pilot whales, which are very, very distinct from the humpback whales travel in big pods.yeah, this 51-whale pod was really decimated. the noaa objectors observers who came in to observe the situation say these whales show signs of malnourishedment. they have been affected by a virus. there have been cases in the past where interference in the earth's magnetic field messed up their navigation. what's so sad about the case is those kinds of whales are very, very social, and so even though it is practically suicide to be remaining in 18 feet of water how they are, they won't leave the stranded breatheren. they stick around as in mourning. >> so sad. thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you, joie inches. >>> looking ahe had on "america tonight," trapped in trauma, the overlooked victims of military sexual assaults. >> i'm ashamed we've been talking to victims for last the 40 years and had hearing and nothing was done. >> did you ever think that you could become a victim of sexual assault? >> no, absolutely not. men are supposed to be the protectors. they're not the

today he is heading for the largest breeding ground in the world of humpback whales. >> the whales fromatlantic converge on this one bank, and it is magnificent. >> so we will really get to see them. >> you will not only get to see them, you should get to swim with them, which is brilliant. >> fantastic. and they are not bothered by you being there? >> if they are, they will show it. >> he routinely swims with creatures of every size and shape. he was nearly skewered by this sailfish. >> for richard, underwater exploits like these are more than fun. they have inspired him to start virgin oceanic, ocean exploration in flying submarines. >> it is incredible to think that only two people have been below 18,000 feet and over 500 people have been in space. >> how did you sleep? >> great. it is wonderful to wake up and see whales splashing around you. >> it is a sheltered stretch of the caribbean. shallow waters and coral reefs make it treacherous for boats and perfect for breeding whales. only four boats have the necessary permits to come here. we are on one of them. this boat is available f

, a whale get aggressive? have had whales get aggressive. i personally have never had anybody hurt with the whales out here. we are real good at when to put you in and when not to put you in. when to do it has to do with the temperament of the whale. >> after the break, what is it like to get in the water with not one, not two, but a whole family of humpback whales? ♪ >> the real adventure begins here. we are on tom conlin's motorboat heading out into the deep blue looking for whales. >> you have taken scared people in here before? >> we were down there, and we saw the most magnificent viewing of whales ever. we squeezed each other's hand, and i realized it was a guy and not this beautiful girl that i thought it was. [laughter] >> there was a moment. >> after an hour we finally find a whale pod calm enough to let us dive with them. >> coming up at 2:00, there's the baby. mom is right next to her. the escort is in front of her. >> alright, i am a little nervous. >> you shouldn't be nervous. >> as soon as i put

in recent years there have been other whale strapping, including this one near key west. 23 whales were strand then and most die. while rescuers say the prognosis for most of the whales is not good because they're too dehydrated and weak to be saved, they hope at least some of them can eventually be guided back to open water. and now that night has fallen, thes are cue workers have come back to the dock for safety reasons, but we're told they will be going back out tomorrow morning. >> mark potter, thanks. >>> president obama called for a hike in the minimum wage to help with the dangerous and growing income gap which he says and has said repeatedly is eroding the american dream. one recent study showed almost all the economic gains have gone to the very top, the 1%. tomorrow we'll be covering a job action among fast food workers in upwards of 100 cities across the country who plan to walk offer the job to protest low wages. >>> getting out alive. richard engle with wounded american troops, including one who heroically risked his life to save others. >>> and later, the moment the first

killer whales regulate through the dorsal fin. half of the whale was out of the water.new it was going to need help regulating the body temperature. >> when you touched the dorsal fin, superhot to the touch, because it was trying to coolite body off. we had to dump water on it with our hands. >> hours. >> eight to ten hours from town in a fishing boat. we had a basic background of what would help. we didn't have time to set up the camera. >> there were other orcas in the water. were they making any noises, letting you know they were there? >> they came really, really close, especially the bigger one, we figured a male. came five, ten feet to us. a couple times he sat there and looked at us. >> how does it feel to be considered a hero. >> cool. >> it's instinct. you want to do something to help. our travels you'll see humpback whales, killer whales but to get up and touch it. >> it was a dream come true. >> he made one of her biggest dreams come true. >> to get engaged and married in same day. >> how one brave dude managed to pull off the wedding of the season. >> i'm th

at least ten of the whales have died six of natural causes and four of them were euthanized for more from florida artie's nicholas o'donovan reports. last couple of days of being very sad and very disturbing down here on the shores of southern florida on wednesday well the news spread out that a very large group of up to forty five pilot whales that stranded themselves off the shores of the everglades national park marine officials coast guards and plenty of volunteers are trying to help those whales to get back to deeper waters but it actually all happened in a very remote area known as the highland beach this area as we say is very remote it's actually more than an hour away by boat of the nearest a boat ramp and obviously all of this is complicated in the rescue mission and today wad life officials say it's simply not looking good for the whales already ten of them have died four of them were euthanized due to their poor condition but it's not only the logistics of all this situation that is complicating the rescue it's actually the whales themselves many whales are simply beached

