one-fifth of everyone in iceland died. it's something icelanders learned about in school it's kind of a national catastrophe for them. again, even though we're talking about 178 3w, essentially what happened is the volcano poisoned the countryside. the ash killed the grass, it poisoned the grass the sheep died and there was nothing to eat, and iceland descended into famine. so lockey is a story about famine and a story about iceland specifically but it also has much wider repercussions as a catastrophe. not only did it pour lava onto the countryside and send ash acrosses iceland it also sent poisonous gases huge distances these massive gases got caught up into the winds carried across and made it all the way to europe. so in the somewhere of 1783 -- summer of 1783 people who lived in paris, in london, in germany reported this strange haze. it was like a white fog that rolled across the countryside. it smelled bad it looked weird it didn't burn off. people didn't know what it was. they called it a dry fog and thaw puzzled o

be any icelanders. they have from the north to the south to the south to the north, all over. for the last some hundred years. >> the icelandic horse has two distinct gaits not found anywhere else in the world. the most famous is called the tolt. >> the rider doesn't move. it stays in their seat. >> you can feel like you're flying. you're swerving around. >> the horses hooves beat rhythmically over the ice, which is customarily tested ahead of time and appears to be solid after days of cold temperatures. >> it's been 10 to 15 degrees minus for a few days. that's enough usually to get the ice very stable for the horses. >> but the riders don't realize they're about to test the limits of the frozen ice layer. as the riders gather to pose for a publicity photo, someone gives the order for the group to march forward in a straight line. >> they were showing off in a lineup instead of going one at a time. >> just then, the riders hear a cracking sound and feel the ice undulating beneath them. filmmaker daniel

iceland informed the eu of the government's decision to cancel its application to join. >> iceland's interests are better served outside the european union. thomas: one key obstacle was the difference of opinion between brussels and iceland about the fishing quotas. it is vital to the island's economy. talks began in 2009 when the elected government felt euro zone membership could help them cushion the blow of their economic woes. hours after the announcement dozens braved the chill to voice their anger outside parliament. >> who does this government think they are? do they think they can just and the negotiations without asking parliament? it is nothing less than an attack on parliamentary democracy. thomas: the government has said it wants to remain close ties and cooperation with europe. they are part of the european economic area and are in a visa free zone. molly: hopes are running high at the european space agency. scientists have started trying to communicate with the rover after a rough landing -- it has been saving its solar charged battery. the rover has been unresponsive s

but then from iceland you can connect to the rest of europe. get to iceland for 4 or $500 on wow air. >> there is another airline called norwegian air, expanding throughout the u.s. to the legacy carriers in the u.s. but they will offer you a flight to london for $600. that's unheard of on most carriers. >> any last minute tips to book right at the last minute. >> if you go to expedia or orbitz and look for airfare and hotel packages, there are great rates. hotel tonight, last minute hotel booking site. and they offer deep discounts, 48 hours, 24 hours in advance. and i also would recommend, again, back to adioso and using flexibility to your advantage. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> thank for having me on. >> that's our show for today. i'm becky quick. thanks for being here with us. next week, micro housing. will apartments be the next big thing in real estate? >>> each week, keep it right here, we're "on the money." here, we're "on the money." se. i've been driving a lincoln since long before anybody paid me to drive one. i didn't do

, and 1300 people from 39 countries in iceland in lousy weather -- no offense, sir, but it was rainy cold blowing walking into to head union wind from the hotel but invigorating and helped to get me even more excited about this program, and also gave me the opportunity to do a lot of bilateral meetings with folk that had come in. we refined the program again, did another briefing to secretary kerry and then recently about a month ago, i went on another trip to go to the rest of the nordic countries. we started in sweden went to norway, went to an event called arctic frontiers, another opportunity to speak to a large group, another group of about 1300 or so people from 39 or 40 countries. senior representatives from around the world and once again, an opportunity to talk about our u.s. program. from norway we went to copenhagen, met with not only the danes but the greenlanders as well. to get their perspective. went from there to finland, and not only did we meet in hell helsinki and we also met with a permanent observer in the arctic council. and then we finished our trip to moscow.

