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. >>> one of the largest birds in the world, the california condor has managed to survive many threats over the years. a danger they still face is the lead the birds consume from carcasses of dead birds despite tough opposition cal's governor signed a ban of lead bullets. stephanie staten with more now from los angeles. >> reporter: in the mountains two hours north of los angeles the bitter creek wildlife refuge is home to the endangered california condor. thanks to aggressive wildlife protection programs like this the condor population has grown to more than 400 up from just 22 in 1987. but the birds remain under a constant threat. >> lead is the leading cause of death. it has killed 40% of the wild condors. >> reporter: lead from bullets used by hunters who shoot animals which later becomes a food source for the scavenger birds. >> this the blood lead level is an indication if the bird has been exposed to lead. >> reporter: joseph brant oversees the refuge that cares for condors. >> two-thirds of the birds we have trapped recently have had high lead blood levels and needed treatment

. >>> the california condor has sur sooifed many threats over the years, but one of nature's largest birds may face the greatest danger yet. lead ammunition found in the carcasses in dead birds. they have signed a bill to ban lead bullets to protect the endangered birds. stephanie stanton has mosh pr los angeles. >> reporter: in the mountains two hours the north of los angeles, the bitter creek wildlife refuge is home to the endangered california condor. thanks to aggressive wildlife protection programs like this, the condor population has grown to more than 400, up from just 22 in 1987. the birds remain under a constant threat. >> lead is the leading cause of death. it's killed about 40% of the wild condors. >> reporter: lead from bullets used by hunters that use animals which later are a food source for the scavenger birds. >> we're taking a blood sample to test the bird's blood lead level. that's an indication of if the bird has been exposed to lead. >> reporter: wildlife biologist joseph brant oversees the refuge that catches traps and cares for condors. >> about two-thirds of th

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the condor would likely go extinct. >> kim is the californian director of defenders of wildlife. the agency cosponsored a bill. governor jerry brown signed it into law. >> i have to deploy the governor. he was under pressure from the national rifleman association and national sports and shooting foundation. advocates from the gun industry. >> the n.r.a. declined a request for interview. on its website is says: it dr curtis aime has seen the damage. >> this is fragmented leg, hitting the animal. the bird eats the meet and has led toxicity. >> back at the refuge five birds are healthy enough to be released, with the hope that a ban on led bullets will help the condor population soar to greater heights. >> california is the first statement to pan the metal from hunter's shots and bullets. it was supported by most environmental organisations. >> here is what is making news in the financial markets in "business world." four trading days left in the year year, many stocks are expecting them to go high. the dow jones industrial average is at 16,358. >> market closed in europe. the nikke

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when the condor entered the green belt, there was a roar.d to safety. >> oh, i was so relieved. just wanted to thank heavens they were safe. and i wanted to hold them. >> and james is treated as a hero. >> i still didn't see what i did, that was unusual. maybe a little troublesome at times, but i have a really wonderful brother and i love him. >> some day i hope you can tell me why you climbed all the way to the top. >> years later, john has now grown to adulthood. a scrapbook of clippings helps preserve memories of his brother's devotion. >> i think the world still needs heroes. they need to see that people will do things and not worry about their own safety. that they will put someone else's needs ahead of their own. and this was a sweet story of brotherly love. >> john's brother james has since gone on to serve in the military, stationed in afghanistan. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera," i'm contessa brewer. thanks for watching. >>> daring rescues in frigid waters. >> i can't see anything! i need help! >> massive floods. >

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peter: sorry about that, that was condors and paul ryan, and he said listen, it replaces the spendingh democrats and republicans support, and he is saying the first string back for the budg budget, brings it back from the white house to congress, that is the proper role. and also does include additional deficit reduction additional $20 billion or so. cheryl: i have never seen him stand so fast at the microphone and walk away. peter: yeah, john boehner does that, he will take a couple questions and then leave. cheryl: he was out of there this morning. it are: pretty standard procedure be at cheryl: thank you, peter. five years after the arrest of ponzi scheme bernie madoff, five years, the financial industry has still failed to learn some crucial lessons from this fraud. charlie gasparino is on set. it has been that long? charlie: i was hosting with two other anchors the 8:00 p.m. show during the financial crisis, and i will never forget the news broke, it wasn't treated as such a egg story initially. we did not pick up on the whole thing. bernie madoff did not ring and a lot of people

many close calls were the california condor, black footed ferret and yes, the whooping crane.rink of extinction thanks to federal protection. some say it should be taken off the list, the peregrine fall con, bald eagle and american alligator, all were in real trouble in 1973. now they're common place. don't forget the grey wolf, completely gone from the american west when it came about, has been rein produced to yellowstone where it's thriving. held as the very definition, tourists gladly pay money. and doesn't discriminate based on sex appeal or location, nurtures all of the animals. the butterfly and the at creek tiger beatle. the northern spotted owl and the atwater's prairie chicken, the mount graham red squirrel. the eyes of the law all are as important and magnificent as the grizzly bear. that's a great thing because we're saving ourselves, we need pollinating inspects like bees and flies to produce our crops. to control insects we don't want trees are good for water and air and regulate climate as well. perhaps inadvertently that victorian era hunter has been a savior a

. >> the condor looking solid. >> the competition is held only when conditions are just right, to create the most incredible waves on earth. some as high as 50 feet. and only the best surfers are allowed to ride these giants. >> the mavericks event itself attracts 24 of the biggest names in big wave surfing by invite only, and people flew in from all over the world to hit those waves. >> surfers are given barely 48 hours' notice to jump on a plane and get to half moon bay in northern california for the competition. extreme sport videographer tyler short receives word of the contest two days before. >> got an e-mail about 2:00 in the afternoon saying it's go time, the 24 surfers have given it the green light and they're going to convene at half moon bay on that saturday. >> 140 miles north of half moon bay, dan quarrels and his fiancee, betsy forman, are planning a romantic valentine's weekend when they get word of mavericks. >> my fiance and i had decided to take turns with who was responsible for the plans of february 14th for valentine's day, and this was his year. >> betsy is a surfin

. >> what we know of the founders condore, the 32nd -- 30-se version, the guys who were against the constitution were the religious guys, that included patrick henry, who wanted to have religious tests for office holding and so forth. the founders were the cosmopolitans, and yet, most of them were probably christians, but why did they take the approach they did? why do they ultimately come down where madison came down? they believe also that no faith was beyond faction. medicines prescription was essentially a multiplicity of sects. >> there have been important developments in the law over the last couple of decades in terms of government funding and religious institutions. i would say that there were some real issues to work through and to figure out. the rule that govern this area during the clinton years or the early clinton years were different. they changed over time. some people think that was a good thing, and some people think that was a bad thing. there are some really important issues that people fight about and fight about with some legitimate disagreements. >> christmas day on c-span