so when you peick your animal, choose your animal. we help you with what it's going to take to introduce your animal to the home. more staff that day. and we recognize it is going to make it logistically difficult, but we've done it successfully. so we're looking forward to another yea catherine. >> we're going to have just about the same process or doing the same thing that lauren described. last year we adopted about 78 animals, i believe, in one day. we opened early. we, you know, we're doing adoptions until the very end. just, it's a crazy day, but it's a great day. people really show up and they're interested in adopting and helping out. last year was amazing, and we're expecting just the same this year. >> we're seeing pictures of animals here. here you have a cat and there was a rabbit before that, amanda. most people go to shelters looking for cats and dogs. but there are a lot of other animals that people do keep as pets. talk about some of them. >> so at our hell teshelter we guinea pigs, gerbils, rats, snakes. we have two c

robert: somewhat typical of the animals? cristie: that's pretty typical.nd we do transfer quite a bit of animals from other shelters, and she was just one of them. and most of the time, we'll get these puppies, we have no idea what happened to them prior to showing up. robert: right, makes a great advertisement though for clear the shelters. cristie: sure, yeah, absolutely. she is ready for adoption, and she will get surgery tomorrow, and she will up on the website, hopefully soon. robert: maybe not as great as promoting, but i know that you named three animals after me, as well as our two producers, lance lou and joachim castudio. first of all, that's me, right? that's robert? cristie: that's you, that's robert. robert: and that's a lab? cristie: that's robert, yes, he is a yellow lab. robert: okay, they can change the name, though, if they wanna--? cristie: oh, absolutely, yeah. robert: all right, let's take a look. okay, and this is-- cristie: that's lance. robert: this is lance, lance, okay, that's very flattering for him. and this is joachim. cristie:

the animals are pretty smart.an imagine them being interested in something that is different. they'll recognize it as this is not part of our normal experience. >> reporter: dr. andy baker at the philadelphia zoo is among the many animal experts around the country that will be paying close attention to wildlife during the eclipse. >> it's going to be fascinating. going to be interesting to see whether we see animals that are somewhat confused or they just accept that, okay, things are a little different today. >> reporter: dr. baker believes we'll likely see a few things from animals on monday depending on how dark it gets and if there's any change in the temperature. those changes could trick these normally nocturnal barn owls at the zoo into suched wakely up and being active. conversely animals that tend to rest as nightfall approaches they may suddenly start heading in when the eclipse suddenly causes it to get darker midday. giving i was chance to potentially see a flock of peacocks for example go from loungin

we had 175 animals go home from adoption centers and over 200 animals available tomorrow. cats and dogs and other animals. we hope people come out and adopt. >> this is an initiative to get as many adopted as possible to make room for other animals coming in. how exciting is tomorrow? >> we have dozens of volunteers on staff tomorrow, in addition to staff who may or may not be doing things to help. we can't wait. >> that is awesome. there's always a line outside in the morning when we have animals available for adoption like this. adoption fees, what can you say about that? >> adoption fees are waived. we'll caveat that with a carrier you need to purchase, we'll sell those for $5. if you have a carrier, bring collars, leashes for dogs. >> that is awesome. you know the weather is going to be nice tomorrow, too. for those waiting in line, i will say it's going to be good weather for that. expect to wait in line. >> please bring an umbrella. if the sun is out, we'll have water on hand. understand, there will be time that you'll be waiting outside. as soon as we let you in the

you suddenly see a face and they see an animal and it seems to me that sometimes it's an animal in distress but you do see that. or you see it looking a bit. and i don't think i'm a thing that these are as political these pictures of ralph's as any of the nixon era we have this is the most political subject for me in the world today never mind everything else the actual planet we're all on the way we're treating it surely has to be the greatest discussion we can have. thank you after the break. the billion dollar food industry. says that could give you the push. and. we look at. the voices fighting back against government sanctioned war. it's. just a. problem. when everything. is phony. welcome back in the first half we had from world renowned artist ralph stedman who worked with this wondrous thompson using pen and paint to skew a political elites and fight against nato wars the imperial war museum in london the new exhibition people fighting for peace showcases over one hundred years of protest with paintings posed as that and placards and music deputy editor sebastian baca went to speak

