They seem to have got this bad impression in our cultures. There is definitely something odd about them. But just because theyre odd doesnt mean theyre bad. They are quite fascinating animals. The more you get to know them, the more fascinating they are. The more social creatures you see them become. And some of them are really beautiful. But bats do carry the viruses they carry and unfortunately, right now, it is very strange, weve probably got a bat virus thats killing people. Good evening. Im anderson cooper. When covid19 first surfaced at the end of 2019, scientists wanted to know where it came from and how this deadly virus ended up in humans. Although answers are not certain, it seems likely the coronavirus originated in bats. Bats are diverse and ancient creatures and theyve been on earth longer than we have. Despite that, there is still a lot we dont know. Tonight we take a look at this enigmatic animal and dig into the mystery of covid19. In the last 20 years, some of the dead
All that and so much more ahead at this hour. Happy monday everyone. Im john berman. Happy new year john nice to see you. Im michaela pereira. We start with the search for airasia flight 8501. Setbacks in the search now. Todays operations had to be called off because of storms. Officials say divers who were able to make it to the bottom of the sea encountered muddy waters leaving zero visibility. A large piece of wreckage initially believed to be part of the plane, well it turned out to be from a sunken ship. Search teams did recover three more bodies today, bringing the total number recovered to 37. Each victim is returned to surabaya in indonesia. That is where the flight originated. Our david molko is there. David, we now know one of the large objects searchers spotted, they were very hopeful, it turned out to be from part of a ship wreck, not the jet at all. But there were other objects they found. What do we know about those . Thats right, john and michaela. A lot of news coming i
New details this past hour as investigators piece together events of the shooting in orlando. Authorities just briefed the media. There were two big headlines as they pour through omar mateens electronic media, they said there was no evidence mateen was contemplating another target. They dont believe he was a patron at any other gay nightclubs in orlando. New this hour, video of the gunman from six years ago. Its a bit ran don. This is omar mateen appearing six years ago in an Award Winning documentary, of all things, about the bp oil spill. The effects of the attack ongoing on capitol hill as we speak, the filibuster for three hours and 39 minutes now to force some sort of action on gun critical. Lets begin with the latest of the investigation. Nbc has learned the wife of omar mateen was worried when her husband walked out the door saturday night that he was going to attack the pulse nightclub but she said nothing. Nbcs Pete Williams, has the latest on the investigation developme deve
happening. at some point, they have to say something. if enough people are in uproar and enough whales wash up on beaches, they will have to say something, they have not said anything yet, have they? they have not said anything and the silence is deafening. let s assess it more, i m a small-town mayor, i reached out to groups conducting autopsies on the whales and reality of the situation is whales washing up on the beach, 15 so far, are so decomposed they can t properly assess the inner ear, the head, things that relate to echo location. ashley: horrible for marine life, imagine being on the beaches with your young kid and you walk up and see that, it is