the arctic... after lying on the ocean floor for 144 years. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration found the ships off the coast of northern alaska... in an area where 31 ships went down in 18-71 after becoming trapped in the ice. all of the 12-hundred whalers on the ships were eventually rescued. noaa says with less ice in the arctic... archaeologists now have more access to shipwreck sites than ever before. the newport aquarium has nine new additions tonight. sweetpea the shark ray gave birth to nine pups last night... six females and three this video of one of the pups swimming. the births took place at a special facility away from the aquarium. the aquarium says its shark ray breeding program is providing valuable information scientists are using to help preserve the species. a mother has a special message -- for the family who saved two young boys from an icy lake. lake.carol williams joins us with the stories all new for six. those boys are at home and safe tonight -- but the dramatic rescue is still shaking up parts of the brown county

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meanwhile - the national oceanic and atmospheric ten one-billion dollararweather disasters in the u.s. in 20-15. they include last winter's snow-fall in the north-east, this summer's flooding in texas, and the south carolina flooding i ioctober.the n-o-a-a also says 20-15 was the second hottest year on record in the u.s. justin checks main weather- your planner next hoursa&- soggy y conditions this morning on doppler radara&- a freezing ne iowa until noona&- roadways across eastern iowa are mainly clear with a few tricky spots in the northeasta&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- temperatures around the areaa& - taking a look at regional temperatures we see highs are warming today all around iowaa&- the e gional satellite/radar is cloudy today with showers this afternoona&- let's move ahead the midwest surface mapa&- moving into a closer view with our 'predictor' forecast we see cloudy & soggy conditions today- today's forecast bring us cloudy skies with light raina&- tonight's forecast has us dealing with more rain/snow overnight- tomorrow will feature mo

the finding from nasa and noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric association. the news reinforces already overwhelming evidence of global warming. as jake ward shows us, more extremely weather is possible. if it continues in this direction. >> antonio we all knew there would be surprises in today's flowment. 2015 was a very strange year when it came to weather but what scientists announced today was truly unprecedented. millions of acres of forest land burned to a crisp. rain so severe bridges and roads were washed away. billions of dollars in damage. these are just a few of the effects of strange and severe weather, in the u.s. and around the world, last year. >> the 2015 was the warmest year on record. by a sizable amount. >> 2015 set a terrible new standard for the planet. shattering records. warmer even than 2014 which had been the hottest year on record. >> if you look at the surface temperature record which goes back to 1880 you notice that 15 of the 16 warmest years have all occurred since 2000. this tells you that something is happening. it tells you tha

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tonight the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the snow storm is the fourth- most powerful one to hit the region in more than 60 years. affected 102 point 8 million people and covered about 434 thousand square miles in 26 states. the biggest regional storm still goes to one that hit in 1993--and dropped more than 30 inches of snow from mississippi to maine. expect gradual clearing overnight and lows near 40 degrees. friday through monday will be mostly sunny with highs from near 60 friday and approaching 70 by the end of the weekend. the next good chance of rain arrives wednesday. the carolina panthers continute their will be mostly sunny with highs from near 60 friday and approaching 70 by the end of the weekend. the next good chance of rain arrives wednesday. preparations for super bowl 50. and the usc ladies go after their 20th win tonight. sports is next!!! break 3 the usc women return home tonight. the 2nd ranked carolina ladies will be the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life

the national oceanic and atmospheri administration says it affected nearly 103 - million people ... in 26 states... including the carolinas. according to the national weather service ...more than 20 inches of snow fell from louisiana to maine..causing accidents and roofs to collapse. and it paralyzed areas... like washington, c..where district officials enacted a parking ban... so that snow plows could get through the streets. since last friday ... the city has handed out more than one-million dollars in parking fines. next on 7 news... world health officials urging u-s medical officials to be on alert for more cases of the zika virus...associated with pregnant women returning from trips to central adsouth america. but first here's a look at your primetime lineup turning to a medical watch ... world health organization health world health organization says the mosquito-borne zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the americas and that the "level of concern is high." officials say the mosquitoes that carry the virus can be found from the western and southern u-s to argentina. there