you suddenly see a face and they see an animal and it's to me that sometimes it's an animal and distress but you do see that thing or you see it looking a bit. and i don't think i'm a thing that these are as political these pictures of ralph's as any of the nixon era we have this is the most political subject for me in the world today never mind everything else the actual planet we're on and the way we're treating it surely has to be the greatest discussion we can have. ralph steadman thank you after the break the law being of the billion dollar food industry diet books clean eating blood forget the detox it's all about chromosomes the end we chef says he has a diet that could give you the perfect beach body this summer and graphic images from the battle of the killing civilians in yemen we look at how poetry painting in protest of the voices fighting back against government sanctioned war all the other bathrooms going underground. what do you want your current take on the administration right now just. having a tough situation obama but i think the big problem. is that while. he pretend

you got more animals coming your way. >> we have animals coming this weekend who have been rescued from the hurricane and flooding areas from houston, we're trying to empty our kennels out so we can help as many animals who have been rescued in that area as possible. >> reporter: it's amazing they're coming in already. are these cats and dogs that are have been evacuated from the flood areas >> these are cats and dog whose are coming in. of they have been in the shelters in the houston area and they need to move them out because >> they're making room >> we're all making room for the animals who have been rescued and need to be housed because of the flooding. >> reporter: speaking of making room, there's a lot of room here, come over here, cute little cat here, seems to be a lot of room already for the cats >> we've had a great response already. our community has been really interested in how they can help the effects of hurricane harvey. we've had people adopting already >> the cats are hiding >> the cats are hiding to help you say, we want to clear as many animals out going into homes

but animals kill other animals to eat them too. >> reporter: customers like this say it's unfair the animal rights group is picking on a small business. famed restaurateur alex waters it another customer. >> an outrage. >> they targeted you once. >> yes, they did, but we, i mean i think had he need to do their homework. >> reporter: this sign means the animal rights group can claim a victory and local butcher shop can continue selling to customers hungry for locally sourced meats. in berkeley, nbc bay area news. >>> developments in the flooding at the oroville dam. two farming companies are now filing a claim alleging for years the state of california new the spillway could fail but the state did nothing. the company says the emergency release from water from the dam impacted their operations. a news conference is scheduled for tomorrow. we'll have complete coverage you. >>> it's a busy time at the tesla factory in fremont. thousands of employees assembling the model three. one arrested. the man brought a gun to work and accidentally fired it. police took him into custody after 10:00

weijia jiang cbs news, corpus christi, texas. >> animal welfare groups say if you want to help the animals impacted by the storm, a cash donation is best. a reminder we have made it easy for you to donate to victims of harvey, log onto wusa9.com . the money we raise will go to the american red cross.>>> you have seen it all. your reaction? >> biblical, catastrophic. i don't think we can grasp. we can see the video but we can't really grasp how devastating it is. >> we were talking how this is different from hurricane katrina where that was a nightmare flood situation because the levees broke this is just plain flooding that won't stop. >> the rain likely won't stop until wednesday and there's a chance when the moisture gets up for the weekend. let's start with a live look outside a lot of clouds today but not much in terms of rain. temperature rise a bargain at 75 with east winds at 16. here is a look at the radar. southeast coast rain in charleston, there is a system off the coast that could become irma. it is currently disorganized but no matter what it will track along the coast throwin

but the animal is still with us today. the animal is loving, sociable, and friendly.ow should i know how it happened? ♪ reporter: these words are like a slap in the face for mercedes hernandez. the police investigation into those responsible went nowhere. meanwhile hernandez has read a lot about orcas in the wild. she's learned how they travel in pods and often work together, about their high intelligence, and their ability to swim over 100 kilometers a day. now she's fighting to free the very animals which killed her son. mercedes hernandez: [speaking spanish] the traumatic experience with alexis at loro parque has been a lesson for me and my family. it's created an awareness. now we understand that it's wrong to allow animals to be cooped up like this for shows whose sole purpose is entertainment. it's not right. reporter: but at loro parque, the show goes on. the marine park and zoo welcomed a record number of visitors in 2016, over a million. its director claims the park plays a role in protecting the environment. he says the orcas act as ambassadors for wildlife

to the very animal that you're eating but nevertheless these imparives are cultivating to animal life. again the biblical and heritage instruct in terms of agriculture because judaism has itsural sie. have to do with the shaping of the style of how the land is tended. this includes the prohibition of harvesting your harvest all the way to the corners of the field. the bible says both. >> we're tending to gleaners here. >> don't harvest to the edge of the field just leave the edges for the poor. if you're harvesting grapes don't collect them and go back and pick every last one. no. get accustomed to an open hand and it even includes how you handle money. there still was some money circulating and the idea was open the hand. just take what you need. every seven years all loans were forgiven. every 50 years property was returned to its family of origin because the poverty of the ancient world was if you didn't have access to land and so the biblical text is filled with obligations that have to do with social and economic equity. >> rebalancing and that's a different thing from you shall