and--but that's in iceland. >> tom: and mother mother. this indie-rock group is staring over the precipice of aeveryo mainstream breakout. catch them here first in performance. and we revisit a conversation with hollywood leading lady and star of the imitation game keira knightly. i'm tom power, this is q. ♪ [theme] ♪ >> tom: ok, so you know that feeling when you order, like, 16 chicken nuggets and then you eat all 16 chicken nuggets, and then you're sprawled out on the couch and all you can feel is the salt and your belt buckle struggling? well, jim gaffigan has turned that feeling into fame and comedy gold. his new book food: a love story, is a new york times best-seller, and he dropped by studio q to speak with piya chattopadhyay about fatherhood about fame, and yes, about food. check out their conversation here in studio q.nded in toronto, you tweet-- >> jim: yes, i love to tweet. >> piya:--maybe more than you eat. >> jim: we're tweeter--we're twitter buddies, you and i. >> piya: we're not. you haven't followed me yet. >> jim: i'm

it was taken on board an easy jet plane from iceland. >> now we are flying into darkness. >> wow. the pilot was going from chicago to munich but took a little detour through iceland so passengers could watch eat flight attendants passed out special viewing glasses. check out the spectacular sights passengers saw outside their window. >>> world news tonight is next. >> thank you for inviting us into your home tonight. >>> breaking news as we head into the weekend on the first day of spring. a deadly new blast of winter. treacherous roads. from the midatlantic up the east coast. 40 million americans in the storm's path. thousands of flights cancelled. >>> rush hour road rage. a woman shot in the head by an angry driver. >> one suv run off the road and shot at her. >> tonight, the man hunt for the shooter. >>> under investigation, the jet setting congressman with a downton abbey office. tonight, the fbi on the case. >>> and the movie scene turned real-life disaster. caught on tape. >>> and our persons of the week. the unbreakable football father/daughter team, flexing

. >>> the leaders of iceland have decide not to seek membership in the european union. negotiations began after the global financial crisis in 2008, but they were suspended in 2013 when parties cautious about joining the eu took power. the latest decision apparently reflects concerns the country's main industry of fishing could be subjected to quotas. the european economy has been hit hard by the credit crisis, but iceland's economy has recovered, weakening momentum toward eu membership. >>> in other news, u.s. president barack obama has condemned the shooting of two police officers in the state of missouri. they were shot during a demonstration in ferguson after it was announced the police chief would resign. the officers were treated for serious injuries and have since been released from the hospital. tensions have been growing in ferguson since august when a white officer shot dead michael brown, an unarmed black teenager. obama said the incident should not detract from the greater issue and there's no excuse for criminal acts. brown's family says the shootings could

iceland's economy has recovered, weakening momentum toward eu membership. meanwhile, the european economy has been hit by the credit crisis. >>> u.s. president barack obama has condemned the shooting of two police officers in missouri. they were shot during a demonstration in ferguson after it was announced the police chief would resign. the officers were treated for serious injuries, and have since been released from a hospital. tensions have been growing in ferguson since august when a white officer shot dead michael brown, an unarmed black teenager. obama commented on the shooting. he said, the incident should not detract from the greater issue, and there's no excuse for criminal acts. brown's family says the shootings could derail the peaceful and nonviolent movement to confront police brutality. >>> world health organization representatives have noted they've passed a grim mark in the fight against ebola. nearly a year after the outbreak was identified. they say the number of confirmed and suspected deaths in the three hardest-hit west african nations

but for the rest of the people in iceland the catastrophe continued. and, again, this is an eruption you may not have heard about, but one-fifth of everyone in iceland died. it's something icelanders learn about in school. it's kind of a national catastrophe for them. again, even though we're talking about 1783, essentially what happened is the volcano poisoned the countryside. the ash killed the grass, it poisoned the grass the sheep died and there was nothing to eat, and iceland do descended into famine. so it's a story about famine and a story about iceland specifically, but it also has much wider repercussions as a catastrophe. not only did it pour lava onto the countryside and send ash across iceland, it also sent poisonous gases huge distances. these massive gases got caught up into the winds, carried it across and made it all the way to europe. so in the summer of 1783, people who lived in paris in london in germany reported this strange haze. it was like a white fog that rolled across the countryside. it smelled bad, it looked weird, it didn't

