. >> i always loved yellowstone since the day i took my young teenaged sons and daughters to yellowstoneily trip. >> we saw all the re-emerging growth that came up after the fire that resulted from the receding of yellowstone. >> reporter: receding which not many may know only happens if there's some sort of natural fire for yellowstone's lodge pole pine trees. >> that species will not regenerate unless the pine cone goes through a fire. it's a regeneration of nature. the natural cycle of nature which is exciting. >> there aren't just wild flowers in the mix. >> we only have 800 more ferns to plant. >> reporter: i'm sorry? >> he's mixing a mock up of one of yellowstone's geo they remember mick wonder. >> of course, we have the must fits, blur, blur for everybody. >> what do we they do. >> blur, blur. >> if you haven't gone to yellowstones this year they're coming to you. >> that's right. so go visit your national parks. and of course you can see them at the philadelphia flower show. which starts march 5th to the 13th. and the knauer show revenue sports the charitable efforts of the penns

. >> i always loved yellowstone since the day i took my young teenaged sons and daughters to yellowstonew all the re-emerging growth that came up after the fire that resulted from the receding of yellowstone. >> reporter: receding which not many may know only happens if there's some sort of natural fire for yellowstone's lodge pole pine trees. >> that species will not regenerate unless the pine cone goes through a fire. it's a regeneration of nature. the natural cycle of nature which is exciting. >> there aren't just wild flowers in the mix. >> we only have 800 more ferns to plant. >> reporter: i'm sorry? >> he's mixing a mock up of one of yellowstone's geo they remember mick wonder. >> of course, we have the must fits, blur, blur for everybody. >> what do we they do. >> blur, blur. >> if you haven't gone to yellowstones this year they're coming to you. >> that's right. so go visit your national parks. and of course you can see them at the philadelphia flower show. which starts march 5th to the 13th. and the knauer show revenue sports the charitable efforts of the pennsylvania horticultu

grizzlies in yellowstone occupy nearly 23 thousand square miles of land. that's larger than massachusetts, new hampshire and rhode island combined. fear that is the lifted, hunters will try to reduce the population. if you want to take your family on a soon have more options. the company is adding to more ships to its fleet. that brings the total to six. disney says design details and itineraries for the new ships still are in development. the ships are expected to debut 20-21 and 20-23. you want to know the fish you're eating is the kind you're paying for, right? so u-s-f scientists are headed to boston this weekend to show off a new tool they created to keep you from getting ripped off. it's called grouperchek. the handheld sensor makes sure the fish being sold to you is grouper and not less pricey tilapia or asian catfish. u-s-f scientists say as much as 30 the country is mislabeled and it's costing all of us dollars every year. grouperchek is unveiled, the scientists plan to add tests for other types of fish, including red snapper, tuna and a disturbin

hunting within yellowstone national park would still be prohibited. happening today happening today across the region... a columbus man is due in court... accused of robbing eight stores in just five days. 20-year-old blake hector is accused of hitting gas stations and other businesses between february 8th and 12th. happening today happening today across the tri- state... bockfest officially kicks off today. the festival celebrates over- the-rhine's brewing heritage and the beginning of spring. a parade is set for 6 p-m, starting in front of arnold's some local students are helping to raise money to rebuild the rabbit hash general store, destroyed by fire last month. kelly elementary in boone county raised more than 11-hundred dollars... it will be donated to the store's owners today. american idol fox19 now is giving away a trip for two to see the american idol series finale in hollywood. it's easy to enter... log on to fox19 now dot com, selet contests, and then choose, idol giveaway. the winner will be selected march 25th. and don't forget to watch

