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tonight, on "nightline" 5,000 feet in the air, we travel to nepal, a rare and endangered bird, this may change your mind, a bird with a reputation problem. and everybody from kim kardashian to honey boo boo, tonight, we meet the man behind the noodle craze sweeping america. and her alleged boyfriend is one of the most wanted men in america, but this pole dancer is the one stealing the heads tonight. find out why in the feed frenzy. >> keep it right here,

the very word conjures words of winged parasites in the desert, but they go away when you get a chance to fly with one of these creatures, as abc will show you tonight. >> it is a once in a lifetime heart-pumping adventure, starting five feet above solid ground, see the mountains in the distance, those are the famous

himalayas, and the bird, i get to fly with the creatures that most people find difficult, as breath-taking and odd, this has a purpose, it is zero hour in a not so pretty war to save the vulture. >> in the last 15 to 20 years, we lost 99% of some species of vulture. >> that is millions of natures cleaners, almost cleaned up. while vultures come in many shapes and sizes, they don't bring instant empathy, but they have a champion in this guy, scott mason, for a reason. >> we need them, they're very important. >> to learn more, we must travel to the other side of the world, nepal, a nation between india and china, as the vultere flies, it is more than 7,000 miles from

new york city. >> i'm hearing a lot of percussion. >> nepal is full of ancient religion and customs, the streets are full of children, farmland, cows and horses occupy the road, a constant reminder that we are far, far from home. >> i have made a prayer, hopefully the flight goes well. >> but the focus for the trip? >> we are in a location for the feeding site. >> there are carcasses everywhere. >> the vulture's main predator, a cheap anti-inflammatory drug. >> when the cow dies, the vulture feeds from the carcass. >> that is why scott started this place, the restaurant where the vultures can eat,

toxin-free. >> does it give you joy? >> it is just nice to see it working. >> i think i would have been grossed out. but it is more than nature, it is like wow. >> but his plan extends high above this, where we fly side by side with the endangered beast. in a unique sport called para-hawking. he has trained birds of prey, both hawks and vultures, to fly with humans, training them near a magical valley, known for great flying for those with and without feathers. >> being able to fly with the vultures in the air, they're very intelligent birds, kind of like swimming with dolphins. >> and the birds? well, allow me to introduce you. this is bob and kevin, they're egyptian vultures. >> we run a small facility here,

we have had other egyptian vultures in that we released back into the wild. >> kevin is one of those birds that would not have made it on his own. and now that kevin and i are used to each other som? >> it is like tea. >> it is time to fly. >> so how will the bird launch? >> he is going to come in a taxi, your first time in a taxi with a vulture? >> it was -- wow. hello, himalayas, does this ever get old? >> never. >> that looked a lot like the paragliding that i have done before. i have a whole couch of these. >> it is important to keep the food covered. his eyesight is very good. >> check, check. >> getting his camera on. >> okay. >> here we go.

okay, and run! once we're flying, we have to sync up with kevin who is below us. >> we're losing height, that is for sure. >> and then? >> okay, one -- >> then teamed again. >> as we call him a half dozen more times you can feel the rush of kevin coming in. >> hello again, kevin. yes. we did it. >> it is magic. forget that. it is not just magic, it is majesty. >> here we go, three, two, one. and he is off. >> but all of a sudden, our flight is interrupted. >> one on him, another one coming in. >> a native egyptian vulture is harassing kevin, he rolls on his back, flying upside down, defending with his talons. >> okay, kevin is heading home,

so just call him when you can. >> we all have to get out of there fast. >> oh -- >> adrenalin rush. >> we did a quick exit. >> we had a wild egyptian vulture come in. this is their territory, breeding season. >> kevin even got his routine egg for dessert. when they're flying, it is almost like we're a joke to them. and i think we're very smooth. but they're like oh, i guess i will catch up to this thing. and he is like see you, i'm good. >> and we hope they are, good, even great some day, because in nepal, kevin, bob, and the rest of the vultures need to be saved. >> we have to do whatever we can to reverse the decline of the vulture, what we're trying to do is show how graceful and beautiful and how nice they are,

hopefully, people start to have a higher regard for them as a species. >> a higher regard, a higher calling to save a species at their vital moment. for nightline, in nepal. >> ginger and kevin had made me a convert, i'm now officially pro vulture. >> and up next, are noodles the next big thing in fine dining? hitting the kitchen with the mad noodle scientist. hey. they're coming. yeah. british. later. sorry. ok...four words... scarecrow in the wind... a baboon... monkey? hot stew saturday!? ronny: hey jimmy, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico?