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low and behold there was a whale.t maybe three spouts and i was ecstatic. >> i was watching and then all of a sudden they came up. we were not expecting that. >> the next thing you know, they are right next to me. >> barb decides to focus on the woman wearing a bikini and lying on a surfboard. >> she wasn't wearing a wet suit and it's like ice water year around. i said lock at her! i had my camera on her and boom, out of the water came the two hump backs. >> barb's perfect positioning and steady hand helped her capture a moment. this video brings perexpectative to the enormity of this mammal. >> having them in the background gives you perspective of how huge they are. 80,000 pounds are coming up out of the water. next to a human, you realize wow, they are a huge magnificent animal. >> barb's next thought is not far behind. >> they were coming straight up and they were going straight down. i realized this is too close for comfort. it's time to get out of here. >> barb and adam paddle back safely, having been up close a

i've not heard that with this many whales. 40-something whales inland already.d away, some had to be euthanized. they seem to pick either a new moon or full moon when the tides are low. that's when they seem to do this. these whales are very bright. they know when the leader is up there. they know when their family is going. they don't want to leave their family, just like you wouldn't want to leave your family. that's what these animals are, a family animal. it's not unusual. to me, this number of whales this far inland is very unusual. i think the everglades now have a lot more water than they've ever had. maybe the water with high tide is pushing them in. >> to your point, the any crop sis are taking place right now. they're also looking at the possibility that this was caused by a bacteria or some kind of infection, that it affected the pod. >> right. because you look behind me, we have manatee back here. they've lost more manatee in florida this year than any other year because of the red tide and that kind of thing. i think it's over 600 manatee. you see h

the whales, they appear distressed.e of them, as you can see from the pictures, have already beached themselves. ten have already died. four had to be euthanized because of the poor conditions. i would love to bring in cnn special correspondent and environmentalist philipp cousteau, hoh of "going green" on cnn international. welcome to you. and first, let's just begin with the positive here, because it wasn't looking good for this group yesterday. now the development that, you know, now two dozen may be moving out to deeper waters. what are the chances that they actually survive? >> well, it's very touch and go at this point, brooke. you know, the challenge with these whales, they're very communal. they like to stay together. the fact that they have broken up the pod is a good sign, simply because you can see some of the whales are distressed, dihydrated. it gets shallow and hot. they're deeper water animals, usually living in thousands of feet of water and hunting deep. they probably haven't heaton for several days. se

at best whale watchers hope for 20 whales in monterrey bay. this year there are at least 200.scientists can't explain it. anchovies may be thriving because giant squid, a natural anchovy predator, ma has not ben seen recently. but it b could be that climb cle change is at work here. >> it's a huge boon to the local economy, raised the profile of marine research and ocean awareness. that's a good thing. but will this be a harbinger of worse things to come? that's very much in question. >> for mike sack and his crew the business is good news. but even after so many years on the water he isn't immune to the simple joy of seeing these whales up close. >> it's neat to be out here with the two of you who see these things every day and you're still saying, wow. >> you bet. we live for this. i love it when i see any kind of whale, humpback whale, it's amazing. >> reporter: at a time when the ocean is full of bad news in this one place it has been a very happy summer. >> that's cool. come on, ross, that's cool. to give you an idea of how much things have changed. sea lyons were washing

it's also still not clear why the whales beached themselves.ned the effort to save the whales. a cutter is out there to provide a security perimeter around the whales as well as three smaller coast guard vessels. clearly, time is running out. from the air, the pilot whales look like black pearls spread over the blue-green waters of the gulf of mexico. surrounding them in boats, rescuers, biologists, everglades national park rangers and volunteers. the whales have been stuck in shallow water at least two days now. the outlook is not good. >> there isn't a whole lot we can do. we tried this technique called herding. trying to get the boats around them and nudge them out, either by sound or moving them around. it wasn't effective the first round. last i heard, they were trying a second time. >> reporter: we could see the rescuers trying to herd the whales, keeping them from heading to the beach where some are already died, moving them toward deeper water. wildlife officials say there were about 50 whale that is stranded themselves. biologists say

