do when they get alarmed like that or get scared, then they'll shoot out that ink. >> reporter: so ron put it back in its natural habitat, where the previously hidden and unusual sea creature will live out its life, likely never to be seen again. >> again, that was tom miller reporting. and coming up at 6:00, what really happened to the three inmates who escaped from the rock? 50 years later, a woman who knew two of them well claims they are still alive. and she wants to make a statement on the 50th anniversary tomorrow of the great

ben strauss studies rising sea levels for the nonprofit climate central. >> sea level rise is like anami. it goes almost imperceptibly year by year, but it's gaining a tremendous amount of strength and it's going to have an enormous impact on our coasts. >> reporter: strauss blames global warming for melting polar ice caps that in turn slows the gulf stream, creating a traffic jam of water that makes sea rise worse along the east coast. new york city's office of emergency management predicts sea levels two to five inches higher in the next decade, 7-12 inches in the tonight 50, up to nearly two feet higher by the 2080, which would change the face of the city. do you almost feel helpless, like what can we do about this? >> there's not really much you can do. >> reporter: the projections are even scarier for jerry healy, who is mayor across the hudson river in jersey city, new jersey. 35% of his city is two to three feet below sea level right now, and first floors of new buildings must be constructed three feet above the sidewalk. could jersey city exist with the water levels being ano

to shining sea.are possesses of this bridge in this area but it is a national treasure. and it is recognized throughout the world as such. before there was a golden gate bridge, there was a golden gate, a golden gate way to america. the place where our troops came home from battle. whhe

if question is is there internationalization of the sea. it suggested maybe somebody might stretch this one bay to the atmosphere. on the other hand, they question we have to resolve is brought up and people mentioned lockheed martin. i received a letter that maybe other members of the committee have the i quote this part. it says the multibillion dollar investments needed to establish an ocean based resource development business must be predicated on clear legal rights established and protected under the treaty base framework of law of the sea convention including international seabed authority. on the one hand you can take the position that the ocean out there, whether it's close to our shorelines or 200 miles or not, is nobody's business. in essence, there is no idea of internationalization. nobody owns it. just a question of whether you want to go out and drill or not. take your chances. what mr. stephens is saying as a practical matter in terms of american businesses, very few of such drillings are going to occur that involve hundreds

halfway down to sea level, 80 degrees. down to sea level, the air dwrid out even more, you're looking at some upper 80s there as that air continues to warm up all the way down to the seashore. now, at night temperatures also still pretty warm in the hilltops. 60s and 70s outside right now. in fact, take a look at san jose, look at the numbers. 71 right now there in the south bay. 70 in concord and livermore. we'll continue to see drier, warmer air mixing down to sea level overnight which means temperatures are going to stay up. wind speeds have backed off a bit. right after sunrise tomorrow, north and east bay hilltops will see winds pick up. humidity levels should drop off enough to keep the red flag warning through the north and east bay hills. high pressure remains in control of weather, the reason why temperatures will warm up tomorrow. we're going to get a running start to the temperatures some places in the 60s to near 70 degree temperatures overnight. no sign of the ocean air conditioning. no low clouds on the east.

whales and sea turtles.lions of dollars. >> david? >> a lot to respond to, dave. i'm glad you support restrictions on factory farming and support animal welfare. i think that's why people criticized keeping killer whales in captive tiff. i think it's important to note that the research in sea world i haven't seen very many published peer review studies that will support the well-being of killer whales in the wild. >> bottom line, do you think trainers can be in the water safely with killer whales? >> i leave that to the u.s. government. they say no. my question is whether killer whales should be in captivity period. >> right. >> and my conclusion after doing all my research is that no, it's not. >> we have to leave it there. david kirby and jack hannah, as well. >>> coming up a new twist in the vatican leak scandal. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is im

have dealt with act at sea while the e.u. has encouraged transparency europeans have protested the lack of the public's input on such serial serious international agreements america's take it a markedly different approach not only was this agreement drafted behind closed doors with the help of george w. bush and iraq obama but they completely circumvented congress in the process now their argument was that it should be considered a national security secret and second the call explain to us last year congressional approval isn't necessary. if this were a formal treaty. this would require the executive branch to sign on and it would require ratification by the u.s. senate. because this isn't something that the us needs to sign on because. in the final version our line actually lists tracks that the text of there's nothing that the senate needs to do. well just because that's how obama saw it doesn't mean that the rest of america agrees anything that involves an international treaty agreement or whatever you want to label it sho

