we now have data on what happens when wolves leave a particular place like yellowstone. over last month, we have lost 11 yellowstone park wolves who spent host of their lives in the ark. they don't understand park boundaries. they are subject to the management jurors action of the of thatth -- management jurisdiction, and millions of visitors have seen 832. she was born in 2006. she was an extra gary wolf and she was particularly beautiful. she was one of the best hunters we had ever seen. she could take down out by herself. she was taken 15 miles out of the park are a hunter. this is a act that is used to seeing thousands of people throughout the year and, but quite naÏve to humans and tolerant of humans being close by. so she was at a disadvantage in a landscape where wolves were being hunted. >> what is happening to yellowstone wolves really highlights what is happening throughout the region. those are the most protected and well-managed wolves in the whole region and they are still getting shot. just imagine what is happening to wolves throughout the rest of the regi

yellowstone was established back in 1872.oday more than 3 million people visit every year, among them, nbc's tom brokaw. >> reporter: think yellowstone and what comes to mind? hotels and hot springs? is bisons and bears? it is all of that and so much

>> do we really need it in yellowstone?that is a really -- >> they're going to try to hide it a little bit. it's by a fishing lake. >> speaking of -- >> it's like a skiff. >> let's look at these works. this 97-year-old yelled man of ohio, he is blind and deaf. he is using his windows 95 program to create these beautiful pieces of art. he is selling them and giving the proceeds to the veterans of foreign wars program. >> amazing. >> all right. "way too early" is up next. stay tuned for that. >>> the forum itself focused on housing, education and jobs. no mention of weiner's scandal other than a clever moment when all candidates were asked which they preferred, facebook or twitter. >> mr. weiner? >> tongue in cheek. for new york mayoral candidate anthony weiner, that is the only funny moment this week. we'll update how the sexting scandal will impact a race garnering national attention. it was easier to parody these days, weiner or a-rod? i guess weiner still wins that one. a-rod is making a go of it. now he has a doctor with

yellowstone was established back in 1872.ery year, among them, nbc's tom brokaw. >> reporter: think yellowstone and what comes to mind? hotels and hot springs? is bisons and bears? it is all of that and so much more. 2 million acres of nature's wonders. i first came here when i was just 10 years old, and i've been coming back ever since. now i'd like to show you my yellowstone, beyond old faithful. it is called the park, but it's really a vast wilderness of wildlife, mountains, canyons, and valleys, forests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls. and beneath it all, a great furnace, the molten remains of a gigantic volcano still smoldering more than 2 million years after it erupted. a still active volcano, but not a dangerous one. i've got property about 40 miles from here. should i lose sleep at night? >> no. the last time there was a volcanic eruption in yellowstone was before people inhabited north america. >> reporter: above and below ground, nature is constantly renewing yellowstone. 25 years after the great fires, new forests have

so the volcano at yellowstone -- it would collapse. there i would woo be vents -- there would be vents that open up but probably only last for a week, and the main devastation would be, again, ash, ash entering the environment, getting into the stratosphere, and there wouldn't be -- beyond the boundaries of the park. ... >> it would be the midwest so a lot of crops that are very the label for food and export would be ruined of course, a very expensive cleanup. so probably not a lot of death the infrastructure destruction. and crop destruction. and it is possible that global temperatures could go negative round of a tiny bit. there was a similar eruption in indonesia in 1812 with the super volcano that went off to lower temperatures but it is not like climate change situation. in it may last maybe four years. it is the baby volcano i don't mean to downplay it but it would not read all of america and the law of the in seattle which is so i imagined it to be. no. sorry. it would not happen that way. but that volcano could erupt any time.

to the volcano at yellowstone would be enormous. so what would happen is it would collapse, there would be vents that would open up and spew lava. but it would probably only last for about a week. and the main devastation from it would be, again, ash entering the environment, getting up into the stratosphere. and, you know, there wouldn't really be a lot of, like, burning lava death bond the boundaries of the park, it turns out. .. a round the sort of neighboring four or five states around the volcano, so you would get a lot of-which is very polluting. some rivers would be polluted. there would be difficulty to crops. there is a main outcome that would be crops would just be rack for the year. it would be the midwest. a lot of crops that are very valuable for food and for export would be ruined. of course there would be a very expensive cleanup. the problem we're not be a lot of death. it would really be in for structure destruction. and, again, crop destruction. so -- and, it is possible that global temperatures might go down a tin

and with the super volcano at yellowstone, which is eye and a stand from my reading in terms of geographic or geological time that should be happening present . .. >> pouring ash into the atmosphere so the volcano at yellowstone the caldera. so what would happen is it would spew lot of but it will probably only last about a week the made devastation would again be asked entering the environment to get into the stratosphere. there would not be all lots of burning lava death beyond the boundaries of the park i just read about this at the observatory i also have the same question. would never destroy everything? note it's not. [laughter] but the main devastation would be negative getting into the environment. wind of vulcanologist a ideologist steady this they consider the disaster zone if you get 10 centimeters or more of ash in your area. that would have it in a pretty wide area around the neighboring four or five states. if you get a lot of cash it is very polluting. rivers. difficulty with crops they would be wrecked for that year. in there would be a very expensive cleanup. it would just