the aurora borealis a geomagnetic storm you usually see in iceland, there are chances in part of our viewing area like the poconos could actually see the aurora borealis, from 11:00 tonight until 2:00 in the morning, it's not guaranteed but it's a possibility. future tracker 6, showing tomorrow windchills at 6:30 in the morning 22 in philadelphia 16 in allentown and 19 in trenton and reading so windchills are in the teens and the 20s in the morning and then windchills are stuck in the 30s in the afternoon. you'll want to bundle up. the five-day at 5:00 loads of sunshine and windchills in the afternoon in the 30s. on thursday, still chilly but not as harsh because the winds diminish. friday our last day of winter and first day of spring it's messy with wet snow and rain and we bump it up to 55 degrees on saturday before temperatures drop back into the low 40s on friday we'll talk about the chance of snow on friday. >> lets not. the first day of spring, that is cruel. more coming up on our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00, an "action news" viewer captures a raining fire in north

. >> this lufthanza pilot of from chicago to munich but detoured through iceland so passenger could be watch the eclipse. they passed out special viewing glasses. take a look at some of the spectacular sights passengers saw out their window. >> cool. >> yeah. >> you don't get that on every day flights. >> you don't even get peanuts. >> you'll get nothing and like it. >> over the weekend -- they had honey roasted peanuts. >>> will we get rain and like it? >> i hope you like it. we are look ging at moisture on live doppler hd for a change. this is looking different, and we love it. this is not reaping the ground, unfortunately, but there is moisture that may come in the form of a few drops tomorrow morning. a winnerter storm has badded the northeast, now -- has battled the northeast new york, 51. pouring rain in the lone star state. thunderstorms. 62 dallas. denver, 73 warm there. and 55 in seattle with those showers showing up. statewide, here's what it will look like, warm in palm springs 92 degrees if you're traveling to los angeles. 77, usual morning fog giving way to sun, 58 tahoe 5

the arctic circle event was being held at reykjavÍk iceland. that's the first time i met investor -- ambassador gerhardt when i was in reykjavÍk in my first opportunity to speak publicly in front of a large group. talk about interest in the arctic. 1300 people from 39 countries in reykjavÍk iceland and really lousy weather, no offense sir what it was rainy. it was cold. it was blowing 40 knots. we were walking into a headwind from the hotel but it was very invigorating. it certainly helped to get me even more excited about this program and it also gave me the opportunity to do a lot of bilateral meetings with folks that had come in. we were fined a program once again and did another briefing to secretary kerry and recently about a month ago i went on another trip to go to the rest of the border countries. we started out in sweden. we went to norway to an event called arctic frontiers. once again another opportunity to speak to a large group another group of about 1300 or so people from 39 or 40 countries seeing representatives from around the

north from iceland, the majesty of an eclipse not seen since 1662. this is bloomberg "surveillance ," live from new york. friday, march 20 the march equinox. i'm tom keene. joining me, olivia sterns and brendan greeley. let's get to our top headlines. olivia: pick up the pace, that is the message from european leaders to greece. telling alexis tsipras greece must submit a more concrete plant within days said he bailout talks can speed up. greece is running out of money after four hours of talks in brussels, tsipras put a positive spin on the issue. mr. tsipras: we are more optimistic after this deliberation. i think both sides confirmed their intention to try to do their best to overcome the difficulties of the greek economy as soon as possible. olivia: no clear-cut date when greece greece would run out of money. it could be a matter of weeks. president obama urging iran's young people to pressure their leaders on the nuclear deal. in a youtube video marking persian new year the president argued freezing the nuclear program could lead to a better rel

one of them -- and i know ambassador gearhart, are you still here from iceland? there he is. i looked at him because one of the senators to establish credibility said, well my wife traveled to iceland once. you have a very nice country. and i looked at the ambassador because you know at that point they have some sort of very shallow interest or knowledge about the arctic and yet here they are making decisions. another one mentioned to the alaskans who were in attendance that he had visited alaska once. i checked that later on and i am told -- i can't confirm this -- but one of the other senators told me that he took a cruise to alaska once. so therefore, established his credibility in terms of understanding alaska. i would never put myself in the category of the s.eal hunters. i respect our alaskan natives and i've learned a lot from them. i'm in that category of people that is very interested, that is concerned about the arctic and i have a limited amount of knowledge. i started out my coast guard career in alaska. i was -- let us say academically challenged at the academy a