these are social animals, social with humans, social with other animals. they do need time to exercise and space to exercise. so consider that based on the time you have to commit to the animal and additionally the space. >> okay, so definitely do your research. >> yes. >> it's not something you want runng messes they make. >> it's actually okay to have them have their kind of quiet time when they're in their enclosure and there are plenty of resources and we can also counsel when you come to adopt your small animal. we can give you some tips and tricks on how to set them up in your home. >> we have this little sweetie pie available. and we have two other animals. >> we have francesca the ferret. she was found as a stray in rock creek park so these animals come us in a many number of ways and ferrets, we want people to check with their jurisdiction, what animals are legal to own in the jurisdiction. she's just one of our ferrets that we have right now. she's incredibly social. again, these guys are social beings. we often have multiple. we have a pair of f

and which he's helped out of them by other animal manies. who figure things out what he needs, and sort of form webs of rescue for him. >> yes. so he can talk to a nonhuman animal and that's really the plot of all -- all of the stories and everything turn on this one trick that he has. sort of like good science fiction where you alter one thing and then everything else follows from that. >> so it struck me reading it had this in the last couple of year had quite a number of best selling books and some of them very good, for example, a book called beyond words by karl who was a wonderful marine biologist but called of the soul octopus by cy months gom rei a wonderful science writer, and they're focused on animal conscienceness, and as karl says you know animals care about their own life. they want to increase their own life, and they care about it furthering their own life just the way you and i do. and, of course, there's a -- there's kind of a plea at the center of these books for us to understand that had we can't just be wiping creatures

feeling the heat over meet the reagan activists who forced a butcher in california to hang an animal right side in the stalls window. either it's midday here in moscow never a good afternoon for me so first then this half hour of news it's been revealed that around two hundred seventy joe had this have recently returned to france after fighting in iraq and syria some of been arrested in the courts are currently ploughing through the cases of others the number has been revealed by the french interior minister also highlighted that the terror threat remains extremely high in an attempt to try to rein in extremism france had opened its first day radicalization center nearly a year ago but the facilities already hit the buffers. the reports. it was billed as a front seat to its program with jihad ists was the country's first radicalization center when it opened last year ati's police was here. and this is rehab for extremists once inside psychologists say it will provide therapy and counselors will teach students about citizenship. but just months later the shutters down so where did it

>> well, some animal lovers fear that vaccination could give autism to their pets. >> animal vaccinationactually causing cancer, autoimmune disease and other illnesses and pet. >> many concerned individuals are upset. >> this doctor says that she sees at least one patient a day who refuses to vaccinate. despite the fact that she has never diagnosed autism in the dog. >> there is a voice for people who are concerned that autism in animals is caused by vaccinations. >> the new york state law requires owners to vaccinate their pets against rabies. this doctor says she's not obligated to report to any kind of enforcement agency. but if an incident occurs where a dog bite somebody in the street, she does report it. what do you think? >> thank you guys. thank you for sticking with us. >> i do not even know where to start. >> you cannot diagnose autism. there has to be a rational reason. the bottom line is there is a state law, it is for the health and safety and welfare with all due respect to human beings in addition to other animals as well. so this is what is going on. >> do you agree with

and so, now that i'm out photographing all these animals and seeing animals that are on the cusp of extinctionry one and announce it to the world and get people to wake up and finally care. so, whenever a zoo opens its doors to me, i have to go. car's a little full. hope you don't mind. sartore: i've lined up four other european zoos this summer. oh, not nice. kathy: wow, it's already full. hey, you can put things in this thing. kathy: stick that in there. sartore: okay, who's got a bag i can shove up this whole thing? we're going to go to the budapest zoo. oh, the hilarity that will ensue... ouch! kathy (laughing): easy... this is a little ridiculous. that's what you get... should we try it? yeah, let's try this. pressing the button. ellen: careful. cross your fingers. (door clicks shut) yes! nice. oh, it didn't... did it? it did. it's down. okay, so now all we gotta get is, like, ten more bags in the car. can i put this on you? sure. okay, good. that way you don't have to listen to your dad. can you hear me now? yes! ellen: okay, spence? go on into the middle. sartore: what is that? that's m

i like to call it 3r's, rescue , rehabilitate, re home animals.o these dogs come to us, they pay have behavior issues, medical issues, work with them as much as we possibly can to find them the right homes. unfortunatelyly there are times where animals are either too sick or just not safe to adopt out. in those times unfortunately we will have to make those decisions, but, you know, 97% live release rates, which means 97% who come in get out. >> so people can be assured that when they come in, they see an animal available for adoption that they've been assessed medically and behave half orally, as well? >> right. >> exactly. >> we like to say that of course whether you come in to adopt an animal, the best thing to do to stop by our adoption, before you walk back , get lured in by some brown eyes. >> because you will absolutely fall in love with dogs through the kennel, but sometimes just not the right fit for you. so we want to make sure you stop by because of the behavioral assessment there is dog is good for kids, or this dog can't go home with