rebirth, re beginning, yellowstone is experiencing that.cy of the national park service we are very much looking forward to the new generation. broader relevance in the national parks, and doing our best to help eco systems be as resilient as possible. >> thank you so much for your time today. you want to come check out the flower show, education and also a lot of beauty, as well. come, check it out, if our member at 8:00. doors open for the general public at 11:00. i'm anita oh, back to you. >> sure to be a busy day there, thanks, and neat a once again the philadelphia flower show opens to the public today. the show runs until sunday march 13th, at the pennsylvania convention center for hours and ticket information head to cbsphilly.com. >>> awards winning actor robert deniro returns to delaware county but not to shoot a movie. the academy award winner cut the ribbon at the fine wine and good spirits store in glen mills. >> he met hundreds every fans who came out to see him. he has created new line of involved, a finds limited number of th

there is a significant bison herd within yellowstone. department coordinating and cooperating with state agencies in montana like the fish, wildlife and parks of montana on disease management efforts particularly regarding -- sec. vilsack: a number of years ago, we entered into an arrangement with the folks at yellowstone to address this. i can get you more information on the success of that. isolatewe were able to and provide a much better environment relative to the bison and other animals. i would be happy to get you more detail about that. we happen working collaboratively. >> speaking of collaboration my -- and prior years, there was extensive collaborative , it was called the greater yellowstone -- it tought together stakeholders further efforts to provide sound science surrounding wildlife management throughout the yellowstone area. unfortunately, this effort lapsed in 2006. no similar working group has filled that void. that thed concerns result has been a deterioration in communication between the regarding disease management in

in order to get people out to places like yellowstone. they created both the railroads and the infrastructure so that you could go watch old faithful and excel so geyser erupt in full display so it it was a patriotic moment in america recognizing we have unique fee churls in this country that actually instill a kind of civic pride and make people want to explore the vastness of the country that we have here. >> thank you. and i want to be quick to indicate that the comment on that being the first one was a historical, not a political, comment. thank you. >> well, since we have the portrait of abraham lincoln here who wisely designated yoet mice to be the first federally acquired eventual park, that was a very wise -- >> yes, it was. >> yeah. >> i love -- >> yeah. as secretary, mr. chairman, i must say that and the entire smithsonian family values every single aspect of the american park system. >> as we -- >> and the park service itself celebrating its 100th anniversary. >> we do, as well. we have a private joke. ms. mccull almost? >> tha

hunting within yellowstone national park would still be prohibited. happening today happening today across the region... a columbus man is due in court... accused of robbing eight stores in just five days. hector is accused stations and other february 8th and 12th. happening today state... bockfest officially kicks off today. the festival celebrates over- the-rhine's brewing heritage and the beginning of spring. a parade is set for 6 p-m, starting in front of arnold's on eighth street. some local students are contributing to the fund to rebuild the rabbit hash general store, destroyed by fire last month. kelly elementary in boone county raised more than 11-hundred dollars... it will be donated to the store's owners today. a burger chain that's the center is coming to ohio. coming up on fox19 now... kentucky republicans head to the polls tomorrow for the g-o-p caucus... what you need to know, ahead in a live report. fox19 now is once again teaming up with saint jude children's research hospital for the annual dream home giveaway... tickets go on sale n

hunting directly inside yellowstone allowed. a final decision will be made within a year. (jen today at cape canaveral... spacex hopes to *finally get its falcon nine rocket off the ground. this launch has already been scrubbed *four times, for various reasons. everything from altitude to wind shear has gotten in the way.. even a boat near the landing zone. today's launch window starts at 6-46 p-m, and lasts for 90-minutes... the rocket is delivering a communications satellite... they're also trying to land it on a floating platform... about 30-minutes *after the launch. 3 3 (walter and... exciting news for fans of "star wars"... and disney world. park officials announced thursday: construction on the new "star wars land" will begin... next month! the announcement came during a shareholders meeting, thursday. the new attraction will be built in the hollywood there will be a "millenium falcon" flight simulator... and another ride where you get to battle stormtroopers! plus restaurants and shops... and even a "cantina bar"... it should be ready in about two-years. 3 3 (walte