. >>> iceland says it no longer wants to be joining the european union. it believes it's interests are best served outside the other 28 nations. it began after a catastrophic banking collapse. but the negotiations stalled over concerns iceland had with european unions agricultural subsidies and its policy on fishing. the european union is urging greece to speed up work on his reform plan. the eu commission president said he was not satisfied with greece's progress during talks with the country's prime minister. last month british creditors in the euro zone agreed to extend the bailout program for four months. >>> now attacks on pelicans in the u.s. state of florida have conservationist deeply worried. the birds are having their pouches slashed. something that can lead to a slow and extremely painful death. andy gallagher reports. >> oh my poor baby. what has momma got for my little baby. >> reporter: she trained as a nurse in her native croatia, and these days she is putting those skills to good use. her refuge center has become a vital lifeline for the w

located near norway and iceland it's become an export bonanza. >> when russia banned certain imports from the european union in result of sanctions over ukraine, the salmon fishing faroe islands stepped into the breach. found itself on a near monopoly of salmon sales to russia. fall out of the war in europe and with no apologies. >> we are not asking brussels because we are not an eu member. >> banned faroe mackerel. the prime minister who lobbied moscow hard was only too happy to take his business elsewhere. >> we were boycotted just before out of eu if you are boycotted out of eu where should you go? if eu is locking their harbor for us because we are not reaching an agreement in the north atlantic then we need to find other markets and we are doing business as usual. >> the faroes upped both protection and price. by year end production to russia had increased by almost 700% and exercising its trade independent outside the eu. >> we were not able to market to eu to so we looked to another market an there was russia. >> no one should tell us where we should sell the salmon. if they

they invaded the iceland in 1945. the battle went on for a month. today a handshake expressed friendship between the two nations once engaged in a batter battle: one person was -- bitter battle. a sheriff spokesman said the car drove through a window of the starbucks just after 9:00 this morning. one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. authorities haven't yet said what caused that crash. >>> encouraging news to report tonight on a 25-year-old man who was hit by a truck and then robbed while he lay youred. today they are report -- injured. today they reported he is out of a coma and talking. drs. say he may be able to move to a rehab facility in the coming weeks. he was hit in january. the 81-year-old truck driver topped and that's when police say a group of people came and robbed both the driveer and him. no arrests have been made. >>> one of the teenage boys who admitted to sexually assaulting a south bay girl has reached a settlement with the victim's family. she committed suicide back in 2012. [ indiscernible ] the settlement wa

airlines in britain, norway and iceland all implemented the policy yesterday. >>> you can count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the daily plane crash. check nbc 10 app and nbc10.com for more information on the pilot's background and what we have learned from those who knew him. you'll also find the latest on the investigation. >>> and look at this a ride by shooting, an update on the breaking news we brought you yesterday on nbc 10 news at 11:00. a man on a bicycle opened fire on two people in philadelphia's kensington section. it happened yesterday at amber and cambria streets. the man shot a 17-year-old in critical condition. the gunman fell off the bike got back on and got away, no word on a motive. >>> philadelphia police are looking into a report of an abduction in fairmount park. witnesses say they saw a woman forced into the back of a pontiac grand prix just before 3:00 yesterday afternoon. this happened on sethly drive. police are checking to see if this was a domestic dispute. >>> investigators are hoping surveillance video will help them capture the suspects who attacked

overnight the storm has put a northern lights show in many parts of the world, including iceland. check out what it looked like from the international space station. solar storms often threaten gps systems. if you go on social media, instagram, facebook or twitter, you know search for aurora there are a many beautiful images out from last night. >>> as far as temperatures go new england, negative 2 wind chill in bangor. wind chills are very good all throughout the northeast. bundle up everyone. with the winter gear. today, it's going to stay chilly and windy. these arrows show how strong the winds will be. here's the cruel part this cold air mass stays with us for two, three days. rain today in texas will be up into areas of new england, this is a snow forecast 70s in d.c. we're just outside the city in baltimore, possibility of little trace of snow. as far as philadelphia new york scranton the grassier surfaces could pick up another 2 inches to 3 inches of snow. betty, pretty cruel stuff that you know we can't catch a break in new england. >> let me to get this straight, friday i

