we actually subsidize shell and exxon mobil and all of these big fossil fuel companies.subsidize them to wreck the plan for our kids make a explain what you mean by that. >> we spend billions and billions of dollars every year, including subsidizing these kinds of exploratory drilling. we subsidize the production of coal, all of the highways used to consume that will bang. if you look at the amount of subsidies it is up in the millions of dollars. this is for the richest industry in history, the fossil fuel industry. why are we doing that? their 16 members who sign -- there are 60 members to sign on to legislation your calling for an end to those subsidies. if you cannot get that through congress, i think it is just a sign of what a corporate control is in washington. i will say a lot of the environmental group's this fall will be pushing to ask your member of congress where they stand on this. that is one of the fights we hope climate parents will be involved with as well. >> all across the u.s. in the past month, there were extreme weather events, the worst forest fire

liking this shell or that shell.them. >> you said it is a thrill when you see one you haven't gotten yet? >> oh, yes. tell me about the feeling. >> it is exhilarating. >> is this your boat here? >> yes, sir. this is to the vessel to be taken. >> some extreme shellers hire a shell guide. >> like captain joey person stead. >> this is one of the last barrier island you can get to only accessible by boat. >> to take them to remote unscoured beaches. >> but even there more shellers! >> >> there is one by your left foot. >> this guy? >> i was learning that shelling requires a keen practiced style. >> i would have walked right past it. >> see there is another there by your foot. >> i also learned that you not only have to get up early to get the best shells -- >> here we are going to start looking very carefully -- >> sometimes you have to stay up all night. >> here is a hermit crab in a nice banded tulip. >> when low tide is 3:00 a.m. smoky are out there. >> i have never been up this late sober. >> this is our fighting con

there are shell trade routes all over the southwest. shell was a primary material for making jewelry, for using in burials, and you had to walk 600 miles to get it, down to the sea of cortez, the water that's in between baja and the main land of mexico. and i tracked routes all the way down to the border over years and then across the mexican border into sonora and then it a place called penacate and then a dune, 5,000 square miles of sand dunes, a beautiful landscape, but no water out there. but pottery, broken pottery all over in certain places and pieces of shell left behind where you could see that the people were crossing these dunes to the sea and picking up shell and then crossing back and then moving it up to phoenix and then from phoenix distributing it throughout the rest of the southwest. the first trip i took out there, we hit this mountain range right at the edge of the dunes. and we were carrying, i don't know, on that trip we were maybe carrying 80 or 90 pounds of water and moving it out to the sand and then we'd drop a c

it seems that shell is making a major investment here.ard, is probably the mentality. but what have they put together in terms of resources at the site to be prepared for a worse case scenario? >> because of how difficult this has been to drill up here, shell has put together a pretty impressive ar madded da of ships. 15 vessels will be attending these two rigs this summer to basically sit offshore, just sit next to them and watch. if there is an oil spill they will be able to collect and process that oil quickly, says shell. they have planes and helicopters on standby in the event that they need to spray dispersants on the ocean and worse comes to

shell says risk is limited.ter, it only takes one accident to destroy a way of life. >> i'm curious. how do they know if this really works? it seems like every time there is some horrific thing it sort of -- the horses come out of another barn. >> that's the tough thing. they won't know it works until it actually happens. they're going to have a lot of material and men and ships, both vessels at sea, and helicopters and planes at the ready in case a spill does break out. they will try to get it before the oil actually makes it to land. >> so they live there and sit there and just wait for the hypothetical. >> literally, ships will sit and watch these two rigs for the entire time they're out there, month and a half, two months they're drilling. >> wow. like watching a plant grow, but obviously very important. why is there such a need to look for oil in alaska? we heard so much about how we found so much oil and gas in the continental united states. >> the easy answer is oil is no longer easy to be gotten. any oil

