we can't do much more than what we do. >> jack, i will tell you, i love the columbus zoo. ny times with you. it's just extraordinary. it's wonderful to go to zoos. families love zoos. this is, obviously, very sad for everybody. but, the child is safe and that's what matters at this point. >> right. >> that's the good news. >> right. >> jack, thank you, i hope to come to the columbus zoo soon. >> we will see you soon. thanks, greta. >> ted williams is here to talk about possible criminal charges that's being discussed in ohio and in the gorilla case. plus, deadly flooding is swallowing texas neighborhoods. we will take you there live coming up. and, remember exillinois cop? sergeant drew peterson? he is in jail, he is in prison for killing third wife. today sergeant peterson got some more news. i suspect he is not very happy about it. that's straight ahead. >>> back with more on the killing of the gorilla. the cincinnati police are now launching an investigation into the incident. police are looking at everything and everybody, including the boy's parents and the zoo. now, w

hi, everybody, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my home base here at the columbus zoo.wild." today we're visiting a wildlife center in south africa that has been responsible for saving countless animals and quite possibly a species. he's communicating right now. he's telling that one to get you and that one to get me. wild dogs with their pack... >> they are hungry! >> oh, just wait a minute. just wait a minute, boys! cheetah on the rebound... boy those are big cheetahs, man. >> look at that. >> that ain't no little cheetah. >> ooh. >> and bounding with speed! >> ladies and gentlemen, we have a cheetah...[mumbling] number one...number two... >> ok, jack, wait till he goes

here at my home base, the columbus zoo. welcome to "into the wild."ful creatures. not always in the most obvious places. join me in the world's driest desert next on "into the wild." >> echo, hello,

but the credit ultimately goes to the city of columbus. they will put that $140 million to good use improving our infrastructure, spurring economic development and jobs. it's a proposal to form a partnership with the central ohio transit short, the mid ohio regional planning commission, the ohio department of transportation, ohio state transportation research center i talked about earlier and other partners in a five-part strategy, a very specific strategy. access to jobs, logistic, connecting visitors and tourists, connecting citizens and sustainability. let me briefly talk about some of the parts of the strategy. as i mentioned we're creating a lot of jobs in columbus. with these new jobs we got to be sure workers can commute easily and safely. so we're going to study jobs in which to move people, not just from suburb to suburb but also to ensure that people living in neighborhoods with high rates of poverty are improving access to jobs through this transportation improvement. we have a neighborhood in columbus called linden, one that wil

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the u.s. in this event. columbus, new york on a one-lead stopping time. they pick out an olin contreras. >>> frank lampard for the second goal of the season. how about nycfc? they shut out seattle. 2-nil the final. > tonight, congratulations bronx native josh arosco. he's overcome yet another injury to his achilles. everyone pulling for him. >>> london's pride parade comes to a complete stop for a very special reason. one of the participating policemen gets out of line, gets down on one knee and proposes to his boyfriend. the boyfriend says yes. they come together for a kiss. congratulations to them and we have our own parade here tomorrow for pride month. >>> the host of "saturday night live" is matthew mcconaughey, guest

the columbus zoo was put on a lockdown until workers can secure the the bear. no one was hurt.he one was one of two wild cubs that were brought to the zoo a few months ago. >>> and it looks pretty cool out there tonight. tomorrow is looking beautiful, i am tracking our next chance of thunderstorms. we'll take a look at when we'll be expecting that in our full neighborhood forecast, coming up. ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright... with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ >>> breaking news in norris town montgomery county. >> a body was discovered. police are at the scene investigating at this hour. we'll continue this story as it unfolds over night. be sure to tune in at 5:30 for the latest. >>> the driver of this suv is in in the hospital tonight after she lost control and crashed in a rehab center. paramedics air lifted the driver to presbyterian medical center. >>> in west virginia t