airline officials in britain, canada and iceland say they intend to implement similar rules. skymark already has such a regulation in effect. passengers have been banned from entering the cockpit on all japanese airliners since 1999. authorities introduced that ban because a passenger stab aid pilot to death and tried to fly the plane. the 9/11 attacks in the united states were another reason for changes. since then most planes have been equipped with doors that lock automatically when they are closed. bullet proof material is used. >> the door is fitted with three electrical latches and a new spy hole. >> the door can only be unlocked from the inside. these anti-hijacking measures allowed the co-pilot of the airliner to lock out the captain. pilots in japan have to undergo regular health checks. they are examined for eyesight and heart conditions as well as any mental disorder chemical dependency or alcohol addiction. aviation authorities strengthened mental health checks after a japan airlines plane crashed in 1982 on its approach to tokyo's airport. 24 people died. the cau

the best seats will be in northern europe, particularly in iceland and norway, where they are expecting a total solar eclipse. that is when the moon blocks out the sun completely. the chief astronomer at the franklin institute joins me a few -- a short time ago. you will be watching this? guest: i will be watching it online, that will be the best bet for many people. katty: if you are not in those far northern parts, what will you see? guest: you will see a portion of the sun covered by the disk of the moon. the closer you are to the total eclipse path which is far north but you will be able to see is you will see part of the disk of the moon. the farther south you go, the less of the effect you will see. the folks will have the grace opportunity to see the effect. if you have someone of for viewer -- some sort of viewer you will see quite an event. katty: the people far up north how rare is it? guest: there is the opportunity for a solo clips twice in the year. this is quite unusual. the last time a solar eclipse like this occurred near the vernal equinox was in 1662. it was kind of ra

. >>> iceland has withdrawn itself bid to join the european union. they began membership nerg negotiations in 2010. >>> union leaders and pro-government groups in brazil are about to hold a rally in sao paulo, they say to show support of the country's president. she is dealing with a massive scandal. dozens of political figure and members of the brazilian run state oil company. >>> it's nearly two years now since flood waters flood through a neirsern chinese village. the government was criticized for being unprepared and hiding the number of people who died. harry fawcett has returned to the village. >> reporter: the river that runs through is a trickle now. but the destruction it left in the summer of 2013 is still visible. we arrived four days after the flash flood to a town full of grief and anger. they were accusing authorities of covering up the true extent of the death toll. another person is trying to talk to us to tell us what he believes really happened here. once again the police are stopping us from talking to him. so we have come back to

canadian and icelandic airlines say they will follow suit. >>> in other news saudi arabia and its sunni arab allies have been striking at shia muslim rebels in yemen. the reblsz have taken over the capital sanaa and driven out the president and they're now warning the attacks will set off a wider regional war. saudi warplanes bombed position of the huthi rebel group trying to stop their advance across the country. saudi arabian officials say they're sending 100 fighter planes into the battle. and the state-run news agency says they're backed by gulf states jordan egypt, and pakistan. the air strikes targeted a missile base in the capital and a nearby air base. but it also flattened homes. and civilian casualties have been reported. a huthi spokesperson told nhk the attacks will turn yemen into saudi's enemy. iran, which is allied to the huthis, also denounced the bombing. the foreign minister announced it is an infringement on yemeni sofrntd. the arab league held a meeting in egypt to discuss the situation. >>> in afghanistan a growing number of taliban fighters are transferring they ar

airlines in britain, norway and iceland all implemented the policy yesterday. >>> and we have been telling you about emily selke, the grad from america killed in the sh kra. her mother was also killed and originally was from delaware county. yvonne selke graduated in 1975 and planned to be at the 40th class reunion this fall. the current principal showed us yearbook photos of yvonne with family members living a few blocks from the school. they didn't want to talk on camera. >> i heard about the daughter and was like this is our local connection to the crash victims. and i thought, somebody should stand up for yvonne because she grew up in delaware county. >> the website for the class of '75 reyouunion has a tribute to yvonne selke. count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the deadly plane crash. check nbc 10's app and our website for the latest on the investigation. >>> and it is 5:36. right now in new york city firefighters are spraying water on lingering flames at the site of an apparent gas explosion. here's a live look of what used to be a five-story apartment building. and we are le