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there's lots of animals that need loving homes. >> we are so excited. this guy needs a home and we have many other animals. join us on the nbc washington p. phone. you'll have angie's missed calls trying to tell you to hold onto it and not give it to anyone else. she's been wanting this dog since you showed us. so cute. >>> show me the money. >> how you can have your shot at $35 million, wow and how the jackpot can only get bigger. >> he's out of the white house no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. surprising. what's not surprising? how much money aleia saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> this morning, officials in spain are meeting to set the terrorist threat level after attacks. police are searching for more members of a suspected terror cells. five suspected plotters wearing fake bombs were killed in the attack and this american was killed first anniversary with his wife. >>> a man in finland went on a stabbin

animal shelters across our area are waiving adoption fees. and keith jones and jessica boi boyington are live in westchester. a beautiful day, we are hoping for a huge turnout. >> yeah, a beautiful day with a lot of happy ends hopefully. waived adoption fees, so we have a few friends with us here that are part 1/2 program for clear the shelters. this is our friend rosy. and over here is little ivy. look at those eyes. >> so blue ivy is two years omd, part of the second chance program from arizona actually. so she is looking for a home as you are, too. and there are 250 animals here at the planbrandywine valley sp. so very important that you come out. >> and there are is a list of all the participating rescues on nbc10.com. and there where so many animals to choose from, you can get one perfect from your home. old, young, active, inactive, somebody who wants to be a couch potato. this is the good thing about this. let's take a walk. trying to get some exercise this morning. really, really good event though. we'll be here until 4:00 this aftern

shelt paperworkers say they need to clear out the animals ey make room for the houston area animals that need to be rescued. >> we have been asked to help. what we need to do to prepare for arrival is make suspense in our own shelter. we're asking folks if you are interested in adopting or think about adopting it's a great time to bring the family down and meet animals at both adoption centers and bring a new pet home. >> and listen to this washington nationals pitcher max scherzer and his wife erika offered to cover all adoption fees starting tomorrow and going through surprised. >> what a great way to help out. >> fantastic. >> all right. new tonight the construction of purple line has been a hot button issue for years now. >> groundbreaking ceremony was monday and now impact of that construction is felt. "fox5" maryland is live in chevy chase with the latest. hey, marina. >> hey there, guys, the ripple montgomery country and neighbors here in the town of chevy chase say those ripple effects are happening in their backyards. >> i'll be nearly 70 years old when this is done. will i be a

and feeling the heat over make the beacon activists who forced a butcher in california to hang an animal rights side of the stalls with. good morning for me kevin owen here in moscow this is r.t. international and first in this half hour of news it's been revealed that around two hundred seventy just at this of recent return to france after fighting in iraq and syria some are been arrested and the courts are currently playing through the cases of the others numbers being revealed by the french interior minister who also highlighted that the terror threat remains extremely high in an attempt to try and rein in optimism and extremism fran said open the first day of radicalization sent nearly a year ago but the facility has already hit the buffers the charlotte do bensky reports. it was billed as. with jihad ists was the country's. radicalization center when it opened last year. was here. this is rehab for extremists once inside psychologists say it will provide therapy and counselors will teach students about this isn't ship. but just months later the shutters down so way did it. at a cost

these were animals that were up for adoption. more than 100 dogs and cats that they decided to move out and what happened is spca, humane society, folks from other cities around the area came into houston. they helped pack up these animals safely, the ones that were already there, and they are moving them all to atlanta. that is to free up space in that shelter in houston so that when these folks, and if you want to look back live here, so that when these folks go out into these neighborhoods that have been impacted and may still have water in them, that when they find some animals they can bring them back to houston to the spca. they have veterinarians standing by to care for those animals and then hopefully reunite them with their owners. just a small bit after large-scale rescue effort that is now under way. live near cypress, texas, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. >>> now one easy way to help the flooding victims is through abc's day of giving. today abc stations nationwide are fund-raising on air and online a

