tonight, she is here to talk to us about greenland, about climate change, about rotten ice. tonight she is here to talk to us about greenland, about climate change. about rotten ice. as noted today on n.p.r., if you think today is hot, you're right. if you think this year is hot, you're right. the latest temperature numbers from nasa and the latest numbers from the oceanic atmosphere say that the numbers are the hottest on record in the planet. beginning in 1993, gretel ehrlich traveled to greenland. the northern most country in the world in every season. they have four months of perpetual dark, four months of constant daylight, in the twilight seasons in between. traveling up the west coast, often by the dogsled, listening to their narratives and observing changes in their traditional hunting. s she reminded us in her stirring essay on greenland in harp ears in 2016, story essay in harpers in 2015, what happens at the top of the world affects all of us. we are deeply honored to have gretel back. and in conversation with her is someone she knows well, her husband, someone who

tonight, she is here to talk to us about greenland, about climate change, about rotten ice. i noted today on npr, if you think today is hot, you are right. if you think this year is hot, you're right. the latest temperature numbers from nasa and the latest numbers say the oceanic atmosphere that the numbers are the hottest on record in the planet. beginning in 1993, gretel ehrlich traveled to greenland. they have four months of , four months of constant daylight, in the twilight seasons in between. traveling up the west coast, listeninghe dogsled, to their narratives and observing changes in their traditional hunting. has she reminded us from her harpers in 2015, what happens at the top of the world affects all of us. we are deeply honored to have gretel back. and in conversation with her is someone she knows well, her -- neil someone who conan worked as a correspondent in new york, washington and has covered wars in the middle east in northern ireland, olympic games in lake placid in sarajevo , and a presidential impeachment. he served in various times as producer and execu

tonight she's here to talk to us about greenland, climate change, rotten ice. youou think today is hot, are right. if you think this year's hot, you are right. the latest temperature numbers from nasa and the national oceanic and atmospheric administration say the first six months of 2016 were the hottest on record around the planet. ehrlichg in 1993, traveled to the northernmost country in the world in every season. before months of perpetual dark in which the average temperature is 25 degrees below zero, four months of constant daylight, and between,ght in befriending the generous and toilient inuits, listening their narratives, and observing changes in their traditional hunting. as she reminded us in her essay "letter from greenland," published in harpers, what happens at the top of the world affects all of us. we are deeply honored to welcome gretel back. in conversation with gretel tonight, someone she knows well, her husband. neal conan worked as a correspondent based in new york, london, i washington. he served at various times as editor, producer, and e

she does here to talk to us about greenland, about climate change, about rotten ice. you think today is hot, you are right. if you think this year is hot, you are right. the latest temperatures from nasa and noaa say the first six months of 2016 were the hottest on record around the planet. erlichng in 1993, gretel traveled in every season. the four months of perpetual dark and greenland, the four months of constant daylight, in the twilight seasons in between, traveling up the west coast, often by dogsled, and befriending the resilient and generously with along the way -- generous inuits along the way. she reminds us in her stirring essay "letter from greenland" published in harper's, what happens at the top of the world affects all of us. we are deeply honored to welcome gretel. in conversation with someone that she knows well, her husband. someone whose voice you no doubt have heard over 36 years he spent with national public radio. neal conan worked in new york, lakeiscovered yours in placid and sarajevo and presidential impeachment. he served as various times as

check this out, that is greenland shark the earth's oldest living animal with a backbone and how old are we talking about? researchers use new technology that says some of the sharks are more than 200 years old. imagine the oldest estimated to be 392. >> maynor was around that's wild. >> incredible. >> c -- when the mayflower was around. that's wild. >> incredible. >> cbs this >> have a great morning. with hood, cottage cheese can be... ? hey! ? ...pineapple on a waffle... or cucumber and dill as a dip. with eight delicious flavors of hood cottage cheese, the possibilities are endless. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is friday, august 12th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning.? >>> two dozen people are hurt when a cross-country flight gets rocked by turbulence. passengers describe a t free-fall. >> donald trump tries to dismiss his incorrect claim that president obama founded isis by sarcasm. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world i