. >>> new, scary moments at the columbus zoo after a 7-month-old black bear cub escaped its enclosure. the zoo was quickly reopened. the bear habitat remained closed to gets. >>> you know what a pothole can do to your car. now we know what it can do to a plane. an alaska airlines flight had to be canceled after it got stuck in the hot poll. the pilot revved the engines, but it wouldn't budge. all the passengers were taken off the plane and had to be rebooked on later flights. >>> another nice day in storm warmer and the weather having a low impact on your sunday. plenty of sunshine, low humidity levels. we start off with temperatures in the 60s. at 7:00 a.m., 58 degrees here in washington. the rural spots, low to mid-60s. lunchtime, we are in the low 80s. a few clouds around through the sun. 4:00 in the afternoon, 87. tomorrow night, looking spectacular. if you like this evening, you will like tomorrow evening. 79 degrees at 8:00 p.m. the humidity levels, nice. monld feels sticky outside. tuesday, the humidity levels continuing to rise. comfortable on tuesday. by wednesday, the humidi

he's the director of the columbus zoo. thanks for being with us under these really impossible circumstances. i guess the question is how do you see it? did the zoo do the right thing in shooting the gorilla? >> i have to say they did the right thing only because at the columbus zoo we have the first gorilla ever born here i've been with them for almost 38 years you have a situation where this is a male silverback gorilla and a child that drops in the moat i didn't get concerned until the animal jerked him through the water like that. knowing what i've seen when they're upset like that the animal is upset. i couldn't say that if i wasn't familiar with them. at that point is everybody is screaming. the family goes inside the building. all of them take off. here he is with this thing who is screaming like that, fighting back, not like the other children rescued by the gorillas. who knows what would have happened when you sit there and you have a choice if you're a father or grandfather and you're child is in there, a 450 pound

. >>> the columbus dispatch, the newspaper in columbus, ohio, reporting this morning, u.s. transportation secretary anthony fox will announce columbus, not san francisco, is the winner of the smart city competition and will get millions of federal dollars to test autonomous cars, build electric chargers and other cool stuff. it's a bummer for the bay area. they wonder if ohio is a swing state. >> we're not saying. we're just pointing it out. >> columbus ohio. >> right. >> futuristic cars. >> futuristic things. >> the buckeyes, they got great football over there. >> all those people from columbus this morning. ocean beach, an experiment, the park service actually removed the trash chance to help cut down on dumping. people that live there say it's made the problem even worse. garbage chance were taken out in okay. so people visiting the beach would try to take their trash home with them. we found many people saying the plan is not working. the park service disagrees. >> no, they don't. i see garbage left in the places where the garbage cans used to be. >> people are pulling

zack kline, president of the columbus city council. john o'grady, board of commissioners and all of you for being here with me. i have to say, i am pretty thrilled to be here for the first time speaking to any group like this as a grandmother of two now. it was an exciting weekend. chelsea and mark had a little boy and we are just truly over the moon. i have to confess, you know, i've talked so much about being a grandmother. now i'm sure i'm going to be talking doubly about being a grandmother. new stories to tell. it's always great to be back in ohio. and i want to talk about a challenge that ohio families know well. growing our economy and making it work for everyone, not just those at the top. for more than a year now, i have been listening to americans across our country. you've told me how the recession hit your communities. how jobs dried up, home values sank, and savings vanished. and i have seen how hard you've worked to get back on your feet. if we've learned anything about the economy over the past 20 years, it's that a presi

. >> jack hanna's into the wild d is brought to you by nationwide insurance and the columbus zoo. >>mes to cold weather creatures, two animals come to mind. polar bears like this and of course penguins who would ever imagine that there are penguins in south africa? well today we're headed there for a face-to-face encounter with these amazing birds. they're knot known to help urban baboons. we'll get up close, maybe even too close. it's a south

