Weve put it to a test. Dr. Crystal dilworth is a molecular neuroscientist. The science of greats. Ecigarettes. Kyle hill is an engineer and im phil torres. Ill im an entomologist. Thats our show now lets do some science. Hi guys, welcome to techknow. Im phil torres and im here with kyle, marita and crystal. Now guys, as an entomologist, i love a good challenge in the field. There is a scientific mystery that i went to the peruvian amazon to solve. There is this weird structure. What is that . We went down there in the fact that this thing had been found in one place twice. One of the best thing about working in the amazon rain forest is the road along the way to uncovering the scientific mysteries. Join me on the expedition thats about to get wet, wild and a little bit muddy. The peruvian amazon, a Huge Population of endemic plant and animal species, meaning they are found nowhere else on the earth. Why here in tambopata . It is one of the unique places in the amazon that has been almo
Michael phelps faces a familiar foe, ryan lochte, in his first comeback final. The thrilling finish today, friday, april 25th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. And im Natalie Morales along with al roker and tamron hall. Savannah has the morning off. What a way to make a comeback for a guy who basically took the last couple of years. Says he played golf, gained 30 pounds, but its nice to hear those two names in the same sentence again, phelps and lochte, phelps and lochte. Headtohead the whole way, but were not going to tell you how it ends just yet. Youve got to hang on a little while. But first, we want to get to todays top story. Frightening moments for the crew of a Virgin Australia flight headed to bali. A passenger now under arrest after rushing the cockpit. Nbcs katy tur is in perth, australia, with the latest on this. Katy, goo
But stocks are down. Worse day for equities in the bull market started back in 2009. The nasdaq in particular selling off quite heavily, down about 3. 5 . Blackrocks chief investment strategist is with us. What are investors thinking . There are a couple of things going on. Veryof these sectors got aggressive valuations. You look at biotech for example. Nearly eight times book value as recently as the end of march, so clearly, you know, stretch valuations have played a part. I think what is exacerbating this anchor to reading and contributed to the seat is were seeing a lot of liquidation by hedge funds. They have done really well with a, but at that moment them has broken down, we are seeing some aggressive liquidation by many of those players. What are those players doing now and what are they buying into . Been a lotthere have of movement into cash, but you are also seeing something below the surface. Take a look at technology. We have all spun this as Technology Selling off. If you
The u. S. Secretary of state john kerry says progress is being made in negotiating a ceasefire in gaza. He was in cairo along with the u. N. Chief, ban kimoon, and they hope an egyptian proposal for a truce will be accepted by both sides in the conflict. While this conflict prompted an emergency, the United Nations meeting in geneva. The human rights chief navie peela is there. Tell us what was said at this meeting of the human rights council, and the message from navi pilae. Reporter yes, a strong messing from navi pilae saying that humanitarian law may have been violated in a manner that could amount to war crimes. Thats her assessment of a situation after a number of incidents in the area. He urged all actors in the area to abide by International Law and make sure civilians are not targeted. Lets listen to a broader picture about the situation in gaza at the moment. The current conflict and destruction comes at a time when gaza is still recovering from repeated escalations of hostil
Risk. Popular web sites, banks email accounts, online retailers all quite vulnerable. What is being done about it . We will tell you later this hour. First, to sue at the nyse. Good to see you, ty. Stocks making a comeback after a rough few sessions. 16,337. 51. S p up almost half a person. Almost a full person gain in the nasdaq. The biotechs really bouncing back i should have just said rally. Seema mody has a market flash. Leading higher are the biotech. In fact second highs as investors look for bargains after the recent sell offthe etf, among todays big gainers. Celgene, biogen and a nice rebound for the group, sue. Indeed it is, thanks so much, seema. 58 minutes before the fed minutes are released. We have a lot on our place this hour, including two big downgrades by hershey and gm, Morgan Stanley putting gm at underweight. The firm sees the auto cycle as having peaked. The truck segment is under pressure. The analysts also thinks the global Auto Industry is entering a period of S