that's according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, which announced the storm's ranking on the northeast snowfall impact scale. this storm affected nearly 103-million people and covered about 434,000 square miles in 26 states. rob & wx chat toss to wx during the morning hours, the scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime 50s with showers in the forecast by sunday evening. today: am mix tapers by 7am. decreasing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. high: 38 tonight: partly cloudy. low: 31 saturday: increasing clouds. mild. high: 52 sunday: showers developing after 6pm. mild. high: 55 carstar carstar bridge work requires single southbound i-75 at double lane all lanes reopen by 562 to southbound closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. you decide 2016 the final republican the final republican presidential debate before the iowa caucuses went on as scheduled -- and without donald trump. even though trump wa

. >>> it's official -- the national oceanic and atmospheric association announcing today 2015 was the hottest year since record-keeping began in 1880. 10 of the 12 months had record temperatures. the record warmth was broadly spread around the world with 15 of the 16 warmest years on record occurring since 2001. >>> when we come back, why one father is so grateful to jamie foxx, after the actor proved he >>> finally tonight, usually when actor jamie foxx leaps into action, there is a director on hand to yell "cut." but now the star is being hailed as a real-life hero for saving a man trapped inside of a burning car right outside his los angeles home. details. >>> paramedics, what is your emergency? >> reporter: a pickup truck slams into a ditch and flips several times. >> someone is trapped? >> yes, yes. the car is on fire! >> reporter: frantic calls for help and an unlikely hero. >> i don't look at it as heroic, i just look at it like -- i just had to do something. >> reporter: something that made all of the difference. >> good. you good? >> i hate to say it, but a couple of cars dro

children and my children's children have pristine beaches. >> reporter: manual works for noah, the national oceanicnd atmospheric administration. the islands in clean for 13 years. >> there's a constant flux of plastic. it's a constant battle. >> manual's job got harder. throughout the main areas, we pieces. we positively id'ed two specific its, one a fishing boat. >> radiation from the debris is not a maker fear, according to most exports. the problem is adding debris to what is there. >> a misconception is anything with writing - we find korean, writing. >> does it amaze you how far the trash travis. >> it's amazing. considering television, tyres, light bulbs. in the beach is cleaned by the city of honolulu. some of the remote beaches do not see the same treatment. >> every year or so we get a group and try to go up into the . the northern islands in act like a fine tooth comb. filtering debris, a system of currents pushing the water to the pacific and everything in them in a clockwise circle, creating the great pacific garbage patch. where trash of all shapes and sizes is dense throughout the wa

right to rise usa is responsible tonight the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the snow storm is the fourth- most powerful one to hit the region in more than 60 years. a noaa spokesperson says it affected 102 point 8 million people and covered about 434 thousand square miles in 26 states. the biggest regional storm still goes to one that hit in 1993--and dropped more than 30 inches of snow from mississippi to maine. a bank manager in north carolina is credited with thwarting a bank robbery--and it was all caught on camera. police say a person wearing a mask tried to come in the back door of the pnc bank in the town of zebulon, which is west of raleigh, shortly after the bank opened this morning. security video shows the manager held the door shut after he saw the would-be robber coming. the man showed a small, black handgun and used it to hit the door. he eventually ran off after he couldn't get in. with more than a week out from super bowl 50--crews were out today getting the host field all ready for the biggest football game of the year. workers painted the turf a