over the years, many have announced that historic role. >> it's not necessarily tied to columbus, in the way that, say, columbus, ohio, would be. obviously, we're cognizant of reassessing christopher columbus in our history. >> reporter: either way, straus said, d.c. statehood commission decided not to change the name last night. because it felt doing so on the fly would be inappropriate. but that's still got us thinking. >> if d.c. was to become a state. what would you name it? >> reporter: so we went downtown to find out. >> i'd name it freedom land. >> i would recommend that it be called freedom. >> reporter: culturally appropriate. >> i think to become a state. new columbia would be a fine name. >> new columbia? i like it. new columbia. >> if d.c. became a state, what would you name it. >> keep it the same. >> why would you keep it the same? >> it's a beautiful name. >> reporter: and those weren't the only suggestions on our facebook page. more than 100 we got ideas. or district 1. an homage to the hunger games. and number 2. keep the initials d.c. but have an entirely different m

this video because what i'm witnessing is child abuse and a crime. >> the pawn shop owners call the columbus police department and help them identify the person who sold the camera. melvin blevins of pataskala. they call in the police department and soon it's revealed the video is of blevins and his 16-year-old girlfriend, angel daley with blevins' 18-month-old niece. >> the first reaction i had was shock. >> after the police department took the camera, later on we were watching it on the news that they were being arrested for the footage that was on the camera, and we were just amazed that it happened that quickly. the police department wasted no time. >> two teenagers at the center of a disturbing, even horrifying form of child abuse. a 16- and 18-year-old were accused of forcing a toddler to smoke marijuana. >> at first, blevins, the baby's uncle and daley both plead not guilty. blevins even claims the incident never happened. >> i do recall him saying he didn't remember -- that maybe it was possible but he didn't remember doing it. until he got on video and it's hard to dispute that. >>

. >>> and visitors to the columbus zoo got a real scare today, too, the zoo placed on lockdown when a dangerous animal escaped. the outlaw -- a 7-month-old bear cub named joan, as in jett, she was moving to a new enclosure where she got a taste of freedom, she scaled the fence. workers quickly recaptured her. all is now back to normal. >>> and up next -- pomp in spite the new graduate named destyni destined for success. why her milestone is so much sweeter than most. i accept i'm not 22 i accept i do a shorter set these days. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't play anything less than my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'm going for it. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, less major bleeding than warfarin... eliquis had both... that's what i wanted to hear. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take

joni, a seven-month-old black bear at the columbus zoo was being moved into a new habitat when she climbedf she went. she hung out near a wolverine exhibit, jumped over a wooden barrier. that prompted a lockdown at the zoo. workers trapped her inside a building and got her back home. >>> a shark alert at a popular beach in pacifica. warning signs are up after someone spotted a great white shark in the water yesterday. police also posted an alert on social media. as you can see, surfers don't seem to be all that worried. beach goers are urged to be careful and stay aware of their surroundings. the warning signs will be up for at least a couple of days. >>> and you will need nerves of steal to handle southern california's newest tourist attraction. a sky slide, it hovers nearly 1,000 feet in the air in downtown l.a.. riders slide down from the 73rd floor to the 69th on just a sheet of glass. >> i was trying to, like, experience everything, look at the view. scream. it was too much. but it was great. >> can't breathe. [ laughter ] >> visitors pay $25 to get to the observation deck. the ride c

this video because what i'm witnessing is child abuse and a crime. >> the pawn shop owners call the columbus police department and help them identify the person who sold the camera. melvin blevins of pataskala. they call in the police department and soon it's revealed the video is of blevins and his 16-year-old girlfriend, angel daley with blevins' 18-month-old niece. >> the first reaction i had was shock. >> after the police department took the camera, later on we were watching it on the news that they were being arrested for the footage that was on the camera, and we were just amazed that it happened that quickly. the police department wasted no time. >> two teenagers at the center of a disturbing, even horrifying form of child abuse. a 16- and 18-year-old were accused of forcing a toddler to smoke marijuana. >> at first, blevins, the baby's uncle and daley both plead not guilty. blevins even claims the incident never happened. >> i do recall him saying he didn't remember -- that maybe it was possible but he didn't remember doing it. until he got on video and it's hard to dispute that. >>