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the drive through was continuing to the yellowstone county fairgrounds at billings.resident kennedy spoke of the thelexity to a world in midst of great change and the need for each citizen to help lay the foundations for a prosperous and peaceful future. >> the potential of this country is unlimited and there is no action any of us can take in washington that gives us total confidence in the future of this country that believe this city of washington and come west and a great writer from my own states of massachusetts was right when he said eastwood i go only by porsche. west, would i go free. i must walk toward organ and not toward europe. i express my thanks to all of you. [applause] >> and i'm confident that when the role of national effort in the 1960's is written, when a judgment is rendered, whether this generation of america took those steps at home and abroad to make it possible for those who came after us to live in greater security and prosperity, i am confident history will write into the 1960's, we did our part to maintain our country and make it look bea

they are descendents of the yellowstone herd. we will get to going in - - get going in a little bit. but the herd gets smaller. we count them by the head or by the >> reporter: 25 bisons for sale, 25 for rent. they hold an auction every year to manage the herd. the animals go to ranchers all over the country. >> they are healthy and well taken care of. >> it's a good bloodline to start them out on. >> reporter: they raised $48,000 this year. all of it is going back to the program. call it a day's work for matthew. call it love, just don't call it a buffalo. >> don't call it a buffalo. they came from the mountain parks. buffalo. >>> credit study - - fighting strategies. >>> sports authority field has new bling. they have new banners, one for every super bowl. two of them say thank you broncos country. the banners will be up through >>> students are helping the police department and using skills they learned in the classroom to analyze crime data. and they were all challenged to find patterns or insight to reduce crime in denver. o

a drive through western scenery to the yellowstone county fairgrounds at billings. ♪ >> president kennedy of the complexity of a world in the midst of great changes, and of the need for each citizen to look beyond the present and help lay the foundations for a peaceful and prosperous future. pres. kennedy: there is no action which any of us can take in washington that gives us greater confidence in the future of this country than to leave our city of washington and come west to wyoming, montana, california, and recognize that a great writer from my own state of massachusetts said, eastward i go. only by force. westward i go free. i walked towards montana. i express my thanks to all of you. [applause] pres. kennedy: and i'm confident that when the role of national effort in the 1960's is written, when a judgment is rendered, whether this generation of america took those steps at home and abroad to make it possible for those who came after us to live in greater security and prosperity, i am confident that history will write that in the 1960's we did our part to maintain our country and make

i live north of yellowstone national park. there's a significant bison within yellowstone park and the e ecosystem. my question,how is your department and afis in particular, coordinating and cooperating with state agencies in montana like the fish, wild life and parks of montana and the department of life stock on disease management efforts particularly regarding this. >> well, a number of years ago we entered into an arrangement with the folks at yellowstone, the state officials and others to address this. i can get you more information, senator, on the success of that. but i think we were able to isolate and provide a much better environment relative to the bison and other animals. so i would be happy to get you more detail about that. i know we have been working collaboratively with folks on this. >> speaking of collaboration -- i'm going to throw something out there to consider. in prior years there was extensive collaborative effort. i think actually we had better communication. a lot of moving parts here between state,

he went to yellowstone with eleanor roosevelt and had a wonderful time.e souvenirs in the shop were made in china not by american wood carvers and she wrote in her column how upset she was that we weren't selling american trinkets in our national parks. >> thank you, douglas brinkley. you're an amazing author and amazing historian. you know so much and write it beautifully. the book is called "rightful heritage and the land of america." beautiful cover. >>> when we return, let me finish tonight with what else, look at this thing. st. patrick's day. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ right now at papa john's select sides are just $5 each... choose from our delicious cheese sticks... ...crispy chicken poppers... spicy buffalo wings... ...our chocolate chip cookie and more. choose a side for just five dollars next time you order pizza... ...at papajohns.com. ♪ >>> let me finish tonight with st. patrick's day. here it is again, at the time you never know what the weather is going to be like. when i was in philadelphia marching up broad stre

