you for talking to us, howard, from the university of buffalo.— university of buffalo.und the world to mark the occasion. in thailand, hundreds of people joined a march in bangkok calling for improvements to the kingdom's laws on maternity leave. and in pakistan, people rallied in the streets of karachi and islamabad. many used the occasion to stand in solidarity with the women of gaza. meanwhile in berlin, where international women's day is a public holiday, thousands held a rally calling for gender equality. and we've seen the day play out on the political stage, too. let's start in france, which has become the first country to enshrine abortion in its constitution. this was the moment outside thejustice ministry in paris. abortion was decriminalised in france 50 years ago, but parliament voted to officially amend the constitution on monday. this was president macron's message. translation: the backward steps of our time made it - a necessity and an emergency, because everywhere in the world, including in the greatest democracies, including within our neighbours in eu

vincent lynch specializes in genetics and evolutionary biology at the university of buffalo and stressesiming is everything. >> to put them back now isn't to replace something that was once there, but it's to put an invasive species into an environment in which it's never been before. >> reporter: is there 1% in the back of your mind where something could go wrong? >> we are doing the best that we can to collaborate with all of the top scientists, bioethicists and conservationists around the world to ensure that it goes as right as possible, and there will always be some risk in a moon shot for society. >> reporter: a mammoth-sized moon shot coming soon. morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas. >>> and when we come back, there is good news tonight. the surprise performance that brought this beloved teacher to tears. ♪ >>> there is good news tonight about the impact one teacher can have on his students and the lengths one group of alumni went to pay it forward even decades later. ♪ beauty and the beast ♪ >> reporter: when the final performance of "beauty and the beast" at michigan's mount pleasan

vincent lynch specializes in genetics and evolutionary biology at the university of buffalo and stresses't to replace something that was once there, but it's to put an invasive species into an environment in which it's never been before. >> reporter: is there 1% in the back of your mind where something could go wrong? >> we are doing the best that we can to collaborate with all of the top scientists, bioethicists and conservationists around the world to ensure that it goes as right as possible, and there will always be some risk in any large moon shot for society. >> reporter: a mammoth-sized moon shot coming soon. morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas. >> could they, would they, should they. thanks for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera. hope you have a great start to ur week.yo russia, the countr

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