. >> reporter: this apartment building sits in the heart of north beach on the corner of columbus andcotland streets. it's also famous. scenes from clint eastwood's 1988 movie the dead pool were shot here. check the killer view from apartment 25 where tenant neal hutchinson lives. >> i've lived here a long time. i pay my rent on time. >> reporter: but, aapparently, that wasn't enough to satisfy his landlord. he raised his rent from $1,800 a month to a whopping $8,000 a month. no reason given. >> i have basically been hit with a rent increase of 400%. >> reporter: scott weaver is with the san francisco tenants' union. he spot a lot of huge rent increases. >> i don't know if there had been one that large. there could have been but i don't remember one. >> reporter: the rent hike went into effect in the beginning of this month. he filed an appeal with the san francisco rent board. they'll decide in early august or so. but suddenly, the landlord served an eviction notice. hutchinson now has to get out by july 21st, weeks before that decision comes. >> i could be evicted before that decisi

a speech on the economy, metropolitan education center in columbus. than donald trump, handling the economy. one of the big attempts to swing voters her way to deliver this speech, she is running 30 minutes late. it could be starting any minute. donald trump is going to answer at 10:30 eastern time to deliver a big speech attacking hillary clinton. that was scheduled last week. >> hillary clinton planning to hit donald trump hard. she is supposed to deliver policy plans. >> we will see you back here in an hour. >> "outnumbered" starts now. >> we will watch the situation in columbus, ohio. hillary clinton as you just heard from john and heather, running 30 minutes behind schedule and we knew this was the case, she will step up to the lectern, she is due to hit donald trump hard according to what her spokespeople on the economy in particular, a couple weeks ago in san diego, donald trump talking money, we will cover it live, and roll with

secretary clinton: chairman david pepper of the ohio democratic party, zach klein, president of the columbusy council, john o'grady, president of franklin county board of commissioners, and all of you for being here with me. i have to say i am pretty thrilled to be here for the first time speaking to any group like this as a grandmother of two now. [cheers and applause] secretary clinton: it was an exciting weekend. chelsea and mark had a little boy and we're just truly over the moon. i have to confess. i talked so much about being a grandmother. now i'm sure i'm going to be talking doubly about being a grandmother. new stories to tell. it's always great to be back in ohio. and i want to talk about a challenge that ohio families know well. growing our economy and making it work for everyone, not just those at the top. for more than a year now, i have been listening to americans across our country. you have told me how the recession hit your communities. how jobs dried up. home values sank. and savings vanished. and i have seen how hard you have worked to get back on your feet. if we have lea

the senator will be on hand as the port columbus international airport in ohio will be renamed the john glenn columbus international airport. glenn, can ohio native, was the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. congratulations to john glenn. i'm kelly wright. we take you back to "red eye world trade." >> what is a microaggression? better question, what isn't it? the guide called understanding microaggressions, many everyday words can be perceived as slight to very sensitive people. here is an example. when i look at you i don't see color. the message minimizing denying a person of color's racial or ethnic experiences. i love your shoes when said to a woman during leadership, the message, notice how you look. i notice how you look and dress in addition to your intellectual contributions. please stand and be recognized. the message assumes that everyone is able in this way and ignores the diversity of ability in this space. sorry i forgot to send the e-mail. i get adhd sometimes. it minimizes the message with mental health issues. you are not american and do not belong to this commu

the season. three of them against columbus. then, watch the ankle breaker by damien and the big bender.k in the net it goes. and the union win it tonight, three- -- did he just -- yeah. >> i would be out for sick week if's i tried that. you would not see me any time soon isn't scouts have been saying ben simmons the kid from lsu the top prospect in this year's nba draft can't shoot. did you see that? so he kick the ball to himself and shot it. take lock at this. bam! >> no he didn't. >> played australian rules football growing up. he can do things like this. >> that could be the future of the philadelphia sixers. >> can he play defense? i want to see defense. >> there you go. >> old school. >> can he play d. >> i guess we'll find out. >> pipe down. >> we'll takin ♪ ribbon cutting to night for new museum in philadelphia. >> the northeast regional council of carpenters opened its new carpenters museum on spring garden street. it contains artifacts from the early days of the carpenters union head quartered in philadelphia during the 1880s. okawhoa!ady? [ explosion ] nothing should get in t