of our country. >> the silver dollar has yellowstone and a folk loweric dancer.september 24. >>> lydia ko stopped by the warriors practice facility to meet reigning mvp steph curry and the rest of the world champions. ko tweeted this picture calling curry the real deal. >> he just almost seemed like too good to be real. everybody knows he is a talented basker. but he also seems like a great person. >> i watch golf like religiously. so watching her and kind of seeing her in person and having met her, now i'll follow her career even closer >> the highlight had to be the full court putting contest between ko, kerry, and iguodala. the guys held their own but maybe they should stick with what they're really good at. >> they are known for skills and thrills on the court, but could the harlem globe trotters pull this off? >> we'll have a look next on abc 7 news at 9:00. >>> state lawmakers want to add a two-cent tax on each ounce sugary beverages. some say it's a tax will unfairly target one product. if passed, the bill would raise an estimated $3 billion a year, to hel

from yellowstone to the liberty bell visitors might feel like they are traveling the country withouteaving the convention center. >>> it's fascinating to see how one looks at the national parks. >> reporter: hopewell furnish anyways is a national park that was designed by the temple students. >>> it is very realistic, this is the hopewell what they would see and smell. >> reporter: pennsylvania horticultural society officials say tickets are up from last year. >>> everybody can relate to the national park and have been to the national parks, that theme is resonating. >>> it is my favorite. >> reporter: some want to shake off the winter dom doldrums. >>> you walk into the door and you smell spring. after five inches of snow you want spring. >> reporter: a lot of people agree with him. 250,000 people visited the flower show last year. they hope more will visit this year. it runs through sunday march 13. >>> we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look of the flower show. our one hour special airs at 7:00 p.m. there's an encore tomorrow night at midnight. >>> move on to the coverage of v

this watercolor was reproduced , along with a fleet of others shipelp promote visitor to yellowstone. i also see the proposals from the wta, they were based on a northern per th pacific railroad campaign, called see europe see america first, in order to get people out to places like yellowstone. they created both of the railroads and infrastructures so you can go watch old faithful and excelsior geiser erect in full display. it was a patriotic moment in america when we recognize we have such unique features in this country that instill a kind of civic pride and make people want to explore the vastness of the country that we have here. >> i want to be quick to indicate that the comment on that was historical and not political. [laughter] >> censoring of the portrait of abraham lincoln here, who wisely designated yosemite to be the firstly federally acquired eventual park -- that was very wise of him. yes, it was. as secretary, mr. chairman, i must say that i and the entire smithsonian family values every single aspect of the american parks system and the parks service itself. >> we jus

. >>> when grizzlies start roaming at yellowstone after the winter nap they won't be considered a threatened animal. the park close to its capacity for bears with about 700 living in the park. quite the comeback from 136 back in 1975. >>> early this week we told you about a study in the increased number of coyote attacks that includes family pets. a man in san diego may have the he calls this contraption the coyote best that has plastic spikes around the collar with bright pink plastic wills and it will scare off any coyote trying to attack you dog. >>> broncos thinking with the new banners on sports authority field celebrating the biggsuper bowl win. >> love the broncos first the trophy so could the mirror ball trophy bee next. >> taking dancing skills from the field to the stage and dancing with the stars we've seen some of those skills take a look. [ music ] . >> one -- many fans worried not to mention the dreaded word injury. this could be good for him and they say dancing helps athletes overcome injuries. >> call the sources in vegas he's the favorite right now. >> you have sources in v