and whale wars. he is a wanted man on three continents tonight we will talk about the captain about his passion for protecting whales and his extreme tactics. we are starting to see the pictures from centennial colorado. the thought was not again. not another school shooting and not in colorado. this shooting took place in arapahoe high school just a short drive from aurora, colorado where 12 people died in a theater shooting and near columbine where people were killed in 1999. let's join a press conference. >> i'm grayson robinson, the a ron hoe county sheriff. we are here to update you on the tragic shooting that happened today at arapahoe high school. as you are probably well aware at 12:33 this afternoon, a school resource officer assigned to the arapahoe high school called out for assistance on some type of situation on the west side of the school. the deputy immediately realized that an armed student had come into the school and had shot one student in the immediate entry area of the west area

a hump back whale or any whale throw up that tail fluke, it's amazing. >> in the world full of bad news, in this one place, it's been a very happy summer. jacob ward, al jazeera, monterey, california. >> as we get to those colder months, we need to turn our attention to syria and the refugees that are on the turkish side of the border. since the last two and a half years we're now up to about 500,00500,000 refugees to the nf syria. we have a winter storm that is coming here and in the next few days we expect to see if 12 inches of snow just in this region. with such a high population of people they are running out of fuel for cooking, they are running out of fuel for heating and unfortunately we don't see any help in this area over the next couple of months. so this is a situation we will be following as we go into the colder months. here in the united states we are also dealing with very cold air clear across the central plains. the temperatures here have been probably the coldest we have seen so far this season. we are actually looking at blizzard conditions across the region. right n

but the joy of seeing these whairls up close. >> i love it any time i see a hump back whale or any whalehrow up that tail fluke, it's amazing. >> in this one place, it's been a very happy summer. jacob ward, al jazeera, monterey, california. we will show you why. >>> plus running the company, general motors has made history to name as ceo the first woman to lead one of the big three automakers. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi who is in had south africa. this is real money. >> this is real "real money" and you are the most important part of the show.

these are pilot whales, typically smaller whales.have died, and the surviving ones, we're being told, may have to be euthanized. cnn's john zarrella is in florida, he's en route to these whales. he's on a boat as i speak. as soon as we can make the connection with john zurilla and he can paint a picture in person, we'll get to him. >> let me move on to alastaire dove. he's the director of research and conservation at the georgia aquarium. nice have have you on, though i hate the circumstances. these pictures are awful to look at. can you explain to all of us, how does this happen that you have 45 whales stranded? >> it's a bit of an enigma. we don't know to this day while whales beach. there's some thought maybe it's to do with their social structure. they have a prominent male lead in the social structure. the thought is if that animal gets sick and beaches itself, all of the animals are forced by their social structure to follow the animal on the beach, which is really unfortunate. the truth is we really don't know a lot of the tim

yesterday scientists found another group of whales, 20 of them, offshore.ted to know why is this happening and what's being done to help them? joining us now on the phone, co-founder and program manager, the marine mammal research and conservation program at florida atlantic university's harbor branch. steve, thank you for joining us. it seems that we're seeing more whales stranding themselves in shallow waters these days. what's leading to the situation in florida? >> well, there's a variety of causes for different types of marine mammal stranding events. they all evoke strong human emotions for the public and intellectual curiosity among researchers and they always leave us usually with more questions than answers. but these are sentinels of ocean and human health. these are long-leave lived apex predators at the top of the food chain. it's important and we need to learn for them and better characterize their cause of death and try to gain a better understanding of their life history. >> was it surprising to see 50 of these whales earlier this week and so

ice hunting whales, something they have special permission to do. in the past few years, brower says he's seen mostly stretches of small shallow ice that are extremely dangerous for hunters. and because of the conditions, the community has struggled to reach its annual quota. >> last spring was very poor. we didn't even harvest one for barrow throughout the whole migratory season. >> reporter: poor whaling seasons also hurt other communities along the north slope where the cost of living is roughly 275% higher than it is for americans in the lower 48. residents routinely pay more than $10 for a gallon of milk. >> it becomes a food shortage in a sense, if you think about one whale providing for a whole community. >> this is probably the collapsed roof of the structure. >> reporter: this arctic archaeologist points to another consequence of sea ice melting. coastal erosion. sea ice offers barrow's shore protection. now that it's starting to disappear, waves have begun washing away artifacts thousands of years old taking away a past that could provide