that's according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. this graphic shows some of 2015's biggest and costliest disasters. they range from tornadoes in the southern plains... to severe weather and floods in the east... and for us in the west -- wildfires. each of these cost at least one billion dollars. 2015 was also the second warmest year on record for the u-s. /// ((sherry swensk)) > and this picture of asia was tweeted out by astronaut scott kelly. on the left side, you can see the sky looks dramatically different from the right... and it's all because of air pollution. beijing recently announced its second ever "red alert" for air pollution. to put that into perspective, research group "berkley earth" estimates the air pollution is killing an average of 4- thousand people a day in china. /// ((brian loftus)) > all of us here at 8 news now want to wish you happy chinese new year! ((kirsten joyce)) > 2016 is the and the bellagio conservatory is currently finishing up their chinese new year display. you'll be able to see it starting today

according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, there were 10 weather disasters that caused one billion dollars or more in damage. the year's biggest disasters ranged from tornados to severe weather and floods-- including what happened in south carolina. 3 3 cataloochee ski area is ready for a busy weekend. several feet of snow blankets the snowmakers. news 13's lauren brigman is live from cataloochee. lauren, they have extended hours now? the ski area is now open seven nights a week... you can ski from 9 a-m until 10 p-m monday through friday and 8:30 a-m until 10 p-m on the weekends and holidays. if you're looking for snow, this is the place to be. 3 a warm december led to a slow start for business this year, but today is day 35 of business this season and things are looking up. over the past week, cataloochee's snowmakers have been blowing for the ski area to remain open throughout march. the snowmakers here at cataloochee know how to work against the adverse conditions, like the warm weather, to make it feel like winter in maggie valley. so much so, that they are

the national oceanic and atmospheric administration will release an annual report on extreme weather events. climate experts from noaa will discuss weather and climate highlights from 20-15. the agency will announce a of weather events in the u-s that caused losses exceeding one-billion dollars. detailed financial data on each of those events will be released later this year. time for a look at weather... to know... the governor of michigan declared a state of emergency to toxic water in flint... meeting with that city's mayor behind closed doors. the problem began to a less-expensive water system in 2014. residents started complaining about the taste and smell and now it's been discovered the water in flint is lead. back to its previous october. georgia authorities then turned the gun on himself following a nearly 20-hour stand-off with police. police say the incident began when the suspect, got into an argument with his live-in girlfriend... the mother of the child. the woman told 9-1-1, who told dispatchers that a man was threatening to kill everyone inside. authorities say the abl

weekend's blizzard is the had most powerful snow storm to hit the northeast in 60 nears much the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the scale is based on inches of snow fall, geographic reach and the amount of people affected. >>> ethan couch is back in texas much he was deported from mexico earlier today, his mother faces felony charges for allegedly helping him escape to mexico. police believe he fled to avoid charges for violating probation for a drunk driving crash. >>> imagine a 30-foot high pound mound of trash. you see it right here. this is the case for one family who reached out to 10 news, last night, the company promised results so tonight 10 news sarasota news reporter elizabeth followed up to make sure they kept their word. done, once that is gone, once the february is unright. >> when norville robinson saw this pile ready to fall on his mother's, brother,. >> it is disrespectful. >> he called 10 news 10 news for help. >> i called you guys and you guys contacted me within the hour. >> we reached out to the company, waste management and by early this morning, workers

the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says in 2015, weather disasters caused billions of dollars in damage. the ten costliest disasters range from tornadoes in the southern plains to severe flooding in the east and wildfires in the west. each one of those caused still ahead live at five... new standards, the government is taking back me negative comments on cholesterol and handinindown some tough stances on other guilty pleasures. this is a live look at the clock tower at the czech and slovak museum. there's more news ahead when live at 5 contntues on cbs 2. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marcrcrubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up for work, but wants a promotion? right to rise usa is responsible is the economy rigged? well, the 15 ri

the bottom of the ocean in canada. they said it was okay. they can taste everything from cherry to sulfur. marks suggest it was made between 1882 and 1890. now the national oceanic and atmospheric administration releasing its year in review. extreme weather events from 2015 that cause . and happy birthday out there. i'm gigi stone woods.