you can't push a button and say all of a sudden animals do this or that. they're wild animals.hey're going to do what they normally do. >> thanks to kerry sanders for that report. the animals are going to be thinking, look at those weird os looking up. >> they don't have the equivalent of media buzz. they're building to be like what's going on? >> good point. >> still ahead we have your total solar eclipse weather forecast and one more reason not to look at your phone when you're driving. you're watching "early today." r. reminds me of how geico has been saving people money for over 75 years. hey, big guy! come on in! let me guess your weight! win a prize! sure, why not. 12 ounces! sorry, mate. four ounces. you win, big guy. sorry, 'scuse me! oh, he looks so much more real on tv. yeah... over 75 years of savings and service. get your rate quote today. for 100 years, heritage and innovation have made gillette the #1 shave in america. now get gillette quality at lower prices -- every day. brought to you by 1200 workers in boston -- we're proud of giving you our best. gillette. th

many reasons that animals, not only animals but plants and bacteria tell time.u gave, the notion that we were referring to is not that animals cannot tell time, but they cannot engage in mental time trouble and engage in long-term thinking. animals, of course, squirrels will store nets and birds will build nests in the dog will. a bone, but most of the data suggested doing that not necessarily thinking about the future but that more instinctual behavior. a signature of homo sapiens is our ability to think about the long-term future. the ability to carpet to her i is -- tool -- carved at tool is because were going to use this in the future. the notion of agriculture is unique to humans because we can conceive and connect the dots between temporal cause-and-effect spread out over time. i was wonder if human beings can connect the dots between sex and pregnancy. is that something uniquely huma human? i don't know. if anybody knows the answer, let me know. >> with regard to the ability to plan for the future, i think there's very scant evidence. i read that they did

and ra bits that do what rabbits do. 100 animals arriving today from texas, here a last chance animal rescue in maryland. >> i started crying as soon as i walked in the door. yea yeah. it's hard. >> joe ann is from college park. as brand new foster parent she gets a few weeks to decide whether to keep this dog or let her be put up for adoption. >> sh dog has no smile on her smile, i'm taking her home. >> the animals are getting loving care from staff and volunteers. >> they get the vaccine. they get a micro chip. >> the animals are here to clear the shelters of houston and other areas flooded by hurricane harvey, to make room for the animals being recovered since the storm. >> these are sisters for about 8 weeks old. the hope here is that they can be placed together because they were from the same litter and that they don't have to be separated when they find homes for them in our area. chris gordon, news 4. >> something tells me those dogs are going home with chris. >> they're letting them go. >> nationals pitcher is chipping in to free up some space at one of our animal shelters are

to know about the animal. >> that is amazinamazing. adoption fees are waived, which is amazing. you have to check online, the nbc washington app or nbc washington dm. that's where you can find a shelter near you. it's not just the humane rescue alliance. we have about 30 shelters locally participating. let's talk about the vet center. i m her eye removed. she's so, so sweet. she wants to cuddle up. what do you say, it's a little bit cheaper too? >> it is. it's lower cost. we have even lower cost services for people income qualified. it's here at our oglethorpe street location. it's where we do all the vet services. check out the services we offer. we have regular wellness care in addition to services available at our medical center. >> awesome. thank you so much. this is an effort to get the shelters cleared out so more animals can come in have a chance to find their forever home. tomorrow, clear the shelters. find out more on the nbc washington app. we'll be back with a closer look at more amazing things going on here. guys? >> those

with wild animals trying to adapt to their surroundings and a class between people and animals often times the animals are subjected to a level of cruelty. >> he plans to take the bird to a rehab center. he hopes people see this pigeon and think twice about harming any animal. >> phillies nation along with the entire basketball world mourning the loss of a legend. >> darren daulton died saturday after a losing battle with brain cancer. >> darren daulton's fight with brain cancer began in 2013. it's a battle that lasted for four years but the years that he will be most remembered for, the 13.5 he spent in a phillies uniform. to a generation of philadelphia baseball fans, darren daulton was simply known as "dutch." he was the unquestioned leader of one of the most beloved teams the 1993 phillies. it was an unlikely collection of players that daulton willed to win. >> he was the glue that kept a bunch of misfits together in '93. darren wouldn't let us fail. >> reporter: the three-time all-star catcher had a charisma that his teammates loved. >> you wanted to be around the ballpark. he w

