it's the news from wellington, new zealand, after an emperor penguin nicknamed happy feet washed up on beach one week ago. >> i just wanted to rescue it. poor little thing. >> reporter: the first emperor penguin in 44 years to turn up in new zealand, more than 2,000 miles off course. the hungry little penguin started gulping down wet sand by the mouthful. >> normally when he gets on the beach in antarctica, he would start eating snow. it appears in this particular case he didn't know the difference and started eating sand and that's what made him sick. >> reporter: at first conservation officials were content to let nature take its course. lucky for happy feet, the wellington zoo stepped in. >> we will try to save him but there's no guarantees. he's still pretty sick and it's quite serious having that much sand. >> reporter: today, they prepped happy feet for surgery, constructed a makeshift penguin oxygen mask and even held its foot throughout the ordeal. >> i'm not a penguin expert. >> reporter: the head of gastroenterology at the local hospital did what he would do for one of his hu

amy o'hare reportedly sat on the hood of a wellington energy truck to protest the installation of smartborhood and then refused to move. it's believed she is the first person to be arrested over smart meters, which some believe emit enough radiation to be harmful. pg&e offers an opt-out option for those who do not want to have it installed and says the meters emit a very small amount of radiation. >>> baseball and father's day. it's a long-standing tradition in many bay area families. it's a bit more special because it happens to be the bay bridge series. it was a beautiful day for a tailgate party in oakland as families were treating dad to be a afternoon at the park. as it usually goes when the a's and giants play you have divided households. both teams were well-represented and the dads were very grateful for the opportunity to spend some time with their families. >> they invited me three years and now this year i said, let's go to an a's game. >> good to be joy the day with the whole family. i just hope the giants win. >> as for the game, constitute giants avoid being swept by the a

that's when the wellington zoo stepped in, mounting an unusual rescue. >> we will try to save him, buto guarantees. he's pretty sick, and it's quite serious, having that much sand. >> reporter: they prepped the little guy for surgery. even held its foot throughout the ordeal. and with half of new zealand watching through the plate glass window -- >> it's kind of gross but fascinating. >> reporter: -- a gastroenterologist went to work. >> i normally don't have tv cameras and reporters in the room when you're doing an endoscopy, and i'm not a penguin expert. >> reporter: dr. john wyeth probed deep into the penguin's tummy. and found a lot of debris. he extracted 6 1/2 pounds of sand. a tenth of the penguin's body weight. plus sharp little twigs. there's now an offer for a ride back to the south pole on this russian ice-breaker. but the experts at seaworld told us it'd be better for happy feet to swim there on its own. >> if it makes it back, he's going to have some pretty strong genes to pass onto the next generation. >> reporter: some great stories to tell at the penguin bar. >> absolut

the duke of wellington reportedly said the battle of waterloo was won on the playing field of eat on. when he e emerged as a national hero, one who was talked about as possibly presidential timber, he knew how much he owed not just to the rough riders, but to the culture of manliness and risk taking that had shaped them. like ruse vent, our -- roosevelt, our society values sports, but we don't think about why or why we should. my kids played football, baseball, soccer, hockey, lacross je. it forces me to think about a question all parents ask. why do we want our kids to play sports? why not let them spend more time in front of the tv or studying ancient and greek literature? ray lot of parent -- a lot of parents reply with the obvious fact that sports are good for fit rns and discuss the intangible benefits of learning about team work, building character, things like that. it turns out that there really is something to all of this. empirical research shows us that kids who play sports stay in school longer. as adults, they vote more often, and as adults they earn more money explaning

the duke of wellington reportedly once said that the battle of waterloo was won on the playing fields of eaton. roosevelt never said anything quite so pithy about the battle of san juan hill but when he emerged from spanish-american war as a national hero one who was talked about his possibly presidential timber, he knew how much he owed, not just to the rough riders but to the culture of manliness and risk-taking that had shaped them. like roosevelt our society value sports, though we don't always think about why or why we should. my kids have played football, baseball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse and as a family we are fairly sports oriented. oriented. does force me to think about a question a lot of parents probably have asked at one time or another. why do we want our kids to play sports? why not let them spend more time in front of the tv or studying ancient greek literature? a lot of parents will reply with the obvious that sports are good for fitness. they will also discuss the intangible benefits of learning about teamwork, building character and things like that. it turns out th

that's when the wellington zoo stepped in, mounting an unusual rescue. >> we will try to save him.ere's no guarantees. he's pretty sick and it's quite serious eating that much sand. >> reporter: they prepped the little guy for surgery and even held its foot throughout the ordeal. with half of new zealand watching through the plate glass window -- >> and it's kind of gross but fascinating. >> reporter: a gastroenterologist went to work. >> i don't normally have tv cameras and reporters in the room when i'm doing an endoscopy. i'm not a penguin expert. >> reporter: dr. john wyeth probed deep into the penguin's tummy and found a lot of debris. they extracted 6 1/2 pounds of sand, one-tenth of the penguin's body weight. plus sharp little twigs. there's now an offer to give happy feet a ride back to the south pole on this russian ice breaker. but the experts at seaworld told us it would be better for happy feet to swim there on its own. >> if he makes it back, he's going to have some pretty strong genes to pass on to the next generations. >> great stories to tell at the penguin bar. >>

on a north island near wellington. experts say the penguin most likely strayed from its homeland in search of food. like how it just kind of sits itself there on the beach. a lot of people do that, don't they? >>> okay. it is 5:18. another delay in the legal proceedings against baerds. the latest coming up next. >>> and we'll take a look at who knew.com. something interesting may be happening there. a look in tech today. >>> as the sun is coming up, a look atmushour, i owed teshowed you as we had that traffic break construction clearing. i'll give you the latest look coming up. >>> welcome back, everyone. what a beautiful live look outside at the bay bridge this morning. we've seen a couple of boats pass through this morning. we're going to check the morning commute there and across the bay area in just a little bit with mike. 5:21 now. fewer people driving over the july 4th holiday this year according to aaa. the agency predicts 39 million americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during independence day weeken

she sat on the hood of a wellington energy truck and refused to move. reports say that she is the first person to be arrested over the installation of a smart meter. some believe smart meters emit low frequency radiation. pg&e offers an opt-out option for those who don't want to have it installed. that woman was arrested for disobeying orders of a police officer who asked her to move. >>> children from across california were bussed to bay area prisons for father's day visits with their dads. 30 buses carried more than 1,000 kids to san quentin and salinas valley straight prison. it's a program meant to help fathers keep their family bonds and hopefully encourage them to change their behavior once they are released. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, should dads expect bigger, pricier give gifts this year? >>> plus, we'll introduce you to a bay area man who says his daughter is cooking him up the best father's day gift of all. >>> hi there, bob redell. a tour of san francisco that only a pingball can take pong b. the mastermind beh

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