he was in the desert in namibia when he first saw one. >> i noticed there were some differences thatn't make senses so i came to jack who specializes in taxonomy and molecular genetics. >> when we looked at the characters more closely we said this thing is really different. >> reporter: how different? >> they eat termites and insects. they are monogamous. when they give birth, it's usually only a couple twins, sometimes three. and they're fully furred and ready to run. >> reporter: his home looks like the surface of mars. here he is in the display at the california academy of sciences. happy to blend in at least for now. >> the mammal debuted today in the journal of mammology. they will go back to namibia and study habitat and harsh conditions. >> he develops that nose for a reason. >> to flip those ants up. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening news," scott pelley is in new york. >> reporter: hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. we are going to have a look tonight at that major supreme court ruling that decided whether abortion protestors can be

he saw one in the desert in namibia. >> i noticed a difference so i came to jack, who specializes in taxonomy and molecular genetics. >> this thing is different. >> reporter: how different? >> they eat termites and insects. they are monogamous which is unusual for mammals. when they give birth it's usually only a couple twins sometimes three. and they're fully furred and ready to run. >> reporter: its home looks like the surface of mars. here he is in the display at the california academy of sciences happy to blend in at least for now. elizabeth cook, kpix 5. >> does look like a rat. >> it does. >> with a bad nose. >> a new mammal will make its big debut today in the journal of mammology. >> dumbacher and rathbun will go back to namibia to do more studies. >>> barbie takes on a new role. why the famous doll is helping to children's hospitals across the country. >> and we want to invite pet lovers to send us your questions about their health and well-being. email at pets@kpix.com or check out our web page at kpix.com/pets. and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday

assisted by the south african peace parks foundation, the 5 african countries of angola, botswana, namibia, zambia, and zimbabwe agree in august 2011 to create the kavango zambezi transfrontier conservation area. called the kaza park, it is 29 million hectares, an area about the size of italy. this new plan creates a framework to protect and share these nations' precious water resources and combines the interests of wildlife and people toward a common goal. >> the big objectives of the tca and of the peace parks foundation is to facilitate a process where you look at the management of integrated ecosystems across international boundaries. >> the foundation is a facilitator for a dialogue between all of the stakeholders in the region. >> we hope governments in each of those countries initiate a process where you bring together private sector, communities, and government around one time and say, "ok. what do you think is the future of this area?" >> this integrated approach to conservation is vital for semiarid countries facing the combined challenges of food and water security at a time of

jack and galan go back to namibia to study its habitat. >>> amazing stuff. hillary clinton talked a lot about her new book, but didn't seem to want to talk about the big question. is he going to run? >> i understand the pressures. i believer i have the skills and experience to do the job and do it well, but it is all so personal, since i want to be sure that it is truly, profoundly what i want to do. >> no big surprise. she is still not saying officially whether she will run for president. >>> president obama's oldest daughter was just spotted checking out colleges in the bay area. malia obama toured cal, stanford last weekend. she is only 15, so she has some time to decide, but a source told our own phil matier that she made it clear that berkeley compared very well with stanford. she would be the first daughter to go to college there. chelsea clinton graduated from stanford in 2001. here she is showing her parents around campus when she was a student. >>> james franco and seth rogan's new movie is a comedy, but north korea is not amused. they are crying wa

days, jamaica 272 days, the kingdom of losuto, 232 days, democratic republic of timor, 314 days, namibia 314 days, niger, niger, critical in issues of terrorism and counterterrorism in africa, nomination on this floor pending for 314 days, trinidad and tobacco aigo 14 days, albania, 319 days, and topping the list, a strong ally of the united states, the republic of peru, the ambassadorial nomination pending on the floor of the senate for 353 days, almost a year. again, mr. president, these vacancies represent nearly 30% of all of the in-country ambassadorships that the united states send around the globe. essentially just hanging a sign out in front of the of united states with a vacant sign on it. i would submit, mr. president, that vacancies means an uncertainty about leadership and that hurts embassy security. you and i were both governors. we know that our agencies ran a lot better when they knew who the leaders were. an interim, a part time, a temporary, an account acting, that's not the same thing as a leader. that's not the same thing as a confirmed ambassador. an so our personnel

the creature which lives in the desert of namibia in southwest africa looks something like a mouse with long nose and weighs a single ounce. it is actually genetically linked to elephants. biologists who discovered it are planning to place miniature radio collars on the animals to study their habits. >>> and a correction -- last week we mistakenly reported that george zimmerman had used in's stand your ground law as the basis for his defense during his trial for shooting trayvon martin. stand your ground of not used by zimmerman's defense. we regret the error. >>> the obama administration has decided to try the man accused of orchestrating the 2012 terror attack in benghazi, libya, in the nation's capital. that attack left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. we're joined now from washington by michael schmidt of the new york times. so this is pretty unusual for several reasons. let's just talk first off having the venue in d.c. there's already some pushback. this is a very expensive proposition. >> yeah. typically in the past since post 9/11, these terror trials have

let me review some of the numbers, some of the facts our nominees to namibia, khmer and cameroon havewaited almost a year. our ambassador to sierra leone 352, to gabon 287. in the long absence of ambassadors, professional career foreign service officers, capable and competent deputy chief of mission assume this role on an interim basis. but i'm deeply concerned that with the august turnover quickly approaching many of our embassies will be left without someone at the helm. this is inexcuse. it hurts our economy and our national security to threef these -- to leave these posts unfilled for so long. mr. president, i have great hope for africa's future. across the continent there are emerging democracies and growing economies. although there are some security challenges, i'm optimistic we can meet them in partnership with africa's leaders. but when we fail to send career public servants to serve as our ambassadors, we send the message we're not serious about these challenges and aren't willing to invest in these partnerships. i urge my colleagues to work together across the aisle to devo

then, it's off to namibia champagne delivered by skydivers.l with the elephants. then the jet heads to zambia for a bird's eyeview of victoria falls. by helicopter of course. now they then move to tanzania where something very unexpected happens and not so great, actually. we're not going to tell you what it is. let's say even the rich cannot control the weather and 1.5 million wildebeests. >> give us a hint. >> no. it goes kind of bad but this is where jeffrey kent, the godfather of luxury travel. >> abercrombie and kent, created the world of luxury travel. bill clinton, bill gates, jimmy carter have gone on tours with this guy. when things go horribly wrong he knows what to do. >> like the wildebeest stampede, like a lion -- >> i'm not going to tell you. >> yeah. >> was this the -- the migration. >> this is the -- they were there for the great migration. >> that's the danger. you want to go to the migration but don't want to go to the migration. >> have you seen the video when it's the wildebeest and the crocodiles attacking them. >> the ani