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energy. that is why we are supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity, and it is also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from sugar cane -- renewable sugar cane. let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is a special edition of "bbc world news america," reporting from our studio overlooking the olympic park in london. let the games begin -- the greatest show on earth gets under way as athletes from around the world gather here in london. it is a day which those across the u.k. wrong in with pride, even as one prominent ringer got a surprising lack, and syrians take to the streets of aleppo in a sign of defiance as fears grow of a coming onslaught. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. after years of preparation, tonight, london is basking in the olympic spotlight. right behind me, the opening ceremony is taking place in that stadium. it is well under way, and a

this wounded survivor was apparently injured by shell fire. so far there have been none of the images of the wounded and dead women and children of the earlier massacres. especially the one two months ago. but they did clearly come under attack with government forces with civilians fleeing in panic. >> there are big numbers of tanks and armored vehicles. and this village about 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. >> the syrian state media also reported many deaths in the same place but blamed what it called armed terrorists, rebel terrorists for the killing saying they wanted to influence the world. the u.s. have been crowneded because there's no cease-fire to monitor but they are trying to negotiate so they can investigate what happened. >> when they -- we stand ready to go in and seek verification of fact if and when there is a credible cease-fire. >> from the u.n. security council, the mandatory dates expire next week. in advance of a resolution on what to do with them and how to revive kofi annan's peace plan. the russians said they will veto a wes

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america." on the ground in thaleppo. >> some of the fierce fighting that has taken place. they say they have liberated this area. >> washington, d.c., is trying to tackle some of the worst infection rates in the world. carrying the dreams of this country, we will introduce you to an afghan athlete who is out to make an olympic impression. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tonight in syria, large numbers of government troops and dozens of tanks are being rushed to the country's second city of aleppo. they're headed there to help crush a rebel advance. the obama administration has condemned the use of attack helicopters in the area. our corr

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. five airplanes -- airplanes, with fighting intensified. >> and intelligence office has a fear that there will be a reinforcement. charged in the british phone hacking scandal. two land in legal trouble, including rebecca brookes. and getting into the olympics. beach volleyball. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tonight, the fighting in syria has escalated even further, with firsthand accounts forces have used fighter jets to bomb the city of aleppo. rebel fighters launched an offensive to try to get control of the area from the army. our correspondent and cameraman are there and have

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america," reporting from washington. the fighting in syria gets closer to the capital, just as a key defector told the bbc the a saudi regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons -- the assad regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons if things get worse. we go to the coast of honduras, where cocaine has become the country's curse. and running for gold. how an olympian overcame the odds to compete for america. >> when i look at where i came from, i have to pinch myself. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. tonight, the fighting in syria appears to be moving closer to the center of the capital, damascus. over the pas

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >>nd now, "bbc world news." >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. horrific scenes in colorado, 12 people are killed, 69 injured when a man opens fire in a packed movie theater. >> a young girl with bullet wounds in her legs and blood all over. i do not ever want to see something like that again. 24-eanwhile, this is the year-old man police say carried out the attack. now the key question is why. fighting intensifies in the syrian capital while thousands rush across the border to escape the violence. and, he is a master on the judo mat, now this american is hoping his moves will bring home a gold for the u.s. in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also a around the globe. tonight, the

see the shell before the campbell? volunteers are taking them out to the reef site where they'll be added to two million existing shells on the bay floor. why is this important? it is the first reef we know of immediately next to a public park. most reefs are in a river quite a ways where people can see and fish on them. >> reporter: over the next few years it is going to draw fisherman and tribute -- contribute to a struggling oyster population. >> the reefs attract little worms and other aquatic life which the fish feed on. fishermen love to fish. it is a rich, thriving habitat. >> reporter: one that benefits life in and around the bay. >> for more information on the work of the chesapeake bay foundation look for a link to this story at wjz.com. >>> we'll be eating oysters later this morning. i'm not sure i'm going to taste one. >> we are trying to come back from the heat. little by little, the transition is underway. temperatures are responding just a little bit. we had two sections moving through. one moved through