jason: today, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration will release an annual report on extreme weather events. the report will include highlights from 2015. the agency will announce a preliminary number of weather events in the u.s. that caused losses exceeding one billion -- $1 billion. financial information will come out later in the year. inviting everyone to come out and celebrate a special woman, one of the most well-known icons. at 5:30 this afternoon, the city will host a pre-festival for the 125th birthday of harlem renaissance writer and folklorist, zora hurston. it will be held at the zora neale hurston national museum of fine arts. new this morning, more than 180,000 people have registered their drones. that' s according to a new data released by the faa. drone registration became mandatory in december. some consumer analysts say over 400,000 drones were sold during this holiday season. the faa also lynch -- launched an app with locations where you can' t fly the drones. tonight on wesh 2, jennifer lopez stars in a new cop-drama shades of blue. she plays a new york d

. >>> 2015 was the earth's hottest year on record, according to the national oceanic atmospheric administration and nasa. scientists a combination of el nio and climate change fueled scorching temperatures. >>> all of detroit's public because of a mass teacher sick out. teachers want to bring attention to high class sizes rundown buildings and other problems in michigan's school district. >>> aaa is doing what to make sure that you don't get sick if you eat there. they're going to give employees paid sick leave. workers get sick. they will spread it to you. aaa plans to close restaurants on february 8. to talk to workers about recent outbreaks. that's your 62nd scampered >>> a neighborhood crime alert to tell you about an reminding everyone lock your doors and don't leave valuables inside. a loaded gun was taken from a car in riverview. the people responsible possibly juveniles were caught on surveillance across the street. other than a loaded gun. the only got away with a few small things but if you know what happened. call the hillsboro county >>> awesome videos to show you from the apollo ar

that's according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. officials say the disasters range from the historic flooding here in south carolina to the deadly tornadoes that ravaged texas, and that rough winter in new england. despite all that, last year was the second warmest on record. on tuesday. he faces charges of desertion and endangering fellow soldiers. bergdahl left his post in afghanistan in 2009. he was held captive by the taliban for five years. bergdahl was freed back in may 2014 in exchange for five taliban prisoners. the hearing will take place in fort bragg, north carolina. allyson: police in dallas are looking for five men who tried to commit a smash and grab burglary. security cameras rolled as the men rammed a stolen pick-up into a convenience store. once inside, the group tries to steal the store safe, but it proves to be too much to handle. they take off after repeatedly trying to lift the safe leaving it and a big mess behind. the stolen truck was later abandoned. geoff: a man who looks a like cnn personality and former "di

. >>> 2015 was a wild and dangerous weather year in the united states according to the national oceanic atmospheric administration. there were ten weather disasters that caused a billion dollars or more in damage. this year's costliest disasters ranges from tornados in the southern plains to severe weather and floods in the east and wildfires out west. each costing at least a billion dollars. 155 people have died from weather related causes this year. 2015 was the second warmest here on record for the u.s. the first is 2012. those deaths attributed to 2015. but it doesn't feel warm now. as we were coming in those winds were picking up. the gray clouds started to build up as well. . >> chloe: that's right. and things look like this right now. you can see the storm activity continuing in the mountains. and even some of that storm activity making its way into the valley. we're going take you there as we take a look at the satellite. we have low pressure developing over the desert southwest. that's allowing showers to develop across the area this afternoon. you can see like we talked about

. >>> the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says our blizzard was the fourth most powerful blizzard to hit the northeast since 1950. almost 24 million people saw more than 20 inches of snow. wow. >>> and of course, we here in the dc area still digging out. in virginia, schools in fairfax, loudoun, prince william, and arlington schools will be closed. dc city schools will be open. frederick, howard counties closed tomorrow. >>> well t good news tonight is that our weather continues to slowly melt all of this snow. chief meteorologist topper shutt is on the weather terrace tracking a warmup. what's it looking like? >> i think we won't know what month we are in by the time the weekend rolls around. back to the noaaa article, the storm above this was the blizzard in march. that was even higher. temperatures above freezing. 36 gathersburg. 37 downtown. tonight, they will go below freezing. by 8:00, we are looking at 35 already. and remember, you don't have to have temps below freezing to have ice problems on the roadways. even though your car might read 34, 35 degrees. by 10:00,

