i mean, audubon said they laid two eggs, and they only laid one.hings wrong about the bird. he also didn't think they would ever become extinct as long as the forest -- he thought it was a habitat issue. but again, he thought they laid two eggs and that they nested multiple times a year. >> well, he had a lot of company in never thinking they'd become extinct. so -- >> absolutely. >> are there any other questions? yeah. >> there any other birds that, like, flew in these giant clouds like the passenger pigeon? >> good question, and there are. some of you, i mean, something that comes to mind not nearly in the numbers are those starling access rations that you see -- access rations that you see on youtube that are just these clouds in all sorts of shapes moving across the sky. the most abundant bird in the world today, and i never quite get the name right, maybe somebody knows it, it's a small finch in africa, and there are tens of millions. they're being killed as well. i ask birders and ornithologists, you know, what's the largest number of birds y

i don't know if you know with the christmas pound are something that the audubon society has been doing here in san francisco they started in 1915 they counted the species of birds every christmastime and it's a good way to keep with bio diversity we have far, far more species of birds than in 1915. and while we've lost maybe a hvenl of species we've gained dozens and dozens and dozens of bird species so when people are talking about the authors of second 4.2 is a different five of kind of bio diversity we have to increase areas that have natural we have to somehow make a it better for bio diversity i don't think it's true their idea of bio diversity is to restore it to the way it used to be maybe when there were slithering different species but far fewer the older ones this is a form of north america stage which has nothing to do with science i don't think anybody can argue 80 is global warming that's not something people doesn't know what it is and we know that cutting down trees increases is so we need to stop that >> thank you, ms. johnson. >> next speaker >> hello, i'm chris with t

during the midday they will be working on trooper road southbound side by audubon road and 23. we're expecting work 252 blocking a lane. tonight they will close 401 by 202 for construction during the overnight hours into tomorrow morning use the interchangeses at 30 or 29 instead of the one at 401. the crash along 95 at 206 finally gone, all lanes reopened there, tam. >> new on "action news," police in the lehigh valley believe the black market is to blame for a recent rash of tire and rim thefts. car owner's work up torched their cars held up by cedar blocks. the harsh winter has drin up the demand for stolen tires that can be sold on the cheap. >>> a police led 44-year-old an ton foman to his arraignment in handcuffs. he taught piano at the malvern student for five years. a 6-year-old student told her mother he had been touching her inappropriately. he was fired soon as as the school learned of the accusations. >>> spurs are making it a habit of showing off in the first hi. i'm henry winkler. and i know there are many myths out there s so i want you to know the facts. there a

this is happening in audubon. accidentally checked the wrong box on the school budget phenomenon. that means residents will pay $359 more in taxes this year. he says the tax bill will even out over the next couple of years. nobody noticed that mistake until the school board auditor caught it. >> 6:18. as you're getting ready to head out the door, let's get a check of traffic. >> this is the time of morning when things start to slow down. 95 southbound is heavy near cottman avenue. 422, that's the eastbound side. we have volume building on 422 but we're not seeing any major jams just yet. this is a live look at the blue route southbound right near 76. we have an accident that was pushed over to the shoulder, actually the ramp to get on to 76. drivers can still use that ramp and exit the highway. we are getting a slowdown as drivers pass this accident scene to look and see what's going on out there. it's not causing too much of a debt here. 76 to 95 is about a 17-minute trip. that's pretty normal. oaks to 202, 7 min

she was with malcolm x the day he was gunned down in harlem's audubon ballroom, cradling his head ashe lay dying on the stage. to see our interviews with yuri kochiyama, you can go to democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. specialocracy now! today, we spend the hour with richard clarke. he served as the nation's top counterterrorism official under president clinton and bush. a year before the september 11 attacks, he pushed for the air force to begin arming drones as part of u.s. effort to hunt down osama bin laden. according to clarke, the cia and pentagon initially opposed the mission then september 11 happened. two months later on november 12, 2001, the head of al qaeda's military forces became the first person killed by a predator drone, the hominid atef. since then, drones have killed at least 2000 in at least five countries -- yemen, semi-a, iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan. richard clarke has just written a novel about drone warfare titled, "sting of the drone." democracy now!'s

jim o'brien of the audubon society tells me how they affect birds. the state bird is the purple finch. it's a range up to canada. he said this -- the purple finch is at the southern end of its range and in likelihood our state bird isn't going to be found in the state of new hampshire anymore. so while we dawdle and delay in congress thanks to the influence of big polluters, there's work to be done out there. and thankfully, states across the country knowing the risks of doing nothing, the costs of doing nothing, are starting to act. i've been to the southeast coast, to the midwest, i've seen wind parts in iowa generating more than a quarter of the state's electricity. i went south and i saw republican mayors and county officials in the southeast putting climate and energy policy at the center of their government's plans. i saw again in new hampshire granite staters who understand the risks all too well. the university of new hampshire recently released two, not one but two comprehensive reports about climate change. one for northern new hampshire, o

audubon and conservation law foundation had intervened in a well attended press conference had announced they were boycotting the process in tire leak and would sabotage the project, even if it was permitted. god felt he had to go forward however. something had to be done with the oceans twice a day because of the gravitational effect of the bed. how did the water red pulp alum to cozy be a reasonable solution. most people malate live by the way although there have been some opposition to the project at first. the opposition had been based on the grounds of visual pollution of the night sky. we cannot see the stars as well as before. friends of the animals was subject to because of the unfair advantage than they gave to predators like fox is an after road. fortunately, friends of the predators had intervened and help god out. finally, got settled in the case that, say no more than one fulminate not and that it would be phased in at that. it had been a close call. the vote was 5-ford and the board is getting tougher all the time. i also felt some financial pressure to go ahead, although h

i mean, audubon said they laid two eggs, and they only laid one.ng about the bird. he also didn't think they would ever become extinct as long as the forest -- he thought it was a habitat issue. but again, he thought they laid two eggs and that they nested multiple times a year. >> well, he had a lot of company in never thinking they'd become extinct. so -- >> absolutely. >> are there any other questions? yeah. >> there any other birds that, like, flew in these giant clouds like the passenger pigeon? >> good question, and there are. some of you, i mean, something that comes to mind not nearly in the numbers are those starling access rations that you see -- access rations that you see on youtube that are just these clouds in all sorts of shapes moving across the sky. the most abundant bird in the world today, and i never quite get the name right, maybe somebody knows it, it's a small finch in africa, and there are tens of millions. they're being killed as well. i ask birders and ornithologists, you know, what's the largest number of birds you've eve

. >> reporter: but groups like the audubon society say it is a federal crime. >> i don't think it's bureaucratichink it's very important that the laws that are on the books be enforced. >> reporter: both sides feel the post office should also be accountable. the postal service spokesman calls the incident unfortunate. but polito says he won't blame anyone else. >> if you don't learn from your mistakes in life, you're not learning anything. >> reporter: the injured birds will soon be released as the humans debate what constitutes justice. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, oakland. >> we're kind of shaking our heads here. the guy made a mistake. he's owned it. he tried to help and contribute to the care of the birds. criminal charges seem a little out of line. >> yeah, a little bit of a head scratcher on that one. love to hear what you think about it. send your comments to the orange room. >>> coming up on "trending," have you ever dozed off at work. the video of secretary of state john kerry that has us asking, is he sleeping, or is it a really long blink? >>> and next, want to feel old. carson s