has that changed shell's plans? to cost them $20 billion just to do this. >> no, it hasn't. they put underwater vehicles down there to see if there was any damage to the hull. they said that are not. they'll have divers come in friday to check out the hull, as well, to make doubly sure that it's fine. but they intend full steam ahead first week of august, shell expects to be drilling there if they get all of their permits approved by then. >> i saw those wildlife pictures that you were showing and you think of the awful pictures from the "exxon valdez" and then of course there was bp and the worst oil spill ever now in the u.s. with the macondo well. what is shell's contingency plan for something they say you can't 100% control. >> you can't, but i've read a heck of a lot and they have gone to enormous lengths. they have 15 ships going up there with these two rigs dedicated solely to the collection and processing of oil. they have planes and helicopters that can spray dispersants. if worse comes to worse, they can b

typical aftermath of shelling images. very disturbing pictures of people with missing limbs and who have received sharpal wounds that killed them. >> when we go back into aleppo. you've been to syria many times, i want to hone in on this, this is what they call the castle? >> this is the citadel. it's a u.n. world heritage site. everything around it is probably some of the most important he heritage for all of humanity. it's the oldest city on earth. this is something that in other circumstances i would recommend truly visiting because everything around her is something of historic importance. the people who are living here just a few days ago had some free syrian army visitors in their street. they held a street and held it for a few hours and went straight back out. once the fighting truly reaches the center of aleppo, that means the battle for aleppo is truly under way. you're talking the syrian army regime here with tanks and helicopter gun ships and fighter jets. the rebels have ak-47, a few empty tanks and that's it

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! world's broaden the energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is a special edition of "bbc world news america." reporting from our studios overlooking the olympic park. all hail the torch from the thousands who lined up to greet it. the olympic flame is firing up the country. >> the excitement is growing so much. >> getting into the spirit of the competition. as the violence continues to rage in the syrian city of aleppo, the u.s. state department warns of another massacre in the making. the political scandal gripping china takes another turn as the wife of bo xilai is charged with murder. welcome to a special edition. we're coming to you live from our studio overlooking the olympic park in london. it is less than 24 hours before the opening ceremonies get

the shells range in size from 3 in. up to 10 in..it is the size of a bowling ball and it goes flying out of that launcher up to about 1,200 ft. in the sky and then it detonates. jeff thomas from pyro spectaculars has done this for a lot of years and he will be at the controls tonight >> there is a fuse that comes out, it is ignited and it lifts the charge which goes up in the air and the ball bursts open and there are the stars and the colors in the sky >> that white truck is where the actual fireworks will be detonated from. there is another barged sitting off of pier 39 and that will be loaded with about 2500 detonators. in all, about 5500 explosions tonight. all of that is choreographed through the maritime museum to music. you will see the explosions and flashes all going off in perfect timing. this is not the only fireworks display in the bay area. we have the mall on the fourth of july fireworks sky on the web site but this one will be a boon to tonight. crowds are already showing up. >> today cloud over you? >> would have all

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. a bomb blast meets through a meeting of president assad's inner circle killing his defense minister and a brother-in-law. >> this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> could somalia be heading for another humanitarian disaster? we returned to see what sparks new concerns. he has won the gold for indonesia, now the badminton player is back with dreams of a repeat. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the regime of president bashar al-assad received a blow to its heart today when a bomb ripped through a high-level security meeting in damascus. among the dead was the president's brother in

possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energy spirit that's why we are supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate whytricity, and it's also we are a partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a bioenergy made for renewable sugarcane. let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is bbc world news america, reporting from washington. a power struggle plays out and egypt. the parliament convened on the president's orders, defying the court, which quickly strikes back. the political confrontation is moving to something of a bare knuckled fist fight to more of a game of chess, but it is still in trouble critics still struggle over controls t