airlines in britain, norway and iceland all implemented the process yesterday. >>> and residents were shocked and stunned after learning that the co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane. some told nbc 10 that it makes them think twicely about flying internationally, but one airline worker says he hopes passengers view what happened here as the exception and not the rule. >> it is truly unfortunate, but i'll continue to travel as i'm quite sure everyone should continue to travel. i feel it is 100% well, it's -- it's more than adequately safe for people to travel. >> the international airline pilots association said its prayers are with all the victims' loved ones. they will work to advance safer transportation rules across the world. >>> one of the most legendary eagles will be remembered today at a private funeral. family and friends will gather to say good-bye to hall of famer chuck bednarik. many will remember concrete charlie. he played a franchise 49 seasons in both offense and defense. >> he played 14 seasons with philadelphia and some of the amazing things he did, i just think t

you can get to iceland this summer for $400, $500 on wow air. another airline called norwegian air which has been expanding throughout the u.s. to the irritation of legacy carriers in the u.s. it will offer flights into london for $600. that's unheard of for most carriers. >> any last-minute tip if you're trying to book? trying to jump around? >> expedia, or bits, sites like that, you can often get great rates. there's hotel tonight which is a last-minute hotel booking site. or app rather. they offer deep discounts, 48 hours, 24 hours in advance. i also would recommend, again, going back to audiso and using that flexibility to your advantage. >> thank you for joining us. that is our show for today. i'm becky quick. thank you so much for being here with us. next week micro housing. will tiny apartments be the next big thing in real estate? we're on the money. i'll see you next weekend. female announcer: want your best rest ever? then don't miss sleep train's best rest event. you'll find sleep train's very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest

one senator to establish credibility, said, well, my wife traveled to iceland once. you have a very nice country there. and i turned around and looked at the ambassador and he is there, oh. you know at that point they have some sort of very shallow interest or knowledge about the arctic and yet here they are making decisions. another one mentioned to the alaskans who were in attendance that he had visited alaska once. i checked later on and i was told he took a cruise to alaska once. so therefore, established his credibility in terms of understanding alaska. i would never put myself in the category of the seal hunter. i respect the seal hunters. i respect our alaska natives and have learned a lot from them. i would say i'm in that category of people that is very interested that is concerned bottom the arctic and i have a limited amount of knowledge. i started out my coast guard career in alaska. i was let us say, academically challenged at the academy and in those days we selected our first assignment based upon your class standing. and there were not many choices le

including here in iceland. the ararias were reportedly visible as far south as tennessee and new mexico. >>> and check out what it looked like from the international space station. wow. the solar storms often threaten gps and power grids, although no damage or outages have been reported. >>> and with that nbc meteorologist bill karins -- >> so gorgeous. >> absolutely beautiful. >> there are -- >> the colors are spectacular. >> i've never seen a collection of photos like the one on social media if you search for aurora borealis. from finland, alaska canada. incredible pictures. they call them rainbow auroras because they have so much color in them. let's talk about what happened. we finally cooled off much of the country, including much of southern california. remember, we were in the 70s a day ago. things are back to normal where we should be across the country for this time of year. now as far as what happened yesterday in california we still did see some warm temperatures. i wouldn't say we saw anything on th

