>>ing this tradition dates back to the 13th century when crabapples were given to the town folks by theanor. i think the dentures are an unfair advantage. >> yeah, i would have to say so. do you have a gurning face? so glad that camera one is not here for mine. >> that's cute. duck lips. >> >> that's your gurning face? that's the best you can do. >> an ugly mug. >> finally a panda takes a tumble down a ladder. yes, this happened. >> check out these two panda pals playing. one is up on a ladder having a little trouble and other panda is like, abandoning the other struggling on the ladder. >> oh, it wasn't too tough of a fall. but the pandas got to help each other out a little bit. i think that's probably a female panda up on the ladder and the male took off. he's like football on tv, college football starting, got to go. >> i think i see another beautiful female panda over there. >> that could have been it. >> that's all that happened. >> and that's what happened. >> this is the news for this half hour. >> and remember to follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com. more news straight ahead. >>>

and i've heard stories of crabapple trees blooming again. and some azaleas have had second blooms. and this couples with a harsh winter followed by extended winter. the buds form at different times. and if you get it just right. you'll have this. we have hibiscus and now they're everywhere. >> don't tell them it's about to happen. >> hang onto this weather. it's been glorious. and it's now sent what? 19th? >> 18th? [ laughter ] >> it's friday. >> anyway, we've gotten this far into the season. >> i want to show you this, dave. there's plenty of room for you. >> i'm telling you. i'm usually fighting for a space. >> and here's lizest special spot. >> pretty good. >>> it's 84 degrees. and sunny skies, and a south wind around three. the last 80-degree day -- when is it going to occur? is it tomorrow? >> last year the 28th of september. and the year before, 2013 it was on my birthday, 10/4. and 2011, 9/14. >>> the overnight lows will be in the upper 60s and more patchy clouds and fog will come amazing night for the start of the subway series. so we have patchy fog tomorrow morning. light

that means forests were canned peas have opened up here tall trees, but shorter trees -- crabapples, trees, and ground brush. that is the kind of habitat the rabbits need to thrive. i spoke with him and we were on his property for this event. another land owner, a banker who retired to 100 acres and did nothing about habitat, clear-cut said he wasn't otherwise inclined to do and planted some successional growth forest and those actions have saved this particular species -- then we can cottontail -- from the station. likeew england cottontail, the greater states grout, is a species that is an indicator of the ecosystem. what rick ambrose told me was that he has never seen so many birds and other critters on his property before in the time that he has lived there since 1990. the preview of collaboration happening across western states, 60 million acres of state grout habitat on public land alone. i think it is about 165 million acres of the sagebrush ecosystem that has been winnowed away and threatened by a variety of different sources over the course of many decades. , 15n or before s

illustrator molly crabapple has been working with a writer, marwan hisham, who sends her cell phone images from syria and iraq. the pair have published a series of stunning scenes from the region. you can find a gallery of that work, on our home page. and a new report shows that children are getting adopted more quickly today than a decade ago. adoption advocates say that's benefiting families. we lay out the data from the latest study. all that and more is on our web site, pbs.org/newshour >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on friday, we'll look at what's on the table for the president of china's visit to the white house. i'm judy woodruff >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention. in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemels

england cottontail the learned about habitats which means with a canopy opened up, shorter trees, crabapples, and low-lying ground brush. thatthat is the kind of habitat the rabbit needs to thrive. i spoke with him. on his property for this event. another landowner clear-cut and planted some of this, and it is those kind of actions that have saved this particular species from extinction. the new england cottontail is a species that is an indicator the help. what rick ambrose told me was he has never seen so many birds so that is a preview of the epic collaboration happening across 11 western states. 60 million acres of habitat on public land alone. about 165 million acres that has been without away and threatened by a variety of different sources the course of many decades. on or before september 30 the fd wildlife service will make a determination. i will say that the effort that has happened across these 11 western11 western states, seven core states in particular, the effort on the part of states, private land up to five landowners, nonprofit organizations, energy companies, developers, t