at least ten whales have ninety six of natural causes and four of them were euthanized. for more from florida. rt is an incline so donovan reports. the last couple of days of being very sad day this to be down here on the shoals of the southern florida on wednesday the whole the news spread out but the very large group of up to forty five pilot whales stranded themselves off the shoals of the candidates national park. marine officials tennis gods and plentiful it is trying to help those whales to get back to teach the wall says but it actually all happens in a very remote area known as the hide and to the sch this area as he stays very remote it's actually more than an hour away. well i bet it's the nearest opponent rep and obviously all the piece is called the kite to the rescue mission. and today wildlife officials say it simply no new content for the wales already ten of them have died for them was euthanized due to their pull condition but it's funny that it just takes a bold a situation that is complicating the rescue. it's actually the bells themselves many wells t

some whales try to escape the sonar. scientists believe it could be causing mass strandings and deaths. right now the navy is working with whale researchers in southern california to figure out the effects of sonar on large groups of whales. research so far has just studied small pods. >>> china's jade rabbit spacecraft has been on the moon for more than 24 hours now. these are images of the vehicle's rover separating from its flying apparatus. the rover will set up a telescope to study the earth's plas mowsphere and will probe for natural resources. nasa is not happy with the landing. scientists believe it may have stirred up dust. nasa is studying the moon's surface. >>> land preservationists want to see a former dairy farm near santa cruise declared a national monument. coast dairies includes 7,000 acres of sloping hills north of santa cruise. the santa cruise sentinel reports conservationists believe getting it named a national monument will bring in money to preserve the land. the farm has been closed for decades bu

volunteers found another dead whale today bringing the total dead to 11. 30 whales are being followed by the u.s. coast guard, making sure they head out in the right direction. >> they are heading to deeper water, so that gives us confidence. but i would say it's a very cautious optimism. >> the whales are traveling in about 18 feet of water. that's better than the 4 feet they were in last night. it's unclear why the whales stranded themselves. >> ford rolled out the 50th anniversary mustang today and there are a few new features. the sports car evolved through the years, but it packs quite a punch. there's more power under the hood, but the mustang is supposed to have better fuel efficiency and for the first time since the 1980s, buyers can get a mustang with a four cylinder engine. >> giants will see a lot of old friend this season. i'm dennis o'donnell and the sharks try to make it seven straight on ice. the minute is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i know it's early, but it was a potential stanley cup preview in pittsburgh. the penguins, give me the clock. penguins put the game away in t

it's not just whales. there are sea lions in droves, even killer whales. >> you've got to understand the entire food chain to get to understand this. and you won't know that unless you know more about the weather and the currents of the ocean. >> reporter: knowing more, a top priority for climate researchers as they grapple with new environmental trends. >> one of my favorite sayings right now is we may be experiencing global weirding. >> reporter: the pacific recently has seen its fair share of weird. an invasion of humboldts up and down the california coast. sea lions this year dying off in worrying numbers and in recent weeks disturbingly sea stars from alaska to san diego wasting away, literally melting. >> starting to see animals that were common here 30 and 40 years ago maybe shifting their ranges farther north. >> reporter: one possible cause or contributing factor, changing ocean temperatures. increasingly warmer water pushing north into the arctic, helping to create another climactic shift. arctic

whether it's whales or dolphins. but right now as you mentioned, an effort going on trying to save the whales that are in the water. it is very, very shallow water over there. it's on the west coast of florida in the everglades national park and it's really flat. that water at low tide can be a foot deep if not less than that. and that's the kind of water that those whales have gotten stranded in. even high tide, it may not be more than three, four, five feet. what these park biologists are doing, fish and wildlife, federal officials, they've asked for volunteers as well, to get down there and get in the water and try and keep these whales afloat as best they can until they can get them into deeper water until the tide comes in. and hopefully they can get the whales to then migrate back out to sea. but as we know, ashleigh, that's not always the case. sometimes they go out and turn around and come right back. >> it's heartbreaking to see this. i hope they're successful in the rescue attempts. there's such a new inter