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that ig to the national oceanic and atmospheric association. their ranking is based on tocqueville the less noble totals. almost 103 million people were caught and over 34,000 square miles in 26 states. that is big. the biggest record remains what we're calling the storm of the century back in 1993. >> anchor: and we know a l of people are still trying to get the cars unstuck. if he did not move your car you are out of luck. the three exactly an hour time to gloat with our friends back east is back coming up this weekend. >> meteorologist: starting today was a gorgeous day out there with a high temperature reaching 63 degrees, above normal. we are going to be warmer as we get to saturday and you will hear one giant side as we get that for a major change in the weather. out side a beautiful sky today not much going on until late we have a snow-covered spring mountain. here is another look at them from the las vegas valley and really if you're out enjoying it your cloud reorder your money back and will late this afternoon. here comes a touch of cl

scientists with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration say the earth's temperature average surface temperature has gone up near lie two degrees fahrenheit with much of that warming happening in the last three decades. >>> our meteorologist has more on the climate change and the impact of el nino. >> reporter: we're already dealing with the cold and now the tri-state is bracing for what could be a big snowstorm. >> i guess that's good but kind of sad it's freezing. >> it is what is it. it's the weather. itt?'s the time of the year. we have to take it as it comes. >> reporter: storm team 4 is partly because of el nino. we felt el nino's punch before. it was a factor in some of the most memorable storms. the president's day storm of 2003 and snow mageddon of 2009-2010. el nino is not a storm it's not a weather pattern. we're talking about warm water near the equator in the pacific ocean just warming this water a few degrees can cause the jet stream to change course, altering storm tracks and creating temperature trends that can last through a whole season. our current el nino

the bottom of the ocean in canada. they said it was okay. they can taste everything from cherry to sulfur. marks suggest it was made between 1882 and 1890. now the nationalspheric administration releasing its year in review. extreme weather events from 2015 that cau . and happy birthday out there. i'm gigi stone woods. thanks for watching "early today." >>> a case of cops and one robber who is on the run this morning in his luxury car after holing up the 7-eleven. >>> the person you should trust the most accused of the worst of crimes at an east bay school. >>> san jose soggy. the rain continues through the week, but "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> happy thursday morning to you, thanks for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. sam brock has the day off. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. good morning. >> good morning. still soggy across the bay area and a little bit of rain still lingers and for the most part we're getting a chance to dry out. scattered showers just to the west of us that will be rolling in off and o

that )s according to both nasa and the national oceanic and this is video from june - when dozens had to betreated for heat exhaustion at a newport news event. experts say last year was more than 20-percent warmer than 2014. they say a strong el nino weather pattern fueled the record-breaking heat. new at 11 intimidation, or an innovative way to get people interested in a northern california church? tthis church is sending out phone messages that say folks are going to hell - if they don t join. ben deci spoke to the man behind the messages. most of us are familiar with the way most christian churches advertise themselves. then there )s this: nats - you heard it right... that s a robo call promising hell... eternal damnation... sot - "i was surprised to hear hat i was going to hell." if you don t join one particular church. a telephone church. sot - "i was offended in one way.. angry in another way." tim and melissa wright got the call i their home phone, in lodi. marketing campaign by a man named pastor ramon wilson. and he makes no apologies. sot - you that you words.. the words of

while the winter storm is brewing new numbers showing 2015 was the warmest year on record the national oceanic and atmospheric administration said today it's evidence of global warning -- warming. last year the temperature was 58.6 degrees fahrenheit to go at that by record margin points from 2014. the believe this will be even warmer. >>> climate change is something we can relate to here in south florida. >> the biggest threat in south florida will be rising seawater because we are so flood prone. the immediate threat will be thunderstorms on friday. we've had a roller coaster ride with our weather on a day-to- day basis. forget about the overall climate for just a minute but try to get track of the bouncing ball weatherwise. now we have a big storm heading to the northeast and we will right now at this moment it is pretty clear out there. our biscayne bay camera in downtown miami and we have temperatures in the middle 60s. it is really nice up there and tomorrow will turn out to be the nicest day of the entire week but it will turn like a taste of spring tomorrow. wind is light and humidity