. >> iceland has withdrawn its bid to join the european union saying that it's interests are best served outside of the union. the countryconcerns about the e.u.'s agriculture and fishery policies have led to problems in the negotiations. >>> a series of attacks on pelicans in the u.s. state of florida has conservationists deeply concerned. the birds which are federally protected are having their pouches slashes, something that can lead to an oh slow and painful death. we go to the florida keys. >> oh, you poor baby. >> maya is a nurse in her native croatia, and these days she's putting those skills to good use. a makeshift refugee center has become a trial lifeline. >> i don't like to go outside. i don't like to go here. i'm happy with my animals. i'm happy here. they need me, you know. >> but in the last few months maya's refuge has been inundated with brown pelicans. a dozen birds have been found with sliced pouches. injuries that the veterinarian say are deliberate and malicious malicious. >> the horror is they don't want the birds just to die they want them to die a slow torturous d

the islands is nation as small as it is grand with jaw-dropping vistas it dots the owing between iceland and norway. for as long as anyone can remember whales and dolphins have lived in niece water and across those centuries they have hunted them they're not just just picking off one or two entire families babies and all are driven panicked to the shore. it's brutal, it's bloody so we'll spare you the details. >> the water turns read. it's horrific. these whales will actually cry out. they will not leave the side of their friend. >> the volunteers risk jail arrested here on a island beach for trying to save dolphins from slaughter. they're sometimes confrontational tactics are great as grabbing headlines but not at grabbing the hearts and minds of those still on the hunt which is where mccall comes in. face to face with whaler hans jacob. >> lately we stopped. >> you got to talk and maybe that first step in the islands is over tea and cookies in a hotel lobby. >> you don't cause injury to the animal and come up with a new spinal -- >> hold on a second. >> it does cause injury. >> mccall

north from iceland, the majesty of an eclipse not seen since 1662. this is bloomberg "surveillance ," live from new york. friday, march 20 the march equinox. i'm tom keene. joining me, olivia sterns and brendan greeley. let's get to our top headlines. olivia: pick up the pace, that is the message from european leaders to greece. telling alexis tsipras greece must submit a more concrete plant within days said he bailout talks can speed up. greece is running out of money after four hours of talks in brussels, tsipras put a positive spin on the issue. mr. tsipras: we are more optimistic after this deliberation. i think both

this is halfway between norway and iceland. this is time lapse video, so we have about three minutes down to 20 second. you can see it went from daylight to darkness because of a total solar kree clips thateclipse that occurred. thousands went to witness this this, unfortunately, a little cloudy so they didn't get a gym himself of this part here where the moon moves between the sun and the earth and covers the sun there. that's what a lot of people were hoping to see. but that's the another vantage point there that some people saw the partial solar eclipse. so in addition to the eclipse, today is also the spring equinox and there is a super moon. so cool to see. >> very cool indeed. richard, thank you. >>> frederick county virginia schools are now closed. they were delayed. now closed. >> let's get an update on the forecast now. chuck bell tracking the path of this storm. seeing snow right now. >> certainly are. wet snowflakes all over the metro area especially for the northern and western suburbs. this will continue through ab

. >> we went to iceland, up to the blue lagoon, and we spend some time up there. >> you were kind of chilling out quite literally up there, right? >> yeah, we were. yeah. >> danish agents break all the rules, taking happy snaps with him. not to be outdone, the british take storm to sweden. >> they booked a four days team building trip at the ice hotel. we had a four-day team building. we went dog sledding. we went snow scootering. i stayed in a very expensive room inside the ice hotel. >> storm says he ultimately chooses to work with the cia, which supports his plan to locate and assassinate awlaki by using an unsuspecting woman as bait. unbelievably, awlaki has asked storm to play matchmaker and find him a european blond to be his third wife. storm's search leads him to irina from croatia, a recent convert to islam who now calls herself aminah. they chat on facebook. >> european blond, exactly what anwar wanted, and she asked me if i knew anwar awlaki and if i could help her to get married. >> awlaki's mujahadin secrets show storm he's hooked. so far i'm interested. please update me

i went to the site and found that the guy who runs the site is in reykjavik, iceland. and the people who were involved in this, they have got the whole thing there. erik: in incredible detail. it is really one of the most incredible websites i have come across. brian: the other thing you talk about is the video. erik: i try not to watch other people's documentaries. i want to come to my own view. but it is very interesting what you see. at one point, as the ship is moving across the camera, at first you think the camera is panning, but given the technology of the era, the ship is moving. one detail that was very telling, a stewardess comes out of a door very crisply, carry something to a passenger, and then walks back through the door. obviously bringing a telegram or whatever. i don't know why that was really meaningful. it put me briefly into the fact that these guys are setting sail and nobody is really concerned about this. and then of course in this video , there is turner on the bridge. he has got that turner smile very nice smile, and off they go. brian: you got