i'm talking about deep sea bed. you talk about international bodies that have permission to issue permits? did i misunderstand you? >> i think so. >> so if currently somebody was going to the deep sea bed to try to mine rare earth minerals, there is no current authority other than what authority -- >> under isa, the convention. >> mr. donahue, the last time i brought this up the chairman and i got into a 15-minute discussion and i blew up the whole meeting. this veto thing is an issue of which there is a lot of conversation. the chairman in his response back to you talked about the council. i'm not talking about environmental right now, i'm just talking about the council. the veto is when you object and there's an absence of consensus? that's what i understand the definition to be. but i also understand on the council and the assembly there is an override that absence of consensus that says a simple majority of those present and voting or a 2/3 vote of the assembly. am i right or am i wrong? >> senator, having watch

warship at sea. "constitution" had an exciting escape from the brit initial july of 1812, and this painting shows that. "constitution" was sailing up to the new york coast, up to new york from chesapeake bay, and she saw five ships on the horizon, and she thought it was the american squadron that she was supposed to meet. it was sunset so she sailed up towards them, and would you have private signals of the day to signal an american ship. at night you would use a series of lights so "constitution" made the light signals but didn't get the proper signals back from the other ships so instead of sailing directly towards them she sailed off the coast and in the morning it became apparent that it was a british squadron who was sailing to new york to meet the americans instead of the americans "constitution" wanted to meet so now "constitution" was facing five british ships. she tried to outsail them, but it was a very light air day. can you see that in addition to her normal sails in the painting here, of

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it's not in the geneva convention and not in the law of the sea convention. and i would like to go in to discuss this and that's important to us in the counterterrorism world and the counter proliferation world and there are inaccuracies that i would love to sit down and walk through even though there are a great bunch of guys that mean the best for our country. as i said, i always enjoy the conversations and i enjoy the potential to have one on this very important subject, sir. >> thank you very much. >> senator issue i lead the maritime organization and in every discussion bilateral and multilateral every conversation starts off with the other country questioning and wondering yet u.s. is not a severe weather leadership by joining the convention because it has to do with piracy and marine casualty, and overseas and everything is formed on the basis of the treaty and with us being an outsider, oftentimes just because of who we are, because of the united states we can influence it and we can still get things done, but it makes it more difficult for us to get

, we protect the sea itself. we are responsible for the safety, security and stewardship of america's waters. america's waters are vast, 3.3 million square miles in our exclusive economic zone which may grow if we acede to the law of sea treaty because it will extend the outer continental shelf. right at the 14 it charges u.s. coast guard of enforcing laws on our u.s. waters for foreign vessels and u.s. vessels. so that's a pretty broad job and what we do is we tykify night resources and apply them to the priority of resources everyday. >> given where the spending patterns are going and given where the size of the force has been going, obviously you can live with a smaller force as you get better command and control, you're aiming your resources better in order to do that, some of the assets themselves are actually better and superior assets, but at the end of the day, it is a numbers game given the amount of real estate you guys have to cover. if you don't have the capacity to perform all of these missions, at w

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to shining sea.are possesses of this bridge in this area but it is a national treasure. and it is recognized throughout the world as such. before there was a golden gate bridge, there was a golden gate, a golden gate way to america. the place where our troops came home from battle. when they came through the golden gate, they knew that they were home, safely home. it is a symbol of hope for immigrants who have come to our shore, and when they came through at golden gate, decades and decades ago and continued to do so,

this really does legitimize the law of the sea. you've using the law of the sea to make possible american business. already objection has come that the sharing of royalties in the sense of all of the world and so forth is not in our interest. how did the bush administration come in '82 or rather 2002 to the thought this should be the prime treaty. why was there that change of view at that point? >> i guess that may go to me. once of my responsibilities although after 9/11 we were mostly focused on other things like terrorism, was to look at the treaties we inherited from the clinton administration that were for here and decide which one was our pry yours. we took a really good scrub at it. they are not confident and we knocked a number of things off the list. law of the sea treaty we were particularly skeptical of. there were lots of people in our administration and we had a lot of internal differences about whether this was the right thing. it took us close to a year to move it to the top of the list. i wouldn't say it was the adm