yellowstone brought to you by at&t? i don't think so!'s a beautiful building and i'm sure the long history here, but it seems like for me as an architect, i'm excited for the reuse of this building. >> reporter: the pending sale of this and other post offices across the country are cost- cutting measures. the postal service says it's lost $25 billion over the last five years. >> to them, public space is wasted space. to them, this post office is wasted space until it is privatized. >> reporter: to make their point, demonstrators pitched a couple of tents to let the postal service know their intent. protesters say they don't want to interrupt post office business, but do want the post office to know they are in this for the long haul and plan to stay here until the post office is not sold. noelle walker, ktvu, channel 2news in berkeley. >>> morgan hill police hope a new picture released today will help find a suspected thief. investigators say colby warsham has been involved in up to five thefts in morgan hill over the last month. most th

we have grizzly bears in yellowstone who need to be able to connect with populations in canada. >> because? >> they'll go instinct from in- breeding depression. >> ah. >> like a dating service for bears? >> they need to mix it up and get out of their territory. it's a matter of saying they need to be protected in these areas. it can be difficult if there are ranching going on and people use the areas, but they're not mutually exclusive. that is one way, here in california in the santa clara valley right now, we have the one corridor between the san bruino mountains and santa clara mountains and it's a matter of keeping culverts and underpasses open there so that animals can move between the two mountain ranges. >> and we don't have to build anything? >> we don't have to build anything or limit all other activity on these landscapes and we simply have to protect wildlife movement on them. >> in other words, to we have to keep people out of this area? is that the idea? or commerce or build something. >> you have to keep building more or less. sometimes it can be a matter of, say you're a com

yellowstone brought to you by at&t. i don't think so. >> i know in berkeley people love to protest. it's a beautiful building and i'm sure it's a long history here, but it seems like for me an architect i'm excite phid reuse of the building. >> reporter: pending sale of this and other post offices across the country are cost-cutting measures and the postal service says it lost $25 billion over the past five years. >> to them publication space is wasted space. to them, this post office is wasted space until it is privatized. >> reporter: to make their point, demonstrators pitched a couple of tents to let the postal service know their "intents." protesters say they don't want to interrupt post office business, but they do want the post office to know that they are in this for the lock haul and plan to stay here until the post office is not sold. >>> talk about a rare sight, a pink flamingo spot in the bay and we're not talking about plastic tile. how animal experts suspect a pink flamingo so far from home. >> a bride-to-be dead tonight and the bestman missing of a the terrible boat ac

it killed 29 fire fighters. 1988, yellowstone national park, the summer of fire where more than two millionscorched. in oakland firestorm of 1991, an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. we have seen devastating effects by wildfires across the country throughout our history and throughout the day today and over the next several days we still do have that elevated threat for wildfires across parts of yarnell, arizona. each and every day we have a threat tpwor an isolated -- a threat for an isolated thunderstorm out here. right now zero pebgt -- percent contained that wildfire. temperatures in the 90's across yarnell. the surrounding area, 113 for the high in phoenix. the east coast expecting more heavy rain. a number of flood watches in effect. warnings also in effect across widespread area from parts of vermont down georgia. >> that tells you how strong this fire is. all these men were the best of the best and also the weather conditions out there, just so hot. zero percent contained. >> after all of their efforts. a heartbreaking story. >> brand-new reports. that n.s.a. leaker edward snowden

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he heads to a place known as the snowmobiling capital of the world, west yellowstone montana. >> i knew a good tay. the sky is just bright blue. a snowmobiler's dream to ride on days like that. powder from aproud fresh a storm the night before and temperatures just below freezing the mountain is as challenging and extreme as he hoped. >> we are hitting on the hill and making tracks and going different angles and i go to the side where nobody has kind of again and it gets really steep at one part. probably a thousand foot. just is sheer rock right to the bottom and there right beside the rock is a huge chute and just clear the whole way to the the top. one of my buddies talked and said you ain't going up there. in my mind i wasn't. i had no plans are going up there. >> he has a great morning and with the sunshining down figures it as great time to stop for lunch box. >> it was getting warm and the sun was out. we usually wear big heavy coats and i took the coat off and just walked over and hung it on a tree. >> as he eats a sandwich, he watches a friend teak on the same chute that intimi

i love yellowstone and i love rocky mountain national park. i loved the grand teton tonight spent a lot of time in that part of the country when i'm not here so i am a critic of what we are we are doing because i love our parks. my oldest four grandkids just spent time at the grand canyon and yellowstone, and joining and taking in those magnificent parks. you know, the national park service has a little bit less than 3 billion-dollar budget and 401 units, park units covering 84 million acres of land. but with that budget they also are responsible for 27,000 historic structures, 2461 national historic landmarks, 582 natural landmarks, 49 natural -- national heritage areas and 84 million acres of land. the budget for the parks themselves is only $1.36 billion. the remaining annual funds of their budget goes towards a multitude of activities including affiliated areas program's research centers administrative expenses and additional land acquisition. congress and multiple administrations have recognized the deferred maintenance problem for years.