so that you can track animals. people st share for now and in the future, if you put a bottle around the animal, then put a note or information inside, that's a way for people to just be able to track if there's any information about the animals. i think the microchipping is amazing. i think the chance -- everything -- the sterilization for just making sure right now, i'm sure they're going to need extra surprise with the animals , the sterile pots, pans, trash cans. but open farm, many open farm land, someone wants to donate it now, work with over thousands of animals, and you can just set it up and organize it and set up the tents. host: do you still work in this area? caller: i got recertified. i helped save two people's lives. i'm doing work in education right now, consult work. would i go down texas right now? sure. but i know when did i hurricane katrina, i needed i think close to five shots. i brought the -- the wells weren't working as well, so it carries extra water before going down, and the other thing i

animals canal balance liesing eating other animals nom food new york water. very bad. >> it was horrid. it smelled like death. it was just feces everywhere and it was nasty yesterday thing you can smell. >> reporter: now birds like these parakeets are out of the stench and waiting to be taken to the shelter much these chickens will stay at this location in chino hills, a far cry from where they came from. >>> on much lighter note the third of a allegheny arts fest held today the 1600 block of west allegheny. there were free hotdogs, water and snacks. along with bookbags and other school supplies for the kids. and as you can see, all accompanied by singers jazz musicians, drum lines and gospel choirs. still to come tonight, addict to do heroin he says it all started with pot. one man's emotional story. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weig

with wild animals trying to adapt to their surroundings and a class between people and animals often times the animals are subjected to a level of cruelty. >> he plans to take the bird to a rehab center. he hopes people see this pigeon and think twice about harming any animal. >> phillies nation along with the entire basketball world mourning the loss of a legend. >> darren daulton died saturday after a losing battle with brain cancer. >> darren daulton's fight with brain cancer began in 2013. it's a battle that lasted for four years but the years that he will be most remembered for, the 13.5 he spent in a phillies uniform. to a generation of philadelphia baseball fans, darren daulton was simply known as "dutch." he was the unquestioned leader of one of the most beloved teams the 1993 phillies. it was an unlikely collection of players that daulton willed to win. >> he was the glue that kept a bunch of misfits together in '93. darren wouldn't let us fail. >> reporter: the three-time all-star catcher had a charisma that his teammates loved. >> you wanted to be around the ballpark. he w

or animals starting to stampede, all of a sudden attacking people.kes for a good science fiction movie, but this is not science fiction. >> reporter: ron mcgill works at zoo miami where the eclipse will be around 80%. >> bird, animals that are normally active during the daytime might start shutting down as they see that light go down, about you that will all change. >> reporter: even spiders during a past eclipse in china entemologists reported spiders destructed their webs. in rural illinois, avid byrd -- bird watcher vicki lange mendenhall, says she's curious about how the birds will react. >> that's the beauty of wildlife. you can't push a button and say all of a sudden animals do this or that. they're wild animals, they'll do what they're normally gonna do. >> reporter: here in carbondale, illinois, which will have the longest total eclipse in anywhere the continental united states there is a carnival atmosphere literally because just about everybody has one of these, the california academy of sciences has come up with an app so people can crowd

what animal are you coming for? a dog last year. >> reporter: do you have an animal in mind? is that why you're waiting in line? >> a labrador. >> reporter: the puppy we had on tv. she's coming for the puppy we had on tv yesterday. they were here before i got here. i got here at 7:00 a.m. we'll talk more about what today is about. there are 30 locations locally. if you go online at nbcwashington.com or the nbc washington app, find a location near you. this is not the only location. make sure you go to the app. they open at 10:00 a.m. we'll talk more about scene for what will be a great day ahead. like she mentioned, lots of great resources. it will cost you less. >> some dedicated folks been there for six hours already. >>> show me how you can have your shot at 535 million bucks today and why the jackpot will only get bigger. >> they last saw each other when they were kids, fleeing the nazis in world war ii. >>> this morning, officials in spain are meeting to set the terrorist threat level after attacks in barcelona

rights issues we intend to liberate the city of berkeley by banning all violence towards animals by twenty twenty five defect banning meat in berkeley as part of a broader plan to pass a constitutional amendment for animal rights and human discrimination that's pervasive in our society. well and to me protestors have resorted to extreme measures for years to discourage people from eating animals including some pretty gut wrenching stunts to be prepared though even though a lot of eighty's faked up they are pretty extreme and graphic. american comedian mark klein says that they can activists tend to attack small businesses because they do fear the consequences of targeting bigger me telling companies the protests were a form of extortion because essentially they were saying. do this for us or we won't stop harassing you so yeah that is expression it's kind of like how the mafia used to say pay us for protection or we're going to destroy your shop that's kind of feels protesters chose a small butcher shop because it's a smaller target so they feel like they could have a bigger impact