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. ourit's also why, with partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this as "bbc world news america." fighting intensifies in the syrian capital as rebel forces claim the battle to liberate damascus has begun. another big bank comes under fire, at this time is hsbc feeling the heat. >> despite the best efforts and intentions of many dedicated professionals, hsbc has fallen short of our own expectations. >> from russia with love, this olympian is now competing for america. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the battle to liberate damascus has begun, that is a claim of the rubble -- rebel free syrian army today. there are reports that the president's army is moving in reinforcements. the push is on towards the presidential palace. you ca

the bad shell oil last week the obama administration gave the green light to oil companies like shell to start oil drilling in the arctic but if the company causes an oil spill they have no idea what to do about it when asked about the possibility of an oil spill in the arctic shell so that their plan would be to end counter there were ninety five percent of the oil in open water before it could wash ashore but they have no plan on how to actually collect and control the oil spill once they encounter it in fact a spokesman for shell oil said we never made claims about the percent we could actually recover because conditions vary of course if you think shell would have come up with methods to prevent or at least control oil spills especially since the gulf disaster but they clearly have. and a very very ugly mike mel's own since the supreme court's ruling on obama. kara last thursday conservatives across the nation if they weighed in on that decision. that includes mike mills own the founder of the merrimack tea party merrimack new hampshire own posted his take on the decision on faceb

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> it this is "bbc world news america." syrian rebel forces claim key advances against the the government while the u.s. blasts china and russia for vetoing a u.n. resolution. >> of the security council has failed utterly. in its most important task on its agenda this year. this is another dark day in turtle bay. >> the suicide bomber it targeted a bulgarian bus full of israeli tourists. a video emerges the day after the deadly attack. he has overcome the odds after emigrating from cuba, now this u.s. gymnast is hoping to power his way onto the podium in the london olympics. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tonight, there are fast-moving developments on the ground

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. ourit's also why, with partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america." as the fight in syria continues to rage, the regime more as it has chemical weapons and would use the myth based with a foreign attack. the suspect in the mass shooting in a colorado movie theater makes his first appearance in court. one columbine survivor is faced with tragedy again. >> to live through it twice, it is on real. -- it is unreal. it is not fair. >> forget about the canoing you did at summer camp. bbc is getting in on the act. first up, a ride down the rapids. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. faced with a foreign attack, syria will be ready to unleash its chemical weapons. that was the warning from the assad regime that

>> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, bbc world news. >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. reports of more mass killings in syria sparked outrage. the international committee is struggling with the next step. growth falls to a low over concerns at home and abroad. >> the chinese economy is slowing and that raises a huge question. will they be able to fill these buildings? will the chinese debt dragging down? >> honoring bob hope. he might have been an american treasure, but his daughter helps celebrate his british roots. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 24 hours after we brought you first reports that new mass killings in syria, details have been emerging about what actually happened in the vil

the british shell the fort, firing shells that weighed 200 pounds, firing rockets, tried even an attack behind the fort, and that was fought off, and everything got quiet after 25 hours by dawn's early light. >> you talked about the british then, the burning of washington that happened in august. the city of baltimore itself, what was the goal of the brit strategic defense initiative did they want to burn the city? did they want to capture the city? >> that's right, that's right. yeah. washington, d.c. when the british burned the government build national washington, that was because we burnt government buildings in york up in canada. a lot of the battles of the war of 1812 were fought along the canadian-american border. the americans didn't do so well up there. however, baltimore was a pro-war sentiment. baltimore sent out the fast sailing schooners that raided the british merchant ships and the "pride of baltimore 2," baltimore city's own tall ships which led the procession into the city, the "pride of baltimore 2" looks like it did in 1812, and the british said because of this act of

he was thinking it was an empty shell. then they run into a vacant building to get some protection. >> we would have [ bleep ] died. that was a big [ bleep ] artillery round. at least, what, 25 pounds. >> it's amazing that it didn't go off. it didn't blow up. >> i like how his friends joked and apologized to his wife saying he won't do it again. >> hopefully his wife gets this. he's very sorry for picking that up. >> you know what? it looked like an artillery shell. i was going to inspect it more. then you see wires. >> he's just keeping it real. good to see them jump right into what they're supposed to do. >>> i have two videos. i think we can safely guess they're from russia. the first one is titled "surprise," very appropriately. >> oh! >> yeah, that's a surprise. that's a terrible surprise. >> that's awful. >> yikes, is all i can say. >> yeah, watch that again. >> i thought for sure somebody was going to jump out of the back of that truck. >> me too. somebody's going to open the flap and do something funny. surprise! >