the season. three of them against columbus. then, watch the ankle breaker by damien and the big bender.k in the net it goes. and the union win it tonight, three- -- did he just -- yeah. >> i would be out for sick week if's i tried that. you would not see me any time soon isn't scouts have been saying ben simmons the kid from lsu the top prospect in this year's nba draft can't shoot. did you see that? so he kick the ball to himself and shot it. take lock at this. bam! >> no he didn't. >> played australian rules football growing up. he can do things like this. >> that could be the future of the philadelphia sixers. >> can he play defense? i want to see defense. >> there you go. >> old school. >> can he play d. >> i guess we'll find out. >> pipe down. ♪ ribbon cutting to night for new museum in philadelphia. >> the northeast regional council of carpenters opened its new carpenters museum on spring garden street. it contains artifacts from the early days of the carpenters union head quartered in philadelphia during the 1880s. parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply

a 7 month old black bear cub escaped her enclosure at the columbus zoo yesterday. zoo was placed on lock dodo and they quickly found the bear and the zoo reopened. >>> do you have a suggestion so how to fix metro? you can submit your ideas abtsz t and the winning ideas will be implement the early 2017. but there is a catch. it must be something metro can achieve without outside help in six months or less and has to cost less than 100,000. if you're interested, find the link to the details on our nbc washington app. >> less than $100,000. okay. got it. >> a little catch there. >>> much more still ahead on "news 4 today." and that includes an hour by hour look at your forecast with tom kierein. stay with us. it's a great day for an adventure. surprises are hiding around each corner. come chase thrills that lead in every direction. yet somehow bring us all back together. busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. d awaits. ♪ sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. don't miss the lowest prices of the sea

hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to does it take to mix it up with some of the most dangerous creatures in the world? >> hurry. >> you've gotta be quick like a cheetah. >> you can't be afraid to monkey around. there's a mandrill! i just saw my first mandrill. and it helps to be bat poop crazy. whoa, look at them! holy mackerel. today, 6 nerve-racking adventures that are not for the faint of heart. >> that made my adrenaline rush a little bit.

donald trump, it cod endul u >>> talk about a 7-month old black bear cub escaped her enclosure at the columbusoo yesterday. the zoo was placed on lockdown, but crews quickly found the bear, sedated it and took to an animal hospital. t zoo reopened, but the bear exhibit remained closed for the day. >>> if you saw people dressed up as cats yesterday, they were probably headed to the internet cat video festival. the efrvent celebrates all the crazy cat videos you see on youtube, social media, even on ellen. feline fanatics gathered to watch an 80 minute collection of those clips. >>> changing gears now, a long time fashion photographer for the "new york times" has died. bill cunningham was 87 years old. he died yesterday, he recently had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. cunningham began publishing a regular series of photographs in the "times" in 1978. hs without outside help in six months or less and cost less than $100,000. and not cost much to continue in the future. we'll place a link with the contest rules inside our nbc washington app. >> just a couple of catches there. >> yeah,

the delaware river. cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" live along columbus boulevard. cherri gregg, been bringing us updates, what can you tell us now? >> good morning, rahel, the medical unit is still on the scene, and those marine units are still busy working searching the river for the person or persons believed to have been inside of this silver buick rendezvous that was pulled from the delaware river, around 5:30 this morning, man, just spoke to police, just left the scene. he says, police told him, they believe it was his brother's vehicle that was located. captain says they got the call just before 3:00 a.m. this morning, two witnesses say they saw a vehicle speeding down oregon avenue vehicle crossed south columbus boulevard ripped through the gate here at the shipyard ren crashed into the delaware river. police and fire officials arrived and divers immediately began searching the water, and within minutes poppled silver suv severely damaged from the river, front bumper ripped off. the windshield smashed, three tires missing, the vehicle literally broke apart as