." >> reporter: the greg mountain ranch is an animal sanctuary that helps animals and people. >> plusntroduce you to the three young girls stepping into the hollywood spotlight, how a push for women empowerment ask learning about praise on the big screen when "action news" comes right back. today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. so at citizens bank, we've created banking tools that fit how you're living today. from advanced atms... to online banking... to our award winning mobile app. and if you prefer face-to-face, we have that too. ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. >> as always so glad you're waking up with us on a saturday morning, 9:42 a.m., 73 degrees, looking live from our temple university camera. not. a pretty day, right, you're thinking where is that chris sowers so i can talk to him. tomorrow will be a beautiful day. speaking in the way of christie ileto it's going to be a ponytail day. >> reporter: the humidity, the last four weekends in a row, saturday starts out iffy and sunday is beautiful. this is the same kind of week

could be rational animals or they would not be one of us. so could they constitute a different kind of person, rational beings that were not rational animals? the answer to this is no poor i don't recognize the three don't recognize these three imagine outcomes has real possibilities. no material persons could by their nature be a mortal because we are bodily beings and does contain the inevitable seeds around decay and decline peers to no animal in this world is immortal and no immortal thing in this world is an animal or indeed any material being at all. later could a principal or person in principle be replicable or downloadable software because persons are certain medieval thought and some contemporary personal thought incommunicable. the communicability of persons concerns their intrinsic uniqueness into the circular argument like this. persons can't be replicated because they are unique because they are persons. the idea can be linked to the idea of human dignity i found and reason and choice. choice is by its nature on replicable and

nocturnal animals may start to wake up and start moving while animals sleep at night may start getting ready for bed. >> animals are very attentive to their environment. and primates and other animals are pretty smart so i can imagine them being interested in something that is different. they'll recognize it as this is not something part of our normal experience. >> a team of researchers actually observed animals during a different type of eclipse back in 1984. some cham panzes climbed to the top of their enclosures. the philadelphia zoo will be open on monday so you can watch the animals during the eclipse. >> our eclipse coverage continues later today on eyewitness news with advice for pet owners. should you walk your dog during the eclipse or maybe keep them inside. how to keep our furry friends safe during the eclipse. >> you already have your eclipse glasses? >> indeed i do. i have a stack something like 30 of them sitting in the weather office to pass around the neighborhood. so it's cool. we've got our special government-approved cbs3 solar eclipse glasses that we will be passin

though she risks getting the death penalty in iran and begin activist support in california to hang an animal rights sign in the shop window. hello there comes you live from moscow you're watching r.t. international good to have you company now our top story this hour around two hundred seventy is mystic stream a survey recently come back to france after fighting in iraq and syria some have been arrested and the courts are currently powering through the cases of others the numbers were revealed by the french interior minister who also highlighted that the the terror threat remains extremely high in the attempt to try and rein in extremism france has opened its first the radicalization center nearly a year ago but the facilities already hit the buffers as charlotte dubinsky now reports. it was billed as frances. with just modest this was the country's first radicalization center when it opened last year. was here. this is rehab for extremists once inside psychologists say it will provide therapy and counselors will teach students about this isn't ship. i am. i i have heard. that if no small th

there were deceased animals, live animals trampling over one another. cannibalism."ys after the discovery and crews were still removing animals. neighbors say the owner is gregory bowman.and they say his secret started unraveling last friday.that's when neighboring business owner nasser khoda says bowman for no reason accused him of driving recklessly and then assaulted him.nasser khoda/neighbor: "was trying to leave. i went in my vehicle. he ended up grabbing me by the bill of my hat and yanking my head down. and trying to grab the back on my head to throw it against the steering wheel." nasser decided against pressing charges but investigators say montclair police found out bowman had outstanding warrants when they went to arrest him this week they heard this sound...ánats of birdsáand called the inland valley humane society. neighbor: "we didn't know. i never knew what he was doing in there. i just knew it smelled funny over here." (pam) neighbors say, bowman has been leasing the unit for a few years. but they believe, he has been living there for the past few mon