. >> we want to capture a broad speaker expectative with yosemite and yellowstone, natural areas andrical sites that tell our history. >> other mints will produce gold coin with john muir, president roosevelt and yosemite. the silver dollar has yellowstone and a special dancer . >> next, freeing up space on the commute, bart officials meeting today on a plan to punish people would take up more than one seat on the train. the decision could change what you do. >> rain coming down in the not by with teach coverage on the by with teach coverage on the series of storms and what you >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> we are tracking the storms headed into the bay area, and some of it right here. live doppler hd is show the rain in the north by, and this video proves what we are seeing on radar. a look at the wet roads and showers a few minutes ago. everyone can expect to see rain over the next few days. >> good morning, at 6:00 a.m. i am reggie aqui much. >> i am here for natasha zouves, i am matt keller. we check with meteorologist mike nicco and what is happ

in 1832, 40 years before yellowstone will our first national park, president andrew jackson protected this area as a land reservation. not for its beauty but for what was underneath the land. >> they realized that there was something therapeutic about the geothermal spring water that was coming out of the ground in hot springs. they felt better after they drank it. after they bathed in it. >> hot springs became a all across the world. and while there was certainly some pampering, most visitors were coming with a prescription. >> most people are coming here as their last resort not because it was a resort. they were coming here because their doctors had tried everything else and it didn't work for whatever the ailment was, whether it was arthritis or whatever. >> a regiment of hot springs baths was used to treat trevor polio to syphilis. treatments were coupled with exercise and regular walks and eventually electrotherapy. by the 1920s, notables from al capone to rudolph valentino were all heading to hot principle to take the watersful r. baseball teams came for some literal spring tra

>> reporter: we are coming to you live from yellowstone national park this morning. just kidding.he convention center for this year's philadelphia flower show. but it is just one of the many national parks you can visit this weekend here at the flower show. we're headed next. let's go. >> all right, well, we have an accident, wet roadways slowing you down. we also have downed pole and changes to mass transit. i'll have all of the updates coming up. first a quick break, so stay right where you are, cbs-3 when you're told you have cancer start with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts. appointments available now. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (man) we're out of 2%. i wonder what else could be better around here? (man) i heard that. now get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, plus tv & phone for just $69.99 a mon

yellowstone park is established in 1872. and kennedy establishes peace corps in 1961. >> eric: today is world compliment day? you guys look great. share a smile day and national >> rochelle: you know what is so great? feeding peanut butter to my dog. >> eric: creamy or with nuts? >> rochelle: it's adorable. you have to bring back plenty of pictures and share them with us. >> eric: we will share the news with you at 12:30. >>> good morning, america. millions of americans head to the polls on the biggest day of voting yet. >> now i'm going to be greedy for the united states. i'm going to take and take a take. >> donald trump looks unstoppable with 11 states up for grabs for each party. his rivals hitting him harder than ever. >> and we are not going to allow a con artist to take control of the party of lincoln and reagan. >> one trump rally takes an ugly turn. a journalist roughed up. you run for president and it really matters if you are president. >> and hillary clinton sets her sights on the gop front-runner. donald trump h

why on yellowstone? because there is a huge dormant volcano at yellowstone, if erupting could cause immense damage. there is idea that using nuclear bomb and trigger a volcano and destroy the united states. this i believe is bluster, simply bluster. the question though why does the russian government believe it is reasonable to encourage such bluster? >> -- that is the context i'm talking about. the context is very concerned that we need to be about them. let me go on then to the accidental nuclear war. i said we still have the launch on warning. we still have the context. we need to be concerned about the day, just as we were concerned about it during the cold war. to be clear i think danger after nuclear war by accident, by miscalculation is lower today than it was during the cold war. , happily, but beyond that. we have two possibilities of a nuclear war which did not exist during the cold war. one is obviously nuclear terrorism. which i place as very high probability. sometimes in the next couple yea