. >>> and "the columbus dispatch" is reporting that u.s. transportation secretary anthony fox will announce columbus, not san francisco, as the winner of the smart city competition and will get millions of dollars in federal aid to test autonomous cars, build electric charges and other futuristic cars. once again, an ohio team beats a bay area team. >> that's really sad. >>> a man accused of hiding a teen murder suspect in novato is expected in court for a bail hearing. police say elmer rivera harbored a teen along with 16 girls he was arrested for stabbing and shooting two novato high school students last month. one of those victims died. police are looking for a third suspect. but enriquez is also accused of raping a student before the deadly attack. >>> dennis hastert checking into a federal prison in minnesota. he showed up at a wheelchair today. the former republican leader pleaded guilty to breaking banking laws while trying to cover up the fact that he sexually molested four boys decades ago. he tried to pay millions of dollars to on

amy morris was a homicide detective with the columbus police department. >> i've never heard of anybody the franklin county jail before. >> but that doesn't stop two inmates from trying. that day tracy mobley is charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft, possession of drugs, and receiving stolen property. mary ann morrissey, on the other hand, is charged with a few traffic violations. strangers shackled together by a pair of handcuffs. mobley and morrissey are led to the bus in the loading area. >> when the line of prisoners was getting on the bus, tracy and mary were the last two prisoners of a long line of prisoners. >> and that's when they make their move. >> because it's silt sitting fairly low to the ground you have to be pretty small to be able to crawl under this bus and then maneuver yourself around so that you're hanging on that train. >> but watch closely. initially they were not last in line. mobley waits for the perfect moment to switch positions. >> tracy mobley was the ringleader in this. there was no doubt she was the one who came up with the idea because she had a

hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to countdown." >> what does it take to mix it up with some of the most dangerous creatures in the world? >> hurry. >> you've gotta be quick like a cheetah. >> you can't be afraid to monkey around. there's a mandrill! i just saw my first mandrill. and it helps to be bat poop crazy. whoa, look at them! holy mackerel. today, 6 nerve-racking adventures that are not for the faint of heart. >> that made my adrenaline rush a little bit. >> and of coursemy

medical units just arrived here, at the corner of oregon avenue, and south columbus boulevard. ts, have been working the past couple of hours to try to recover the personal persons that had been inside of that vehicle, that was pulled from the river, around 5:00 this morning. a buick rendezvous suv silver colored was pulled from the river. philadelphia police captain, mark overwise, spoke to reporters just before 6:00 this morning. he told us, police got the calls just before 3:00 a.m., about a car, that had sped down oregon avenue, cross columbus boulevard, ripped through the gate, here at the packer avenue shipyard terminal, and crashed into the delaware river, with a huge splash. police, fire and marine units, arrived on the scene, and immediately they sent in divers to search the merky waters. they found the vehicle within minutes and by 5:00 a.m. used a tow truck to pull the silver suv from the water. the vehicle literally broke apart, as rescue workers pulled it from the delaware river. the front of the vehicle is severely damaged, the front bumper ripped off windshield sm

jack: hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcomeo "wild countdown." mountains can be breathtaking to look at, but have you ever tried living up there? there's no way that goat can make that jump. oh! today we're going to meet 6 species that make their homes at the top of the world. like guanacos-- jessica: look at this fight here, guys. look at that. jack: look at this right here. jessica: this is amazing. jack: chimpanzees-- chimps are in these woods somewhere. and huge brown bears. oh, look at that. wow! and later, my high altitude blooper of the week.

