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Populated area. >> reece, how lucky is fanning to have survived this completely unharmed? we see him giving an interview after. >> very lucky. i think that he fought back. i think that thats a good thing. and i think it was just one of those times where the heavens smiled on him. >> well absolutely the heavens smiled on him. but, laird, for you, can you speak to any direct times that you have been in the water and come in contact or seen the fin of a shark during a competition? >> not during -- ...

I saw the whole thing just thrashing around but i was getting dragged under by my leg rope. >> reece halter is joining me from los angeles and joining on the telephone is world class professional surfer laird hamilton. laird, let me start with you. as you see this amazing video of nick fanning and fend off this shark, how common is it for surfers like yourself and competitions to even see or come in contact with a shark? >> well its pretty unusual. i mean you know the one thing for sure is when ...

Should we care? but the giant kangaroo rat is the amazing ecosystem engineer. its bringing out the rich soils from deep in the earth, pulling them up to the surface. by doing can change the ecosystem. its also benefitting the ranching community by increasing the i diddiverseity of plants. >> reece, in terms of pieces of the food chain, right. were at the top of it right. we rarely concern ourselves with what happens to smelt or the kangaroo rat but the ripple effects are pretty profound arent th...

But beyond brown grass and short showers, the drought is having a devastating affect on the most basic system of all the food chain. in northern california salmon eggs have all but disappeared thanks to the lack of water. the kangaroo rat has nearly died off. and drier conditions have forced land animals to seek food in urban gardens. ahead of the busy summer season the state wildlife agency in lake tahoe is preparing itself for a barrage of bear sightings. joining me now is conservation biologi...

Looking at something entirely different here? >> yeah, well, we are looking at something entirely different. the earth is warming up, and as things warm up, we are getting wild storms, wild weather, and we are supposed to see higher totals, but, you know, its like there is a new normal happening all the time, and we know one thing, the weather is going to be wild, and wooly. >> thank you, dr. reece halter, always a pleasure. love the orange shirt as well. >> okay, brother. >> that was richard be...

Crippled fukushima plant is leaking radioactive water in the pacific ocean. the crack may have been caused by last months earthquake and may have been leaking this entire time. joining me live, dr. reece halter, author of "the incomparable honey bee." so good to see you. >> good to see you, alex. >> i want to ask about the trace radiation in the air, miniscule amounts in milk. officials say its not enough to harm humans. but are californians buying that? >> well, you know, look, alex, little bit...

Weve got to get down to solving this situation. if were going to put a person on mars in the next 10, 12 years, we as human beings can sort out this green energy. >> all right. reece halter, well have you back again. thank you very much. thats a wrap, everyone. im alex witt do. wake up me tomorrow. well have more news in 30 minutes. and my itchy eyes took refuge from the dust in here and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy sym...

Rule of thumb, incidentally, for every gallon of dispersant that is 20 gallons of water, 40 million gallons of the gulf is toxified. theyre polly cystic carbons and known cancer causing agents. this is not good at all and i dont buy the epas report at all. >> dr. reece halter from cal lutheran, thanks for coming on. >> thanks, chris. reports of a camping trip that can only be dreamed up in the world of reality tv. the internet has been buzzing over speculation that kate gosselin is linking up ...

Well and robot subs will be the last to leave the area, watching it just as long as they can. dr. reece halter is a conservation biologist. thank you very much for joining us. now, we know that this tropical storm is going to set this operation back, but how worried are you about the potential impact? >> good morning, chris. you know, the conservation biologist were charged with trying to maintain the genetic tapestry on earth and here this morning were looking at three critters in particular. t...

The 21st century with offshore wind. next, are these offshore title farms because you know what? were now behind spain, portugal, scotland and australia, that already have pilot projects in place and theyre moving. >> do you have concerns with wind turbines and birds and what youre talking about, wave turbines that take energy from the motion of the waves and fish? >> no. no. i mean, yes, there are some environmental concerns, but you know what? we do live in the 21st century. were not going to ...