feeling the heat over meet the reagan activists who forced to butcher in california i'm going to animal rights side in the stalls window. good morning for me kevin i was just in ten of the morning now here in moscow watching r.t. international thanks for company so first in this half hour news bulletin it's been revealed that around two hundred seventy jihadists of recent return to france after fighting in iraq in syria some have been arrested and the courts are currently plowing through the cases of others the numbers being revealed by the french interior minister who also highlighted that the terror threat remains extremely high in the time to try and rein in the extremism france had opened its first day radicalization center nearly a year ago but the facilities already hit the buffers the charlotte do bensky reports. it was billed as france's submission to its program with jihad ists was the country's first radicalization center when it opened last year ati's. was here. this is rehab for extremists once inside psychologists say it will provide therapy and counselors will teach studen

would or could be rational animals. therefore they would that be one of us. so then could they constitute a different kind of person? rational beings that were not rational animals. i think the answer is no fight it recognize these three imagine outcomes as real possibilities. no material persons could by their nature be immortal because we are bodily beings. we thus contain inevitable seas of her own dk anticline. said no animal in this world is immortal and no immortal thing in this world is an animal or indeed any material being at all. but now the could of principle or person rather in principle be replicable or downloadable as software because persons are as certain medieval theologians thought and some contemporary person was voted incommunicable. this idea the incommunicable of persons concerned their intrinsic uniqueness in an argument like this, persons can't be replicated because they are unique and they are unique because a person. the idea can be linked to the idea of human dignity as found in the capacity f

there's research to prove that animal therapy, when you are with animals and stroking animal, it helps stress response within the body, and it also helps to increase the oxytocin and dopamine chemicals, happy hormones. this does focus the mind on other things, so you're still trying to do the yoga poses but you're concentrating on bonding with our furry friends here. they seem to love it! there is no evidence and it's not being suggested that the goats enhance the physical benefits of yoga in any way when they're treading on your back, they're certainly not trained masseurs, but they do bring laughter to a session. they like to nibble on my hair. i think it's the blonde hair, maybe it looks like straw! i'm not sure it helps a great deal, but it's good for the concentration because you have to work really hard not to fall over while they're doing it. strangely very relaxing. when the hooves go into you it's therapeutic, like a massage ball. it's funny and funny makes you happy. i've done laughing yoga before but you have to sort of force yourself to laugh. here, it'sjust hysterical. goa

with the effort to see this bill through. >> a dog is a social animal, a highly social animal. and they're not lawn ornaments they need interaction. and for me, to think about a dog tethered 24/7, i believe is cruel. >> now, do have 180 days to find safe alternative to change their dog overnight. pennsylvania has similar law that will go into effect later this month. >> some neighbors in south philly are worried after finding pigeons shot with blow darts, sunday, david a costa found a pigeon in front every his home with a dart stuck beneath its deck, second birth injured recently by a dart in this part of town. animal cruelty says act like these are happening a lot lately. >> whenever there is a situation with wild animals trying to adapt to their suggestion, and clash between people and wild animals, oftentimes the animals are subject to a level of cruelty. >> plans to now take the bird to a wildlife rescue rehab center. he hopes that people will see this pigeon and think twice about harming any animal. >> the opioid epidemic is getting president trump's attention. he's partic

if you have another dm if you have another animal in the home -- >> returning animals to the potty trained will go to the bathroom in the house. you have to be -- >> you have to be willing. do some research as to what it's going to take. we have great behavior classes particularly for dogs that are lower cost and we really encourage you if you have a puppy or just require basic obedience or even want to do agility and flyball. we have all these options for dog owners. these guys need mental enrichment and training and obedience classes really help provide that. >> perfect. thank you so much for being here. and again, odysseus is available at the humane rescue alliance. head to their website. you can find out how to adopt them. but also don't forget, clear the shelters is august 19th. it's a saturday. make your plans now. huge initiative to get as many animals cleared out of the shelter as possible. you can find out more on the nbc washington app. and as we mentioned do your research before you head there. >> a lot of animals. >> thank you so much for being here. hopefully you guys can head

about 120 year counts as an animal related death. they keep track of stuff like this and this chart may be a shocker. deer are followed by stinging insects like yellowjackets and wasps lethal to people with allergies. then it's a dog attacks and trampling by domestic animals followed by bears, alligators and sharks which beat venomous snakes by a long shot. they are at the bottom of the list. here, your chances of dying in an animal related incident are about one in 6 million. i'm not saying a shark snake or bear cannot kill you but your chances of getting hit by lightning out here are way higher. and for god sake, when you're driving, watch out for the deer. wusa9 statistics show that diseases spread by mosquitoes make flying insects by far the most dangerous animal in the world. >>> right now we are going to go back out to topper who has some eclipse related experiments for us. >> where are you? i don't know where you are. we are out here with melissa-- >> i hear you but i can't see you. >> i better take these off now. >> melissa's