now the national oceanic and atmospheric administration releasing its year in review. extreme weather events from 2015 that cause . and happy birthday out there. i'm gigi stone woods. thanks for watching "early today." candidates all under one roof right here in las vegas. we'll tell you everything that went down. security gadgets. coming up... we take a look at some high tech gadgets from ces that are aimed at home. oh know you didn't! the ladies of the talk had an unexpecting moment during last night's 2016's people's choice award. we'll tell you what caught them off guard. wake up bump breaking news this morning your looking live out of paris france where a manwho was shot dead trying to enter a north paris police station on thursday. reports say he was sshouting allahu akbar and may have been wearing a suicide belt. breaking news... rescue workers in new york are frantically working to free 13 miners trapped underground. four minors have already been rescued officials say they are stuck in an

that's according to a new report released by the national oceanic and atmospheric association. it found that across the globe december was the warmest month ever recorded at nearly 2.5 degrees above the 20th century average. >>> january has been wet so far. that rain and snow starting to make a dent in the state's low water levels after years of drought. the rain here means several feet of snow in the sierra since the first of the year. that's great news because the sierra snowpack provides about one-third of the state's entire water supply. officials say snowfall has been close to average up and down our state. >>> happy wednesday afternoon, everybody. we got a break. we needed it. light misty dribble up north of mendocino county. the next system will be here later thursday, and friday night and saturday. but until then come patchy fog, some higher clouds. let's look at the rainfall. santa rosa to state 1837. last year at this time 18.66. december was a whopper last year. then everything turned off after that. what's normal? 18.72. i think santa rosa goes above towards friday a

. >>> it is official, the national oceanic and atmospheric association announcing today 2015 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880. ten months had record high temperatures. the record warmth was broadly spread around the world with 15 of the 16 warmest years on record occurring since 2001. >>> when we come back, why one father is so grateful to jamie foxx, after the actor proved he is also a hero off screen. headaches, and not just on the ground. why bay area pilots are concerned about gridlock in the sky. =janelle/vo= plus, the woman killed in the greyhound bus crash. the surprising action her family had to take to get answers. ===next close=== next. ==janelle//take vo== right now at six. >>> finally tonight, usually when actor jamie foxx leaps into action, there is a director on hand to yell "cut." but now the star is being hailed as a real-life hero for saving a man trapped inside of a burning car outside of his los angeles home. morgan radford has the details. >> reporter: a pickup truck slams into a ditch and flips several times. >> someone is trapped? >> repor

. >> asma is with noaa -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. >> it's a scientific agency that works on everything from weather to coastal and resource management to fisheries, really taking a look at how we have an impact on the oceans and what we can do to restore them. >> noaa has been tracking debris from japan that's been reaching our shores. some debris is hard to miss, like a giant dock that washed up in oregon. this motorcycle made it all the way to canada. it was inside a container that floated. >> we're encouraging people that see tsunami debris to report it to noaa at disasterdebris@noaa.gov. so if this is an unusual type of debris that may have characteristics, like possible japanese writing on it, or license plate, those are clues as to this might be an item that is actually from the japan tsunami. >> but the debris coming from problem. our oceans are being choked with all kinds of marine debris. >> marine debris is any man-made material that is lost or thrown away into the ocean. so, for example, this fishing gear that we have here, if it's accidentally lost