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this watercolor was reproduced along with a fleet of others to help promote visitor ship to yellowstone. i also see the proposals based on a northern pacific railroad campaign europe, called "see europe, but see america first." they created both of the railroads and infrastructures so you can go watch old faithful and excelsior geiser erect in full display. it was a patriotic moment in america when we recognize we have such unique features in this country that instill a kind of civic pride and make people want to explore the vastness of the country that we have here. >> i want to be quick to indicate that the coverage on that, the first one was a historical coal, not a political comment. [laughter] [laughter] >> since we have the portrait of abraham lincoln here, who wisely designated yosemite to be the the first acquired national park, that was very wise of him. >> yes, it was. [laughter] >> mr. chairman, i must say, the smithsonian family values every single aspect of the american park service itself, celebrating its 100th anniversary. >> we were just playing a joke. ms. mccollum: we

i live about one hour north of yellowstone national park there is a significant bison herd within yellowstoneional park. how is your department and aphis in particular coordinating and cooperating with state agencies like the fish wildlife and parks department of livestock on disease management efforts particularly regarding brucellosis. .. >> >> and other animals. i'll be happy to get you more detail but i know we have been working to laverty with folks on this senate speaking of collaboration in prior years there was extensive collaborative effort with better state and federal m private groups the greater yellowstone energy committee to bring together the staplers i did tell -- idaho wyoming usda in the interior crossing borders improving to indication for sound science and disease management. unfortunately this effort last 10 years ago i have heard concerns talking to stakeholders it is a deterioration of communication between the agencies federal state and private groups regarding disease management with a greater ecosystem. castle are they supportive to establish the agency or something

. >> we like yellowstone exhibit. looked like real thing. bubbling. we talked about the mag ma, how there were under ground volunteer cay yos. >> reporter: it's a learning experience for people of all age. >> i would like to find out where you can get some of of this stuff that can live in this general area. >> i think flowers that have a lot of colors on them. >> reporter: bright exotic and realistic scenes that most visitors wanted to capture on camera. many people walked around with their cell phones in hand searching for the next photo op. in addition to flowers, there's a live butter fly exhibit with more than 30 different species of butter flies from all over the world. you make friend. did sarah make friend. >> 22 is my record. i guess they're attracted to me. i wore the same hat every year. >> interactive experiences, live flower demos and even in person meet and greets with park rangers who were brought in from all over the country. you can learn about their park's first hand while also catching a glimpse of these national treasures set up at

she saw the presidents and then end faithful at yellowstone, gazed into the grand canyon, looked downa from a hot air balloon, had her first pedicure in georgia and indulged in more beer and cake than she can remember. did you think you'd be having this much fun at 90? an no, no. >> want to pop a wheelie for him, mom? >> sure, why not. >> i've never seen her smile this much. heis is how we show her the stars at night. >> tomorrow i will be teaching my kids about you. >> reporter: ramie has been posting about their trip on mocebook. now more than 200,000 people are getting to know norma. >> you're a sensation. tt her own son is getting to know her, too. i this has allowed me to have discussions i never thought i'd have with my mom and find out things like where she and my dad met. >> you didn't know your parents met at a bar until she told us? >> no. >> reporter: norma and crew have logged more than 7,000 miles so far, but there's still a lot left to do on her to-do list. >> it's given me a new lease on life, i should say. >> reporter: do you think you'll live the rest of your life on

this water color was reproduced along with a suite of others to promote visitorship to yellowstone. i see the see america proposals from the wpa. they were based on a northern pacific railroad campaign called, see europe, but see america first in order to get people out to places like yellowstone. they created both the railroads and the infrastructure so that you could go watch old faithful and excelsior geyser erupt in full display. it was a patriotic moment in america that we recognized we have such unique features in country instill a civic pried pride and make people want to explore this country and vastness we have here. >> thank you. i want to be quick to indicate the comment that being the first one was historical, not a political comment. [laughter]. thank you. >> since we have the portrait of abraham lincoln here who wisely designated yosemite to be the first federally-acquired eventual park, that was a very wise. >> yes, it was. >> as secretary, mr. chairman, i must say that i and entire smithsonian family values every single aspect of the american park system and park ser