. >> this aernoon, were sending four teams to places where we suspect birds of prey settled to sleep. we're on the island for a total of three weeks with 32 participants. >> malta has a commitment to the eu bird conservation director, but protected species are still being hunted. this year has again seen tens of thousands of birds fall prey to poachers. >> you can see them already looking where the birds of prey are landing. one guy is already on his phone. there might be something special landing. yes, over there. >> malta is a stopover for millions of migratory birds. >> i am a. hunter, ok? i hunt what is legal. what is not legal i do not hunt. what is illegal to hunt or to shoot, i shoot it. certain species are illegal to shoot. why? it is not just like that. may be they are endangered species. it is illegal to shoot birds o prey, but you find poachers. i call them poachers, not hunters. >> birds have been trapped and shot for centuries here. malta is said to have the highest concentration for hunters in the world. for many, it is a passion. >> a beautiful body. they are hunting ju

yesterday, only a fifth were out of service by this aernoon, only 15% of cell towers were down. crews from all companies have gotten creative in their efforts to restore service. companies are deploying generator-powereismakeshift cell towers to hard-hit areas and opening device-chweging stations for people without power. a.t.t. and t-mobile are alsong allowing customers in hard-hit areas to use each other's networks until service is back to normal. here's some other reliefor nsumers in the haest-hit areas. some companies are also esuspending late fees and continuing service to those who haven't paid their bills. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: the continued slow improvement of the job market didn't help stock prices today with the major indices losing ground. nde indexaw a small pop at the opening ll, but couldn't maintain its positive momlltum, even though factory orders had their biggest monthly increa m in september in a year and a half.cr the s&p 500 sank into the close, ending down 0.9% trading volume on the big board totaled 791 millioshares.sh it was 1.8 billi