. >> a hearing, a "time magazine" editor named whittaker chambers says how was seduced by marxism andoon he became a courier for a soviet espionage wing that included important officials in the u.s. government. >> chambers listed six or eight of his confederates. one of them was alger hiss. he was one of the bright young men and all the excitement of the new deal in 1933. and 1945 was the temporary secretary-general of the united nations conference that was held in san francisco. it was in effect the first secretary-general of the united nations and he also went to yalta. the he was talked about being a potential secretary of state. >> i have not and never have been a member of the communist party. >> hiss went before the committee and dazzled them but one congressman was suspicious and that was one from southern california named richard nixon. he had a feeling that hiss might be lying and he summoned him and it turned out detail after detail. >> a shocking disclosure. >> the statute of limitations on espionage was he was prosecuted for perjury. it was one of the most widely watched t

in the giant trees in the whittaker forest near king's canyon.e provided researchers with a camera. >> you spend the day crown mapping or branch mapping. >> two people have come together to study the giants. they were taking careful measurements and taking photos high up in the trees, they will count the leaves and measure the branches. >> then you have to hold that position while you count this with the other hand and get the measurement. >> they are hoping to determine whether global warming is having an impact on the last remaining grows of redwoods in the world. anthony ambrose is one of the tree climbing researchers. >> it's critical to get up in the trees because that is where all the sacks happening. that is what is going on in the tree in order to understand the tree and what it's doing and how it's growing and it's structure and function. we need to get up. threw can't study these trees from the ground. >> two centuries of logging decimated old growth redwoods. these ancient trees covered large portions of california but today only 5% of

whittaker makes the pick. and the alini west wins it.lete blowout for newman. 4th and 4 gets more than the 1st down, he races 32 yards to score. newman wins easily the final was 48-7. finally the 1a game the panthers also blew out the warriors. this would be sellers on the reverse right here. he will take it in and they win it. their first state title in any sport. congratulations to them. college football the huskies closed the regular season with a 71-3 win over eastern michigan. and that's it. we are out of time >> thank you so much. >> that is the news for this friday night. i'm dan ponce. >> and i'm lourdes duarte. from all of us here, have a great night and have a great weekend. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon

watch for an accident also in fallston road at whittaker road. another at stater hill. on southbound 24 at 95, there is an accident there. and another right nearby in joppa on 152 at 95. in the city, pedestrians struck at north conkling. another struck. and ellicott city, watch for a crash there at bethany lane at baltimore national pike. taking a look at speeds on the beltway, in the 40s and 50s. not so bad on the beltway. but we can take a look on the delay at 70. 70 westbound is slow on the usual spots. there is a look at the top side of the beltway. inner loop coming towards the fair at york road. there's a look at 95 at 100. and that is that accident. actually right there in the shot for us. off to the left shoulder. this traffic report is brought to us. by hh greg. watch the most exciting games. from hh greg. hh greg, price and advice guaranteed. back to you. >>> explore winter at the maryland zoo. this will be open in january and february on a limited basis. you can bundle up and enjoy the winter animals that normally stay inside during the summer from friday thr

whittaker with the multipolar world and a lot of the time there's a bit of an admonition which is come down the united states of america you're planning a big role in this money to balance things up there is another component we don't hear perhaps as much in the united states which is to grow up the rest of you. the europeans don't pull their weight. the chinese don't pull their weight. the indians don't pull their weight, and to give you a perfect example we have a whole host of issues in the middle east and for the first time ever, china's central issue there is no way to get iran to back off of the plan unless there is pressure from china. china is essential in pakistan and central and central asia and they don't seem to want to help out. they don't seem to want to take a stand on terrorism, they don't want to take a step on a weapons of mass destruction. is that sustainable? and what are the consequences? i know you follow closely the afghanistan. you might want to take that as a particular illustration as the role of the emerging power and where it's going to play out. >> what's t