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jack hanna of the columbus zoo agrees. >> this is a no-brainer. this gorilla could have taken the boy in what i don't want to say it. there's not a minute to wait. >> reporter: donald trump agreed that the zoo needed to protect the boy. >> i agree they had no choice. >> reporter: the family has attempted to remain anonymous. a brief statement from the family thanked the staff at the cincinnati zoo and acknowledged the difficulty in the decision to kill harambe. >> mike tobin in chicago, thank you. everyone else weighed in, what about you? should they have killed the gorilla or not? go to facebook or twitt twitter @bretbaier and use #specialreport. >>> and those along the river in texas are preparing for more flooding following torrential rains. casey seagle is watching from richmond richmond, texas, tonight. good evening, casey. >> reporter: good evening. as the floodwaters continue to rise and inundate dozens of communities, dozens of high-water rescues have been carried out and people plucked to safety. the hardest-hit area is the part of the reg

jack: hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my basecamp here at the columbus zoo. and welcome to a truly terrifying "wild countdown." would you dare to dance with a king cobra? wouldn't it kill you if he bit you? arun: yeah, sure. jack: or tangle with a tarantula? look at the fangs on this thing. look at that. how about hand feed a vulture? man, he got powerful feet. whoa! i hope you're feeling brave, because today's animal adventures are definitely not for scaredy-cats. boy, if he bit you, oh, buddy. later, my blooper of the week. so, an elephant goes to the bathroom; all of a sudden

in a tight race, it's places like columbus that could make the difference for clinton because in contrasta place like cleveland that's long been a democratic stronghold, columbus is a spot where democrats still have room to grow. the democratic vote in franklin county has been steadily growing over the last two decades. and the county is much more diverse than ohio as a whole. the population there, about 67% white compared to more than 80 pk on average in the entire state. columbus is growing quickly. more than ten times faster than the state's average. we'll be right back with "the lid." we were born 100 years ago into a new american century. born with a hunger to fly and a passion to build something better. and what an amazing time it's been, decade after decade of innovation, inspiration and wonder. so, we say thank you america for a century of trust, for the privilege of flying higher and higher, together. ♪ a farmer's market.ve what's in this kiester. a fire truck. even a marching band. and if i can get comfortable talking about this kiester, then you can get comfortable using prepar

. >> hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my basecamp here at the columbus zoo, and welcomecountdown." you know, every time i visit a new wildlife park, i always hope to return. so what's new here now? >> oh, we have so many new babies! >> and check in on the animals. golly day. i've never seen that before. and reconnect with old friends. i've hand reared quite a few kangaroos and we learn. today, you'll see five great locations that meant so much to me, we couldn't stay away. he responds to her much better than me. >> well, i would, too. [laughter]

jack: hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my basecamp here at the columbus zoo. truly terrifying "wild countdown." would you dare to dance with a king cobra? wouldn't it kill you if he bit you? arun: yeah, sure. jack: or tangle with a tarantula? look at the fangs on this thing. look at that. how about hand feed a vulture? man, he got powerful feet. whoa! i hope you're feeling brave, because today's animal adventures are definitely not for scaredy-cats. boy, if he bit you, oh, buddy. later, my blooper of the week. so, an elephant goes

hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome too mix it up with some of the most dangerous creatures in the world? >> hurry. >> you've gotta be quick like a cheetah. >> you can't be afraid to monkey around. there's a mandrill! i just saw my first mandrill. and it helps to be bat poop crazy. whoa, look at them! holy mackerel. today, 6 nerve-racking adventures that are not for the faint of heart. >> that made my adrenaline rush a little bit. >> and of course, my hair-raising blooper o