>> these are pilot whales and most common species of whales that mass transs in florida.ers that are sick or ill that beach themselves, the others typically will remain close by or beach themselves as well just to be with the other group. so these animals are very far from their natural has been tant. they're deep water species. and the closest deep water is literally miles and miles away. may be 25 to 30 miles. we don't know why they're there. and our teams are doing their best to assess the live animals and see what our options are. >> let's talk about the options. so biologists have just arrived on the scene. their mission is to coax them back into the deep water. how do they do that? >> well, their mission is really to assess the situation to see what is in the best interest of the animals and what's feasible with the resources and logistics that we have. they're free swimming from what we're hearing. i'm not in direct contact with the team. but it doesn't look like the animals are in a situation where they can be obtained by hand. the live animals, they may not -- we

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ten whales are dead and dozens remain stranded. will be out at first light hoping to coax the whales to the open water. more from our station in miami. >> reporter: a sad and sickening sight. at least 53 short-fin pilot whales wound up in dangerously shallow waters in the everglades national park. >> their prognosis isn't good. it is difficult rehabilitate these mammals. >> reporter: the lead biologist says ten whales have already died. some beached themselves on the shore. others had to be euthanized. the fate of the rest depends on mother nature. >> once they have been stranded and resting on themselves with their full weight on themselves they do a lot of internal damage. >> reporter: we hit the water to get a closer peek at these stranded whales. but we were kept back as rescuers carried out the long, delicate process of trying to herd the pilot whales into much safer deep water. that's 20 miles away from where the group swims now. a complicated idea that did not work despite a day-long effort. >> can these whales be saved? >>

on large groups whales. research has just studied small pods. >> land -- coastal dairy includes 7,000 acres of sloping hills north of santa christmas. conserve vacationist believe it would bring in more money to preserve the land. the farm has been closed for decades about that is expected to change win the federal government takes over in a few months. >> if you went outside today you noticed it did warm up a bit. leigh glaser has the forecast for the week ahead. >> certainly did. temperatures -- speaking on santa cruz, 70 degrees there. and live doppler 7hd still picking up on high cloud making their way from southern california, up near our neck of the woods, and we'll continue to see some of those high clouds continue to drift by the bay area off and on this evening. temperatures are widespread, will not be as cold tonight as last night. nice shot here of the embarcadero in san francisco. san francisco right now, 55. we're still keeping some warmth in there. oakland, 64. 51 in los gatos, half moon bay, 9

on large groups whales. research has just studied small pods. >> land -- coastal dairy includes 7,000 acres of sloping hills north of santa christmas. conserve vacationist believe it would bring in more money to preserve the land. the farm has been closed for decades about that is expected to change win the federal government takes over in a few months. >> if you went outside today you noticed it did warm up a bit. leigh glaser has the forecast for the week ahead. >> certainly did. temperatures -- speaking on santa cruz, 70 degrees there. and live doppler 7hd still picking up on high cloud making their way from southern california, up near our neck of the woods, and we'll continue to see some of those high clouds continue to drift by the bay area off and on this evening. temperatures are widespread, will not be as cold tonight as last night. nice shot here of the embarcadero in san francisco. san francisco right now, 55. we're still keeping some warmth in there. oakland, 64. 51 in los gatos, half moon bay, 9

. >>> a race against time in florida to free dozens of pilot whales stranded in shallow water. >>> plus, fast food chains brace for a massive walkout. >>> truck thieves in mexico get more than they bargained for. >>> and the famous rockefeller center christmas tree lights up the night sky. "early today" starts right now. >>> this is "early today" for thursday, december 5. >>> good morning. i'm richard lui. a brutal weather system is bearing down across the united states. more than 30 million people are in the path of this arctic invasion. we have snow, ice, and extraordinary drops in temperature also expected and it's not over yet. let's start with nbc's miguel almaguer who has the story. >> reporter: the big chill impacting 33 million americans is bringing a brutal mix of ice, snow, and substore row temperatures to 27 states. in minnesota nearly three feet of snow in two days. >> it is going to be a white christmas. >> reporter: the arctic blast burying cars. conditions like these on the roads claiming at least six lives. by friday it could be 20 degrees below zero. states from califor

has risen. 11 dead pilot whales. the total number of recovered carcasses rise to 22. last week rescueers worked franticly to move whales. >>> a bizarre plane incident left one passenger with quite a surprise. tom wagner was on a united flight from louisiana to california when he awoke from the nap to find the flight empty and the plane locked. and he is inside. >> i looked up at the ceiling, and saw the lights were out, looked down the aisle, and nobody was home. >> you can hear more of wagner's tale of how he called his girlfriend to get him out this morning on the "today" show. just his voice. >> did he have cocktails? there has to be more to the story. >> you know how it is when you are asleep sometimes it is tough to be waken up. >> i don't know. people were taking bags down. >>> let's take a look at this forecast out there. it is still cold in the west. that arctic air mass that moved in has been reinforced. we are at 27 in sacramento. 31 in vegas this morning. 18 in portland. minus 3 in boise. it is still very