. >>> iceland announced it's dropping its bid to join the european union. now the country first applied for membership in 2009 this is now been withdrawn. it has a pretrade arrangement with the block and is part of the visa-free travel zone. >>> jamie robertson is here with the business news. >> greece is back in the headlines. it's edging ever closer to a financial brink. prime minister alex tsispras we got them talking together all the negotiations continue over the conditions of a country's bailout. the imf european central bank often known as have agreed in principle to extend greece's bailout until june but getting access to more money is dependent on athens implementing reforms which are distinctly unpopular there. remind ourselves of greece's financial position. not good. it's debts run to at least 324 billion euros. some people put it higher than that. 6 billion euros has to be paid back in the next two weeks and greece is funding day-to-day by borrowing from its own banks. issuing new bonds to repay the old ones. this is known as rolling over. emer

-- from iceland? there he is. one of the senators to establish his creditability, said, "my wife traveled to iceland one spring. you have a very nice country there." i looked at the ambassador, and he is there -- you know at that point they have some sort of very shallow interest or knowledge about the arctic, and here they are making decisions. another one mentioned to the alaskans who were in attendance that he had visited alaska once. i checked up later on, and i am told, cannot confirm this -- another one mentioned that he had visited alaska wants. i am told that he took a cruise to alaska wants, that establishes credibility in terms of understanding alaska. i would never put myself in the category of a seal hunter. i respect the seal hunters. i respect our alaska natives. i have one a lot from them. i would say that i am in that category of people that is very interested, that is concerned about the arctic, and i have a limited amount of knowledge. i started out my coast guard career in alaska. i was -- let u

. >>> opposition supporters in iceland have taken part in the country's biggest protest since financial crisis in 2008. about 7,000 people attended the event in the capital reykjavik, again the country's decision to drop its membership to the european union. >>> firefighters in moscow have been tackling a blaze over the russian capital's most famous tourist attraction. fire engulfed the 16th century monastery. the convent was covered in scaffolding to allow major repair work. >>> sir elton john is calling for a boycott of the italian fashion designer, dolce and gabbana gabbana, after they criticized same-sex families and fertility treatments. the music legend who has two children with his husband, condemned the designers after dominique dolce told a magazine that he thought that ivf children were synthetic. a warning, this report contains flash photography. >> they are a fashion institution. he is a music icon. but now these global heavyweights have had a big falling out. a magazine interview where dolce said conceiving children should be an act of love. you are born to a mother and a f

the airlines in britain, norway and iceland implemented the policy yesterday. >>> we have been telling you about the 2013 drexel grad killed in the crash and now we are learning more about her mom originally killed from delaware county. yvonne selke graduated from springfield high school in 1975 and was a defense contractor. she planned to attend her 40th class reunion this fall. >> our local connection to the crash victims, and i thought, somebody should stand up for yvonne because she grew up in delaware county. >> residents say yvonne still has relatives living not far from the school. you can stay with nbc 10 for the latest on this deadly plane crash. and you can check out nbc 10's app for more on the pilot's background and the latest on the crash investigation. >>> and an update to a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. police released a suspect sketch from a home invasion with a victim saying the intruder choked her. take a look at this. philadelphia police say the man in this sketch got into the home through the front window. police say he choked the woman an

it dots the ocean between iceland and norway. for as long as anyone can remember whales and dolphins have lived in these waters and across those centuries the ferrell have hunted them. but they're not just picking up one or a few entire families babies and all are driven panicked to the shore. it's brutal, it's bloody we'll spare you the details. >> the water turns red. it's horrick. these whales will actually cry out. they will not leave the site of their family. >> so the sea shepherd volunteers risk jail arrested here on a ferrell island beach for trying to save dolphins from slaughter. they're sometimes confrontational tactics are great at grabbing headline. but not at grabbing the hearts and minds of those still on the hunt which is where mccall comes in. >> face to face with whaler hans jacob. >> maybe we stop -- that's something should happen. >> you got to talk and maybe that first step in the ferrell islands is over tea and cookies in a hotel lobby. >> you don't cause injuries to the animals and come up with a -- >> hold