. >> hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my basecamp here at the columbus zoo, and welcomed countdown." you know, every time i visit a new wildlife park, i always hope to return. so what's new here now? >> oh, we have so many new babies! >> and check in on the animals. golly day. i've never seen that before. and reconnect with old friends. i've hand reared quite a few kangaroos and we learn. today, you'll see five great locations that meant so much to me, we couldn't stay away. he responds to her much better than me. >> well, i would, too. [laughter]

hillary clinton to the right of your screen about to take that stage in columbus, ohio. for those of us wondering where the most critical places to campaign might be lately. she's about to give an economic speech most likely targeting donald trump. inside that just outside of the purview of the lens shot right now is our brianna keeler,

witnesses say they saw the vehicle flying down oregon avenue and crashed through the gate at columbus at the intersection, so a car comes flying by. silver, i am not sure of the model. it comes flying by. and not paying attention, i heard a crash and i thought it crashed into another car. and then i looked over and saw the gate and heard the splash. and i toll -- told my friends in the car that somebody went into the water. >> and tonight, still no sign of the driver or anyone else that might have been inside of that vehicle. i do >>> and cleaning up tonight after the fire that was reported after 11:00 this morning and quickly put under control. no word on the cause, but a preliminary report suggests it may have started inside of a vending machine. classes let out earlier this month. >>> tomorrow, philadelphia the first major city in the u.s. with a tax on sugary and diet drinks. last week the city council approved the 1.5 cent tax, and tomorrow mayor kenney will apparently sign it into law. most of the money will be spent on school and recreation centers, coming us to $91 billion a y

again, hillary clinton's remarks on the economy from columbus, ohio, coming up in just a few moments. right now a look at income inequality in the u.s. from this morning's "washington journal." >> washington journal continues. host: economist mark price joins us today. about how thetudy top 1% of income earners competitor the other 99%, he breaks it down along states, metropolitan, and even county lines. let's start on the national .evel how does the top 1% compared to the other 99% wacom's income inequality? roughly 1.6 million families, in the top 1%, they 21 times what the bottom earns. is the national level of inequality. most of your viewers will not be surprised to hear when you look across the state, new york and connecticut standout with high levels of inequality where the top 1% of families earn more than 40 times more than the bottom 99%. new york and connecticut are home to a disproportionate share and more importantly, it is a home to the financial sector, the tanks as well as the hedge funds which tend to be out in connecticut. the state of wyoming also join connecticut u

the delaware river. it happened early this morning, near columbus boulevard. cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" is live near the scene where that vehicle was just pulled out within the hour, good morning, cherry. >> reporter: good morning, still very active scene as you can see behind me. rescue work remembers still working to identify whether or not someone was inside that vehicle which was just pulled from the delaware river. less than an hour ago, we just heard an update from captain mark overwide from the third district, police say they got the call just before 3:00 a.m. this morning, two witnesses, say, they saw a vehicle speeding down oregon avenue, they crossed columbus ripped through the gate here, at the shipyard, then crashed into the delaware river. the witnesses dialed 911 and police fire and marine officials of course came to the scene, divers immediately went to work, and within just few minutes they pulled a silveri white suv, as you can see, from the video we have, the front of the vehicle, severely damaged, front bumper rips off.

pamela osborn is live at the scene for columbus boulevard. this is a very new development in the last few minutes they were able to pull that car out of the river. it appears to be a silver suv. before we first got here, we talked to a person that saw part of that accident. he heard a crash. he thought the car may have wrecked into another vehicle. he and the person he was riding with went to check things out. i'll let him tell you what happened next. >> we saw them go in the water. >> this has been a joint effort for that search. the coastguard philly fire crew is checking it out right now. the witness saying the car was moving so fast he wasn't able to see what kind of vehicle it was or if anyone was inside. we're expecting a update from rescue workers. when we get it we will pass it along to you. >>> thank you, investigators expect to be back at the bucks county home today where 12 girls are found. >> they were down in the basement, hiding in the chicken coop. >> officers spent hours collecting evidence. lee caplin is charged with sexually

jack: hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my basecamp here at the columbus zoo.d countdown." would you dare to dance with a king cobra? wouldn't it kill you if he bit you? arun: yeah, sure. jack: or tangle with a tarantula? look at the fangs on this thing. look at that. how about hand feed a vulture? man, he got powerful feet. whoa! i hope you're feeling brave, because today's animal adventures are definitely not for scaredy-cats. boy, if he bit you, oh, buddy. later, my blooper of the week. so, an elephant goes