. >> the effort to rescue a pod of stranded whales in the florida everglades continues. why it may already be too late. >> it has been clear and cold, now some rain could be coming our way. maybe a little snow we'll talk about that coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, after a coordinated terrori attack in the capital city. ew up a car >>> dark cloud of smoke poured out of yemen's defense ministry building after a coordinated terrorist attack in the capital city. suicide bombers blew up a car of explosives while gunmen old fire with assault rifles and hand grenades. authorities say 52 people were killed, 170 people wounded. authorities suspect al qaeda is behind that attack. >>> and in libya, an american teacher was shot and killed this morning while out on a jog. 33-year-old ronald smith was reportedly running near the u.s. consulate in benghazi when he was shot. no one has claimed responsibility for his murder. but suspicion is likely to fall on islamic militants. he teaches chemistry at the international school in benghazi and was planning to fly home next week for the holid

a race to save dozens of pilot whales in everglades national park.his pod, as one wildlife official says, it doesn't look good, unfortunately. john zarrella has the latest for us. >> reporter: ashleigh, the problem is that there's not much that these rescuers can do to try to save the whales. they get the boats around them out there. we saw this yesterday. they herd the animals, try to push them out to deeper water, keep them from coming back into the shadows. when we left there, they were in deeper water and the hope was that perhaps they would keep swimming out. but the problem was that every time they get them out a little bit, they would turn around and circle back in. of course, these animals are starting to go into distress. they've been in these really shallow waters for more than two days now. they're not feeding, which is a difficulty, obviously. and they're just circling around out there in waters where we really can't support their body weight and everything else out there. so, time is moving on them very quickly. it's really not clear how

showing young whales being separated from their mothers.ays that we do not separate killer whale moms and calves. it came after eight musical acts canceled upcoming performances at the orlando theme park. >> what this celebrity situation does, it makes it a bigger story and that's exactly what they don't want. >> reporter: abc news reached out to seaworld, officials said in a statement, we felt the time had come to address the many falsehood of our long history of marine mammal display. the film director said that seaworld's response didn't focus on anything about the film. because the entire film is based on facts. so, the controversy continues. dan and bianna. >> seaworld really in damage control this morning. >>> let's get a final check of the morning's top stories with ron. >> hello, again, good morning, everyone. >>> nasa has postponed tomorrow's second spacewalk following a malfunction with one of the astronaut's space suits. on saturday, the astronauts successfully pulled out a pump with a faulty valve ahead of the walk. >>> and in t

. >>> and help is underway for a confused pod of whales. what marine experts are doing to help them get out of harm's way. >>> a rescue effort is underway in florida to save a pod of pilot whales off the coast of everglades, national park. marin experts say the pod of whales appear confused. they say the pod is swimming in shallow water. about ten of the whales have actually beached themselves. six of those beached whales were pushed back in a deeper water but several others could not be saved. now a team of marine biologists is trying to steer the pod back out to the ocean. >>> new details about the death of "fast and furious" star paul walker. he and roger rodas died in a fiery car crash in santa clarita on saturday. the coroner says walker died of a combination of traumatic injuries and burns and rodas died of traumatic injuries. both men died within seconds of the crash and that dental records show that rodas was the diver. >>> human error could be the blame for last sunday's deadly train derailment in new york. a union says the enginee

it is unknown how the whales ended up in such shallow waters. the species is known for the tight knit social group. >>> it was quite a night here at rockefeller center. >> three, two, one. >> ushering in the holiday season as every year since 1933. mariah carey performed "all i want for christmas". the 76 foot spruce is covered in 45,000 led lights. as if the lights alone weren't festive enough the tree is also topped with a 12-ton star. >>> and for more on the huge weather system. >> she wasn't cold at all because it was warm. >> so nice of you to show up to work today. >> not bad. >>> good morning everyone. cold air is plunging south and areas of greatest concern is who will get the cold air along with the rain. that is a recipe for freezing rain. you can see where the cold air madeis it th morning. lubbock at 24. 74 in houston. you can see where the temperature differential is. not much on radar. during the day today rain will develop. we are most concerned about the ice storm likely in areas near memphis, little rock, arkansas. even areas ar