. >> some of the hot springs in yellowstone, "for example, get down to a p.h.capabilities of these sorts of organisms. if we look to those organisms and their capabilities i think we have a much different picture of where life could persist. >> reporter: the planet hunters started their search with one major question. are there any earth-type planets out there? now that that that's been answered, the burning question remains: are we alone? do you have any dawts that there's life out there besides us? >> oh, goodness. i myself think that life is too creative. here on earth we find life on every... under every rock we lift. so i tend to of the camp that believes that life is going to be prolific. my asthma's under control. >> osgood: next, an age old question. too cold.n it's like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma is

>> well, i'm in yellowstone, montana, and it's beautiful there, but over in england, they haven't gonehis will go down as one of the great athletic feats in history. he did it on 7/7, july the 7th, celebrating fred perry who did kit all those years ago -- did it all those years ago. when you think of what's gone on, this will rank amongst the likes of roger banister and nick faldo and mo ferrell, thompson, a great decat heat, lennox lewis who was born in great britain, is also a canadian citizen. but the way he fought through this to do this in the heat, 104 degrees on center court, 104 degrees centigrade, 40 degrees centigrade, 104 degrees fahrenheit, it was just incredible. and the joy after having lost last year to roger federer, then he came back and won to olympics, beat fedderrer, came over to the united states, won the u.s. open in new york last summer. so now he holds two trophies and an olympic gold medal, and what this has done for great britain, cameron, the prime minister has gotten in touch, sent out a tweet congratulating him, the queen has sent over a message. this is a

few people realize the 6.1-million-acre public park bigger than yellowstone grand canyon and yosemite new york. that's something governor cuomo wanted to change. >> we wanted to expose the adirondacks to the rest of the state and the rest of the country. >> reporter: cuomo came up with the idea for the first ever adirondacks challenge, a two-day whitewater rafting race. he's recruited some of the top new york movers and shakers to compete. >> we have 50 million tourists per year that come into new york city. new york city is a global tourist destination. we want to say to those 50 million that yes, new york's great, we love it we're glad you came to new york city but we want you to see the rest of the state. >> reporter: we traveled down the indian river with the governor and his staff passing through some intense white water. we all managed to stay in the boat even as the governor and his team race aid head. but the big event will be held later today when governor cuomo squared off against new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >> reporter: the mayor's coming tomorrow. >> we actually

i love yellowstone and i love rocky mountain national park. i love the grand teton's and i spend a lot of time in that part of the country when i'm not here so i am a critic of what we are doing because i love our parks. my oldest four grandkids just spent time at the grand canyon and yellowstone, enjoying and taking in those magnificent parks. you know, the national park service has a little bit less than 3 billion-dollar budget and 401 units, park units covering 84 million acres of land. but with that budget they also are responsible for 27,000 historic structures, 2461 national historic landmarks, 582 natural landmarks, 49 natural heritage areas and 84 million acres of land. the budget for the parks themselves is only 1.36 billion dollars. the remaining annual funds of their budget goes towards a multitude of activities including affiliateaffiliated areas, grant programs, research centers administrative expenses and additional land acquisition. congress and multiple administrations have recognized that deferred maintenance problem for years

my oldest for grandkids just spent time at the grand canyon and yellowstone. enjoying and taking in those magnificent parks. has ational parks service little bit less than a $3 billion budget. 401 park units, covering 84 million acres of land. with that budget, they also are responsible for 27,000 historic structures, 2461 national historic landmarks, 500 82 natural landmarks, 49 natural heritage areas, and 84 million acres of land. the budget for the parks themselves is only $1.36 billion. the remaining annual funds of their budget goes towards a multitude of activities, including affiliated areas, grant programs, research centers, administrative expenses, and additional land acquisitions. congress and multiple administrations have recognized the deferred maintenance problem for years grant president bush gave a speech in 2001 and said under his of ministration, we will correct that. year could thee deferred maintenance went down one year. it has continued to climb ever since. point -- ie the think most commonsense americans would make the point -- before we

report recounts that and i'll quote again, "exxonmobil's silver tip pipeline buried beneath the yellowstone river in montana was torn apart by flood-caused debris. spilling oil into the river, and disrupting crude oil transport in the region. the property damage cost was $135 million." senator vitter, our ranking member on the environment and public works environment and public works committee has told us that 18% of the nation's oil supply passes through his home state of louisiana at port fuchon. a recent government accountability office report found that the only access road to that port is closed three and a half days a year on average due to flooding. effect yiflg shutting down that port. with sea level rise climbing due to climate change, noaa is now projecting that within 15 years portions of that highway will flood an average of 30 times each year. again, shutting down access to that port 30 times a year. vital infrastructure like power plants, power lines, roads, and pipelines are all designed to stand up to historical weather patterns. so what happens when the weather stops follow