while the winter storm is brewing new numbers showing 2015 was the warmest year on record the national oceanic and atmospheric administration said today it's evidence of global warning -- warming. last year the temperature was 58.6 degrees fahrenheit to go at that by record margin points from 2014. the believe this will be even warmer. >>> climate change is something we can relate to here in south florida. >> the biggest threat in south florida will be rising seawater because we are so flood prone. the immediate threat will be thunderstorms on friday. we've had a roller coaster ride with our weather on a day-to- day basis. forget about the overall climate for just a minute but bouncing ball weatherwise. now we have a big storm heading to the northeast and we will talk about that in a minute. right now at this moment it is pretty clear out there. our biscayne bay camera in downtown miami and we have temperatures in the middle 60s. it is really nice up there and tomorrow will turn out to be the nicest day of the entire week but it will turn like a taste of spring tomorrow. wind is light and humi

the past 16 years predicting chapters will get warmer forward, the data released by nasa and the national oceanic and atmospheric ministration, and analysis by both organizations look at the surface temperature of the earth going back to 1880,0, both studies show that last year was the hottest on record.d >> is not natural to go back and study pre- horse or start time it was colder and sometimes not om as warm but we are at one of the warmest times ast >> lasser was not just a hottest on record and left a century of high temperature marks in the dust it was the fourth time in 11 years that the earth broke annual mark for high temperature , such as blaming el nino and global warming. if you do look at a certain way thendo you get the results five if you look at it differently than, there is other data posted that, for you to consider. there is also lots of common sense stuff out there . >> some people do like it a little warmer.so the backyard,ha if we just warm up cleveland a little bit. >> 72 go swimming in your pool. this was an equal opportunity snowfall, it was not big on, it is already movin

the national oceanic and atmospheric administration rated the storm based on snowfall , geographic reach and affected , population. the blizzard dumped snow from louisiana to maine and caused coastal flooding. well, with about 10 days to go until super bowl 50, they are saying that they do not think the weather is expected to be an issue in santa clara, california. crews are hard at work inside levi' s stadium. -- and that gold logo commemorates that this is the 50th super bowl in nfl history. crews have put in 12 to 15-hour days getting the sod down. name of the turf holds up through the battle between the broncos and panthers, as well as coldplay' s halftime performance. well one of the local starters , in the big game is seeing a surge in popularity. carolina panthers star luke kuechly now ranks in the top 20 in nfl jersey sales. according to the players association the saint x grad is , up to number 18 overall which is ahead of teammate and likely nfl mvp cam newton. keuchly is in the running for defensive player of the year. s . kevin: right on schedule tonight -- you know what that

the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says expensive in u-s the second warmest year on record ... second only to 20-12. that warmth fueled a number of severe different storm outbreaks ... from tornadoes to cost each last year. blustery nw winds will kick in tonight and begin a drop in temperatures that will extend through the overnight and all day saturday, with the bottom not arriving until sunday morning. temperatures on saturday will start in the upper-teens around 7 am, and drop into the single digits by evening. saturday night, wind chills will be in the -15 to -20 range through sunday morning. sunday will be cold as well, with highs in the low teens, but temperatures will actually begin to climb sunday night into monday. the 7-day will bring a break from the rain as light snow wraps up this evening, leaving only minimal chances for on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporation

. >> asma is with noaa -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. >> it's a scientific agency that works on everything from weather to coastal and resource management to fisheries, really taking a look at how we have an impact on the oceans and what we can do to restore them. >> noaa has been tracking debris from japan that's been reaching our shores. some debris is hard to miss, like a giant dock that washed up in oregon. this motorcycle made it all the way to canada. it was inside a container that floated. >> we're encouraging people that see tsunami debris to report it to noaa at disasterdebris@noaa.gov. so if this is an unusual type of characteristics, like possible japanese writing on it, or specific identifiers, like a license plate, those are clues as to this might be an item that is actually from the japan tsunami. >> but the debris coming from japan is only part of the problem. our oceans are being choked with all kinds of marine debris. >> marine debris is any man-made material that is lost or thrown away into the ocean. so, for example, this fishing gear that we hav