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about a specific shark that's now 400 years old. >> this is a fascinating discovery deep underwater off greenland. as charlie d'agata shows us, these sharks maybe living vertebrates ever. >> reporter: looking more like half-blind blocks than killer sharks, they are preying on smaller fish. the only predator is other greenland sharks. scientists determine the age by looking into their eyes. they were able to count them like rings on the tree and estimated the largest shark was most likely 392 years old give or take 120 years. >> this is initially going into the 1960 when is nuclear bombs were tested off greenland. we could see the radiation in the ey 300 to 400 years before they were born. >> reporter: that's before george washington was but a twinkle in his father's eye, and it's the time that the actual galileo started staring into the stars. >> these sharks are still functioning into their 100s, attacking their prey, eating it, and living. to them, it's a normal life. we have to learn from that. live better. >> maybe a varied diet is the key. they were found with the remains of polar bear, reindeer, and moose in their stom

. >>> scientists are using a huge freezer in denver to learn about climate change. ancient ice extracted from antarctica and greenland and shipped to colorado to the national ice core laboratory. that can give researchers evidence of cosmic events dating back as llng as 800,000 year. >>> theefcc orddrs at&t to pay out nearly $8 million for allowing scammers to overcharge customers. customers got $9 a month added to bills for service that didn't even exist. at&t got a percentage of each charge. investigators say small businesses were the main targets. at&t plans to send refund checks within 90 days. patents. one in particular has a lot of people raising eyebrows. this is a patent, a steering device that helps large vehicles turn. according to the approved patent filing it could be used for quote war situations. the original patent application approved last year for a global defense company for military reasons. apple isn't saying what it plans to make using the patent. >>> your next american airlines flight might not be so boring. passengers can watch a tv show or movie on a seatback screen or streaming on personal de

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking. then it felt like we hit a wall

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking. then it felt like we hit a wall and then w we just dropped.

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking.

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking.

. >>> a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. >>> this morning's eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking, and >> severe turbulence forces an emergency landing. >> the jet blue flight heading from boston to sacramento landed in south carolina. two crews members and 24 passengers injured. >> i call president obama and hillary clinton the founder of isis. >> trying to backtrack, calling it sarcasm. >> the most valuable player award. her only competition is barack obama. >> hillary clinton attacks donald trump's economic republicans reject. >> at least four people have been killed in more than 20 injured in a series of blasts in thailand. >> police are saying it is an act of local sabotage. >> another child is in the hospital after falling from an amusement park ride in pennsylvania. >> he was conscious while he was being treated on-site. >> two people found dead after a huge explosion in maryland. possible victims. >> the game warden had a huge job. ten-foot alligator that got into a garage.

. >>> a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us aboutlthy aging. >>> this morning's eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking, and then it felt like we hit a wa

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us aboutng. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking. then it felt like we hit a wall and then we just dropped. >> severe turben

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking. >> severe turbulence forces an emergency outlandish trumpian that even republicans reject. >> at least four people killed and more than 20 injured in a series of blasts in thailand. >> police are saying it's an act of local sabotage. >>> another child in the hospital after falling from an amusement park ride in pennsylvania. >> while he was being treat on-site. >> two people found dead following auge explosion. >> a big job here. he removed a ten-foot alligator that got into a garage. >> alex rezodrigulays his final game for the yankees tonight in the bronx. >> but boston fans let him know how they feel about him last night. >> the reason we want a-rod to play in boston is because he would get boo'd. >> all that matters. >> he is the founder of isis. >> i wonder if there are people in isis right now looking at the founder going, you said you were the foder!

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking. then it felt like we hit a wall emergency landing. >> jetblue flight heading from boston to sacramento landed in south dakota. 22 passengers and two crew members injured. >> donald trump doubled down. b hillary clinton the founders of isis. isis will hand herhe valuable player award. her only competition is barack obama. >> hillary clinton giving a speech that attacked donald trump's economic plan. >> outlandish trumpian ideas thatn >> at least four people killed and more than 20 injured in a series of blasts in thailand. >> police are saying it's an act of local sabotage. >>> another child in the hospital after falling from an amusement park ride in pennsylvania. >> while he was being treat on-site. >> two people found dead following a huge explosion. maryland rescuers are filtering for more possible victims. he removed a ten-foot alligator >> a r his final

. >>> plus, scientists find a shark living in greenland that may have been born before george washington. what it could teach us about healthy aging. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> some very rapid shaking. then it felt like we hit a wall and then we just dropped.