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>> noodles are a lot of things, convenient, expensive, popular with college kids, palapable to kids with even a picky taste, there is one noodle that people apply, gourmet noodles. that could be about to change. >> the lowly ramen noodle is on a hot streak. kim kardashian eats them. honey boo boo swears by them. ramen noodles are now gourmet, and main stream. you and it is kevin ready's mission to bring the noodle to the masses and bring the

comeback of the much maligned carbo load. ready knows that the carbs are big business. you have experienced all of this explosive growth, but at the expensive of somebody, right? >> yeah, i think we're stealing a little bit from the mcdonalds of the world, chili's, applebees. >> in fact, they have tripped in size, growing to 339 outlets in 25 states. ready even thinks noodles may be on track to replace fast food icons, like mickey d's signature burger. this new noodle could be the signature big mac. he is not just talking smack, he spent 20 years at the golden arches, ready sees it as the

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not sure about the visual stimulation. great dishes stimulate all the senses. >> is there an herb we can put on top -- >> is this attractive enough for you, sexy enough for you? >> it is getting there. >> reporter: but in the age of the donuts and designer pizza, even the humble staple of starving artists and working stiffs everywhere has an artist. >> oh, my gosh, that is a work of art. >> he is a ramen guru. his noodles are meant to be slurped. it is considered rude not to. >> you can't enjoy ramen, ultimately,ing unless you learn how to slurp. he spent years in japan, where he reached the rank of ramen

diva, he is fluent in japanese. he was born in brooklyn, and ramen is his life. you are a mad ramen noodle scientist. >> i have probably made 100,000 noodles, and just -- this process just blows my mind every single time. here is the thing. >> what is the thing? >> it is magic. >> having worked in new york's finest restaurants, he knows it is not just science, it is art. and done with attention to detail, crowds, even a jaded hipster flocks to ramen. >> it is the only cuisine that doesn't have a rule book. there is not a rule book, in fact, people pride themselves keeping it a secret. >> people think of the freeze-dried stuff. does that give people the wrong

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>> tonight we have an eclectic little mix for you, including a pole dancer, a pop anthem, and a woman who may be angry at her husband for eternity. they're all an ingredient we have in a nightly little stew. pole dancing super hero,

29-year-old former nsa contractor snowden is the one who created the international headlines after leaking the top-secret documents and headlines, but tonight it is snowden's girlfriend getting much of the attention. 28-year-old lindsey mills, seen here has quite an active blog where she describes herself as a "world-traveling pole dancing super hero," writes she is in a drift without her boyfriend. we know this style of dancing is not a common practice. ringing his neck, ten bucks for a wooden jewelry box seems like a reasonable price unless that box contains a $23,000 wedding ring. just before delivering her fifth child, california mom raquel futier stashed her ring in this box, hours later her husband

sold that box at a yard sale, totally unaware that the ring was inside. she is asking for the ring and will give a reward, and her husband may be sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life. how to get lucky, summer is nearly here, that means sunburns, and mosquitos, and this outrageously catchy anthem. the tune that is already being called the song of the summer, "get lucky." only one thing here, some people complain it is a bit too tricky to dance to. enter the video mash-up now taking youtube by storm. this video contains all the answers, all you have to do is move like this. if i tried that, by the way, i would pull a hamstring. definitely out of my league. finally, this evening, we take a more serious turn in tonight's

closing argument. check out what has been going down on the streets of one of the great capitols of the world. it looks like a war zone right now in istanbul, the largest city in turkey, one of united states's most important allies, the police and protesters going at it in what was one the capitol, and a place for tourists, including many people including this reporter and his wife, just months ago. here is how it breaks down, the president who has stood by u.s. on key issues from iran to syria is governing in an authoritarian style, you can weigh in on