>> i fear losing the whales. think people have a good sense of what's going on in our oceans. you know, i recently learned that the largest fish market in the world is in japan, even stuff caught off nantucket, tuna, is flown to japan, and sometimes flown back to the united states. how much is going on in terms of overfishing and whatnot? >> i call it the economic of distinction. as the numbers go down, value of fish go up. one bluefin tuna is worth $75,000 and the price is going up. when there's no more and the only ones left are in warehouses of japan. >> if the american president or american administration wanted to stop japanese, could they? >> yes, they just have to enforce u.s. commerce regulations, but they choose not to do. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a father remembers the daughter he lost in newtown, connecticut, one year ago tomorrow. how music and faith helped him in his darkest h ♪ >>> tomorrow marks one year since the sandy hook school shooting in newtown, connecticut. 26 families have been dealing

another dead whale was found yesterday bringing the total dead to 11. 30 whales are being followed by the u.s. coast guard making sure they keep moving in the right direction. >> they are heading to deeper waters so that give us confidence. but i would say it's very -- a very cautious optimism. >> it's unclear why the whales stranded themselves in just four feet of water. >>> snow, ice and bitter cold weather is plaguing much of the country right now. from the lone star state to lake erie, millions are in a deep freeze. as marlie hall reports, the weather is more than just brutal. it's dangerous. >>> reporter: people are scraping ice off their cars as freezing rain falls across parts of texas. a layer of slush and ice is making the roads dangerous. it's all part of a wintry blast that's hitting much of the u.s. bringing frigid temperatures, ice and snow. >> i think the stuff is pretty froze up, a little icy. >> reporter: snow, ice and sleet combined to cause traffic trouble across the state of oklahoma. utility companies are scrambling to avoid power outages. >> an ice storm is absolu

very problematic situation involving 41 whales, 10 of those whales have died in the process. they were banging on their boats trying to physically push those whales out to sea. they are about 20 miles away from where they normally should be. they are without food, they are weak, they say they are demote vated and they try to travel in packs and stay together. they are not sure what got them sick, what got them to end up on the beach not too far from that section of everglades city. but now they are dealing with tiger sharks. they are being fed upon especially those that are the weakest and those that have not made it. they are going to perform necropsies on those whales to figure out what caused it. we will be staying on top of it and watching the rescuers as they come out. we are in flamingo miles away from where this is taking place off the shores of everglades city. not too far from everglades city in a very remote location off the shore there. for now we are live not too far from everglades national park. sheldon fox , fox news. >> sheldon fox joining us live with an upda

the whales are a deep water animal commonly found in the gulf of mexico. some of the whales have already died. >>> still to come when our news continues, we're still in the throes of a fall warm-up. howard has more on when the cold weather will return. >> electric cars are not known for speed until now. see what we mean when wusa9 news at noon kicks >>> welcome back to 9news. the people decorating the national christmas tree are very busy getting ready for it to be lit on friday. what you may not know is they do all of their prep work in lanham, maryland. hargrove incorporated has been in charge of the decorations since 1954. after world war ii, the company's founder started as a window dresser but corporate leaders, political parties and the white house started calling soon after. >> he was the man who put the star on top of the tree. being able to see that and grow up with that and live that has been just so much fun. >> hargrove has also designed decorations for presidential inaugurations, international summits and trade shows. >>> before we take a brea

this the control of the currency had a grand total of one human being in london during the london whale. so there needs to be more people to the extent that that's where the action is but presumably this will be computerized they can they can just send it right down here to washington d.c. or wherever the controller's office is and they can look carefully again once you are measured and you're managed you're going to have to come up with a little bit better excuse than hey it was just portfolio hedging and but what exactly does this mean for the banks in terms of. trade well it means less specific reporting it's kind of like saying tell me what your paycheck is every hour versus what your paycheck is every month or every week dispenses in a little bit less frequently. that was barton our financial policy advocate at public citizen. coming up. how can you get money for nothing it sounds too good to be true and it's the title of jim versus new film i'll talk with the director about the big banks and their inner workings with the federal reserve also next time we go to the mall with her sh